Time for me to go away now. It’s a long weekend ahead, but I’m working both Sat and Mon. Sat is the podcast post-production day. Ciao.
@dmeeze Ah yes.
bajo Thank you to my viewer Rick James for the most disgusting tea infuser that exists on earth pic.twitter.com/2Zlyidwc4q
BadVaccineTakes New dating show idea: Ditch or Detox? pic.twitter.com/0W7vgRaOwu
sakkov This cartoon is from 1982 pic.twitter.com/TbyGb7vEte
@kcarruthers @D_Keating Alas we couldn’t afford the models, but they were definitely objects of desire.
RT @Histreepix: A Brexit supporter complains that the ‘good old days’ aren’t the same as they were in the ‘good old days’. Sleaford, 2019.…
@D_Keating It needs to be developed further I think.
@Steve_Lockstep You’re thinking of his Silver Logie.
RT @NewtonMark: My favorite thing about this week is the way that the two preceding weeks of wall to wall Queen-death hysteria from our Aus…
@TonyThefathippy It’s important to give things clear names.
@JustJimWillDo Yeah it was all a bit cryptic.
Parker probably did all the wet work.
I’ve always wondered what happened to the labourers that built all this shit under Tracy Island.
@AbstractCode Never apologise.
@joannejacobs Exactly.
Alan always was the dreamy one.
@itsbriala Hardly time to have lunch!
Loving how Fireflash is atomic-powered, reaches mach 2 before reheat is even turned on, and cruises at mach 6 at 20… https://t.co/m1Zt5HEsHn
@spottytwit Exactly.
It’s only moderately racist in that generic 1960s stereotyping of foreigns way.
@TomSear There was that, but the data retention legislation was all a bit of a mess being integrated too.
It being International Thunderbirds Day, I am going to watch “Thunderbirds†S01E01. https://t.co/CacId7FjPH
RT @KarenKKwok: Oil is the new data https://t.co/KrDFii88Oe
@f1l3n0tf0und I have diverse tastes. :)
@_manin_black_ I would like to continue forgetting this.
@TomSear It’s been a while since I read these laws — although I have in fact read every word — and I’d forgotten ho… https://t.co/hHtRTnFn6q
So LazerPig has made a video titled “Are T-34s in Ukraine?†and while the answer to that question is currently no,… https://t.co/z13v5muYwk
@TomSear Yeah but isn’t there another table somewhere? Or am I confusing that with TOLA or some shit?
@TomSear “Needâ€.
RT @johnb78: It turns out that Johnson really was the only one of them able to hold a piss-up in a brewery, even if that was only due to hi…
Yesterday’s @7ampodcast on the Optus thing was also very good. https://t.co/cCrkXQMk9J
NEW BLOG POST: “Digital developments from Canberra 7†https://t.co/EHurW7eaWE
The national anti-corruption commiss… https://t.co/l5woHtQa5c
@joelpmichael Oh FFS lol.
“Optus says it needed to keep identity data for six years. But did it really?†https://t.co/nTtjOTS7PK (No, not really.)
This week’s “This Week†podcast from the ABC is headlined “Optus attack: are companies holding too much data?†but… https://t.co/a8kGpRWvdK
tanyavolt (sits down in chair)
psych: what’s new pussycat? pic.twitter.com/niAwXbMf8o
@joelpmichael We still don’t know whether it’s only 10,200 records breached, or whether the whole dataset is out th… https://t.co/Aiia6wtOqt
RT @TheShovel: We’ve just been sent a leaked version of an upcoming article from a British tabloid
https://t.co/7zdVQnSZqx https://t.co/Y…
acmadotgov @NewtonMark @Optus This information was removed in March 2022 as telcos no longer use this method of ID verification for purchasers. 2/2
RT @acmadotgov: @NewtonMark @Optus Hi Mark, up until March 2022 the webpage featured information relating to the rules for verifying identi…
@R_Chirgwin I’d missed this one! Thanks, I haven’t done the rounds yet to see what waratah flowers we have this year.
@_manin_black_ @JohnBirmingham Actually it’s more than we recorded quite long, again, and I don’t want to be workin… https://t.co/r5NhEd6mms
Optus data breach victim in NSW? Here’s Service NSW’s page on replacing your license. https://t.co/Q0rs2KkcWl
Inte… https://t.co/jFAj2neJiG
@latingle @YouTube The BBC has assembled all eight into a single one-hour program, should you want to experience th… https://t.co/EdWHoXzlEm
@JonoInAotearoa @JohnBirmingham It’s still defo.
@ScottFitzG @JohnBirmingham Depends on the context. :)
@HartWexford Yes. It causes me to become irritated.
@trentyarwood @JohnBirmingham Oh there’s still plenty of good bits.
@JohnBirmingham I learned, though, that a Big Green Egg is not the same as a jade egg. pic.twitter.com/be14DmsB5i
@JohnBirmingham I’ve just finished recording an excellent podcast chat with @JohnBirmingham. Thanks, JB. I’ll publi… https://t.co/w6WzcN6caS
RT @ClareONeilMP: Update: Optus will pay for replacement passports for those affected by the data breach 💇 https://t.co/TiX20knPCi
I’m sure this will be the only time this ever happens. https://t.co/uC3mrbh991
On the other hand, it’s like repeatedly stabbing a deformed kitten.
I’m just over half-way through and I can hear her will to live slowly departing. This is cruel, but totally self-in… https://t.co/ahu5EOyW4i
RT @lilbabygandhi: Sometimes Reddit just bangs way more than twitter ever will https://t.co/8oODSy4uYZ
RT @TobyGV: Do I know any Sydney based video people who are keen for a full time job? Gotta know about social/vertical video but knowing pr…
RT @pablotdon: The way she sucking his titty is grounds for death im so sorry https://t.co/qID1TBS586
Well this is certainly a bit of a shitshow.
Listening to the Liz Truss debacle from yesterday. This will be fun. https://t.co/8SRfbJaaEp
@Dave_Hooton A data breach means data went somewhere it wasn’t meant to, regardless of the cause. So yes.
(Similar… https://t.co/RldvwwN3Bm
@NewtonMark I’m not sure how long she’s been in this seat, but yes, she’s the new head of Cyber Command.
ABC News is tuning out too. Presumably because the National Cabinet press conference is coming up.
She’s not going into details of the data breach itself, so I’m tuning out. And Optus seems to have stopped saying a… https://t.co/3sXASnUlpj
@NewtonMark She. But yes.
No bite on whether there was an API open to the internet or not. We’re not going to get straight answers on that for some time I guess.
People keep saying not to click on “suspicious†links. But how do you tell? What is “suspicious�
Here’s the press release from AFP. https://t.co/A3S9VSlMrP
The repeated message is that it’s a complex investigation and they’re following multiple lines of inquiry. Also it… https://t.co/NAFfWviIbL
@GreenJ I retweeted that, Dad, but it’s very bad.
The Assistant Commissioner is sounding VERY nervous, although to be fair I’m not as familiar with her voice as with some others.
RT @GreenJ: better than ‘Operation Daily Mail’ i guess… https://t.co/wE2YJiNlYB
Media release with practical tips to come today. They’re all taking this crime “very seriouslyâ€.
AFP expects the investigation to be “long and complexâ€. Announcing a further measure to reduce risk: AFP and states… https://t.co/meJKm9nv1h
AFP press conference on now. https://t.co/jthgZ01cLy
I hope someone has told the virus that the pandemic is over. https://t.co/C4fslWJFxT
@developerjack TIL there was a thing called Stadia.
@jetztgibtshaue @kels_316 Max Headroom or GTFO. https://t.co/BNe91KS05v
@kels_316 They are not. And they’re still not unless they do all those things while wearing rollerblades.
@NewtonMark Am.
@NewtonMark Well you are wrong, Mark.
@kels_316 I have no idea. Those films are very silly anyway.
Reminder: Using imagery from “The Matrix†(1999) to illustrate a story about hacking in 2022 is equivalent to using… https://t.co/ZWqG6mpHKI
@DDsD And that is literally the only thing that is wrong about that picture.
camfassett data analysis is my passion pic.twitter.com/aWr9PyCSLn
Not an actual picture. https://t.co/xOoKtgZA52
James_Jeffrey I guess it was fed nothing but blue grass. pic.twitter.com/gwM6rlNB59
“The Lawyer Commercial That We All Need†by Joel Haver and co-conspirators (3m18s) https://t.co/46k8KUC7aQ
This is an excellent analysis of the UK economy and you should watch it. https://t.co/K64j5zfhRT
joshgnosis The AFP is holding a presser on the Optus data breach at 11.15 this morning.
Gosh. “The Moonlight State†(1987) is online, the “Four Corners†ep that led to the Fitzgerald inquiry into corrupt… https://t.co/2CeMLl73xS
RT @TheShovel: The ABC has defended having Alan Jones on Q&A’s discussion about racism, saying it was important to have an expert on the pa…
ChristiansenLiv We thank the reviewers for their suggestions and believe they have substantially improved the paper pic.twitter.com/mOwk0GpFWs
@JustJimWillDo @JohnBirmingham I did quite like when Dutton said the Queen had a horrible arsehole, and now I have downloaded that clip.
@JohnBirmingham OK, time to start the podcast pre-production session for today. This is my life, people. pic.twitter.com/ip7yhsCigy
RT @markhumphries: This is lovely. https://t.co/edNepaNimt
@steampowerednet We don’t say problem†around here. We say “opportunityâ€.
“A myGov makeover? This pig will need more than lipstick†https://t.co/nK1eybmahG
@steampowerednet I’ve visited San Francisco quite a few times and I love travelling on BART because it’s cheaper th… https://t.co/FMJrRVfgNX
Is this a time-traveling James Burke? https://t.co/8ze51XlJM3
Cybertruck is what you’d get if BART mated with a sardine canpic.twitter.com/F1s1oa75iuiu
It also serves briefly as an aircraft, if you drive it off a cliff. Or as a reminder of the folly of humankind, for… https://t.co/mcPW7WOZvL
@Davelennonabc True enough.
@yuffiedog Well played.
Too soon? https://t.co/o3ZtQCNsgs
RT @decryption: my truck will fly, if it’s not too windy https://t.co/igGWNm8LKR
@trott1073 This modern music can be quite confusing, I know, but the kids love it.
F.A.B., @TheDanBarrett!
Correct. Fri 30 Sep is International Thunderbirds Day. https://t.co/3YUjP4G3cT https://t.co/rGreSewtCU
Maybe too subtle for a Friday morning.
🎶 “T-T-T-Triple fox, triple fox…†🎶 https://t.co/q9IvGmxWtS https://t.co/F80SgaUgA4
RT @_BertHandsome: Someone is going to murder their child by locking in the car and driving it into a lake https://t.co/nXWe1t8ux7
RT @VeryBadLlama: fascinated by Air Canada’s decision to end their mandatory safety video with a clip of their employees lining up and chee…
@kcarruthers @NewtonMark We would. https://t.co/AQYyJIGpXp
RT @SuperCroup: Okay, who had “the mushrooms rise up and hunt us as prey” on their 2022 bingo card? https://t.co/PUl8aeWtA2
@JohnBirmingham It’s going to be an odd episode because supporters have dedicated four TRIGGER WORDS and two whole… https://t.co/CXrpOG8oRh
Fri plan: Deal with some work-related loose ends; listen to the Liz Truss on-air slaughter and other podcast pre-pr… https://t.co/fecBstYeUk
RT @fesshole: I married my husband to prove that one night stands can last more than one night. It was a bet of £50 between friends. Seven…
@kcarruthers @NewtonMark Kate just loves crushing empires.
RT @jxeeno: oh no i guess it’s wrong now https://t.co/OXIIP5FErz
RT @TheOnion: Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die https://t.co/6a4hLN7lP3 https://t.co/6fBUOQm4jE
It’s a drab day in the Blue Mountains today. pic.twitter.com/Su5PDBVDdL
Friday. The outcome of your decisions will become clear. There will be regret, and shame. Your lucky colour is coba… https://t.co/fcaTlWu7R7
Nah I can’t watch TV at this hour. It would only make me angry. I am full of sou and satisfaction now so that’s enough.
RT @GuardianAus: ‘Brutal’: media deride Liz Truss’s local radio interviews https://t.co/BU8nGiJrng
@BoomerDea @NewtonMark Are they going to frack the hospital?
AnyssaBohanan The Sanibel Causeway this morning following Hurricane Ian
@ABC7SWFL @NBC2 pic.twitter.com/lgrTmjoqGJ
@BoomerDea That is kinda the point of local radio though.
@SuperCroup Yep. It’s part of my morning listening before recording with Mr Birmingham in the afternoon.
@plumrid I wouldn’t want to be judgemental.
@NewtonMark I’ve also see#ThickLizzyzy lol. This is magnificent.
@riayn Thatcher was many things, but one of those things was being a scientist.
@NewtonMark I AM IN THE LOOP! ;) https://t.co/zEG8fcmr2p
@kcarruthers @paulwallbank @oberonsghost Oh dear. I just looked it up. very nasty.
RT @Leo_Puglisi6: to some people in the comments: you can laugh at the rap & liberal party without being weird and misogynistic https://t.c…
poutinesmoothie Feels like a trap. pic.twitter.com/eDKUSqg02V
@BoomerDea I’m really looking forward to listening.
@noseratio @JamesTechRec Then you have as much information as anyone else.
RT @PeteOtway: What the PM thought she was getting:
Soft interviews from local radio.
What she actually got:
Real representation of ordina…
Pollytics The only things that actually exist in politics are those things actually legislated. Until then, everything else is piss and wind.
RT @jimrosecircus1: During WW2, The Germans built a fake wooden airfield with wooden aircraft in order to trick the allies. England was wat…
RT @BBCPolitics: This morning PM Liz Truss did a series of interviews with eight BBC local radio stations
Listen to the full set here on @…
Ping @SuperCroup.
HURRAH! https://t.co/b50wETTM8x
Thu plan, remainder, 8.45pm edition: Make soup; watch “Four Corners†for research purposes; eat soup; sob quietly at the state of the world.
Hey Fish! I vote “destroy itâ€. https://t.co/67E2OqlHEo
@paulwallbank @kcarruthers @oberonsghost Yeah but to actually catch the disease would be a fluke.
RT @tombomp: Every week I discover some new level to American suburban hell: artificial “waterfront properties” that cut off travelling any…
@SuperCroup I’m going to collect them and save them for the weekend. Unless I get really keen and assemble some bit… https://t.co/3reL0yI2rm
@riayn Show them the Margaret Thatcher climate change speech from 1989. That’ll fuck with their heads. https://t.co/RKF5GtUDJ0
@genericitis Sweet.
@kcarruthers @oberonsghost @paulwallbank I did not eat the slug. I have eaten snails though. The little buggers ate… https://t.co/4kNVAFkDTW
@genericitis It does, and yeah I can cut tape quite well. :)
@genericitis I wish I had all those interviews, but the original tapes (yes) are all lost in time.
@oberonsghost @paulwallbank @kcarruthers I used to like going to Dymocks Cafe. I once got a free meal there because… https://t.co/7wj6cheg2w
@fount8 Yeah but sometimes it’s a bit fishy. (And I did see what you did there. Very good.)
@genericitis That’s a fucking awesome album. Also, I interviewed Michael Franti back then. Smart guy. Very sharp.
@mjcherbert See what I mean? :)
@MerrickPhillip Sensible choice.
@UpGuard Hahaha. Nah they’ve been pushing that a lot lately.
@mjcherbert Oh come ON! Just look at the schedule. :)
Reminder: Do not watch The Bad Program.
@_manin_black_ There is always probing.
@ShaquilleRay @gathgwyn You say this like it’s a bad thing.
@ShaquilleRay @gathgwyn I’ve checked the reviews on some other sites and it’s certainly not dog-proof, if that’s any help.
@UpGuard Yeah and now we can start placing bets on who will take over those top two spots, and when.
@UpGuard Cheers! It’s a great list to have handy, I must say.
@itsbriala Fishy fishy fishy fishy!
@Rhys_Needham I don’t think so, which is sad.
@jones_writer You know you want one.
@itsbriala Only one way to find out.
REWearmouth A Tory MP who backed Truss texts: “It’s an utter shitshow.”
RT @dippizuka: first read the tweet and thought, wow, about time we regulated doona thickness in this country https://t.co/8yzSQ4KHg0
@AnOldManStream1 You will enjoy @NewtonMark’s comments on this very pointbit.ly/3fgYYA0id
I don’t make these things up. Well, not often. This is real. Comes in a choice of four colours.… https://t.co/FSS6zIF4UP
If anyone is thinking of leaving Optus, well, Telstra Plus has some hot offers right now. pic.twitter.com/bWr9ZK7mPt
@AnOldManStream1 Short version: I’m not bold enough to say this is “true†but I am happy to say “It’s starting to sound like it to meâ€.
@AnOldManStream1 Nothing is officially confirmed yet . Someone leaked from Optus that it was indeed a test server w… https://t.co/h1CdQCiikB
Exactly. Anyway that’ll be on the “This Week†podcast tomorrow night and ABC Local Radio at 8am Saturday. Unless al… https://t.co/oSCMWoe8n9
@nschultz Nice.
I have just explained to ABC Radio how the Optus hack was the work of aliens from a nearby planet who wanted to inv… https://t.co/x4eemCsVId
OK, I’m about to record a radio interview for the ABC. I’ll be back once I’ve finished making up some more lies.
RT @Aiannucci: RETURN TO YOUR HOMES! THE ENEMY EMERGENCY HAS BEEN REPELLED!! RETURN AND FEAST ON THE SWEET FREEDOMS THAT FALL FROM OUR LEAD…
@JamesHenstridge @UpGuard JFC hush your mouth! :)
@spottytwit @_manin_black_ Lol thanks, but I’ll be fine. I’ve been doing this shit for many, many years AMND IT HAS… https://t.co/BC6mprhatc
RT @CosmicRami: @Optus No no, instead, they are getting text messages saying “Your very personal information has been stolen - go to our we…
RT @CosmicRami: Urgh … looks like certain non-English speaking members of my family are part of the cohort of victims in the massive @Opt…
@JonoInAotearoa Serious answers for this one. :) I’m recording a radio interview in about 15 minutes.
@HoundMs Oh dear lol. I’m seeing so many excellent snippets but I want all of them. ALL OF THEM I TELL YOU!
Any more opinions before I close the poll at 7pm AEST? https://t.co/4AjqVnTETH
@JamesTechRec Neither have I, not as an account-holder anyway. Which means, in theory, your data wasn’t in the brea… https://t.co/a6xonM1WIz
@JamesTechRec Not to discount anything else you just said, of course.
@JamesTechRec They’ve offered 12 months of credit monitoring. https://t.co/d0hF6BzOEP
@_manin_black_ Mate, thanks to you I have to watch the Peter Dutton interview from Four Corners. I’d lay low if I were you.