Stop 👏🏻 emailing 👏🏻 OTP 👏🏻 codes 👏🏻 instead 👏🏻 of 👏🏻 prompting 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 passwords!

Latest culprit is Netflix. I have a password. It's in my password manager. Ask for it before sending me an unsolicited email and making me dig for the "just use a password" option! 🤬

Sure they are! They've got a "New!" price! And maybe a "New!" barcode, package, and unit size!

Yes, also that! And let's not forget the similarity in branding between "Special" and "Down Down" which means looking twice to see if something is actually on sale today!

- Coles Brown Onions | 1kg; $3.80 ($3.80/ 1kg) - Coles I'm Perfect Onions Prepack | 2Kg; $5.30 ($2.65/ 1kg)

This is such a shitty dark pattern (unsurprising, from a major supermarket). If you're not paying attention, you could easily thing these "I'm Perfect" onions are more expensive because they're "higher quality", rather than because they're twice the quantity, by weight, than the other option.

FYI if you’re talking about the #Artemis II mission and you want to get the spaceflight terminology right, the mission is “crewed,” not “manned.” (NASA made the terminology change official decades ago, so this isn’t new, but a lot of folks just aren’t aware.)

Australian children's data at risk through approved school apps A UNSW-led audit of nearly 200 school-endorsed apps has found most begin harvesting children’s data within seconds – often contradicting their own privacy policies and exposing gaps in oversight by ed...

A UNSW-led audit of nearly 200 school-endorsed apps has found most begin harvesting children's data within seconds - often contradicting their own privacy policies and exposing gaps in oversight by education systems, app developers and regulators www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Should Digital Nomads Pay Taxes? A few weeks ago, I got into a debate about taxes with a digital nomad on LinkedIn. He was hyping up Próspera, a "Special Economic Zone" in Honduras offering low-tax residency for remote workers. With its 5% personal income tax, he posed it as an alternative to "high-tax countries or rigid bureaucratic system." "Tax efficiency" "Flexible legal structures" "Modern residency solutions" Why do these phrases make me cringe? Is it that they parrot the language of the super-rich? The multinational tax evaders and money launderers? I responded that I didn't think "Special Economic Zones" were the answer - that we shouldn't just "opt out" of state taxation by moving to privatized enclaves. He responded that it was a matter of "personal choice" for "people who want to become financially independent faster": "Not sure if you are aware but in a lot of countries in Europe you pay 45% tax, and you get almost nothing for it." But are taxes a "personal choice"? How do we balance _personal_ sovereignty with _popular_ sovereignty? And if not taxes, then what else? ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

A few weeks ago, I got into a debate about taxes with a digital nomad on LinkedIn. He was hyping up Próspera, a "Special Economic Zone" in Honduras offering low-tax residency for remote workers. With its 5% personal income tax, he posed it as an alternative to "high-tax countries or rigid […]

One of the solutions proposed - I am not kidding - is "writing scripts to automate repetitive tasks." It's really funny imagining a software engineer being like "woah...like automating the boring stuff, you might say?"

At least mamma's not making Kan Tong!

A pit bull puppy lies on its belly, face in a partially-chewed shoe.

the rare duck-billed platypup

So just a chill couple of weeks, then! 😂

"You wouldn't buy a video game …"
No wait …

Ooh, did you contribute a thing?! I keep thinking I should go see Game Worlds!

Newsletter #15: Queer Nomads, Queer Work, & Inclusive Event Design We've been busy repping our new Remote Queer shirts at DDD Melbourne, and I'm partway through salsa and bachata classes for the month. Here's what's new at RQ in March: ## Queer Nomads We're excited to be featured in Nomad Magazine, where we've explored why queer nomads are underrepresented in digital nomad spaces, and what community hubs like remote work trips and coworking spaces can do about that. Some of the reasons? Queer nomads have less spending power, need to be more intentional about our destinations, and are skeptical of AI and other topics that dominate digital nomad conferences. Nomad Magazine in available in digital or print, and you can get your copy here. Use code **MINUS5** for €5 off the print edition: Nomad Magazine Edition Four - Available on Zinio, Magazine Cafe & MoreOur best edition yet! 128 pages featuring Palermo, Bansko, Fukuoka, Madeira research, and more. Available in print and on all major digital platforms: Zinio, Magazine…Nomad MagazineMartin Donadieu ## Legends Retreat Want to be part of a remote work trip that you know will be queer-friendly and aligned with your values? Lex (they/them) of Revenue Rulebreaker is hosting a five-day retreat in Guatemala that's organized by my favorite remote work and travel program, NOMATRIBE. You have to be part of Lex's Legends to join this one, but at $99/year, it's well worth the price of admission: Legends Retreat 2026: We’re going to Guatemala! 🇬🇹I’m bringing 16 Legends to Antigua, Guatemala this November. Are you in!?Revenue Rulebreaker by Lex RomanLex Roman ## Queer Work Xtra Magazine, Canada's "leading LGBTQ2S+ media organization," has a five-part series on how queer people are re-imagining work. As editor Saima Desai writes, "I knew that queer and trans people, in particular, would be struggling with systemic disadvantages at work ... but also that they’d have the courage to invent new types of work and fascinating solutions." Check out these stories of non-binary service workers, LGBTQ2S+ farmers, and more: Work is broken. Queer and trans workers could help fix it | Xtra MagazineThe five stories in Xtra’s On the Clock series show queer and trans workers searching for, fighting for and inventing work that’s fair and meaningfulXtra MagazineSaima Desai Sex work is work — and often, it's queer work. Australian sex worker Tilly Lawless estimates that as many as "fifty per cent of the people she works with in the sex industry are queer". The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reports that "members of the community — particularly LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ immigrants, and transgender people — are more likely to be sex workers." With that context in mind, we've highlighted 5 countries where sex work has been legalized or decriminalized — and why that distinction matters: 5 Countries Where Queer Sex Work is Legal or DecriminalizedSex work is work — and often, it’s queer work. Australian sex worker Tilly Lawless estimates that as many as “fifty per cent of the people she works with in the sex industry are queer”. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reports that “members of the community — particularly LGBTQ people ofRemote QueerRemote Queer ## _In These Times_ Internship Looking to get into journalism? In These Times is looking for an intern (6 hrs per day, 4 days per week), to work remotely or hybrid in their Chicago office: "If you have a strong interest in progressive politics, independent publishing and journalism, we encourage you to apply for an editorial internship with _In These Times_. Interns are provided a $1,440/month stipend during their internships. Internships typically run for a 3- or 4-month period." * Application deadline: March 15 * Internship typically runs from May/​June to September Learn more: InternshipsIf you have a strong interest in progressive politics, independent publishing and journalism, we encourage you to apply for an editorial internship with In These Times.In These Times ## Inclusive Event Design @ WCS Finally, We Create Space, a non-profit focused on queer inclusion and leadership in the workplace, is hosting a masterclass on Inclusive Event Design: This four-part class by Neil Hudson-Basing will help you "gain the confidence to design events that celebrate diverse needs, foster psychological safety, and create environments where every participant feels seen, welcomed, and empowered to contribute." You can learn more and sign up here. As always, thanks for reading, and consider becoming a paid member here! Saul & the RQ Team

We've been busy repping our new Remote Queer shirts at DDD Melbourne, and I'm partway through salsa and bachata classes for the month.

Here's what's new at RQ in March:


Queer Nomads

We're excited to be featured in Nomad Magazine, where we've explored why queer nomads are underrepresented in […]

The edge of a citrus-coloured MacBook Neo, showing two USB-C ports with no labelling on the chassis. The image itself has two added labels highlighting one port as "USB 3 (USB-C)" and the other as "USB 2 (USB-C)"

If you think of it as iPhone 16 Pro hardware with keyboard/trackpad etc, it makes sense that it might only have a single USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 port on-board, but having 2 identical unlabelled adjacent ports isn't great UX.

MacBook Neo - Tech Specs - Apple (AU) See all the technical specifications for the 13-inch MacBook Neo with A18 Pro chip.

Reading specs of the new MacBook Neo (www.apple.com/au/macbook-n... ). With an A18 Pro CPU (same as iPhone 16 Pro), it seems a great entry-level Mac if you don't need a lot of grunt, but want the flexibility of macOS over iOS/iPadOS. My main surprise is the USB 2.0 USB-C port. Recipe for confusion!

TFW you find and squash a 14-year old bug: www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libsp...

There’s a total #LunarEclipse coming tomorrow evening and the east coast of Australia, NZ and the Pacific Islands are in a grand position for it!

Looks like we have a bit of cloud in Sydney but it may be patchy.

Best part of the show is between 10-11pm. Max eclipse at 10:33pm.

📸 timeanddate

🔭

Problem example, from https://stream.labr.online/federation/i7IVNUdDR

@openvibe.social FYI I'm seeing this bug on v1.15.0, iOS 26.3/iPhone 16 where hashtags or mentions (or links?) are shown without white space separation.

The screenshot of the release notes reads: A new version of TeX Live Utility is available! TeX Live Utility 1.55 is now available-you have 1.54. Would you like to download it now? Release Notes: Changes Since 1.54 • Fix bug 137, homepage link in Help Book. • First release in a long time, since I don't use TeX anymore and resent the very idea of paying Apple annually for the privilege of giving away free and open-source software. Also, I'm really lazy. Please accept my apologies for all the annoying issues you've encountered in this mission-critical software. • Updated mirror list, which was three years out of date. • Added missing legacy mirrors, which was even more out of date. • Added an alert on startup when user tries Homebrew's lobotomized MacTex, because those lunatics left timgr but removed its database. Thanks for nothing, guys. Bug 142 and 144. • Use a custom user-agent to work around the Anubis bot trap on texlive.info. Can't wait to see what else breaks because of this, thanks to the profusion of degenerate Artificial Insemination fetishists scraping websites to feed their models. • Lists of countries in Repository/Continent are now sorted. No idea how you people let me get away with that one for the last fifteen years.

There's a "is anyone even reading this" sort of honesty you get in the software update release notes from a project that's been around for a long time.

TIL that despite being _the same person_, it appears I cannot be logged into the ATO as both an individual, and the director of a business. I'm not surprised, just disappointed.

When everyone talked about quitting tech and becoming farmers that was not what we meant

iCal calendar downloads Add iCal downloads to your Apple or Android calendar. Includes public holidays, school holidays and parliamentary sitting dates.

> An error occurred accessing your remote calendar Victorian public holiday dates: 404 Not Found

www.vic.gov.au/ical lists iCal URLs which keep changing! The current one is www.vic.gov.au/sites/defaul...

Just get a better CMS and use a consistent URL; you can do it, Vic Gov, I believe in you! 🤦🏻

Was totally worth it for the final 3 seconds.

I mean, honestly: If you're not angry, are you even paying attention?

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

> the best way to make any bit of [documentation] out of date is to write it down

A brilliantly succinct statement!

Spoiler: Even the short-term ephemeral productivity gains turn out to just be a) people taking on tasks they have no business doing (like managers coding), b) people working longer hours because they're having fun dicking around and c) people trying to do 800 tasks at once.

Grocery store sign of bagel that reads: pick your own. Part of the sign is obscured to look like it reads: fuck your own

Relax, bread department

being this genuinely delighted by little childrens dumb antics is such a huge green flag