Right. I’m gorn.
@purserj @dr_krystal Well the museum is actually open this weekend.
@purserj @dr_krystal The whole museum. I’ve seen enough 747s.
@dr_krystal Lovely. Mind you, I may still react to the alarm with a resounding “Nah, fuck this.â€
MalwareJake Just saw the @TSA confiscate some peanut butter from a would-be terrorist. Whew - that was a close one.
@dr_krystal No, just visiting hars.org.au, because next month is school holidays and in May I’ll be in San Francisco.
@HughRundle See, this comes down to the meaning of the verb “to be†again.
@markhellewell Cruel, but fair.
I have just set my alarm for 0500 because I’ve planned an excursion to Albion Park tomorrow.
@ClintonDucas @RNmediareport @richardaedy I don’t mind the occasional malapropism.
RT @richardaedy: @stilgherrian @RNmediareport Not last week, Stil. Last night. [Um, so yeah I was LISTENING VERY CAREFULLY obviously.]
@SnarkyPlatypus @danger5tv At least that many. As you may imagine, there’s a few long arcs still to resolve in that final episode.
Hah. On ABC @RNmediareport this week, @richardaedy gives TARDIS coordinates in case you want to catch a speech given last week.
@SnarkyPlatypus @danger5tv Ah well, no, you see the thing with Claire is… um… oh I can’t reveal.
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes, @danger5tv handles repeat viewing well, ’cos there’s so many, many small details to find.
RT @ConversationEDU: Medicine will need to swallow a bitter pill to ensure a healthier future. https://t.co/58qNQ96nwQ [Or a small onion.]
There’s some excellent* concepts behind some of the political parties running for the NSW upper housepic.twitter.com/9nUVLAAwT3T3
@SnarkyPlatypus @danger5tv Well as soon as I am near some bandwidth, I’ll be buying series 2 on iTunes.
@SnarkyPlatypus Wasn’t the Eurozone the setting for the final episode o@danger5tvtv?
When I see the “Animal Justice Party†I keep thinking of magistrates throwing criminals to the lions.
That’s so NSW. Sure, child murder etc is serious stuff, but hey we won’t even ask about fraud or corruption.
Oh these documents for all NSW political candidates should be a source of endless amusement. pic.twitter.com/mQEsuCEjq1
Full lists of candidates for the NSW state election, 28 March. candidates.elections.nsw.gov.au
Please, @lexiconvalley, please never allow @Bobosphere to “sing†on the podcast ever again.
@B_Meson I was also using Janetter for OS X, because filters could be regexps, but it went shit for a while.
Well @deptofaustralia is very good today. Again. http://t.co/P4388Vm3Lu http://t.co/68MyMHqf67
@B_Meson You know that every tweet is tagged with the client it’s sent from, right? TweetDeck on OS X, Tweetbot on iOS, Plume on Android.
Meanwhile, this week I’ve added so many new words to my Twitter mute filters, and it’s wonderful.
Having just looked the media schedule for #CiscoLiveMEL next week, I suspect I won’t survive.
RT @ClintonDucas: pic.twitter.com/aPgfy7TjGO [The kind of leaders debate we should really be having.]
“Homeopaths Totally Baffled By Cordial†http://t.co/WaKqjEF6KD
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Is Peta Credlin experimenting with Tones being some sort of performance art? [Now here’s a thought.]
RT @jdub: Jesus, @CUhlmann pretty much advocating CSG: “Energy source of the future for NSW. Why aren’t you both backing it?†[Wut?]
@SnarkyPlatypus It’s an old habit, probably going back to his school days.
Meanwhile, I did enjoy Crusader Rabbit describing Labor as both “feral†and “in lock-step with The Greens†in one sentence. Very confuse.
I’ve turned off the NSW election leaders debate because I could feel my life force ebbing.
Both leaders, asked an opening question, just blurt back their standard slogans, ignoring what the actual question was. Arsehats.
Oh dear God, a NSW election leaders debate.
That’s some magnificent buttcrack o@abcnewsws NSW just now. More of that, please.
Hey @mikebairdMP, a Formula 1 Grand Prix push? Channelling tens of million of our money into that dodgy organisation? Seriously, fuck off.
glengyron “Urinal cakes you say? I love cakes”
“No, Tony, NO”
Yeah, more unconfirmed reports from the Middle East. More of them, please, The Media.
“Malcolm Turnbull puts plan for media ownership reform on PM’s deskâ€, writes @murpharoo http://t.co/BPIx7WXUoR
“The Clowns and the Circus-goers, Parts A and Bpic.twitter.com/dSAeOSCKmZmZ
MT @alex_c_lee: Craic diplomacy: 11 Weirdest Moments From Tony Abbott’s St Patrick’s Day Message http://t.co/aKt3of0lHD [In an 80-sec video]
I think next Friday evening should be my open drinks session in Melbourne next week, ’cos there’s a total solar eclipse.
RobertOvadia Puppy killer Nathan Thompson, not especially happy with attention shown to him by me or @pdwnews c/o @dailytelegraph pic.twitter.com/r833XgX1If
@cefiar Yes, it does. I’m trying to decide whether Fri evening, Sat arvo or Sun arvo is better for an open-to-all drinks session.
Look, it’s quicker to just list the things that Freedom Boy has been right about. Shouldn’t take long.
@MsLods @Idealaw Well I was going to say earlier, start listing reasons Freedom Boy is wrong and we’ll be here all week.
Sydney’s Officer 047 turns a blind eye to the gang harassment of the bin chickenpic.twitter.com/GCTzw1QOfhfh
RT @CiscoANZ: @stilgherrian Looking forward to seeing you next week for Cisco Live Melbourne! #CLMel cs.co/6011FhCX [Thank you.]
@Viss @dakami Ah, excellent. @danger5tv has to be one of the best things to come out of Australia in recent years.
German court orders “biologist†to pay up the €100,000 he offered for proof the so-called measles virus exists. http://t.co/Yf7xTMyZrQ
@Viss @dakami Just as an FYI, I understand that both seasons of @danger5tv are now on iTunes. I think series 1 is on Netflix currently.
@Viss @danger5tv Umm… OK, I will now back away slowly and leave you alone with your television. :)
RT @Viss: one episode into danger5. there isnt enough liquor in my pantry for this.
I see that @Viss has discovered @danger5tv. I think he is coping. But series 2, well, that’s another matter entirely.
“Would India go to war with China to help America?†asks Hugh White. http://t.co/oy4rUscwR7
5at5 number 161: Cats, accountants, Baby Boomers, geotagging tweets using maths, and your fake internet personality. http://t.co/aEZXh9fUiW
Somebody has been outnumbered instagram.com/p/0KCI-_iFjg/
Détenteinstagram.com/p/0KB5MGCFjK/6
In Katoomba today, I saw a sign for “vegan fruit juicesâ€, which I thought was a good idea.
Lilylauren Vegan dentists? How is this a thing? Will we have Paleo dentists soon? Melbourne you have gone crazy! pic.twitter.com/JcSbdsI3SY
It’s good* how the PM reckons the best thing to tell Irish-Australians on their special day is a quarter-arsed version of their own history.
How shiny are Crusader Rabbit’s ears in that video?
So here’s Crusader Rabbit’s utterly modern and cosmopolitan 21st-century message for St Patrick’s Day. https://t.co/9egwwbJI2R
Maybe that explains Labor’s problem too. SQUEEZE THE TUBES, TANYA! SQUEEZE OUT A NEW ONE!
Wait. What if the entire Coalition cabinet is extruded from plastic tubes by Erica Betz? IT WOULD EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
“The rise and fall and rise and fall again of the Palmer United Party†by @firstdogonmoon http://t.co/6i9zQ9PA92
“While Tony Abbott was busy romancing the Liberal party base, voters moved on†by @murpharoo Thursday is quite good. http://t.co/h69p1hMkSf
James_Jeffrey “And when we need a new one, Eric just presses a button and *voila*, it just pops out of the tube.” pic.twitter.com/2JhnIqPVCd
“Russia’s Arctic Militarization ‘Disturbing,’ US Lawmakers Sayâ€, reports @DefenseTech http://t.co/jGqBg1ImWq
feed_the_chooks that lizard is somebody
So yes, it really is Crusader Rabbit on a downhill slide. Save, share, and enjoy. pic.twitter.com/RDXS0DbYiG
GregDorris Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Swim for a bit in someone’s blouse. Basically just steal clothing and exercise lightly.
RT @GreenJ: The thing is to just keep talking. pic.twitter.com/Tarsjm4jCm [Where does he keep finding these sex toys?]
@timpoliti Yeah, nah.
@juhasaarinen That’s the problem. TPG’s boss is such a recluse. We need to be able to measure his head for proper corporate transparency.
Certain territorial issues are currently under negotiations instagram.com/p/0J4i8ECFo7/
“Never eat anything bigger than your headâ€, advised B Kliban, in a drawing. (2pic.twitter.com/Ip9JZMYlN2YlN2
“iiBorg assimilation might be too much for TPGâ€, writes @joshgnosis http://t.co/Mj66kDv9PR I like “iiBorgâ€. (1/2)
@alexkidman Yeah, look, I’m not so sure about this plan.
“Losing Jacqui was easy enough. No one could handle Jacqui. She was the wind. She was fire. Glenn was a brick… and I lost my brick.â€
“First Jeff the dinosaur and now this. It’s been a hard week.”
“Clive Palmer Handcuffs Himself To Last Remaining PUP Member†http://t.co/WqWCZGvsAD http://t.co/xYZw2eT8zO
Sulking that I can’t be on both sides of the Pacific Ocean simultaneously.
RT @myriamrobin: Best correction ever: @MayneReport’s mum tells him to hand back his Walkley http://t.co/Ku9f7hUnRx http://t.co/ldR8PHW1M3
@marshontap Ta. I’ll watch that tomorrow once I’m not on over-quota pricing.
Pondering an excursion for tomorrow.
Pondering which B-list celebrity should replace Freedom Boy.
@PeteDotAscian Safer never to ask that sort of shit up here. And don’t make eye contact.
Seriously, if all the government needs is some innocuous pet to mouth the lines, get a B-list actor through a talent agency. Way cheaper.
I gather from the tweetage that Freedom Boy has been given a new leash.
#purpletrain, briefly, again.
@scott_thewspot Independent from objective reality, I assume. Oh, you mean the ISPs.
Wolfperson instagram.com/p/0JvwnbiFs5/
Heading back to @bunjaree, because I feel the signs of a cold trying to struggle through.
Waiting for the #purpletrain instagram.com/p/0JvXvoiFsd/
@jdub @joshgnosis @MsLods @dobes I’m not sure that I like this taxonomy.
RT @Messenger_74: None of this makes sense if I don’t know who Jar Jar Binks is in this analogy. [Yes, well, it starts with an “Râ€â€¦]
RT @teek_eh: NBNCo were building a giant fibre battlestation until Malcolm Turnbull flew in and blew it up [Oh, so Senator Conroy is Vader?]
Except I don’t remember enough about Star Wars to make that work. Was Michael Malone C3PO? Or maybe Simon Hackett is Princess Leia.
Maybe if I translate all this into Star Wars terminology it’ll all suddenly make sense.
Independent of fucking what, exactly?
“… two of Australia’s last remaining independent Internet Service Providers†lulwut?
WowSoPunny Why is peter pan always flying?
He neverlands.
I like this joke because it never grows old.
@BXGD You would see the books if I turned around and faced inwards. Not so many homeless people up here.
The view from my workbench at the library instagram.com/p/0JqJdFCFlD/
GordyPls Dallas Buyers Club LLC to purchase TPG group.
GordyPls You triied.
Uhuh. Knew it. (Source: http://t.co/AP84SDnaSX) http://t.co/rnGePCAnqT
@shiftkey Woof.
Shall I bother retweeting that earlier tweet with actual grammar?
@dobes Oh it’s all secure. They only give the data to academics who’ve promised to take care of it.
FFS, imagine what’d happen if we started discussing policies on their merits, rather than how they helps or hinders a handful of politribes!
It’s like that damn Vote Compass thing. So advanced! Politics now with TWO dimensions of thought!
… unless Parliament only consists of two or three largo, homogeneous “blocsâ€. A variety of political views breaks their tiny minds.
And here’s @abcnews’ report, saying Senate crossbench is now “fracturedâ€. http://t.co/7lc9BsZAn5 This damn narrative that it’s “broken†…
Assam laksa instagram.com/p/0Jlz9OiFuS/
RT @cityofmelbourne: The RAAF Roulettes flying past Eureka Tower for #ausgp #Melbourne #GrandPrix
https://t.co/WZyVtuOcB9 http://t.co/UV3V…
Katoomba Street, Katoomba instagram.com/p/0JkBWuCFr1/
Katoomba instagram.com/p/0JjM5RCFqb/
Speeding through the mists instagram.com/p/0JigY1iFpb/
#purpletrain, briefly.
The #purpletrain arrives instagram.com/p/0Jh9g3iFov/
Why yes, it does feel like 12C right now.
Wentworth Falls station in the mist, part 2 instagram.com/p/0JgwEqCFmx/
Wentworth Falls station in the mist, part 1 instagram.com/p/0JgnwvCFmj/
Banksia instagram.com/p/0JgcV6CFmQ/
Mobile.
@jackinbocks2015 @mackaysuzie @SaysSmithy Erm, scroll back. ASX announcement of intent this morning, with proposed timeline.
@michaelneale Well exactly.
I kinda have to go to the pub, ’cos I’ve discovered that last night I walked out without paying off my tab.
RT @marshontap: Meanwhile, in @Commsday. pic.twitter.com/AWp41dmLny [Right. That’s it. I’m going to the pub.]
@dobes @joshgnosis I’m starting to warm to this Volkstelekommunikationsunternehmen concept.
@dobes Eternal unmetered downloads in our “Arbeit macht Freizoneâ€!
NewtonMark When #dataretention is too authoritarian for BULGARIA, maybe you should be asking some questions about it.
MsLods So much data retention news this week - suspended in Netherlands, unconstitutional in Bulgaria, no new EU law, bill not passed in Paraguay.
So, @dobes, who’s registering http://t.co/ond3mlM51h?
You could also go “Die Volks Internet-Unternehmenâ€, but it’s not as catchy.
Das Volkstelekommunikationsunternehmen.
dobes PEOPLE’S ISP??!!!!???
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@SaysSmithy Tell me about it!
@CaseyBriggs I just don’t know what to think of you any more, Casey.
CaseyBriggs All Bees Are Nick Xenophon
@SnarkyPlatypus Well, the one who looks more like a cane toad, obviously.
“Beedogs.com is the premier online repository for pictures of dogs in bee costumes.â€beedogs.comu7 H@dobeses
“iiNet customers have the most to fear from the TPG dealâ€, writes @SaysSmithy, who meant to say “fewer customers” http://t.co/5mfjHnrclk
@SnarkyPlatypus Should I do another two-part image on that basis?
“The Clowns and the Circus-goers, Parts A and Bpic.twitter.com/dSAeOSCKmZmZ
@marshontap Well,he IS the sexiest man on the planet, right?
@SynthSid It’s remarkable, isn’t it.
the_author_ Every. Single. Time. pic.twitter.com/zlzG7eBVcx
So have we all had enough ISP feels for the morning?
“Value-based strategy.”
jdub iiNet would “complement [TPG’s] existing value-based strategy with a premium, high quality service offering”. NO KIDDING IT WILL.
@semibogan Nah. I had clients on iHug. I had to deal with them on their behalf. There were tears.
RT @jeffsonstein: [no, Ada] RT @stilgherrian: All software can be improved by re-implementing it in Perl. [I stand corrected.]
@will_ock Oh. Dear. God.
I miss One.Net.
@kcarruthers @NewtonMark It was brilliant! A permanent 56k dialup link that’d stay up for three weeks at a time, and you were never billed!
@kcarruthers @NewtonMark See, this is why One.Tel was so good. They skipped all the hassle of even having a billing system.
RT @kcarruthers: @NewtonMark every telco disaster I’m aware of starts with the words “it’s just a billing system”
@stilgherrian [Tru dat.]
RT @joshgnosis: ACCC says it is going to investigate #iiTPG deal, but TPG says it has written notice from ACCC saying it won’t oppose http:…
Fri plan: Contracts and copyrights; errands, Katoomba; story pitches; re-planning; @5at5daily; quiet evening, I hope. But who knows, really.
RT @latikambourke: “It’s true that @SenatorLazarus has spat the dummy.’ @CliveFPalmer on @NewsTalk4BC [Well, he’d know, he’s the expert.]
RT @teek_eh: No but there’s cobol on cogs coboloncogs.org/INDEX.HTM [Um, wow. I think it’s wow. I’m moist, anyway.]
is there such a thing as Perl on Rails? Because that’s a train I’d buy a ticket for.
@NewtonMark OK, now I am laughing hysterically. So many excellent flavours in that observation, Sir!
All software can be improved by re-implementing it in Perl.
@NewtonMark Well, clearly if it’s written in Perl then it must be excellent. And 80,000 lines, you say? That’s 80,000 times as good!
@NewtonMark The Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep?
Indicative timetable for TPG’s purchase of iiNet, from the ASX announcementpic.twitter.com/xhRCcqsIR0R0
@dobes Well, from his point of view, looking around the Cabinet table, that call centre represents a smorgasbord of creative talent.
RT @bitcoin_txt: I bought in at around $6 a paycoin, and now the price is at $.65.
@CameronWatt Yeah there is that.
@MsLods Indeed. They are indeed quite complementary businesses. It could work well.
@blahjedi Oh do what the hell you like, I don’t think I care any more. About anything.
@ozjimbob Hah! I didn’t see yours. But it’s fun watching all the feels when people haven’t read the story.
RealNickHodge Whingepool. R U OK?
Hey Stupid People? Pay attention to the details. “TPG is buying iiNet†is not the same as “TPG has bought iiNetâ€. Tense matters, arsehats.
mplappert Surprises you find when reading through the SQLite code. Somebody must’ve received a lot of calls. pic.twitter.com/1yTAvYLHMx
dobes RT @dfg77: @joshgnosis the smugness quotient on whirlpool just took a massive hit. pic.twitter.com/R90czaHzES
RT @holysmoke: ICYMI, the Tory MP who thinks plain packaged cigarettes help #ISIS. I despair http://t.co/0hiYJ1Iayx http://t.co/nfCkfRkHNe
The ASX announcement, talking about “highly complementary businessesâ€, implies TPG will retain iiNet as a separate brand? (My guess.)
“Forget viruses: Evil USB drive ‘fries laptops with a power surge’â€, writes @iainthomson http://t.co/yDIrQWC6PB
“In Japan, It Soon May Be Illegal Not To Take Vacationâ€, reports @FastCompany http://t.co/nack32MLj4
You don’t understand@SnarkyPlatypusus. Dodo is a false-flag operation by TIO to justify and maintain their funding#dodotruthersunitete
PUP statement on Brick Independence, being a big sulk. pic.twitter.com/UFBIHe8ZqP HT @SkyNewsAust
RT @j_hutch: Exetel to buy all of them [This would be the sensible move, yes.]
One of my immediately preceding two tweets may not have been accurate.
In further news, Dodo Internet to buy TPG.
So TPG is buying iiNet. All of it. http://t.co/kG02clLlzI (PDF)
@girlgerms Also “adultâ€, “Australianâ€, “some†and “tertiaryâ€, yes. But let’s see the numbers and their derivation.
“A Better Name for Baby Boomers: ‘The Laziest Generation’â€, writes @elspethreeve http://t.co/aynwoIXa9a
The Wonga Pigeon does not seem to understand that the Scarlet Rosellas are trying to chase it away. It continues to blunder through. Idiot.
@ivovic We are in furious agreement here.
I have just been visited by a Wonga Pigeon. They are stupid. http://t.co/KzWHV5kJtc
RT @NewtonMark: Hahaha @stilgherrian is going to hate this article. http://t.co/k1JOAeySql [Ping @ivovic @SnarkyPlatypus]
@ivovic @SnarkyPlatypus Which brings me back to this helpful* tweet from @NewtonMark …
@ivovic @SnarkyPlatypus This is the neophyte / neophobe distinction. Those who see joy in encountering the new, and those who fear it.
Fri plan, draft: Contracts and copyrights; errands, Katoomba; story pitches; re-planning; @5at5daily; quiet evening, I hope.
@mpesce @oberonsghost @jeffsonstein Anyone who dares to interfere with my goatly plans will find themselves in danger.
@SnarkyPlatypus @ivovic See, I can’t judge. My elite school was also very focused on science, so I assume others did science too.
BernardKeane More accurate F1 headline: “Baird promises to gift hundreds of millions of your dollars to corrupt English troll.”
@SnarkyPlatypus I can only hope that someone can find some grainy 16mm footage of the event.
RT @oberonsghost: There are goats that can open car doors. [GOOD, STAGE THREE TRAINING COMPLETED. THE MISSION WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED.]
@ivovic The trigger is that media (and politics) mostly treats scientific stuff as some weird “otherâ€, but that’s their gap not audiences’s.
@ivovic Well, I think you’ve got my question, but yes the wording is defeating me.
TV and radio presenters describing things as “extraordinary†does nothing but highlight their own lack of worldly experience.
I see that overnight some kid mouthing off in a blog has become “planning attacksâ€. Critical thinking has now left the building.
@ivovic I agree. “Exposure†is perhaps the wrong question, but I don’t think it can be as low as you seem to fear.
@19bk69 Well, my question can be simplified, because even a rough ±10 percentage points figure would suit my needs.
John_Hanna Mr @davpope needs to be interviewed, in depth, about substances involved in creating todays extraordinary cartoon. pic.twitter.com/m8lCHxw5n5
Alright, it IS @michellegrattan. But it’s still more fucking horse-race journalism for Canberra Bubblepeople.
Now ABC Radio National has yet another person going on about what Brick Independence means for the government. WHAT ABOUT US, THE CITIZENS?
RT @WilliamTHD: Mon TGV est tellement postmoderne, il n’est pas équipé d’une voiture bar, mais d’un défibrillateur cardiaque. Youpi.
@19bk69 This is precisely my point. I’d like to know how many people have been exposed to scientific thinking. Maybe my question is wrong.
A statistical question: What percentage of adult Australians have some tertiary-level science education?
I suspect, @amworldtodaypm , it’s GOOD for us, ’cos it’ll mean more people with wider views looking at legislation. Great for democracy, no?
So @amworldtodaypm says Brick Independence makes it “more difficult for the governmentâ€. But what does it mean for us citizens?
“Geotagging One Hundred Million Twitter Accounts with Total Variation Minimizationâ€, or we’ll locate you anywarxiv.org/abs/1404.7152khih
@guardianstyle That said, it is of course a glorious headline.
@guardianstyle Ah, ancient history! In three minutes I’ve dated that back to pre-1995. https://t.co/TxbfR8yBg3 How far back can we go?
“The 8 Constellations Everyone Should Know†http://t.co/TdOT5WEYGV http://t.co/znrGqUQnCu
Barangaroo cruise ship terminal was “further way from homes� Yeah, except the homes right next to Barangaroo. Still, not Balmain. Fuck’em.
“Residents of Balmain began complaining…†A sentence never* before heard on ABC radio.
In further news, fuck you, @NewtonMark.
@garthk @andrewwhiteau Well do you read newspapers, or watch the evening TV news, or listen to news-talk radio? No? Then you are in a void.
“Glenn Lazarus quits Palmer United Party, will sit as independent senator for Queensland†http://t.co/P7Jrr50nty
Senator Brick-for-Eyes says he has a “different view of teamwork†from Clive Palmer, and is now an independent Senator for Queensland.
Friday. Seven. Six. Eight. Two. That’s the only part of the sequence you can remember. But your life depends on it. Six days remain. Friday.