Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian)

Wentworth Falls NSW AU

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August 2017

wintnation This app will provide your exact GPS location to emergency services even if you don’t have Foxtel

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@travisbynight @trollantechinus Yep yep. I’m familiar with them now, and really quite fond of them. I admire their confidence.

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RT @kylecassidy: Reporter “you didn’t leave after the last flood-that speaks to your resilience”
Woman “it speaks to nobody’ll buy my house…

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RT @RockcliffeFiles: “Fuck me, has this ring been welded on” https://t.co/Gu6qbHEBI8

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@HughRundle It’s … remarkable, isn’t it. I must “thank” @NuclearTakes for bringing it to our attention. @Asher_Wolf

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nadinevoncohen FUCK YEAH HOW MANY DATES UNTIL YOU CAN TELL THEM YOUR LAST BOYFRIEND’S BODY WAS NEVER FOUND?

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@JustJimWillDo True. It’s not a pretty sight. Or smell.

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daytimesnaps pic.twitter.com/PcSJfZb0cE

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wintnation Our Prime Minister needs to decide if I was eligible to be elected to the Australian domestic market.

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@JustJimWillDo I grew up on a farm. I’ve seen a bloated rotting cow corpse explode in a shower of maggots and metha… https://t.co/j37fhHjoYw

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@JustJimWillDo @SnarkyPlatypus No, but there’s my weekend plans sorted.

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@getkrackinshow The trick now is to see whither subsequent episodes can maintain the pace and freshness. Because freshness means confidence.

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@SnarkyPlatypus Precisely. Well @getkrackinshow advertised an excellent* appliance to help with that.

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@SnarkyPlatypus It’s scary. It’s the same JFC-cringe-did-they-really-say-that per minute except for longer. I belie… https://t.co/AatoZjTWyK

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@dobes This is yet another thread to the conspiracy. Maybe Turnbull will have a Francis Urquhart victory. But who w… https://t.co/BamaxgS3PT

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@SnarkyPlatypus Or replicants. My witty reference may have been lost. Like tears in rain.

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@SnarkyPlatypus She wasn”t so much a candle in the wind as tears in rain.

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And @dobes is out of the country for 12 days. Coincidence? I think not. https://t.co/IGdqdZxrEZ

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Well yes, PM&C, but that’s a description not a explanation. https://t.co/V3aMu4tcGD

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jpwarren AI can’t handle a hotel with more than one entrance. We are safe from robots taking over. For now.

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JamieRoss7 I was just 8 when Diana died. I remember seeing the news, pausing for a moment, and whispering to my Mum: “Thank god Twitter doesn’t exist.”

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BadInfluence_70 Relationship goats pic.twitter.com/iZVOnPXeUD

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@Seravorn @mrbenjaminlaw @BlackIncBooks All rubbish joke aside, Quarter Essay is an excellent thing and should be r… https://t.co/cQZxphHpep

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@mrbenjaminlaw @BlackIncBooks Oh well that’s OK, but it may limi@BlackIncBooksks’ sales.

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@madashelltv OK, next up @workingdogprod’BC, and the@getkrackinshowow, which I have been looking forward to.

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RT @paulkidd: “It begins with consent and is sealed by sexual intercourse, then served with chips” https://t.co/y052XuZL54

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@BlackIncBooks @mrbenjaminlaw I mean, you also get @latingle’s book which by all accounts is very good, but even so.

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Is it just me, or is @BlackIncBooks’ Quarterly Essay Father’s Day special featur@mrbenjaminlawnlaw’s essay a massive troll?

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The “expansive grass areas” seem a tad aspirational just now, but Sydney Airport seems to have built a nice little… https://t.co/WDaqBm2y2y

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I just watched last night’@madashelltvtv, and it was good. But you already know that.

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I’m still feeling dreadful therefore ice-cream.

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My understanding is that I need to be nice to @thelaughingsub for the next 12 days. It’ll be just like Christmas!

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RT @upulie: Centrists will just not shut up https://t.co/Y49OB4isjW

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RT @MurrayWatt: Senate inquiry on Dutton’s citizenship changes wraps up. >10,000 submissions opposed, 2 in favour: his Dept & Australian Mo…

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@dobes Yes I saw that. I’m looking forward to seeing the fruits of your research.

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Is there a reason there’s so much Godzilla talk at the moment, or are we all just living in hope?

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One of the three would be something about human factors, but I’m not sure what exactly. https://t.co/YN3uG7ROO1

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@SnarkyPlatypus Then this tweet will help*. [Correct tweet attached this time.] https://t.co/kHFj1tYkEC

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This isn’t how you spell “back room”. https://t.co/TXZihetLio

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng What, the xenophobic spoiled-brat gangsta rap? Heh.

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng Meanwhile, here’s another video, but the subtitles are CN not EN. His rap is Sichuaneze,… https://t.co/zeR4R35wZ6

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng I’ll see if I can find his bio in English. I really do need someone who knows the PRC music scenes.

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Mate, breeding cows is not mundane. https://t.co/xdh6gWCbRh

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@SnarkyPlatypus Meanwhile, I assume @DavidFeng has derailed his own train rather than buy into this. ;)

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@SnarkyPlatypus Watch the whole thing. It ends up being a strange inverted parody of gangsta rap. Kinda. I am utterly fascinated by it.

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng Yes, our protagonist addresses this as part of his thesis, suggesting you discuss geneal… https://t.co/8ZxcLtMPXz

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng It’s a timeless story of a love that transcends all boundariespic.twitter.com/2A24BUYtASAS

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng I find his argument compelling and free of flaws.

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng “Gua Laowai (Stupid Foreigners)” by Xie Di (Fat Shady) https://t.co/wtp70GHWrK

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng The anti-West rap is also hilarious for that reason.

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@SnarkyPlatypus @DavidFeng The funny part for me is echoing the MAGA stuff while at the same time complaining about… https://t.co/rUJ2cAFyOM

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@DavidFeng @SnarkyPlatypus Ah yes, obviously we’re more or less in the same page, or at least in the same chapter, on “racial purity”.

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@DavidFeng @SnarkyPlatypus How big a thing is it? The implication is it’s a big-city thing, but is it particularly widespread?

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@dobes Good. Because that American cannot match my standards, even if he does have large quantities of nuclear material just down the road.

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@DavidFeng Speaking of “absolutely nuts”, wasn’t it you who tweeted this the other day? https://t.co/LuV8pHDleT

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See, @dobes, he’s even worse than I am. https://t.co/ANjKYKJ8O9

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wintnation The PM has done enough talking Peta, he needs to take a big sip of coffee

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That nap didn’t really help.

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PLEASE STOP POSTING THIS CHINESE PORNOGRAPHY. https://t.co/m1RezoeuSt

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OK, I think I need to lie down again.

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Cucumbers and chamomile are not interchangeable. Trust me on this. https://t.co/7tD65ZgFVE

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@wolfcat That’s not a CBS show. Do keep up.

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I would watch CSI Launceston and ideally NSIC Warrnambool. https://t.co/90vmoPxBXD

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RT @johnb78: An exection is what you get when you combine an election with an execution. https://t.co/WM3XEZydxF

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dandrezner Guys what does it mean when Cernovich and Mensch cross the streams? pic.twitter.com/63mt0PNwpW

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@dobes I was searching for an image to respond with and this came up. https://t.co/4YiRMIKQBb

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@dobes A CANAVAN OF COURAGE!

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@munin @dobes I have no idea. I never understood that stupid program, but I know that if I refer to it people will like my jokes.

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@dobes They’re citing some bullshit document called the Costanza Tuition.

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RT @AndyWrathall: From tomorrow, Australian businesses can only surcharge what it actually costs them to process card payments.
https://t.c…

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Twitter is complicated.

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Still laughing now. I’ll be going for a while, I think. https://t.co/V4vxqmAjDL

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Conjecture: With AU’s population ageing, the proportion of media forms that are angry-old-men-complaining will soar.

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@expectproblems Not everyone is good enough for the off-world colonies, Elissa.

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@nilesh_pritam That is one of the most frightening foodstuffs I’ve seen. And I’ve seen things, Nilesh. I’ve seen things.

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@rycrozier @rohan_p Do I have to think of everything?

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@larrydines For the time sync, yes, but not the other functions.

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@smidgey I’ll take your word for that.

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RT @GreenJ: go home internet, you’re … i don’t know what you are. https://t.co/WhBi1G4SMG

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@joshgnosis @joneaves @jdub @ChuckTingle As always, I’m glad to have been of help.

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maxsparber So Trump’s campaign was a moneymaking scam but he accidentally discovered Naziism was popular?

That’s the plot to The Producers.

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SwiftOnSecurity Update: They deleted the tweet. pic.twitter.com/DFwJF3zUsX

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RT @jdub: FUCK YES RAINBOW TROJANâ„¢ HORSE! https://t.co/uD0dCe3Py5

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@AuSenate @damonism Thank you. I love your work, if not all those seated on the red leather, but you bring me nothing but tragedy today.

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It’s true. You can’t defend a nation without a chicken on a stick. https://t.co/YOHzNz8dCn

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Also in Canberra, “Kingston IGA closes as south Canberra locals left in the dark” https://t.co/WjFqOJ7UM4 #endtimes HT @bryceroney

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Australia’s Defence HQ, Russell, Canberra. “Yeah we were going to do a Pentagon too, but, whatever, fuck it.”… https://t.co/C3cnZODgom

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RT @dobes: mmmmmmmmm

unconstitutional toastie https://t.co/gHBJsUoOwk

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@ApostrophePong @abcnews True, the magpie’s atonal double-note calls are so wonderful.

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@munin @Aust_Parliament Heh. It’s not as easy as you might think. Here’s the view from a block over, corner of Bris… https://t.co/LTlWndGkFX

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@egadheg Bowie, the same. They both had nothing but hatred for any ambiguity about gender or sexuality whatsoever.

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@munin @Aust_Parliament Good luck with that too. https://t.co/9yZra63K27 (Also best not to loop in the organisation… https://t.co/eGT1uvqB9g

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Ah, so centralised master clock systems like this are still a thing. This pleases me. https://t.co/VU1TGRfn42

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@damonism @AuSenate I knew about the pneumatic tubes, but didn’t know they were still operational. Now I definitely… https://t.co/UZfHa4YRLh

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Wow. This conspiracy goes SO deep! https://t.co/eHMGGXetXp

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wintnation This has got to the point where the Government is just not on.

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Please, Scott, go right ahead! https://t.co/Eb8CEfQrkt

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RT @cathywilcox1: Glad to see John and Jeanette keeping busy (although he’s put on weight). https://t.co/MEJZrANsxc

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Hi @dobes — have you referred yourself to the high court? https://t.co/hLm3PZznOA

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There’s a certain joy in just seeing this as a sentence. https://t.co/hLm3PZznOA

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@Aust_Parliament Thank you, @Aust_Parliament, for helping us go down that rabbit-hole.

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@Aust_Parliament And right down the bottom it turns back to digital again, because quantum. The universe is basical… https://t.co/ObHAjZWGWl

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@Aust_Parliament Remember, though, everything digital is analog under the hood, at least below a certain level, because voltage and shit.

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@Aust_Parliament I do enjoy learning about that period’s hybrid digital-analog systems.

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@Aust_Parliament Parliament House was opened in 1988, so this is the very best early-1980s or maybe even late-1970s technology.

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@munin @Aust_Parliament Yeah you may have trouble getting them into the building.

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@Aust_Parliament So the key feature is not so much synchronising the time, but syncing the start and end times of ringing the bells etc.

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@Aust_Parliament There are also signals to ring the bells through the building when there’s a division, duplicated… https://t.co/llHhiEBcoy

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@Aust_Parliament So the master time comes from GPS, then that rack sends an analog square wave thru the building, w… https://t.co/UGUfUdPkb8

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@ApostrophePong @abcnews I thought you were more of a currawong fan? Mind you, they’re both rather excellent.

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SarWhyte Spotted by ABC soundman Jerry in JB Hi-Fi’s kids section. Why blur the truth? pic.twitter.com/fwQSp71g5W

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@Aust_Parliament Thanks as always to @Aust_Parliament for a quick response. OK, boys and girls, let’s have a read… https://t.co/s4SKJ3pJ6K

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AndrewBeatty White House @PressSec explains the President’s earlier tweet about seeing the horror of Harvey ‘first hand’ pic.twitter.com/IH6NQM5PGQ

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@Fascistlefty Which is when the building was built, right.

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So @Aust_Parliament, have you got any more detailed material about your clockbeast? If not online, something I can pop in to read?

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This bit doesn’t reassure me. https://t.co/tDPNkyykJ5

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@munin Well I guess if they want to maintain their own time standard. Still, this is Parliament, not any sort of operational headquarters.

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This is both magnificent and horrifying. This device was definitely not brought to you by the letters N, T, and P,… https://t.co/2vwmK3sOT1

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RT @glengyron: @expectproblems What is this, Space Qantas?

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RT @copymama: I’m sick of holding back my skills to let my kids win games, who’s ready to play magnetic fishing to the motherfuckin’ death?

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So yeah I’m liking this idea that you can put anything you like onto the US FCC website and serve it with official .gov goodness.

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RT @SwiftOnSecurity: When the FCC is your attacker’s C2. Good luck lol. https://t.co/nnjIkuw3zD

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RT @Viss: SSOooooooooooooo….
anybody wanna use the fcc public api to HOST SOME MALWARE?
because holy shit? https://t.co/JSssRFJQA1

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@dobes That makes sense.

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@dobes I know they’re made of pints. So I’ll start, you count them, and we’ll see how many there is before I have to stop.

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It’s like these people have never even heard of Sydney Harbour. https://t.co/zQLVXyV24p

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@CyberShambles @posty @hackadl @glengyron @ThomasCMcCabe @sighmon I’m not taking part in this travesty of history.… https://t.co/VEjxBA31jl

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@posty @CyberShambles @hackadl @glengyron @ThomasCMcCabe @sighmon Also it’s “who” not “whom”, because I’m the subje… https://t.co/PDx7M9cbb7

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@posty @CyberShambles @hackadl @glengyron @ThomasCMcCabe @sighmon Also as far as I am aware I am not fucking well dead.

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“Hackers Helping Hackers [@HackersHelping] aims to boost infosec’s diversity” https://t.co/IkGeDTju9i

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Oh yeah I’m kind of awake again. Not very awake, but at least I can walk and mostly not bump into things.

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RT @associatesmind: Sooo…why did Idaho take the time to define affirmative defenses to cannibalism?! Something in the potatoes out there?…

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Mkapub Saved by executive order: pic.twitter.com/VqC6FbkDr3

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Well there goes my morning energy, earlier than usual but then I woke up early too. Baxoon.

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@MicheleMcKenzee Hey we all get angry, and sometimes it’s more than warranted.

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RT @Asher_Wolf: No. Pants and breakfast are to protect and nourish the child. Marriage, you can take it or leave it https://t.co/t2vZazV7r6

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@tshanahanacs @glengyron Ah. Well I know nothing about him. I’m just jerking a knee at the word “targeted”, oe of m… https://t.co/iMuvkZNE1w

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@paulkidd @profsarahj @Graeme_Orr @egadheg @HumanHeadline And you see that boundary as a barrier to events these days, yeah?

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I didn’t know this fact. OK, let’s wait until we have an actual story. https://t.co/5v9KOJAy2k

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Pffft! Some of us passed this milestone years ago. https://t.co/mOkqXMUVGd

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“Targeted”? Or “fell victim to”? https://t.co/0NfJ6WpYMd

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cathywilcox1 Concerned mums.
My @smh cartoon. pic.twitter.com/UfCisZmN6W

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Lulwut. Oh Adelaide, never change! https://t.co/c3GEEJl7JB

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Anyway I’ll shut up about all that now, otherwise I’ll just repeat the thing I wrote a few years back and I’ll get hate mail again.

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I also stress that my current rainbow self isn’t about same-sex marriage. It just reflects my boundless fuckin’ joy, you stupid pricks.

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None of what I say is a criticism of anyone who chooses to declare their undying love before their friends or their god(s). Celebrate!

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“Silenced? No, bigots are just angry that fewer people are listening”, wrote @clementine_ford https://t.co/X9ecaWbuOM

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Nearly everything that daft alleged Christians claim as tradition was invented to sell shit to the Victorian era’s ballooning middle class.

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This is an important time to plug the historical research of the late John Boswell. https://t.co/gvfEZiQRjH

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No it’s not. It’s to document a dynastic relationship, or so war widows can claim a pension. Before that most peopl… https://t.co/4e3BUl1VA0

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Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no. @dobes @Steve_Lockstep please make it stop! https://t.co/edNJcPjWrZ

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@_tan_ Indeed. I couldn’t be arsed listing them all.

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If it is more than that, sheesh, I’ll run for Parliament and I’ll give you more amusing copy than you can fit in your mouth for breakfast!

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But this? The “media-friendly Mr Pyne”? Is Pyne’s ability to generate copy for news outlets really anything but Press Gallery wankery?

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“Electoral carve-up set to cost Malcolm Turnbull three seats, and put Christopher Pyne at grave risk” https://t.co/3Kvt7tkoGm

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