it boggles my mind that vs codium, a microsoft-less fork of vs code, can use 1.8 gig of memory

car crash down south of here, yeoval. not good to hear

that's now 3 sirens

two sirens this late out this way, with no rfs page to go with it, is very very weird

@Kitty I am really enjoying aliore, thanks for posting that!

there was a boost that flew by earlier I can't find, but apparently #bandcamp has ditched most of their engineering team

sad times ahead by the sounds of it

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative. https://youtu.be/mBW9QCVDSjY

https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/9301046/dubbo-regional-airport-bomb-threat-on-plane-sparks-evacuation

probably paywalled sorry (unless you use the right browser plugins)

suck shit bruce

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/bruce-lehrmann-brittany-higgins-documentary-footage/106856948

bit of drama in #dubbo this morning as a bomb threat was called in for a landed qantas flight. every emergency service in town was in attendance and the plane and terminal were evacuated

was a hoax, nothing found, but an interesting few hours

nsw has just brought in requirements for learner and provisional motorbike riders to wear gloves, which as much as it seems a bit nanny-state, is a good way of reversing the increase of said riders not wearing anything

https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/driver-and-rider-licences/rider-licences/gear-requirements-for-learner-and-provisional-riders

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this is amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6S1KoGmG_E&t=371

#startrek #butaussie

NEWS! Owners warned not to leave Goths in a locked car during heatwave https://newsthump.com/2026/06/25/owners-warned-not-to-leave-goths-in-a-locked-car-during-heatwave/

PHENOM

there is something entirely compelling about engaging with an artisan, someone who knows a corner of the world as well as they know themselves

"The RFS is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving our ICT systems."

woops

#nswrfs #theygotpopped

ok spoke to AFCA and they've said that I can lodge a complaint and they will look at it

*but*

there's exceptions for things like kyc and "commercial models" that mean the bank can just say they need something for legal requirements or that's just how they do business and you're left without a leg to stand on

basically I reckon there's not much chance of this going anywhere

#meta has very few fucks to give these days, from an email I got for a very old, unused account i have

"The setting to disconnect your off-Meta activity is going away."

ie we are going to track you everywhere even if you don't want it

#facebook #privacymatters

I'm guessing that'd be why there was a plane circling out that way earlier today