Gorn.
@swearyanthony Hah. Nah, just means it’s intended for coastal work. Like the British U-class was painted blue for the Mediterranean.
@swearyanthony Look I’m sure everything is fine once it’s submerged and not out in the bright sunlight like that.
@swearyanthony Further shots. Do not* worry about the rust on the pressure hull. http://t.co/EnbEMN8wI7 http://t.co/Lnr6DG78WF
@swearyanthony I don’t want to be on a DPRK sub at all, given the rust. Not a pressure hatch, that one. Even sopic.twitter.com/J8QBRT2z3C3C
@swearyanthony There was a 6kt detonation in 2013, unsure of how much “success†that was compared to the goal. http://t.co/IB7OvK77Es
@jdub @NewtonMark @OaaSvc @maelorin I think it’s very special.
@warrenjmcdonald From memory, Ms Disingenua Frontbottom has been seen previously, but @firstdogonmoon would have to confirm that.
“North Korea Might Have Far More Nukes Than We Thought†https://t.co/ibYMVpQ5au
“America’s priorities have gotten out of hand.”
“Why Is Everyone Talking About The 4 Murders Committed In My Home When People Are Dying In The Middle East?â€clickhole.com/r/2007tsdc7
In recent days I’ve seen both the Coalition and Labor TV adverts for the NSW election. Both leaders come across as suburban councillors.
@virtualpete Oh yes, it is. I’ve been aware of it since the production was first announced mid-2014, from memory. It’s a thing.
RT @OaaSvc: @stilgherrian not as bad as that terrible fence. [Well there is that. That fence is really, really terrible.]
Just how terrible was that pun?
RT @semibogan: Hungry. [Check for souvlaki?]
RT @PointZeroOne: Have you seen this man? The cyberpolice need to question him in relation to all the cybers http://t.co/7THztMoiqS
PSyvret Queensland LNP denies next year’s IWD lunch will feature mud wrestling and topless barmaids … #Tattersalls
So is this Brisbane Club website satire, or what? http://t.co/ym0zYP1eSk
@GreenJ There’s a lot of that going about this week.
hughstephens Hahaha @VentraIP support ‘engineer’ saying it’s unheard of for *10* computers to share the same IP address publicly. Heard of NAT?
“NBN Co fibre-on-demand product due this monthâ€, writes @dobes http://t.co/mHwjx3hJAZ
“Fiona the Unemployed Bettong moves a censure motion against the Australian peopleâ€, by @firstdogonmoon http://t.co/n4PA8TKFDG
5at5 number 153: Old strikes, Thai loos, handshake sniffs, childish libertarians, and dangerous lightbulbs. http://t.co/LX9PWN8aJJ
KainTietzel Homework from a 9 y.o. aussie kid. pic.twitter.com/qSuv6YntWX
New blog post: “Wrapping The 9pm Summer Scrounge†https://t.co/k6XiO8RfWl http://t.co/SxBGL0A42A
@Mudgutz @prestontowers You’d need to ask someone who’s spent more than six days in Western Australia.
@prestontowers I should dig out the tweets people sent me when I noted that I was simply visiting Rooty Hill, for instance
@prestontowers Those “people†are arsehats.
johnb78 Blue Tie Clan ain’t nuttin’ to fuck wit pic.twitter.com/ZcgZxxYd5l
bcantrill If this is your first tech bubble, let me give you some advice that was once given to me: enjoy the party, but dance close to the door
To be clear, I stole the “DJ Tone Def†line from @davpope http://t.co/SzSO4P9u84 http://t.co/LHXYOXVuzj
RT @therevmountain: KEEP ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN (what?!) KEEP ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN (come on!) pic.twitter.com/XUOUroOb0e [Or this.]
Adult Commentariat.
RT @MarkDiStef: I apologise for how stupid this is, pic via @ellinghausen pic.twitter.com/Bu32zoeai0 [Thank God someone’s done it.]
RT @deptofaustralia: I just. I can’t even. /by @ellinghausen /via @wordsonaplatfrm pic.twitter.com/36GunGyhqQ [You can. You know you want to.]
I suppose I’d better dig out the DJ John Howard image, rightpic.twitter.com/KTjd2dV60y0y
RT @chrisjrn: Tone and the imaginary sausage: pic.twitter.com/bDeRUoFG6p [No, that’s MC Tone Def, pupil of DJ John Howard.]
@LIVPresident @brisvegas1 Yes, thank you. This all matched my understanding, but you had the law at your fingertips.
safimichael o/h in @GuardianAus newsroom: “guys, does anyone want any artisan single origin bread?”@OHnewsroom
@brisvegas1 @LIVPresident Civil litigation is another issue, of course, but the police etc don’t get involved in civil litigation.
@brisvegas1 @LIVPresident My FBI contact even used the example of lèse-majesté of something the FBI would not assist with.
@brisvegas1 @LIVPresident I’ve been told by the FBI it has to be a crime in both countries for law enforcement cooperation. AU same?
“Abbott has learned nothing about Iraq. He’s taken the Islamic State’s baitâ€, writes
Tom Switzer. http://t.co/n5Fa1ysK3b
BernardKeane So who you going to believe on why we’re returning to Iraq - Tony Abbott or John Howard? bit.ly/1Kg1sIi ($) pic.twitter.com/NgJmqmkpOV
RT @bengrubb: Media release: “SBS TO OFFER 360-DEGREE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE OF SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS†[Kill me.]
Macau’s Chinese New Year gambling revenues down 53% as junkets drop off during China’s anti-graft campaign. http://t.co/I3DQpkDUVq
Well, @NewtonMark, tripod-launched. Whatever. A nuke launcher with a range of 2km. Excellent work all round.
Also, @NewtonMark, there was a shoulder-launched atomic recoilless rifle, the M-28 Davy Crockett. http://t.co/fUXyYdaJBL
How the Pentagon, erm, “misplaced” one of America’s first nuclear howitzers. https://t.co/YSCJkBUaVV
“Who or what is a ‘leading military planner’?â€, by a former military planner now at @LowyInstitute http://t.co/c0LYSCer3t
There’s a folder in my email program called “Junk†but when I looked in there it’s just more email. Disappointed.
@LIVPresident @brisvegas1 Ah yes, of course, thanks for the reminder. IANAL hits me every time my dim memories drift back.
“A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese ‘Cat Island’†(24 photos) http://t.co/WWE52TTsfk
GalalAmrG Here’s a photo of Putin riding a weasel riding a woodpecker. pic.twitter.com/bW4gW5E03i
geofflemon Whatever your take on the ANZAC legacy, none disrespect it more than politicians dry-humping monuments in the hope some gravitas rubs off.
“Abbott wants data-retention law passed this weekâ€, writes @leopinion http://t.co/TorbnJTWLG Why this unseemly haste? Oh, we know that.
@perrynfowler This is a fair question, but one I don’t have time to explore just now. I have made a note, though.
Wed plan: Tame dinosaurs (done); comms catch-up; story pitches; pre-production for “The 9pm Edictâ@5at5dailyaily; existential despair.
“You’re Not the Boss of Me! Why Libertarianism Is a Childish Sham†Glorious work. http://t.co/ERQOPALXd5 HT @expectproblems, I think it was.
@traceyb65 This becomes more difficult when the iThings and other devices are also the core work tools.
@LIVPresident @brisvegas1 Oh yes, I’d forgotten that bit. Also, could it open up the retained data to subpoena by foreign litigants?
@traceyb65 Yep, it’s my greatest achievement for the day.
Il faut que je update mon avatar pour le newsworthiness.
RT @expectproblems “This is pretty important stuff, people’s private information.†— Bill Shorten.
Really? No kidding…
[Well spotted, m8.]
Getting dangerously close to actually being able to start some productive work for the day. #annoyingmorning #killthem #killthemall
glengyron @MarkDiStef bit like when my daughter had a Tinkerbell book and rubbed glitter on herself to fly. Cute but they have no idea.
RT @MarkDiStef: I still can’t get out of my head the image of Abbott reading Churchill biographies in his office while contemplating how to…
“Farewell, Queensland.”
RT @MarkDiStef: Squad. pic.twitter.com/qNPbpGQ3DK [Wait. That super. They’re DESTROYING QUEENSLAND?]
“What is ‘corrupt conduct’? The High Court will rule today†http://t.co/o059kQ8wAn
@michaelneale I’d be happier with that version if it said “percentage points†not “percentage†in a few spots. But yes, a handy chart.
@brisvegas1 @LIVPresident I don’t know of any work like that, but then I’ve seen only a small part of the universe.
The Internet of Clever Things is so very, very clever. Now kill everyone involved.
Then there’@snikchnznz, with all his lightbulbs turned on for 30 mins so they can update their softwarepic.twitter.com/JGziKMozOmOm
Then there’@pacohopepe, stopped at the roadside for a software updatepic.twitter.com/n347aycG9z9z
“I asked Intel CEO Brian Krzanich why a smartwatch needs anti-virus software, and he compared the wrist-worn gadgets to air conditioners.”
“Intel wants to protect your precious wrist with anti-virus software for smartwatchesâ€, writes @tomwarren http://t.co/g5RSVpZClW
@swearyanthony @dobes Hah! Coincidentally, did you see this what I just tweeted. Lightbulbocalypse! http://t.co/zFUWQZYWWt
“This guy’s light bulb performed a DoS attack on his entire smart houseâ€, writes @kashhill http://t.co/zFUWQZYWWt
“Why data retention legislation should be withdrawnâ€, writes Katie Miller @LIVPresident http://t.co/XvGp2S6Szu
@R_Chirgwin I’m coming to that conclusion, having found a collection of sounds. https://t.co/kSP0GgYI6i Also, sounds like it’s up a tree.
@R_Chirgwin Ah no, that has the single “plonk†sound, echoed by others, repeated. This is more a fast rattle for several seconds.
Hey @R_Chirgwin, what is the critter that sounds like a coin falling down a drain? A frog? (It never does it long enough to record.)
Dear News Media, why are you choosing to become the old women who brought their knitting to watch La Guillotine at work?
@ssharwood @PeteDotAscian I have just worked out how to present our findings statistically. I shall speak to you about this in due course.
TechnicallyRon How to understand Tactical Sign Language in films: pic.twitter.com/o4geZDZkvn
@PeteDotAscian @ssharwood With a webinar, surely?
@_tan_ I have not yet revealed the names behind this bullshit survey, as a scroll back will tell you. This may change.
glengyron Deregulated medicine. RT @trentyarwood RT @DrLindseyFitz Medical advert from Springbok, South Africa, 2014. pic.twitter.com/8d9pBkyasA
@ssharwood It’s a remarkable coincidence. I think atheists need to be able to explain how this can happen in a godless world.
I AM COMPLETELY SHOCKED AND SURPRISED BY THE SHOCKING AND SURPRISING RESULTS OF THIS SHOCK SURVEY RESULT SURPRISE SHOCK.
The shock* “results†of the “survey†are that most organisations feel threatened by the problem that the PR firm’s client’s tech addresses.
The press release has been out a few hours. I can see one news site running the story without mentioning N, another runs the infographic.
Did I tell you they have an “infographic�
Oh dear God, the PR firm has taken this self-selcted sample N=129 and sliced it by vendor type for further “analysisâ€. Jesus Christ.
Thank you, @bernietb @miamiaman @PointZeroOne, it’d be a fun column to do, but I first have to persuade an editor to pay for it.
I’ve personally seen an on-air guess of a project cost by a radio presenter one morning become a fact debated in parliament within 48 hours.
Here’s an explanation of “statistics laundering†in the context of child pornography statistics. http://t.co/yQKlXtv8a8
The scary thing is, through a process called “statistics laundering†such shit gets quoted and re-quoted, adding the quoter’s credibility.
I’m tempted to do a column pointing out all the shoddiness in said “survey†and accompanying “infographicâ€, naming and shaming.
Dear PR People, a survey of just 129 people about what they “feel†happened as a result of some event is not even science, let alone news.
@trentyarwood Thank you. Though it doesn’t offer any solutions. It’s just 900 words of despair.
Wed plan, early draft: Tame the dinosaurs, again; pre-production for “The 9pm Edict†podca@5at5dailyaily; all interspersed with dumb comms.
Me at @zdnetaustralia Tuesday: “Australian lawmakers can’t use phones, will vote on data retentionâ€, being a rant. http://t.co/xJOTaQtEHc
Wednesday. In an ideal world, it would be attached with a hinge, but it is not an ideal world. Nurse, please pass the knife. Wednesday.