@master_ofsome @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron @johnb78 Goddammit.
skalagas I’m sorry but this is the ICING on the goddamn CAKE of a terrible year pic.twitter.com/He2sGpYH7E
@jxeeno The Blue Lagoon.
stilgherrian REMINDER: Do not watch The Bad Program.
@raaahbin @NewtonMark Oh maybe I’m on the wrong path. I mean in regard to this question, not generally.
RT @chaser: Josh Frydenberg has slammed the Victorian government, stating that they are responsible for the biggest public policy failure s…
@NewtonMark Does it start with a V?
@juhasaarinen @darrenpauli @bunjaree He was not. In either case.
@NewtonMark Should I guess? I mean I think I know.
AnarchyCoo BURN YOUR BRIDGES TO LIGHT THE WAY! MEUH. pic.twitter.com/Xw9IuBIWjP
Another happy marriage for @SnarkyPlatypus. https://t.co/qC258sjKdU
RT @Bowenchris: Turns out the NSW Opal travel app is more effective at contact tracing than the Morrison Government’s COVID app. https://t.…
RT @KnabeWolf: Talk about getting cut off https://t.co/c7Yz8mxTvx
RT @carlzimmer: Starting Tuesday, MIT is offering a weekly class to undergraduates **and the public** called “COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and the…
REMINDER: Do not watch The Bad Program.
@jsleeio @DrRhysPockett @bunjaree @R_Chirgwin This is somehow something to do with @R_Chirgwin, though why none of… https://t.co/xrfjoqBaBI
@DrRhysPockett @bunjaree @R_Chirgwin More panthery over here. https://t.co/rk42SrRyRJ
@jsleeio @DrRhysPockett @bunjaree @R_Chirgwin He does not. For some reason @R_Chirgwin is shocking at taking photos… https://t.co/veW48S8Pwu
@RhombusHatesYou @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron @johnb78 Sounds perfect!
Attn: @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron and hey why not @johnb78 too. https://t.co/FUrXBlZFtL
RT @johnb78: Huge if true https://t.co/3Yqf6F5Vcf
@DrRhysPockett @bunjaree @R_Chirgwin And yes, albedo 0.05 or so.
@DrRhysPockett @bunjaree He seems to be quite a cool cat, hough I don’t see him much. He’s usually inside the… https://t.co/om8DASZQsC
@johnb78 @bunjaree I’ll try to get a batter photo later this week. He’s actually a little chunkier than he looks th… https://t.co/FH00Gduvfl
@Tim_Coronel @JohnBirmingham To be fair, Samsung does make some cool robots. pic.twitter.com/1Ub3wKcjbv
@Tim_Coronel @JohnBirmingham And who can blame it?
I think this is the first time I’ve shown you Malcolm, the new-ish @bunjaree cat. Here he is being taken for a walk… https://t.co/yMmClfk3OI
@jonoabroad @JohnBirmingham I grew up in a farm and I believe this posture is called “presentingâ€.
@jonoabroad Lol look just send your selection(s) and I’ll let you know if there are any problems. There’s not a lot that’ll be off limits.
Attn: @JohnBirmingham, who will agree that this is all entirely inappropriate. https://t.co/jIQpu7P8bk
newsmary I just want to buy a waste paper bin without having to have a gender, is that really so much to ask pic.twitter.com/VUm36iO1o7
@jonoabroad You mean choices? :)
@jonoabroad It’s tough I know. Do you need a hug?
@awelder @johnb78 @jxeeno @aussiewongm For the things I’ve tracked in detail, such as surveillance law and the NBN,… https://t.co/LbJQcAofip
@awelder @johnb78 @jxeeno @aussiewongm I see you’ve been here before. :)
@McThingface @WilburUncle Arf!
@dobes Reminder. https://t.co/efN48vrqzb
@johnb78 @jxeeno @aussiewongm No. It’s merely yet another inquiry to explain to another government why it isn’t goi… https://t.co/cjnzQ4psy0
There’s another public hearing for the inquiry into options for financing faster rail on 14 Sep.… https://t.co/G71QJm4KLO
@R_Chirgwin @dobes @purserj As you can see, one is male and one is female, and they’re quite comfortable with the world.
@R_Chirgwin Also relevant to @dobes and @purserj.
Outside right now, @R_Chirgwin, two king parrots (Alisterus scapularis) as per this shitty photo.… https://t.co/CBwCjeCxfF
Right. In theory all of my supporters should have received an email about this podcast series, and all current subs… https://t.co/pQL0PTx0dB
@colourmeamused_ Thank you, most kind.
@CARROT_app @niltiac Arf!
RT @stilgherrian: Also for your listening pleasure, “The 9pm Probe: John Birmingham, author and columnist†(8 Jul 2018) https://t.co/WxKYvg 
RT @stilgherrian: As always, you can support this podcast by going to https://t.co/8NKSo5SyRq and doing the needful. August has been a lean…
RT @stilgherrian: If you’re owed TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC you’ll get an email some time Monday, but the short version if you w…
RT @stilgherrian: NEW PODCAST PROMO: “Announcing ‘The 9pm Spring Series 2020’†(3m37s) https://t.co/oyFsyAsKzF
Key points: Weekly episodes…
It is Monday. It is time for @theharryshearer’s “Le Shpca.st/pbrvd52zuGpdKs
@jonkudelka That’s them, yes. And I guess it’s why Certain People already appear somewhat undead.
@jonkudelka On the other hand, ghosts might be all “Fuck off we’re fullâ€.
@gnoll110 Quite a good tram too, despite the political sniping.
Listening to today’s @abcnews Coronacast, “Are gyms the weakest link in NSW?†https://t.co/CjxsHzL72o (No, I imagin… https://t.co/gPDBI4e5GA
@gnoll110 Not quite that adventurous alas.
@FlogWarrior I live in fear every day.
@nnwakelam Many years ago, in the Beforetimes, I knew someone who ran Bolly & Botox Cocktail Hours, where certain s… https://t.co/Jo3SmjnmIe
This, gentlemen, is what we call a failure of the imagination. https://t.co/o0PD8F7Lmd
@niltiac Sometimes I think @CARROT_app has it in for me.
@nnwakelam Botox time.
Further and potentially better plans may be found in the Weekly Wrap, along with some interesting recommendations a… https://t.co/LmCFE2TWj2
Mon plan, such that it can be given it’s nearly midday: Minor administrivia; send podcast promo email; continue str… https://t.co/vQIPWFImWA
The weather in the Blue Mountains is… wait… whpic.twitter.com/iZfx65s6hUs6hU
@nnwakelam Except with more facial expressions.
@RealNickHodge Y U hav crow? pic.twitter.com/da1EYssIWv
@nnwakelam It does, but possibly only because you get slower than everything else as well.
It probably has something to do with the weird vidid and weird dreams I’ve been having for the last two or three ho… https://t.co/xHGW5kOr8u
How can it be 1130 already?
Monday. Be careful. They might explode. Monday.
RT @mrmsutton: Being a renowned expert was so easy in the 18th century. Books will be like “Obadiah Cutler was the country’s foremost ornit…
@jplonie @SnarkyPlatypus Wow that’s some A-grade disturbance right there.
All hail Eris! https://t.co/WRlGMZrNig
Here’s one for the @SnarkyPlatypus Collection. https://t.co/YWGeul7onS
Dreams, eh? https://t.co/OiepYaQv5Q
RT @fesshole: My girlfriend hid something behind her back saying she has a surprise for me. I was hoping for a chocolate bar. Instead, she…
Histreepix Santa Claus fingered by the Devil. Hoboken, 1975. pic.twitter.com/w64lBaboFa
NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 535: Getting ready for spring with a little reflection†https://t.co/lL2FweqKY1 Covers… https://t.co/799lq5dwy7
RT @deadeyebrakeman: debate him in the marketplace of ideas https://t.co/HLWjHVa14P
RT @RAF_Luton: Even though its a #BankHolidayWeekend we are still at work at #RAFLuton defending the nation.
Here crews prepare a Tornado…
@TonyThefathippy Indeed. I’ve noticed the mob gradually increase in size over recent years. So pleasing to see.
@HHackenbecker Why thank you. :) I feel fully lobstered.
Also for your listening pleasure, “The 9pm Probe: John Birmingham, author and columnist†(8 Jul 2018)… https://t.co/f3DHEkVtJw
As always, you can support this podcast by going to https://t.co/8NKSo5SyRq and doing the needful. August has been… https://t.co/e3hItvquWl
If you’re owed TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC you’ll get an email some time Monday, but the short version if… https://t.co/fGyLrhqWnH
NEW PODCAST PROMO: “Announcing ‘The 9pm Spring Series 2020’†(3m37s) https://t.co/oyFsyAsKzF
Key points: Weekly ep… https://t.co/Qo5rJXY1Ec
@TooheyMatthew Probably not. The roos are long associated with WSU. There’s just a band of parklands nearby as well and they roam.
@johnb78 I have never been a goth though.
Mob of 20+ eastern grey kangaroos lazing around at Western Sydney University this evening. This pleases me because… https://t.co/YfZjbpOFU8
Passing the Hill of Dead Pets.
#purpletrain. Of the six people in the lead car I’m the only one wearing a mask, though yeah there’s very few of pic.twitter.com/sAMObuXXCQXXCQ
@kels_316 As an aside, have you thought of a side business called Unsafe Drones?
@GordyPls To be honest I’d be quite happy with either of these amounts.
@juhasaarinen @johnb78 Are you calling me a dickface?
Wow sod off WHO, this guy is giving me €58 millionpic.twitter.com/qDXKecbMqlql
Apparently @johnb78 has a taxonomy of mask-wearers, so I offer this extremely rare selfie for analysis. pic.twitter.com/uth4lYEWcV
@RhombusHatesYou We’ll manage.
@RhombusHatesYou Oh.
@RhombusHatesYou Interesting. Ta.
I’ve kicked off about this sort of deception before. Has @ABCmediawatch done an item on it yet? I have two other th… https://t.co/7RZMbUkkii
RT @paulwallbank: Read this thread before you become triggered by photos and scoldimg media stories of irresponsible crowds across Australi…
@semibogan You can’t punch out fuckwits if there’s video. You can shoot them though. Unless they’re white.
God bless America. Again. https://t.co/SUPCh2WzV7
@aleeb88 That’s… worrying. :)
@aleeb88 Mate. Seriously. Catch and release.
@nocolornonsense Oh you want actual meaning in this?
@SuperCroup To be fair, it’s more like I’m soon to need a bra.
@researchMegan @normanswan No need to apologise. That was indeed one hell of a time.
@cafuego This is beautiful, thank you. I’m always intrigued by the hard fundamentalists who seem unable to reconcil… https://t.co/PaiO2a7tZD
@researchMegan @normanswan That’s… dark.
Another victory for targeted advertising. pic.twitter.com/Lf1N8hBjmu
@purserj Exactly.
Keep your phone locked, @normanswan. If you’d dropped it anyone who found it could cause havoc to your life. https://t.co/CRD76irIJ1
I even saw a bird which turned out not to be a shag, but a female Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae). https://t.co/qyhoTXMaUI
That was quite a nice walk two weeks ago. https://t.co/tAl4aJz8JU
Lunch soon. I think I need a Sunday Lunch steak or something. Maybe. And I’m pondering where to walk after that. Da… https://t.co/nGymFMlhlT
Captured for posterity. pic.twitter.com/YAwDbGjuCo
@SuperCroup @glengyron @schlutes @SnarkyPlatypus What the hell do you do to it?
Oh, in case you haven’t see this public health message before, he’s one of the many variants in Englipic.twitter.com/anYXvWb5Qqb5Qq
This has a whole different vibe in German. pic.twitter.com/vwcpID8tJD
@liamosaur @snare @bigmac Yep, exact point made here. So many “rules†were just made up by 19th century prescriptiv… https://t.co/FG5VFNXetR
@snare @bigmac The video by @johnemcintyre referenced in the Quartz article is delightful. https://t.co/EUtzPRDeiB
@DavidFeng Yes. Have you got you €1.5 million yet?
Same. https://t.co/W2v89H5hFM
@snare @bigmac [Nods] There’s a whole bunch of folks who think “they†is only plural, which led to that whole repet… https://t.co/RPn2jWipUG
Same. https://t.co/1hEdkTyPaV
@bigmac @snare Shorter version: People only list their preferred third-person pronouns because they’re the only one… https://t.co/mhHRbyVT3x
@bigmac @snare First-person is speaking about yourself. Second-person is speaking about the person you’re taking to… https://t.co/R7xDYA3C0w
@bigmac @snare I’ll chip in. All of “he/she/they†are third-person singular, with the first two being gendered. “I’… https://t.co/lZ98PxCGvJ
@NewtonMark I think this should be prioritised over high-speed rail.
@JustJimWillDo @glengyron @SuperCroup @schlutes @SnarkyPlatypus Is this still about mangos?
@NuclearAnthro You can get cocaine in 6-packs now?
@glengyron @SuperCroup @schlutes @SnarkyPlatypus You don’t need to cut up a mango and use a spoon if all you’re doi… https://t.co/f3tkzLWZVO
Hey the WHO is giving me €1.5 million as COVID-19 social distress relief, so that’s gopic.twitter.com/Atz6HLMAaYMAaY
@glengyron @SnarkyPlatypus Yeah look there’s a few different things going on here.
@twcau I seem to recall there is such a thing. @NewtonMark am I right here?
RT @matchafrosting: fucked up this week. introduced a variant of “pin the tail on the donkey†at my nephews birthday party. all the kids ha…
RT @Tim_McCready: Masks mandatory on public transport from tomorrow.
In preparation I ordered the seat fabric to match @AklTransport.
I…
@justanotheramy I don’t read the comments. :)
Sun plan, broadly speaking: Slow start; knock out a few emails; record a podcast promo; walk in the sunshine; shopp… https://t.co/l6LmartJxI
kenklippenstein volunteering to be lobotomized by elon musk so he can afford a second island
ICYMI, me at @zdnetaustralia WenWednesday: “Do intelligence agencies need restructuring for the digital disinformat… https://t.co/X4la2iszQZ
RT @SuperCroup: South America is *complex* but defining ethnicity and heritage by political boundaries of modern nation states is a weird t…
@twcau Lol nah, ours is just one single six-pair cable. But this is a standard temporary line replacement sort of t… https://t.co/8m49Jmr5jT
Excellent. Wait, no. The other one. https://t.co/2hwG7S27wC
RT @ColinPClarke: That this even needs to be said speaks volumes about the state of the country. https://t.co/bLO4HVyx1o
Yes, Sydney is a bit fuzzy this morning. As am I. pic.twitter.com/urLrFA0Qa5
Sunday. Think about the fish and they will think about you. Sunday.
@DavidFeng You have become obssessed.
@glengyron @_midofo_ @SnarkyPlatypus Squeezefish would be a good band name though.
@_midofo_ @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron Give me the fish eggs! #squeezethesalmon
@franksting @johnb78 That would be marvellous.
@franksting @johnb78 Meh. Ireland is part of Britain anyway.
RT @geofffox: It is unusual to find a fully instrumented weather station which experienced a hurricane eyewall passage. It’s like out of a…
@glengyron @SnarkyPlatypus They do. I wonder if this is a stopped-clock thing.
RT @johncarneyau: Elon Musk: We are building a brain interface that will make Gibson’s Cyberspace a reality!
Also Elon Musk: Behold .. NEU…
I’ll send this to @SnarkyPlatypus and @glengyron, obviously. Zero points for “isol-Asianâ€. [Rolls eyes.] https://t.co/16Dj2ItWJ4
@phenidone @JustJimWillDo Exactly.
RT @Level20EastGuy: That is a beautiful photograph, the main subject notwithstanding. https://t.co/aM6EU7DJYr
@phenidone Because @JustJimWillDo already did a version of that joke. https://t.co/M8RSH5w3oS
@SquigglyRick @RhombusHatesYou @SatPaper Nom nom nom. No, wait.
RT @fesshole: I think Boris Johnson is a cunt. As is every member of his cabinet, and his senior advisor, Dominic Cummings. Actually, I don…
@bigbadave I quite like Stolghorroon. It sounds like an old unit of currency. Or a barrel full of liquor. Which when you think about it…
@RhombusHatesYou @SatPaper Also, we should complain to the manager. Well, the editor. Though I see she seems to hav… https://t.co/JNLVkJdLxP
@RhombusHatesYou @SatPaper Bonus point for you!
Potor Dotton. https://t.co/wPawbaXs5D
RT @erstkate: No further correspondence will be entered into, unless you want to discuss the evolution in NSW of the baked potato in the sc…
RT @jrhennessy: Great line in the Wikipedia article for ‘Australia-Japan relations’ https://t.co/ZLlj9GrwJU
This week I got 5/10 in the @SatPaper quiz but I’d have gotten another point if I’d gone with my gut feeling and an… https://t.co/iEapVGSYcJ
@jpwarren This is, and I can understand the situation.
RT @RadioNational: #ICYMI How the QAnon conspiracy theory is tearing family and friends apart in Australia https://t.co/A9dJupywm8 @arielbo…
I might also have a small drink.
Sat plan: A distinctly lazy day, as you may have suspected by now. I may well go for a walk in the sunshine at some… https://t.co/O54AQETTqu
@cameronwilson @dobes @rohan_p I like that he’s on his very own tiny flat Earth.
Definitely my areas yes thank you. Also @dobes @rohan_p @cameronwilson. https://t.co/cwsD94Pgu3
What’s this in red squirrels? I’ll have to extrapolate from one Dave and solve for Mitzi. https://t.co/EtHR4h3uVy
It’s quite lovely in Sydney todaypic.twitter.com/i3ZrXwjcfXfX
Saturday. Choose the smaller one, unless it is blue or green. Saturday.
AnarchyCoo HAMBAAAA. TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE! pic.twitter.com/m6MQWeAZ1O
Midnight.
@FomentDiscord Only one end. :P
MalwareJake Be honest, most of us have working infosec at an organization that does IT like this… pic.twitter.com/ZyGppLlLvR
@FomentDiscord Hi N.
@oberonsghost @RoyalAlbertHall Yeah that will make a HUGE difference. I’ve seen some tests of this sort of thing al… https://t.co/vsi9R1adw4
New @jonathanpienews, “Moral Duties†https://t.co/wm4odSeZhm
@oberonsghost But, enjoy!
@ExC__Gale Hmmm. That’ll doesn’t really work does it.
@oberonsghost There’s a cure for this you know.
@semibogan Yeah they were just the worst band ever.
What surprises me, playing all this Bach recently, is how much of it I recognise from when I was playing it on the… https://t.co/gm1Ra2BPts
Now playing: Bach - Harpsichord concerto in A major BWV 1055 - Corti | Netherlands Bach Society… https://t.co/wWS2jlb7EG
RT @nickusen: one of the greatest existential threats facing hollywood today is that leading men no longer look like alcoholic longshoremen…
@SimonXCIV Yes, looks totally excellent and genuine. You’re welcome.
IMPORTANT GOAT SOUND. https://t.co/Ge9EIpHtr7
@kcarruthers That… that is indeed a sound.