The spring series continues with another special guest, my good friend Snarky Platypus, in a wide-ranging and sometimes disturbing conversation.
We talk about the weather, Duran Duran, Amanda Vanstone, who’s the real arsehole in Peep Show, digital nomads in Bali, the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Vaucluse, having an “accountability partner” who sees what’s on your phone, multiculturalism, whether “OnlyFans growth” is a real job, and this week’s Optus failure.
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A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball.
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[10 November 2023] We look back at Optus’ catastrophic week: What do we know about what happened, what’s happening with compensation, and what can we learn from it? I was on this week’s Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News.
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[10 November 2023] The current CEO of Optus Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has received backlash for poor communication during the Optus outage and the offering of bonus data instead of financial compensation.
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[8 November 2023] Can't wait for Parnell McGuinness or James Morrow or whoever to poop out 600 words on how maybe Optus subscribers just don't have anything worthwhile to communicate anyway
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[10 November 2023] Optus has lost a bid in the federal court to keep secret a report on the cause of the 2022 cyber-attack – which resulted in the personal information of about 10 million customers being exposed – after a judge rejected the telco’s legal privilege claim.
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[11 November 2023] Do you know what else was going on, though? An expensive photoshoot at her $15 million Vaucluse mansion, for which the Daily Mail reported “a fleet of vehicles brought in luxury items like throws, shrubbery and furniture”.
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[8 November 2023] Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin's $15m mansion is the scene of an elaborate photoshoot while Australia grinds to a halt due to massive internet and phone outage.
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[14 October 2023] In this video, I traveled across the world to one of the biggest hotspots for digital nomads in Bali, Indonesia. I got to ask strangers a bunch of questions about what they do for a living, how much money they make, advice for others, and a bunch of other spicy questions about the lifestyle costs in Bali, business, and philosophy.
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[9 November 2023] Aussie digital nomads have revealed the whopping amount of money they are making living and working in Bali.
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At Body Factory Bali, we believe that fitness and wellness should be more than just a gym membership. That's why we have created an all-inclusive facility that offers a full 360-degree approach to health and wellness, designed to support our members' lifestyles and help them achieve a balance between work and play.
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[Verse 1] Darken the city, night is a wire Steam in the subway, earth is afire Do-do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do, do-do Woman you want me, give me a sign And catch my breathing even closer behind Do-do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do, do-do
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[7 November 2023] Video has resurfaced of the moment new House SpeakerMike Johnson revealed that he and his son held each other accountable for their porn-watching habits.
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[5 November 2023] "I’m proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate," Speaker of the House says of his "accountability partner"
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The Joy of Sex is a 1972 illustrated sex manual by British author Alex Comfort. An updated edition was released in September 2008. [It] was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for 11 weeks and for more than 70 weeks in the top five (1972–1974).
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[9 November 2023] Former prime minister John Howard recently expressed some misgivings about multiculturalism. It's worth in the context of that discussion to look at the history.
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[2 November 2023] Former Australian prime minister tells rightwing conference that immigrants should ‘adopt the values and practices’ of their new country
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[9 November 2023] What is the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait? For a growing number of analysts and officials in capitals around the world, the answer is straightforward: An invasion or blockade of Taiwan by the People’s Liberation Army.
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[6 November 2023] Folks attending a large NFT ApeFest concert left with eye pain, poor vision, and burned skin
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[6 November 2023] @BoredApeYC apefest was a vibe. Apes gone wild [This video shows a group made up almost entirely of young man in a dance floor dancing badly.]
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[7 November 2023] More than a dozen attenders of NFT group’s festival, which used ultraviolet light, complained of ‘eye burn’ on social media.
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[9 November 2023] The Australian Jewish Association took issue with the store’s $4 Christmas “ham bag”, used to store ham, because it was emblazoned with the caption “Merry Ham-Mas”.
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[9 November 2023] Video version of the previous story.
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If You're Listening is back, and better than ever. Same espionage, same corruptions, same scandals, but now on YouTube! Matt Bevan will join you with his unique take on the big stories shaking the news agenda each week. [audio podcast]
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If You're Listening is back, and better than ever. Same espionage, same corruptions, same scandals, but now on YouTube! Matt Bevan will join you Saturday morning with his unique take on the big stories shaking the news agenda each week. [video version]
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Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.
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Peep Show is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb, among others. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 19 September 2003 to 16 December 2015. In 2010, it became the longest-running comedy in Channel 4 history in terms of years on air.
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#472 The Fonz’s Parking Space - Richard liked Liverpool so much last week that he’s come back again and his guest is Neil Fitzmaurice, a man who defied his career’s advisor to become an actor, writer and stand up with an incredibly impressive CV including Phoenix Nights, The Office and Peep Show. They talk about being one of the first people to have to interact with David Brent, terrifying David Mitchell for real, being heckled by Samuel L Jackson, how Neil almost ended up with a major role in The Crown and why he was determined to have a career without leaving his family and city behind and an emotional and passionate explanation of why this city is so unique and the trauma of Hillsborough.
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