@rwerkh @abciview Well we’re now two generations on from the Attack-class, and about to move to the third. Time marches on.
@rwerkh @abciview Ah! Well, yeah, I know there were so many cheap Arri’s around then. By all accounts good solid kit.
@rwerkh @abciview Anyway, you’d now how fast and manoeuvrable those Attack-class boats are. Heaps of fun, so to speak.
@rwerkh @abciview Yep, a great day out in Navy Week one year. Couldn’t do it now, but this ratbag was at the helm of a commissioned warship.
@rwerkh @abciview Just checking pics of the 16 BL now. Yep, saw plenty of them on various locations. So OK, we are both too old. ;)
@rwerkh @abciview This world seems to connect up in very scary ways. BTW, I’ve driven another Attack-class boat, HMAS Aware.
@cheshireb @SnarkyPlatypus I sure* Leeds is a lovely place.
* Not sure at all.
@cheshireb Malaysian isn’t my strong suit. I suspec@SnarkyPlatypusus has a better idea.
@RealNickHodge While true, that wasn’t my primary motivation.
If you’re in Australia then check this on @abciview. https://t.co/esYgBnVVHm You’re welcome. #stopthisnonsense
@CylindricalF Hey thanks, I have fun with it.
thegrugq_ebooks I had a taxi once, so they’re incentivized to take people.
@davispg Yep, everybody’s got a story, so I think I’ll revisit it. Though I think I may have talked about 9/11 in a previous episode.
@markhumphries Mark, seriously, try not to over-think it. That way madness lies.
@davispg I slept through the whole thing.
@swearyanthony No, @paulwallbank did 9/11.
@bigbadave I’ll catch it o@SBSOnDemandnd tomorrow. I happen to be listening to a podcast about the mood in NSA headquarters that day.
@thegrugq_ebooks Did I ask you for your opinion?
Noticing that it’ll soon be 15 years since the 9/11 (or rather 11/9) attacks on the US. I think that might be the theme for my next podcast.
Making poor life choices. That is to say, it’s a day ending in Y.
And then they whinge about Google flagging their site as containing malware. What tossers. https://t.co/c4SR5k3k9v
@CylindricalF You’re most kind, but it’s really just as annoying a comment as those from he of whom I speak.
@Lili_Mush @nicilind Too much chlamydia is never enough. #triggerwasahorse
@GreenJ Can I ask why you even bother? I’m all for many voices etc, and learning, but why bother with a clockwork tribalist?
@thegrugq_ebooks I know.
@thegrugq_ebooks Thank you for your advice.
@thegrugq_ebooks Do you have feelings?
RT @thegrugq: @MarioVilas @VigiloxOSINT
China: we hack for business reasons
America: we hack for policy reasons
Russia: we hack. Fuck you.
@thegrugq_ebooks @feed_the_chooks Trick question! SCSI RAID never works properly.
@thegrugq_ebooks @feed_the_chooks Traitor!
@thegrugq_ebooks @feed_the_chooks Everything is a fiction, but as a robot you would know that.
@feed_the_chooks Hear hear. My personal experience, both myself (minimally) and actual soldiers (less so), tells me this is true.
feed_the_chooks In the wake of the Latrobe jam, here’s what an ex-US infantryman and war correspondent with PTSD told me yesterday pic.twitter.com/vHVnZb0Baw
@semibogan Seems fair.
@thegrugq_ebooks @awelder When your drone is out of onions, what can you do? What about the Prime Minister of Australia?
awelder Imagen if al-Qaeda had flown a plane into Trump Tower on 9/11
@semibogan That goddam bot is so close to achieving sentience it scares me.
semibogan Accurate pic.twitter.com/QaagwLEPul
thegrugq_ebooks @stilgherrian @josephfcox either they are under surveillance, seriously, then internment is next.
@NuclearAnthro If there’s one thing this nation does, it’s tough critters. But yeah, an emu can absorb a lot of damage.
RT @josephfcox: PDF of review of the UK’s bulk surveillance powers just released: https://t.co/AGXXm4M22r https://t.co/7RzTOOO5jj
@Honxqp @Steve_Lockstep @pleasedontatme Having been a guest lecturer at UTS, for bugger all money, I agree.
@ddowza Heh. I do push the boundaries, obviously, but I hadn’t encountered that phrase before.
@ddowza That’s going to be tough. On my own podcast, sure. On someone else’s commercial masthead, well, that’s another question.
@futureidentity Melbourne is a special city.
@Steve_Lockstep @pleasedontatme Well, yeah, but for the top-end stuff like rape, suicide, blood and gore, etc. Again, tho, it’s arbitrary.
RT @stilgherrian: Right then. https://t.co/ireRkwQzQY
RT @stilgherrian: “The Code” series 2 starts on @ABCTV in two weeks. Series 1 is now on @abciview if you want to catch up beforehand. #imay…
RT @stilgherrian: Recommended listening: “Spycast†podcast from @IntlSpyMuseum https://t.co/1CvgdhPq50
Or doves. https://t.co/R6Oa8UVYKw
@futureidentity Ain’t that the truth!
@NuclearAnthro Oh no! The Great Emu War was a real thing.
@NuclearAnthro I just realised those British Pathé newsreels will have heaps of early Cold War material RTYI.
@futureidentity Indeed. Downtown Melbourne is a “socially rich environmentâ€, and I thought us Australians were tougher than that.
@KompleatKnut @RadioNational Someone was saying that earlier. The Great Emu War is a fantastic story.
Me at @zdnetaustralia Wednesday: “Cyber Civil Corps proposed to protect Australia’s economy†https://t.co/WqEBs1TSko
Me at @zdnetaustralia today: “My Health Record ‘dumb and useless’: Australian Privacy Foundation†https://t.co/nUhSf9vSdl
These British Pathé films have been on the Tube of Ewes for a while now, but yes, check them out. https://t.co/J1AJDg1QFM
@futureidentity Hah! I am with you on every point there, Robin, but #3 is just the icing on the cake. Well played.
This 11-minute radio doco on the Great Emu War of 1932 is excellent. https://t.co/zWfIY4WCj1 Background at https://t.co/vst9QEZG2x
@katska Heh. Yeah, $300,000 worth of arseholes.
@katska Oh there’s nothing wring with it (except, clearly, arseholes), but maybe try Petaling Street on George St? Or just the food courts.
Why people queued up for Mamak was always a mystery to me. It’s pretty damn ordinary.
So Mamak isn’t just an over-hyped rather average Malaysian diner, it’s also run by arseholes. Ping @SnarkyPlatypus. https://t.co/yNZHZzjYKG
@milfgaardian Hey at least that way you’ll like the result. ;) Have a good one. I learned some stuff there.
I might look at this later.
#compulsoryjoke
https://t.co/YDD80KbX6F
@niltiac @jrrdrbb @milfgaardian @pleasedontatme @replies Yep me too please. I need to get the Friday night unwind under way. Cheers all.
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme I guess they are. Mental preparedness etc. I know that bit, at least, in a very different context.
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme @niltiac Indeed. And that scenario IS tough, because I’m sure there are daily reminders.
@niltiac @milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme Isn’t it great! Especially when being called an arsehole is usually part of the job.
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme Obviously @niltiac and I come from the freedom-of-speech end. (And me from HTFU the world is tough.)
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @niltiac @pleasedontatme Indeed. :) This conversation is good ’cos we all know it’s complicated, even if we disagree.
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @niltiac @pleasedontatme But I think is IS about the everyone-proble thing. Where’s the line? 1 in 1000? 10,000? …
@milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @niltiac @pleasedontatme Cool. Then we disagree. And I’m happy with that. There’s no right answer, and I’m terrible.
@jrrdrbb @milfgaardian @niltiac @pleasedontatme Sure. But, say, my PTSD re dealing with a hanging. I don’t expect to be warned from here on.
@milfgaardian @niltiac @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme Heh. I’d picked that up. All good. That said, I reckon your response is valid.
@milfgaardian @niltiac @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme “Some people†will have a problem with X for all values of X. A list is mere politics.
@jrrdrbb @niltiac @milfgaardian @pleasedontatme True. I haven’t had to deal with employment contracts for 20 years.
@milfgaardian @niltiac @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme I may have misunderstood, but my response would be to tell individuals to HTFU. #trolling
@niltiac @milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme By all means warn people about serious trauma (say rape) but not everyday stuff (vomit). 2/2
@niltiac @milfgaardian @jrrdrbb @pleasedontatme This gets to my concern. It dilutes the message of “Seriously, this may be challenging.†1/2
@SydneyTom_ @davidgwynnjones How far back did you go? @niltiac is doing God’s work re trigger warnings. I don’t have the patience.
@SydneyTom_ @davidgwynnjones Dunno. This was Adelaide Zoo, on a slow Tuesday with no kids, so the keeper asked me to give her a hand.
@swearyanthony @wolfcat Thanks for that. I’ll listen momentarily.
Histreepix The last man to die of chickens. Paris, 1948. pic.twitter.com/hFo7MYP1Iy
Actually the second Emu War battle recorded 10 rounds per kill. That’s pretty good. WWII infantry combat was at least 10k rounds per kill.
@davidgwynnjones I’ll remember that next time I’m battling a hungry emu while I’m trying to feed lambs and rabbits.
True. The Great Emu War of 1932 was one of Australia’s most humiliating defeats. https://t.co/vst9QEZG2x https://t.co/Oo2dccejMh
Emus are bastards.
@erinrileyau Fascinating list, isn’t it! In a way it’s a snapshot of contemporary concerns for that subculture. Historical value, maybe.
@tassie_codriver I was thinking that, yes, and it frightens me.
@PPantsdown @joshgnosis I think I must draw this tweet to your attention. https://t.co/liHb0gFQkr
@Wyld @nicilind Mind you, there was also a cranky wombat the the keeper told me to kick it away. “They’re tough,†she said.
@Wyld @nicilind I’ve had an emu steal food I was feeding to animals at a children’s zoo. The keeper told me to slap it aw#emuabusebuse
@twiddlekins NSA codebraking, goat-staring, and Sir Max Hastings on WWII have done it for me so far.
@tassie_codriver Heh. I’ve always objected to the ol’ asterisk. If you know what the word should be, you’ll still hear it in your head.
@twiddlekins Good, isn’t it. I’ve only listed to a few episodes so far but I’ve learned a LOT.
Judging by the replies I’m getting, there should be trigger warning for discussing LaTrobe University#theduckswillattackyouou
thegrugq_ebooks I’ll devote some time to pursuing Tor and Signal because if you don’t everyone is going to question your decisions, and it’ll be tiresome.
A moat, eh? Well that opens up certain possibilities… https://t.co/bArtybSVtB
I hope none of these wimps ever end up having a baby, ’cos that’ll really fuck them up.
Exactly. https://t.co/xczwfU0Osc
And, for that matter, what sort of lame-arsed student union isn’t already ankle-deep in vomit? Who even are these people#getoffmylawnwn
Seriously, who the fuck wants a cotton-wool world where we warn people that we’ll mention insects? Or vomit? Or “slimy things�
This. Is. Insane. Even if you think trigger warnings are useful, and they probably are, this list is ridiculous. https://t.co/liHb0gFQkr
That’s a rhetorical question. I don’t really care what you think. Or reckon.
I reckon that’s enough work for this week, don’t you?
“Turnbull to kick off AU$50m Smart Cities program in Septemberâ€, writes @ashabeeeee https://t.co/hCH8EnH0i2
@BundyB Don’t get me started.
thegrugq_ebooks academics
Stuck in a traffic jam in Haberfield, looking enviously at the early-stage works on WestConnex.
@dsturnbull That’s quite likely too. I have a vague memory of some comments in the APF paper.
@dsturnbull Ah well it’s an opinion piece, so you get my opinion. :)
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “My Health Record ‘dumb and useless’: Australian Privacy Foundation†https://t.co/nUhSf9vSdl
@LaboriousALC That said, I haven’t handled any of that maths for years, so I’d need time to come up to spe#humblebragbrag
@LaboriousALC It’s straightforward enough, tho I’d always assumed the back propagation was unavoidable. This is a pretty cool breakthrough.
@Health_Privacy @zdnetaustralia It’ll be on the internets before the close of business today@thelaughingsubub’s workload permitting.
@Health_Privacy @zdnetaustralia Correct.
@munin Indeed. And in Australia this seems to be the month for them.
@burgotastic Awwww… Poor you.
Also “clangerâ€, “somewhat wrongâ€, “badly managedâ€, “debacleâ€, and other compliments.
The column itself includes the words “fuckup†(twice) and “two billion dollarsâ€. So yeah, it’s about a government project.
I’ve filed m@zdnetaustraliaia column. The headline now includes the words ‘dumb and useless’.
@manindotblack @bencjenkins Arf! Arf!
RT @mattblaze: I’m a bit confused why an airline would want to tweet a GIF of airplane landing gear hitting a mountain, but OK… https://t…
Typing “pubic consultation paperâ€, then correcting my error.
@gspurves They’d have to have, I reckon.
@smidgey @zdnetaustralia It is not. It is an e-health thing.
I know a much faster way to clear this street. https://t.co/Q2Dh4vdrGf
@gspurves This I can understand, but then they’re making their own choices. I can’t imagine the ABS is much fun right now either.
@michaelneale @jonoabroad WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY HERE.
@michaelneale @jonoabroad It does seem to be taking a while, doesn’t it. I should ask the choo-choo train media people.
Apropos of today’s news, a pertinent tweet from nearly a year ago. https://t.co/bAaKxU6a9U
Let me be clear. I did not set fire to those railway stations. They just happened to catch fire while I was there. https://t.co/S2FRPw0dyz
@RealNickHodge @zdnetaustralia I know how you feel.
Not setting the house on fire, mostly.
Meanwhile I’m most of the way through writing @zdnetaustraliaia column that has ‘totally useless’ in the headline.
michaelneale Shit my inbox says: pic.twitter.com/13qo9FJM9N
Viss @Eltie905 @SwiftOnSecurity no. indivitual jpegs. of each md5 hash, sometimes mislabeled.
Viss @SwiftOnSecurity its not even that, it’s a tumblr page for jpegs of virus md5 hashes.
SwiftOnSecurity Antivirus isn’t a condom, it’s a sex offender registry.
RT @snurb_dot_info: Is it a Petri dish ? Is it a star cluster ? No ! It’s the Norwegian Twittersphere, about to be visualised… #Gephi htt…
@_midofo_ @AbstractCode @NewtonMark I’ve been an expert on bollard pull for 10 mins now, having glanced at the Wikipedia page. Pride.
@_midofo_ @AbstractCode @NewtonMark Seems more than adequate to shunt that barge around the harbour.
@AbstractCode @NewtonMark I just knew someone would barge in.
@NewtonMark I’m glad you’ve had a nice slow tug there this morning.
RT @sf105: NASA just made all the scientific research it funds available for free https://t.co/m9iJ5QwtWz #via @ScienceAlert
Fri plan: Write for @zdnetaustralia (very soon); laundry; end-of-week loose ends; migrate to Ashfield; explain reality to a cat; TGIF.
Recommended listening: “Spycast†podcast from @IntlSpyMuseum https://t.co/1CvgdhPq50
@thedippaeffect It’s a bit special.
Right then. https://t.co/ireRkwQzQY
By the way, @michellegrattan is essentially saying Dutton is overdue to be sacked in today’s yarn. https://t.co/JwnONJIzdO
@chefonsecurity @munin Well yes, but then most people in infosec weren’t exactly sane before they got there.
RT @HeerJeet: So what Nick Denton seems to be saying is Gawker was a killer cyborg that had to be terminated. https://t.co/2rMHOHgwnD
“Sure, we can build a bridge out of butter because they both begin with B and it’ll be cheaper.”
Welcome to Fucked In the Head Friday. #fuckedintheheadfriday #fithf
Wow this is even better than the DNS thing. @munin @juhasaarinen @NewtonMark https://t.co/lWbppDJa8T
“Grattan on Friday: Dutton should stop whinging and find solution to the offshore problemâ€, writes @michellegrattan https://t.co/JwnONJIzdO
Correct. https://t.co/jPXTrNgfZ6
This piece of logic is worth savouring. Ping @NewtonMark. https://t.co/IeVndKNLbA
trentyarwood It seems Duttdutt is having a bad week. Don’t share this pic, will you? pic.twitter.com/zaWTEeXqdB
@dsturnbull @MLTitus Well thank you. Glad to be of service.
Hmmm. That sounded funnier in my head.
Sure, except the statue will be clear evidence that they don’t know what a vagina even looks like. https://t.co/XF1FLpqUxU
Ah yes of course what was I even thinking. https://t.co/NCMmIigrsw
Right OK then. https://t.co/NqzbTmxPgN
@jeffsonstein @bastardsheep Oh yes, people have made sure I’m fully informed.
@purserj @R_Chirgwin Fair point.
SwiftOnSecurity “The Department of Justice is still going to use proprietary software, which is a private prison for your mind.”
- RMS, probably
@R_Chirgwin That remains to be seen.
Fri plan, draft: Slow start; write for @zdnetaustralia; end-of-week loose ends; migrate to Ashfield; explain reality to a cat.
It gets more excellent. Also, you seem to know me well. https://t.co/gpjV0F1Jj6
Apology accepted. https://t.co/xvUzSe4ktx
Friday. No blame. No shame. Friday.