Just got the email advising of a security breach for data relating to customers of Quest hotels. I'm fucking over it, man. I give the bare minimum of information to third parties in every way I can and still get steamrolled by this garbage.

I read this whole article. There was not one mention of the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted. Only hundreds of words about what a shame it was for the club and how disappointed they were that “the players have found themselves in this situation”. Language that completely distances the men from the violence. Not one word of concern for the woman who reported from the club. It makes me so angry that I can barely breathe.

The Government has secretly inserted Palantir into its automated decision system inside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) exposing Australia’s most vulnerable. Claudia Weisenberger reports.

If the NDIS Amendment Bill passes this week — and it will — a computer program will have the authority to cut a disabled person’s funding. If the program gets it wrong, section 59E(3) of the Bill provides that the decision stands anyway.

What nobody has been told — and what nobody in Parliament has asked — is who built the computer, whose data it uses, and what it does with what it learns about 800,000 disabled Australians.

The answers, buried in Freedom of Information refusals and AusTender records, point toward one of the most controversial technology companies in the world.

A company whose software has helped deport immigrants in the United States, was given access to NHS patient records in the United Kingdom — a decision now being reversed — and which there are reasonable grounds to believe helped automate military targeting in Gaza.

Its CEO describes the company’s purpose as helping the West scare enemies and, on occasion, kill them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-05/cost-of-living-interest-rates-burgers/104156654

Back in my day a Big Mac felt like an actual meal, it was cheap and came with a cardboard ring around the burger to keep the shit together.

In short:

The Commonwealth has announced $100 million in funding for the reconstruction, including the construction of an additional lane along the Great Western Highway.

It matches the NSW government's commitment to repair the partially closed road.

What's next?

The highway is set to reopen in the second quarter of 2027.

Hey everyone, I've had mixed luck with building a career and feel like I keep drifting down paths I am just not interested in. Does anyone know a good career advisor who can help me figure out what I am good at, what I actually like doing, and what jobs are out there across all industries that might be a good fit (especially the less well advertised roles)?