@jon_lawrence I have been getting messages. I’ll tell you later.
Kill them. Kill them all.
RT @GuardianAus: My mid-life adventures in online dating trib.al/sGJThzk [#guardianheadlineortumblrtxt]
Oh FFS, MH370 Truthers and MH17 Truthers are both now a thing.
I am transferring stuff between devices, and every time someone tweets at me, four different devices go beep. This is hell.
@SnarkyPlatypus We clearly need a cybergum detector.
asteriskinfosec Well.. That’s some odd looking hacking. pic.twitter.com/DZHggknqPK
@snaefell @andreasdotorg Yes well exactly that.
@semibogan @crikey_news I do not disagree.
@semibogan @crikey_news Thanks. That one final paragraph should be tattooed on everyone who dons a “V for Vendetta maskâ€. With a harpoon.
@SnarkyPlatypus The fools.
@semibogan Hence my @crikey_news yarn which ended as it did. http://t.co/eLSC0DLiqa
@semibogan Ah, yeah, it’d be good to help folks move beyond “I used Tor so I’m safe†arsehattery.
@bubbiting I am not even going to think about such things at 2300 on a Saturday.
@semibogan Yeah like there’s money in that. If you want money, then [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED].
Laughing at anyone who thinks their burner phone is “untraceable†when their “regular phone†is sitting right next to it most of the time.
@Colvinius True. But so does everyone* else. (*Where “everyone†is the Five Eyes, Russia, France… and a few others.)
@semibogan Or, alternatively, become a contractor who helps fix bugs. Because there are always bugs.
Looking at a small pile of SIMs on my desk and feeling a bit like some lame third-world outlaw.
Noting that the Huawei Mate7 is a dual-SIM phone. I have put two SIMs in it, from two different networks, and am now confused.
@johnthelutheran Australia does the same thing now.They’re working off the same playbook.
@jonoabroad @PeteLawler Well exactly that. Which IMO is not good enough.
@jonoabroad See the @NSWRFS tweet I just retweeted.
NSWRFS Smoke from Greens Rd, Warrimoo fire may settle in Western Sydney o/night. Only call 000 for unattended fire. Fire remains at Advice. #NSWRFS
EVERALDATLARGE The Australian says #Obama ‘touched’ on #ClimateChange in his University speech. They must not have been there. It was the cornerstone
@jonoabroad @PeteLawler Because this tool is presumably using Android tools to list all messages and save them to an XML file.
@jonoabroad @PeteLawler So, on one phone, I deleted messages. When I ran a backup, it should, IMO, only back up the live messages.
@PeteLawler @jonoabroad Yeah but we’re not talking about the bloody magnetic layer. Deleted messages should not be linked in.
ggreenwald A US defense official mocks those who say Snowden reporting helps ISIS evade surveillance (click “view photo”) pic.twitter.com/G8Jslyz3oR
semibogan Anyway. Whatevs.
@jonoabroad There’s like ONE fire, and it’s 30km away, and under control.
@jonoabroad @PeteLawler It was a straight SMS Backup & Restore tool, not data recovery. Deleted should be deleted, IMO.
@traceyb65 Of course.
@jonoabroad It’s rather pleasant tonight. A spot of rain just then, but nothing major. There may be more tomorrow.
Hah! I transferred SMS messages to the new Android phone using an SMS backup tool. Deleted SMS messages have reappeared. Not impressed.
@jonoabroad Well staying with Android is certainly easier than changing platforms. Though the Lumia was a real option if I had to buy.
RTFM.
@jonoabroad I was going to replace my phone when the contract ran out, but hey, given that the Huawei Ascent Mate7 is here, I’ll try it out.
@jonoabroad That’s sitting on my desk too, but that’s a review unit. The Huawei’s a review unit too, “But you don’t have to give them back.â€
@bubbiting Ah yes, as @samprimrose just pointed out, this is an Android feature now. The Mate7 is an Android phone.
@raaahbin Heh. Can’t be any worse than some of the photos already on my phone.
@samprimrose Maybe it is. I’m jumping an Android version or three here. [Makes note to check before giving credit.]
“Daydream automatically shows pictures while your phone is being charged.†Cute feature, Huawei.
The Huawei’s selection of default images for the lock screen etc is rather classy.
I’m setting up my Huawei Ascend Mate7 at the moment. Fewer annoying questions that any other setup I’ve done recently.
Hmmm… The Huawei Ascent Mate7 comes with a microUSB-to-microUSB cable. Is that a data transfer cable? I think it is. Let’s see.
@kev_martin Oh I’ve got everything critical off it. But nah there’s all manner of single points of failure.
@bigbadave @kaydo Yeah see part of the point of this exercise is to NOT have all my data going into the cloud. Interesting service though.
@SnarkyPlatypus Well Huawei’s phones are getting good reviews. It’s an Android. This is also a 6-inch phablet, really, so that’ll be new.
@kev_martin No, it’s more a lesson in backing up my phone to my laptop just like I do with my iPad.
RT @KarlskiB: @stilgherrian mate this whole twitter thing is a cry for help [Well, yes, there is that.]
By the way, I wasn’t asking for help or anything just then.
For those asking, no, it is not an iPhone. There are other kinds of phone.
@bigbadave @kaydo It’s Android to Android. Everything in Google’s cloud “just works†but not all the stuff I have in other spots. Meh.
@SnarkyPlatypus I was going to get something new when my contract ran out, but I’m going to use the Huawei for a while as a trial.
@stufromoz No, this was slowly falling apart over some time.
@kaydo @bigbadave Actually no, the “Home†and “Rotate†buttons are outside the part of the screen that rotates.
@kaydo @bigbadave So now I am feeling a bit stupid. I always have that turned off, but yes, I can turn that on.
@SnarkyPlatypus This is the slowly-disintergrating LG. The Samsung ran into problems a while back. I am hard on phones.
Since that section includes the “Home†and “Back†buttons, I must restart the phone to change apps. This is hilarious*.
Recovering data from my smashed-up phone. The process is amusing* because the bottom section of the touchscreen doesn’t respond.
Richard Dawkins is the Gamergate of atheism. Discuss.
Hey Ladies, you can relax now. @RichardDawkins has explained feminism for you. pic.twitter.com/bB3yrxPaj2
Here’s the full video of Crusader Rabbit addressing the G20 Leaders’ Retreat. https://t.co/RmcDHzWqst Transcript at http://t.co/XUzT4tYTsW
Oh well played, @madashelltv. https://t.co/M3VdAkLkSn http://t.co/CUeXgaitZS
“Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hellâ€, 12 Nov. https://t.co/M3VdAkLkSn
RT @j_s_n_d: @stilgherrian there’s been an awful lot of puff pieces around bishop lately. Is it on yet? [I don’t know. Anyone? Is it on?]
@BXGD Of course the Labor Party is no better at the moment. We’re screwed.
“Clarke and Dawe - A Busy Time at the Great Hall as We Prepare for Guests†https://t.co/jwnwO4KidD
@BXGD That’s pretty much it. Whatever needed to be cobbled together to get support from different lobby groups, plus the news cycle.
RT @kcarruthers: dearie me, from May: Russia surges ahead in radio-electronic warfare http://t.co/s6uW3QLIrU
RT @MarkDiStef: That’s a pretty extraordinary splash from The Daily Telegraph (pic via @chrismurphys) #G20Brisbane http://t.co/Ow8icxQS0P
Crusader Rabbit’s speech is just hilarious. Well, it would be if another country were the one being so embarrassed. http://t.co/XUzT4tYTsW
srhbutts OH GOD THEY’RE BECOMING SELF AWARE, FINALLY REALIZING HOW RIDICULOUS #GAMERGATE IS pic.twitter.com/KZMhxGY15t
“Remarks at G20 Leaders’ Retreat, Brisbaneâ€, by Anthony John Abbott, age 57, being a speech. http://t.co/XUzT4tYTsW
JohnBirmingham Obama’s drinking XXXX? Oh man, it’s just one life threatening screw up after another for the Secret Service.
“81% of Tor users can be de-anonymised by analysing router information, research indicates†http://t.co/POwGV3xZ5u
@johnmcquaid @firstdogonmoon Apparently I don’t know how to read quote marks, either. But keep your good work too, whatever it is.
@johnmcquaid @firstdogonmoon Much more needs to be done to protect us from the evils of fat shrimp. Keep up the good work.
firstdogonmoon Today we are all the marine biologist who put the shrimp on the treadmill.
RT @johnmcquaid: “I am the marine biologist who put a shrimp on a treadmill—a burden I will forever carry†http://t.co/v3PvSeRMCx http://t.…
PSyvret BREAKING: word from inside the summit is #G20 leaders will pass a motion urging the Australian Senate to Pass Abbott’s Medicare changes
amynelmes My friend just sent me this break-up message she received after 7 weeks of dating. My fav reason for split is #3 pic.twitter.com/EdAFS5lLKy
I have endured the wine merchant’s abuse, but I have some good wine at a very fair price.
vanOnselenP Tony Abbott moans to world leaders about the Senate blocking his policies? Then have the guts to call a DD election…problem solved.
@TimWattsMP I’d suggest that the Labor candidate could’ve sorted this, but I presume that’d be banned as an inducement.
WHERE IS MY SAUSAGE OF DEMOCRACY YOU CHEAP BASTARDS.
There was no sausage sizzle,@Taco_Lad, and no sign of there having been one. Democracy is bullshit.
The democracy-filled villagers emerge. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/9Y7hkipa3r
An independent candidate is trying to persuade people to “Keep politics out of Council.” Which makes perfect* sense.
Gateway to democracy. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/7wSEDArmWl
The Liberal candidate who couldn’t be bothered filling out all of his registration form. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/GcWjBjTzEh
They bee hiding. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/kBGdfJzyir
@jonstribling Cheating in the”Can I take nice photos with this?” test.
So Microsoft’s HERE Maps couldn’t find “Wentworth Falls public school”, but could find”Wentworth Falls Public School”. I see. #lumia830
Lest we forget. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/VwquaEfeaP
@miamiaman @John_Hanna Bullaburra is hardly on the way home.
Taking photos of flowers in spring on a day with a bit of cloud is kinda cheating.
Thistle do, says Miss Bee. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/zaRTAb6Wti
Wentworth Falls railway station #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/z2wwfxagkF
thegrugq_ebooks technically, DPR was a DJ who played at retiree parties would speed up the RPM on the music, they’d dance and topple over
@SnarkyPlatypus Agreed. I’ve already invested time and a little money setting up Android environment. And OSX/iOS. Moving hard to justify.
I’m lichen this asphalt. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/AOryv20sEp
@SnarkyPlatypus I actually quite like Windows Phone 8, but the small market share means companies don’t write apps for it.
@WP_DownUnder I may do just that tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion.
Very yellow. #lumia830 pic.twitter.com/WBeC0AwlLu
Mobile.
@posty @SnarkyPlatypus At least a Keating Hole would have a good sound system. For the opera, you know.
@oberonsghost Alas no, Taiga will be resting again today. Because I couldn’t be arsed.
“G20: Tony Abbott ‘whingeing’ about domestic agenda on world stageâ€, write @lenoretaylor @danielhurstbne http://t.co/zUyZqq4Igu
@SnarkyPlatypus Ketamine isn’t so much an issue as a philosophy#G2020
Sat plan, remainder: Walk to the village; commit minor democracy; obtain wine; return; play with Lumia 830 camera en route.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Auto-correct just tried to change ‘Ketamine’ to ‘Keating’ *smirks* [If only it worked in reverse…]
I really don’t have one single, narrow issue that I drone on and on and on and on about. But if I did, I’d absolutely hashtag#G20#G20 today.
Jizzlobberz Get ready for News Limited to go nuts on lame-duck President articles.
sylmobile Shorten better watch out, I reckon Obama might have the numbers to spill him.
pmattessi Shorter Obama: everything Tony says, the opposite.
RT @firstdogonmoon: “tony used his moment in front of the world’s leaders to complain that Australians did not support a co-payment on visi…
@_windrider Gift card promotions don’t apply to loaner review units.
A juvenile kookaburra just watched me hanging out the washing. It seem,ed deeply fascinated. Flew off when I’d finished.
@mpesce Here, have one of these.
@ZacalyNews @ResignInShame Put it away.
websinthe The Brisbane G20 Summit is going to be the diplomatic equivalent of a really average fuck.
The word “ketaminocracy†just came to mind.
It looks like @juhasaarinen is encountering some mysteries today. pic.twitter.com/lPFuOgRz8M
So Crusader Rabbit whinged to the world leaders about his own inability to pass his daft policies? A confessional? http://t.co/ze7EmDXTQ5
“Historic Aircraft Open Days return to the Illawarraâ€, plugs @PlaneTalking http://t.co/YMttORKNSM
Look, I’m not suggesting that ketamine is the answer to ALL the world’s ills…
I think I might rename the G20 to “Gee, 20 grams of ketamine is nowhere near enough to cope with this idiocy.”
@jeamland True enough.
Spider and fly pic.twitter.com/QVjjtnzMPL
@jeamland Yeah I know the guy. I just wasn’t aware of an impending wedding. (Or, potentially, I may have known and forgotten.)
@jeamland Wot?
@jeamland I’m sorry.
@scott_thewspot I’m really only looking deeply at the cameras, just a skim through the rest. I’ll write it up in about a week.
@scott_thewspot Review. Though I’d certainly consider a Lumia because of the camera quality.
@timfdavis @SnarkyPlatypus @bunjaree Od dear God, no, it’s even loopier up here than the Marrickville council.
This flower indicates that I can correctly send photos from the Lumia 830. pic.twitter.com/ZfiUsd8HTy
coreyspowell Every place in the cosmos we’ve seen from the ground—updated, with sources! bit.ly/1sNC3H4 pic.twitter.com/pjNYlheRfO
@scottcarson1957 I think I’d need to ramp up to full HST drug consumption levels to run for local council in this crazy locale.
@SnarkyPlatypus But I’m tempted to go with the libertarian MH17 truther because trolling.
@SnarkyPlatypus I spoke with her for about ten minutes. She was completely across planning processes issues that might affect @bunjaree.
@scottcarson1957 True, but I feel like I should at least make an effort.
I put the same amount of time into researching each tweet. Some candidates had immediate-findable online material. Others, not so much.
I have only met one of these candidates, Annette Bennett, who was out working the railway station before 0700 the other morning.
Those are my seven candidates for Second Ward councillor in the Blue Mountains City Council. I must choose one. I think I might cry now.
7. Kerrin O’Grady, The Greens. Nurse. Innovative development to advance ecological and cultural assetspic.twitter.com/TD2UpWwXgAgA
6. Annette Bennett, Labor. Electrical fitter mechanic, pilot, TAFE teacher, RFS volunteer. https://t.co/Y3HrdmK5Ys http://t.co/evjzrVS5Be
5. Victoria Arney. Self-employed consultant and MBA. Honesty and performing to the best of my ability. pic.twitter.com/Qwd0ix5rVn
4. Rob Thompson. Video producer, aircraft engineer. pic.twitter.com/yzom3Zqk3Z
3. James Beckett, Liberal. pic.twitter.com/5gYrJEO6oF
2. Angela Lougheed. angelalougheed.com Wife, mother, resident, community worker and business owner. pic.twitter.com/NzcxfOvWYi
1. Joaquim E De Lima, Libertarian. @joaquim4gov https://t.co/tgSnheZcXB Empowering individuals. http://t.co/G6J7V3reoc
I shall now tweet one tweet for each of the candidates in Second Ward, so you may see the selection I mush choose from.
Finally, a homeopathic chemtrail detox mixture! pic.twitter.com/mZ3fd46Rra HT @BadScienceWatch via @PharmacistScott. Ping @NewtonMark.
I do realise that no-one outside Australia understands the deep connection between democracy and sausages, but that’s your loss.
I’m glad there’s a local council by-election today, because I feel like a sausage.
Smirking.
RT @MikeCarlton01: Er, there were actually 11 ships in the First Fleet, Tony, not 12. http://t.co/TOlabLgGaL
MT @swilsonsbs: Ban Ki Moon says Australia is in a “pivotal leadership role” as world faces serious challenges [so that means world is fukt]
@Nickf4rr @dakami @semibogan Well that’s rather a notch or two up from “Ouch!â€. Sorry to hear, hope you’re faring as well as can be.
Oh well done, Crusader Rabbit, now even @Slate is reporting your “Stunning Indigenous-People Gaffe†http://t.co/o1ASrwkpzx
@Cuff_S @domknight OK then we’d better forget the pants thing, and now I think we need to send you a care package of gin.
@securityintern @myrcurial OK then, if the fake denim leggings are too much, we can go with a Christmas theme. Right? pic.twitter.com/XCKpe9Zsi4
ShingySaid “Consumers want to have deep, loving, sensual, erotic, two-sided, anthropomorphic, intuitive, autocratic relationships with #brands.”
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: ‘Angela Merkel realised quickly that Brisbane was no Berlin.’ [There is nothing wrong what that sentence.]
@semibogan @dakami @Nickf4rr OK, I’m lost. But I’m sure someone will quietly explain things to me
@Cuff_S @domknight WHY ARE YOU NOT LIVE-TWEETING THE MY LITTLE PONY MOVIE I AM REMOVING MY PANTS RIGHT NOW.
RT @jeamland: @stilgherrian OH CRAP THEY’VE DISCOVERED LAYER 3. WE’RE FUCKED IF THEY GET LAYER 4. @Beaker
I gotta get me some o’those Layer 3 Protocols@Beakerer, before Facebook uses ’em alllllll up!
RT @Beaker: “Part of the trick is that Facebook uses what are called “layer3″ protocols to drive the entire network…” < LOL, WOT? [Yay!]
@cyberwar Heh. Yes, it’s one of those occasions when British and American usage differ wildly. And amusingly.
We should not be left alone, unsupervised, near the internet, @myrcurial.
RT @expectproblems: “Some are built so the front doesn’t come off at all!†https://t.co/GTCCpwQcvv [This is true. And one of my favourites.]
@Andrew_Zammit Excellent, thank you. I’ll try Uni of Melbourne first, ’cos I don’t@LowyInstitutetitute to get a big head.
Pro Tip: Your container ship should not do this. http://t.co/fhyfCEnS12 http://t.co/QnRG2ABC9o
RT @myrcurial: @stilgherrian It was a BRILLIANT ideaâ€pic.twitter.com/OatpCofEcici [Oh dear.]
RT @cyberwar: U.S. Navy Deploys First Laser Weapon in Persian Gulf. http://t.co/PWJnR63KVa [The “USS Ponce”? Orly? Do they realise?]
With the benefit of a coffee, I now realise that my deal with @myrcurial was probably a bad idea.
“German Chancellor Angela Merkel stops by Caxton St bars, takes selfiesâ€, reports @abcnews. http://t.co/nb0ypS7NTl Limited funds well spent.
Turning to the news media for an intelligent, informed overview of the key issues facing the G20 and the trade-offs … hahahahaha why bother.
RT @doreeshafrir: OH: “do you have a gif of the ‘scaring white people’ moment?†JUST ANOTHER DAY AT BUZZFEED EVERYONE
@19bk69 @LowyInstitute Yes, I suspect that @emchristoforou will end up being disappointed by the media’s professionalism*.
RT @myrcurial: @stilgherrian You make it to NA or I make it to your continent, we’re going to a conference dressed in these. [Deal!]
“Facelift in a bottleâ€! P@SnarkyPlatypusypic.twitter.com/UEtc9mcJ85cJ85
“Your friends won’t believe they’re leggings!â@frankstingapic.twitter.com/S0TUzQwPUvTUzQwPUv
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Was just George Brandis trying to prove that the sun doesn’t exist? [Probably.]
matthew_d_green Once I tried to submit a paper late, in a conference run by the Swiss. At 11:59:59 that submission server disappeared from the Internet.
Yes, this overview of Russian in the Pacific from @LowyInstitute’s “The Interpreter†is excellent. http://t.co/v4DtEEVobl
“As Russia’s Ambassador to Washington said last week, ‘You are pivoting to Asia but we’re already there.’†http://t.co/v4DtEEVobl
Pagankennedy Back in the 1950s, coding software was considered women’s work — it’s “like planning dinner!” pic.twitter.com/1ElUuG2ZKr
RT @latikambourke: I feel like the mints bowl at the #G20Brisbane must be filled with No-Doz. [That gives me an idea…]
@myrcuriallanet Earth faces a glorious future. I should get up now and see what idiocy Crusader Rabbit has committed at the G20.
@myrcurial Oh. OK then. [Adds “role model” to CV, starts laughing uncontrollably.]
GermanyInOz Thank you Courier Mail for this awesome front page - Welcome to Paradise! pic.twitter.com/SchpUQ32DE
@myrcurial You must be a very sad man much of the time then.
Sat plan, draft: Administrivia; extract data from dying phone; set up a new phone; commit an act of democracy; listen to podcasts; wine.
Saturday. The fabric feels warm and soft. Nevertheless, you are still tied in a sack, and the river is ever closer. Scream now. Saturday.