Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian)

Wentworth Falls NSW AU

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July 2020

Goodnight everyone, I hope you have enough lizards in your life.

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@johnb78 @kjmci @jxeeno @aussiewongm Yes, extremely anorak but useful data I suppose. Assuming that any of these pl… https://t.co/Ni6rrhgWZ3

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Wow, America is even sending the Memory Hole down the Memory Hole. https://t.co/DRw6AZcR6Q

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RT @hansilowang: SCOOP: @NPR has confirmed the Census Bureau is cutting #2020Census door knocking at unresponsive homes a month short, endi…

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RT @StuartHumphryes: Has an army ever looked so ill-prepared for modern warfare? This astounding (original colour) photo from 1913 shows th…

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RT @StuartHumphryes: I’ve seen many cracking pictures of Piccadilly Circus, but I don’t think I’ve seen one quite as stunning as this magni…

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RT @StuartHumphryes: This is amongst the very earliest colour photos ever taken in the UK. It is an autochrome taken by Lionel de Rothschil…

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@jpwarren @jeamland @bigjsl @markrprior When we reach the Aftertimes, if we ever do, we should go back.

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RT @fesshole: I work in the hum-drum world of toothpaste distribution. For every job I’ve applied for in the last 15 years I’ve included ‘l…

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fesshole I still have access to my old work’s dropbox and filled it up with cat pics

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RT @dahowlett: Welcome to the US for profit healthcare system. https://t.co/zExziJxrFh

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RT @OnCrewsControl: lmfao was it suppose to turn itself in? https://t.co/akkZ5CKRnO

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@_midofo_ Or a visit to some sort of assisted death facility.

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@JustJimWillDo @dobes @jpwarren But… and here’s the kicker… how would a kākāpō get up there?

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Apple Music’s editors’ notes on David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars” are:… https://t.co/HywNaJMLcg

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Apparently you have to change the transmitters on kākāpō. https://t.co/Pkz5KXdZTF

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So, if you follow me and you’re a tedious narcissistic cunt then this tweet is about you. https://t.co/cePssZclsz

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@alexkidman Quite a bit ruder than that. The phrase “tedious narcissistic cunt” was part of it.

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@CannabisFairy69 Strange thing: Turns out it’s not you.

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I want to say something really rude about someone but they follow me. :(

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IMPORTANT! New entries in @gdoslang, thanks to @MisterSlang who’s a better Jonathan* Green even than @GreenJ!

* An… https://t.co/yRJFwMiqaB

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MapPornTweet Map used by British POW Airey Neave to escape to in 1942 redd.it/ar381z pic.twitter.com/hL5g69qryk

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RT @AndyDW_: Still absolutely destroyed by this. https://t.co/yKMX5RqWVO

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@swearyanthony @GrogsGamut @_midofo_ True, it was a two-stage thing. But 1996 sounds late. The Microsoft Network™ w… https://t.co/cLCIFHZ8hQ

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Histreepix Grateful sailors visit the grave of Eugene Harvey, inventor of the sea. Bridgend, 1973. pic.twitter.com/gJoQf2Bkaf

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RT @davidmackau: BuzzFeed News spoke to 36 former employees, many of whom independently corroborated incidents of harassment, sexual miscon…

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@jeamland @bigjsl @markrprior @jpwarren And quite a lot of it, I seem to remember.

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@swearyanthony @GrogsGamut @_midofo_ I just tweeted this you gronk! September 1993. https://t.co/7MPvOFBfxL

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I believe that @nnwakelam needs to know about this. https://t.co/BCgS3yYTWM

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@jetztgibtshaue @_midofo_ @GrogsGamut @swearyanthony @alyankovic ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, “It’s All About The Pentiums”… https://t.co/H71SQOXbQl

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@swearyanthony @_midofo_ @GrogsGamut So when was that? UPenn was one of the earliest to give all undergrads access.

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@GrogsGamut @_midofo_ @swearyanthony It probably will be in 50 years time when historians catch onto it. Maybe 25 y… https://t.co/RnpK1w7Hvf

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@_midofo_ @GrogsGamut @swearyanthony No it was so a thing. I was a cultural milestone. I don’t see it as a negative… https://t.co/F9Q81jMO57

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@_midofo_ @GrogsGamut @swearyanthony Traditionally, Sept was when all the new US uni students came online. It was c… https://t.co/HRtOGWZdSt

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@bigjsl @markrprior I know the gin was Tanqueray. I’ll check the rest tomorrow. It’s just a pub down there. The bes… https://t.co/u5WVXReCaI

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@_midofo_ @GrogsGamut @swearyanthony So, you know about The Eternal September?

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@purserj @dobes The final will be Gang-Gang versus Kākāpō, we know that.

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@_midofo_ @GrogsGamut @swearyanthony Yep, “web producer” is still a thing, for the over coordination of what happen… https://t.co/moVRXoC7iJ

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@GrogsGamut @_midofo_ @swearyanthony This was very early days. Commercial internet only started in Australia in 199… https://t.co/9OP8CfOBl3

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@GrogsGamut @_midofo_ @swearyanthony I was associate producer of “this!zine” edition 0 (I didn’t do the title) and… https://t.co/4x4zor2X5U

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@GrogsGamut @_midofo_ @swearyanthony Yep, just linked to it. It was horrible. I still thank the gods I wasn’t a pro… https://t.co/oD9ijVbFh8

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Music Nerds! I am too lazy to find this, but… Did Wolfmother ever play the Newtown Festival in Sydney, and if so… https://t.co/5PjgCLjkTX

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@_midofo_ @swearyanthony That’d be right. They sent what was then Fairfax Digital Media on a study tour. They drank… https://t.co/AnqPE5777a

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@swearyanthony @_midofo_ I haven’t heard of that. And I had reasonable access to high-level thinking at Fairfax at… https://t.co/zahCNQAjIi

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@_midofo_ @swearyanthony Hmmm. In didn’t think the Citiscapes brand lasted that long, but me memory is very fuzzy for the 1996—2000 period.

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@_midofo_ @franksting @swearyanthony There was a LOT of really scammy bullshit going on at that time. It would never happen now. ;)

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@_midofo_ @swearyanthony 1. Chullora printing plant ran late and over budget. 2. The price of newsprint skyrocketed… https://t.co/08SHf6w5jo

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@_midofo_ @swearyanthony I think that was it, yes. The web properties that Fairfax developed 1995—1996, when I work… https://t.co/hRypm1hLqb

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@Rhys_Needham Look it’s all several kinds of magic.

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@swearyanthony @_midofo_ There was going to be a “multimedia” version. https://t.co/zQYqatxcf3 Don’t ask. https://t.co/bjsMosVisF

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@stacejarman Heh. Getting “the latest airfreight Vanity Fair after midnight” is a bit of an age giveaway. ;) But ye… https://t.co/lo95GXQ5eo

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@brettrann It’s the cure for all ills.

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@ssharwood There’s no barrier there Simon.

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What’s hilarious, among so many other things, is that I wasn’t criticising the border controls in the least. https://t.co/kySd7PIg6t

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RT @Daily__Goats: The return of the disco goats, an instant cure for the midweek blues.
Sound on 🔊
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calbo I really love P.J Harvey, but I prefer to use her full name: Pyjamas Harvey.

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Still laughing at the gronk the other night who when I said that I was now banned from Queensland (because I live i… https://t.co/FGGSFg1HA5

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@lmao_Yah @shaneoneill @AdamBandt Yeah it’s this sort of blind and often ignorant* tribalism that ruins policy disc… https://t.co/iydiWkkIwx

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peterfrankopan #2020 in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/Yogdu0511k

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RT @fictillius: NSW Government seeking development partner for Western Harbour Tunnel https://t.co/E3fgPWJyjt

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RT @CSIRO: ⁣It’s love at frost sight. #FungiFriday ⁣🖤⠀
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This is a fungus from the Resupinatus species. They’re often found growing on the…

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Here are three excellent words: Ten dollar Negronis.

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@shaneoneill @AdamBandt It’s possible to look at things through lenses other than party politics. Recommended.

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I saw some of these queues, @SnarkyPlatypus. Stretching from Campbell Street. Young people getting a meal from Jumb… https://t.co/ABKSiYztpz

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RT @JennyLavelle_: Shame. His Sydney Haymarket restaurant gave away free meals to Thai students caught when Australian borders closed. They…

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@WebsecNick @AdamBandt @AlfredHealth Sometimes the world can walk and chew gum at the same time.

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RT @AdamBandt: Since the dept doesn’t seem to know, I’ll tell you what RoboDebt is: illegal, state sanctioned cruelty that took billions aw…

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@sleepingdingo Exactly that. My participation is essential to counteract The People Who Vote Incorrectly.

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Fri plan, remainder, 8.15pm edition: Pop downstairs for dinner; whisky; shitposting; check the bird poll thing; more shitposting.

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RT @Scarfolk: Some people are still confused about what they can and can’t do during the #manchesterlockdown. We hope this clarifies things…

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RT @jpwarren: Maybe putting the military in charge of social services is a bad idea?

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@bolambert65 @dobes @davpope Even more so, in fact. :( It must be damn scary there in The Florida right now.

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RT @chaser: “Why should the government fund childcare? Just use your Au Pair!” says PM https://t.co/yJoAll8bP7

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@jkite13 Yeah it’s pretty lame. She’ll be burned for it over the next couple of days.

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@JohnBirmingham @lotusgav The Good People always end up picking up the slack, yes.

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RT @Dylan_Caporn: It’s a shame the Olympics were cancelled, because this is a gold-medal winning backflip. https://t.co/nuScLrv0qf

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This stuff strikes me as very @johnb78 and @DrRhysPockett areas.

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@philbetts @QueTerror Also a great piece here on their history. https://t.co/blakvfAUVF

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@jkite13 Well these days they serve at the pleasure of the minister, at least the secretaries do.

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@SuperCroup @aleeb88 This is how the world works, I guess. :)

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@philbetts @QueTerror I must get a better photo, because it’s a beautiful little building.

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@philbetts @QueTerror I was thinking that this afternoon in re G A Zink & Sons, Tailors. They’re been here on Oxfor… https://t.co/SCOi4SJoNh

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Hey @dobes, I forgot to check @davpope’s work this week and now I have been transported to a new worldpic.twitter.com/QaBXEuPfdhdh

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@lubiephil @VWHawkesbury Paying for the fit-out is normal in commercial leases though.

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This is a remarkable bit is chicanery from Kathryn Campbell. https://t.co/jSYknrKQJx

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yannhatchuel Grace Jones and Dolph Lundgren arriving at a party in 1984. This is too powerful for Twitter. pic.twitter.com/nN2fwnpQLQ

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Both @indiescribe and @D_Keating have just recommended this to me, though I suspect not for systems administration. https://t.co/iHGhF5pfcz

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@lubiephil @VWHawkesbury I imagine so. Brick walls that need re-plastering. Ancient tiles in the bathroom, which ne… https://t.co/Hsd6uUuXIB

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KnightkingYCBM 1974.Circular Quay. pic.twitter.com/Ewo0qYjI49

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Hey systems administrators, for those persistent problems there’s always… sudocrempic.twitter.com/5z8YLEOKW7W7

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Seen today on Oxford Street, a new real estate euphemism: Raw Creative Features. pic.twitter.com/oGupwlzfzX

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@QueTerror @philbetts Glebe Point Road seemed to me to be a harder gig because (a) it’s just that little bit more a… https://t.co/6atsBotm9A

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RT @NewtonMark: We used to talk about “hunger” or “starvation” or “famine” or “poverty.” Now we talk about “food security,” ‘cos every aspe…

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@boynxdor Well I guess that rounds out the balanced diet? Maybe also with some art supplies?

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@aleeb88 For a while there was bar in Surry Hill (?) called The Library. Yes, it had a wall lined with books. It al… https://t.co/6tVsF9qaMA

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@philbetts @QueTerror It’s a LONG time since I’ve been over there, but I am not surprised.

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@Off_the_Pace I’m still sceptical about the lockout laws’ effect. That’s going to hurt the bars and clubs, but what… https://t.co/OofwmBW75U

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One cannot survive on gay books and meat alone. Wait, what? https://t.co/JqK9uOMWKi

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Same. Any areas that rely on the disposable income of people who aren’t in the top wealth bracket but just “doing O… https://t.co/ts5szMJD7b

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I think Oxford Street in particular has been resting on its laurels for quite some time. That said, as we hit 1 Ju… https://t.co/EOLgm8qOIR

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And finally for me today, this 175m section has another 8 vacant shops. This whole strip has been in decline for so… https://t.co/ilXLU7nMge

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Both sides of this 125m section, 8 vacant shops. pic.twitter.com/e5igZ1AjBC

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This section, 10 vacant shops counting both sides of this 215m section. pic.twitter.com/yy6fa6h1C6

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This section of Oxford Street, 15 vacant shops in just 220m of the south side of the street. This bit has been run… https://t.co/ynbA2FpqBh

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Today I decided to count the empty shops along some bits Darlinghurst Road and down Oxford Street. Here’s the first… https://t.co/0XKmMaGFdf

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RT @fictillius: Genius tying their dog to a trolley https://t.co/XclpSPZ2zd

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@replicant88 @jpwarren @JohnBirmingham JB does the best compound descriptions.

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@dfpiii Yeah I’m not sure about this one either. I can see where they’re coming from, same as I can see where Guard… https://t.co/TbGzuB3oK0

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@lotusgav @JohnBirmingham He should but, you know, here we are.

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@96Mrbsa @Diane_in_SA @JohnBirmingham Sometimes understatement is the writer’s friend.

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@nudder12 Yep, your meaning was obvious. I’m surprised to learn that “HMAS” is categorised as a noun (I checked a f… https://t.co/0NLyHqBBq4

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@nudder12 (As an aside, “proper noun” is what you’re looking for as the name of something. “Definite” is what type… https://t.co/KGI9Qq0eCn

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@nudder12 This stuff is less about logic (for want of a better word) and more about what’s standard usage. How I’ve… https://t.co/G72PoNTX5O

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@D_Keating @NewtonMark I would want to steal it. The Mirage III is one of the more beautiful 3rd-generation jet fighters.

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It’s certainly something to think about, @SnarkyPlatypus @SuperCroup. https://t.co/Z9Awcbllli

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Listening to today’@abcnewsws Coronacast, “Another record :( Melbourne’s case number rollercoapca.st/ad08n0phgSXTIj3s

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RT @dctrjack: That trending story about the dog dying after COVID-19 seems to have really been misinterpreted as it spread across social. C…

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Finally listening to today’@7ampodcastst, “Pandemic politics: Morrison vs. Andrepca.st/pmcqy1g7iITrnq

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RT @iTnews_au: Storage failure downs New Zealand Defence websites: Week-long outage so far sees NZDF redirect users to social media. https:…

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RT @dobes: And you want to abolish the states when they have takes like this!! https://t.co/5zip6zGPyv

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@sleepingdingo I know what a beta is. :) So I’m doing my duty as a citizen.

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This advice on “trade mark” is a bit precious I think. https://t.co/DOjmnMeDfu https://t.co/gPFviAS2Wf

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@JeffJL54 Hahahaha I’d missed that!

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@trentyarwood Hisssssssss! The Ghost of Sukarno will haunt you.

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@trentyarwood Heh. I’m filing more bug reports than I am tweeting screenshots. Obviously I’ve raised the whole issu… https://t.co/CbG0wUmMvq

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@wolfcat @dobes @GrogsGamut @johnb78 It’s true, and generally the worse the photo the more I like it.

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@The6P4C @voltagex They’ve linked to their references on each page. I seem to recall that OLD style manuals had the… https://t.co/dKvx9Q0eLq

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@JustJimWillDo This was my understanding. Filing a bug report now. :)

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Is this right? “the HMAS Canberra”? I thought the style was either “HMAS Canberra” or “the Canberra”?… https://t.co/VnSt1U0dne

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Yes yes yes! Organisations are singular nouns! https://t.co/sRKEBehnmR https://t.co/s7WMgP03l8

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@steampowerednet Really? That rule was always about typewriters with fixed spacing and nothing but typewriters. It… https://t.co/CvRRoQgUQ3

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This is wrong though. ALWAYS include the A for Australian in time zones. Use ISO 8601. https://t.co/pBybTXy28r https://t.co/RK5iHQXjlT

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Immediate I am happy with the styling of dates. “Follow Australian conventions for dates,” it says. Exactly.… https://t.co/YDlKxQKMm1

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Here’s the table of contents. Obviously I will dive straight into “Style rules and conventions” because that’s what… https://t.co/oaSj8yxjTb

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Right. The new DTA-created Government Style Manual. https://t.co/yXyFcEozaP I am now going to explore it and provid… https://t.co/I9o75WCohO

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CorkCoypu God I love this country pic.twitter.com/3rjpwIXKFo

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@arizclint Ah! Well unlikely to be more useless, certainly.

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Dulles_Airport The perfect throwback photo does not exis- pic.twitter.com/SCfTSCzc5p

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@nukolator We’ve had a lot of those weeks lately.

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@nnwakelam @auspost Because they are bigger than you and will crush you like a worm.

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marcuskelson Jesus what now?! pic.twitter.com/NwJSG4CV0V

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@nukolator This is simple sensible planning, yes.

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“ORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION PROPS & COSTUMES TO BE SOLD IN HOLLYWOOD” https://t.co/sQLWHRnuZo

Includes the original… https://t.co/sqco0JfwZr

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@iiTalW I don’t think it even matters.

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“COVID-19 dogs could be sniffing out cases in months” https://t.co/bTO2Gt5rud

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@iiTalW Are you sure it’s Friday? I’ve seen a lot of misinformation about this lately.

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In which @JohnBirmingham discusses “Enemies of the State” https://t.co/gvgjf6m7zT

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Me: “Do you have large glasses of wine?“
Barman 1: “I have a size of glass, which you can think of as large.”
Me: “… https://t.co/Nm9dttFpj2

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@jonoabroad I believe @SnarkyPlatypus can attest to Mosbe’s enthusiasm for my visits.

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@jonoabroad Mosbe gets one pig’s ear per visit. He’s been away from his humans for an couple of days so more sooky… https://t.co/xfAWPJz0sb

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Graunched. Also, licked extensively by an enthusiastic dog.

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RT @maddiestone: Since I’ve talked to a few people who were surprised by this, I’ll say it again.

DEFCON IS FREE TO ATTEND! NO REGISTRATI…

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ryanbigg Just going to step into the AWS console for a sec pic.twitter.com/Nxf0IrBuvi

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