My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
Lucy Sussex
@lucysussex.bsky.social
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Writer, researcher, historian and editor. Also dispenser of weird facts and snarky comments
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Denmark has cut taxes on books as part of a plan to improve reading levels.
Australia could look at cutting GST on books - something industry proposed to the Howard government all those years ago.
Denmark scraps book tax to combat "reading crisis"
The government hopes abolishing the sales tax will encourage more people to buy books.
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Born on this day in 1552, Lavinia Fontana of Bologna. Here, self-portrait in her studiolo in 1579, an intellectual young artist.
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You may recall the president launched a memecoin, $TRUMP, upon inauguration (despite saying he was not “a big fan” of crypto in his first term). Then in April he offered the top 220 investors a private dinner with him.
Since then, the Trump coin’s value has sunk 88%. trib.al/2bLCNcY
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My therapist suggested that I write letters to all the people who have wronged me and then throw them into a big fire. I did that, and I do feel better, but I don’t know what I am supposed to do with all these letters.
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my main problem with the attitude of "butlerian jihad" or "killing the computer" is that it assigns blame to inanimate objects instead of the real people who very much can be held accountable who designed the computer to be this way
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🐺 Dingoes aren’t dogs
A new study shows dingoes are not feral dogs but a distinct lineage on their own evolutionary path.
Genomic, behavioural and ecological evidence confirms they deserve recognition as Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo.
🔗 theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
#SciComm 🧪
Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path
New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences
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Here’s what was NOT released today:
the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ
the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison
the Epstein files
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What Australian 1800s short detective story was a hit single internationally? Find out at undercoveragents conference St Andrews University, 27-8 August 2025
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Is this what the AI era is going to be like?
A big four consultancy (Deloitte) does a major report for govt then says "oh we just got the names, dates and publishers" of many of the works cited WRONG. No biggie.
Academics raise alarm over suspected AI use in Deloitte report
The university staff members say there were numerous citation errors in the report on the automation of welfare penalties.
