Ok I’m installing Linux on a desktop. Which distro?

The Chinese government should really sell TikTok US to George Soros. That would fix things.

Revealed: the secret algorithm that controls the lives of Australia‘s Serco’s immigration detainees

the Guardian

Revealed: the secret algorithm that controls the lives of Serco’s immigration detainees

The opaque risk rating system, used in Australian detention centres, is riddled with errors and effectively makes the company ‘judge, jury and ex...

Trump dangles prospect of a national abortion ban in a 2nd term: how to impose a national abortion ban, not whether to impose a national abortion ban.

MS NOW

Trump dangles prospect of a national abortion ban in a second term

For Donald Trump, the question is apparently how to impose a national abortion ban, not whether to impose a national abortion ban.

Alcoholics Anonymous not so effective: “most scientific studies show that some alcoholics can drink in moderation and that numerous drugs & therapies could prove more successful than AA in curing alcoholism, Miller writes.” “Out of 50 treatment methods ranked by the strength of scientific evidence, AA comes in 38th,” Miller writes, citing a study by the Uni New Mexico.

How Alcoholics Anonymous lied to the American people

US Federal Judges Have Shown Leniency in Nearly All Jan. 6 Cases In these criminal cases of hundreds of people charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U S Capitol have overwhelmingly issued sentences far more lenient than Justice Department prosecutors sought

The Intercept

Federal Judges Have Shown Leniency in Nearly All Jan. 6 Cases

Nearly all federal judges have given lighter sentences than prosecutors sought, invalidating a key right-wing talking point.

Oh he’s all for freedom except when he’s not eh? Ted Cruz pushes for car manufacturers to keep AM radio, a tool for emergency communication and conservative talk | @npub13tqj...fnhc

The Texas Tribune

Ted Cruz pushes for car manufacturers to keep AM radio

Cruz on Tuesday requested a unanimous consent decision on his AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The legislation was blocked by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kent...

Every time you read the term “Christian Nationalist” just substitute “Nazi”.

Men are the problem. All of them. They say shit like this: A newsletter in which a school principal writes that a man who killed a woman with a hammer in a bathroom was "in everybody's estimation, an absolute delight." He was "not a monster", he "did a monstrous act".

Elite Sydney school principal criticised for saying Lilie James's accused killer was 'not a monster'

The headmaster of Shore School in Sydney has been criticised over a newsletter he wrote describing Lilie James's accused murderer as an "absolute d...

Bugger. I followed an interesting person here then immediately accidentally unfollowed them and I can’t remember who they are 🤦‍♀️

This is all part of the #GOP #fascist project: The Next Targets are #trans folks for the Group That Overturned Roe

The New Yorker

The Next Targets for the Group That Overturned Roe

Alliance Defending Freedom has won fifteen Supreme Court cases. Now it wants religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws—and is going after ...

Labor Government willing to name and shame childcare gougers: The federal government is considering naming and shaming childcare centres that charge exorbitant fees, after the competition watchdog found Australian families were spending far more on childcare than in most developed countries.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Government willing to name and shame childcare gougers

Education Minister Jason Clare says the idea of calling out childcare providers that are making over-the-top profits “makes a lot of sense to me”.

TIL: "Over 70% of the world's solar panels run on UNSW technology". Fascinating info from UNSW’s Vice Chancellor Attila Brungs at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit at University of Sydney. #THEwas 🌞

Kamahl has flipped from No to Yes on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the space of a month: “I will vote YES,” he wrote. “Coincidentally I was in ‘Journey out of Darkness’ in 1967 as the Aboriginal prisoner, just before THE Referendum”. "Kamahl changed his vote after meeting Indigenous comedian Dane Simpson and constitutional lawyer Eddie Synot and listening to their arguments." https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/kamahl-flips-on-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-vote/news-story/fa58985d20cdc99dae720900ff6d41cf #TheVoice #Yes23

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Malacanang Palace in Manila yesterday. Photo: AFP

Philippines, Australia ink strategic partnership deal - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Philippines, Australia ink strategic partnership deal - Taipei Times

Philippines, Australia ink strategic partnership deal - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

COVID-19: A NEW DISEASE PARADIGM “In the context of a new paradigm, prevention of reinfection becomes more urgent, and measures to curtail transmission need to go hand in hand with an unprecedented push to research treatments to neutralize the virus in any persistent reservoirs, alongside a better understanding of the long-term immunology of #COVID-19.”

John Snow Project

COVID-19: A NEW DISEASE PARADIGM

What if SARS-CoV-2 continues to infect us even after the initial symptoms fade?

Son on brand for the noxious bastards: Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic, rules court ‘These workers have been put through hell. Their lives have been dislocated’

The Independent

Qantas ‘illegally’ outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic, rules court

‘These workers have been put through hell. Their lives have been dislocated’

More #Brexit excellence: Is UK farming in crisis? Farmers fear Brexit future with our food security 'at risk'

NationalWorld

Is UK farming in crisis? Farmers fear Brexit future with our food security 'at risk'

Worried farmers hit out at the government, telling NationalWorld it “has no interest in protecting the agricultural industry at all”.

New episode of the #DataRevolution #Podcast is up: A rambling chat (it is what it is 🤷‍♀️) – with the super smart Kobi Leins

Data Revolution Podcast

A rambling chat – Kobi Leins - Data Revolution Podcast

To be fair it has been a hellish month at work so I decided to do a low key chat with a mate because I’m tired. This time my guest is Kobi Le...

#AI #data