@_ClaireConnelly @ScottRhodie @NewtonMark @stufromoz I was waiting for an echidna joke.
@ScottRhodie @NewtonMark @_ClaireConnelly @stufromoz I assume that’s why the AFP has the platypus as its mascot. Because it lays eggs.
@SuperCroup Ah yes, I remember you telling me this theory.
@leoniedoyle Cheers!
@ScottRhodie @NewtonMark @_ClaireConnelly @stufromoz The Egg Police. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwea… pic.twitter.com/0STGXd35fh
@ScottRhodie @NewtonMark @_ClaireConnelly @stufromoz What? The Egg Police?
PhoenixEdSarah I don’t (now) normally share pictures of the girls but I think you all need to see this. pic.twitter.com/MnCkjwHm30
@Chrisquirk Yeah he’s gone down some very bad rabbit-holes.
@Chrisquirk It was earlier than the covid times, but I couldn’t put a date on it. Something in the back of my head..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ri
If you still want to have a go, I’ve left the original challenge post spoiler-free. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
NEW BLOG POST: “REVEALED: Where is the Hill of Dead Pets?” stilgherrian.com/essay/revealed…
The answer is “below the fold”..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hh
@Boynxdor2 At least. :)
One hour to go. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
CaseyBriggs The electoral commission has already received postal votes from 12,015 people pic.twitter.com/aI7abLx2gr
@jennyeather It’s a meme. twitter.com/search?q=five%…
@paulwallbank It’s a meme.
“What five words does every woman want to hear during sex?” twitter.com/kcarruthers/st…
@stufromoz @DrRhysPockett I know you know. But does that even count? :)
@ShayDCarroll The great thing about doing anything involving hardware is that very soon there will be someone telli..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fT
Histreepix The first Eiffel Tower was a largely wicker affair, used for burning tourists alive. Paris, 1820-1879. pic.twitter.com/0uDDDoVJGW
Just under two and a half hours to go. Original blog post at stilgherrian.com/essay/a-challe…. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
@lockeash11 I am nowhere near to being an engineer but I did just spend way too long in a mucky hollow with a coupl..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qu
Also, whoever put both the stopcock and the 240V outlet right next to each other and jammed up against the retainin..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fg
And we’re done!
Me for three minutes before this photo was taken: “WHY ISN’T IT WORKING? WHY ISN’T IT WORKING?”
T..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Nz
@JustJimWillDo Nope. No spillage. The oldest pump just lost its brain in a voltage surge or some such last night.
@JustJimWillDo I didn’t choose and I think it was more about what was in stock nearby, but I’ll pass it on.
It’s the kind of afternoon where making stopcock jokes is completely appropriate.
The Traitor and The Patriot. pic.twitter.com/mkUQraabiC
@juhasaarinen @SatPaper I don’t call myself an expert. I actively object to other people calling me an expert. I am not an expert.
@juhasaarinen @SatPaper Also 8/10 this week is just astounding.
@juhasaarinen @SatPaper I didn’t get that one right.
@skwashd I think you have have put too much thought into this. I like it but.
@NewtonMark @buckleup Most people don’t see most of the tweets from most of the people they follow.
@JonoInAotearoa Plodding along thanks. Rather flat but it’s a miserable day in the Mountains.
@garystark Because you’re Jewish and it’s the Sabbath, so kinda the same?
nlagovau The campaigning has begun, and we’ve started collecting the beginnings of the 2022 federal election story. Help us..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Oa
Leo_Puglisi6 @QLDLabor now blocking people for correcting this
twitter.com/Metal_Powerage…
@JustJimWillDo Creativity seems to have left you behind today.
One of these is not like the others. pic.twitter.com/zxBKrAxWCs
Huge if true. pic.twitter.com/1JcrE7oiOQ
Sat plan, an update: The water pump is brain-dead so it will be replaced this afternoon some time. Fortunately I’d..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9P
@oberonsghost Lol that’s not even a proper definition of “surname”.
I assume this is all about the same story, somehow. pic.twitter.com/Gnb14LaC8Y
davidbix MY GOD… pic.twitter.com/64iiJU23MD
I got 4/10 in the @SatPaper quiz today, but the average score so far is only 3/10 so I’m happy. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2022/04/30
@Supermoosie There’s some great work there.
@leoniedoyle Excellent. :)
“Camper trailer loses equipment at the 11foot8+8 bridge” youtube.com/watch?v=8LK5Rz… So, so close…
@8DavezAWeekes Not a problem. I hope I haven’t brought up too many unpleasant memories here. :( It’s never too late..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…B9
@8DavezAWeekes Indeed. :(
@8DavezAWeekes “Recover”, sorry. Autocarrot is not helping me.
@garrymck Thanks for that. :)
@8DavezAWeekes I’m so sorry to hear that. It must’ve taken a while to record too, I imagine.
@leoniedoyle My suggestion: Take a break, re-read the blog post, pour a drink, and ignore the whole thing and have another drink. :)
@melbomartin I think this reveals something about how people approach problem-solving. Some people have taken under..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…zO
Congratulations to @DrRhysPockett who has solved the dead pets challenge. Nine hours remaining for the rest of you.
The one you want is the 1944 US version directed by George Cukor and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ib
I’m planning to write about “gaslighting˝ the word being degraded, so I decided to watch the 1940 UK movie first be..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wK
@melbomartin Indeed. :)
I’ll say it again: It’s probably easier than you might think. There are some subtle hints in the blog post, so read carefully.
FINAL HOURS, NO MORE EXTENSIONS: The Hill of Dead Pets Challenge ends today. We need both the WHERE and the WHY. I’..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2f
Sat plan, quarantine edition: Sleep in (done); get the water pump working again, because without it I have no runni..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5Z
It’s grey and damp in the Blue Mountains today, like an old man’s underpants. Yes I know I’ve used that line before. pic.twitter.com/Aml3fMxUSI
Saturday. Assign the psyches of your friends and families to the instruments of an orchestra. Can it ever be in tune? Saturday.
Gorn.
@corduroy I kinda think basic literacy isn’t too high a bar. Speaks to culture too.
The best of the best, folks. twitter.com/hughriminton/s…
We can always make lettuce from curry.
@DrRhysPockett Stopped clock, etc.
ConspiracyBull1 TFW when you confuse George Orwell with JK Rowling pic.twitter.com/MXd7gxSIPL
ScottFitzG Not sure I like the look of this Teletubbies reboot ..pic.twitter.com/Y2Ab1Vr18b8b
@DecayRSO @dobes @davidgerard @rohan_p @swearyanthony Oh how could I forget the one that also put everything onto a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xl
The Liberal Party’s vetting processes are truly wonderful to behold.
‘Politically homeless’: Katherine Deves rails..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Mg
prleeds Nominees for a Darwin Award.
Panic at Israeli airport as US family packs unexploded bombshell for flight home theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…
@davidgerard @dobes @rohan_p @swearyanthony Dropped to $36m, so $3/month. Or $100 for a developer account with API..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…L3
@davidgerard @dobes @rohan_p @swearyanthony Wait here we go. US$50 it was. zdnet.com/article/app-ne… And the audio fi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…TF
@davidgerard @dobes @rohan_p @swearyanthony It was freemium, with a subscription needed for unlimited use.
@dobes @rohan_p @swearyanthony @davidgerard That was App.Net.
zdnet.com/article/could-…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net
“German National Anthem on Electric Devices” youtube.com/watch?v=aERE5v…
@MattLaslo @dobes @purserj @bunjaree That’s impressive for a city location. We’ve had 50+ species on this property.
It’s a bit Korean in style today. pic.twitter.com/nqhKJWD45J
snurbbotinfo Awkward; the Liberal partyroom is on Deliveroo.
@FlyOpineMonkey @purserj @NewtonMark Cruel but fair.
@MattLaslo @dobes @purserj The gang-gang is one of our most beautiful jerkbirds. Now listed as endangered, but here..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mv
@purserj @FlyOpineMonkey @NewtonMark Jeff has his own spacecraft though.
@FlyOpineMonkey @NewtonMark @purserj You know, “could” is a tricky word… Do we know anything about what those little fuckers are up to?
@FlyOpineMonkey @NewtonMark @purserj You know, “could” is a tricky word… DO we know anything about what those little fuckers are up to?
Have a fluffy jerk, @dobes @purserj. twitter.com/davidcsimon/st…
CaseyBriggs Australian vaccine coverage (0+ population)
First dose: 86.7%
Second dose: 83.8%
Third dose: 52.2%
Approximately 2..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…PP
@JohnBirmingham You can hear JB say more about Solomon islands and China and stuff in this podcast what we did on S..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NL
Today’s AlienSideboob from @JohnBirmingham is titled “Waiting for Godot’s Scare Campaign” and it’s free to read…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qZ
Rabe9 🙃a Perth mayor compares council’s battle against a new heated pool to Ukraine war🙃 pic.twitter.com/yzOUBp39m0
AnarchyCoo MMUUUUH! SPEAK FIRE TO POWER! pic.twitter.com/4NsAvg4oju
@NewtonMark @purserj Sure, and that’s also a delightful scenario, but so is Vaporise All The Things.
@purserj @NewtonMark Anyway what Mark wants is a battery of Nike-Hercules to lay down a pattern of nukes in front o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fd
@NewtonMark Also, these guys are either legends or idiots. npr.org/sections/krulw…
@NewtonMark May I refer you to shot PLUMBBOB JOHN… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation… pic.twitter.com/Ng4NLxKPKG
I guess not. twitter.com/AusElectoralCo…
Waratah sequence 2021, day 238. Just another generic photo of the two seed pods in question today. When will they f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…gU
@tomlist3r I hope so, There can be a resurgence around now. Good luck!
I mean, it *might* be a two different people with the same name… twitter.com/CaseyBriggs/st…
@tomlist3r Monday was the positive RAT but symptoms had been worse the day before. So that’s… five days?
Fri plan, crack of noon from quarantine edition: Sleep in (done); deal with a small sysadmin task; sloth; meals ad..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Wg
chrisjrn This bag is going to be weirdly popular among quite for reasons the designers probably won’t get. #PyConUS022 pic.twitter.com/UBSw25ogzy
@dobes @rohan_p @cameronwilson @NewtonMark Wait. Stay with me here. What if @JimCarrey is dead and is being played..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…HP
Here you go, @dobes @rohan_p @cameronwilson @NewtonMark. twitter.com/JimCarrey/stat…
JimCarrey Oh dear. :^• twitter.com/jasonselvig/st…
@Sandboxii Yes of *course* everyone saying the word “sandbox” nearly a decade ago wants support for some recently-l..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Gx
Hey marketing people, don’t do what these arsehats at @Sandboxii are doing: replying to the any and every tweet wit..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6t
@Lesleypatsb @sylmobile Thanks to both of you. I do seem to be on the path to recovery, so I hope I haven’t just jinxed it.
A podcast happened yesterday afternoon. Sorry about that. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
It is grey in the Blue Mountains today but not too moist. pic.twitter.com/WMmYzRKI8X
Friday. There will be ten, or there will be twelve. There will not be eleven. Your lucky colour is scarlet. Friday.
tanaka_tatsuya スリープしないパソコン pic.twitter.com/HgQqRsCsZE
paulwiggins The two years are up. twitter.com/NewshubNZ/stat…
@JustJimWillDo @Wolfie_Rankin I have no idea what that means.
Cruel but fair? No, not really. twitter.com/fesshole/statu…
Correct. Or, you know, mind you own business. twitter.com/fesshole/statu…
Histreepix Tony and Cherie Blair. Downing Street, 1998. pic.twitter.com/lJIPwykMzx
Histreepix The failed Eiffel Tower uprising against French subjugation, which pushed the majority of guerrilla Eiffel Towers i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6T
Histreepix Elon Musk tells humanity “My hubris will save you all!” Earth, 2022. pic.twitter.com/NEMiQgRKDS
snurbbotinfo Our open plan offices seem to save Newcastle.
snurb_dot_info Well, if the election doesn’t work out at least he can star in a remake of that famous Humphrey Bogart film noir, T..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Mv
@JustJimWillDo @BrevilleAus That’s the invisible hand of the kitchen appliances market.
stilgherrian And a reminder: There’s an as-always fabulous episode with @JohnBirmingham for you to listen to as well, recorded a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…t2
stilgherrian You’ll be pleased to know that I didn’t include any of the very chunky coughing fits that punctuated the recording session.
stilgherrian NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Election Unhinging: Week the Third” (36m34s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00167/
A shorter episode this..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NW
A quality headline.
“How One Man Tried to Build a DMT-Based Cult on Reddit and Lost Everything” vice.com/en/article/epx…
cjayanetti BREAKING: The BBC declares war on Italy pic.twitter.com/gxjk0IHumb
_BertHandsome If your social media manager walks into your office tomorrow to pitch an Elon tweet - sack them immediately.
_BertHandsome This is a shit new content format and it needs to fucking stop right the fuck now. twitter.com/motorsport/sta…
stilgherrian IMPORTANT. pic.twitter.com/d5zhI4pQG1
rynoliddell Australian families:
“We’re getting smashed by cost of living pressures, falling wages, rates likely to go up.”..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7Q
Reminder: Do not watch The Bad Program.
“My EastEnders Fruit Bowl Philosophy” by @MrMichaelSpicer youtube.com/watch?v=9RPGfN…
Here is “Every Evil Emperor” by @MisterABK for @expectproblems and @CptHollingworth. youtube.com/watch?v=RKdxSZ…
@juhasaarinen @darrenpauli How do you know?
@juhasaarinen @darrenpauli Only if you want it to be.
stilgherrian Reminder: The Hill of Dead Pets Challenge ends this Sat 30 April, and there will be no more extensions. We need bot..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Uc
@jetztgibtshaue Oh yes. Progressing quite well in fact. But editing covers a great many breaks.
@jetztgibtshaue I’m sick. :(
GBBranstetter If enforcing gender norms requires a constant state of surveillance and censorship then they probably aren’t as bio..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cn
@tortoise @zilevandamme @JMchangama @andrewjb_ @Tom_Westgarth15 @txp_io Musk stick! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_stick pic.twitter.com/QOO6mRMILG
@Pollytics Which is to say, normal people. :)
@JonoInAotearoa Thanks, mate. :) Love to you and yours.
@petedavo_au @Pollytics SEKRIT!
@Pollytics … when I did a vox pop after a state cabinet reshuffle. I wanted to show how people phoning the 8.30am..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…JQ
@Pollytics I agree with all this. So it’s more about how much someone chooses to inform themselves about / wallow i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sU
@JonoInAotearoa Yep, thanks, but getting better each day. That said, there can be a relapse in week two but I don’t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qk
@JonoInAotearoa I’m afraid it is. But not for too much longer.
@Pollytics Fair point lol.
@Pollytics What you you prefer to “low information voters”?
roweafr all aboard..@FinancialReview pic.twitter.com/xNddsZouPT
@TomSear Added to the list. Cheers!
@JustJimWillDo They can never quite hide the crest.
And a reminder: There’s an as-always fabulous episode with @JohnBirmingham for you to listen to as well, recorded a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…t2
You’ll be pleased to know that I didn’t include any of the very chunky coughing fits that punctuated the recording session.
NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Election Unhinging: Week the Third” (36m34s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00167/
A shorter episode this..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NW
Mr Roberts-Smith’s friend seems nice. twitter.com/hughriminton/s…
I have a prior engagement but this looks really good. @yun_aus is smart. twitter.com/yun_aus/status…
@purserj @dobes @rohan_p @davidgerard @swearyanthony Too close. Burn it all down.
And yes I’ve checked that it’s true. twitter.com/TheWiggles/sta…
IMPORTANT. pic.twitter.com/d5zhI4pQG1
@dobes @purserj @rohan_p @davidgerard @swearyanthony You should start a publication about it called the Huffing Token Post.
@rohan_p @dobes @davidgerard @swearyanthony Do they “transform their wisdom into crypto tokens” by drinking bleach or huffing paint?
@morebento Cheers!
@DavidFengTrains Thanks, David. :)
Toby_Halligan Coca-Cola’s stocks rise precipitously on a wave of over-confidence before plummeting 30 minutes later..twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…D6
rohan_p X-files Cigarette Smoking Man vibes twitter.com/JoshButler/sta…
jeamland Mr. Roberts-Smith continues to be the plaintiff in this case. twitter.com/Ageinvestigate…
@pjf I have, and I do not recommend it. Thanks. I’m past the first peak and now wondering whether I’ll get the optional second peak.
@DavidFengTrains Hah! It doesn’t like you.
Thu plan, quarantine edition: Sleep in (done); ponder whether making a podcast as originally scheduled is worth it;..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xN
It’s slightly less moist in the Blue Mountains today. pic.twitter.com/LF0Gv7QHgb
Thursday. Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a ligh..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…E9
@twcau @NewtonMark What? You checked it out? Lol.
@shermozle @NewtonMark Oh they exist lol.
@NewtonMark Lol Teen Vogue they are not. :)
@chaucerburnt @JustJimWillDo That’s a solid point. And yes thermite is fun to watch.
@AndrewPStreet Exactly. But then we really wanted to an an acceptable British nation with foxes and rabbits and stuff.
paulkidd iOS just autocorrected ‘Warringah’ to ‘Eastasia’ so there’s that.
@chaucerburnt @JustJimWillDo Almost inevitably so. I only made gunpowder and napalm.
@chaucerburnt @JustJimWillDo Yeah they’d have plenty of kick. Had you put them in parallel you could get a really fat 12V jolt from them.
@AndrewPStreet I’m old enough to remember when we learned that bilbies were a thing. We were never taught about nat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…B1
QUOLL NEWS! twitter.com/davidghamilton…
@JustJimWillDo And we — me and another lad at school — made half a million volts with a Testa coil, which was decidedly excessive.
@juhasaarinen @R_Chirgwin No, I think it will.
I found this while looking for a “miss electricity” image for my tweet to @R_Chirgwin but I know @drspacejunk and..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…l0
“Miss Marconi, the German text proclaims, lets 650,000 volts pass through her body safely. The inset vignettes show..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Zf
@R_Chirgwin Please excuse me for not coming over to have a gander.
@NewtonMark @drspacejunk Nah I think you’ll find it’s all just fine. pic.twitter.com/J6cBTDJxvL
@NewtonMark @drspacejunk “I love the smell of hydrazine in the morning,” and then my face turns yellow and I die.
@R_Chirgwin Oh lovely! You’ve had a visit from the Electron Fairy!
jrhennessy Just learned that Craigslist has a forum, with the worst interface imaginable, that people still post on. A time ca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Mk
@ktxby Bet here’s nothing in there about the secret US-AU UFO base in the Jamison Valley.
@SuperCroup [Nods.] It’s best to make sure. :) I’ve also noticed a change in quality to my dreams. Hard to explain..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ip
@SuperCroup Yeah, it’s all very “Hah! No that’s all you’re getting from that coffee, Sunshine. Now try to remember..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…FA