Nah, no more wine. I’m exhausted. Gorn.
@PacketNetworks Heh. I do like location recording, always have.
@PacketNetworks Oh cheers, glad you’re enjoying my little folly.
If only I could monetise all these people tweeting “Y†at me.
Oh dear. Now, more wine? [Y/N]
I am laughing so much I think I just wet myself.
“Justin Bieber gay lah.”
Oh dear God, this kid’s exposition of Singlish is just too perfect.
“All words are plural.”
Hey @lexiconvalley and @LanguageLog, “How to Speak Singlishâ€. Watch. https://t.co/04bu47YcRQ
Allegedly.
RT @raaahbin: @stilgherrian @NewtonMark I did a bit of APL at uni. Probably would have got more out of doing LSD. [True enough, this.]
@raaahbin @NewtonMark At Adelaide’s famous Angle Park Computing Centre, we did either APL or BASIC. I did BASIC, thank the gods.
How to Speak Singlish. It’s “a variation of both calmness and annoyedâ€. THIS IS BRILLIANT. https://t.co/04bu47YcRQ HT @beckysaysrawr
@RichardLStubbs @becadroit Yep. By all means substitute something if you can’t get the real thing. I’m kinda handling the T-34 situation OK.
@NewtonMark Hah! I need a new MacBook Pro before that.
@NewtonMark You’re thinking of APL, surely? PL/a is a straightforward procedural language.
@NewtonMark I have neither of those sound devices up here, so I’ll have to save it for later.
@NewtonMark Memories: One summer job, I was working for Tristram Cary, programming FM-synth bell sounds in PL/1 on a Fairlight CMI.
@becadroit @RichardLStubbs SOME OF US WOULD RATHER PEOPLE GOT IT FUCKING WELL RIGHT YOU KNOW.
@NewtonMark Oh wow, I had not encountered that before. Um, thanks for opening up another new rabbit-hole.
@NewtonMark Indeed. Once on what’s no@891adelaidede I mocked up a “chicken flying contest on the roof at Collinswood†in the studio.
@RichardLStubbs Oh FFS what even? Yes, @becadroit has played perfect matchmaker. I was a wargamer in my teens. Kinda watch military issues.
It would seem, @NewtonMark, that they’re excellent foley work rather than out-takes etc. Which makes them even more astounding.
“Speechless Speech: Barack Obama†https://t.co/JmyKitPpi2 Ping @NewtonMark
RT @NewtonMark: Hahaha Britney Spears without the music arseh.at/hbhk [This. Is. Brilliant. And inspired my previous question.]
Does anyone have a handy link for that edit of BBC [?] newsreaders, the bits where they’re just looking at the camera etc?
@becadroit Ah, so THAT’S wher@RichardLStubbsbs is these days. “Military stuff†is part of what informs my writing about the cybers.
Mind you, they’re cutting between archive footage and re-enactments, so I guess they didn’t have a T-34/76 handy. I know I don’t.
I am a thoroughly appalling individual.
I just shouted at a documentary because it had footage of a Soviet T-34-85 tank in a segment about defence against Operation Barbarossa.
RT @BadAlbumCovers: #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/BRZG0ivbDS [Hah. Well played.]
@ashleigh_young @johnmcternan Hah! Interesting premise, but the title is truly inspired.
@dfpiii This is probably a good idea, yes.
“No, Iran Can’t Trigger a Nuclear Tsunami That Wipes Out Israel†https://t.co/iyaxC85oYZ Shame.
Dear Melbourne, I will be visiting you 17 to 22 March. Please commence the necessary procedures.
@ashleigh_young @johnmcternan That’s some serious wisdom right there. What’s the poem itself like?
ashleigh_young Just read a student’s poem titled ‘ANY MACHINE CAN BE A SMOKE MACHINE IF YOU USE IT WRONG ENOUGH’. It’s great.
@thegrugq_ebooks @thegrugq This won’t end well, will it?
The time has come, my friends. pic.twitter.com/xYoiMKoNUa HT @spans44
@thegrugq_ebooks @thegrugq Well, I always assumed there’s eventually be come point to Reddit.
Smirks.
thegrugq_ebooks I’m just saying that google is complicit.
thegrugq_ebooks Ill list all the wars that the USA has won since 1950?
“Online radicalisation: how much does it matter?†by @Andrew_Zammit http://t.co/PzrqnDxvd0
“Internet Indoctrinationâ€, an @onthemedia chat with Humera Khan of the think tank Muflehun. http://t.co/ptDFGWfvRR Ping @Andrew_Zammit
@LambLetak Ah. As a matter of principle I don’t watch TED talks.
underexpose Korean LoL team does Nazi salute after winning a tournament in Germany pic.twitter.com/IRIqDXmUpr
@corduroy Yeah, but my browser would have been logged into Google. Ovulation? Well done, guys.
“Kremlin Tech Jams Ukrainian Airwaves: The equipment is far too fancy to come from anywhere except Russia†https://t.co/FSTFzrDXdX
saladinahmed Flying over Iran at the moment. pic.twitter.com/k1kxS1jxS7
@smHttr @nigel_castle Yes, more wine should do the trick.
RT @rpy hahahah wait a minute they DID just dump some pre-shovelled dirt in a car park pic.twitter.com/P1m8HUQYpq [Yep. Welcome to television.]
This is Lieutenant-General David Morrison’s powerful “Get Out†video, referred to in the interview. https://t.co/NBYBjyl3pe
This interview with Lieutenant-General David Morrison, departing chief of the Australian Army, is well worth reading. http://t.co/nztEkghqdn
@deptofaustralia @christiemoffat I’ll leave it with you then…
@markc It’s traditional to “silver plate†(not always silver) the ceremonial shovels for turning-the-sod rituals.
RT @rpy: We should ask the seal nicely to find the plane
This week’s @RNmediareport story on fixers (for foreign correspondents) is also fascinating. http://t.co/NcrJTEklSB
This week’s @RNmediareport story on Russian media and Russia Today is fascinating. http://t.co/fGsvKOdMvX
@nigel_castle @smHttr Well that’s his problem.
Great work on that backdrop there, lads. And good to see you dressed appropriately for the job. pic.twitter.com/XAEWayJUc0 Arsehats.
ourmancanberra A man’s not a camel #AussieSayings
@christiemoffat @deptofaustralia You might think that. I couldn’t possibly comment.
@corduroy I am not a subscriber, and I was not logged in to Fairfax. But that advert is placed by Google, who would know me well.
I wonder whether @deptofaustralia has seen this photograph yet. (AAP: Lukas Coch) http://t.co/4MTsSjKfNr http://t.co/QS4Slj5tIb
@smHttr Excellent. It sounds like you have quite a bit of bicycle maintenance to do.
This is the $8 Chilean Pinot Noir that I mentioned on “The 9pm Edict”. pic.twitter.com/1Yl5SFtdgy
YahooAnswersTXT Im a Christian, going through hard times, should i become a stripper?
Excellence* in advertising placement, part 522. Thank you, Daily Life. (Mind you, I do have an ovulation problem…pic.twitter.com/augWDDyjSOSO
There are indications on the Twitter that the NSW leaders debate is a bit shit. But at least we get to choose which shit on 28 March. Yay.
Ha ha, beat you instagram.com/p/z9PMdeiFvO/
phbarratt “Standing up for our values” makes it a contest with Indonesia at a time when we need to show maximum respect.
phbarratt Can’t help sounding combative. Why does Tone say Govt will do all it can to stand up for our best values, rather than “to obtain clemency”?
Crusader Rabbit is just so good∗ at diplomacy. Almost as good as a chainsaw.
#purpletrain, briefly, again.
YahooAnswersTXT My boyfriend just forced me to drink his diarrhea!?
@Colvinius Also, one I liked, a couple of Valiants short of a car park. #Aussiesayings
The Wisdom of the Crowd instagram.com/p/z9MJmFiFrU/
@AbeattieAndrew @expectproblems You’re hours behind, Sir. Location in my profile, snake identification in my Twitter stream. :)
@scottcarson1957 [Nods.] You were onto a good income there, young man!
The Australian Medical Association in AMA being arsehats shock.
@scottcarson1957 “That was a lot of money in those days.†[Ducks.]
@Steve_Lockstep @kcarruthers Kookaburras are such smug bastards.
@scottcarson1957 I know my dad had a wire snake-oinning device and a shovel kept handy. The procedure will be obvious to you, I’m sure.
@Steve_Lockstep That’s a great lesson to give them. I wish I’d had that sort of practical introduction to snakes, rather than screeching.
@scottcarson1957 Ah. Whereas I was inculcated with a massive fear of snakes thanks to a maternal ‘WATCH OUT THERE ARE SNAKES!”
@kcarruthers Bloody kookaburras and snakes, they are so smug about their skills.
@kcarruthers Territorial and aggressive, yes.
@kcarruthers That’s what Twitter’s self-appointed herpetology department thought too. It was very cute, with shiny scales.
@scottcarson1957 But in Nam the snakes see you? ;)
@kcarruthers Oh yeah, saw it with plenty of distance, and just waited a few metres away while I waited for the little fucker to wander off.
@kcarruthers Scroll back and you’ll see the little bubba Eastern Brown that crossed my path near Wentworth Falls station.
@scottcarson1957 I was told the same as a kid, a mix of farmer lore and ex-Army guys as boy-scout leaders.
@Steve_Lockstep Yeah the ol’ Eastern Brown can be pretty aggressive if it gets startled. I’m glad this one was a baby and saw me coming.
RT @safzoro: Isn’t it the case that as long as you stomp around so they sense you coming, brown snakes will hide? [Exactly this.]
So yeah. Note to self: Catching the train also now involves being wary of the EXTREMELY VENOMOUS Eastern Brown Snake. Sigh.
RT @PsychicHygiene: hope you have some kookaburras around - they love gobbling snakes [Yep, plenty of them. Snakes tend to get scooped up.]
I encountered the snake on this narrow fenced pathway to Wentworth Falls station, near the distant curve. Unhandy. pic.twitter.com/pewHeqPcvi
@PsychicHygiene Yeah the colour doesn’t show very well in my snapshot. I can remember what it looked like, though. I watched carefully. ;)
RT @expectproblems: Goddamn the Blue Mountains are… otherworldly. pic.twitter.com/J4QIWOKD9J [Also, blue.]
We had Eastern Brown snakes on the farm south of Adelaide. I know the drill. Don’t startle them, just let them wander off on their own.
Well as I say, @PsychicHygiene, Copperhead is my second choice, but looking at people’s photos online doesn’t seem to match so much.
And fortunately, @semibogan, the little bugger just wanted to cross the path and get into the undergrowth.
RT @semibogan: lucky you didn’t piss it off then. [Indeed. As soon as I saw it, I stayed well back and let it do whatever it was planning.]
IS THERE ANYTHING MSPAINT CAN’T DO@SydneyTom_m@virag0646@melissagrafa@gary67r7r?
Whacko.
“The venom has a SC LD50 range of 36.5 —53 μg/kg and consists mostly of neurotoxins (pre- & post-synaptic neurotoxins) and blood coagulants”
“The eastern brown snake is considered to be the second most venomous terrestrial snake.†http://t.co/E5CuTNrOEO
Either way, very fucking venomous.
Yeah this photo is a very close match for what I saw. http://t.co/Mragx1K0xS
Definitely not a Red-Bellied Black (Pseudechis porphyriacus), ’cos there was nothing even remotely red in its colouring.
Choice two is Highlands Copper Head aka Yellow-Bellied Black, (Austrelaps ramsayi). But I don’t think so.
However it was very brown / bronze around the head and forward belly, so …
My reasons for doing so are, as @melissagraf suggested, the snout shape. Even though it’s so dark it’s pretty much black on top.
OK, I’m going to say it’s a young Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis). Thanks@virag0646@melissagrafa@SydneyTom_m@gary67r7r
Renown environmental scientist ‘Twiggy’ Forrest floats ambitious plan for a droughtproof Australia. abc.net.au/news/6287690
Korean spicy seafood noodle soup instagram.com/p/z81JhXCFmO/
RT @x4mediaLtd: @Doclach @Captainturtle @stilgherrian whatsnakeisthat.com.au/nsw.html [Oh this looks useful…]
OK, everyone, thanks for all the snake advice. I think that’s now 5 or 6 different species people have suggested. Right now I am noodling.
K-town.
RT @semibogan a bitey one? [Nah, it looked pretty bored. Glanced at me and continued wandering across the path.]
RT @skwashd Don’t think it is a red belly black. Pick it up and turn it over to confirm. [Gee thanks. But no, I agree. Bronze head.]
Does anyone know what sort of snake this is? About a metre long. pic.twitter.com/AdCHCT2tNV
#purpletrain, briefly.
@PointZeroOne I see what you did there.
Fortunately, he or she just kept wandering off. Here’s the reverse angle of the path. instagram.com/p/z8wuajiFuH/
Uhoh. My path is blocked, and I’m fenced in on either side. instagram.com/p/z8ws_uCFuE/
Tiny little butterfly at the roadside instagram.com/p/z8vo7mCFsI/
@expectproblems Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to cross this road. pic.twitter.com/rEzhyEhk6Y
@expectproblems According to the Google, you will have to walk approximately 120 metres.
@expectproblems The Hydro Majestic? It’s almost directly across the Great Western Highway from Medlow Bath station.
@JohnBirmingham @MadScotty Ooh, you turn so quickly, Mr Birmingham!
@darkhorse166 I don’t know exact numbers, but o@TrainLinkWestst it feels like more V-sets are no#purpletrainin tha#greentrainin.
Sun plan: Breakfast; certain chores (all done); Sunday lunch, Katoomba; reading; shopping, part A (part B on Monday); quiet evening.
@Gwyntaglaw @expectproblems I do like the idea of #eggplanttrain though. It has a certain fruity wholesomeness about it.
@expectproblems I gather you’re on the 1218 from Central? I’m an hour ahead of you, getting the 1310 west from Wentworth Falls, you at 1410.
It’s not like I make things up@expectproblemsms. As V-set rolling stock is renovated, it become#purpletrainin. Pre-renos ar#greentrainin
RT @expectproblems: Oh. So this is why @stilgherrian is always on about Purple Trains. pic.twitter.com/qOnZIGaFlB [Indeed. #purpletrain]
Ah, YouTube! I knew you wouldn’t fail me. https://t.co/4qvocVzDiC
RT @wobster: @trentyarwood @19bk69 @stufromoz market it as a soap alternative that naturally boosts the body’s immune system [OH YES!]
@trentyarwood @19bk69 @stufromoz Now I’m feeling an intense desire to put some microbial gel onto the market.
Be grateful, @JohnBirmingham, apparently I’m helping your book sales. Or blam@MadScottyty#TheDavevpic.twitter.com/Ci4vxgillVlV
@trentyarwood Well, @19bk69 dreamed that I shot him for going on about microbial hand gel. @stufromoz suggested it’d be you shooting him.
@stufromoz @19bk69 @trentyarwood I would never shoot anyone… who didn’t deserve it.
Conquering Nature with the aid of Tools.
New blog post: “Weekly Wrap 248: Logic, rants, and a pleasing balance†https://t.co/emn8msrnum http://t.co/dWhTClDSb7
ABCcameramatt ‘City of Canberra’ coming in to land for the last time at Illawarra Airport. @Qantas @abcnews @ABCNews24 pic.twitter.com/4gLwxsx5Or
@haruki_zaemon @purserj Actually this is all explained in the FAQ. I’ve just described it a bit wrong.
Someone on @RNSundayExtra just said it was a good week for the PM because it wasn’t a bad week. That’s the benchmark now, eh? Lucky Country!
@haruki_zaemon @purserj No reverse thrust. Heavy breaking. Hence the 20-min brake-cooling period before being towed to the hardstand.
Sun plan, draft: Breakfast; certain chores, physical and virtual; Sunday lunch, Katoomba; reading, somewhere; shopping; quiet evening.
@stufromoz @DomSequitur There’s an aviation museum at WOL. VH-OJA is the latest addition to their collectionhars.org.auAS
RT @RealDavidHeath: VH-OJA has just landed at Wollongong… @ Albion Park Rail NSW instagram.com/p/z8QRlYntfy/ [Great image, this one.]
Pottz99 And it has arrived #QF7474 pic.twitter.com/4hlC3wRoqA
andrewrpearson .@Qantas flight #QF7474 has landed. Here’s the Boeing 747-400 as it flew over #Wollongong’s CBD @illawarramerc pic.twitter.com/GixqRKNzpD
RT @DeltaBravo33: Instagram : by sameliasmum - Amazing! #QF7474 on the approach to its final resting place at Albion Park Airport. #Q… http…
RT @timpoliti: Interesting. Here’s a thread about 747s landing on short runways: http://t.co/nZPX6g3L8D; WOL certainly not the shortest. [!]
Miss_S_D #QFfarewellOJA #QF7474 @Qantas #awesome Well done Captain Matthews! pic.twitter.com/QONqLOEnUh
chrisbrownie Seven chopper: “we’ll get some shots of you waving from the cockpit”. oja: “no worries we’ll stick the 2nd officer out the window”
I think I need some closure, so here’s where QF7474 ended and VH-OJA will now rest. http://t.co/yzdvYI9wRx http://t.co/Er129XaJUL
mnurkic #qf7474 @ Avondale Rd instagram.com/p/z8MdwKhGm9/
@flightradar24 Yeah, I’d figured that was the problem. QF7474 disappeared as it dropped below the Illawarra Escarpment. Ah well.
According to the FAQ, QF7474 will now sit at the end of the runway for 20 mins to allow the brakes to cool, with a fire unit on standby.
RT @purserj: @stilgherrian its landed. We could hear the reverse from here. [And much manual braking.]
@neondiscofish I have no idea what that means, I’m afraid. “Wayne’s World†is not part of my world.
Looks like @flightradar24 isn’t seeing QF7474’s beacon any more. It’s gone off the map. Disappoint.
QF7474 will be turning to port soon… fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/8n2tFqe1aL
purserj The view from the property. So many planespergers. instagram.com/p/z8LjBgOryR/
QF7474 will create quite a spectacle, I suspect. fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/HZsiqGMvYH
Great ready for QF7474, Wollongong! fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/Y33051ev2k
QF7474 is starting to descend again. fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/9UOvWw1oUV
QF7474 is on the way. fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/OxfR7W3tev
There goes QF7474! fr24.com/QFA7474/5b2678d pic.twitter.com/iUEkvta2Ay
@damjanov @purserj Indeed, the weather is perfect for it. I gather that it might be shown live, or bits of it, on TV, so I’ll check shortly.
Waiting for the moment of takeoff. http://t.co/U4FSryO0NF http://t.co/5NdJDAwI9n
@damjanov Nah, the logistics didn’t come together. I didn’t realise until too late that the trains didn’t line up neatly on the weekend.
Looking at all the restrictions at WOL this morning, listed on the FAQ, I’m now happy not to have bothered heading down there.
So in just a few minutes, VH-OJA will take off from SYD as QF7474 for its final flight to WOL. http://t.co/4jr2a1lLWG
Sunday. Stand completely motionless, with your hands palms-out where they can be seen. You will be slightly safer. Slightly. Sunday.