Mark Prior

I wonder if they would still recognise the phrase if you printed it in Hebrew on a t-shirt? #qldpol #auspol

Perfect. AI: Let's be stupid, faster. That's the risk in a nutshell.

A clear majority (eyeball: 80-90%?) of tankers present in and around Hormuz strait are sanctioned ones.

Probably not news to insiders, like @TankerTrackers who got me the sanctions-list, but it was to me.

Construction pipe suddenly shoots up 13 meters above ground in Osaka The head of the city’s sewer department apologized for disruptions the pipe's inexplicable action caused, saying road closures had caused major traffic congestion.

A pipe that had been buried at a sewer construction site in Osaka suddenly shot vertically upward to about 13 meters above ground, nearly touching an elevated road, city officials have said, with the cause still unclear.

NACC slop giving AI slop a run for its money!

Translation.

“Data centre opens, burning fossil fuel, instead of using renewables and further destroying Ireland’s chance of meeting its legal requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 51%

Your welcome.

It was a fun ride, which I had to do twice :-) Standing at the front looking out the front is an experience, just hang on.

Will you be riding the slightly insane Shonan monorail?

Outstanding

Binance Holdings Limited ("Binance" or "Plaintiff'), as and for its Complaint against Dow Jones & Company, Inc. d/b/a The Wall Street Journal ("Dow Jones" or "Wall Street Journal"), alleges as follows: INTRODUCTION 1. Binance brings this action against the Wall Street Journal for publishing a false and defamatory article on February 23, 2026, which is the subject of this complaint (the "Article"). In the Article, the Wall Street Journal made numerous false and disparaging statements about Binance, and did so knowingly, recklessly, or negligently, and despite the fact that Binance provided factual corrections prior to publication, which the Wall Street Journal disregarded. 2. Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users. In addition to holding licenses, registrations, and authorizations in more than 20 jurisdictions, Binance is the first cryptocurrency exchange to have secured full authorization under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority

hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars in its compliance program, and a significant share of these resources is dedicated to maintaining a world-class compliance team. 3. Despite this progress, the Wall Street Journal and its reporters have made a business of maligning both the cryptocurrency industry generally and Binance specifically, regardless of facts and reality. Indeed, this strategy appears tailored to generating sensationalist headlines designed to drive pageviews and the Wall Street Journal's bottom line. The Article is a case-in-point. 4. Here, the Wall Street Journal ignored the strength of Binance's compliance program, disregarded specific facts provided by Binance, and instead chose to publish a false and misleading Article based on anonymous, unsupported sources. The Article begins with a false, defamatory and reckless headline, "Binance Fired Staff Who Flagged $1 Billion Moving to Sanctioned Iran Entities," and then launches into a narrative rife with bogus claims. 5. Spe

c. The Wall Street Journal claims that Binance diminished its compliance with law enforcement requests. That is false. The compliance investigation started as a result of law enforcement requests seeking information about transactions, and Binance complied with those requests and cooperated with law enforcement, while also conducting an independent investigation that resulted in Binance oflboarding user accounts it identified that were engaged in suspicious activity. d. The Wall Street Journal claims that Binance knowingly registered customers with false documentation and provided preferential treatment to those customers. That is false. Identity verification is mandatory for all customers. 6. The Wall Street Journal contacted Binance at the eleventh hour seeking any comment Binance had on identified points and questions related to the Article, and refused to grant a good-faith extension for Binance to respond. Binance nevertheless worked with all haste to get factual corrections to th

The Binance crypto exchange has just filed a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its article reporting that Binance's own compliance investigators had found $1 billion in transfers to Iran-backed terror groups, and then were fired.

Is that construction for the Chuo Shinkansen?

Maybe I'm just an idiot who doesn't understand messaging but kind of seems like repeatedly using the phrase 'p*nic b*ying' (even if proceeded by 'please don't be') isn't the best way to stop people p*nic b*ying

David Pope in Canberra Times

“We need more Australian humour, more Australian jokes…”

we can not assume these people are capable of designing non-harmful applications of digital technology. The evidence says they can’t. So we should “trust” they will continue releasing products that cause harm - unless or until proven otherwise.

Probably only blind Freddy saw it coming...

I’m wondering how this is even happening as wasn’t their navy absolutely destroyed last week?

Someone told me that Japan turns you into a train nerd when I was posting train images last Oct/Nov.

Dear @goldingcartoons.bsky.social, Thank you. THIS is outstanding. 🎨 #Russia #Israel #Trump #USPolitics

Five Iranian women football players are being protected by Qld police after making a daring escape from their handlers to avoid being sent back to their home country. I hope the AUS Govt does the right thing by these women. Sadly, I don't trust Albo or Wong at all. #auspol #WAC2026

If it gets much worse they're gonna have to pad schedules / load extra fuel and go down through Red Sea / Gulf of Aden.

Luckily jet fuel is pretty cheap these days.

A red ginger plant with dew still clinging to its long, bright red bracts and with deep green foliage behind.

#SilentSunday #photography

After what Trump has done in the past 12 months, there is zero reason for any nation to ever agree to another deal with the USA.

You would have to be Australian Govt level of stupid to do so.

So is this a window of opportunity that should be noted down or is something weird going on?

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

An ambulance station near me had an extension added to the rear with more car parking. It seem to be lit 24x7 and since I can see those lights above the tall fence I suspect that they weren't installed properly either. There is a level of care factor missing, and close enough is good enough :-(