The Policy Guy

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The Policy Guy

The Policy Guy

@negativevortex_

Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the right. Here I am.

Australia Katılım Aralık 2023
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The Policy Guy
The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
Yes, it was resoundingly protectionist. And the protection, we can all rest assured, will only be afforded to vested interests. We will be cast asunder. Moreover, you will be constrained by the very regulations that afford them maximum protection, and you little to none. But this was early days. There was nothing substantive in it at all except for maximum virtue signalling, and some forewarning of protectionism. It was anything but what Albo likes to refer to as 'aspirational'
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Matt Davey
Matt Davey@MatttDavey·
@negativevortex_ I see it as another attempt to stop anyone creating, or trying to get ahead. To me, it looks like they're removing any opportunity for people to succeed, so they will have to rely on the state.
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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
Let me give you as clear a picture of Albanese's announcement on his party's direction on AI. As some of you know, I've been working with US tech for ten years - including in the AI space (referred to as ML/AI until recently) as well as a large Australian research institution. I also advise and help write government regulation. Or as Albanese just called it...'shape it'. I'll give details shortly, but in essence, this was policy vapourware. Much ado about nothing. What does concern me however is how is going to use this announcement to suggest he has an imprimatur for enforcing chokeholds. This was all about curtailing AI. There was nothing to do with setting a vision (aside from suggesting that they have one). They are going to be heavy handed, and they are going to be breathtakingly bloated about all this.
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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
@kojrey_codes Yes, that it is. It may be out of concern for 'are you providing it sufficient importance?' if Tim Ayers is asked to helm this. For instance, Modi himself helms India's nuclear policy - they may have thought it a good idea to replicate the concept
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Kojrey
Kojrey@kojrey_codes·
@negativevortex_ Why not Industry, Science and Resources? That seems like the blooming obvious choice?!?!?
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The Policy Guy
The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
1/ Firstly to the performance. Albo delivered this with polish. He did it very well indeed. Credit where credit is due, and attack when and where. There was nothing wrong with his performance, his knowledge (content was curtailed to limit performance risk) or his delivery. He seemed to be across the brief. No stammering, no looking at copious notes. I do however take great umbrage to the fact that our PM needs to be ushered in by two non-Australian women (someone will likely correct me on citizenship status) - but prima facie it read like a Kiwi woman, to a Vietnamese woman, back to the Kiwi, over to the PM and back to the Kiwi. And, as is par for the course, endless drivel on welcome to country and indigenous knowledge systems. I am sick of reminding people that our Indigenous never even learnt a method for counting beyond 4. If you cannot do that, you cannot perform science (well, not to any level of maturity)
The Policy Guy@negativevortex_

Let me give you as clear a picture of Albanese's announcement on his party's direction on AI. As some of you know, I've been working with US tech for ten years - including in the AI space (referred to as ML/AI until recently) as well as a large Australian research institution. I also advise and help write government regulation. Or as Albanese just called it...'shape it'. I'll give details shortly, but in essence, this was policy vapourware. Much ado about nothing. What does concern me however is how is going to use this announcement to suggest he has an imprimatur for enforcing chokeholds. This was all about curtailing AI. There was nothing to do with setting a vision (aside from suggesting that they have one). They are going to be heavy handed, and they are going to be breathtakingly bloated about all this.

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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
5/ The thing I observed most were the lies. But let me be charitable and call it 'exemplary NLP' ‘graduate employment is high’ - no it is not 'affordable, reliable, renewable energy - no it is not ‘making more things here’ - no we do not ‘the world is looking to us, but it won’t wait for us’ - no, they are not he then demonised the private sector, suggesting if we do not regulate soon, we are ‘sub-contracting our interests’. The great socialist peril. Government knows what is best for you. ' a disparate collection of states, councils and corporations, we will be at the mercy of others' - what tripe But there were also a few gotchas... Such as the notion of 'foreign companies building here'...is somehow good for 'sovereign capability'. What the?
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4/ So what concerns me most? This is clearly going to be shaped by a blend of large, and niche lobby groups that have self-interest at heart. I would say "please don't tell me he just said Deloitte" - but indeed he did. That rancid French owned behemoth that leaches taxpayer money, will again help shape public policy. Because they care about you. he mentioned the unions, and they will be front and centre of all the policy formulation. job security for the highly unproductive will be paramount. And who cares for Australian artists? Why are they at threat any more than overseas ones? Why not look to a futuristic world where any Australian can create a digital persona that itself becomes a top selling singer or actor etc. I am not interested in protecting Russell Crowe any more than I am Paul Hogan. This nation has far, far, far bigger problems than this. But as long as the ALP thinks policy can be influenced by Kate Blanchett or Peter Garrett - we're losing focus.
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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
What makes an ideal political candidate? It's a fascinating topic I reckon. There's the quaint notion that a member of parliament should be, above all else, a representative of the people of the electorate they represent. Many reasons to call this quaint, but the principal one is because 'affiliation with party' is anathema to this concept. Because you toe the party line, and what benefits one electorate must be of detriment to at least one other. And we all know this deep down. For instance, when we vote, the overwhelming majority of us are voting for the party, and not the candidate. One Nation is pushing the idea that they are offering a broader spectrum of the community - by having bakers, butchers, sports coaches, dance teachers, etc etc. But herein lies a contradiction. This is arguing the case for diversity and not necessarily merit. This is the bidding of the woke left. Yes, I know, I know. There are justifiable, sensible rationale for this. But let's pare it back to the real concept of a single representative. Does a butcher make an ideal representative for their electorate? I have sincere doubt about this. Does a teacher make for someone with the ability to conjure great policy with respect to taxation and immigration? I still don't think we've learned to look at candidates the right way.
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@old_grumpy_git One small mercy is maybe we contain the vermin within a single facility? Give it a PC4 rating and treat it as biohazard. better yet, feed the co-ordinates into US Centcom as an IRGC facility and send a tomahawk their way. Am I allowed to say that?
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Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey@aubreydegrey·
HUGE breakthrough out today, in arguably the single most neglected aspect of aging, extracellular matrix damage. Top researchers have tried & failed for decades to do this. Massive kudos to Aaron and his team! (Proud to note that Revel is a SENS spinout.) revelpharmaceuticals.com/news
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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
One Nation Vic need a good kick up the arse. Firstly, to this rubbish. Most tradies on the BB are landing $200-400K. They haven't simply developed a conscience and decided to walk away. You back the horse called 'Self Interest' for a reason. CFMEU types won't walk away unless a) the well is dry or b) they're implicated and want to go dark Else they will fight to the bitter end. Secondly, it is understandable that ONV is yet to broadcast all candidates. For those too thick to understand why I cannot be bothered explaining a rationale for you. But the least they can do is firm up their policies. Yes, I have read the contents of all 12 tiles on the ONV policy page. Second rate is being generous. The next thing they can do is simply give a forward schedule. "We'll announce the state leader on Day X, and our full list of candidates on Day Y". Kill the useless conjecture. Show you have a plan. Right now you look in chaos. One Nation's viability as a political force in this country hinges on the results of Victorian elections. Bookmark this.
One Nation Victoria@OneNationVic

One Nation head office is receiving calls from disgruntled tradies and workers, after deciding to cancel their CFMEU union memberships to sign up with One Nation instead. The shift comes amid mounting allegations of corruption and organised crime surrounding the construction union. These callers are fed up with what they see with years of dodgy deals, inflated costs on major projects, and a leadership that’s let them down.

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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
I remember years ago seeing CSIRO hiring a role for a 'Climate advisor for the corporate sector'. The function of the role was to convince corporate Australia that the end was nigh, and they should give full backing to leftist party agenda. The role was apparently to advise boards and exec the country over of how their enterprises were imperilled by climate change. The only problem? ASIC was hiring for the exact same function. And you can bet that the Climate Council saw this as their brief as well. Ah Australia. We are such idiots. Why have only one person to do a needless job, when you can instead hire 20?
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I don't think many people realise how unnecessary, how purposeless, how deleterious and despicable this is. CSIRO hiring for a 'power systems research engineer' So let me explain. And let me start with rephrasing the job title. "data manipulator for enhancing government propaganda on climate change" A power systems engineer who understands the intricacies of a stand-alone generation unit will, by and large, have sufficient skills and expertise to model a broader system whereby that unit is integrated into a whole, with other datapoints representing supply and demand (consumption) characteristics, alongside other considerations such as loss factors. Integration and step down from gen to transmission to distribution all the way to a meter box. But the point is this. These people already work for the myriad power companies. They also consult to AEMO (think GHD, WP, etc). the only reason anyone should be employed by CSIRO is if the brief were to fundamentally improve the physics behind our power networks - and this is neither realistic nor will it be in scope for the role no, sadly, just another fanatic. just more taxpayers money spent on misinformation and propaganda which must then expend further resources in disproving. Such a waste. there is simply zero rationale....and zero benefit...to such people working at CSIRO. You can see it in the job details. it's hiding in plain sight. It is essentially demanding the applicant 'help reinforce the dying argument that is climate change and renewables' Trust me when i tell you - if CSIRO was kneecapped to half the size, Australia would be much better for it. @FootnotesGuy @GreenTyler27

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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
I don't think many people realise how unnecessary, how purposeless, how deleterious and despicable this is. CSIRO hiring for a 'power systems research engineer' So let me explain. And let me start with rephrasing the job title. "data manipulator for enhancing government propaganda on climate change" A power systems engineer who understands the intricacies of a stand-alone generation unit will, by and large, have sufficient skills and expertise to model a broader system whereby that unit is integrated into a whole, with other datapoints representing supply and demand (consumption) characteristics, alongside other considerations such as loss factors. Integration and step down from gen to transmission to distribution all the way to a meter box. But the point is this. These people already work for the myriad power companies. They also consult to AEMO (think GHD, WP, etc). the only reason anyone should be employed by CSIRO is if the brief were to fundamentally improve the physics behind our power networks - and this is neither realistic nor will it be in scope for the role no, sadly, just another fanatic. just more taxpayers money spent on misinformation and propaganda which must then expend further resources in disproving. Such a waste. there is simply zero rationale....and zero benefit...to such people working at CSIRO. You can see it in the job details. it's hiding in plain sight. It is essentially demanding the applicant 'help reinforce the dying argument that is climate change and renewables' Trust me when i tell you - if CSIRO was kneecapped to half the size, Australia would be much better for it. @FootnotesGuy @GreenTyler27
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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
Pack it all up. I think a new scare campaign is needed, for this one looks overwhelmingly flawed. It reminds me of my years at CSIRO - the misappropriation of public moneys to the singular pursuit of 'climate change' was breathtaking. Their RV-Investigator spends most time at sea so researchers the world over can *buy time and access* on the vessel to perform more and more research on 'the reef is dying!' - whilst they do endless tiktoks of themselves swimming with the dolphins. Taxpayers are so conned, the world over. Climate change is dead. We need a fear of biohazards next!
阿藤大 (Ato Dai, ORCID: 0000-0002-6049-5039)@info45037254

Thank you! If human emissions are the real cause, it must be reflected statistically. This is a simple reality. All the anthropogenic theories have something wrong in its process, including the story of carbon isotopes, airborne fraction, etc.

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The Policy Guy@negativevortex_·
Yes, agreed. So what you're alluding to here are two behaviours - 1) the development of substantive policy with a clear and logically defensible rationale (as opposed to thought bubbles) and 2) effective messaging, to know how to communicate that policy the right way to a given audience at a given time. These behaviours require particular talents. Unfortunately, we continue to see ON take two steps forward and two steps back. They could, and indeed they *should* be much further ahead in polling than where they are now. But whilst we bemoan the performance of others, we don't like to accept similar criticisms of ourselves. Which is how I happened to have an ON staff advisor trying to berate me for unkind messaging last week. If performance was improved, such critique would have less basis.
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Marko Matvikov
Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
I think it's also a matter of those on the right side of politics understanding that people want change - not just resistance to change. That means opposing - even when absolutely justified on merit - what the incumbent does isn't sufficient to convert people in the absence of alternative policy that addresses the underlying grievances.
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Marko Matvikov
Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
Progressives are great at labelling things to scramble rational thinking.   By wrapping complex realities in high-virtue language, they immunise their agenda from scrutiny - if you criticise the policy, you must be criticising the virtue.   ‘Living wage’ conceals the impact of higher business costs and lower employment.   ‘Investment’ redefines government spending to hide mounting public debt.   ‘Climate action’ weaponsies environmental virtue to obscure massive industrial subsidies.   ‘Fair share’ frames punitive taxation as an ethical duty to distract from adverse economic impacts. None of these labels prove a policy works in the interests of the majority - their only purpose is to close minds to systemic trade-offs.   But when conservatives don’t address problems through policy, they allow progressives to frame the debate. So they lose voters who’ve already been conditioned to dismiss the economic detail in support of the moral language. And this competition vacuum enables bad policy to justify more bad policy. This is how you can end up with political support for worsening living standards.
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@FootnotesGuy Rhone? Fantastic! Enjoy Bastille Day! Best stay away from paris a day or so if you can avoid it.
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Aidan Morrison@FootnotesGuy·
Little end-of-holiday update. From one of the most nuclear regions of the most nuclear powered nation.
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The great thing about building agentic scan for 'paris football riot' is you can quickly re-deploy for london or madrid. This world cup is the gift ...
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