RT @RayGriggs_: One of #YourADF’s best snappers @Kayla__Hayes caught this great Coral Sea sunrise moment during a recent transit b…
@JustJimWillDo Makes sense.
@JustJimWillDo Thank you. I’ll read it immediately.
@tacticalmaid Mind you, I think you’re right about the 6-character limit.
@jpwarren @jonoabroad Great song title. “You Are The Croissant Of My Lifeâ€.
@tacticalmaid Or, you know, KAOS. https://t.co/ttqQBQm8OW
Hah! It’s using the callsign KAOS05. Such wags at the RAAF!

I thought I heard a military transport outside… pic.twitter.com/QTLBHnJHQH
RT @dtsmith_sydney: In a country where Matt Canavan called Adani a “little Aussie battlerâ€, schoolchildren should be able to say whatever t…
@MatthewBevan @dobes Because I like to help.
@dobes @MatthewBevan I have the antidote. https://t.co/f8sBk76hif
RT @patstokes: Hello police I would like to report a murder https://t.co/nuZJddT4dA
Nicely put, @joshgnosis. #aabill https://t.co/nSfV1LXTaY
RT @samanthamaiden: Encryption fight: Labor’s letter to Attorney-General confirming it will not pass all “flawed†laws by Christmas.
This…
RT @NickyWill100: It’s fun having conservative male friends because the School Kids Climate March is driving them insane.
I don’t know how…
“Top End turns on fish-counting AI to avoid crocs and sharks†by @dobes https://t.co/kR4zYINcOM “Australia’s Northe… https://t.co/LQ8yJvQGoy
“GCHQ details how law enforcement could be silently injected into communications†by @dobes https://t.co/QbGyesQRkp #aabill
RT @HeerJeet: “The FBI is trying to ruin the entire Gotti family” https://t.co/tnJXN6mOCc
@dobes “Asked on Monday whether there are any specific threats that ASIO needs the powers for, ASIO Director-Genera… https://t.co/lrjeDJMyoU
“Labor will not back full encryption Bill as it offers interim deal again†by @dobes https://t.co/40u0EmyUoZ “Shado… https://t.co/3zl091Wuho
@charispalmer @LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU @dobes Hahaha you know it will be!
@michaelneale It has a shit beer list, a shit wine list, no wi-fi, and no power outlets. Or has something more clas… https://t.co/WaN2gy7Hzh
@jpwarren @dobes @joshgnosis AND POLAR BEARS.
@jpwarren @dobes @joshgnosis WE SHALL GIVE THEM FACTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND WISDOM.
@joshgnosis @dobes You overestimate the clue level of ZDNet readers.
@skwashd @michaelneale It’s a shit bar, run by Spotless.
@JustJimWillDo @dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub @rohan_p Ah, so cows were involved. Excellent.
@thelaughingsub @dobes @rohan_p @georgepnott @matthewwu Oh yeah OK then.
@JustJimWillDo @dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub @rohan_p I wouldn’t have thought that bovine pregnanc… https://t.co/ffQXExXVYV
@thelaughingsub @dobes @rohan_p @georgepnott @matthewwu No such thing.
“Encryption debate reminiscent of climate change arguments: Senetas†by @dobes https://t.co/AO2AmnUwhO #aabill
@dobes @rohan_p @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub It can bearly support him.
@rohan_p @dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub People have a distorted romantic notion of what happens on… https://t.co/xNVx7Cby6L
@dobes @rohan_p @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub Fuckin’ big canary.
@dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub @rohan_p Look I’d been fine with this, but others may baulk.
RT @garthk: Oops. https://t.co/lHOd9BuH9s
@dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub @rohan_p Depends on the cow’s diet, really. Having experienced all p… https://t.co/gY5di6SLUr
@oberonsghost The port plug is the finger in the dyke.
@dobes @georgepnott @matthewwu @thelaughingsub @rohan_p As I said only yesterday… https://t.co/ePkJiSvbzD
@thelaughingsub @matthewwu @dobes @rohan_p I can’t think of a way to put an animal into today’s yarn. Sulk.
@DavidFeng Everything is shit, David. The entire world is nothing but shit.
@StephenJ_Hall She gets around does our Laura.
@reselsnark Mate, startup hubs are dangerous places!
@reselsnark Hahaha where the fuck it this?
@joelpmichael I have lots of problems. The marginal cost of one more is a rounding error.
I can probably fix this with a regex.
Yeah, I have definitely fucked up something.
Mind you, I may have fucked up something.
A watched shell script never terminates.
@LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU @dobes @charispalmer Sadly my B-grade editor @dobes didn’t point it out to me. Sulk.
@LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU @dobes My pleasure. I’m also having a bit of a sook because I should’ve known about that report. :)
There are 3026 of them.
Should anyone need it, “List of .gov.uk domain names†as at 1 Oct. https://t.co/CUfGCkObRf

WIRED Fish: We’re safe from birds down here, right?
Kingfisher: lol
wired.trib.al/9BAFdDD pic.twitter.com/JdFDpQYYub
@dobes @jpwarren @juhasaarinen Related? “Tenable Researcher David Wells discovered a vulnerability in Zoom’s Deskto… https://t.co/a3WSGWqTTQ
@dobes @jpwarren Summary: “Brit spies ‘solve’ interception without encryption breaking problem†by @juhasaarinen… https://t.co/mafwzNEmDq
@dobes @jpwarren Here’s the essay. “Principles for a More Informed Exceptional Access Debate†by Ian Levy & Crispin… https://t.co/ep8421XqhW
Oh hello… #aabill
@dobes @jpwarren https://t.co/tr5vFum3Rl
@FlyOpineMonkey @BlogsofWar Yeah, a lot of staircases in a place like that. Wait. Is this why Trump is afraid of staircases?
@jeamland Yeah why not.
@BlogsofWar To be fair, this sounds like an excellent plan.
@BlueJayGliding Why am I not surprised?
RT @BlogsofWar: “My idea was to give a $50 million penthouse to Putin and charge $250 million more for the rest of the units. All the oliga…
@dobes This is actually quite cool technology.
In fourth place, after bushfires, cyclones, and floods, is the Coalition government. https://t.co/U0aIY7K8hr
@dobes Christ, what? I have to READ the damn thing now?
Mr @dobes has made an art. https://t.co/6XaA8zVfFa
“Germany proposes security guidelines for routers, but not everybody is happy†by @gcluley https://t.co/nnVSbffIat
“School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer†by @gcluley https://t.co/GDPdZCOXm2
IMPORTANT OBSERVATION. https://t.co/ZEaX1l2ZeE
Oh well if she’s complaining about Twitter she should have brought a bag of ears with her. https://t.co/odeZWMPQie
@joneaves It does indeed!
@R_Chirgwin @QuollOz @Tim_Beshara I just looked that up. Two to five years, with the larger ones like this tiger qu… https://t.co/I4obdGtplh
@Angrybudgie Nah, Motörhead’s “Ace Of Spades“. https://t.co/UNvIZERlkm
Wait, no, this is not right. https://t.co/c8rPg1xuvJ
@QuollOz @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara Is there no end to the excitement quolls can provide?
@QuollOz @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara [Nods] This is what it looked like to me. She’s thinner than when I saw her in Se… https://t.co/khbSmZEX63
My next song will be titled “Inch of Steerâ€.
O Canada! https://t.co/SYMdfO53nH
I have no idea who Laura Loomer is, or what complaints she has, but I support her in pissing in her pants for Ameri… https://t.co/AlIbVlrGJ0
@johnb78 Only the middle classes worry about flushing the toilet.
Excellent @onthemedia segment from last week, “The Self-Driving Car Sales Pitch†https://t.co/8LZUwe0a7o Looks back… https://t.co/d9l6u0QLPS
RT @HeerJeet: This is a perfect metaphor for the American right in 2018. https://t.co/zOi3ba38ir
@BenMoretti @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara I’m a bit sad now.
@BenMoretti @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara It looks more like a wound that isn’t healing, having see it live if quickly,… https://t.co/7CDC6KeXAm
@BenMoretti @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara I just checked the pattern of spots. It’s definitely the same quoll. That’s th… https://t.co/RXioc4VHpJ
@BenMoretti @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara Oh yeah, here’s a photo from 19 Sep. It’s probably the same quoll, so if it is… https://t.co/NjsPBorN9x
QUOLL! QUOLL! QUOLL!
Also, @R_Chirgwin @Tim_Beshara, it has a red patch on its back which looked like a graze or m… https://t.co/JZnLcBADJA
@twiddlekins @markeldo @jono_hayward As an aside, I think I’ve associated some of the bat times with aircraft overh… https://t.co/RXltQ8IXAL
@twiddlekins @markeldo @jono_hayward Thanks for your help and advice, everyone. It’s helped reduce my doubt and con… https://t.co/3Fm5jzP1tw
@twiddlekins @markeldo @jono_hayward Done. BTW, the MacOS Wi-Fi Diagnostics thing flagged poor signal strength as a… https://t.co/2KSpHj9La7
@markeldo @twiddlekins @jono_hayward Definitely. I should also mention that the router is on the outside wall of th… https://t.co/RP16eyVhnA
@markeldo @twiddlekins @jono_hayward Nah, one band only. I guess I’ll just have to figure out the physical arrangem… https://t.co/5iAvVykwdq
@markeldo @twiddlekins @jono_hayward Checking the specs (!) it only does 2.4GHz. https://t.co/xFGs3Jq0nd
@markeldo @twiddlekins @jono_hayward Sadly that doesn’t appear to be an option on this cheap-arse TP-Link router, w… https://t.co/0Db3kvOTBN
Fuckin’ computers, eh.
@twiddlekins @jono_hayward Um, no, it still connected at 2.4GHz.
@twiddlekins I can. The router allows me to lock it to 802.11n only. Doing do now. @jono_hayward.
Excellent question. Checking… 2.4GHz channel 4 20MHz bandwidth, the latter two set on auto. Router is set to “11b… https://t.co/U86dMcZ97K
Hmmm. I just cycled the Bluetooth again and this time the wi-fi has remained stable. BTW, wi-fi Tx rate is 73Mbps,… https://t.co/hm4tUJtojU
So here’s a macOS weirdness. The signal from my MacBook Pro to my wi-fi point looks like this, until I turn off Blu… https://t.co/VMcz9Ab1hB
fanfiction_txt A retconned retelling of the first Tomb Raider game, starring Danny Devito as Lara Croft.
@LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU @dobes “The energy-cyber report is set to land after responsibility for both areas cha… https://t.co/c5yoiJmR9x
@LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU @dobes “This government has actually slowed the pace of its reforms in the cybersecuri… https://t.co/TGkBl680oo
@LaboriousALC @EnergyDailyAU Hey @dobes, “Security of Australia’s energy grid marred by ‘cyber-incompetence’â€, just like I am!
“Friday exclusive: Energy politicking leaves Australia vulnerable to cyber attack†by @LaboriousALC at… https://t.co/MjcqXAK1Ci
RT @KimZetter: This is what you get for messing with US elections https://t.co/4mrLyhkbvZ
Fri plan, draft: A little research; a little administrivia; write for @zdnetaustralia; whatever loose ends can be t… https://t.co/Dps64c30Dw

The last day of spring is looking pretty good up here, thanks to @CARROT_app. pic.twitter.com/faZsRbwv2g
Me at @zdnetaustralia Thursday: “Autonomous cyber defences are the future: Richard Stiennon†@stiennon… https://t.co/WsgqkJsg4x

markhumphries A message from the Coalition to students planning to protest.
pic.twitter.com/YgLlyXrIyM
RT @jeamland: “My dragon journal! I mean my shark journal. With some snakes.†— Mr. 7

clickbaitrobot This Is The Most Attractive Dating Profile According To Artificial Intelligence pic.twitter.com/EpkXO8V1MS
Friday. Something is scurrying under your chair. Friday.
RT @kylegriffin1: 170 officers searched the Deutsche Bank HQ in Frankfurt and five other sites early Thursday as part of a money-laundering…

Never forget. pic.twitter.com/q39yZLrg0Y
@jonkudelka @Tim_Beshara @bencubby I’ve got spiders and cockroaches in my burrow.
Me at @zdnetaustralia today: “Autonomous cyber defences are the future: Richard Stiennon†@stiennon… https://t.co/OiCmoX7qRb
@awelder And not for the first time.
@jonkudelka They are terrible dogs.
Look, @PointlessAU, I’m watching tonight’s episode live, but I am not going to apply because I would be rubbish at… https://t.co/hGqdqjR1G6
WILL YOU JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP.
He’s like one of those yappy little dogs that should be kicked in the head a few times.
Oh shut up Tim Bailey. Just one of your stupid catchphrases per day is more than enough.
@Tailgator1 @R_Chirgwin Yeah, can only record in the app, and I can’t see a way to delete recordings. It’s clearly… https://t.co/MeDujpx56T
@R_Chirgwin Yep, a Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica). Thanks. https://t.co/BJqdZ6nIE5 https://t.co/rWc04ux3Sk
@Tailgator1 @R_Chirgwin Thanks. I’m downloading it now. I wonder if it’ll let me import audio files rather than rec… https://t.co/Zq7M0nVdJh
OK, @R_Chirgwin and anyone else, what bird call is this? https://t.co/7Ddoi7UNsu
Timeless tweet. https://t.co/vBtZ8a60ws
Being helpful.
Thu plan, revised: Write for @zdnetaustralia, but just the once because the second news story was an illusion; inse… https://t.co/is8DINQFkn
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Autonomous cyber defences are the future: Richard Stiennon†@stiennon… https://t.co/y0yDECAC9y
Ooh! @MatthewBevan made a new “Russia, If You’re Listening†podcast yesterday. “Why are news networks calling Paul… https://t.co/B3XPs5J5m3
@oberonsghost It just turned up in my email, as other journalists for the tech press will confirm.
@oberonsghost They’re not my words!
@oberonsghost Someone paid good money for those words, and more. Would you like me to send you a copy?
@arizclint @zdnetaustralia Clint. Please stop.
This is what I mean. If you actually talk like that press release is written, people think you’re going a bit funny… https://t.co/fjRhzNSacs
@DrRhysPockett More than likely.
@DebraNewYork Sleep well!
@mattdasilva Yes, I just copy-pasted most of that from an email.
Over the coming days we will release further exciting announcements.
Today I am Defining my Dynamic Future. It will be reengaged, reenergised, and reimagined. It will create formats th… https://t.co/ckpFagnMDZ
RT @dobes: What’s the drawback here? https://t.co/ShEOR35cbt
Well there’s a sentence that I didn’t expect to be writing today.
Everyone who grew up on a dairy farm knows what it feels like to be drenched in a sudden deluge of hot cow piss. https://t.co/Yvvya0Ppf4
@NewtonMark It’s actually the avalanche of piss that gets you#iknowcowsws
First story filed for @zdnetaustralia. It contains a handful of cybers, and some steganography.
Thu plan, draft: Write for @zdnetaustralia, twice; insert meals and routine chores as appropriate; quiet evening. I like a simple plan.
ICYMI last night, I am being trolled by @PointlessAU. https://t.co/JJBSAw8UZF
So @CARROT_app reckons the rain has abated in the Blue Mountains today. According to @BOM_NSW there was 105mm at Mt… https://t.co/DL1RNUqcBq
Thursday. The world has not yet exploded. Thursday.
I am being trolled. https://t.co/JJBSAw8UZF
@SnarkyPlatypus Exactly. From memory there’s a UK TV show presented by a woman who does precisely this.
@SnarkyPlatypus Maybe it’s a web series.
RT @LeftyMatt: Do you reckon Julie Bishop ever sits in the House wondering what decisions led her to be spending her days looking at the ba…
RT @latikambourke: Ian Macdonald is threatening to raise a PoO every time Wong breaches the standing orders (for calling Marise ‘Marise’) w…
Australia’s newest celebrity chef. https://t.co/hvE8KfCZ0l
RT @ASDGovAu: aW1wb3J0IHN5cwpjbGFzcyBDOgoJQHByb3BlcnR5CglkZWYgZmxhZyhzKToKCQlnbG9iYWwgZmxhZwoJCWZsYWc9YygnZ3ViKGFpcChncyllZ3RjY3R1Jyw2KQoJC…
RT @lukewiwa: It looks way too small! https://t.co/6seWHLKei7
@charliedrummond @phbarratt Sir, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to step outside. Australia has the finest government in the world!
RT @phbarratt: Can’t believe Australia has shrunk to the point where we have a “government†(for want of a better word) that cannot field s…
Ah, such joy when a contact sends me a story tip in the form of three short shell scripts.
@iiTalW Don’t start.
Except for his balls, obviously. https://t.co/YfcyMUqXr5
@crgentle I’d figured it was a steer, but people are saying “cow†so I’m sticking with that.

ABCTV Happy 100th episode to @shaunmicallef’s @madashelltv cast and crew! #MADASHELL pic.twitter.com/WcglqhXlIA
OK, please tell me about the cow. https://t.co/MTjjxyor1H
Should I ask about the cow?
@DavidFeng I love you too.
@stiennon @cybereason It was, thanks Richard. Great to catch up. I’ll be sending my editor some pitches this aftern… https://t.co/tFi7a6fKV1
“Everyone will use encryption, Australia should get over it: UN Special Rapporteur†by @dobes… https://t.co/LGl6MtaFQJ
Oh look, another four submissions to the Assistance And Access Bill inquiry have been posted.… https://t.co/n6XsrzTC65
@oberonsghost Sandals are probably a better choice. Shoes have their limits.
RT @Ausgrid: STORM UPDATE: The storms have caused significant damage to parts of our network. We are working to restore power to 6,600 cust…
@jeamland I don’t have that much power, alas. Unless you mean just Wentworth Falls.
Yeah this does look impressive… https://t.co/AVKBhLoXpv
Wed plan, sad reality version: Today is a health write-off day for annoyingly inconvenient but well-understood and… https://t.co/3iUOdjjp4H
Did you know that it’s raining?
Wednesday. Gauze bandages have at least six different uses. Wednesday.

@cybereason More of the view from the @cybereason event at Sydney Tower. pic.twitter.com/8zrMJh1hAi
RT @TucsonStar: Video of explosion at border agent’s gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire released https://t.co/wNCzzaU0Pi htt…
A tall sharply-dressed young man is walking through the city in the same direction. He’s on the phone, trying to ta… https://t.co/9zpdLVhZba
Afternoon having arrived an hour late, sprawled across the table with no sense of personal space and situational aw… https://t.co/nMVCfioX2D
Oh FFS.
@juhasaarinen “Career� Me? Hahaha.
I am sitting next to an idiot.

thetowncrier It’s serious, guys. They’re standing. @SkyNewsAust #libfall pic.twitter.com/wov7SKtHBc
OH: “Our back end is clustered.â€

The view from the â@cybereasononâ© event is Adequapic.twitter.com/3OxJkBCAQxCAQx
Ah, this is magical! @dobes @rohan_p @davidgerard https://t.co/N8SXAlL5lz
Also, @KnightFrankAU list that Twitter account on their website but it doesn’t exist. More bullshit. https://t.co/Jupvrhov8j
@benpobjie Ah. I’m guessing, then, that they’ll corner the market.