RT @expectproblems: And started a facebook page about it? [Well nothing will happen without that, obviously.]
Right, I’m going go bed. By the time I wake up, I expect you to have solved all those conflicts and restored peace to the world, OK?
Sorry, just thinking aloud.
No, they should be put in a sack weighted with bricks and thrown into a river.
@expectproblems I know. Whatever scenario you can imagine, I can think of a worse one.
People are actually taking that map of Australia-as-if-Palestine seriously? FFS, what is wrong with you people? Geopolitical ignorance FTL.
Oh FFS.
I’m not quite sure why @1petermartin is writing TV previews, but we live in strange times.
Ooh! Ooh! smh.com.au/comment/peter-… Ping @SnarkyPlatypus
1petermartin @PaulBongiorno @TheKouk @SwannyQLD What’s wrong with massive spending on roads? ;) goo.gl/sv7cBb
@BXGD Heh. In the US or here? Either way, it’s all disingenuous bullshit. And to be clear, I’m not taking sides. Just annoyed.
@staticsan @Prohairetic Don’t worry, dodgy political propaganda is forever. You’ll see it again soon enough. And again. And again.
DarrenNolan_ “@adyenglish: Peppa Pig jigsaw for sale pic.twitter.com/kmtgFQzvcn” @jonbergan @marnieb
Oh this’ll help*. pic.twitter.com/pV4gKkWJp5 FFS, what is wrong with you people?
It’s sad, @j_s_n_d, I know both Palestinians and Israelis, I know it’s messy, yet the arsehat sloganeering will solve nothing.
Shit. I just tweeted something that mentioned Israel. Preparing myself for DERPCON 4.
UndercoverMutha “@This_Is_Israel: Terrorized citizens of #Israel had to drive around this pothole created by a rocket
Is this parody?
pic.twitter.com/AMwertltVS
@SnarkyPlatypus Why is this even a thing?
@paulwallbank You’re going soft, Wallbank. America will suit you.
RT @bairdjulia Imagine coming across this street art crossing after a few drinks. pic.twitter.com/tGAdUjDiQi [Yeah I’d shoot everyone involved.]
I’m a good pony.
@paulwallbank And here’s why those maps are utterly misleading. jacobinmag.com/2014/06/infota…
gandalfar OH: “You have to be a good pony”
Hey fans of “The 9pm Edict”, I’ll be recording tomorrow, posting tomorrow night in theory. Thanks for your patience and support.
@timfdavis @jonoabroad Offices should be banned.
Australian sportperson in sportperson oblivious to the implications of their sportsperson activities shock.
@monsoontrader Don’t get too excited. It’s likely to be about one sentence in a podcast or article somewhere.
@monsoontrader I’ll figure out some way to satirise that later.
New blog post, after a very long time: “Weekly Wrap 216: The return, the throat, the stress” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/21…
Even so.
@monsoontrader Ah yes, that does it. Otherwise it just notes that the session ID is different and dumps me from the session. Lovely.
@monsoontrader Sadly that link just takes me to the top level of the search form. What should I look for?
MT @sylmobile: Wrecking Ball (Palmersaurus Version), from our wonderful @helenperris! helenperris.bandcamp.com [Ping #auspol etc.]
Lulwut?
@paulwallbank @R_Chirgwin In which case, please discount everything I just said.
@R_Chirgwin Unless these bats were individual gifts In some way, they’re likely to have been part of to signed-memorabilia pool.
@R_Chirgwin I’m not defending the concept, but sportspeople sign things en masse and then they’re handed to administrators.
TheOnion Scientists: Rich People, Poor People May Have Shared Common Ancestor onion.com/WHq7P7 pic.twitter.com/QaIOijFVKx
@SnarkyPlatypus I’m currently working out whether I can afford to go the mixtape.
@SnarkyPlatypus The rewards. @yayaswhitepriv’s rewards are a work of art.
For $200, “I will dress like a cop and harass you on the street for what will seem like no reason. Earn some street cred.”
Seriously, @yayaswhitepriv’s campaign is glorious. Says this white male. I am such a hypocrite. gofundme.com/baozzc
In which a black woman hopes to crowdfund herself some white privilege, with much wit. Beautiful work. gofundme.com/baozzc
RT @ABForScience: Just watched six people fly over head at an altitude of 432 kilometers. They live in space. Think about that. [Only six.]
@jplonie No, I said a “nice” one.
Anyway, I’m sure some nice Sydney journalist will soon call John for a brief chat about employment law. smh.com.au/articles/2004/…
Also, @SexpoAustralia, “Must be available all hours … but shifts may vary depending on the crowd”? I’m pretty sure that’s not on either.
sylmobile Perhaps the executive team of @SexpoAustralia is unaware below minimum wage (“cash”) is being offered to backpackers? pic.twitter.com/DtzuJr5ujh
@SnarkyPlatypus It’s not. It’s the opposite of a sleeping aid. Its use combats fatigue due to poor diet etc.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bravo. Vitamin B is taken in the morning only because it disrupts sleep.
RT @R_Chirgwin: Ebay, your SEO needs work if you present this in mens shoes: twitpic.com/e8zr3e [Speak for yourself.]
[This tweet is deleted because it had the potential to be actionable defamation.]
MT @sylmobile:”signed a statutory declaration that he only described the Prime Minister as a rodent” bit.ly/1rpancE
Ah. So “rodent”, but not “lying rodent”. smh.com.au/articles/2004/… Ping @oberonsghost
Mind you, Brandis accused The Greens of being like Nazis, yet he’s the one who called for a book to be banned. The hypocrisy is hilarious.
Though 10 points and a bottle of fine whiskey to Soapy if he ever owns up to his alleged “lying rodent” comment about John Howard.
Even A-G Soapy the Ankle QC’s Wikipedia entry is hilarious. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Br…
@NewtonMark @jplonie @juhasaarinen @thegrugq But… But the lunches are so good.
@bgstclair @zdnetaustralia There are clues. Otherwise, you must wait until tomorrow.
@NewtonMark @juhasaarinen @thegrugq Thanks for that. I’m on other things for the next week, but will return to this theme very soon.
The Tower at Dusk instagram.com/p/q8ippqCFnj/
Evening train in the Mountains instagram.com/p/q8ie4wCFnT/
RT @withtimferguson: DAAS LIVE - Tour Dates cheekymonkeycomedy.com/daas-live-with… @DAAS_Live [Uhoh. I had enough trouble last time. Personal warnings etc.]
@NewtonMark @thegrugq @juhasaarinen You’re right. I’ve got a thing coming up on Infosec KISS, so I must work in this angle somehow.
@SnarkyPlatypus Film/TV industries rope in photocopier salespeople, cinema peanut sellers etc to defend “copyright industries”. So funny.
@SnarkyPlatypus Yeah, well, look at the PwC report and see what it includes. It’s utter bullshit. copyright.org.au/pdf/PwC-Report…
@SnarkyPlatypus Vous venez peut-être reçu un courrier électronique.
@SnarkyPlatypus J’ai reçu une autre commission, oui.
@thegrugq @juhasaarinen The same thing that drives SIGINT data collection. “If only we had one more piece of the puzzle.” Human nature?
JaneSarpax For those around us who #deserve that #extra special #pat on the #back…. pic.twitter.com/pLLwgsTHRS
@juhasaarinen @thegrugq Indeed. It’s all “Buy new stuff to save us!” not “No, do some fucking work and clean up your mess.”
RT @purserj: Is Tony Fitzgerald the opposition leader in Qld. [Well SOMEONE has to be.]
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. J’ai passé l’après-midi dans le domaine de la cheville. Il est si drôle. Et vous?
@juhasaarinen @thegrugq … yet as Microsoft SIR or DSD/ASD Top 4 or whatever keep saying, just fix your broken stuff.
@juhasaarinen @thegrugq So much of the security industry is built upon record-the-things seek-anomalies buy-our-intelligence…
@thegrugq Yeah look don’t over-sell yourself. :P
@thegrugq Oh now you’re really crossing the line! [Dissolves into hysterical laughter.]
@thegrugq And I thank you for providing the theme for a forthcoming column.
This is terrible, @thegrugq! If the facts show that the real threat is poor systems administration not exotic threats, it’s industry death!
thegrugq @thegrugq In short: 0day are less than 0.1% of all exploits actively used in the wild. Stop worrying.
thegrugq @thegrugq in the last 3 years 0day have become even rarer. So one would assume they account for less than the rate seen in 2011.
thegrugq Microsoft’s SIR no.11 show that 0day account for: 0.12% of all exploit activity in first half of 2011.
RT @thinkprogress: Wind turbine manufacturer hiring 800 people in Colorado as orders pile up thkpr.gs/1sFjY2Q pic.twitter.com/2Lxk7RBGvM
Very cranky, in fact.
DrMobs I have now done all the statistical tests and hence know just HOW SIGNIFICANT YOU ARE. Some of you? Insignificant; I’m sorry.
@drearyclocks You’ll catch something that way.
@juhasaarinen Indeed.
By “internet generation, @juhasaarinen, are we referring to Sir Tim Berners-Raymond-Zuckerberg, or this kid? youtube.com/watch?v=aXV-ya…
RT @juhasaarinen: So today we have learnt that two people are in contention over who represents “the Internet generation” whoever they are.
@juhasaarinen @zdnetaustralia No. “Known arsehole in arsehole being an arsehole shock” fails to attract my interest.
So, I have already started writing tomorrow’s @zdnetaustralia column. It seems to be getting quite cranky.
mikedepetris [creating cats]
god: make them love fish
“Ok God you got it”
god: but make them HATE water
“omg u are a monst—”
god: DO IT
@troyhunt It’s universal, Sir.
@troyhunt It’s a tough point to break out of. I get the same thing with writing. I just need to walk away for a while.
@troyhunt I’m sorry to hear that. I can relate. Very much so. :(
@troyhunt I’d contend that the problem there isn’t with Azure.
@mpesce Lulwut? Which word(s)?
@mpesce Does your new home have exposed rafters? Plumbing? Anything solid like that up near the ceiling?
LukeLPearson *applause* Bravo… Bravo!! *cheers* *standing ovation* *roses thrown on stage* Author! Author!! pic.twitter.com/TC28BrjOhv
Hi Happy Proles, why not pay 75% more because the system isn’t organised? Driver’s fault not ours. pic.twitter.com/vtl5FrxIVl HT @ProfJeffJarvis
In slightly over two days, source and proofs for the seL4 proven-correct microkernel will be released under GPLv2. sel4.systems/FAQ/
“The New York Times Calls for Marijuana Legalization” nyti.ms/1nIKTYc HT @Steve_Lockstep and many others.
Meanwhile at @SatPaper yesterday… instagram.com/p/q5HdorCFo7/
“Meanwhile in Brandistan”, from the wonderful @davpope yesterday bit.ly/JcQoNZ pic.twitter.com/ivo3Tbmhl8 Brandistan is so now a thing.
semibogan Darkmail, from the makers of Silent Circle, Lavabit, and the dude that built a packet sniffer to steal CC info. pic.twitter.com/1TOolQ8XYl
@ctmitrow @tinderfessions All good. It’s “just” another Twitter account bringing us the rich variety of what people actually say.
@ctmitrow Possibly you didn’t see what @tinderfessions is?
According to Siri, at least sometimes, today is the day the Hellgate opens. theepochtimes.com/n3/412857-siri…
tinderfessions I strictly use tinder to spread the word of 9/11 being an inside job. Response has varied. - Lyndon
K-town.
tinderfessions Transsexuals don’t always look THAT bad and some are very believable #NoRagrets - Alex
@haruki_zaemon Well, I wasn’t planning to make that explicit, but since you’ve gone there yourself… Yes.
@deconverter Neither.
Mobile.
@haruki_zaemon The Wikipedia article says the two are related but not the same. Obviously that’s not a definitive source.
Sun plan: Sunday lunch, Katoomba; shopping; research for @zdnetaustralia column; work on “The 9pm Edict”, to be completed tomorrow.
Ah, an email of reprieve has arrived from the SEKRIT television project! Remaining script reviews not needed until Wednesday. Re-planning…
Thanks, @PeteDotAscian @CLudowici, for those references. And a thankful nod to @durtgeek @thatjeffsmith.
@theremonstrator Then you may well enjoy the “You Are Not So Smart” podcast/books about the psychology of perception. youarenotsosmart.com
That said, @skwashd, the safest seats of all are the very back left row, furthest from collision impacts up front and closest to rear doors.
That’s an OK thing in and of itself, @skwashd. If an escape is plausible, then the fewer people between you and an exit the better.
RT @skwashd: Are you saying I shouldn’t buy business class tickets based of the @SCMP_News survival probability in the infographic? [No…]
RT @mjec: So do we just accept the inexorable forward march of time or… [… or… OR DESTROY THE UNIVERSE?]
@theremonstrator The Wikipedia article mentions some examples, and the links go to further useful stuff.
There are statistical techniques for testing whether apparent clustering is likely to be random or maybe another factor. @theremonstrator
RT @theremonstrator: Do you think this [the clustering illusion] could apply to historical events. [Yes, of course… and what’s more…]
But because @SCMP_News’ image is dressed in the visual style of “trusted infographics”, people are inclined to believe it.
The @SCMP_News “infographic” contains so many errors of analysis it’d be a great example for students to dissect. scmp.com/infographics/a…
While desperate to find “meaning” and “narrative”, most media workers are innumerate and usually ignorant of the field they’re reporting on.
3/3: The clustering illusion. Humans perceive small numbers of random events to be clustered, but they’re not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusterin…
2/3: All the weasel words. Likely to be. One of. Recent history. What data is being excluded from their “analysis” to support their point?
1/3: There are more people flying in more aircraft that ever before, therefore even if flying is safer there might still be more fatalities.
3 things to realise about that screechy infographic “2014 is likely to be one of the worst years in recent history for commercial aviation”:
GonzoHacker App that notifies people in your social network when you think about them naked
@parisba Good morning.
@vaguelyspecific Yeah, I’ve been warned by quite a few people who got it around the same time I did. It’s annoying more than worrying.
I just can’t seem to shake this lurgy, but insomnia and stress never help in that regard.
Sun plan, draft: Review more TV scripts; Sunday lunch, Katoomba; work on “The 9pm Edict”, to be completed tomorrow ‘cos I’m exhausted.
Happy Birthday to the Bank of England, granted a royal charter on 27 July 1694.
Sunday. Finally, there is no cloud, but the illumination only means that you can now see the full extent of your misery. Sunday.