There are terrible people on the internet.
@hughstephens There is in TweetDeck. You can mute by program source.
Laying back, legs spread, thinking of England, and ready to go! https://t.co/nbRm4YBDAu
There shall be cheese. And drunken fig jam.
Seconds before the race started, one betting agency narrowed Origin Cronk to $1.50, another opened to $2.00. Do we have robots?
And they’re off!
Meanwhile in harness racing, Hobart race 6, Origin Cronk is at $1.90.
Some pubs skimp on a quiet night, but that was just spot on.
This was excellent. Big fish fillet cooked perfectly. Chips chunky & hot. Salad fresh, crisp with a sharp dressing. https://t.co/OTB88OdrKT
Too soon?
It continually amazes me that I’m let out in public.
That said, if it’s market oppo you’re after, then IoT security is it. Like being a burns doctor in Dresden, 1945. https://t.co/pGe9w0zkZ4
“Interesting”? These are pretty hand-wavey categories. “IoT Analytics” could mean any damn thing. https://t.co/brkMrnHu04
@JustJimWillDo Tease.
@haruki_zaemon Can’t talk. Eating.
@haruki_zaemon Scroll, Sir. Scroll…1
Fish. And chips. And beer. Is everyone happy now? instagram.com/p/BCXWrEbCFqf/
@SnarkyPlatypus To quote @Bobosphere re me wrt my Fox News marathons, “And do you also cut yourself?”
This is why we can’t gave nice things. https://t.co/04qCLBTLfA
@SnarkyPlatypus Well they might walk in. Also, why do you wallow in that crap?
@somuchbullsh I shall discover this in due course.
@deemadigan Surely the latter gentleman is a handy distraction from the former gentleman’s Magic Imploding Tax “Policy”?
I kinda think auto-posted tweets should be marked as such. I daresay the #SMEG brigade doesn’t consider that sort of ethical disclosure.
Oh that’s right. The Sydney Mardi Gras is on, and a whole lot of people still think it’s important. Howls of derisive laughter, Bruce.
@zackster I am easily amused. But yes, “the internet works” is something to rejoice in, in a small way.
oz_f People keep saying Ricky Muir is a cool dude, but he actually votes with the Coalition most of the time. For example pic.twitter.com/332NsVDBbZ
Oh, my scheduled tweets seem to have kicked off as planned. Joy.
@monsoontrader Well I’ve just ordered fish & chips, so that might make a nice palette cleanser before a cheese platter.
@sylmobile @SnarkyPlatypus Is there word that we’re facing a bad flu year? @DrSallyCockburn?
I’ll post a “Tony Ate… at Eight!†each day at 0800 AEDT, repeated 2000 AEDT, until I run out, or get bored. Contributions welcome.
@SnarkyPlatypus That reminds me, I used to know a crane driver down that way. Containers just go missing sometimes…
Tony Ate… at Eight! #1: Tony and the Juicy Sausage. (Photographer unknownpic.twitter.com/b1SSo6gaFcFc
I’m now onto the Hawthorn Summer Witbier. #thiswillendwell pic.twitter.com/ydbB2tWPem
To celebrate the current air of on, I’m starting a Twitter featurette to remembe@TonyAbbottMHRHR’s close personal relationship with food…
@not_that_CK I am fine with “more satay than bar”, and it’s added to my list. I’m in Melbourne several times a year.
@SnarkyPlatypus Wrll good use of vaccine stocks then. Unless your employer got them from a bloke down at Port Botany.
@photogramel Oh this was 30 years ago! I’ll have to do some research to reconstruct it. But I will do that.
@SnarkyPlatypus They must be dumping them. I’m sure @DrSallyCockburn said this year’s flu vaccine was quadvalent.
@perrynfowler I didn’t see this before I tweeted, but yes, I haven’t said hello to Chloe in a while.
Well done, Britain. Well done. https://t.co/bIsNOFsywW
And now I am reminded of that wonderful fig curry an Indian grandmother neighbour taught me how to cook.
I like the fact that the cheese platter has “drunken fig jam”. Haven’t had that for ages.
The bar menu is quite acceptable. I might just settle in here for a while. https://t.co/n3oFPvK8jo
Having a pint of Young & Jacksons Naked Ale, a “cloudy wheat beer”. I quite like it, despite seeing some middling reviews online.
I suppose I should say hello to Chloe while I’m here. youngandjacksons.com.au/chloe
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes, it’s the big pub diagonally opposite Federation Square, opposite Flinders St station.
For the next time I’m here on a weekend, I did see a place at Southbank that has $10 Bloody Mary’s from 1000 Saturday and Sunday.
I’m going to have a quick pint at the Young & Jackson while I try to decide.
@cafuego Noted.
Swanson Street.
Crossing the Yarra, again instagram.com/p/BCXO7rviFiL/
@not_that_CK Tell me more. Is it licensed?
Hell no. instagram.com/p/BCXN6jyCFhJ/
@grum True.
OK, folks, here I go..
@nnwakelam Oh I’m overwhelmed with suggestions now, which I think is the problem. :) I’ll just walk out the door and see what happens.
@nnwakelam That does sound good, though I know I need a dead animal tonight. #butthatcouldbeafterdinner
fanfiction_txt I’m not going to chop Richard Simmons’s head off with my dick, even though I really want to. Can you just fuck off already?” Sonic growled
I think I want to be where @NewtonMark is, actually. https://t.co/rfWsBmfrJ1
@TheGrimRecapper There must be pubs nearby.
Although that plan has the drawback that it often ends up with a belly full of gin and absinthe and a mouth full of apologies.
I think my approach will be to walk out the door and see where my feed and eager tastebuds take me.
I am really appreciating all these informed suggestions for places to eat tonight. Thanks. I hope my indecision isn’t annoying.
The menu here looks interesting too. but I’m still so stuck for a decision! https://t.co/nHRV7YqyVR
If Szechuan House is the one roughly across the road from Shanghai Palace then yes. Hmmm. https://t.co/N3vOwRsTOo
Ditto. https://t.co/kVea0BsuZW
There is. But I know what happens when there’s “a bajillion beersâ€, and I have an early start tomorrow. https://t.co/nI8dcecXe1
Hmmm. I haven’t had Nepalese food for ages, and it’s something that might work given I’m by myself (so far). https://t.co/0jJjYveZEQ
I’ve eaten at Shanghai Village with @darrenpauli and someone else too, I think, and we lived to tell the tale. https://t.co/zuxTt4j2Nz
Wow lots of sensible suggestions coming in now. Stand by while my little brain processes them all…
Octopus?
Thoughts in my head include sushi, dumplings, fish and chips, white wine, wheat beer… See what I mean? All over the place.
I note that it’s 1825 AEDT now, and Melbourne’s sunset isn’t until 2000. So maybe even somewhere along Southbank would work nicely.
Right. I’m at Southbank. I’m thinking of heading towards Chinatown, but I ‘m thoroughly undecided about what to eat.
@Xavier_Ho Heh. I have never held a driver’s license.
@Xavier_Ho I drink.
If you really want, I can livestream it. https://t.co/5xMzhxgZ53
@Xavier_Ho It wasn’t that honest a question, actually. I know Melbourne pretty well. I just thought I’d see what’d happen if I asked.
RT @jeremysear: “but” https://t.co/or0Z80nmyd
RT @jeremysear: “out of touch” https://t.co/kI3SvWAdzZ
RT @jeremysear: “oracle” https://t.co/8denCHLqpC
Actually I might have a shower and see if that makes me feel slightly less dreadful. Stand by for action! https://t.co/OEu0NkDhDy
@JustJimWillDo Look I don’t know. You wouldn’t believe some of the things I’ve seen in this city.
@AshKyd Finally. Thank God.
RT @glengyron: Last minute reminder: Heroin and Meth consumed on Leap Day can’t lead to addiction. #LeapYear #HipHipHurrahForHeroin #MethMa…
@benpobjie This sounds dangerous.
Well that generated a variety of answers.
Is there anywhere to eat in Melbourne?
@dobes @TimWattsMP “Peopleâ€.
@TimWattsMP @dobes Oh well that’s OK then, I suppose.
I do like it when the Prime Minister is nimble. https://t.co/1qMbV68Vdy
@dobes They PAY @TimWattsMP? Whatever for?
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Who will benefit from Australia’s big new defence spend?†https://t.co/MrRbr6sySb Still contains a dick joke.
Clearly he needs servicing more often then. https://t.co/8SKqopHaFo
@expectproblems Good thinking.
SwiftOnSecurity Journalists just hope they can melt down that Oscar and sell it for ramen
In which the first half of a sentence is totally connected to the second half. Totally. https://t.co/ZdWU8iA40Z
I think I just did a bad thing.
Wow, this is like that spin thing the kids know all about. Is what what Leo did? https://t.co/YQApDLr4Op
SavedYouAClick Spotlight won.
the_sy_guy Our long national nightmare is over.
SavedYouAClick Leo won.
@paulkidd @zdnetaustralia Innodicktion.
@skwashd Thanks, but I’m good. I’ve bookmarked an online version. Anyway, I know what redbacks and funnelwebs look like now.
Column filed for @zdnetaustralia. It contains lots of innovation and a dick joke.
RT @GreenJ: oh stop. https://t.co/qQHzxFXLdh
Sure. What might those questions be? https://t.co/C6VeHnsKMa
“Nimbledonâ€, please. https://t.co/bDzPTKScFY
RT @jeamland: Dear FBI… https://t.co/zhn0HIWVmY
Writing.
Should anyone care, I’m in Melbourne to cove@APIdaysAUAU Tue-Wedau.apidays.iohP
@mrgrumio Thank you. I shall explore the brown river once more a little later. For now, I must do some writing.
A room with a view… well, an apartment… with a dirty window instagram.com/p/BCWpfs1CFvC/
Crossing the Yarra instagram.com/p/BCWnUsViFrl/
@SnarkyPlatypus Hence my comment. Maybe the bank throws in free family counselling and domestic violence intervention services.
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes, I thought you might be amused.
Bank of Melbourne has ads running for their Family Pledge Product: “Buy a home backed by your parents.” I predict decades of Xmas arguments.
“SkyBus’n across the universe…” instagram.com/p/BCWjpXCCFj1/
@indigoid I get the feeling it defaults to that on startup.
My autocorrect wanted to change “Wurundjeri” to “Wiring jerk”, which seems a tad disrespectful.
Wurundjeri country, allegedly. pic.twitter.com/ezw8sGL4cy
Touchdown Melbourne. That was a bit lumpy on approach. instagram.com/p/BCWf9ItiFse/
Transmitters off. See you in Melbourne.
Today’s view from seat 29A. There are many seats like it, but this one is mine. instagram.com/p/BCWU4BQCFoK/
Boarding.
@PlaneTalking There’s one pulling back now. Very pleasing to the eye, that aircraft.
None whatsoever. That spider bite was useless. https://t.co/EjHJC3Mz9F
@BundyB I’ll watch that when I’m not paying nosebleed rated for bandwidth. Ta.
@SnarkyPlatypus Maybe. My impression (note word) is that AFP here are better at this than, say, NSWPOL.
Police now chatting with airline staff in front of a terminal. My guess is she was refused boarding and kicked off, and they’re rebooking.
Kinda disappointed. I’ve never seen how a taser works.
She’s calmed right down. AFP officers walk away, leaving her to it. No idea what that was all about.
She’s calmed down a bit, and one officer has stepped aside to phone in.
Angry woman seated not too far away shouting. Two AFP officers stand nearby, listening to her tirade, one calmly telling her to settle down.
Oh what’s that kicking off over there?
Wentworth Falls to Sydney by @TrainLinkWest and SYD-MEL by @VirginAustralia are the same. One/hour, or 4/hour at peak, and purple seats.
Watching @developerjack’s flight pull back and taxi out.
@PlaneTalking Really? I quite like the Embraer 90, but I guess they’re poor economy with fewer passengers?
@developerjack I’m on VA834 at 1100.
@justdanfornow Yep, the impression I’ve got is that it’s framework to plug things into. Good start though.
Once more, I am not a hazard to aerial navigation.
A familiar sight… pic.twitter.com/8KnZdJ8kW7
@justdanfornow That’s unfortunate. Is the app set to run in the background? Also, if on wi-fi, some geolocation is dodgy.
The Welcome to Country app is iOS only at this stage, @feraldata. Free. The framework needs fleshing out with more local contributions.
@PointZeroOne They all start with “Tony Ate”, that’s enough.
A little more on the Gadigal people. pic.twitter.com/YXYBIM18H4
Well the Welcome to Country app works. This popped up as we approached Redfern. pic.twitter.com/QlItasdbvJ
Drifting in and out of not-quite-sleep on the train. I blame the spider.
Crossing the Nepean instagram.com/p/BCWGQqJiFqG/
I’ll post a “Tony Ate… at Eight!†each day at 0800 AEDT, repeated 2000 AEDT, until I run out, or get bored. Contributions welcome.
Tony Ate… at Eight! #1: Tony and the Juicy Sausage. (Photographer unknownpic.twitter.com/YkgE91AyBEBE
To celebrate the current air of on, I’m starting a Twitter featurette to remembe@TonyAbbottMHRHR’s close personal relationship with food…
Erm, the charge is not “using emoji†but “making threatsâ€. Would you call a fraud charge “using arithmeticâ€? https://t.co/a2BIxQsxMT
pinkdeedle Thomas is experimenting pic.twitter.com/B2Zg55uDtO
Further interesting* facts, including the reason for this Melbourne trip, may be found in the Weekly Wrap. https://t.co/gjlxScPKnA
Mon plan: 0734 train to Sydney (now); finish @zdnetaustralia column; 1100 VA834 SYD-MEL; afternoon and evening in Melbourne TBA.
RT @glengyron: If you do drugs on Leap Day you can’t get addicted. #HeroinDay #MethDay
This must be because I’m about to fly to Melbourne. Damn @LaTrioli’s intel is good! https://t.co/h5z1QyubUV
Currently belting out of the Wentworth Falls stationmaster’s office at very high volume: https://t.co/YVOXw6kV7q
@garystark @sylmobile Indeed. It’s more than 20 years since I managed a radio station, tho, so my memory is fuzzy on the details.
@sylmobile I forget offhand whether the definition is in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act or the Broadcasting Services Act.
@sylmobile Have a look for the definition of “community service announcement†in the relevant Acts and and all will become clear.
@sylmobile No. Advertising is content done in exchange for money, goods, services, or other consideration.
Preview image of today’s press conference by the Prime Ministerpic.twitter.com/xDEwk7oHUmUm
“How big a poo could a good boy do if a good boy could do poo?”
Anyway, enjoy your week.
Oh no, it’s not that cartoon-simplistic. People aren’t robots. It’s far more subtle and less ordered than that. https://t.co/fAAdb4Pt40
The PM just announced a massive increase in defence spending, remember. The vendors all want their slice of pie. It’s scary out there!
The Canberra Muppet Gallery will swallow it whole. OMFG Terrorisms™! Question the narrative? Nah. It’s like throwing a sausage down a well.
Of course this “we must ID check passengers†is bullshit. They’re ALL screened for weapons, regardless of name. https://t.co/9tQeCo0Uyd
I suppose this is all political pundits do. Sit with a coffee in the pre-dawn gloom making up bullshit narratives about how on it is.
If we’re going for a July election, and Tony is mouthing off about the Yellow Peril, Daddy Malcolm needs to respond.
Today will be Big Strong Daddy Malcolm and the Aeroplanes, I guess. A follow-up to Thursday’s Defence White Paper?
I think you’re on the money there, @johnb78, because @abcnews had this yesterday. https://t.co/9tQeCo0Uyd
RT @johnb78: Ooh, wonder what bullshit reactionary policy the Australian government are going to propose today? https://t.co/HFUf0BqlJw
@stephensonhw They’re called “strong verbsâ€. https://t.co/VZhaZdEUyg And yes, as English vocab increases, many are weakening / regularising.
Damn, I got it the wrong way around. https://t.co/Z9HtG1HUvC
Mon plan, draft: 0734 train to Sydney; finish @zdnetaustralia column; 1100 VA834 SYD-MEL; afternoon and evening in Melbourne TBA.
Conjugate me like one of your French nouns.
Tout le monde est broken.
Monday. Je suis broken. Tu es broken. Il est broken. Nous sommes broken. Vous êtes broken. Ils sont broken. Monday.
Or vice versa. https://t.co/3qe9kI2EgH
@jonkudelka @cathywilcox1 Oh. Then I am at a loss, and cannot help the nice lady.
@cathywilcox1 @jonkudelka They’re called vaping jackets now.
@smperris “Should†is such a complicated word#inthespiderzonezone
Honk! #fishythursday
I am watching “The Wizards of Aus†episode 1, and I am enthralled. https://t.co/WPfZBPEFzD https://t.co/kAWQx6xiib
kcarruthers We’re fucking doomed if the millennials start to act like boomers.
@KrazyKarl910 @Asher_Wolf We can perhaps come to some arrangement.
@KrazyKarl910 @Asher_Wolf While a requiem mass is a beautiful ceremony, I lack the being-a-Christian bit. I think Asher does too.
A: “That’s not a rabbit. That’s a hare.â€
B: “It’s a cunt, that’s what it is.” https://t.co/Av3KyJg9lD
Here’s a video of the dumbest rabbit ever. https://t.co/ay98xCtegv HT various.
Great. Now I’m wide awake, and I have to get up at 0500.
There are indeed wise words. https://t.co/2DkvrBJu05
@kcarruthers It’s not up to me! The little fuckers hunt and kill people while they sleep, like dropbears do.
@Asher_Wolf Deal. (Logistics permitting.)