I’m turning off the internet before that thing happens tonight.
semibogan I am a horrible person
RT @TheRoastTV: The Roast won’t be back on the ABC next year. If you want a ridiculous parody of a news show, you’ll have to watch the Bolt…
CCWaterstreet A journalist asked me if anyone in my family ever suffered from mental illness. I told her we all quite enjoyed it. #waterstreetlife #rake
@jturner_ibrs @psandilands @JS_Elliott That’s why The Good Lord invented the baseball bat.
@Steve_Lockstep I was told it’s kind of an advanced Twitter client.
@AbstractCode @RealNickHodge So a #DARKSMEG, as it were?
Where can I buy one of these? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/AKc2HXlPKs
TheFeedSBS As of tonight, #TheFeedSBS will be streaming live from our website. Because, like, who has a TV any more anyway?sbs.com.au/thefeed
@RealNickHodge Hmmm… So do I.
@RealNickHodge So do you also feel urges to firebomb entire cities?
@jodiem @zdnetaustralia Thank you. I’m increasingly interested in the human side of infosec. It’s often forgotten.
@RealNickHodge Well that sucks.
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Putting people at the centre of enterprise security†http://t.co/WqdoxMcgrL
I have not bricked the router.
RT @5at5daily: 5at5 number 100: Playboy revisited, risky streets not risky, old newspapers, Russell Brand nuked, and Russian nukes. http://…
@RealNickHodge It does that?
@AbstractCode No, that’s just the bright lights and lack of makeup. Standard forehead shiny.
Or is Lachlan Murdoch’s head just sort of collapsing in from the side as the stuffing settles? WE NEED TO KNOWpic.twitter.com/EcF4odBa6565
Why does Lachlan Murdoch’s head look like it’s been squeezed in a vice? (Pic Julian Smith / AAPImapic.twitter.com/EcF4odBa65Ba65
“The Secret Service Duck rocks!”
@HistoryInPics @semibogan There’s a Secret Service duck? And it rocks? Cool!
@JustJimWillDo @burgotastic Do they wheely? Wow.
“Girl walks in on man in Tigger suit having sex in public toiletâ€, reports @zavanos http://t.co/Zjdfl9nWYM
@JustJimWillDo I would have the time, yes, but I think I will avoid the ugliness.
burgotastic If penguins can’t see that that’s a robot, then they’re stupid assholes who deserve to have their habitat destroyed
Suddenly realising that a TV shoot schedule for tomorrow in Sydney will probably end just as a certain horse race starts.
@will_ock I envy your exciting life.
RT @KetanJ0: Canberra computer game developers call for more support ow.ly/DGb54 #abcnews [So, y-fronts or underwire as needed?]
@reillystyley No, I’ll parse on that one.
@boffin66 @Meshel_Laurie @3AW693 Ah yes, excellent, thank you.
@BXGD @baekdal There is that, yes, or at least people with an old mindset. They can’t imagine a different-looking media factory.
The meta-story around the Danbygeddon story is finding out how many calls journalists put in to his office to confirm what was going on.
@y0z2a @3AW693 @BadAstronomer Ah yes, so it would seem. So we have a correlation with certain types of quakes, but no clear explanation.
So what happens when Danby joins 4chan?
smurray38 Journalism: The art of ringing people to ask if their boss has had a stroke, been hacked or is really flooding the internet with cats
Uhoh. Danbygeddon is now.
Everyone in the media should read @baekdal’s “Newspapers are just …old†and consider their life choices. https://t.co/315yz3Gu8K
@y0z2a @3AW693 Apparently not, says @BadAstronomer http://t.co/3yIcwuI83R
Gavin_Conroy Mosquito, Spitfire, Mustang, and Kittyhawk. pic.twitter.com/kcpCz3K1JA
This is even worse than chemtrails. pic.twitter.com/O38l0tMSwQ
RT @3AW693: Wonthaggi’s #weirdrainbow from a different angle, thanks to listener Jarrod. pic.twitter.com/O38l0tMSwQ [Alien space cruiser lands.]
RT @jayrosen_nyu: This “Verizon does journalism” thing was so bad, so dumb, the company now says it never intended for it to happen. http:/…
Oh fuck it.
RT @MarkDiStef: Stop looking. I’ve found the worst bloke in Sydney. vine.co/v/OOpQ6ZhpdTM [Alas, what Mr Di Stefano says is true.]
Here be a dragonfly… instagram.com/p/u66mR8iFgq/
SelfAwareROOMBA adrift and alone
@reubenacciano I have sended a request to @jellyjellyfish and await appropriate blessings.
@reubenacciano I cannot see @jellyjellyfish’s tweets.
teacuptempest Nerds sooking about women only watching Marvel movies for the eye candy, lmao as if you whiny cunts watched Transformers for the “plot”
@ChookBaron Please see the tweet immediately before the one you replied to. You may feel a little embarrassed, if you like. (Sorry.)
@jdub @bkjabour It will. But I have this thing about the lack of numeracy and scientific literacy in a technological world. Grand, eh?
RT @zackwhittaker: The moon landing was real. Stop denying it. [Oh you poor deal naive boy…]
This is a dumb time of day to look for primary school teachers on Twitter, isn’t it.
Can any primary school teachers tell me what year students should be able to solve @bkjabour’s maths problem? https://t.co/ImE74DJnXw
@Stuartcorner Coronation Street was shown here, yes. I wasn’t going for recognition, though, more fair labelling.
I simply don’t understand wha@JazzTwemlowow has against dogs that have decided to make something of their lives@Colviniusus
“David Attenborough or World’s Richest Dogs — which would you rather watch?†asks @JazzTwemlow http://t.co/UeT57tYFAk @Colvinius
In which @20committee discusses the extent of Snowden’s links with Russian intelligence. (13 Aug) http://t.co/HbuKDpzg31
@adamjogrady @RealNickHodge Sorry, didn’t mean to raise painful memories.
As contrast, here’s @Wesley_Morris’ review of “Citizenfourâ€. http://t.co/THLdxDHtnt
@pandymonium01 I’m old enough to have fuzzy childhood memories of seeing the program (my mother watched it) but had to look up her name.
@jasonjordan @oberonsghost One can only hope.
RT @oberonsghost: Office debate on what will cause the 100 year flood. [I’m pretty sure it’ll be water.]
RT @sylmobile: About to arrive in Dubai … [You poor bastard.]
@ElishaPearce @Eileen15Jones I have no idea who that is, but I shall find out and read the thing. Thank you.
Today must be International Snarky Review Day.
“For all the film’s superficial slickness, it’s a mess.†@Eileen15Jones on Snowden pic “Citizenfour”. http://t.co/KMTcAdjKAE
RT @joegravett: Homophobes boycotting Apple because of Tim Cook’s brave announcement are going to lose it when they hear about Turing.
Mind you, @RealNickHodge, when a overly assertive emu at the Adelaide Zoo tried to steal food, the keeper told me to just give it a thump.
“Fucken emusâ€,@RealNickHodgeodge? Don’t hold back now.
“Participants: Emus, Sir George Pearce, Major G P W Meredith, Royal Australian Artillery. Outcome: See Aftermath.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_WarZG2x
In case you missed it, 2 Nov was the 82nd anniversary of the start of the Great Emu War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
BLOW UP ALL THE THINGS.
RT @mpesce: I like the idea of ultrasonics so loud they essentially blow everything up nearby [Me too. Obviously. @bronwen]
“Let’s stop arguing with headlines that the writer didn’t writeâ€, writes @TPCarney http://t.co/29t2emwhX0 But did he write that one?
“How putting $10M into UBeam illustrates everything that is wrong with tech investing today†http://t.co/Y3Lee2abLo [tl;dr: It’s impossible]
mattblaze Fired up a spectrum analyzer as POTUS motorcade went by. Definitely wideband jamming from lead WHCA vehicle. (& it unpaired my BT headset)
saletan My son has been assigned this question in his 9th grade government class, with four lines of space to answer it. pic.twitter.com/BVZefWf37r
@AtomicMPC True, that is also distinctive. Then again, you are also One Of Those People.
How sad is it that I could identify a wrecked Panzer IV just from the track return rollers and the MG 34 mount? Very sad, that’s how sad.
@RealTimeWWII The New Zealanders may indeed have suffered heavy losses, but that’s a wrecked Panzer IV.
RT @WadjaKnow: @stilgherrian @mcmoynihan I’m guessing you might just be a #climatechange denier, am I right by any chance?? [Lulwut?]
I know I tweeted it before, but @mcmoynihan’s review of Russell Brand’s “Revolution†is truly glorious. http://t.co/GI2Q7T4yTo
Mon plan: It’s a day of administrivia and addressing the comms backlog. I’ll just start at one side and work slowly to the other.
cathywilcox1 Keeping it real at the Climate Change Authority. pic.twitter.com/lZjNRgLaWz
@mpesce Oh I’m sure you’ve gotten lots of attention. I will watch your new thing when the bandwidth improves later today.
RT @CatalaxyComment: “They got punched for committing sociologyâ€.
> Quite right too.
It looks like @mpesce is making some sort of announcement. You’d better pay him some attention or he’ll start sulking.
TheRoastTV New IPCC report links rising greenhouse gas emissions to election of new pope. #roasttv #IPCC pic.twitter.com/EnZ0PRnKHF
Me at @zdnetaustralia Friday, which you should read: “On metadata legislation and used-car salesmanship†http://t.co/YIEdlUgORP
I’ve just thought of another use for this devicepic.twitter.com/iT7V56xumtmt
fullbright the entire breadth of human achievement in two tweets pic.twitter.com/IDOi3KBm71
@oberonsghost Little additional work required.
@robbyhickman @juhasaarinen Indeed. Thank you. I do like the exploration of the styles in both cases.
bernietb “Fighting back” How the Prime Minister is fighting his personal demons: his lizard heritage. instagram.com/p/u6XLEPlvks/
@oberonsghost He’ll do it personally, living on a diet of burgers and meth, snarling at all who dare to pass.
“AFP to become head security agencyâ€, and Morrison to head new homeland security agency? http://t.co/K6ywyoukyl
RT @franksting: https://t.co/4TNw1ALD4O U2’s New album is “…A sense of longing self-referenced and reprocessed and redistributed for the …
@bigrb Get everyone in your circle of friends and family to sell their houses too. You know it makes sense.
@ksablan Heh. You are most kind.
@ksablan Oh no need to thank me. I spray out retweets like a cow with dysentery.
“The West swallows Brand’s shit?†Putin asks, puzzled. “They buy the book? This will be easier than I thought. Launch the missiles.”
So Russell Brand releases a book called “Revolutionâ€, and Putin tests his nuclear weapons? Coincidence? I think not.
“These are sentences that stupid people think are smart; a simple concept brutally assaulted by a thesaurus.†http://t.co/GI2Q7T4yTo
danbarker Russell Brand’s writing feels like someone is about to shout “PARKLIFE!” at the end of every sentence. pic.twitter.com/3uio7yrOfo
“Russia has over the last 72 hours tested its entire nuclear triad consisting of strategic bombers; submarines and this ICBM.†OK then.
“Russia plays nuclear war-games in Barents Regionâ€, reports @BarentsObserver http://t.co/RwVb15747z HT @ausflatfish
Mon plan, draft: It’s a day of administrivia and addressing the comms backlog. I’ll just start at one side and work slowly to the other.
RT @NewtonMark: The entirety of that article about the Fairfax/Ipsos poll is random speculation unsupported by the actual poll. Not actuall…
RT @NewtonMark: But hey, a single data point can be extrapolated into a trend line, right?
RT @NewtonMark: “Inaugural“ polls can’t do that. RT @FinancialReview: inaugural national poll shows @TonyAbbottMHR closing the gap http://t…
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: *stabbing myself in the face continues* pic.twitter.com/ypmQDYbeU1 [Lulwut?]
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TumblrTXT I have recently found out that the version of a fist I was using was culturally appropriative.
enwikipedia Nov. 2 1932: The Australian military began a “war against emus”, a flightless native bird blamed for widespread … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
@Craig_Harvey They are. I shall have words.
Playboy models 1954-1979 photographed then and now. http://t.co/gLZnVXQU3I http://t.co/1jM3iVes9T
@juhasaarinen I’ll send you a biscuit.
@SnarkyPlatypus Shouldn’t the Queen get Terminal 1? Why has she been relegated to second place? Treason!
They’re turning off the internet. This is totally legitpic.twitter.com/bFIdglsNwUwU
RT @ksablan: Thomas @baekdal compares newspaper writing to Blackberry, says both are “just old” bit.ly/1zZT9Lv [Brilliant article.]
crushingbort first they ignore you
then they laugh at you
then they find more things about you to laugh at
more people are laughing at you now
@SnarkyPlatypus Peut-être que cela deviendra une possibilité plus tôt que les gens craignent déjà .
@SnarkyPlatypus Oh désolé, pour une raison que je pensais que vous étiez à un certain point à mi-chemin dans le désert morne.
RT @CyberPrefixerAU: Man detained cyberwomen in cybercar, asked for cybersex: cyberpolice [That’s a LOT of cybers all at once!]
@SnarkyPlatypus Il n’y a rien trop stressant aujourd’hui, mais je peut être fait un peu de télévision plus tard.
@SnarkyPlatypus Je suis convaincu que votre vol n’a pas été trop désagréable?
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis très, très fatigué. Et vous?
Me at @zdnetaustralia Friday, which you should read: “On metadata legislation and used-car salesmanship†http://t.co/YIEdlUgORP
New blog post: “Weekly Wrap 230: Kangaroos and pre-summer thoughts†https://t.co/daW0AIBAve http://t.co/CuF6FsUvhu
Monday. Each year passes more swiftly than the last. You are accelerating towards your own inevitable death. Monday.