Téa Smith
@teasmith.au
Ex-Tech now JD. I don't accept the T & Cs ◦ I know 3 things ◦ Wholly unimpressed ◦ Human-Centred ◦ I write, talk (& joke) about Tech, Policy, Law & Social Impact of Tech.
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Téa Smith
@teasmith.au
· Oct 13
You just don't understand how AI works, bro
It's been a long couple of years.
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I wrote a quick thing about AI this morning and I figured I should post it. I didn't edit, but I hope you like it.
More coming.
open.substack.com/pub/tealou/p...
More coming.
open.substack.com/pub/tealou/p...
I have a friend who was telling me how her religion requires her to pay her bills and not lie in order to be right with God.
She is a Muslim. Just saying.
She is a Muslim. Just saying.
White House counterterrorism czar says that under the theology of Islam, "Allah could decree tomorrow that murder is just."
September 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I have a friend who was telling me how her religion requires her to pay her bills and not lie in order to be right with God.
She is a Muslim. Just saying.
She is a Muslim. Just saying.
Everyone on X has AI psychosis
How's it going over here?
How's it going over here?
September 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Everyone on X has AI psychosis
How's it going over here?
How's it going over here?
In light of the "Woke 1 was crazy" discourse, I am posting this.
I will, again, point out that it was NOT benign at the time. Lives were ruined. Until people reckon with their role in that, well...
teasmith.au/p/when-will-...
I will, again, point out that it was NOT benign at the time. Lives were ruined. Until people reckon with their role in that, well...
teasmith.au/p/when-will-...
When will ‘the left’ stand up to the threat of totalitarianism?
Totalism is on the rise in the United States, and it isn't coming from where you'd expect.
teasmith.au
August 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
In light of the "Woke 1 was crazy" discourse, I am posting this.
I will, again, point out that it was NOT benign at the time. Lives were ruined. Until people reckon with their role in that, well...
teasmith.au/p/when-will-...
I will, again, point out that it was NOT benign at the time. Lives were ruined. Until people reckon with their role in that, well...
teasmith.au/p/when-will-...
Do you ever sit back and look at your life and wonder how you got here?
More screens than when I was in tech lol
More screens than when I was in tech lol
July 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Do you ever sit back and look at your life and wonder how you got here?
More screens than when I was in tech lol
More screens than when I was in tech lol
Good lord.
Stephen Miller says NSPM-7 will lead to the "debanking" and "defunding" of left-wing "political terrorists that are operating in our country."
July 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Good lord.
Captcha but for Americans
They gotta identify basic political concepts and the right way to spell stuff
'click on the socialist'
'click on the Nazi'
'Celebrity or Expert'
'identify this country on a map'
'click on the correct spelling for favourite'
Ah, peace on the internet
They gotta identify basic political concepts and the right way to spell stuff
'click on the socialist'
'click on the Nazi'
'Celebrity or Expert'
'identify this country on a map'
'click on the correct spelling for favourite'
Ah, peace on the internet
July 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Captcha but for Americans
They gotta identify basic political concepts and the right way to spell stuff
'click on the socialist'
'click on the Nazi'
'Celebrity or Expert'
'identify this country on a map'
'click on the correct spelling for favourite'
Ah, peace on the internet
They gotta identify basic political concepts and the right way to spell stuff
'click on the socialist'
'click on the Nazi'
'Celebrity or Expert'
'identify this country on a map'
'click on the correct spelling for favourite'
Ah, peace on the internet
So I was cleaning and I slipped and fell and hit my head, and covered myself in caustic soda in water. That could have been a life ending blow to the head. Thankfully it's just a bump, hurt wrist, and (lol) my right nipple has a band-aid because the caustic went in my bra.
July 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
So I was cleaning and I slipped and fell and hit my head, and covered myself in caustic soda in water. That could have been a life ending blow to the head. Thankfully it's just a bump, hurt wrist, and (lol) my right nipple has a band-aid because the caustic went in my bra.
Last 2 weeks of the Grad Dip Legal Practice and then I’m done. Definitely taking a break… I had no break between finishing law school and this so kinda need one…
June 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Last 2 weeks of the Grad Dip Legal Practice and then I’m done. Definitely taking a break… I had no break between finishing law school and this so kinda need one…
Widow’s Bay is a fucking masterpiece. Holy shit. Get on it.
June 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Widow’s Bay is a fucking masterpiece. Holy shit. Get on it.
Oh, we may be living in a dystopian hellscape with the most horrendous, awful and immoral shit being given a pass and it will only get worse but have you seen the guy's tattoo?
- libs who hate the right but literally do everything in their power to bolster them at every turn
- libs who hate the right but literally do everything in their power to bolster them at every turn
June 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Oh, we may be living in a dystopian hellscape with the most horrendous, awful and immoral shit being given a pass and it will only get worse but have you seen the guy's tattoo?
- libs who hate the right but literally do everything in their power to bolster them at every turn
- libs who hate the right but literally do everything in their power to bolster them at every turn
I mean when people are so rotten to their core that you think Iran is pretty based...
🚨NEWS: The Trump administration quietly waived key longstanding investor protection rules ahead of the IPO for Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to government documents reviewed by @levernews.com.
The exemption "has never been provided before," according to one financial watchdog.
The exemption "has never been provided before," according to one financial watchdog.
Regulators Waived Investor Protections For SpaceX’s Wall Street Moonshot
As Wall Street gears up for SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO, regulators quietly granted brokerages an extraordinary exemption from rules protecting customers if markets turn volatile.
www.levernews.com
June 12, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I mean when people are so rotten to their core that you think Iran is pretty based...
After a year on Mint, I decided to move to Fedora. It's been a slight adjustment due to GNOME, but I get to live the GruvBox life again... just gotta work on some more icons and a bit more of the CSS to make it all look consistent, but... noice.
June 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
After a year on Mint, I decided to move to Fedora. It's been a slight adjustment due to GNOME, but I get to live the GruvBox life again... just gotta work on some more icons and a bit more of the CSS to make it all look consistent, but... noice.
heh I am officially free of pretty much every streaming service except YouTube (which I don't mind paying for). Another album yoinked, so decided to set everything up on NextCloud, with Subsonic app.
I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeee (now to convince the boys they don't "need" Spotify, ugh)
I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeee (now to convince the boys they don't "need" Spotify, ugh)
June 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
heh I am officially free of pretty much every streaming service except YouTube (which I don't mind paying for). Another album yoinked, so decided to set everything up on NextCloud, with Subsonic app.
I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeee (now to convince the boys they don't "need" Spotify, ugh)
I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeee (now to convince the boys they don't "need" Spotify, ugh)
Reposted by Téa Smith
People I mostly agree with and respect maybe don’t be arseholes about abuse of women’s trauma and maybe just say “yes that’s bad and you should still vote for him because people are not necessarily their past and politics is kinda complex like that” challenge
June 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
People I mostly agree with and respect maybe don’t be arseholes about abuse of women’s trauma and maybe just say “yes that’s bad and you should still vote for him because people are not necessarily their past and politics is kinda complex like that” challenge
Americans just be normal for once challenge
I’m starting to root for the Tide Pods I gotta be honest
I’m starting to root for the Tide Pods I gotta be honest
June 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Americans just be normal for once challenge
I’m starting to root for the Tide Pods I gotta be honest
I’m starting to root for the Tide Pods I gotta be honest
Reposted by Téa Smith
Dumb men create bad times.
Smart people burn themselves out to solve problem created by dumb men.
Dumb men say "see, it wasn't a problem after all".
Smart people burn themselves out to solve problem created by dumb men.
Dumb men say "see, it wasn't a problem after all".
June 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Dumb men create bad times.
Smart people burn themselves out to solve problem created by dumb men.
Dumb men say "see, it wasn't a problem after all".
Smart people burn themselves out to solve problem created by dumb men.
Dumb men say "see, it wasn't a problem after all".
By pretty much every metric, I am a badass and a success story. Despite every hurdle imaginable I the exception to every rule. Tell me I can’t, and I will let that be my fuel and then I will.
Not in an arrogant way, but I will drill a hole in you with a look and then prove you wrong.
Not in an arrogant way, but I will drill a hole in you with a look and then prove you wrong.
June 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
By pretty much every metric, I am a badass and a success story. Despite every hurdle imaginable I the exception to every rule. Tell me I can’t, and I will let that be my fuel and then I will.
Not in an arrogant way, but I will drill a hole in you with a look and then prove you wrong.
Not in an arrogant way, but I will drill a hole in you with a look and then prove you wrong.
Dying laughing at Urzila Carlson’s show on ABC. Fuck she’s funny.
Menopause Cop had me howling
Menopause Cop had me howling
May 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Dying laughing at Urzila Carlson’s show on ABC. Fuck she’s funny.
Menopause Cop had me howling
Menopause Cop had me howling
It's come up a few times... people asking why I stay on that crappy app.
It's because this would never, ever happen anywhere else. Even after everything that has happened. This is Twitter and it can never, ever be replicated.
Twitter is as much a concept as it was a product.
It's because this would never, ever happen anywhere else. Even after everything that has happened. This is Twitter and it can never, ever be replicated.
Twitter is as much a concept as it was a product.
May 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
It's come up a few times... people asking why I stay on that crappy app.
It's because this would never, ever happen anywhere else. Even after everything that has happened. This is Twitter and it can never, ever be replicated.
Twitter is as much a concept as it was a product.
It's because this would never, ever happen anywhere else. Even after everything that has happened. This is Twitter and it can never, ever be replicated.
Twitter is as much a concept as it was a product.
There's a reason why so many comedians are lawyers.
There's something about the understated tone of very silly things, where you have to reduce it down to a sentence. You end up with potato defamation.
There's something about the understated tone of very silly things, where you have to reduce it down to a sentence. You end up with potato defamation.
![ACCC v Mitolo Group Pty Ltd (2019) ATPR ¶42-644; [2019] FCA 1257, especially [27] and Annexure A Unfair: Farmer must not disparage wholesaler or licensed variety of potatoes: The term forbid the farmer from doing or saying anything, or giving any impression, that directly or indirectly was likely to have a negative effect on the reputation of the licensed variety of potatoes or the wholesaler’s business](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xslbt543cii7k4hi4uqhwij2/bafkreif7wrreoilqeejo5aqom756ciaidb4i27loj7yjk37nzvg5yjv6pe)
May 21, 2026 at 10:59 PM
There's a reason why so many comedians are lawyers.
There's something about the understated tone of very silly things, where you have to reduce it down to a sentence. You end up with potato defamation.
There's something about the understated tone of very silly things, where you have to reduce it down to a sentence. You end up with potato defamation.
Not sure where this puts me on the loser scale (already fairly high), but I've spent a few days configuring our home server to run a bunch of custom agents. One is something that pulls and summarises recent ACL cases and emails a doc.
But also a random greeting why not @actualbenfolds.bsky.social
But also a random greeting why not @actualbenfolds.bsky.social
May 21, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Not sure where this puts me on the loser scale (already fairly high), but I've spent a few days configuring our home server to run a bunch of custom agents. One is something that pulls and summarises recent ACL cases and emails a doc.
But also a random greeting why not @actualbenfolds.bsky.social
But also a random greeting why not @actualbenfolds.bsky.social
When the right fund certain court cases, it is never because they care about the issue. It is usually about a secondary goal or grievance. Such as, perhaps, trying to undermine the External Affairs power (and therefore the Racial Discrimination and Sex Discrimnation Acts).
May 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
When the right fund certain court cases, it is never because they care about the issue. It is usually about a secondary goal or grievance. Such as, perhaps, trying to undermine the External Affairs power (and therefore the Racial Discrimination and Sex Discrimnation Acts).
Remember when people (including me) thought "birthing person" was dehumanising, and a bunch of people were like "the right know what a woman is, they are friends" and told anyone who said "no they hate women more" was called every name under the sun?
I don't either
I don't either
What the actual fuck is ‘under babied’?
How about you give people proper access to childcare and maternity leave (as a start).
How about you give people proper access to childcare and maternity leave (as a start).
May 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Remember when people (including me) thought "birthing person" was dehumanising, and a bunch of people were like "the right know what a woman is, they are friends" and told anyone who said "no they hate women more" was called every name under the sun?
I don't either
I don't either