If the answer isn’t “global conspiracy of the Lizard People”, then the question wasn’t worth asking.
There’s my cue.
Uhoh, is there a Whitlam thing on the “television”?
@SnarkyPlatypus @engin_eer Oh sorry, that links was a bit useless. Alas, Rose’s book falls into the Analog-Copyright (Mickey Mouse) Gap.
@SnarkyPlatypus @engin_eer That’s a cycle ALL cities go through. Here’s your textbook. books.google.com.au/books/about/Pa…
Yeah the “science” against wind farms? Have a listen to its proponent on @RNBBing abc.net.au/radionational/…
jonathonio Stop These Things dot com theage.com.au/national/ill-w…
RT @sylmobile: RT @RealNickHodge: #Fisting the Future #Endorsed by Taiga twitpic.com/ctbndi [Oh dear!]
It seems that fisting politicians can’t beat a bicycle with Nyan Cat on it. Apparently that’s progress. #fistingthefuture
RT @georgerperry: @stilgherrian what do you have planned for your 100,000th tweet? [Nope.]
snurb_dot_info So, um, will @PolitiFactOz’s fact-checking activities extend to the content broadcast on Today Tonight ? <smiles innocently>
Actually @Herring1967’s podcasts are quite good, except for the snooker one. Try this. comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richa… But not the “Special”.
See, that’s another way to do #SMEG: Tweet random shit at (half-)famous people you’ve never met and generally suck up to them.
@Herring1967 @mrchrisaddison Looking very forward to the new series, as are these Australian politicians. #fisting #fistingthefuture
I suppose I “should” have gone the full #SMEG and watermarked that pic but, y’know, real people just do shit for fun sometimes.
evcricket Recycling bin night.
RT @paulkidd: @stilgherrian finally a political party prepared to go the extra inch and not just sit on its hands [But rotate as well?]
Thanks, @RealNickHodge. And for those new to Twitterfisting, well, there’s a history. Four years ago… stilgherrian.com/human-nature/f…
There.
Yeah look I don’t know, it just happened. stilgherrian.com/wp-content/upl… #fisting #fistingthefuture
Oh I should have done that with a hashtag, right? Is that how you do the Twitters?
Yeah look I don’t know, it just happened. stilgherrian.com/wp-content/upl…
@chrisjrn Thanks. Scary thing is, I thought “If no-one answers I’ll use Impact. From memory it looks like Impact.” What does that say?
What typeface are bad image macros meant to be in there days?
The context, @chrisjrn @GreenJ? This picture explains everything. resources0.news.com.au/images/2013/05…
I still don’t believe @GreenJ came up with the slogan ‘Fisting the Future’. Both inspired and very wrong.
Yeah, you should probably keep me away from psychology as well.
@seancarmody Excellent idea! Aso, I know how it feels. Many times. It nearly mostly won’t kill you. If that helps (probably not).
@seancarmody Yeah, look the electricity thing? Pro Tip: Leave it well alone. We have tradies and proles^H^H^H^H^H^H specialists for that.
OK, somebody please take the internet away from me now.
@SnarkyPlatypus Gawd, she just shoots them out!
“Historic” in that there’s a record of it that’ll never be erased. Like work Xmas party pics. Or that Snapchat vag shot when you were 14.
@SnarkyPlatypus Does John Jarrett have any sons, though?
JohnBirmingham Damn. It’s the *honkytonk* women who give me the honkytonk blues. Can’t believe I hadn’t worked that out before now.
“That was fun. Don’t tell your mother, OK?” instagram.com/p/ZxJ4V_iFrN/
“This looks safe.” instagram.com/p/ZxIikHCFp7/
“This is getting a bit spooky.” instagram.com/p/ZxIKGBCFpd/
“It’s all a bit Wolf Creek out here.” instagram.com/p/ZxHRBNiFou/
Mind you, I’m carrying an inflatable polka dot reindeer, so what the fuck would I know?
It says we’re going down to 2C tonight and as I walk down this deserted rural road I can believe it.
“Oh you poor thing!” instagram.com/p/ZxElx-iFm2/
Where did the Sun go? instagram.com/p/ZxETk4CFmp/
Shut up, The Media, it’s Sunday and no-one cares.
@Colgo You might think that. I couldn’t possibly comment. Oh, wait. I can. Yes, I agree 110%.
OH: “Oh fuck Tom Waterhouse, the smarmy cunt.”
I’m a bit confused, @ozbap, how should I cite your Instagrams?
Dusk falls… instagram.com/p/ZxBa1MiFk6/
Appreciating the concept of “the local”.
while true { print “Australian families”;} #politicsexplained
paulkidd @GreenJ @stilgherrian they could change the party name to Family Fist
RT @paulkidd: @GreenJ @stilgherrian if that’s the slogan, they’re making the wrong sort of fist
RT @GreenJ: @stilgherrian slogan ‘Fisting the future’ [Now wasn’t it YOU telling ME about the fortnightly mindpurge?]
RT @dobes: Tell me that that is not a party salute: theaustralian.com.au/national-affai… [Jesus wept. resources0.news.com.au/images/2013/05… This is wrong.]
I have run out of loyalty.
jdub Jason Mraz is a perfectly good reason to break the glass and punch the fire alert button in a supermarket. My rights will not be denied!
@fmarked Thanks for that, I’ll have a read and RT etc a bit later.
It seems that @RealNickHodge asks the important questions.
Seems that my piece this week deriding private shuttle buses was well behind the pace. Vide @SFGate! sfchronicle.com/living/article… [$]
But since “last time” was more than a decade ago, the current crop of keen developers won’t realise how they’re being used.
That’s OK, the “wealth of Silicon Valley’s tech elite” will go back to VCs, and the bubble will burst. Just like the last time.
“How wealth of Silicon Valley’s tech elite created a world apart”, with its own piñata. guardian.co.uk/technology/201… HT @SnarkyPlatypus
@stevejme Can’t help you with any of the walks / bushwalks / hikes aspects of the Blue Mountains, sorry. I haven’t explored.
With #Vivid happening at the moment in Sydney, I feel obliged to link to the Blackpool Illuminations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool…
RT @michaelmeloni: It’s impossible to get a jam donut in Canberra. Even Donut King is “out of order”. Odd. [Anti-terrorism lockdown.]
rbbrown Bouncer:”I have a favor. we’re having a fight w bar next door…” Us: “You want us to fight em? “Err no, just don’t smoke near them” “Oh.”
@viveka Indeed. I tend to work more from the wording of the terms and conditions and other fine print.
@viveka If I’ve got that factually wrong, I’ll certainly correct it and apologise.
“Thank you, Mr Cooper.” instagram.com/p/Zwo39diFol/
“Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” instagram.com/p/ZwoAhOCFm5/
“Hurry! Hurry!” instagram.com/p/Zwnx-fiFmZ/
“Hurry!” instagram.com/p/Zwnp_RCFmR/
“One last obstacle.” instagram.com/p/ZwnZcpiFl8/
“Nearly there.” instagram.com/p/ZwnTSoCFlx/
“I’ll wait, I think.” instagram.com/p/ZwnCUZCFlb/
“Train!” instagram.com/p/ZwmrrjCFk1/
Taiga approaches Wentworth Falls station instagram.com/p/ZwmbueiFkh/
Those following @RealNickHodge should pay no heed to his tweets right now.
“The Blue Mountains has too many hills.” instagram.com/p/ZwlORUiFip/
“This is not a very good hideaway.” instagram.com/p/ZwlAgICFiT/
“Good drivers will always slow down and give you some room, even in a shit car.” instagram.com/p/ZwknKjiFhs/
“This looks much more fun!” instagram.com/p/ZwkVhviFhQ/
“Roadside cabinets will make the Coalition broadband thingy easy to sabotage.” instagram.com/p/ZwkEp0iFgy/
“When walking along roads without a footpath, always face the oncoming traffic,” says Taiga instagram.com/p/ZwjR5piFvH/
@SlinkyAndSnudis @Asher_Wolf No, it doesn’t, but if you think that’s what I said then your logic is faulty.
After a long break, Taiga comes out to play instagram.com/p/ZwizVbiFuP/
You know, #Vivid, if you don’t want to “confront” people, ever, then you’re not about art. You’re about mere decoration. Yawn.
SnarkyPlatypus ABC says that Vivid argues that banned images are confronting. Um, isn’t that kind of the point?
Mobile: Walk dirt track then Railway Pde to Wentworth Falls; walk further to The Grand View; remainder TBA, obviously.
glengyron Wow, so #Vivid might be kind of banal entertainment with no artistic integrity? I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.
@franksting @joshgnosis @trib Clearly I’m not trolling^H^H^H^H^H^H^H challenging their assumptions hard enough.
@kcarruthers Delicate indeed. My first impression was “I want to manage my photos, where are they now amongst all these others?”
@kcarruthers The challenge for Flickr will be appealing to the new kids with an Instagram experience without pissing off current users.
I think I might take Taiga to The Grand View with me today, ‘cos last time the locals were asking about him.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Looks like they banned anything remotely interesting. I haven’t seen what IS on the #Vivid list, but they seem gutless.]
Sorry, I failed to stick with the program. That previous tweet should refer to Audi, obviously, not BMW. vividsydney.com/acknowledgemen…
“Isn’t Sydney pretty with these lights and pictures? I live in Sydney. I must be pretty too! Why yes, I WILL buy a new BMW.” #Vivid
“Unsuitable for a public audience”? More evidence #Vivid is about making cashed-up Boomers feel comfy? smh.com.au/photogallery/e… HT @Asher_Wolf
BernardKeane What if Chinese Muslims hackers used wind farms to spread fluoridated vaccinated chem trails that increased Australia’s debt?
Oh yeah, yesterday I belatedly wrote “Australia’s Budget 2013 keeps us stuck in the past” stilgherrian.com/politics/austr…
@wobster Thank you very much. I find the whinge about “British English” more funny than annoying. Such a burden for the poor thing.
RT @timfdavis: Some economies have setup barriers to disrupters. Über failed in Japan due to regulations. [They’ll get a fight in SYD too.]
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Is Flickr growing more tentacles? [Tentacles, terabytes and terribly large photos by default.]
Oh I get it. Flickr wants to be Instagram as well. And cloud storage. And a passive slideshow. And a social network. And an anchovy.
See, that’s the true effing excitement of my Sunday right there in one tweet!
As soon as the washing is done, I’ll hang it out, then walk into Wentworth Falls and see how much loyalty credit I have at the pub.
@joshgnosis @trib Indeed, and a lot of what I write is about global issues. Maybe we should add “Australian” to my bio. But then who cares?
Newly-uploaded photo: “How they make chemtrails” flickr.com/photos/stilghe…
@joshgnosis @trib Mind you, is there anything in my column that tags it as Australian? News, yes, with “/au/” in the URL, but not blogues.
@paulwallbank @Melissa_Moyle Broadly speaking, Chewing Guy is at least 75% more coherent than even the best of my work.
@R_Chirgwin Yes, but it wasn’t a doco about wind power, it was a doco about the community split on King Island (over wind power).
@R_Chirgwin Those that agree with the cranks won’t change their mind regardless. Are you putting up an argument against journalism?
@R_Chirgwin @andrew_hedge Listen to the podcast before judging. It’s cranks so they can be skewered.
Final Sunday plug: Me at @zdnetaustralia: “iPhone, therefore I am … a selfish disruptor”, with fun commentszdnet.com/iphone-therefo…Sd
I say, @MikeCarlton01’s impalement of Ray Hadley and Australian Story is comprehensive. smh.com.au/comment/now-fo…
Sun plan: Blog list of #AusCert2013 stories (done); lunch Wentworth Falls; lots and lots of reading; blog; write up SEKRIT podcast project.
damonayoung This photo just won the internet. @Splats: Who fell asleep in the rain? Did you fall asleep in the rain? Yes you did. pic.twitter.com/2f59ftrJ1P
@paulwallbank Thank you. I just re-watched it, and I stand by everything I said in that rant.
“Disclosure in Social Media: How transparent should bloggers be?”, asks @LauraMcWhinnie, so I’ve replied. mumbrella.com.au/disclosure-in-…
“Australia’s best-selling car, the Ford Rentseeker.” Oh dear, @firstdogonmoon! #abcrn
New blog post: “Infosec at AusCERT 2013: the media coverage”, being a big list. stilgherrian.com/internet/infos… #auscert2013
@SnarkyPlatypus Je suis intrigué par votre proposition, mais malheureusement, je ne peux pas acheter une arbalète aujourd’hui.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis mécontent et mélancolique. Mais je n’ai pas de fusil. Il est très décevant. Et vous?
Just from @CSO_Australia @SCMagazineAU @zdnetaustralia I’ve listed 50 articles from #auscert2013, so I won’t be reading all of them today.
@phbarratt @GreenJ @mirandadevine But all of The Boats are intercepted, the people “processed”. So our “border security” is just fine. Der.
Yes, @andrew_hedge @R_Chirgwin, this @RNBBing episode has the Waubra Foundation in spades. abc.net.au/radionational/… #abcrn
Feorag Who wants to tell the EDL that football was invented by Mohammed, using a crusader’s head as the first ball?
Wow those windtards coming up in @RNBBing today sound like they’re big proponents of diverse and joined-up thinking. #abcrn
New blog post, looking back a year: “AusCERT 2012 and the militarisation of cyberspace” stilgherrian.com/internet/ausce… #auscert2013
@kateolivieri Sunday morning is usually a media catchup, more no this week thanks to my travels. Thanks.
@kateolivieri It’s been many, many years since I’ve had a “standard” Mon-Fri / Sat / Sun pattern.
“How luxurious. We can do it during the news if you like.” # abcrn
Sun plan, draft: Read what was written about #AusCert2013; blog list of same; lunch Wentworth Falls; blog; write up SEKRIT podcast project.
Sunday, apparently. I wonder what the arsehat quotient will be?