Posts by troberts@theblower.au
(DIR) Post #AwKD8MLChi5UvcOJc0 by troberts@theblower.au
2025-07-20T12:45:49Z
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@futurebird Goal setting, and breaking objectives down into measurably things can be extremely helpful.But like, helpful when setting markers for yourself. It could easily could turn toxic when imposed on others.
(DIR) Post #AwrMszF1uRFghWJ9v6 by troberts@theblower.au
2025-08-05T07:15:50Z
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo."So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”"But why" questioned Frodo, "does everything have to be so incredibly stupid?"
(DIR) Post #Ax0gNjaHoqQKfbGUaW by troberts@theblower.au
2025-08-10T00:31:25Z
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@futurebird It’s hard to threaten to “speak to the manager” when one also feels they are “the manager”.
(DIR) Post #AxQKYBDslfD6P6JsMi by troberts@theblower.au
2025-08-22T07:30:18Z
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I’m not sure what’s happening here.
(DIR) Post #AxjDZUUJcPR2lcvG8O by troberts@theblower.au
2025-08-31T12:10:30Z
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@futurebird I’m not on speaking terms with “guarantee”.
(DIR) Post #AxnIIyLmc9fArciKx6 by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-02T11:20:14Z
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@futurebird #CicadasOfMastodon https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto/115099292275614135
(DIR) Post #Ay553EzTB4sxHQixPc by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-11T01:18:47Z
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@futurebird I knew about him because my 14yr old Australian child told me about him.My impression is because Kirk was relatively young (31), he was more of a known entity to younger people.e.g. my child follows progressive commentators on TikTok and Kirk's views were discussed there.
(DIR) Post #Ay5eHy4tpw1zZC1Pxw by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-11T07:28:44Z
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This is admittedly something I’ve posted previously, but I just can’t get over Pippin’s expression here.#CatsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #AyKypiRLXWJdbA8vPE by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-18T07:43:35Z
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#CatsOfMastodon Dinnertime… the humans have got it wrong… it should be now.
(DIR) Post #AyS19VPhF3QF0HefaK by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-21T01:46:13Z
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I would like to cook more rice dishes.Anyone in Australia got suggestions for a good rice cooker?(I have previously just used a regular saucepan)#rice
(DIR) Post #AyS19fsQL6LLSHAkka by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-21T01:54:16Z
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My default option is to go with whatever the internet suggests, but I thought I’d ask.#rice
(DIR) Post #AyZauCZ2nxo64PNNWC by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-25T12:43:17Z
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New Slow Horses btw.#SlowHorses
(DIR) Post #AybpHGKckd8I5bRQY4 by troberts@theblower.au
2025-09-26T20:27:33Z
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@futurebird I took it to mean a variation of “lock on target”. I.e. get focused, set your strategy in place, and go for it.(Says 48yr old me trying to understand my 14yr old child)
(DIR) Post #AzSlU73mQrPEexJLN2 by troberts@theblower.au
2025-10-22T09:20:42Z
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What’s the most adorable feature of wombats?#InternationalWombatDay
(DIR) Post #B0NMUMUeExBUnrK89Y by troberts@theblower.au
2025-11-18T08:41:12Z
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When the AI/LLM bubble bursts, I’ll still be mad at all the mainstream news websites that failed to analyse the situation critically.#AI #LLM
(DIR) Post #B0YEyeVJRpvl7yJA9Y by troberts@theblower.au
2025-11-23T22:10:26Z
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I wish the ABC would stop letting Alan Kohler talk about AI and humanoid robots.He's uncritically absorbed the marketing from the companies pushing this stuff, and ends the article pipe dreaming how our new slave robot workforce will cause mass retriement for eveyone.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/artificial-intelligence-robot-humanoid-workforce-labour-tax-ubi/106034208
(DIR) Post #B0YEyfiSwQ2ut3TBIG by troberts@theblower.au
2025-11-23T22:33:57Z
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It also has this quote:"The AI bubble we're in now will leave us with AI"No, it won't.The LLM chatbots are not useful enough to justify their price to develop and run.When the bubble pops, Copilot and friends are all getting turned off.
(DIR) Post #B0bEzgrG3LhUHcpEbg by troberts@theblower.au
2025-11-25T08:22:23Z
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I don’t really understand the stock market.My confusion starts at “Why would you invest in gold? It’s not useful for anything” and gets worse from there.
(DIR) Post #B1MvyRv9X1367pQ06C by troberts@theblower.au
2025-12-18T09:38:14Z
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@futurebird Well I came to get down… but I might have changed my mind since then.
(DIR) Post #B22bY2EtV5sa1UARPM by troberts@theblower.au
2026-01-07T12:07:14Z
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@futurebird :(The worst migraines I get have the full on “scintillating scotoma” arcs of lightning.It looks cool, but my brain gets rinsed.