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Craig Duncan

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Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)



Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.



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Nerds of a feather flock together.



#permacomputing #programmer #digitalhumanities #python #trojan_ai #journalism

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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

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@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Mar 10, 2026

LaTrobe University to roll out ChatGpt and integrate AI (probably LLMs) everywhere. Another capitulation to corporate tech desperate to get a return on investment.

This fits with AI spruikers acting as middle-men for AI companies appointed to VC and governance positions in universities.

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2025/release/openai-collaboration-drives-inclusion,-innovation

Plenty of buzzwords to justify this trend-following policy. "cutting edge" justification for #AI signals #OpenAI cut-off from criticism in this case. Academic integrity takes a dive.

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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

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@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Mar 05, 2026

tragic.

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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Feb 15, 2026

@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt

Source is here for anyone interested in it

https://www.reddit.com/r/analytics/comments/1r4dsq2/we_just_found_out_our_ai_has_been_making_up/

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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

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@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Feb 12, 2026

The IOC says a Ukrainian sledder who insists on wearing a helmet with pictures of war victims is forced to lose the dignity of competing. In the real world it seems harsh. The IOC dismisses concerns about the very things Olympism claims to care about: human rights and dignity.

The IOC Charter is all about Olympism, which claims to serve human rights and dignity through sport. However, Olympism that protects human dignity through so-called neutral sport is an unrealistic goal. Human rights challenges in the real world must involve political issues. To ignore that is a form of delusion, escapism or political suppression for athletes, depending on how you look at it.

The IOC is a political construct, one pretending that it isn't. So do not be surprised by weasel word explanations in individual cases about athlete uniforms.

#ioc #ukraine #olympics #sport

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Found elsenet: seems reasonable to me.
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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Jan 13, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop only because the truth about genAI, (its social and economic cost, its unnecessary contribution to uncritical spam in daily life, hyped marketing, and the audacity of its deceitful producers to arrogantly insist they know best about the ethics and intelligence of humans) is not pithy enough for a meme.
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China applies to put 200K satellites in space after calling Starlink crash risk Link: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339493/china-applies-put-200000-satellites-space-after-calling-st
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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

mastodon.au
Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au

Writer and researcher supporting truth and transparency in politics, computing and journalism. LLB, B.Sc (Com Sci), B.A (Lit)

 Creator of publishing and text analysis programs. Illustrator when the mood takes me.

 use # cartoons and # music # attribution 

 Nerds of a feather flock together.

 # permacomputing # programmer # digitalhumanities # python # trojan_ai # journalism

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@craigduncan@mastodon.au · Jan 11, 2026
Great news (not) for astronomers. #astronomy #satellites
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