2026-05-23T02:53:06Z https://yabu.me Dr Belinda Barnet https://yabu.me/npub19v4pns7cd4g68uy7ltxek9lweawu06wk80cgfkewt70tlmw462vqzgxrk8 https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/203/871/145/997/828/original/de83706671c9ec52.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/203/871/145/997/828/original/de83706671c9ec52.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmjrzp8lvy9jlgmtnzwjadh764tr9hr3rnf4n3d8jvduhgm8u9mczyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffsm8v33v Does anyone here have a small-medium Australian business that needs a boost on social media? <br/><br/>I have some social media students who need a practical project (will require control of an account for a limited period) and we can help you build your community :)<br/><br/>DM or email me for details - email address here <a href="https://experts.swinburne.edu.au/611-belinda-barnet">https://experts.swinburne.edu.au/611-belinda-barnet</a> 2026-05-26T07:44:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyl9gmvjhrj0meufcr3wf9nrcklqdd9zyaujtvyzpvw8v4zhgw6qzyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffs2gxnt3 Iconic Melbourne sight: A phalanx of hot air balloons passing so close to your house at 7am that you can hear the flame and see the excited faces of people in the basket <br/><br/>(Do they ever crash into stuff?) 2025-11-15T20:15:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20dmgnahdvhpvwzr7f0q333r9cu4rfehxguxrtjqh0l83q7ushkqzyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffsuqet6c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88rute448pjjmhqcpyuhq5dltuv4tetpnxe2haus52wse6py5gtqt7pkq3'>nevent1q…pkq3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In 2011 a brilliant young programmer called Aaron Swartz had hell rained upon him by the US government when he tried to crack this system open. We remember. I remember. 2025-11-15T06:09:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88rute448pjjmhqcpyuhq5dltuv4tetpnxe2haus52wse6py5gtqzyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffs7s0d9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t7r375jxaku3wgy4vxejwzk0qlr5cegw5fr0dylkhdvauva4ctgqvc84r'>nevent1q…c84r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Research should not be hidden behind for-profit paywalls. Universities should not have to pay $30 million for work we’ve done for free. 2025-11-15T06:08:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t7r375jxaku3wgy4vxejwzk0qlr5cegw5fr0dylkhdvauva4ctgzyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffsm9qkku The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.<br/><br/>“New Zealand&#39;s eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578897/universities-in-battle-of-the-century-with-journal-publisher-elsevier">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578897/universities-in-battle-of-the-century-with-journal-publisher-elsevier</a> 2025-11-15T06:08:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrz6l9myr2rext7g2yddz83hjrqt3vvpkx9vn03vl6vx5qxf7veczyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffsnxznkh Canada: it was a close fight, but even the conservative leader lost his seat <br/><br/>Australia: hold my beer 2025-05-03T10:46:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsxl72f6uuczpr2tqvqmcvte5apeg08z73x3qcyrsl7vwy0gh5qszyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffszjrclv Dear mastodon: are there any academics (preferably media or mass comms) here from Vancouver or Toronto? Please get in touch 🙏 2024-09-27T03:21:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqqw4jsl3ks4frgzhma07uak4q9gzdgs5atthd9kkr84aa5yrheszyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffs6x5u28 The “free speech absolutist” has once again silenced a journalist he didn’t like.<br/><br/>Elon just suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein for sharing a leaked dossier on JD Vance.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/205/869/628/457/030/original/c7dd73d76c03413f.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-26T21:01:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90hefwdqul8xcpzzfjnxa0qfzq7lwle39v5vfjqcye5zlevdejeszyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffsz2qqqz LinkedIn has decided to use your data to train its AI. You’ll notice it is turned on by default (we don’t have GDPR in Australia)<br/><br/>Turn it off:<br/><br/>Settings &gt; Data Privacy &gt; Data for Generative AI Improvement<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/167/499/700/405/298/original/660a0e2e3ea1b4f5.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/167/499/700/640/078/original/7041ce870ecadc75.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-20T02:23:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst330echvtmcvs8yhtcecehre9j0yr5a3jz8dxee78m0pj4u40qzgzyq4j5xwrmpk4rglsnmavmxcham84m3lf6calppxm9e0ea0ld6hffs8d226a X has permanently silenced a non-profit &amp; non-partisan environmental organisation called the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).<br/><br/>Where are all the free speech warriors now? <br/><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/free-speech-fears-after-aussie-group-suspended-by-elon-musks-x-062348290.html?guccounter=1">https://au.news.yahoo.com/free-speech-fears-after-aussie-group-suspended-by-elon-musks-x-062348290.html?guccounter=1</a> 2024-08-05T07:39:35Z