April 25th, 2019

@JustJimWillDo @SnarkyPlatypus Meanwhile…

China: “Hello, we’ll just anchor this hospital ship here for a while. Wtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qzzy

10:50 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustJimWillDo

@franksting @samanthamaiden Wot?

10:48 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to franksting

@samanthamaiden Oops sorry for some reason I didn’t even see the link and I haven’t even been drinking. Ta.

10:42 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to samanthamaiden

@SnarkyPlatypus @mfullilove Anyway, apparently the folks at the Lowy Institute think about these things occasionall..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1K

10:38 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@SnarkyPlatypus @mfullilove There will be Serious and Major National Affairs Journalists there, but the whole techn..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2p

10:36 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@SnarkyPlatypus I’m hoping I’ll be able to get a question or two to Senator Wong on Wednesday, or at least that..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…o3

10:30 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@jon_lawrence @reillystyley @CosmicRami Yeah but @CosmicRami has been driving it recently and I am concerned.

10:19 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to jon_lawrence

@reillystyley Oh good, @CosmicRami didn’t break it the other day.

10:15 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to reillystyley

@benpobjie Ask a truck driver. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

10:11 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to benpobjie

@awelder @NCSC More seriously, @NCSC is building an integrated cyber defence system for the UK. I’ve been at two pr..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Q4

10:08 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to awelder

@JustJimWillDo True Fact.

10:03 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustJimWillDo

@BenMoretti @SnarkyPlatypus Beautiful satire.

10:03 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to BenMoretti

@awelder @NCSC At least I think that’s what they said in the briefing.

10:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@awelder Yes. GCHQ, through the @NCSC, the Threat-o-Matic generates all the threats. Then with everyone afraid of t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…OR

10:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to awelder

@JustJimWillDo No, it’s not. But then a QR code would not be useful there.

9:59 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustJimWillDo

@SnarkyPlatypus Wow if they can’t feel superior to you they must be really hopeless.

9:54 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@SarahEHoll Yep yep, I used to make it quite often past century.

9:51 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SarahEHoll

@matthew_d_green They were absorbed back into Green Wold’s mucosa membranes in preparation for his chrysalis phase.

9:50 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to matthew_d_green

@SnarkyPlatypus Yes this is quite confusing.

9:30 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@SnarkyPlatypus How does that even work?

9:26 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@JustJimWillDo Much as I love @OrkneyLibrary, on the other side of the planet as they are, I can’t help but think t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…OD

9:23 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustJimWillDo

@erstkate Can anyone just fondle the footballer? Asking for a friend.

8:56 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to erstkate

@bigbadave @je_au Yeah that’d really fuck you up.

8:33 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to bigbadave

@bigbadave Abrasiveness polishing. Apparently they’re very good for it.

8:18 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to bigbadave

@AUSFestivus @RealNickHodge Yeah, Burragorang Valley not Jameson Valley sorry. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

8:05 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to AUSFestivus

@FlyOpineMonkey @kcarruthers @jplonie Orcas are still pricks but.

8:03 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to FlyOpineMonkey

@RealNickHodge No, it’s in the Jameson Valley. Do keep up.

7:38 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to RealNickHodge

@mattcdef2000 I thought this was a fine effort.

6:52 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to mattcdef2000

@kcarruthers @jplonie Pffft! Soft.

6:51 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to kcarruthers

@kcarruthers Orcas are pricks.

6:38 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to kcarruthers

@SnarkyPlatypus Hmmm. That’s never happened before.

6:11 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@aggerchez I believe she is, yes. God bless you, @tilde_joy.

6:11 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to aggerchez

@JustJimWillDo @SnarkyPlatypus Neither am I, so whoosh went the reference.

5:48 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to JustJimWillDo

@SnarkyPlatypus @LowyInstitute I was thinking of trying to scam a +1 for you but I see it’s very much sold out…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…su

5:48 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@twiddlekins @JulzM Indeed. It’s all a great disappointment.

5:46 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to twiddlekins

@JustJimWillDo @SnarkyPlatypus There’s also stress as well as the mould. The two were interrelated too, I’m sure.

5:45 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to JustJimWillDo

@SnarkyPlatypus Well I’ll definitely be in Sydney on Wednesday because I’m going to @LowyInstitute for Senator Wong’s lunchtime speech.

5:44 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@TomWKoch That too. The whole thing is just weird.

5:43 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to TomWKoch

@snipeyhead I had a bit of a competition-with-younger-self gloom the other day. Not art-based for me, but annoying…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…MM

5:33 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to snipeyhead

@snipeyhead That too is very nice. I hope you can find the time between your workload and what must be incredible p..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IA

5:29 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to snipeyhead

@upulie @SnarkyPlatypus The perfect cocktail mixer!

5:23 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to upulie

@snipeyhead That’s actually rather good.

5:23 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to snipeyhead

@JulzM Well yes, but way back then when Twitter was smaller, management saw it happen, freaked out, and changed the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…F9

5:21 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to JulzM

@SnarkyPlatypus That’s pretty good given the global wholesale price, and Chemist Warehouse has even given in to the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cs

5:19 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@vernilla3972 My constant state of being.

5:16 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to vernilla3972

@SnarkyPlatypus Also, why I am I feeding your cleaning products obsession?

5:14 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@SnarkyPlatypus Mind you that price is for medicinal grade, though for First World countries you’d have to add a wh..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…BQ

5:14 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@SnarkyPlatypus I’d go cost. “The wholesale cost in the developing world is about US$2.20–4.10 per liter of 5% solutwitter.com/i/web/status/1…p8Iv

5:12 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@vernilla3972 The remainder have been left as an exercise for the reader.

5:07 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to vernilla3972

@SnarkyPlatypus @NewtonMark As it says on the tin, “America’s Finest News Source”.

5:06 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@JayAlessandra This is excellent to know, thank you!

5:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to JayAlessandra

@RealNickHodge Urine what?

5:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to RealNickHodge

@liedra Look it had to be done.

4:47 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to liedra

@annie_parker He strikes me as the kind of person who’d have an enormous sook if he were no longer a Minister of the Crown.

4:47 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to annie_parker

@JustJimWillDo Yeah one of the first things a broadcaster is usually taught is to make sure their phatic communicat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…H5

4:28 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustJimWillDo

@annie_parker Sounds great.

4:17 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to annie_parker

@annie_parker Also, sorry she not he? I read “Fred” as male.

4:15 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@annie_parker Oh lovely. Is that over by Elizabeth Bay?

4:13 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to annie_parker

@kathy_skidmore1 Oops. Sorry. It’s been a long day. :)

4:10 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to kathy_skidmore1

@kathy_skidmore1 I’m glad you’re familiar with what I do and don’t understand.

3:50 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to kathy_skidmore1

@R_Chirgwin This is not bringing me joy.

3:42 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@R_Chirgwin If you want the 75% likelihood, that’s between 50mm and 100mm, which will be fun. pic.twitter.com/kHGXZvkarS

3:41 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@R_Chirgwin Sorry I misread. Only 50% chance of above 100mm.

3:38 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to stilgherrian

@BernardKeane Well as it happens, there’s still a few around. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

3:15 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to BernardKeane

@austmus It’s a great app. You can add your own recordings, photos, and habitat notes and it all becomes part of..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iF

3:14 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@irisherself Well I suppose it means a quoll or a possum hasn’t eaten it.

3:11 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to irisherself

@BernardKeane There’s a wider range of idiocy… twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

3:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Twitter Web App in reply to BernardKeane

@christopherneal I have some things to do just now bye.

2:49 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to christopherneal

@christopherneal Well I wouldn’t say “often” as such…

2:49 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to christopherneal

@bigbadave @SnarkyPlatypus It’s not.

2:45 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to bigbadave

@SnarkyPlatypus Not that I recall.

2:44 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@dobes @rohan_p @ashabeeeee @davidgerard All becomes clear, thank you.

2:41 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to dobes

@dobes @rohan_p @ashabeeeee @davidgerard Is it a good spot for cryptocurrency investment?

2:33 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to dobes

@flowblok Which would be terrible. Old vines give more flavourful wine, though it’s usually more expensive because..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Np

2:23 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to flowblok

@whiteswine Do you know offhand how much winter rain is needed, as a workable minimum?

2:13 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to whiteswine

@GreenJ “Oooh, it DOES get in!”

2:12 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to GreenJ

@GreenJ “Where the bloody hell do you get it?”

2:10 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to GreenJ

@sylmobile It’s a sentence that should be meted out more often.

2:10 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to sylmobile

@phantasmaglo Well that IS true I suppose…

2:08 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to phantasmaglo

@whiteswine What, still no rain? This is a bit scary. Only a 75% chance of rainfall between 200mm and 300mm before..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…CD

2:08 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to whiteswine

@SnarkyPlatypus @AusElectoralCom @austlii Well perhaps. The other two folks on this thread couldn’t possibly comment.

1:55 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@SnarkyPlatypus And yet both @AusElectoralCom and @austlii have candidate checklists and then there’s, you know, the nomination form.

1:53 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@SnarkyPlatypus @jason_a_w And at the other extreme, or something, this. pic.twitter.com/NoJBPM2F6W

1:14 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@SnarkyPlatypus I’ve seen a few sex worker / sex industry tweets already today. Then here’s this.

Attn: @jason_a_w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…L6

1:13 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@sylmobile Seven days in the stocks.

1:07 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to sylmobile

@garystark @jeffsonstein @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson Though how this started from naked photos of @marcuskelson is a mystery.

1:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to garystark

@garystark @jeffsonstein @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson In NSW, at two-track stations, platform 1 is the primary up platform. Usually.

1:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to garystark

@jeffsonstein @garystark @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson Oops, that’s platform 1. Platform 2 is the down* platform to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UX

12:59 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@jeffsonstein @garystark @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson This one, usually. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

12:57 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to jeffsonstein

@jeffsonstein @garystark @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson In Australia is has the specific meaning of a political post..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AU

12:55 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to jeffsonstein

@garystark @jeffsonstein @SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson Well I could always run for the Senate next time.

12:54 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to garystark

@NicholasFryer @dobes Why are we doing this publicly? :) Stand by.

12:42 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@SnarkyPlatypus @marcuskelson I can’t even swim, so maybe I should post a naked selfie. For balance.

12:41 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@NicholasFryer @dobes Blink.

12:40 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@NicholasFryer @dobes True enough. So I’ve added 16 May at the previously-usual time. We’ll see how we go after tha..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…U9

12:35 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@NicholasFryer @dobes So the big question is do we have our next chat before or after 18 May? Or, dare I even contemplate the idea, both?

12:24 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@earleyedition I quite like Bent Strapon.

12:21 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to earleyedition

@AmyThunig @classiclib3ral Isn’t it gloriously tone-deaf. :)

12:01 PM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to AmyThunig

@dobes @NicholasFryer Well @billshortenmp is going to face one hell of a problem. And yes, it was a Toyota Hilux. B..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…o8

11:59 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to stilgherrian

@PollHereford @joshgnosis There’s only so much you can show on 7News.

11:50 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to PollHereford

@dobes @NicholasFryer I think it’ll come down to who’s in the party room. Will they see the right-hand end of the p..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LC

11:49 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to dobes

@dobes @NicholasFryer As noted yesterday… twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

11:43 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to dobes

@bastardsheep It’s a service number, and I remember it aright.

11:13 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to bastardsheep

@johnb78 That’s a fine heraldic dolphin.

10:58 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to johnb78

@franksting @dobes @NicholasFryer No one has to find a tweet from another day. pic.twitter.com/SXz5tds6U7

10:50 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to franksting

@PollHereford @Epigrammist Local candidate’s job is to help create brand recognition for Clive, who then wins his Q..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sk

10:49 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to PollHereford

@reselsnark @ScottRhodie @CUhlmann True enough.

10:47 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to reselsnark

@NicholasFryer @dobes Look it’s a skill.

10:47 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@badm0f0 I couldn’t possibly condone such actions.

10:23 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to badm0f0

@dobes I live to serve. Ping @NicholasFryer, who is responsible for both things happening.

10:23 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to dobes

@ozjimbob Getting a photo of someone is very, very difficult these days.

10:19 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to ozjimbob

@sortius @ScottRhodie @CUhlmann One of the symptoms of that attitude is the denigration of critics. I have insights..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8N

10:04 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to sortius

@snurb_dot_info Hah! Hey let’s roll with it then!

9:47 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to snurb_dot_info

@ScottRhodie @CUhlmann Yep. Which is why when I write what I know will be controversial op-eds I expect there to be..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…yv

9:46 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to ScottRhodie

@IndelibleFink All good.

9:40 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to IndelibleFink

@ScottRhodie @CUhlmann Thank you. I’ve thought about this thing quite a bit, and written a bunch, mostly circa-2007..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fL

9:40 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to ScottRhodie

@ScottRhodie @CUhlmann I’d adjust that slightly to say it’s about the act in question not the person. You can do bo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…52

9:30 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to ScottRhodie

@mnurkic @mathaiaus @mattjhatton This may assist. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…

9:20 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via Twitter Web App in reply to mnurkic

@R_Chirgwin @jpwarren @OAICgov Of course they do.

9:13 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to R_Chirgwin

@SnarkyPlatypus Indeed. The concept shouldn’t be “balance” (unless it’s a weighted scale somehow) but “fairness”. A..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Oc

9:08 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to SnarkyPlatypus

@AndyDW_ Oh. Yeah. Anyway, nice day for it.

9:00 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to AndyDW_

@AndyDW_ Can’t your helicopter fly straight?

8:57 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to AndyDW_

@NicholasFryer @trentyarwood I’m coming to this thread late, so I have two brief observations.

1. @trentyarwood, t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8j

8:45 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to NicholasFryer

@IndelibleFink Neither do I.

8:43 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to IndelibleFink

@tudorgrrrl @trinitygrammar @GrogsGamut Or a more vigorous application of The Anaconda.

8:32 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to tudorgrrrl

@PossumsAreJerks This is the improved rabbit-hole. bit.ly/2IT4qXv Enjoy.

8:15 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to PossumsAreJerks

@JustJimWillDo No. That’s horrible. But I did notice that one self-identifies as “Japanese Spitz X Maltese & Tzu”.

8:00 AM, Apr 25th, 2019 via TweetDeck in reply to JustJimWillDo