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  <title>Ash Kyd&#39;s bookmarks you might like</title>
  <subtitle>Some of the stuff I&#39;ve been reading and appreciating</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-04-05T00:06:06Z</updated>
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  <author>
    <name>Ash Kyd</name>
    <email>ash@kyd.com.au</email>
  </author>
  <entry>
    <title>AI is helping choose targets in Iran war — now it&#39;s a target too</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/iran-war-ai-technology-data-centres/106443004"/>
    <updated>2026-03-14T21:15:00Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/iran-war-ai-technology-data-centres/106443004</id>
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    <blockquote>“Iran struck three data centres in the Middle East, and has signalled that technology infrastructure will continue to be in the firing line.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/iran-war-ai-technology-data-centres/106443004">AI is helping choose targets in Iran war — now it&#39;s a target too</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism</title>
    <link href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley"/>
    <updated>2026-03-06T13:05:41Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley</id>
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    <blockquote>“As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley">Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow &#39;Hot Dog Stand&#39; color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft&#39;s original UI designer to get the true story</title>
    <link href="https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/windows-3-1-included-a-red-and-yellow-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme-so-garish-it-was-long-assumed-to-be-a-joke-so-i-tracked-down-the-original-designer-to-get-the-true-story/"/>
    <updated>2026-02-23T13:37:19Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/windows-3-1-included-a-red-and-yellow-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme-so-garish-it-was-long-assumed-to-be-a-joke-so-i-tracked-down-the-original-designer-to-get-the-true-story/</id>
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    <blockquote>“Setting the record straight, 33 years later.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/windows-3-1-included-a-red-and-yellow-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme-so-garish-it-was-long-assumed-to-be-a-joke-so-i-tracked-down-the-original-designer-to-get-the-true-story/">Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow &#39;Hot Dog Stand&#39; color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft&#39;s original UI designer to get the true story</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A close look at the price patterns that landed Coles in court</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/coles-grocery-pricing-down-down-accc-court/106355492"/>
    <updated>2026-02-21T23:12:18Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/coles-grocery-pricing-down-down-accc-court/106355492</id>
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    <blockquote>“The pricing patterns of these six products show how Coles stands accused of using its Down Down marketing campaign to dupe shoppers. ”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/coles-grocery-pricing-down-down-accc-court/106355492">A close look at the price patterns that landed Coles in court</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&#39;I am shocked&#39;: Unpacking One Nation&#39;s spectacular rise in the polls</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/story-lab-one-nation-polling/106322978"/>
    <updated>2026-02-14T21:20:08Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/story-lab-one-nation-polling/106322978</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Pauline Hanson&#39;s One Nation has seen the fastest polling rise in modern Australian politics. What is going on? ”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/story-lab-one-nation-polling/106322978">&#39;I am shocked&#39;: Unpacking One Nation&#39;s spectacular rise in the polls</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>gradient.horse</title>
    <link href="https://gradient.horse/"/>
    <updated>2026-02-13T13:14:53Z</updated>
    <id>https://gradient.horse/</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Draw a horse, watch it run!”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://gradient.horse/">gradient.horse</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What are the chances the RBA will raise interest rates?</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/will-the-rba-lift-interest-rates/106286450"/>
    <updated>2026-02-01T23:16:19Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/will-the-rba-lift-interest-rates/106286450</id>
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    <blockquote>“The market thinks the RBA is likely to lift interest rates tomorrow, but the market has been wrong before.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/will-the-rba-lift-interest-rates/106286450">What are the chances the RBA will raise interest rates?</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Code is cheap. Show me the talk.</title>
    <link href="https://nadh.in/blog/code-is-cheap/"/>
    <updated>2026-02-01T03:33:43Z</updated>
    <id>https://nadh.in/blog/code-is-cheap/</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Linus Torvalds once said, &#39;Talk is cheap. Show me the code&#39;. That is no longer the case.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://nadh.in/blog/code-is-cheap/">Code is cheap. Show me the talk.</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Track temperatures live as heatwave sweeps across Australia</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/temperatures-heatwave-tracker-australia-day/106263796"/>
    <updated>2026-01-25T01:22:32Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/temperatures-heatwave-tracker-australia-day/106263796</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Use our tracker to keep an eye on temperatures as a heatwave moves across much of the country.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/temperatures-heatwave-tracker-australia-day/106263796">Track temperatures live as heatwave sweeps across Australia</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open Source Mapping for News: Reuters</title>
    <link href="https://scottreinhardmaps.com/blogs/custom-mapping-projects/custom-reuters-open-source-mapping"/>
    <updated>2026-01-19T02:28:05Z</updated>
    <id>https://scottreinhardmaps.com/blogs/custom-mapping-projects/custom-reuters-open-source-mapping</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Building an open source web mapping solution for the news service Reuters.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://scottreinhardmaps.com/blogs/custom-mapping-projects/custom-reuters-open-source-mapping">Open Source Mapping for News: Reuters</a></p>
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Track the temperatures as southern Australian states face heatwave</title>
    <link href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/southern-aus-heatwave-temperature-tracker/106207608"/>
    <updated>2026-01-08T07:35:35Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/southern-aus-heatwave-temperature-tracker/106207608</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Use our tracker to keep an eye on temperatures as a heatwave moves through the southern states. ”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/southern-aus-heatwave-temperature-tracker/106207608">Track the temperatures as southern Australian states face heatwave</a></p>
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Just how big is the AI investment wave?</title>
    <link href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ECONOMY/AI-INVESTMENT/gkvlqbgxkpb/"/>
    <updated>2025-12-08T23:15:05Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ECONOMY/AI-INVESTMENT/gkvlqbgxkpb/</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“More money has been invested in AI than it took to land on the moon.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ECONOMY/AI-INVESTMENT/gkvlqbgxkpb/">Just how big is the AI investment wave?</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Los Campesinos! Break Down All Their Payments From Streaming Services</title>
    <link href="https://stereogum.com/2481865/los-campesinos-break-down-all-their-payments-from-streaming-services/news"/>
    <updated>2025-12-05T14:07:05Z</updated>
    <id>https://stereogum.com/2481865/los-campesinos-break-down-all-their-payments-from-streaming-services/news</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“The beloved Welsh indie-pop crew Los Campesinos! are a truly DIY institution. The band members serve as their own managers, publicists, and bookers. They have no record label. Last year, the band released All Hell, their first album in seven years, entirely on their own. A year and a half after its release, Los Campesinos!…”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://stereogum.com/2481865/los-campesinos-break-down-all-their-payments-from-streaming-services/news">Los Campesinos! Break Down All Their Payments From Streaming Services</a></p>
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How do you fire someone into the Sun?</title>
    <link href="https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-fire-someone-into-the-sun-267993"/>
    <updated>2025-11-16T23:49:47Z</updated>
    <id>https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-fire-someone-into-the-sun-267993</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“It’s not enough to point a rocket at the Sun and ignite the engines.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-fire-someone-into-the-sun-267993">How do you fire someone into the Sun?</a></p>
    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound</title>
    <link href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/some-people-cant-see-mental-images-the-consequences-are-profound"/>
    <updated>2025-11-16T12:52:23Z</updated>
    <id>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/some-people-cant-see-mental-images-the-consequences-are-profound</id>
    <content type="html">
    <blockquote>“Larissa MacFarquhar writes about the recent research into the neurodiverse syndromes known as aphantasia and hyperphantasia, their effects on our experience of trauma and memory, and the sense of identity that has grown up around them.”</blockquote>
    <p> - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/some-people-cant-see-mental-images-the-consequences-are-profound">Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound</a></p>
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