Jan
2026
Why We Don't Use AI
My company Yarn Spinner published a post today explaining why we don’t use AI and won’t be adding it to our products. The TL;DR: AI …
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Jan
2026
Australia's AI Safety Institute: Lessons from the UK and US
Related: This article examines what Australia can learn from international AI safety institutes. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI …
Dec
2025
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1 on December 3, 2025, introducing several significant improvements to our dialogue system framework. This update …
Dec
2025
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively …
Dec
2025
Space News, December 2025
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Nov
2025
Slop for the People
Related: This article examines the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures in practice. For context on the newly announced federal AI Safety …
Nov
2025
Australia's social media ban… A looming implementation disaster
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect in just over a month on December 10, 2025, yet nobody knows …
Nov
2025
Space News, November 2025
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Oct
2025
The Government Wants Your Selfie to Use Instagram
Australia has a new plan to keep kids safe online. On the surface, it sounds simple, maybe even sensible. The government is banning anyone under …
Oct
2025
Space News, October 2025
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Sep
2025
Space News, September 2025
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Aug
2025
CommBank's AI boyfriend
CBA has been naughty, and too reliant on their AI boyfriend. Here’s what happened: A CBA customer contacted bank requesting contact details for …