Whatever has been going on today, I must say that it’s time for Friday to come to an end. Goodnight.
It’s the horseradish sauce that I find most interesting.
@johnb78 In a way he’s one of the most honest politicians in Australia.
The following two paragraphs have been brought to my attention. theguardian.com/australia-news… pic.twitter.com/LP4chrqrXb
@franksting @erstkate I need to see this.
@elronxenu Hahaha I know these words.
@dobes Thank you, Sir!
“The NFT craze is mainly pushed by VCs.” Gosh I am so shocked. twitter.com/ahcastor/statu…
@erstkate For enthusiasts of chaos, the next three months will be amazing.
@erstkate It’s multiple leakers now. All hail Eris!
@twcau You’re welcome.
@twcau The election will be as late as possible, 21 May. Have fun.
thiscassgirl You know what. Reading this has truly informed me why this side of politics doesn’t understand consent in sex work
thiscassgirl These people haven’t heard of consent have they? The woman consented for him to do this. Also on the trained profes..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wf
Lol. @dobes would you mind decoding this per the tea towel? twitter.com/lovinglimbo/st…
Hurrah! Friday night on YouTube! pic.twitter.com/OUyZfXHDDG
Ping @dobes. This is getting very, very dark. twitter.com/FinancialRevie…
@nigelwadsworth Because previously it was easy. :)
@dfpiii Such a romantic image!
@david_heath I mean that it’s a progressive scale, and I am asking about now rather than predictions. LIKE THE WORDS ACTUALLY MEAN.
joshgnosis Gerard means this as an insult but it’s cool as hell pic.twitter.com/Er2uScR014
@dfpiii The… the plains of Scotland?
@zerogeewhiz Yes, one of the pair’s best-known sketches. Still holds up.
@johnb78 Well we know he isn’t embalmed. Not today anyway.
Which just goes to show how much these valuations are bullshit, because the company that is Meta/Facebook didn’t re..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…HA
@eddit0r @tacticalmaid “BuT iT cOsTs $100,000…”
@NewtonMark Yeah I can never remember the official BuzzFeed.
@dfpiii I do love the game segments in your pod. As a former radio producer, I can say that punctuating the chat wi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Zs
I have just been asked a question offline: Is Scott Morrison “embattled” yet?
@tacticalmaid Excellent work.
@jpwarren There are differing views on that point.
@egadheg @jonkudelka Here is your good-parenting moment!
@DrRhysPockett @stufromoz Have you managed to reduce your stockpile of canned beans?
@tacticalmaid If I may make a suggestion, the SEKRIT UFO bases in the Jameson Valley, the Lithgow panther, etc.
@cafuego Yeah I’m not having that cunt on my podcast.
HartWexford And he’s dead. Makes you think twitter.com/fxmc1957/statu…
@dawnstarau Excellent. :)
FXMC1957 PHOTO OF THE DAY. Elvis Presley having the new Polio vaccine to encourage young people to take it (1956). pic.twitter.com/ZBRjelBpJM
@dfpiii Australia taught the world! I’ve dropped the others off this thread, but yeah I’ll ping you in the next few..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…N3
@mathi_gwythyer In a way, that should be fine, ‘cos their whole gig is telling people who’s good and who’s bad.
@tacticalmaid Oh yeah I should’ve highlighted that. Five-star trolling right there.
@itgrrl Yeah exactly.
“Flamboyant” lol. twitter.com/FXMC1957/statu…
@dawnstarau That looks very juicy indeed. Full report in due course please.
Truly brilliant. twitter.com/mathi_gwythyer…
@jpwarren I didn’t think that up the arse was the only option.
“Labor offers conditional backing to Coalition’s religious discrimination bill,” because fucking of course. Sigh. theguardian.com/australia-news…
JulianHillMP No matter how old you are, or how little experience you have …. Labor’s Free Tafe Plan will train more Australianstwitter.com/i/web/status/1…9Nxr
@dfpiii I also talk with reprobates who drink and have opinions about things. People like @AndrewPStreet and..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1y
@bastardsheep That, Sir, is very good.
@groenewegendave @Tim_Coronel It is very real. If you bother to do a quick survey about your “shopping experience”..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ax
@jpwarren No, the Richardson report is the one that says our intelligence legislation is a hot mess and here’s 1300..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vE
joetidy ⚠️ ‘CYBER HACKERS GO TO WAR ON OUR SNACKS’!🚨 pic.twitter.com/wlpK2Ywi8L
iiTalW First time I’m seeing something like this. It’s a good step. pic.twitter.com/5BK4cNdeQ5
@nephstar @juhasaarinen @NewtonMark This makes sense.
@coldishtoes Look, they’re British. They do their best. :)
@OdinsToenail Now where have I heard this before…?
@jpwarren Sure, though do you mean the Richardson report?
@expectproblems Elissa. Look… OK I’ll pay that. :) I have some names so I just need to do the logistics. As I thi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9L
I suddenly realised that these episodes kinda cover my requirements for the Summer Series so I should probably star..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…SZ
Also, if there’s some ongoing drama that you think I should explore on the pod, please let me know. Have a look bac..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…K9
And I suppose I should look back at some guests who’ve been on the pod before. If you’re someone who *wants* to be..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…16
I’m still pondering how to put together the episode about submarines that’s been on the back burner for ages.
Then some time in March — which I grant you is not summer so technically it won’t be the summer series — we’ve pentwitter.com/i/web/status/1…spVn
Next week I hope to chat with the wonderful @elisethoma5 about the latest SovCit / anti-vaxx weird shit dramas in C..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ip
This weekend I might do an extra non-guest episode because it’s been a while and I have things to whinge about. But…
Time for a quick update about “The 9pm Edict” podcast. The episode with @drspacejunk and colleague about their ISS..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xX
tinybaby the other day i was watching family feud and the question was “something men love doing together” and they got 4/5..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sh
@coldishtoes All that said, Charlotte Church was a fun guest.
@JustJimWillDo I totally shouldn’t.
I don’t really like this remake of Gattaca. twitter.com/dobes/status/1…
@JustJimWillDo Is that real or did you just make that up?
@coldishtoes I grew up adjacent to the wine industry so I get that Penfolds is throwing money at them in the UK. Bu..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dj
@NewtonMark @juhasaarinen Fair point. One of the benefits of the plague has been thinning out the weekend traffic o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Zh
@flatuselatus Yes. Why would you even note that?
@NewtonMark @juhasaarinen I think I’m closer to YSBK than YBTH.
@coldishtoes That’s the one. I was also amused to hear that Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc was “expensive” in the UK.
Coles Circle is “a place where you can talk with other people about the world of shopping,” so I assume another cir..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hB
I have just heard of a thing called the Cheeky Vimto and I am disgusted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheeky_Vi…
@irisherself @galumay Absolutely. :)
@NathanaelB @juhasaarinen @JustJimWillDo @NewtonMark Well that too.
@formalbeer @NewtonMark That’s be right.
@irisherself @galumay Lol. You need to get into the queue, ‘cos they take more than a year to build. And given that..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IP
HHackenbecker A @SoVeryBritish problem. pic.twitter.com/ZHothkF2i2
@darkhorse166 Don’t worry, there’s a lot of that about.
@formalbeer @NewtonMark Classy.
@formalbeer @NewtonMark It’d take me a while to get up there, so no, I’m happy to accept your report.
@formalbeer @NewtonMark Well that’s alright then. Brookvale, by any chance?
@steve_evil @NewtonMark Nope. See later in the thread. The trigger guard and the scroll aft of it is part of the original design.
@formalbeer @NewtonMark See later in the thread. It’s a Winchester 1904.
@juhasaarinen @JustJimWillDo @NewtonMark Well it’s like the F-111C and the dump-and-burn thing. You normally only d..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fF
Well when you put it like that… twitter.com/WarOnTheRocks/…
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark I don’t think they normally use up all the flares at once.
@DavidFeng Well it’s a kea. They’re a ridiculous bird.
@irelandsusie This is true, and indeed most people I’ve met from East Africa are lovely. But I’m not expecting a gift from Zim.
@NewtonMark @juhasaarinen I’m guessing he means in VH-SOL, but Bankstown to Katoomba airstrip is like what? 15 min..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xq
Back at @bunjaree after all the things in Katoomba. Pouring myself a large whisky.
ToshGreenslade “I’ve had a terrible week. I was eviscerated at the National Press Club and my polling numbers are at an all time l..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4P
@FlyOpineMonkey I thought that was part of the LHD spec. But if not, the C-17 purchase was part of that. (But I agr..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AW
@jetztgibtshaue I think the US CDC has one of those, or at least has joked about it.
@CameronWatt @NewtonMark Winchester 1904, via source and afterwards looking at photos.
@FlyOpineMonkey I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a lost art. Personally I have no idea, but I get hints that it’s s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ex
Sure, but he did choose to go to a U2 concert. twitter.com/StefComedyJam/…
Lol I am becoming part of the Dutton agenda. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark So Finland is basically Singapore but with reindeer and snow. Gotcha.
I mean, having plans on the shelf for all manner of eventualities is literally the job of senior defence planners…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ax
Yes, you war-game all manner of scenarios so you’re prepared for the worst. I suppose the real question, if extreme..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…85
ConversationEDU The Australian National Maritime Museum has announced a shipwreck found off Rhode Island in the US is Captain Cook’..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ik
MarkTomasovic You become the average of the five twitter accounts you spend the most time with
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark I should have guessed FI had national service at the time. And still does, I imagine?
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark Oh nice. Was this as a cadet of some kind, or…?
@DavidFeng Well sports is not my thing. I knew it was soon.
@DavidFeng Wait. It starts today doesn’t it?
@franksting @joelpmichael @byAlexAdcock I made my point. There’s no need to belabour it.
BeijingPalmer welcome to our exciting new open world game, Unnecessarily Long Tutorial.
On. So On. It is incredibly On. twitter.com/GuardianAus/st…
byAlexAdcock The MFW app is using Google Maps to tell people to boycott Google.
twitter.com/_BertHandsome/…
@franksting @joelpmichael @byAlexAdcock That’s for the “harmless” isn’t it.
@franksting @joelpmichael Yeah it’s a thing. :)
@joelpmichael @byAlexAdcock And more in the thread. I mean, @franksting is a bit of a cunt, but harmless.
@joelpmichael So many! Hey @byAlexAdcock here’s another disappointed blockee.
franksting Typography finally gets an event in the olympics! twitter.com/andrewkeh/stat…
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark Quite likely.
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark I took it down to the local police station to register, and the sergeant was all “Oh wow..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…83
@juhasaarinen @NewtonMark Many years ago, pre-Howard. I was at a deceased estate auction looking for cheap furnitur..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4D
@RealNickHodge @drspacejunk @dobes @CosmicRami @NewtonMark @expectproblems That’s the fellow.
@JennaPrice @Sydney_Uni @AriadneVromen @kirstenandrews @mikekvaughan Congrats, Jenna. :)
DaveJSayers Never ask a linguist “Is that a word?” because you will always get the same response, “IT IS NOW!” 😃 delivered with..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qh
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark It’s very found-under-granddad-bed territory.
@NewtonMark @DavidHRobb Exactly. Don’t take guns to protests. But if you do take a gun, get something better than t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…a9
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark If we’re going back to the 19th century, then maybe thicker barrel because less sophisticated metallurgy.
dobes It’s working!!!
“Unprecedented Levels of FUD Attacks Are Threatening the Future of NFTs”
finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-nft-ar…
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark This has now gone very, very nerdy. :)
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark True, true… But here’s a 9x19mm Parabellum, which is kinda canonical. pic.twitter.com/KfwjcGrAcp
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark Also, look at the ammunition. That’s a long cartridge for a pistol round.
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark And the barrel is somewhat heavy for a pistol.
@DavidHRobb @NewtonMark I was thinking that too. And a late-19th rifle is the sort of thing that people buy at esta..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Gd
@NewtonMark I see what you mean, but I don’t think so. Those pistols would usually have a knob-shaped end, whereas..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wq
@NewtonMark That scrolled metal behind the trigger guard is probably something that a firearms historian could date..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xT
@NewtonMark It’s an early 20th century single-shot sporting rifle that’s been cut down. The sort of thing every far..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…m1
fictillius See you can charge it pic.twitter.com/ZZlGuxKnqO
TheShovel It honestly would’ve been less weird if he’d eaten a raw onion.
@NewtonMark @WarWraith @phil_sec_mel Imagine if something affected mortgage rates on boomers’ investment properties.
@WarWraith @phil_sec_mel @NewtonMark By which I mean cut down this debt number, roll up some other number, whatever..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7o
@WarWraith @phil_sec_mel @NewtonMark Sure, but that’s just another of the variables in the system.
This week’s “Evil Genius” podcast from the BBC is about Wernher von Braun. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b…
Ping..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…k8
@TonyThefathippy All pills are correct.
@phil_sec_mel @NewtonMark I wonder how different Australia would be if most people understood [a whole range of values of X].
@iiTalW What, MFW has tagged Wil Wheaton as a Foe?
@iiTalW Meanwhile, here you go. threadreaderapp.com/thread/1489128…
@iiTalW No idea at all. I was only reminded today that blocklists were even a thing.
@f1l3n0tf0und Yeah it seems to the phish du jour. Phoisson du jour?
The AU here is the African Union, not Australia, of course. twitter.com/gathara/status…
Thread. twitter.com/byAlexAdcock/s…
NewtonMark It’s perfectly fine, though, because they can pay it off very easily by simply printing $4b worth of cash. Doing th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dK
Yes, it is almost certain* that a package will be delivered here in Australia by an organisation in Zimbabwe. pic.twitter.com/lca14yzGiK
@ReadPete @GreenJ @BBCRosAtkins @6NewsAU I was wondering whether to mention Leo’s outfit or not, given the grief he..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wW
LeenaVanD the *look* just exchanged between me and a woman at this nail salon when she sheepishly requested two nails on each..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mf
TheShovel Public Health Warning: If you are in the Mornington Peninsula region, please cancel your bikini wax appointment imm..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Mc
@GreenJ @BBCRosAtkins There’s nothing to stop someone creating a (YouTube?) channel of 5-minute explainers on a slo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ax
annajhenderson #BREAKING The investigation into allegations against Alan Tudge remains unresolved and he won’t return to the educa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…oW
@TonyThefathippy Everything is real.
@juhasaarinen @jpwarren @cjjosh @AusElectoralCom Oh no! I am not nasty.
markhumphries Scott Morrison’s Performance Review.
pic.twitter.com/mzBJfusgOb
@noreasonspec @dobes Lol. And where’s the immunity from prosecution? Or don’t they pay their Etherpolice dues?
If people haven’t seen @Leo_Puglisi6’s @6NewsAU material before, this report from a couple weeks back will give you..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…nO
@SteveMolk Still, I watch my stuff back. It’s called learning. Or something.
snurb_dot_info Often seen together. pic.twitter.com/EPNtkpv2nX
@OdinsToenail @paulkidd There was a similar stat from @dsabar earlier and I forgot to check. I wonder how up to dat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ab
@jpwarren @cjjosh @AusElectoralCom I am democracy’s best friend.
@paulkidd Thanks. I was guessing it was maybe a yard wide, in American measures, with the walls thinner. But then I..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9w
@skwashd @cjjosh @AusElectoralCom It’s definitely* the way to go.
@SteveMolk Do the Gogglebox “stars” ever sit down to watch Gogglebox?
@kyna62 @AndrewPStreet Maybe it’s just to remind Peter Dutton of the Hair Gap.
Mobile.
@SpaceKidette @AusElectoralCom Harvesting all the votes! pic.twitter.com/fZUyjH8RqI
@AusElectoralCom NOTE FOR THE HARD OF THINKING: This tweet is a joke. It is obviously a joke. Anyone who thinks tha..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…YW
@AusElectoralCom @cjjosh Yeah I’ll tag it. Stand by.
Waratah sequence 2021, day 157. Just look at those chubby jubbly seed pods! pic.twitter.com/PUta8K7QyM
PPantsdown RIP Senator Stoker’s dedicated anti-trans misinformation page (before + after). Where can concerned parents get the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ow
@ReadPete @cjjosh @AusElectoralCom True.
jonkudelka Thinking about another colbeck cartoon but this previous one seems to cover it. pic.twitter.com/uL9ZZzoDQd
@cjjosh @AusElectoralCom This isn’t really helping, is it.
@cjjosh @AusElectoralCom The new ballot boxes have a secret compartment where the fake ballots are pre-inserted, an..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fi
PEOPLE ON TELEVISION WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE ON TELEVISION EXCEPT THE FIRST PEOPLE ARE ALSO FROM TELEVISION! twitter.com/SteveMolk/stat…
steve_vladeck She’s ruthless. twitter.com/KSVesq/status/…
@oberonsghost @craigreucassel And here are those rates. meaa.org/download/equit… (PDF)
@oberonsghost @craigreucassel I hope she’s being paid. Full MEAA rates as an extra at the very least.
craigreucassel When you get that feeling you might need to retrain for a new job soon. twitter.com/_juliabradley/…
PSyvret Look’s like he’s actually holding a hose though … 🙄
@TimWattsMP He just can’t keep his grabby hands off other people.
TimWattsMP Why is this Prime Minister always play acting at doing other people’s jobs instead of just doing the job that he wa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cb
Fri plan, “Oh is that the time?” edition: Slow start (obviously); minor comms; lunch, Katoomba; rearrange my schedu..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…P8
CaseyBriggs you missed a spot pic.twitter.com/9f8dwmf2Oe
CaseyBriggs don’t forget to shampoo pic.twitter.com/hNJeN95FA9
CaseyBriggs the prime minister is currently washing someone’s hair pic.twitter.com/7vJmK7X2gL
Here you go, @NewtonMark. twitter.com/susie_dent/sta…
@dobes It’s just one of the many indignities I must bear.
LukeCostin I should stop pic.twitter.com/58Q5UDDHVQ
@azzski I’m trying to remember the exact figure the manager gave us, but can’t. He did say that if Tanzania raised..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Pw
Sadly it doesn’t take deposits.
Three years ago, but still lots of fun. :) salmonbusiness.com/the-worlds-fir… twitter.com/EkaBakie/statu…
@aleeb88 Yep, both pedantic and wrong.
@azzski As an aside, that open pit at Golden Pride was an amazing sight. No photos, alas, because our cameras, reco..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IQ
@rohan_p @bastardsheep @dobes @jxeeno That’s the one.
@azzski Thanks. I was looking at it and thinking “I know this, so why does it look wrong?” Oh well, I was only out..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…PB
HAHAHAHA I AM AN IDIOT AND CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONS AND KILOTONS.
Yes, grams per ton. My reference w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ou
@dr_shorthair Quite often, yes. And copper is in the middle, so copper ore concentrate gets moved from Central NSW..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xn
@dobes @jpwarren @roweafr Well in a sense it has, yes. The fish in the talent pool rots from the head.
@dobes @jpwarren @roweafr And hey just run your eyes down the list of possible leaders here, and weep. sportsbet.com.au/betting/politi…
@dobes @rohan_p @jxeeno No, each of those three giant rats is around 600,000 normal rats in a huge onesie.
@stevage1 Huzzah!
Anyway, gold is 19.3x the density of water and is quite valuable. I have seen the entire monthly production of a la..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…W2
HartWexford The art of MFW achieves its apotheosis twitter.com/cbadcock/statu…
@jetztgibtshaue I have literally just given you the density of gold. :)
@oberonsghost @dobes On the current numbers he’s better off leaving Morrison lose the election and then going for t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tW
@dobes Ah! Yes of course. And I do note that many of @roweafr’s recent pieces have a hint of impending Potatogeddon..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wp
@egadheg I am saying exactly this.
@Ng88Mr And to you too! :) May this one be slightly better than the last two.
Only my pedantry.
OK, sure, it does say “cube made from solid gold” rather than “solid gold cube” but fuck you, fuck the lot of you…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hA
If it’s worth $11.7 million then it’s around 202kg of gold. Given the density of gold (19,300 kg/m^3) then it is mo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Pk
Collector_dan Extract from an RAF flying school set of instructions to new Pilots - WW2. 😄 #avgeek #aviation #Pilot pic.twitter.com/f4Bwf6qidz
@dobes Why is it always my fault?
@Ng88Mr Kinda, yes, though I think it’s still La Niña? Hard to say.
Goddammit I wish I’d thought of this one. twitter.com/Picketer/statu…
It’s a moist day in the Blue Mountains today and around 7C below average for this date. pic.twitter.com/qRLkFgPQ2b
Picketer Predictions: Some of DripAnon will go full Sov Cit and attempt to arrest the AEC Commissioner under common law and..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ep
Friday. Your world is a place of friendly and rational debate leading to a cheerful consensus of mutually supportin..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6r