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Cats fed. Dishes washed. Inbound comms turned off. House to myself, stretched out reading. Successfully avoiding the hordes.
@duncanriley OK, maybe “Sandilands” is a bit harsh. What’s one notch back from there in the short upfuckage stakes?
Finally, relaxing. That was an intense week, even if short. Like Napoleon. Or Kyle Sandilands.
@leslie_nassar Yes, there’s a lot of “ooh it’s do different” about “new media”, when in fact a lot of it is the same skills as ever.
A nice rant against the Slow News movement and manifestos in general. http://bit.ly/6pJJQA
@Nickhodge I would partake of sheepdog trials, if they were on TV. It would be even moar bettoror than http://bit.ly/5mDmch
What? @BiteTheDust Combining cricket with pigeon racing? Are they trying to create an even moar boringor sport? They’ve succeeded!
Home.
Is it wrong that I know the words well enough to sing along?
So, the jukebox just chose Samantha Fox’s “Touch Me (I wanna feel your body)”. It’s a sign!
@theburgerman I’m using a Nokia N96. Still a good choice given my needs, but I’d usually have a computer with me.
Gawd Twitter is a pain on a phone keypad. If I had a real keyboard and screen… Sigh.
@ApostrophePong Yes, we have a local flock of corellas. I hear them every morning.
Oddly, @BiteTheDust, I don’t feel so threatened by the prospect of outraged pigeon fanciers.
@ourmancanberra I keep forgetting, which are the Indian mynahs and which the noisy miners?
I’ve just suddenly realised that I’m more like a duck than an iceberg.
I did not count the pigeons in my avian census. They are beneath contempt.
Circling Enmore at low altitude: a dozen corellas. At high altitude: a solitary ibis.
Mission Accomplished! My Future is now in the hands of Australia Post. May all the gods bless Australia Post.
Mobile: Enmore Post Office; quick beer; back home to clean up my mess.
@SnarkyPlatypus Your #platypop10of2009 linkages deserve to be a blog post. ;)
Copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy copy staple.
My document-plodding seems to be proceeding according to plan. I am slightly less stabby than I might have been.
@jonseymour “Graph” is probably the wrong word, which is why I said “graphic”. ;)
@jonseymour There isn’t an x-axis in that graph. I forget the name of that plot, but it’s used to show links between two ordered lists.
@zerogeewhiz Oh blurt away! The NYT’s word choices are… odd, yes. http://bit.ly/8eSDCv Still, aren’t they going broke?
Steep upwards slope represents value for money. US line? Very steep DOWNWARD slope. http://bit.ly/6lbhxv
Great graphic showing out-of-kilter US healthcare costs vs life expectancy. http://bit.ly/6lbhxv
Words of the Decade, according to New York Times. http://bit.ly/8eSDCv
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: I like the idea of carrying around a frigid nun full of porn. Practical. [Also a new SI unit, methinks.]
I notice that @jplonie has found metho with a per-serving price on the sticker, too! http://twitpic.com/vtp5y
@ragnarok1971 It was a hypothetical question. :P
Thank you @Jimhemming @michaelmeloni @artywah for your useful knowledge in bis regard. Also, good advice @gga ta. http://bit.ly/7y0npX
How much methylated spirits can you buy for $50? Hypothetically, that is.
Being interrupted by itinerant tree-loppers looking for work. They’ve noticed how the palm tree’s roots are breaking up the brick wall.
@SnarkyPlatypus I cannot help you with your need to understand, except perhaps to offer this. http://bit.ly/7xlb0V
Oh! You don’t ever want to catch a Man Cold! This looks serious! http://bit.ly/7VS8 HT @TheBloggess
Indeed @sylmobile back in the first dot-com boom I drew many graphs that went up and to the right. No-one EVER questioned the assumptions.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Est-il possible pour une clarté d’être de couleur grise? Je médite cela comme je travaille. Et vous?
Plodding through these documents. I admire your wit, everyone, but I must plod nonetheless.
Home. Disappointed with my typographical errors.
The lorikeets aqe up to something. They suspect.
Mobile: Brief local errand to Enmore Rd, and back again.
@andrewbarnett While giclée is a good word, I don’t think my printer sounds like ejaculation either.
@GreenJ What astounds me is that @common_squirrel is done through the web interface, i.e. manually.
@rod_benson Jet as noir works for me. It suits my mood today, too.
Copying documents. The inkjet sprays ink onto paper, but it doesn’t sound like a jet. It is poorly named.
I think I agree with Her Majesty. Each year has its own character. Some are best forgotten. http://bit.ly/6zSEML
And so begins day 3 of 3 very stressful days. There are documents I must file by close of business. I may be snappy.
TSA “plays hardball” with blogger re leaked document, plus my comment on “hardball”. http://bit.ly/6pmFXk
@thewinchesterau I think the writer has an odd idea of what the DHS “playing hardball” could actually entail. Ta for the story though.
Employment in US newspapers back down to 1950s levels. http://bit.ly/6DsV5c
Emerges. For my sins. As well as for yours. I roll in them, like a cheerful dog on an overgrown lawn. Imagine Christopher Pyne on five Es.
And it is time for me to curl with kittens and ponder the special parts of the world, which are special beyond belief. [exit]
Home.
Ta @DrMobs for “aligned dot plot”, @jonseymour for “ladder plot”.
Mobile: Enmore Rd; King St; gym; beyond. I may or may not be paying attention, depending on Factors.
Anyone know what this sort of diagram is actually called? http://bit.ly/6lbhxv Inquiring minds…
@bengrubb While John Hewson DIED in the “birthday cake interview” http://bit.ly/5g2Zs it wasn’t his version that was introduced.
Seriously, whoever made a simple GST so complicated has cost business BILLIONS of dollars trying to track this idiocy!
Which tool is responsible for all these weird-arsed exceptions to Australia’s GST? I want names and I want them now!
This “paperwork” is shitting me.
@SnarkyPlatypus Censorship is a bit more “Twisted Wire” and just been done. http://bit.ly/fHXhN Yeah some sort of 2010 preview…
Hmmm… Who should I interview later this week for the next “Patch Monday” podcast? Topics? http://bit.ly/5II0B9
US judge rules BitTorrent search engines unlawful. http://bit.ly/60pZ7n
Oh @andrewdotnich what a wonderful discovery in Lord Bloody Wog Rolo! http://bit.ly/4Cze8R
Home. Kinda.
There is nothing worth tweeting about in the entire suburb.
But before I go, I do SO love an good “fuck off” legal letter. http://bit.ly/6BmaXg
Mobile: Brief local errands along the usual routes, tweeting pointless little things along the way.
Surely @Wyld ANYONE can “get away” with gold lame? Or even pink chiffon? http://bit.ly/81oCG5
@andrewdotnich The ever-reliable Wikipedia says Ms Xenides is now on a disability pension. http://bit.ly/4UHkgN
@KahrinaChan Public “services” still think they live in the 19th Century and close down even when it’s not a public holiday.
I think I’ve just found my new totem, mentor and role model all in one. http://bit.ly/5JS52p
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Toute vie est un combat. Vivre, c’est souffrir. Et vous?
For those who pointed to a “public service holiday”, thank you, but the ATO is actually closed until 4 Jan.
So, Australian Tax Office, how come you get to be closed when it’s not a public holiday? Hmmm? HMMM?
Uni of Wollongong trains terrorists! Thanks, ABC! http://bit.ly/78uizf Also, accountancy schools train serial killers. http://bit.ly/86Ie86
@leslie_nassar Yes, people who received Kindles for Christmas bought books for them. This is MOST surprising. [snap]
Wed plan (post-brunch): Complete a financial model for 2010 Q1 (yes, I know, what a life); evening undecided.
@Cacotopos I believe Howard effectively killed other orgs representing low-income folk by cutting off funding if they criticised govt. Yes?
@schmediachick Thank you, but I shudder to think how I’ve managed to “inspire” you (or anyone) this year. I take no responsibility.
Mobile: Brief errand to Enmore Rd and back, with little of interest to the general public.
RT @SBSNews: New figures show the Emissions Trading Scheme would leave low-income earners $190 a year better off http://bit.ly/4p36fZ
@SnarkyPlatypus Je n’ai aucun sens de l’humour que ce soit, ni un sentiment de plaisir.
Well @lxzilber Sydney is incapable of simplifying fares first, instead tries to develop a unique system which can cope. Fools.
@oliyoung “812 buses, 94 trains, 11 Flexity Classic trams, 5 H-Class trams” http://bit.ly/5fThBH Bu fare systems, not size, matters.
Hmmm… That makes rather a good call to arms, for something. “Je ne vais pas cliquer!”
@SnarkyPlatypus Une fois encore, je suis heureux que Tweetdeck fournit un aperçu pour les URLs. Je ne vais pas cliquer. http://is.gd/5FX0G
RT @oliyoung: AdelaideMetro … the ticketing system is so old it’s almost antiquated. [Because it was first, I think. Sydney has NONE yet.]
RT @NathanaelB: I ain’t gonna be in the gov game forever. [Too true. One day you will be dead.]
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Les chats tentent de paraître innocent, mais ils le sont pas. Ce sont uniquement la cause principale. Et vous?
Day 2 of 3 which are quite stressful for me. If I am snappier than usual, do not take it personally. Unless you deserve it.
NZ MP Clare Curran compares Australian and NZ Internet filters: http://bit.ly/4AUCay HT @NewtonMark @techliberty
@danupoyner Thanks. I do try to make my @replies make sense in and of themselves, so they have value for others. Seems to work.
@happn_in_trendr If I set the trend for “airport security” today by saying it once yesterday, your algorithms are shit! http://bit.ly/4qldaP
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@k_a_beck Oh do let @ApostrophePong know you liked his film “Memory of You”!
@franksting LOL! @ApostrophePong is doing more video now, not photography, and the style has changed.
@ApostrophePong Those katydid photos were great. You were doing some excellent photography then.
RT @ApostrophePong: Katydid photos http://bit.ly/5qwCNm http://bit.ly/68H9ZP http://bit.ly/5Hoy8r http://bit.ly/6PrLm7 http://bit.ly/5OLsve
@Matt_Tulk I would respect your opinion more if it said “your” not “you’re” in two places. ;)
@danupoyner Yes, the Future Music people have been using the same gnome in their promos. http://twitpic.com/vpikt
@fictillius I don’t think it’s quite reached “emergency” status yet, no. :)
Running out of cheap-arsed booze in the fridge. This could prove problematic.
@andrewdotnich Kangaroo bolognese? Yes! For a long period in Adelaide our default meat was kangaroo, not beef. Cheaper (then) and healthier.
You know, @ApostrophePong’s end-of-year post is rather powerful. And I like the photo, I think. http://bit.ly/4UezU9
@monkeytypist Howard was lucky, yes. People were sick of Keating’s arrogance, I think. That cycle thing. Maybe. I dunno.
@SnarkyPlatypus Meg Bloody Lees. She didn’t even get rooted by Gareth Evans, for all that. Sigh.
But @monkeytypist the “food” exemption, for certain food, created accounting mess for every cafe and restaurant. Not a win IMO.
Yes @bengrubb the John Howard “never ever” GST statement. Ah, nostalgia! http://bit.ly/SGSNi
@bengrubb Hewson lost to Keating in the 1993 election, but then Howard introduced a GST in 2000 after winning in 1996.
Yes @jasonlangenauer @wolfcat fucking Meg Lees and the Australian Democrats! I should bill them for my time on this shit.
And indeed @jonseymour, that would’ve been people buying books for a new Kindle. But watch the factoid spread! Sigh.
Yes @gga, 25/12 only. “On Christmas Day… customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books.” http://bit.ly/8XMg5f
Getting stabby re “Xmas eBooks outsell physical books” bullshit. That’s ONLY Amazon’s sales, an ONLINE store.
RT @NewtonMark: Since Sep: Media censorship, climate denial, Govt-financed school chaplains, human-rights oppn http://is.gd/5EI9N
What does Aust Christian Lobby really believe in? Summary from Sept. http://is.gd/5EHR4 HT @NewtonMark
RT me: Cricket Australia & Fosters inspire ultimate cricket-lover’s binge-drinking game. http://bit.ly/6Pnp6D
Tue plan: Primarily a desk day, with LOTS of “paperwork” that must be completed this week, but a little writing too.
Eric S Raymond reminds Americans of their DUTY to be prepared to defend their nation. http://bit.ly/62hT0Z
EFA hiring anti-filter campaign manager for 3 months. Job details at http://bit.ly/8BjNq5
New summary: How govt’s Internet filter differs from 2007 election policy. Thorough research! http://bit.ly/6inxw4
Today, and the next two days, will be quite stressful for me. If I am snappier than usual, do not take it personally. Unless you deserve it.
Is Google a natural monopoly? If so, what does that mean? http://bit.ly/5RuISH
@ApostrophePong When you wake up, this film will help shape your day. http://bit.ly/ibG0A
Emerges.
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Home.
For some people, the Cold War still hasn’t ended.
@kcarruthers Your 2010 theme? How about “Kill them. Kill them all.”?
@SnarkyPlatypus I am neither the old nor the new, but the plastic bag it’s delivered in.
Oh @johnhalton I did not see that my calculator didn’t like 1B. Not enough digits. Nevertheless 0.1% is still less than 1%. ;)
Correct @bronwen, even if all 80M accounts were active, still less than 1% of Internet users. “No-one uses Twitter” is accurate. ;)
But @BernardKeane @bronwen The “teens don’t tweet” thing is a myth. http://bit.ly/35P2Jc http://bit.ly/125sad
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Internet archaeologists find ruins of “Friendster” civilisation. http://bit.ly/8FN4pP
@yin_yin You should be playing Modern Warfare 3 I reckon. http://bit.ly/3C0E2B
Um thank you @CathieTranent and @hopeinhell for revealing the secrets of your cleavage. I think.
With respect to my previous tweet. please consider this web page. http://bit.ly/VtnCN
What do you keep in your bra? http://bit.ly/6O3aLi
Countering unusually large numbers of chemtrails.
Um @Nickhodge re your Backyard Jet Engines http://bit.ly/8BosbE I Iove how they joyfully start up a RR Derwent next to a house without clue.
Oh noes! Apollo is afraid of currawong fledglings and their squawking! He runs away! How embarrassment!
You’re right @posty, a new review of ABC iView would be A Good Thing. That one was March 2008! http://bit.ly/8Culuy
Yes @posty I have fix0rated your comment and it is on the right post now. ;) http://bit.ly/8Culuy
New blog post: “Fine posts for 2009”, being my own posts I like best. http://bit.ly/89CyUX
@lyndalcairns No, I mean 2008. While I’m making the list for 2009 you can read that for 2008. Or do you mean the “200” typo?
Meanwhile, here were my “Fine posts for 2008” http://bit.ly/5Wi035 Starting the 200 list now…
Thanks @jasonlangenauer the “revolutionary revolution” piece was one of my favourites too. My next list will be my personal selection.
No @sylmobile, #11 is “The really real revolutionary revolution of the Internet” http://bit.ly/2YkGIG
I’m not sure how I missed this, but it sums up my feelings of the last fortnight perfectly. http://bit.ly/5gDZ8r
That’s not a new article, just worth reading in the context of harassing airline passengers with diarrhoea. http://bit.ly/90wMiT
US TSA airport security a hopeless joke. Who knew? http://bit.ly/ETFFq HT @jayrosen_nyu
@SnarkyPlatypus It’s all OK. Stay calm. Bros are re-forming. http://bit.ly/7CRuym
@SnarkyPlatypus I think this video explains everything. Absolutely everything. http://bit.ly/8jfBjB
Cricket Australia & Fosters inspire ultimate cricket-lover’s binge-drinking game. http://bit.ly/6Pnp6D
@SnarkyPlatypus Je suis au-delà de la simple signification. Je suis une catégorie sémantique qui surpasse les dieux eux-mêmes.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. La pluie compense pour tout le reste. Et vous?
“Australians now owe more in household debt than the country’s entire economy earns in a year” http://bit.ly/6d2lSu
Enjoying the rain, enjoying the quiet, enjoying catching up on a little random reading.
New blog post: “Most popular posts of 2009” http://bit.ly/6BiKnE Not what I expected.
I am a butterfly, stuck halfway out the sewer of Christmas.
@theburgerman I think I emerge in all categories simultaneously, but only 45% to 70% complete.
Emerges, partially.
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Did you want the theme to Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy on Mario Paint Composer? Yes? http://bit.ly/360TD2
Behold, the latest in child protection, The Sex Offender Shuffle! http://bit.ly/7Fx8XE
The tomahawk, demonstrated. Funnier than you might imagine. http://bit.ly/5dVVRl
Home.
OH: “I didn’t want to wear that good t-shirt ‘cos I would’ve spilt goon all over it.” Now that’s thinking ahead.
In the car park of the Cyprus Community Club, there are five ibises. One honks.
Mobile: Enmore Rd; King St; gym etc. Attention very limited.
This tabletop Inflatable Santa shows how tiny @latikambourke really is. http://twitpic.com/v8x2x
@kedgie Ah! I need the intro and a few standard words for a new podcast idea. I will follow up some other time!
Antony Green’s Christmas: “Bradfield By-Election: How the Christian Democrat Nine went” http://bit.ly/5Zhh6n
@garthk I think a chamber pot in the library is just completely unhygienic.
RT @courtney_gibson: I think @feral_ibis could teach those ACDC-fearing Eurasian Curlew pussies to harden-the-frak-up. [Exactly!]
Oh dear. Further to my comments about Hyde Park on Wednesday, there’s a @feral_ibis on Twitter.
@SnarkyPlatypus Well, if it does “take post-colonial pr0n to a new level” it’s @markmorford’s fault. Again.
Suck me now, sparkling blue bioluminescent anime sea creature Amazon basketball player moonlike catperson of my dreams. http://bit.ly/4uQITG
@SnarkyPlatypus Wikipedia says PNAC closed in 2006. http://bit.ly/g9edh May be replaced by Foreign Policy Initiative http://bit.ly/4qJm7h
@expectproblems I notice that the word “hangover” features prominently in your world these days. I have both sympathy and explanations.
If I am a good little girl, I can have a special treat.
Actually, if you ask nicely, I’ll show you on a diagram precisely where that special place is. Or on the nice dolly.
Yes @SnarkyPlatypus, Mark Morford holds a special place on my must-read list. I link again. http://bit.ly/7YslrF
@SnarkyPlatypus Dreaming of trains and tunnels? Well, yes. And how many new lines were there, exactly? #antlers
“Kids steal all the love/attention/energy from wife, leaving man with nothing but XTube, golf and vodka.” http://bit.ly/7YslrF
@WoollyMittens Ah, the Dutch! On the surface so quiet and rational, but underneath… nothing but excess! ;)
@SnarkyPlatypus Oui. “Je me sens si vivant, je sens votre amour à l’intérieur. Juste un peu, un peu plus.” J’approuve votre stratégie!
@SnarkyPlatypus Ou, si vous préférez, la même chose en français! La routine de danse est pleine de la victoire! http://bit.ly/8MDMJe
@SnarkyPlatypus Comme toujours, je suis d’accord avec tout ce que vous dites. http://bit.ly/6MIdVV
Actually those fighting Internet censorship should read it http://bit.ly/4RymD7 and @vealmince’s piece http://bit.ly/7LCYy6 #nocleanfeed
“Framing a poll”: Psychological research shows how easily we’re swayed. Well, some of us. http://bit.ly/4RymD7
@SnarkyPlatypus La vie n’est pas ce qui est permis, mais ce que mai être atteints. Vive les benzodiazépines! Vive les barbituriques!
@grum It may or may not be a public holiday in WA. It depends. http://bit.ly/67V1dJ
@SnarkyPlatypus Est-ce un défi? J’aime les défis. Parfois, quand même. La mouette convient à mon humeur: ennuyeux, mais inévitable.