It’s a shame, really, because DFAT reports to one of the very few Australian government ministers who can count to… https://t.co/o2skAyDAdp
I’d have expected a lot better from DFAT. Not Home Affairs, obviously, but DFAT has traditionally had a semblance of competence.
Well at least DFAT tried to “recall†the email, except of course that’s not an actual thing*, so bonus points for t… https://t.co/Mz4Qjds6fY
“No other personal information,†except the fact that they’re stranded overseas and considered “vulnerable†so yeah… https://t.co/BFas2PkhID
I can feel weird at first but eventually you’ll get to like it. https://t.co/O52XDBT9mT
RT @susie_dent: Should you need it, ‘mubble-fubbles’ is a 16th-century term for a feeling of despondency and a sense of impending doom.
Beautiful work here on the Australian government’s economic managementyoutu.be/8qj83LE2MpwVpic.twitter.com/kxI3g7SkdEdE
@SuperCroup @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron This won’t end well.
@AuthoryApp Also, if you’d like to try Authory use this link for a free trial ’cos if three of you sign up I get a… https://t.co/F3qwT9wMyp
Agreed. @AuthoryApp is excellent. Which reminds me, I have to mention a little thing that would improve the archivi… https://t.co/Np8Ck0XiLD
markhumphries After four years of this crap, I just realised how refreshing it was to hear someone tell Trump to shut up to his face.
Apparently I can now identify a C-130J by sound alone, as I can the civilian AW139 helicopter used for rescue and a… https://t.co/sXVD9fdHyw
@dobes @SwiftOnSecurity @cameronwilson @rohan_p The Qopy dialog?
Very good words from Senator Lambie here. I wish there was just a link to a web page I could read it on. https://t.co/EKJrUbO8nS
@dobes @cameronwilson @rohan_p I can’t wait for their stand-off with the FBI outside their compound in Wyoming or somewhere.
@SwiftOnSecurity @cameronwilson @dobes @rohan_p Thanks Tay, you’re a star!
@bigbadave Um, what did you think it was?
“Imperilling� Good God. https://t.co/9mO4Zhomvb
@dobes @cameronwilson @rohan_p I’m loving the idea that they’re rebranding. https://t.co/53ojDhgqMv
@dobes @cameronwilson @rohan_p And yet it has worked. The numbers for belief in at least part of this are astounding. As you know.
RT @lindsey: “Men equal women in computing skill, but are overconfident” https://t.co/5pqwuI9Mja
I need to know more about the Qclock, @cameronwilson @dobes @rohan_p. https://t.co/S0b6N8cxxs
@jonoabroad @kpfaulkner I’m all for the learnings.
@SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron Oh hello. Welcome back. :) I’m glad we had something inspirational to greet you.
marquelawyers Yes, it’s been 7 days since Alan Tudge’s conduct was declared criminal by the Federal Court and he is still a minister.
Wed plan, an update: Things are much clearer than this morning, which is nice. I’ll have a quiet evening tonight be… https://t.co/QHuQ4HPDga
@jplonie Let’s not.
RT @MikeCarlton01: Brennan was Obama’s CIA Director… https://t.co/eCvZyZF0Ym
@GordyPls @mark_barbs Well yes, that is a clearer way of explaining the complexity of it all. Still, the kid is 17y… https://t.co/1CKVEWDoR8
“Eric also affirmed that he is not bisexual.†Not that I care either way. But it’s obviously important to him.
Thanks for the clarification, Eric. https://t.co/9N8UMMIDzS
@mark_barbs @GordyPls Maybe I’ll throw that into my podcast wit@FrKarlSinclairir next week.
@mark_barbs @GordyPls Lol. If “the Bible gives clear rights and wrongs†in this guy’s head then he’s failed to noti… https://t.co/njQAc490k7
Hell of a euphemism, this. https://t.co/m8TLhftj5U
This is true, @FrKarlSinclair, I think you’ll agree. https://t.co/TqaIABE3qb
@jonoabroad @kpfaulkner The prequel to “Lemon Partyâ€.
RT @developerjack: I actually paused in my tracks reading this to just comprehend the sheer morbid truth of it. https://t.co/gcs7tsjcGy
RT @GordyPls: I suspect a great deal is very hard for you to see, and I have an unkind suggestion as to why. https://t.co/dVqcaH6Nck
PPantsdown Amazed that the tweet stayed up for so long pic.twitter.com/AIhqGQHNd6
@garystark Maybe, maybe not, but at least you could have a cup of tea.
“Deputy PM insists†is hardly reassuring. You might as well ask a tea kettle what’s going on. https://t.co/ekove8x9Pg
RT @NSWHealth: Have #COVID19 symptoms? Get tested immediately and self-isolate.
It’s important you travel directly to and from the testing…
@Aitch_El @EGirl76 I’ll admit I haven’t followed the stories of transmission paths in much detail because I’m not s… https://t.co/CJ80z2LRSF
RT @dobes: I wonder where the UK got that idea from? 🤔 https://t.co/5KPWtnDNMb
@EGirl76 @Aitch_El I’m afraid that so very frequently when people say “the media didn’t cover it†or “they weren’t… https://t.co/NikAyNlt9O
@EGirl76 @Aitch_El So yeah he was challenged virtually ever time he claimed it. Including this time found after ten… https://t.co/tfHIpVTdks
RT @tongbingxue: Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s first Chinese-American star in films , in a publicity still for Daughter of the Dragon (1931)@T…
RT @voltagex: Do I know anyone (Australia, preferably NSW based) who could give this old National Panasonic RF2800B radio a once over and c…
So this is the angle, eh? https://t.co/3iyL69YDXB
RT @JadeMacmillan1: “If you’re on your surfboard, you’re unemployed, you’re on the coast and you really want to improve yourself and help y…
RT @JadeMacmillan1: Deputy PM Michael McCormack on why Australians should think about working as fruit pickers, including the chance for a…
Politics_Polls Who won tonight’s debate?
Biden 51% (+11)
Trump 39%
@DataProgress, Among Debate Watchers
#Debates2020
RT @CSIRO: Marge! The rains are ‘ere! 🌧ï¸
@BOM_au confirmed that La Niña has formed in the tropical Pacific. It’s likely to remain until at…
“At least there’s a robot sex expert for the end of the world,†writes @JohnBirmingham https://t.co/lOl5kb2lNn This… https://t.co/B3jEKlxm1O
RT @ProjectLincoln: Don’t use the word “smart” https://t.co/d5yl9LUBjT
@DavidFeng Good luck with the processes going well. All is strange out there.
@DavidFeng Somehow I survived. But it was a remarkable event.
@DavidFeng It was bad enough starting at 11am.
@oberonsghost @purserj @dobes “‘People have come to us but they think it’s highly amusing, we haven’t had one compl… https://t.co/X9SPbjESXb
It’s not “breakingâ€. It happened in March. https://t.co/9ZIkrGhVAK
@dobes @PeteLawler @rohan_p @SnarkyPlatypus @ASPI_org I’m already oversupplied in that regard.
Indeed, they loved it. https://t.co/5yqVVkLUY3
@dobes @rohan_p @SnarkyPlatypus @ASPI_org Are you going to pay me?
OK, I need a bit of a lie-down now. That was exhausting. Meanwhile the Proud Boys have already adopted the slogan.… https://t.co/a6omO4S0cY
Apparently these are true quotes. https://t.co/w5u42t5MMP
So, I watched all of the Debate, which means there’s clearly something wrong with me. If you’d like to contribute t… https://t.co/LE8E8AHh85
This is pretty much it, though I do want to know more about the cows. https://t.co/cRwDXhrz2j
passantino The headline on CNN.com pic.twitter.com/bov2hueSva
@umairh Nah, he’s white.
Attn: @dobes @rohan_p @SnarkyPlatypus and hey why not @ASPI_org lol. https://t.co/PhiC5926Ln
RT @sniff_off: Drug dog at Sutherland station, 11AM
We are in the middle of a global pandemic and Gladys is still wasting taxpayer money a…
JOE BIDEN WANTS TO TAKE OUT THE COWS! (Says Trump.)
Thank you for your service, General. (And I’m not even an American.) https://t.co/1utRN6OJ18
And who can blame them? https://t.co/uGHckiTcYM
RT @bitcoin_txt: Bitcoin And Blockchain Are The ‘Future’ Of Twitter, CEO Jack Dorsey Reveals
@Beaker Just give them some ketamine and pretend none of this ever happened.
RT @jason_a_w: He’s talking about me. I am the Sheriff of Portland. I support President Trump. https://t.co/9cd09SnxQU
@spiceyweiner13 See the very next tweet in the thread.
There’s 40 minutes left. This is all a very special kind of magic.
@edbott Clearly my knowledge of boxing is incomplete, at least when compared with prison showers.
I suppose I should read this. https://t.co/gYbD3zgbVI
@jpwarren An excellent quantum of advice.
For people outside the US, a “rope-a-dope strategy†sounds like something that happens in prison showers. https://t.co/eXU6NyGkbM
Here’s another mid-debate tweet from just a few minutes ago, 1136 AESTpic.twitter.com/gdoW4Uk2pGpG
Meanwhile a press release received just now: “Researchers develop world’s most efficient quantum-safe and privacy-p… https://t.co/Nx648eEJLK
@JohnBirmingham Exactly. https://t.co/q7ynFPv3x1
In jelly. Naked. Obviously. https://t.co/nhrY3nfA5n
@jeamland Turpentine. Brake fluid. Any of these things.
Absinthe and then more absinthe. https://t.co/SSySMXOzNt
@carolduncan It’s on ABC News.
Insulin was so cheap, “as cheap as waterâ€, that it was destroying families, according to Trump. Which is a curious claim.
@dr_shorthair @jpwarren I have never heard of this thing until now, sorry.
Lol. Oh dear. https://t.co/B0Qh5iR0vP
I am rapidly coming to this view too. https://t.co/b5K0vliezp
I’ll just put this screenshot here, taken before the Debate even beginspic.twitter.com/i9vtqYrqhjhj
NathanaelB Dear Google, what is today going to be like on the Twitter? pic.twitter.com/jKrmfUSWmE
Why am I even watching this? Do I really hate myself this much?
Loving the opening vibe of the @abcnews Presidential Debate coverage. Same jolly excited feel as the lead-up to the… https://t.co/RpqGCmsvlp
RT @malelibrarian: Listening to this old couple argue because he doesn’t want to wear his mask into the coffee shop and she hits him with t…
This is a better version of the weather forecast. Much more accurate. pic.twitter.com/hgPEMZ5Gxn
My point is that you don’t need to waste time asking the PM about these ships, because he won’t admit to lying. You… https://t.co/wdqDS7ydSM
Journalists, you don’t need a source to tell you about shipping movements. It’s public accessible data right there… https://t.co/8xeDYgvQkA
Indeed, there’s currently eight container ships at the wharves there, plus two others. The little the dots are the… https://t.co/2DoRFSF6vw
… you can just stick your head out the window, or look on the screen, and see that the PM did indeed completely i… https://t.co/PgfpQ2tCTA
This is an important thread to read, I think, on the reportage of this maritime labour dispute. But as Mr Pascoe sa… https://t.co/EmwyyF56Nc
Wed plan, supplemental: I didn’t get to record the podcast with @FrKarlSinclair yesterday, and he’s now well busy f… https://t.co/AeG4Uda1KV
Wed plan: Since yesterday was a compete write-off with me sleeping all day, today will be an easy-paced tidy-up for… https://t.co/Dy2ApxRKir
RT @Pinboard: Coronary infarction https://t.co/2DuseMSeOz
RT @MatthewBevan: Debate less than an hour away https://t.co/HKfDBEYgFS
RT @cathywilcox1: Feeling tired?
My â¦â¦@smhâ© @theage cartoon. https://t.co/QIfeY9s3Ce
RT @Tupp_Ed: Hi!
I am looking to speak to people- broadcasters, producers, executives, listeners and viewers- on the topic of public servic…
@jpwarren @Tupp_Ed @GreenJ Oh ta. I am too much of a ratbag to have a coherent opinion, but it’s good to know about.
@GordyPls This is true, though the regional variations mean you can claim many things are â€authenticâ€. :)nParticula… https://t.co/FoQP9oXavw
@oberonsghost @dobes @purserj But it’s such a huge story!
@GordyPls My pleasure, and glad you liked it. As I think the ’Pedia said, it’s a pretty standard breakfast or lunch dish.
Attn: @dobes @purserj. https://t.co/BoFmwAZJG7
It’s a grey day in the Blue Mountains todaypic.twitter.com/J6e48aJmfIfI
Wednesday. There’s a good chance it won’t be sufficiently stretchy when the time comes. Wednesday.
Oh Eric, what do words even mean? https://t.co/2NlsM9rY9b
@phonakins He is one of so very few.
RT @quakerraina: We’ve entered this stage of dystopia https://t.co/2O6ZcWOTAu
GrogsGamut What the hell is this pic.twitter.com/xwZkWEUeMh
Handy. https://t.co/f5REvxC4Ld
RT @Pseudo_Isidore: This has to be the best picture of a giraffe I have ever seen (from this blog post https://t.co/LVLEYtczlC
by @LuiseM…
@expectproblems Only if you take a very narrow-minded view of the assignment.
@thetowncrier @daniels_den I hope he can still dance.
“159 No longer used — formerly Will,†as in the psychological concept. Sure. I can do this. https://t.co/Uic6h5TKl9
2 Hours Of Squid To Relax/Study/Work To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio https://t.co/2ox1SHuIQe
“The show centred on fictionalised versions of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, who live together in suburban bliss, unt… https://t.co/INFWvKnmi2
@daniels_den @thetowncrier Also Michael McCormack, who has a different job these days.
RT @thetowncrier: This came up in my YouTube feed again and given it’s probably the greatest moment in Australian television ever I thought…
Wondering how many people know about “Heil Honey I’m Home!†https://t.co/4EUUrErlKz
“Sitcom about Hitler and Eva B… https://t.co/tzpkEbIqeY
RT @sebchan: Another distraction from the world -> remarkable fully documented and explained source code of the BBC Micro version of Elite…
@glengyron @SuperCroup @SnarkyPlatypus Why not both?
RT @NickFeik: Stand down, everyone. He’s “disappointed” and “it won’t happen again”. https://t.co/jujc8PJ6n8
@JustJimWillDo @johnb78 @DrRhysPockett There is no need to be this obtuse.
@DrRhysPockett @johnb78 No. [Rolls eyes.]
@johnb78 @DrRhysPockett Watch what you say. They’re cousins of mine.
@SuperCroup @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron Yeah it’s put me off watching any more slightly, but if the Chinatown visit… https://t.co/BC99qtgOkP
US: 4% of the world’s population, 20% of the world’s COVID-19 deaths. And counting. https://t.co/bjSsNDUdmI
tortoise Would you trust an algorithm to make a fairer shortlist for a job vacancy than a human?
@SuperCroup @SnarkyPlatypus @glengyron Yes I thought you might notice that.
@dobes Just the first episode, which was a “Trump, Inc†promo too.
Mate, they’re not “responsible†reforms just because you’ve put that word in there. Just like “sustainable†and “pa… https://t.co/FLEztznPSh
@baxters Yep, classic spider bite scenario. I got one retrieving an object from under the bed.
Ping @dobes.
If you need a new podcast, “Blindspot: The Road to 9/11†https://t.co/exmPQHSi2J
@baxters More seriously, yeah, it could be a wasp or a great big ant or some such. I’m just used to black house spider bites.
@baxters But they see you. :)
@baxters Looks very spidery. If it was indoors or unknown, chances are it was a generic black house spider. There’s several species.
RT @RAF_Luton: BREAKING: War boat HMS Sunderland has deployed from #RAFLuton to Newcastle to assist local authorities enforce #UKlockdown a…
RT @Stephen_J_Grey: @MagdaSzubanski @MadFckingWitch Data shows you can have low deaths and low impact on economy or high deaths and high im…
@jonoabroad You just kind of visualise it in your mind and see how much you remember.
@GordyPls How did your pad kra pao go the other night?
@Di_ACM_Astro @dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong @DailyMirror Oh dear.
@jonoabroad No.
@beneltham @absalomedia Or believed in anything, really.
Crikey is looking for a “visual satirist†to join the team. https://t.co/XqQFLUDZbM
“You may be a cartoonist, coll… https://t.co/gsQFjRhb4f
@RhombusHatesYou @dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong @DailyMirror They really are lovely, yes. pic.twitter.com/An4IxwfC4R
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong @DailyMirror Macaws aren’t even from Africa.
RT @teambuild3r: I’ve found the perfect mask https://t.co/K3kZTZxn9n
RT @bastardsheep: That’s fine. It’s only when it’s in an Aldi bag that it’s wrong. Isn’t it? https://t.co/WvPKjQLwHW
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong But for some reason @DailyMirror has illustrated a story about African grey parrots… https://t.co/2KS894cL8u
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong Oh THAT Gary Lineker. The snooker player. [Nods.] https://t.co/UjUKGfdjXC
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong “Steve Nichols, chief executive of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, said the five Africa… https://t.co/yIz9QN0sY2
Hurrah for jerkbirds! @dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong https://t.co/x7jxo7KGBg
Always amused that Foxconn (and probably the other two but I can’t be bothered checking) supplies a vast range of t… https://t.co/65aa24GRko
@dynamiccyops “If you don’t read,†let the lazy pricks suffer. :) They need to learn that not everything is The America.
@Gippycath The smaller banks seem to be able to make this stuff happen faster, yes.
“Telstra takes wraps off 5G fixed wireless service,†and other broadband cost and speed factoids, by @dobes https://t.co/5iudIcPXSA
@Gippycath Up is a Bendigo subsidiary, I am told. :)
“WA government to establish whole-of-government cybersecurity centre†by @achanthadavong https://t.co/nDY7zFoD5z
@newzedland @JustJimWillDo Hey if the bank’s happy I’m happy. They wear any loss. :)
Australian birds, explained. Ping @ApostrophePong. Also, poor kid, but we all had to learn too. https://t.co/g0dTcBVXIK
@LapTop006 Also, Westpac is too busy doing crimes.
@JustJimWillDo Interesting. Westpac asks you to log into into internet baking or your app and punch in the CVV code.
It was Up Bank. Ta. https://t.co/AYGD6kVck4
@LapTop006 Also I’m with Westpac and I’d have been told about this.
@LapTop006 Ditto. This is a smaller non-Sydney bank which for some reason doesn’t Express Post new cards.
@terencehuynh The branding was always the problem, yes.
LAZY BANK QUESTION: The other day an Australian bank said they activate card numbers the moment they open the accou… https://t.co/UmV2w8cCjq
@JustJimWillDo Once a week, I’d have thought.
RT @Birdyword: Frankly the only things that have stopped Attenborough Animal Fight Club from happening are the institutional cowardice of t…
As you do. https://t.co/1vKomBChua
“QAnon leaders look to rebrand after tech crack downs†https://t.co/I04MaraIZb
Fabulous lede in the screenshot. In… https://t.co/prGmz2LlCv
GooseInfosec HONK
@christopherneal I haven’t seen the 1949 one, but here it is. https://t.co/xnzJvdkAJ5
The Blue Lagoon. https://t.co/wfBTjRLWYV