OK that’s Tuesday done for me. You can have the final scraps. Gorn.
@JustJimWillDo Cyril, but I didn’t choose the name.
@franksting There was. Not the Quiz, just livestreamed the podcast recording.
@JustJimWillDo I cannot help you there. I was very clear. There was even a bit when we discussed that.
@JustJimWillDo That’s curious, because the format is basically a radio show, which you can’t normally see. But you’… https://t.co/BDvsl0XLfY
NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm End of Winter LIVE†(55m36s) https://t.co/F4DcahJ6bp
Look for “The 9pm Edict†in your podcas… https://t.co/gSGAsLBfAw
RT @GreenJ: i want a Glug. https://t.co/qLJAbDCdfN
Thanks to the couple of handfuls of people who were in the video stream. I enjoyed your company.
And the podcast recording is done. The slightly cleaned-up version will be available before midnight.
Oops better get to it. The video stream will start before the audio stream. Stand by.
I should say that this is primarily an audio thing because it’s an audio podcast. But the SEKRIT video link just me… https://t.co/QCWYvHtU26
@spreaker Just 10 minutes away now, or thereabouts. If you’re on the web page it should just start playing automati… https://t.co/EznQrzfIev
One hour to go. Get ready at https://t.co/zfXWMASocU or on @spreaker apps for the livestream. Or if you’re a suppor… https://t.co/sYlaZJQZ5c
dgellis0907 My god she’s good. pic.twitter.com/fTs00FGf9v
RT @elissablake: @ben_hr I have abandoned Inbox Zero. I am ‘living with email’
By the way, that daft line today is not new.
“Health Minister Greg Hunt says 309,010 Australians have been vaccina… https://t.co/7EUWLo3A0D
workmanalice FM radio rarely misses pic.twitter.com/9TZV8ajuBu
@bbox Yes, and? :)
Rule 34. https://t.co/hGMFby6EZ5
The majesty of the courtroom. :) https://t.co/rPtPTmaELJ
@michaelneale @joneaves And yet it still wasn’t the full story. :)
@noreasonspec @skwashd There’s just so many to choose from these days.
Thanks everyone. Here’s the full tweet for those of you who only have the first sentence. https://t.co/UcSVcFwlzs
@noreasonspec Beautiful, thanks very much!
@Elfvandel20 Yes, that’s why I’m asking for a screenshot. :)
@joneaves I am an idiot for not immediately grabbing it. Sigh.
@joneaves That’s only part of it unfortunately. There was another two sentences.
Has anyone got a screenshot of that arsehat tweet from the AMWU about mandatory vaccinations?
@garthk @BuchananLiz Yeah it was more for the fun of asking. I don’t have a license to play commercial music anyway.
For fans of “The 8pm Quiz†I’ve decided to include a 5-question mini-Quiz, although it’s an audio podcast so there… https://t.co/tQz25OrfbO
Three hours to go. https://t.co/fnA9lp8Ig1
I so want this to be real. https://t.co/WH0My0Uuav
@andrew_duval Ta, but I’ve used the official tools and I’ve decided and now I’m not going to spend another moment t… https://t.co/h3oWeI3jrl
@sylmobile OK, not what I was expecting. Thank you. :)
@dobes Magical protection! pic.twitter.com/M2pEYFAnEu
Anyway, thanks for all your good wishes. Much appreciated. I’d better get back to the podcast pre-production.
@jonoabroad No, the procedures assume you’re safely in the car rather than traipsing your germ-filled self around t… https://t.co/br01mqTpQo
@jxeeno I’d be happy to make beeping noises as well.
@misosusanowa Yeah it’s good to get this stuff out of the way.
It’s kind of annoying that things are SO car-oriented that those without cars have significantly more limited choic… https://t.co/jr09xwQu8S
I choose Penrith tomorrow. The trains are virtually empty anyway and I’ll get the result sooner.
I’m vaccinated an… https://t.co/Vpw5wtsJe4
Hmmm. My choices are either 40km on the train to Penrith tomorrow, or wait until Thursday to get into the clinic 8k… https://t.co/3sNJDSdbH7
Hurrah! I visited a potential exposure site! Now to find somewhere to get tested that isn’t drive-through but is av… https://t.co/jtg3BjQ1uT
Six hours to go. https://t.co/fnA9loR6Rr
RT @dobes: “police responded to 69 unauthorised protests”
NICE! https://t.co/ImulqWC9rN
@BuchananLiz And the first podcast recording is done. That was heaps of fun. Thanks, Liz. That episode will be edit… https://t.co/iTtIJlffqE
@JustJimWillDo @BuchananLiz I’ve never thought about it before. Gosh.
Off to record the first podcast of the day, with @BuchananLiz. Back in a bit.
@NathanScannell @JohnBirmingham What an amazing time we live in!
This research looks fascinating so please let @snurb_dot_info and his team put a plugin into your web browser. ;) https://t.co/AS72nY1djv
@semibogan We should find out where they live.
Nine hours to go. https://t.co/fnA9loR6Rr
And there ends this fortnight’s Essential polling. As always it’s published at https://t.co/5AQgvp4JKW and you can… https://t.co/d3D7CDovb5
“Around half of people would support Australia increasing its refugee intake in light of recent events in Afghanist… https://t.co/GIBdi6Ng5I
Views towards Australia’s involvement in the Afghanistan conflict. https://t.co/ewsTmWk9g5 https://t.co/TbfWHKfEzr
Views towards Covid-19 vaccination thresholds (focus on children). https://t.co/oQlU9D8W1N https://t.co/tfwAefD3jh
“Among those who said Australia should live with Covid-19, even if there are hospitalisations and deaths, 22% would… https://t.co/nQWv4FsAv6
Number of Covid-19 deaths acceptable to ‘live with’. https://t.co/1nxur5F6Ha
Includes breakdowns for how they ans… https://t.co/2WhzJhKYxp
Information about Covid-19. https://t.co/XnRdxtovrw
Someone’s paying for lots of detail here. Worth clicking throu… https://t.co/DMHFbIcNCR
Clarity of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. https://t.co/9jiKbgeBvs (Asked only to respondents with lockdown restric… https://t.co/ih11vvZenr
Views towards level of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. https://t.co/hwZzkZ1auM (Asked only of states in lockdown.)… https://t.co/j65vFWw3Ss
Biggest barrier to the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Australia. https://t.co/4lEcXI7oaa
As you can see, this questio… https://t.co/T20u3kMn57
State government response to Covid-19. https://t.co/9Smc5OeUYW
I’ve included a screenshot of Essential’s notes in… https://t.co/iZeuUJz6i4
“Positive rating of the federal government’s handling of Covid-19 is unchanged from earlier this month among those… https://t.co/6guxBDjiav
Federal government response to Covid-19. https://t.co/6bUWBvo3ES https://t.co/ndoBttlPoh
NEW QUESTION! Views towards re-electing the federal Coalition government. https://t.co/seLbbRkALy
Slightly more “I… https://t.co/JNzgRGWyPy
Preferred Prime Minister. https://t.co/Dox0LMgPBM
Still significantly Scott Morrison’s way. https://t.co/Z4g7Caxj9e
Performance of Anthony Albanese. https://t.co/xmw7O46nrb
Slightly up from last month but the don’t-know figure is… https://t.co/h2WqgwO3q8
Performance of Scott Morrison. https://t.co/SoxJInGDy2
No real change from last month. https://t.co/cK0K2PPPD1
Hey Kids, guess what? It’s an Essential polling Tuesday! So let’s see what we can find. https://t.co/5AQgvp4JKW
As… https://t.co/HX7t2TynCl
Three minutes until Brain Worm Time.
The Blue Lagoon. https://t.co/MMd1rMdncX
@derekbradley It’s about 6,300 London buses north to south.
“So much ice is melting that Earth’s crust is moving†(24 Aug) https://t.co/4Ip8BRwY0r
“Los Angeles-Sized Iceberg Avoids Major Collision In Antarctica†https://t.co/wmSluLoV9s
@BuchananLiz Ah, “The Hollowmen†S02 E06 when they arrange a surprise visit by the PM to Antarctidailymotion.com/video/x78pbhu9dYy
@JustJimWillDo @BuchananLiz No, let’s not do that.
@BuchananLiz You’ll be pleased to know I don’t have a license to use songs. :)
@BuchananLiz As a movie I’ll mention “Ice Station Zebra†because I have an embarrassing story to tell about that. https://t.co/CiyrRR3NQr
Hey everyone, for my podcast with @BuchananLiz, what are your favourite / worst movies or songs about Antarctica? O… https://t.co/IzPImMjqPG
RT @MassDara: The annual tank ballet season is upon us https://t.co/Shl38ZmKin
@ScepticalAussie @johnb78 Thank God it’s Friday, eh?
@ScepticalAussie @johnb78 Lol the next tweet in the thread you replied to. :) https://t.co/hcUuHIFUu0
@ScepticalAussie @johnb78 See the very next tweet in the thread.
@JustJimWillDo It’s mostly because I don’t know w@R_Chirgwingwin is doing his shopping run, so I wanted everything to be ready.
RT @ThielsChristian: “#Russia said Thursday it has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering #Afg…
RT @Australian_Navy: Great to welcome French ship L’Astrolabe back to Australian waters on her annual Antarctic resupply mission. She will…
@crgentle Ah yes of course, the true Anzac tradition.
@franksting @formalbeer I’m guessing there was a bawdy version that was sometimes thrown in to amuse the punters.
@JustJimWillDo @DrRhysPockett @johnb78 I imagine @gathgwyn is being very sooky this morning?
First step complete. Also, impressed that the order is backed and ready to go one minute after opening time.
OK,… https://t.co/ItUEYzt4ay
Right, time to make a coffee and start the first part of this podcast pre-production.
RT @LostNewcastle: Cooling off at Newcastle Beach captured by Ralph Snowball, 12 February 1912. Image: University of Newcastle Cultural Col…
jkass99 “Please stop taking my drugs” pic.twitter.com/kcXV5P1yVq
RT @trentyarwood: Keeping the message simple about ïvęřmêçțìń (via @SatPaper morning post) https://t.co/DSyAfdGkm2
@cameronwilson And so it begins. https://t.co/58cTn5gjXs
@Ng88Mr Orly? I know the Tasmanian ones don’t. This is good. Anyway mine swoop TO me not AT me. Also three currawon… https://t.co/xh8QTCtQCr
@Rory_Medcalf You’re going to use that as a title for a paper, aren’t you.
My magnificent Magpie Army would never do this to me, and not only because I don’t have a motorcycle. https://t.co/fkoAYUGNUx
Exactly. https://t.co/5K5gG2WFZ5
@formalbeer @franksting Yeah I love the “alternative†versipic.twitter.com/wHfZhZGd7VGd7V
@franksting “Sumer is icumen in.â€
RT @PreetBharara: Impodster https://t.co/oJwe0RhBdR
@formalbeer I think that’s only in Star Trek.
@martin_english @JohnBirmingham @doctorow Ah yes. Like when I buy something quite specific, like a tripod for my ph… https://t.co/HgGq83K5lu
@rohan_p Can zombies climb the Parliament House anti-terrorist fence?
Lol Amazon just emailed me some book recommendations under “Literature & Fiction Books†and the first 9 of the 14… https://t.co/TDZVAxtMpo
@RangasNewClothe @cameronwilson Roadblocks during a lockdown, such a bonus strategy.
RT @erstkate: Icymi. Some horrible gifs I made. https://t.co/GNXaYQLOEL
@ashulz @Amy_Siskind And you you, Ashul. :) Tomorrow is Wattle Day!
Now here’s a question! https://t.co/ss3SvPGMaW
For @jpwarren, somehow. Because danger. https://t.co/u5M5VSH4mt
Maybe that should be @cameronwilson’s catchphrase: Both funny and real.
Here is the background to this idiocy. It is both funny and real. https://t.co/fKUi2PUkU7
This will be interesting because as far as I know all the Anzacs are dead. https://t.co/7Y6dKSOJkL
@ashulz @Amy_Siskind Well this certainly cheers me up. Or something.
@virtualpete Oh dear, they are very punchable. Thank you. I think.
RT @trentyarwood: 💠The 💠AMA 💠is 💠not ðŸ’the 💠sole 💠source 💠of 💠truth 💠in 💠medicine 💠for 💠the 💠media ðŸ’
Thanks for coming to my T…
RT @UncleDuke1969: that’s one long mermaid https://t.co/1VJFEpY5CC
Tue plan: Podcast pre-production; 1300 AEST record podcast with @BuchananLiz; more podcast pre-production, but with… https://t.co/duIYM4OtDg
TONIGHT AT 9PM AEST: “The 9pm End of Winter LIVE†livestreamed podcast recording. https://t.co/zfXWMASocU
Supporte… https://t.co/KYAhbHjTwZ
It’s a ridiculously lovely “last day of winter†in the Blue Mountains today. You’re not allowed to come here pic.twitter.com/HAl98FnRi7l98FnRi7
Tuesday. Reparations will be available in aisle five. Tuesday.
RT @stilgherrian: Still trying to get my head around this.
RT @stilgherrian: Today’s Listening: A satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) in full telemetry emulation mode (2m41s) https://t.co/Oe…
kenchengcomedy oh my god another government minister broke a corruption rule, can’t wait for absolutely nothing to happen to him pic.twitter.com/fFD5mOkcUx
WindlePoons76 I’m not saying i was bored during the meeting…but… pic.twitter.com/oupZ1LlQL4
@irisherself Lol I’ve seen how people struggle.
I am very much of the opinion that more of you should listen to the podcast, so please look for “The 9pm Edict†in… https://t.co/ImmLXieIv7
I also wrote a thing about how TRIGGER WORDS work on the pod. pic.twitter.com/R8BChJ6akR
This thread should have all the details you need. https://t.co/J5gWFpA5Aa
THIS TIME TOMORROW (roughly): “The 9pm End of Winter LIVE†livestreamed podcast recording at 9pm AEST.… https://t.co/VIUaJdtdGF
RT @WorldBollard: We’re aiming for at least 20-30 cyclists a day with this one. We could double that at night 🤞ðŸ»ðŸ¤žðŸ»ðŸ¤žðŸ»
#WorldBollardAssociat…
RT @ZackBornstein: To be clear the people calling us “sheeple†are the ones taking livestock medication
RT @soniaahhh: I’ve had some fkn weird dates but this is…I have no words for what this is
Lovely. https://t.co/GmNdNA3xoS
@kels_316 Water, eh? What will they think of next!
@derekbradley Things are not as they were.
RT @AsFarce: Capri Espresso Lounge, Barkly Street, Footscray, c. 1961, photographed by architect Ernest Fooks
https://t.co/wdZhAghnWR https…
@kels_316 I imagine that coal loading bins aren’t too fond of heat, sparks, or flame either.
@kels_316 Unions pwned by the industry bodies? Oh no, that would never happen.
Maybe I’m getting old, but I might have imagined unions lobbying for workplaces to get everyone vaccinated quickly… https://t.co/42ALi5gg87
I’m assuming some arsehat will soon take that to be an anti-union comment. No, it’s an anti-stupidity comment.
Modern workers unions were literally created to improve workplace health and safety as a key goal. Now it’s “Waaah… https://t.co/PysOQGCNMC
@JustJimWillDo Not so much a drive as a short putt.
“It’s time you learned the truth about geese†(2016) https://t.co/wGIko0iW0W
@spottytwit Comforting. :)
@haruki_zaemon Heh. Yes, always scroll… :)
Actually it’s not that bad. There’s some weird quantisation artefacts in the background sound caused by me trying t… https://t.co/AaafnKyskA
The recording is a bit average because I grabbed the recorder closest to me rather than breaking out The Good Recor… https://t.co/SelztkkeLr
Today’s Listening: A satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) in full telemetry emulation mode (2m41s)… https://t.co/YVjVtI2LAn
@psandilands Definitely not. I intend to be far more annoying than that.
If I go outside there will be:
2 more pied currawongs
1 grey butcherbird
an indeterminate number of crimson rosell… https://t.co/qztUJ0lubB
@evcricket @R_Chirgwin @oberonsghost @CosmicRami This one looks right on the edge of emerging too. There’s one clos… https://t.co/hOjje3FVYM
RT @alexkidman: “Japan has a mascot for everything”
“That can’t be true. Not EVERYTHING.”
Japan: https://t.co/10t1vrsY75
Currently outside my window:
7 x Brown cuckoo-dove
2 x Australian magpie
2 x Satin bowerbird
1 x Pied currawong
1… https://t.co/4agENbkyRK
@R_Chirgwin @oberonsghost @CosmicRami Almond blossom, day 14 of my 2021 sequence. I will end the almond sequence to… https://t.co/b2CBszSRpa
RT @Rabe9: this headline has absolutely sent me
https://t.co/jAzHtUyaef
True fact. https://t.co/sdetiogyUf
I think the keyword here is “nipplesâ€. https://t.co/aHhLSFzt0V
Not that kind of horizontal action. Don’t be grubby.
1. Excellent train into wind turbine blade crash.
2. Pro Tip: If you’re filming something you think might be signi… https://t.co/jsW7HxocEz
@DavidFeng @dobes @purserj And here’s a picturepic.twitter.com/Ren2wbOpD3D3
@James_Jeffrey @Tony_Burke Fair point.
@alexkidman I’d been thinking that, but the ASPI moderator has set the pattern as givenname-san, perhaps because al… https://t.co/krRjNw68Nt
That said, Tomohiko-san is saying some very nuanced and very diplomatic things about free trade and more liberal go… https://t.co/jqvYD3q4t7
I haven’t been tweeting much from this session. It’s excellent, but I am already familiar with some of the things b… https://t.co/PQhazvqdpH
@alexkidman Similar to when I learned how to do this in Thai. The teacher said it was “survival Thai†so that the w… https://t.co/ULQJA17TyQ
@DavidFeng @dobes @purserj And they will be back this evening, I’m guessing. There has already been an advance scout.
Thanks. Everyone’s shown on screen with just their given names, so I wanted to match the formality level with, for… https://t.co/oqLqURbMDK
Yuko-san is listing the important technologies in response to an audience question. It’s the usual list of AI and q… https://t.co/g2VJMs2cRc
I am also thrilled that the answers I got were equally split between right and wrong. :) I love Twitter.
Thanks, this is a great little guide. I have just avoided referring to a senior academic as a cute girl lol. https://t.co/ysuDOIwCHg
Excellent. Diametrically opposite answers lol. :) pic.twitter.com/lZbrsfuAOm
Is the Japanese honorific suffix “-san†used for women as well as men? Google is being unhelpful and I am ignorant.
That was a whole paragraph which he’s definitely used before, and therefore a coherent position statement.
Tomohiko-san says Japan has never seen Australia as a distant nation. Says AU’s coking coal, iron ore, bauxite etc… https://t.co/Q41ClKQhqe
Dr Yuko Harayama is talking briefly about AI, and how it has to be developed so everyone benefits. The equality thing.
@franksting Dan’s delivery is a PITA here because their contractor doesn’t do unpaved roads. In a rural area.
@gnoll110 Yeah there are indications that he might know his stuff lol. pic.twitter.com/ekVx6fwbDX
@franksting Not that I know of, but Richard or someone does a daily run to Katoomba so a Dan’s pickup is always possible.
I wonder who he means lol. He says it’s up to nations like Japan and Australia to push back* against “attempts to d… https://t.co/hDNO3qUGqL
Tomohiko-san is saying that phrase “free and open Indo-Pacific†has two key bits: “free and open†and “Indo-Pacific… https://t.co/O7GWsxX3A5
“The first Japanese diplomatic mission in Australia was the Consulate established in Townsville, Queensland in 1896… https://t.co/Gk2Tyj6bEQ
Moderator Fergus Hanson is noting that Japan’s first diplomatic links to Australia date back to colonial days. Now… https://t.co/GzYPqRFbft
Here we go. pic.twitter.com/GpR5XUgsEX
RT @cameronwilson: i can’t but help at conspiracy nuts arguing over whether Pauline Hanson is a freemason (hence why she asked the truckies…
@James_Jeffrey @Tony_Burke Now I’m thinking about bagpipes through maximum distortion and I am afraid.
Starting shortly at 1300AEST, the @ASPI_ICPC seminar “Cybersecurity, critical technologies and energy: Japan and it… https://t.co/uVJd7pi108
@jodiem @franksting @kcarruthers Thanks so much to all of you, and @viveka too. Much appreciated, as winter has bee… https://t.co/QRity4AzFa
@kcarruthers Just zap me your trigger word(s) however you want, any time before your episodes of choice or into the random thingy.
@kcarruthers Thank you so much, Kate, and yes it’s all become a bit of a mess over the years. Time for a Spring Clean!