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US Fascism Has Arrived Thanks to 30 Years of Right-Wing Talk Radio Dominance
  • Podcasting is the better space to get going.

    Joe Rogan and other right-wing cranks.

    Also tictoc.

    A significant part of the rise of fascism in Europe among young people.

    Anyway I do like podcasts, and it's full of good content (and so is tiktok presumably) but neither are lacking right-wing content.

  • Anon seeks enlightenment
  • If it’s the case that the only evolutionary reason for large breasts is to better attract (some) men, that would be interesting.

    It's not like large breasts are more common than not large (unless you mean anything larger than nothing at all). I suspect there was a random mutation, and it didn't hurt their reproduction chances but it didn't help either. So you end up with a variety of breast sizes.

  • Australia’s 3G Shutdown - Telcos to Block Working 4G/5G Phones!
  • I was thinking more about the apparent changes in legislation, so the issue could reappear. It's hard to tell if the author is overreacting or how it will actually pan out, since it's all a bit incoherent to me.

  • Australia’s 3G Shutdown - Telcos to Block Working 4G/5G Phones!
  • Will be interesting to see if this applies to Vodafone, as I haven't seen any messages despite using an imported phone. And the messages I received from Telstra were somewhat justified as the phone is missing B28, but that's more of a coverage issue.

    A shitshow in any case. VoLTE should really have been a core part of 4G and not this tacked on proprietary upgrade.

  • Harris stretches lead over Trump in what could be significant increase
  • Turnout is typically very poor amongst young people. It will be interesting to see how much young people vote, and the gender breakdown. Because if turnout is consistent across gender, then any of those gains will be wiped out by young women leaning strongly progressive (or at least, liberal).

  • 'Public’s interest is fully vindicated': Smith slaps back as Trump tries to cloak evidence
  • Not to put too fine a point on it, but those documents were stolen in DC, not Florida. Sure there could be “both”, but seriously.

    I believe the idea was that if he was convicted in Florida by a Republican biased jury, there would be fewer claims of it being rigged or whatever. Seems stupid in hindsight since Cannon ended up being assigned the case.

  • Europe’s Heat Pumps Put America’s to Shame | If switching one home to a heat pump improves energy efficiency, why not whole cities?
  • It's a reverse-cycle AC if you've heard the term. Basically, an AC that can can run in reverse, heating the room.

    It's the most efficient form of heating and cooling that we have, since it doesn't create energy, but instead moves it (so its efficiency is greater than 100%).

  • Youtube has fully blocked Invidious
  • Youtube isn't just a thing people use to waste time, but a source of educational content. That actually matters, and there isn't a good alternative to much of it.

    That being said, I agree that people could at least drop it (or reduce their usage) if they are just using it as a time waster.

  • [Discussion] SteamOS 3.6 is nearly here, with Valve focusing on bug fixes before release. What are some bugs you've encountered (on either Stable or Beta) that you're hoping to see fixed?
  • What headphones in particular are you using? Because with standard AD2P you're limited to mSBC at best, but maybe your device has some proprietary implementation.

    You could try with a hardware dongle, but no guarantee that will work either.

    At least in the long run it should be fixed by Bluetooth LE audio, but I'm not sure if the Deck properly supports it yet, and it requires new audio devices as well.

  • [Discussion] SteamOS 3.6 is nearly here, with Valve focusing on bug fixes before release. What are some bugs you've encountered (on either Stable or Beta) that you're hoping to see fixed?
  • Pulseaudio has been pretty solid for a while now which is what the steamdeck uses from what i can see online.

    It uses Pipewire, but it has pretty close to full API compatibility with Pulseaudio (and Jack) so most applications will "just work" and you get lower and more stable latency in return.

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    www.theguardian.com Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect

    Closing loopholes bill was designed to offer a pathway to full-time work but some casual academics say it’s not a reality

    Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect
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    Garmin just dropped a load of free new features for its smartwatches and cycling computers
  • On the open source side of things, I'll add that gadgetbridge is pretty rapidly making progress with Garmin devices. Might not be enough if you're deep into the Garmin ecosystem etc, but if you just want something simple and private, it's a good alternative.

    I suggest using the nightly f-droid repo as there's new updates multiple times per week.

  • Garmin just dropped a load of free new features for its smartwatches and cycling computers
  • They are right that Garmin sleep tracking is pretty inaccurate though. Not so much the length, but identifying the sleep stages correctly. But yeah, it's like how drinking alcohol fucks your HRV up, it's just showing the issues alcohol can cause.

  • www.theguardian.com Australia’s public transport is among the world’s most expensive. Could Queensland’s 50c fares work countrywide?

    Expert says 50c fares would be good for those near public transport, but regional and rural Australia may not benefit as much

    Australia’s public transport is among the world’s most expensive. Could Queensland’s 50c fares work countrywide?
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    www.qld.gov.au Queensland's Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy

    The Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy is an important step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve zero net emissions by 2050.

    Queensland's Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy

    tl;dr $500 rebate for e-bike, $200 for e-scooter

    Has the typical low wattage and low speed limitations. Seems to be some confusing wording on whether e-bikes are limited to 200W or 250W.

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    www.theguardian.com Global heating is making El Niño and La Niña forecasts less reliable, BoM says

    Exclusive: Meteorologists say climate change and the amount of heat being added to the oceans make predictions based on the past less reliable

    Global heating is making El Niño and La Niña forecasts less reliable, BoM says
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    www.theguardian.com Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader | Anna Cerneaz

    Hosting the conference would help us overcome our colonial mentality and the fossil fuel lobby, both of which have held us back from tackling climate change

    Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader | Anna Cerneaz
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    Trump's new campaign strategy

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    reneweconomy.com.au Australians don’t know how far the energy transition has come – and that’s a problem

    A new poll has revealed the average Australian has little understanding of how far the transition to renewables has already come. RE-Alliance says that needs to change.

    Australians don’t know how far the energy transition has come – and that’s a problem
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    www.theguardian.com Revealed: 15 Australian universities to have their international student cap slashed

    University of Sydney and University of Melbourne’s 2025 caps both reduced by 7%, to 11,900 and 9,300 international students respectively

    Revealed: 15 Australian universities to have their international student cap slashed
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    www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au How the NACC ‘betrayed its core obligation’

    The National Anti-Corruption Commission has ignored referrals from a royal commission to investigate six public servants over the disastrous robodebt scheme.

    How the NACC ‘betrayed its core obligation’
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    www.theguardian.com Linda Reynolds failed to offer a ‘basic human response’ after Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, court told

    Higgins’ lawyer also tells defamation trial Reynolds was an unreliable witness and harassed Higgins by leaking documents

    Linda Reynolds failed to offer a ‘basic human response’ after Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, court told
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    YIMBYism Just Might Be a Political Juggernaut

    It became very obvious after starting this channel that probably the biggest motivating force for people who care about urbanism is, simply, the fact that places with great urban qualities are often so unaffordable. Enter YIMBYism, the movement that says the more neighbors, the better, and the more people who can afford to live in a city, the better it is for everyone.

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    www.theguardian.com Gina Rinehart’s personal message to NGA about her portrait revealed in FOI documents

    Billionaire wrote to the National Gallery weeks before furore erupted after a ‘concerned friend’ had told her about the now infamous painting

    Gina Rinehart’s personal message to NGA about her portrait revealed in FOI documents
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    reneweconomy.com.au Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention

    Rooftop solar, home batteries and other consumer energy resources have been listed alongside large-scale renewables and storage as critical to reliable supply – but work needs to be done to coordin…

    Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention
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    www.abc.net.au You have the right to disconnect from work after hours from today. But what does that mean in practice?

    The right to disconnect means you can reasonably refuse to be contacted outside of work hours. For people tied to the 'digital leash' of phones and email this marks a substantial boost in their right to break free.

    You have the right to disconnect from work after hours from today. But what does that mean in practice?
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    reneweconomy.com.au “Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables

    AEMO says world is watching as Australia leads in the penetration of wind and solar in the grid and addresses the engineering challenges.

    “Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables
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    www.abc.net.au SunCable receives environmental approval from Albanese government for Australia-Asia Power Link

    SunCable's Australia-Asia Power Link project in the remote Northern Territory has received crucial approval from the Commonwealth government.

    SunCable receives environmental approval from Albanese government for Australia-Asia Power Link
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    www.theguardian.com ‘Enough is enough’: teal MPs call out ‘misogyny’ of Coalition MPs in question time

    After an often-heated parliamentary sitting, new figures show spike in ejections of opposition members as Kylea Tink labels behaviour ‘unacceptable’

    ‘Enough is enough’: teal MPs call out ‘misogyny’ of Coalition MPs in question time
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