It’s a shame, really, because DFAT reports to one of the very few Australian government ministers who can count to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dp
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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fY
“No other personal information,” except the fact that they’re stranded overseas and considered “vulnerable” so yeah..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ID
I can feel weird at first but eventually you’ll get to like it. twitter.com/JohnBirmingham…
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 management. youtu.be/8qj83LE2Mpw pic.twitter.com/kxI3g7SkdE
@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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…yp
Agreed. @AuthoryApp is excellent. Which reminds me, I have to mention a little thing that would improve the archivi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LD
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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…yw
@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. twitter.com/JacquiLambie/s…
@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. twitter.com/smh/status/131…
@dobes @cameronwilson @rohan_p I’m loving the idea that they’re rebranding. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
@dobes @cameronwilson @rohan_p And yet it has worked. The numbers for belief in at least part of this are astounding. As you know.
lindsey “Men equal women in computing skill, but are overconfident” twitter.com/ConversationUS…
I need to know more about the Qclock, @cameronwilson @dobes @rohan_p. twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurit…
@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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ga
@jplonie Let’s not.
MikeCarlton01 Brennan was Obama’s CIA Director… twitter.com/JohnBrennan/st…
@GordyPls @mark_barbs Well yes, that is a clearer way of explaining the complexity of it all. Still, the kid is 17y..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…R8
“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. twitter.com/samanthamaiden…
@mark_barbs @GordyPls Maybe I’ll throw that into my podcast with @FrKarlSinclair 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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…k7
Hell of a euphemism, this. twitter.com/Tara_Calaby/st…
This is true, @FrKarlSinclair, I think you’ll agree. twitter.com/culturewars2/s…
@jonoabroad @kpfaulkner The prequel to “Lemon Party”.
developerjack I actually paused in my tracks reading this to just comprehend the sheer morbid truth of it. twitter.com/tveastman/stat…
GordyPls I suspect a great deal is very hard for you to see, and I have an unkind suggestion as to why. twitter.com/snakeytroy/sta…
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. twitter.com/GuardianAus/st…
NSWHealth Have #COVID19 symptoms? Get tested immediately and self-isolate.
It’s important you travel directly to and from th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dI
@Aitch_El @EGirl76 I’ll admit I haven’t followed the stories of transmission paths in much detail because I’m not s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…SF
dobes I wonder where the UK got that idea from? 🤔 twitter.com/cliodiaspora/s…
@EGirl76 @Aitch_El I’m afraid that so very frequently when people say “the media didn’t cover it” or “they weren’t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9O
@EGirl76 @Aitch_El So yeah he was challenged virtually ever time he claimed it. Including this time found after ten..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ks
tongbingxue Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s first Chinese-American star in films , in a publicity still for Daughter of the Dragon (..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jh
voltagex Do I know anyone (Australia, preferably NSW based) who could give this old National Panasonic RF2800B radio a once..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8M
So this is the angle, eh? twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/s…
JadeMacmillan1 “If you’re on your surfboard, you’re unemployed, you’re on the coast and you really want to improve yourself and he..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9W
JadeMacmillan1 Deputy PM Michael McCormack on why Australians should think about working as fruit pickers, including the chance fo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…YZ
Politics_Polls Who won tonight’s debate?
Biden 51% (+11)
Trump 39%
@DataProgress, Among Debate Watchers
#Debates2020
CSIRO Marge! The rains are ‘ere! 🌧️
@BOM_au confirmed that La Niña has formed in the tropical Pacific. It’s likely to re..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bb
“At least there’s a robot sex expert for the end of the world,” writes @JohnBirmingham aliensideboob.substack.com/p/at-least-the… This..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1O
ProjectLincoln Don’t use the word “smart” pic.twitter.com/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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xb
It’s not “breaking”. It happened in March. twitter.com/smh/status/131…
@dobes @PeteLawler @rohan_p @SnarkyPlatypus @ASPI_org I’m already oversupplied in that regard.
Indeed, they loved it. twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/st…
@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…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cY
Apparently these are true quotes. twitter.com/intelwire/stat…
So, I watched all of the Debate, which means there’s clearly something wrong with me. If you’d like to contribute t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…85
This is pretty much it, though I do want to know more about the cows. twitter.com/domknight/stat…
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. twitter.com/thetowncrier/s…
sniff_off Drug dog at Sutherland station, 11AM
We are in the middle of a global pandemic and Gladys is still wasting taxpaye..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…eK
JOE BIDEN WANTS TO TAKE OUT THE COWS! (Says Trump.)
Thank you for your service, General. (And I’m not even an American.) twitter.com/GenMhayden/sta…
And who can blame them? twitter.com/toby_etc/statu…
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.
jason_a_w He’s talking about me. I am the Sheriff of Portland. I support President Trump. twitter.com/karinapdx/stat…
@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. twitter.com/nytimes/status…
@jpwarren An excellent quantum of advice.
For people outside the US, a “rope-a-dope strategy” sounds like something that happens in prison showers. twitter.com/edbott/status/…
Here’s another mid-debate tweet from just a few minutes ago, 1136 AEST. pic.twitter.com/gdoW4Uk2pG
Meanwhile a press release received just now: “Researchers develop world’s most efficient quantum-safe and privacy-p..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LK
@JohnBirmingham Exactly. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
In jelly. Naked. Obviously. twitter.com/hcjewell/statu…
@jeamland Turpentine. Brake fluid. Any of these things.
Absinthe and then more absinthe. twitter.com/AriMelber/stat…
@carolduncan It’s on ABC News.
Insulin was so cheap, “as cheap as water”, 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. twitter.com/CillizzaCNN/st…
I am rapidly coming to this view too. twitter.com/umairh/status/…
I’ll just put this screenshot here, taken before the Debate even begins. pic.twitter.com/i9vtqYrqhj
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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…lp
malelibrarian Listening to this old couple argue because he doesn’t want to wear his mask into the coffee shop and she hits him w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1f
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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…SM
Journalists, you don’t need a source to tell you about shipping movements. It’s public accessible data right there..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kA
Indeed, there’s currently eight container ships at the wharves there, plus two others. The little the dots are the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vw
… you can just stick your head out the window, or look on the screen, and see that the PM did indeed completely i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…TA
This is an important thread to read, I think, on the reportage of this maritime labour dispute. But as Mr Pascoe sa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Nc
Wed plan, supplemental: I didn’t get to record the podcast with @FrKarlSinclair yesterday, and he’s now well busy f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…KV
Wed plan: Since yesterday was a compete write-off with me sleeping all day, today will be an easy-paced tidy-up for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ir
Pinboard Coronary infarction twitter.com/jbarro/status/…
MatthewBevan Debate less than an hour away twitter.com/profpcdoherty/…
cathywilcox1 Feeling tired?
My @smh @theage cartoon. pic.twitter.com/QIfeY9s3Ce
Tupp_Ed Hi!
I am looking to speak to people- broadcasters, producers, executives, listeners and viewers- on the topic of pu..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…p1
@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 “authentic”. :)nParticula..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vw
@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. twitter.com/FishGuyKai/sta…
It’s a grey day in the Blue Mountains today. pic.twitter.com/J6e48aJmfI
Wednesday. There’s a good chance it won’t be sufficiently stretchy when the time comes. Wednesday.
Oh Eric, what do words even mean? twitter.com/revrrlewis/sta…
@phonakins He is one of so very few.
quakerraina We’ve entered this stage of dystopia pic.twitter.com/2O6ZcWOTAu
GrogsGamut What the hell is this pic.twitter.com/xwZkWEUeMh
Handy. twitter.com/CosmosMagazine…
Pseudo_Isidore This has to be the best picture of a giraffe I have ever seen (from this blog post hab.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/en/blog/blog-p…
by..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…a8
@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.twitter.com/richterscale/s…9
2 Hours Of Squid To Relax/Study/Work To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio youtube.com/watch?v=J2UyOT…
“The show centred on fictionalised versions of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, who live together in suburban bliss, unt..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…i2
@daniels_den @thetowncrier Also Michael McCormack, who has a different job these days.
thetowncrier This came up in my YouTube feed again and given it’s probably the greatest moment in Australian television ever I t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…DL
Wondering how many people know about “Heil Honey I’m Home!” youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkc…
“Sitcom about Hitler and Eva B..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…eY
sebchan Another distraction from the world -> remarkable fully documented and explained source code of the BBC Micro versio..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LR
@glengyron @SuperCroup @SnarkyPlatypus Why not both?
NickFeik Stand down, everyone. He’s “disappointed” and “it won’t happen again”. thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/09/2…
@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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kP
US: 4% of the world’s population, 20% of the world’s COVID-19 deaths. And counting. twitter.com/AJEnglish/stat…
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.
Last night I watched “Uncle Roger get Makeover” and I’m not sure how I feel about it. youtube.com/watch?v=3vf2qM…..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Te
@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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Sh
@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” wnycstudios.org/podcasts/blind…
@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.
RAF_Luton BREAKING: War boat HMS Sunderland has deployed from #RAFLuton to Newcastle to assist local authorities enforce..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0o
Stephen_J_Grey @MagdaSzubanski @MadFckingWitch Data shows you can have low deaths and low impact on economy or high deaths and hig..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ht
@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. crikey.com.au/2020/09/29/imp…
“You may be a cartoonist, coll..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4f
@RhombusHatesYou @dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong @DailyMirror They really are lovely, yes. pic.twitter.com/An4IxwfC4R
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong @DailyMirror Macaws aren’t even from Africa.
teambuild3r I’ve found the perfect mask pic.twitter.com/K3kZTZxn9n
bastardsheep That’s fine. It’s only when it’s in an Aldi bag that it’s wrong. Isn’t it? twitter.com/abcnews/status…
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong But for some reason @DailyMirror has illustrated a story about African grey parrots..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8u
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong Oh THAT Gary Lineker. The snooker player. [Nods.] twitter.com/GaryLineker/st…
@dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong “Steve Nichols, chief executive of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, said the five Africa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Y2
Hurrah for jerkbirds! @dobes @purserj @ApostrophePong twitter.com/DailyMirror/st…
Always amused that Foxconn (and probably the other two but I can’t be bothered checking) supplies a vast range of t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ko
@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 zdnet.com/article/telstr…
@Gippycath Up is a Bendigo subsidiary, I am told. :)
“WA government to establish whole-of-government cybersecurity centre” by @achanthadavong zdnet.com/article/wa-gov…
@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. twitter.com/SuperCroup/sta…
@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. twitter.com/Doc_Bacon/stat…
@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..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jq
@JustJimWillDo Once a week, I’d have thought.
Birdyword Frankly the only things that have stopped Attenborough Animal Fight Club from happening are the institutional cowar..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iQ
As you do. twitter.com/fesshole/statu…
“QAnon leaders look to rebrand after tech crack downs” nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…
Fabulous lede in the screenshot. In..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cv
GooseInfosec HONK
@christopherneal I haven’t seen the 1949 one, but here it is. youtube.com/watch?v=8kpFSH…
The Blue Lagoon. twitter.com/swearyanthony/…