Is there any value in LinkedIn? I’m just seeing another avenue for people to spurt out spam, or market new ways of spamming.
@aptronym Insomnia is a bitch.
[unexit]
I think I’d better go away before this gets out of hand. [exit]
Wrong. So wrong.
RT @Nickhodge: “My ball sack was quivering at the sight of Julie Bishop in a baby doll pajama set.” #spill
@Nickhodge “Ball sack” is difficult to use in that sort of context. Or most sorts of context. Can you provide an example?
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: On another note, how does Angela Bishop NOT have a Wikipedia page? [How do I not have one? Humph!]
“Quiver” is a much better word, actually.
RT @bengrubb: Porn causes tsunamis and earthquakes - http://bit.ly/8OvQ2B [And Ben should know. He’s felt that shake.]
Happier than an hour ago.
@nellieoconnor What narwhal? I don’t know anything about narwhals. Are they like goats?
@CivicTEC Which is my most popular avatar? I’ve never thought about it! I play with it to suit my mood. No, done no polling. Care not.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: A three way with Abbott, Hockey AND Turnbull. [OK, I’m getting moist now… Throw in KAK and it’s tissue time.]
RT @wolfcat: Oh a shiny @abcnews special page on the Lib’s turmoil. http://bit.ly/7zEKjQ
RT @wolfcat: It was the hottest Nv in over 150 years for Melbourne :-) (aka hottest on record)
But, alas, I would like to write/say more but I face other, more critical, issues this week.
I know very well that it is all changing, but I think “citizen journalism” is the wrong frame…
Oh @julie_posetti, how can I sum this up on Twitter? We are ALL citizens, and there is a process which turns gossip into news…
Listening to a radio advertisement for the White Pages. Rear-guard action much?
Becoming increasingly stabby about the whole “citizen journalist” concept.
RT @commuter_dirge: What the hell is wrong with me? [I think we should start a list. Or maybe even an entire blog.]
@deconstructo Yes, I did see your goat meat restaurant link, and I even @reply‘d. Did Twitter fail us?
RT @theburgerman: According to our online poll, 47% think Turnbull should remain leader, 31% Hockey, 16% Abbott, 6% someone else. #spill
“Bronnie Bishop: Malcolm, we want our party back now” http://bit.ly/7op3VP Nice work, @penbo!
@WoollyMittens No, it’s not Easter Island we’ll lock you up on, but Christmas Island. Worse: no cool ancient sculptures.
@WoollyMittens Oh Christ! We’ll let anyone into the country these days! http://bit.ly/7drX7Z
Trolling blogs.
RT @Warlach: Props to Joe. Not easy to stay on the fence with an arse that size. #spill via @Gibbot5000
“Queensland Places”: info on everywhere in QLD with population more than 500. http://bit.ly/5NciET
May not be new, but the apps4nsw competition is open until 2 January. http://bit.ly/Me1FZ #gov2au
RT @grantshow: Need two cameramen, two hours of time and some minor post production for about $1,000. Any takers? [Ping @ApostrophePong!]
Australia pisses away opportunity. Again. Alan Kohler: “What ignoring Kyoto has cost us”. http://bit.ly/6VyoFq
@jasonlangenauer If someone HAS done a Liberal Implosion version of “Downfall”, they should be ashamed of themselves. Tired cliché FTL.
Mobile: Just up to Enmore Rd for some lunch and local errands. Not very exciting, I know. So, imagine something erotic instead.
Bother. Nearly 2.30pm and I’m still sleepy and feeling crap. I must make someone else’s life a misery instead.
Also, “Capturing the Streets: A safe guide to urban photography: by @wiredjazz http://bit.ly/4q6ZX6 [Thanks, Sir.]
Looks like people liked that info on the law relating to street photography. M’pleasure. http://bit.ly/4i9XZX
Indeed, @cait the odds of the Coalition WINNING the election are still out at $4.75 compared with Labor at $1.16.
Centrebet’s odds on Joe Hockey leading the Coalition to the next election have narrowed to $1.35 from $1.50 on Saturday.
“Australian street photography legal issues”: a good summary of NSW laws for street portraiture. http://bit.ly/4i9XZX
@CastleJames OK, Amanda Vanstone in a backless low-cut lycra jumpsuit is pretty special. I shall cherish that image… forever.Damn.
@CastleJames I don’t need to imagine Julie Bishop in a thong. Such imagery is already burnt into my mind. http://bit.ly/5jTo0Q
Look @SnarkyPlatypus @CastleJames, can you both keep your Disturbing Imagery to yourselves? Please?
Natasha Stott Despoja on Mike Rann’s “sex scandal” and the new puritanism. http://bit.ly/5j32Ky
@anthonybaxter This would be the “Google holiday party” tonight (not Wed). Maybe it’s a secret from minions. Shoosh!
Tue plan: Desk morning with political implosions in background; not sure, awaiting data; 1600 ABC Radio; then Google party or gym?
Oh. Well spotted @leoh1llary @willhughes. Let me try that again…
Wed plan: Desk morning with political implosions in background; not sure, awaiting data; 1600 ABC Radio; then Google party or gym?
@mediajorge I suppose if I spent some time putting data and comnnections into LinkedIn it migh help. ;)
Emerges.
Time to try sleep again. [exit]
@feneleyinlondon I’ve dropped some “friends” from Facebook etc ‘cos ALL they ever communicated about was their latest promotion. Yawn.
@aptronym Thank you. The insomnia’s been running for some time. We shall see.
Well, @d_hogan @buggyBY, maybe I’d find value if I used it. [shrugs] But just seem another midden at the moment. Oh well.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: My lunch is a slightly under-ripe mango and a mug of water. The mug has some corporate brand on it. [Is this a code?]
It’s Monday, so I should officially point to new “Patch Monday” podcast by, um, someone. http://bit.ly/6zNG2z
But, @David_Speers piece on journalist tweets during the Liberal Implosion is a nice overview. http://bit.ly/6isYU2
Someone needs to tell The Australian that @David-Speers is not @David_Speers. http://bit.ly/6isYU2
@amworldtodaypm All hail Eris! Yes, I suppose I am Discordian. Certain core beliefs match my own. Possibly I am closer to Taosim. Maybe.
Emerges.
I think it’s time I did something else. [exit]
@jaygee35 Probably, yes. At least if Google Translate is my friend.
Yes, @firstdogonmoon, this is an excellent portrayal of @TurnbullMalcolm. http://twitpic.com/rffjx
How is it possible to get home from a BBQ with more meat than you set out with?
Ah, @julie_posetti @newmediajude, this is indeed a narwhal rather than a swordfish. It’s hard to explain.
Mobile: To another part of a nearby village to partake of SEKRIT BBQ. Attention limited and possibly altered.
Wow! I am “der notorischen Internet-Kommentators Stilgherrian”! http://bit.ly/5SAaIy
Yes, @firstdogonmoon @paulkidd, I approve of the People’s Princess t-shirt design! http://twitpic.com/re42n
@BernardKeane The zombie cake is perhaps appropriate for the Liberal Party after Tuesday’s meeting? Too soon?
RT @ApostrophePong: New blog post: Life’s Too Short http://bit.ly/71pzQq
Wharrrroooooonnnnggghhhhhh!!1! Wharrrroooooonnnnggghhhhhh!!1! Wharrrroooooonnnnggghhhhhh!!1!
@SnarkyPlatypus In the age of print-to-demand t-shirts, the whole idea of “sold out” is a tad last-century.
@SnarkyPlatypus Disapproving Narwhal seems to be a t-shirt design. http://bit.ly/4NZmPJ
@ozjimbob Centrebet has a book open. http://bit.ly/5U1AMC then “Elections”, “Aust Federal Election”, “Opposition Leader” tab.
I shouldn’t have started this Bad Wedding journey, but I did. And it has led to this. Be warned. http://bit.ly/7au0Va
I also saw someone suggest the movie “Narwhals on a Plane”, a concept which I consider to have merit.
My morning has been full of politics, bad wedding photos http://bit.ly/4mRQih and narwhals http://bit.ly/4IWyhO
Part of me wants to bet on Christopher Pyne. He’s at $16 and Julie Bishop at $21.
@SnarkyPlatypus I was looking on Centrebet but did not see it. Found it now, under the other tab for “Australian Federal Election”.
@SnarkyPlatypus Where did you see that Centrebet figure of $4 on Turnbull?
RT @mumbrella: I do like to start the week by outing muppets who try to astroturf my site: http://tinyurl.com/ylbvz… [Well outed, Tim.]
@nwjerseyliz I daresay it’s going to be a difficult, troublesome Monday. I will share and spread it as I please. :P
Twitter a’flutter! @annabelcrabb ‘s first column for ABC is about @TurnbullMalcolm. http://bit.ly/6tCHU3
@deconstructo Yes, Mui Huong Goat Meat Restaurant, Marrickville, will be our second Goat Quest destination. http://bit.ly/7zqm8f
Mon plan (oh dear): Desk morning of admin; lunch & local errands; afternoon TBA, but probably client webby work.
@JohnBirmingham Also, a $1.99 cleanskin in a 750ml bottle is $2.84 a litre, so I win. BTW, this is a stupid contest.
@JohnBirmingham So, with your $1.99 cleanskin this is now a contest for who can find the cheapest cheap-arse wine?
Antony Green: “Double Dissolutions and the Meaning of ‘Fails to Pass’.” http://bit.ly/82Fz4m
I have been informed that I failed to spell “bamboo” correctly earlier. Well aren’t you fucking special!
@franksting I have not noticed any burning on the way down yet. I will notify you personally if burning appears later in the process.
@franksting Oh yes! ABC2’s happy happy Saturday night! “Let’s watch ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’!”
People are missing the key metrics with this wine. $2.73 a litre. 12.5% alcohol. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
@SophieAG It doesn’t just taste like paint thinner. It tastes like paint thinner with red cordial.
“Goes with almost any food and any occasion”, it says. Is that “varietal labelling”, @declanmurphy?
“10% more wine that a normal 4 litre cask”, it explains helpfully.
Me: “What sort of wine is it?” Him: “Cheap-arse wine. Don’t ask questions.” Indeed. $12 for 4.4 litres.
@unsungsongs There’s a rumour they’ve flown in some pandas to lead the Liberal Party. Babboo replaces Long Island Iced Teas.
Hah! We need music as dusk falls. This sets the mood perfectly! http://bit.ly/12IXQA
A rather witty and informative summary of US (and therefore Australia) in Afghanistan. http://bit.ly/7GzMuX
RT @jason_a_w: Dear Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party - You know what to do, and what we’ll do in return #PynedNudieRun
“Fox News Makes the Best Pie Chart. Ever.” http://bit.ly/6U2IRg
Home.
@DemonicVel No, I was not connected with the goats. I have only just become aware of the goats mentioned earlier.
Loose on King St, without mammals. No goats, even.
Why on Earth would you name your products “Bumpits”?
Mobile: Enmore Rd; King St; gym; meal and/or drinks. Attention limited.
Personally I think people who use national flags as clothing, towels or anything except display are somewhat less than other people.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Person with Australian flag towel was absent mindedly rubbing their crotch with Union Jack section. Pax Britannia!
Ireland “more like Sicily with heavy rainfall than a modern secular state”. http://bit.ly/8AXG3h
RT @BiteTheDust: I like this journal of Medical Internet Research http://bit.ly/qB7zY interesting stuff.
@courtney_gibson My pleasure. @52suburbs is wonderful. Hope it doesn’t fall into too familiar a pattern though. ;)
If cranberries can treat recurrent UTIs in women, the berries go… where? http://bit.ly/6vcFXY
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes, Antony gives good comment. ;) So many comments with so little clue about process an numbers. http://bit.ly/7Fu4Ub
I see Antony Green’s rolled out his line again, “Wentworth, where the effluent meets the affluent”. http://bit.ly/7Fu4Ub
It seems @52suburbs went to Marrickville this week, in my patch. Lovely photos, as usual. http://bit.ly/7yIa7B
@wolfcat You’re not allowed to club African-Americans to death any more. In theory.
@middleclassgirl What is wrong with the panda? This is Panda Party Day! http://bit.ly/7Ekj2w
If Thailand’s TrueLife TV can stream 24/7, even Panda Channel http://bit.ly/91NrZ3 why can’t Australian networks?
@SnarkyPlatypus Oh it gets MOAR BETTOROR! I WANT THIS BOOK! http://bit.ly/1oNdNJ
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes. I think this should be said re that first image. http://bit.ly/5Sd9Ci
@SnarkyPlatypus Actually, maybe this. http://bit.ly/7c5V1K This is kinda… exciting.
@SnarkyPlatypus Should this be my next avatar? http://bit.ly/7r4prU
“In America we are currently living in a Kindergarchy, under rule by children…” (2008) http://bit.ly/6dPs5Q
I have just found the eight most annoying person on the Internet, in this video. http://bit.ly/6ufIsX
This “inappropriate” wedding dress http://bit.ly/71tom5 led me to others, also inappropriate http://bit.ly/p5439
@SnarkyPlatypus To answer your question from yesterday, Wang Wang and Funi are first the pandas south of the equator. http://bit.ly/4WJdIk
@SnarkyPlatypus Aujourd’hui, c’est la princesse http://bit.ly/8m52Zr et ce n’est pas la princesse http://bit.ly/8FdVD2 Vraiment!
@paulkidd Oui, Vous avez créé un monstre. La Princesse Ranga#peoplesprincessss
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis en appréciant les pensées de la Princesse du Peuple d’administration par l’intermédiaire de gazouillis.
Want to know what Sarah Palin’s supporters “think”? Here, in their own words… http://bit.ly/4tgAcE
RT me: Antony Green: “Double Dissolutions and the Meaning of ‘Fails to Pass’.” http://bit.ly/82Fz4m
Why is @ApostrophePong looking at recipes for deep-fried Mars bar?
@SMinney Do they have pandas in Kansas? I think not!
RT @jeffjarvis RT @amonck: Final proof of the non-existence of God - Bob Dylan’s Christmas album.
Wired on Evan Ratliff’s “disappearance”, efforts to find him: compelling. http://bit.ly/4ROSqZ #vanish
@always_detcidda Not quite sure why you’re worried. “[exit]” is always the very last thing I say at day’s end.
I had a dream about pandas, and people suggesting Christopher Pyne as leader of the Liberal Party.
Emerges.
I think I might implode now. [exit]
@SnarkyPlatypus MOAR VODKA solves everything.
@misc_misc This wine is called “Sovereign Point Fruity Light Red” or something similar. Don’t trust my accuracy right now.
RT @servantofchaos: RT @AndrewBlanda: MEN - please help Black Dog Institute w/ online survey http://bit.ly/6BxG9U
So, my Internets have just vanished…
Why a duck? http://bit.ly/56z3d8
Blog post: “Has Google Trends data made me look a goose?” http://bit.ly/53SW8X Note, @hortovanyi
@renailemay Liberals yet to re-focus party after losing last election. Need to decide, clearly, WTF they’re about or, yes, they’re gone.
But @renailemay, Tony Abbott doesn’t have to win an election, next election lost anyway. Job is to re-unite the party. Oh. As you were.
“You’ve never paid for news, you never will” by @jg_rat is a rather good commentary. http://bit.ly/7G2nja
@dobes Maybe I should have used that photo as my avatar. ;) http://bit.ly/1595Ox
@SnarkyPlatypus In the dark, I can be any colour goose you want. #predictableline
Yes, @NanoPunk, despute being labelled “duck”, that definitely an angry goose. http://bit.ly/5O32Fd
‘The procession will include the panda pageant float and 12 utes, each carrying a fibreglass model panda.’ Oh this just gets moar betteror!
‘Look out for their refrigerated “Giant Pandas Are Cool” van.’
Oh dear God, Adelaide is holding a Panda Party this morning! http://bit.ly/7Ekj2w
@AlbionLoveDen Are they peacock feathers though? Or horse tail? http://bit.ly/8x3Qee There’s an obvious joke there too.
RT @ApostrophePong: http://twitpic.com/r7rw9 - I work my ass off for this. [I’ll plug again, the film is at http://bit.ly/7SbwJa]
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je me demande si les pandas ont des rapports sexuels dans le parking d’un club de golf. Et vous?
@stephenconroy While http://bit.ly/4wGnEi is great for Adelaide, Thailand already has Panda TV http://bit.ly/DTWlV
@AlbionLoveDen You’re quite right. Cocaine has a to answer for. Including Sherlock Holmes.
Is “Tiger Wood” some sort of Indian aphrodisiac made from powdered animal parts? And why is it in the news?
RT @stephenconroy: If Twitter or Tiger Woods are the future of anything, it’s time to start shooting futurists. [I have a list…]
So this is the pinnacle of Australian music? http://bit.ly/8x3Qee Compare with http://bit.ly/8U0rQ2 Improvement?
BBC shares iPlayer audience data (in fucking PowerPoint!) http://bit.ly/6HumLW HT @cward1e
@kevinokeefe May I draw your attention to my follow-up post? Seems Google Trends data is… dodgy. http://bit.ly/53SW8X
@kofeyh I make it 5.30am, or nearly 5.45am now. Clock problems?
Emerges.
Indeed, enough. [exit]
@SnarkyPlatypus Besids, I have been up since some insanely early hour.
RT me: Watch @ApostrophePong’s COFA Award-winning short film (not final edit) plus other work, at http://bit.ly/7SbwJa
@SnarkyPlatypus We have received @ApostrophePong’s award, had dinner, come home. It is enough.
Home.
Excellent. A mate of mine is managing the bar.
Oh dear. These proud COFA art school graduate prizewinners have brought their doting parents. Get me a bucket.
Is it right for a radio traffic report to be sponsored by a discount liquour store? Even saying “Don’t drink and drive”?
@ApostrophePong Where am I going?
@ApostrophePong I have abandoned Sydney Buses and resorted to a cab.
@ApostrophePong Route 352 bus now 10 mins late this end.
@ApostrophePong I’m trying a 352 bus from the other end. Wish me luck.
Mobile to COFA in Paddington to see @ApostrophePong receive an award for his film http://bit.ly/7SbwJa and devastate students’ future.
@SnarkyPlatypus Actually, it was you \to whom I was wanting to suggest the COFA Awards alcomahol plan.
Hey @jkerrison @matt_Dasilva it’s a goose, not a duck. And it’s Google Trends’ fault. http://bit.ly/53SW8X
@sebastianvasta I am. I am headed for Venus.
Wow, it’s just like a Mass. I say the first few lines, then everyone repeats the response. Bless you all. You may kiss my ring.
I guess there’s no-one to blame. We’re leaving ground. Will things ever be the same again? It’s the final countdown.
We’re leaving together, but it’s still farewell. And maybe we’ll come back to Earth, who can tell?
@smperris You could come to the COFA Awards night at 6pm. There may be alcomahols!
@sylmobile Hah! The intro music for “Patch Monday” is whatever it was that ZDNet supplied. http://bit.ly/6zNG2z
@tim__norton I have previously been on the ZDNets, but in written words. http://bit.ly/1NbxHr http://bit.ly/kkU09 http://bit.ly/KrUqu
@einspruch Hah! Us poor freelancers have no access to traffic data unless doled out by the wonderfully handsome @renailemai
Careful readers will note that today is not actually Monday, but Friday. Please direct all complaints to @renailemay
O hai, my SERKIT podcast project is no longer sekrit! Welcome to ZDNet’s “Patch Monday”. http://bit.ly/6zNG2z
This month’s photos of the Afghanistan war from @big_picture http://bit.ly/50fVWx
Mark Morford’s ‘Top 10 uses for “[Sarah Palin’s] Going Rogue”’ http://bit.ly/4TO0gi
@antonymd Hah! No, I don’t fly nearly often enough for any sort of frequent flyer status. I knew it was a mistake from the beginning.
@andrewperry Oh I thought the whole Virgin Blue mistake was a storm in a teacup. http://bit.ly/BqDcX
My monthly Velocity Rewards statement has another apology from Virgin Blue for “disappointment”. Haven’t we moved on from that?
RT @jdub: Antony Green’s lower house numbers, based on latest Morgan poll with Labor at 58.5%: http://is.gd/54rcw (via @ABCElections) #spill
@sylmobile Thank you. I may be a goose, but at least I’m an elegant goose. [nods]