Gorn.
@jdub @TimWattsMP Maybe it was just how the thumbnail appeared in my Twitter client.
Is it just me, or does this picture of Benedict Cumberbatch look rather like @TimWattsMP? pic.twitter.com/vJYbPyd8Ai
Christ, it’s nearly 2300 on a Friday night and it’s a Full Moon. Who the fuck cares any more? About anything?
Is @franksting Australia’s greatest self-trolling Apple fanboy?
paulwiggins North Korea has the world’s bravest trousers. But you knew that. pic.twitter.com/DgnAFKJFQR
@NewtonMark @Asher_Wolf That was utterly coincidental.
Sometimes I just want to punch @franksting and I suspect I am not alone.
@franksting @wolfcat I repeat. The devices do not have to be jailbroken.
@franksting You haven’t read it properly. It works on non-jailbroken devices. zdziarski.com/blog/?p=4140 Shall I send you the report?
@franksting Also, like I would EVER troll an Apple fanboy.
@franksting No, it’s out from behind the paywall now, I believe.
I was right, there’s going to be a lot of conflicting feels about this visa cancellation.
Ruining people’s enjoyment of life.
@Colvinius @davidjfindlay That’s NEVER good advice.
@rightfuture @NCA_UK @maelorin Indeed. I wonder how may of the supposed Dark Net sites, a term I loathe, are run by law enforcement…
@rightfuture @NCA_UK @maelorin You might well think that. I couldn’t possibly comment.
@Colvinius @onemorepost As I was about to add, “Sorry for destroying your evening, Mark.” As @BadAstronomer points out, tho, it’s a regular.
@rightfuture @NCA_UK @maelorin PricewaterhouseCoopers runs the Dark Web now? Hey, it’s a revenue stream…
@Colvinius @onemorepost Sadly, that image is a drawing, and utterly non-representative of reality. blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2…
DeathStarPR Toy Story 4 is actually Pixar employees coming to your house and breaking your favourite childhood toys in front of you.
Infosec and dick-and-bum jokes. This is my world, apparently.
I accidentally all the pepperoni.
sarahjeong Each successive Silk Road is headed by a DPR with increasingly poor opsec, like they’re reverse-learning from their predecessors’ mistakes
BennettArron So Toy Story 4 is going to be more ‘adult’. Apparently the working title is Sex Toy Story. Gives Woody and Buzz a whole new meaning….
RT @NCA_UK: Criminals think they’re safe on the Dark Web. They’re wrong. [Well there’s a statement!]
@0xAli @sabinewolff @SwiftOnSecurity Oh I’ve had about six already, and that’s just since dinner. No wait, what are we talking about?
So many tweets.
@semibogan Well yes. If reality is wrong, it needs to be fixed. This is how progress happens.
@0xAli @sabinewolff @SwiftOnSecurity I’m cyberscared now. Please make it stop.
@0xAli @sabinewolff @SwiftOnSecurity Indeed. If they deploy the cybernukes then we’re cyberscrewed. Sigh.
@0xAli @sabinewolff @SwiftOnSecurity I know that and you know that, but we are talking about the real reality of TV now. ;)
@semibogan I always worry for society, and then do my best to ensure that my worries end up being reality. It’s the responsible thing to do.
@sabinewolff @SwiftOnSecurity @0xAli Look, it’s OK for you people to mock and laugh, but we’re on the receiving end of these cybermissiles.
@SnarkyPlatypus @AnthonyClarkAU That’s the one. Where I recorded the last bits of “The 9pm Shire”. stilgherrian.com/edict/00024/
RT @semibogan: My brain has a special level of violence sometimes [You too, eh?]
RT @AnthonyClarkAU: Friend just told us about having mothers group at Northies. Yep. #theshire [Lulwut?]
“The Queen has passed another milestone, and God I know how painful that can be. Oh, milestone, right, yes.”
@madcatjo2point0 Cool, will check that out tomorrow.
@madcatjo2point0 I haven’t really explored people playing that game.
@CrankyDevGuy Absolutely.
Wait. Who are we talking about?
@BennettArron I’ll have my people talk to your people. But for now, I must drink wine.
I thought you didn’t follow him any more.
RT @semibogan: Who or what the fuck is Julien Blanc? [Hey internet people, this is where you get to send @semibogan your best news links.]
Oh Christ, he’s not, is he?
@BennettArron I think I should too. I haven’t been to your island nation (or set of nations) before. I will scam it somehow.
RT @danieljohnyoung: The Best Video Ever About the Sheeplike Insanity of Real-Time Marketing adweek.it/1toywE2 [Yes. It is.]
psychusup So #captainmansplainer is officially on duty, available whenever a female speaks pic.twitter.com/HLLshXlChY
Too. I meant “too”.
Catching up with @madashelltv from 29 Oct. This to is excellent. youtube.com/watch?v=21fLWw…
@SnarkyPlatypus @aleeb88 Are you on drugs?
@aleeb88 @SnarkyPlatypus Oh, no, that’s where you’re wrong. That’s when the real fun starts.
Look, are you wanting people to deploy some sort of joined-up thinking rather than a scattergun of random feels? Well, you’re an idiot.
On or up, one of the two.
ahoneysettwatts Who on Earth is advising him? Why the backdrop of empty chairs - to show the Party’s behind him? pic.twitter.com/1i0wkMi37w
@SMinney Agreed, this is not going to end well. For anyone.
@madcatjo2point0 This keeps happening…
OrkneyLibrary Oh dear. Several staff mistakenly thought today was final of ‘Whose cat looks most like William Gaunt?’ #embarrassing pic.twitter.com/lWEjg6kv42
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Um guys, I don’t think ScoMo randomly deporting people is a good thing. [Bah. Softcock.]
martindistasio Jernalisms RT @7NewsSydney 7News puts the new ‘naturally sweetened’ Coke Life to the test with Aussie tastebuds yhoo.it/1xfErfV
@BennettArron It would be. If we’re ever in the same continent again, we must make this happen.
@BennettArron My pleasure. I hope all’s well in your world.
Yes, for those that missed it, @mcmoynihan’s “Russell Brand’s Revolution For Morons” is enormously good. thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/…
@PerfectOrdered @dannywallace There’s something else for me to look up and read, thank you.
@bigbadave I haven’t read it but I know the one-sentence premise. Is it worth a read?
@BennettArron You may enjoy this review of Mr Brand’s opus. thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/…
Wow, @_Rob_Burgess’ “What’s our [Australia’s] online ‘star chamber’ actually for?” is damn fine work. businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/1…
@maelorin I believe you have already discovered the answer to your question.
@alex_c_lee @TheRoastTV I hope you’re all having a very large drink, or have done so.
@alex_c_lee @TheRoastTV Having worked in daily radio, I could get what producing daily TV would entail. I’m astounded you maintained it.
@alex_c_lee @TheRoastTV What? Tweets and stuff? Nah, you lot did all the real work. I just spray out tweets like a cow with dysentery.
I’m thinking of spending, say, a month living my life solely according to what I learn through spam email and seeing how that turns out.
@deconstructo I am not an expert in the matters, so I will defer to your judgement.
@gths I was wondering whether to add an “again” to that tweet, but I thought that might have been gilding the lily.
“I think you understand what I mean… ;)” pic.twitter.com/oBWsQMAzwo
NewtonMark New @Qantas website ad shows international visitors what it’s like to be in Australia: pic.twitter.com/73Oo27yzTL
Me at @zdnetaustralia today: “Customer data protection is a corporate social responsibility”, quoting @heidishey zdnet.com/customer-data-…
Me at @crikey_news today: “Malicious software spreads seeds of doubt in Apple’s magic garden” crikey.com.au/2014/11/07/sti…
Excellent, Australia, we’ll get to learn what it feels like to be on the wring side of history.
“Germany, Brazil push the UN to be tougher on digital spying,” reports @Reuters reuters.com/article/2014/1… HT @darkhorse166
OrkneyLibrary We open at 10am this morning as it’s the judging of our annual staff ‘Whose dog looks most like Tolstoy?’ competition pic.twitter.com/Qw0Pc7Q5K7
(Well, except for the shit bits which didn’t quite work, obviously. Let’s move on. @TheRoastTV)
No, that wasn’t quite sharp enough of me, @TheRoastTV. Let me put it more clearly. Fuck that was good. Hope to see you all again soon.
And that’s it, until I can catch up on the final recap episode of @TheRoastTV once it’s online. Thanks so very much, good people.
Lambie and the Brick in “One Last Adventure” youtube.com/watch?v=4xMExM… Thank you, @TheRoastTV.
Then there’s @TheRoastTV’s 2015 Box Set. youtube.com/watch?v=gDSc7_… I am particularly impressed with Julie Bishop’s future.
This summary of Australian politics with @TheRoastTV’s @humphriesmark is just glorious. Three brilliant minutes. youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8tdh…
Here’s the @abciview link for @TheRoastTV for Thu 6 Nov, if you’re in Australia. iview.abc.net.au/programs/roast…
And now to @TheRoastTV for Thu 6 Nov. It’s not on YouTube yet, but segments are. youtube.com/user/RoastNews… I’ll watch it on @abciview.
RT @yinyangman69: @stilgherrian catching up on @TheRoastTV @bunjaree
#coconutfibretothenode #theroasttv pic.twitter.com/n6IDoahY7d [Yes.]
@glengyron I addressed this issue in an early episode of “The 9pm Edict”, I believe.
And now, @TheRoastTV for Wed 5 Nov. youtube.com/watch?v=wadw7r… This is all going swimmingly.
RT @RealNickHodge: @stilgherrian When do we return Blue Poles to Poland? [70 years after Whitlam’s death, unless the TPP gets through.]
The reason I’m only catching up on the week’s @TheRoastTV is because I am living on planet @bunjaree and use the Internet of Trees.
“It’s starting to look like the National Gallery has more stolen art than a Girl Talk song.” Thank you, @TheRoastTV (from Tuesday).
@dragon_slayr Some things are not explained.
@SnarkyPlatypus @oberonsghost @stufromoz If you want to understand these things, libertus.net is your reference.
Now here’s @TheRoastTV for Tue 4 Nov. youtube.com/watch?v=zEYI6K…
And now, the final week’s episodes of @TheRoastTV, starting with Mon 3 Nov. youtube.com/watch?v=nmwioh…
In which Clarke & Dawe explain the G20. youtube.com/watch?v=DqiZHT…
There shall now be wine.
@lukeweston That sounds like it spoils a lot of the fun.
RT @RealNickHodge It’s the NBN in Truck form! [Well, in 20-foot containers on a freight train form.]
Ah, @chez_rah tells me that it’s gold-rich copper concentrate from Cadia Valley. newcrest.com.au/our-business/o…
@glengyron I’ll have to look that up, I don’t know that mine. And it’s all containerised on the train. Because hazardous, presumably.
@monsoontrader @5at5daily Thanks very much. It was a quick slap-together today, but it’s what struck my fancy, as always.
@PeteLawler @jonoabroad That’s OK, I have the same feelings towards the “person” who stole my original vinyl of Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn”.
#purpletrain, briefly.
@PeteLawler @jonoabroad @SnarkyPlatypus There’s many similarities between “The Code” and “Edge of Darkness”…
As far as I can tell, there’s at least one full train of this stuff every evening. For all I know there could be more.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus @stilgherrian Wasn’t this the plot line of “The Code”? [Um, yeah…]
Here’s a better view of the hazardous materials warning. instagram.com/p/vFv4BKCFpI/
So what’s this shit? An entire train full of “miscellaneous dangerous goods”. instagram.com/p/vFvk5iiFoB/
@callapilla @lenoretaylor Break a leg, etc.
RT @lenoretaylor: welcome to Guardian Australia @callapilla [Whose latest tweet is “Oh God I hate myself,” so there’s that.]
Shopping, then back to the place.
RT @feed_the_chooks: what have I done pic.twitter.com/VjgPebD8IJ [I have some underpants like this.]
@malgordon Goodness me. HOTOL.
RT @therevmountain: oh man, I’d forgotten about her [Glad to be of help.]
Look, remember, MTR isn’t the brightest crayon in the box.
“Dyna Soar concept preceded X-37B by 50 years”, and I reckon it was wonderful. medium.com/war-is-boring/… pic.twitter.com/HHBEcOcx7w
“Tokyo cops bust Kabukicho gambling parlor with robot dealer,” reports @tokyoreporter tokyoreporter.com/2014/11/07/tok… pic.twitter.com/wobgwI8gTH
“Security camera footage from Australian homes, businesses streaming on website”, reports @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2014-11-0…
I should not be letting the @5at5daily Twitter account get so shouty.
@jonoabroad Then we shall leave it stand. As a monument. To your Friday 7 November 2014.
@jonoabroad If you delete that tweet I will pretend that I didn’t see it. Just fucking terrible.
MeredithFrost Here is Boris Karloff’s Guacamole recipe. That’s about it for me today. pic.twitter.com/PrTAf2tRrU
Oh. Those bananas.
Oh dear, there’s going to be a lot of conflicting feels about this visa cancellation.
arcwhite If IS launched a #cybermissile, where did they get the #cyberplane to launch it? Wake up sheeple!
jonoabroad RIGHT I’VE SEEN THE FUCKING BANANAS ALREADY
5at5daily 5at5 number 104: Detective noir, propaganda, powerful people, bin Laden’s killer, and the beauty of flight paths. tinyletter.com/5at5/letters/5…
senthorun I’m so glad that only my most nuanced and insightful tweets get picked up for news stories. #GiantCondom @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/ehHBNc6RVK
liamosaur Where were you when the #CyberMissile hit? #2014NeverCyberForget
liamosaur #CYBERMISSILE!!!! MT @arcwhite: In case you missed it earlier: au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/25450582… IS launched ‘cyber missile’ at Australia
Franglais is so a language, with a rich and glorious history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franglais
feed_the_chooks remember the lizard wars
@qryss Bah. I parle perfect Franglaise.
Il faut que je drink cider now.
I have emerged from the @crikey_news paywall: “Malicious software spreads seeds of doubt in Apple’s magic garden” crikey.com.au/2014/11/07/sti…
@PollHereford Soon.
Doing lizard things.
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Customer data protection is a corporate social responsibility”, quoting @heidishey zdnet.com/customer-data-…
@jeffsonstein @SnarkyPlatypus Oh yes, the phrase goes back decades.
@chris23 Yes, Lizard Master.
Mobile. Adventurously.
Me to taxi booker: “… and going to Katoomba today.” Taxi booker: “Ooh, getting adventurous!”
@SnarkyPlatypus @crikey_news Team effort. Apple’s magic garden is a phrase that I’ve used quite a before though.
Me at @crikey_news: “Malicious software spreads seeds of doubt in Apple’s magic garden” crikey.com.au/2014/11/07/sti… [$, free trial]
Goddam lizards.
And that’s the @1395FIVEaa spot done. I forgot to mention the lizards. They must’ve deactivated me through the fillings in my teeth.
On hold with @1395FIVEaa to talk the WireLurker malware forbes.com/sites/thomasbr… and powerful people. Listenify at fiveaa.com.au/fiveaa-player
@hughstephens I’ll let that one through to the keeper, I think.
Right, I’m going to go the full lizard, @1395FIVEaa.
If no-one on @1395FIVEaa mentions the lizard people soon, I guess it’ll be up to me.
Oh dear, I think @1395FIVEaa is bringing out people who will soon start talking about the lizard people that run the world.
I’m pushed back to 1305 ACDT / 1335 AEDT, ‘cos @1395FIVEaa’s current conversation is going so well. Never let me ruin things, right?
I will be joining that discussion in about 15 minutes, at 1245 ACDT / 1315 AEDT.
Interesting discussion on @1395FIVEaa right now on the @Forbes “World’s Most Powerful” list. forbes.com/powerful-peopl… fiveaa.com.au/fiveaa-player
@gregmcintyre I want me some of them.
capricecrane People can be taught to hate. And people can be taught to spell. But apparently, it’s one or the other.
I merely type “fi” into the search/address bar of my browser and Google replies with International Fisting Day. What have I done?
Passive-aggressive emails are passive-aggressive.
Fri plan: Write for @crikey_news (done); 1315 @1395FIVEaa; lunch and shopping, Katoomba; @5at5daily; lock down next week; TGIF, but quietly.
Hey @darrenpauli go fix your email. bit.ly/1zzbeid pic.twitter.com/GW4Rhmemh2
Being an adult.
@darrenpauli Your mum’s a lurker.
RT @scottcarson1957: I detest caramelizing onions. [They’re not too thrilled about it either.]
I’m talking about the WireLurker iDevice malware at 1245 ACDT / 1315 AEDT on @1395FIVEaa Adelaide. Listenify at fiveaa.com.au
jeamland #HowToApproachWomen First move half-way to the woman. Then move half-way again. Then again. And again, ad infinitum. #ZenoWasAPlayer
@teirdes !
@teirdes It’s best not to ask.
“I’ve seen Blanc’s work … most of it appears to be deeply disturbing and offensive”, say@VictoriaPolicece chief Layvicpolicenews.com.au/cops-and-blogg…wQ
Where is Crusader Rabbit on @Forbes’ “The World’s Most Powerful People”? Needs more shirtfront, obviously. forbes.com/powerful-peopl…
Yip yip yip.
RT @domknight: “For a doctor he is…” @ The University of Sydney instagram.com/p/vE_nCrpqzv/ [Standards have dropped. I mean, congratulations.]
Story filed for @crikey_news. Now to sort out this other irritation that I haven’t mentioned before.
No, not gorn. That was a tweet from last night that has only surfaced just now.
Gorn.
OK, I’m writing my thing now. You lot can shut up for a bit.
@myrcurial That’s another of those off-by-one errors, isn’t it. That’s my zeroth name, as a matter of fact.
The only “errors” here, @PaloAltoNtwks, are your cultural ignorance and your overly-demanding registration form. pic.twitter.com/sOwGcwecFt
@trentyarwood Look, it’s about time the truth about ebola was revealed. Or are you part of the sinister conspiracy?
@jperlow Koalas are already trained assassins. They just couldn’t be bothered.
Executing the plan.
“Peer pressure lures more Britons to Syria than Isis videos, study finds”, writes @karenmcveigh1 theguardian.com/world/2014/nov…
@gregmcintyre It’s all so wonderful, isn’t it.
It’s less than an hour until Full Moon, at 0923 AEDT.
waxpancake This is my new favorite hashtag, a glimpse of a utopian future I hope to live in once again: #Gаmergаte
RT @RT_com: Aussie koalas trained for cuddles with Putin, Obama & Merkel at #G20 on.rt.com/6no9q2 pic.twitter.com/p6qoz4cK7E [I see.]
KetanJ0 World’s largest study into ‘wind syndrome’ finds it’s not real. *lack of surprise intensifies* cbc.ca/news/technolog… pic.twitter.com/LA7omuM0WF
@safzoro You should always click on all the links, in case you miss something special.
@LeonieGSmith Ta for the warning, but this one is real. I’m currently resolving something with @Telstra.
@alex_c_lee @JamColley @BreakfastNews @TheRoastTV The having-fun bit shined through. But breakfast TV is such an antisocial thing to do.
“Why men say ‘Fat’ women are better in bed…” Uhuhpic.twitter.com/e1GvxXvUkfkf
Is it just me, or does this child in the @Telstra confirmation emails look like she’s attending a funeral? pic.twitter.com/c9HXGX7NxV
@alex_c_lee @BreakfastNews @TheRoastTV You KNOW “The Roast Breakfast” should be an actual thing.
@gattaca @myrcurial Oh excellent. I’m also planning to be at a few more events in North America in 2015, well, “intending” is more accurate.
@macuser2323 @crikey_news @5at5daily Thank you. There’s a way to go before the weekend yet though. Have a good on yourself.
5at5daily If you missed yesterday’s 5at5, you can find it here. tinyletter.com/5at5/letters/5… Or you can subscribe here. tinyletter.com/5at5
Fri plan, draft: Write for @crikey_news; errands, lunch and shopping, somewhere; @5at5daily; lock down next week; TGIF, I reckon.
thegrugq ProTip: Don’t use 4square to checkin to the location you admin your darkweb drug marketplace twitter.com/blakeeb/status… pic.twitter.com/ByEC9QTSLO
So, laser eye surgery spam. I would actually like to meet the people who’d let random “surgeons” from spam cut up their eyes with lasers.
You’ve got it all wrong about ebola, apparently. Just pick your narrative for the specific wrong that you are. pic.twitter.com/uEbJhRTuAl
@Wyld The sad thing is that that’s 100% true.
@Wyld Maybe bio-degradable undies with a slogan of the day as a service.
@Wyld On the other hand, since I think the “everything is an app” architecture is bullshit and we should just have websites that work.
@Wyld A few people have suggested this. I am currently consider various merchandise ideas. Maybe it needs to be an app?
Friday. Every orifice in your body will be stuffed with cotton wool, and you will be the happiest puppy in the kennel. Friday.
Arrived.
I turn off onto the dirt track, a pale pathway curving around below the interlocking branches of trees overhead.
The only sounds are my footsteps on the road, my breath… not even any frogs in the roadside puddles tonight.
And now I’m well past the last street light. There is no traffic, not even any to hear over on the highway. Just moonlight through cloud.
Walking towards the light… instagram.com/p/vD1AXqCFjU/
Vast, incomprehensible machines are Doing Things to the railway bed as I walk back down Railway Parade.
The buses replace trains between Springwood and Lithgow bus has delivered me to Wentworth Falls. The final walk to @bunjaree remains.