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Posts from April 2021
2021-04-01 : ❤️ Like of:
“Guilt-Tripped by a Chalkboard Sign” by Cheri
2021-04-01 :
🇺🇸 Link:
“The Three Factions of the American Left” by Ross Barkan
2021-04-01 : 💬 The Evolution of Canadian, Australian and NZ Englishes :
On Quora, I once answered a question about why Australian and NZ English sound more like “British English” …
2021-04-02 : 🗒 Micro post:
Good Friday today – start of a long weekend for Viv, and the school holidays for me! We’ve been blessed with …
2021-04-02 : 🏝 Photo post:
Today Viv and I went on an extended beach walk to soak up this late summery spell. And the beach was definitely the …
2021-04-02 : 🖥 Using Taxonomies to Create Monthly Archives in Hugo :
By default, Hugo doesn’t create date-based archive pages for you. And while it’s relatively straightforward …
2021-04-03 : 🏟 Micro post:
Whoo, just got home from a walk and saw that the Swans have unexpectedly beaten the reigning premiers …
2021-04-03 : 🍃 Photo post:
To further enjoy the perfect weather this weekend, Viv and I made it out to Sherbrooke Forest and did a 2¼ hour walk …
2021-04-03 : ⏰ Melbourne Time :
Tonight we set our clocks back to return to standard time, and as such here’s a discovery I made through Twitter: …
2021-04-03 :
🔍 Link:
“Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday”
2021-04-04 : 🍱 Photo post:
Today for lunch I cooked something new: dal makhani, based on this recipe (external link) with some cheeky …
2021-04-05 : 💻 Category-Specific RSS Feeds :
Tonight I did something I’ve been meaning to do for a while – created a page outlining the RSS feeds for this site …
2021-04-06 :
📰 Link:
“How cultural comedy is making us laugh louder”
2021-04-06 : ❤️ Like of:
“On the eve of immunity, 10 reflections” by Ben Werdmüller
2021-04-07 : 💬 Why I Still Find Spanish Imperatives Hard :
I started learning Spanish over 11 years ago and I’m not too bad at it now, but I have to admit but one of the …
2021-04-07 : 🐶 Photo post:
We got to see this little guy a couple of times over the Easter long weekend! Despite Gizmo’s best efforts, he …
2021-04-07 : 📚 Book review:
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (★★½)
2021-04-07 :
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“‘Just a simple fact’: Australia raises stake in vaccine war with Europe”
2021-04-07 :
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“How Facebook will benefit from its massive breach” by Cory Doctorow
2021-04-08 : 🐱 Micro post:
Had to run out a couple of hours ago when I heard a cat fight happening outside. Not sure who she was fighting, but I …
2021-04-09 : 🐱 Micro post:
Thanks for all the sympathy re: Gidget yesterday! Today she’s still limping when she walks, and mostly just …
2021-04-09 : ❤️ Like of:
“The real cancel culture” by Cory Doctorow
2021-04-09 : ❤️ Like of:
“How Working From Home Saved Me” by Alan Marsden
2021-04-09 : 🐱 Micro post:
We’ve been to the vet!
The good news is that there’s been no really bad news, although the vet wasn’t …
2021-04-09 : 🦠 AstraZeneca, blood clots and Australia :
Australia has followed the lead of a few European countries in curtailing the rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines, due to …
2021-04-10 : 🐱 Photo post:
Some even better news from yesterday: Gidget is back to walking around normally and insisting on going on her regular …
2021-04-10 :
🇺🇸 Link:
“MLK Was a Radical Who Hated Not Only Racial Subordination But Class Exploitation”
2021-04-10 :
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“Text Adventures: How Twine remade gaming”
2021-04-10 : ❄️ Micro post:
The first wintry blast of the year has well and truly hit Melbourne. Today and tomorrow have maxima of around 15°C, but …
2021-04-11 :
💵 Link:
“If Australia was more democratic, would its economic policies be better?”
2021-04-13 : 🧅 Caramelised Onions :
Last night I made caramelised onions for the first time ever, prompted I guess by this article about how time-consuming …
2021-04-13 : 🌦 Photo post:
A couple of days ago now, but our regular Sunday walk on the beach took place in the vicious cold and got hit by icy …
2021-04-14 : 📚 Book review:
The Sleep Room by F.R. Tallis (★★★★)
2021-04-15 : 🎮 Micro post:
Recently I found, and started playing, Melvor Idle (external link). I’d been looking for a game I could …
2021-04-15 : 🏙 Melbourne's Property Development Crisis :
Like many people, I think, I have an instinctive contempt for property developers.
It’s not that I object to new …
2021-04-15 : 🏟 Micro post:
Can I be real, it’s really confusing that the Swans and GWS are apparently facing off in the VFL (external …
2021-04-16 : 🎮 Micro post:
Hello all, I have made an incredible discovery! Someone has ported the game of my childhood, Extreme Tux Racer, to …
2021-04-17 : ❤️ Like of:
“Ethical anti-design, or designing products that people can't get addicted to.”
2021-04-18 : ❤️ Like of:
“The Affordable Game” by Patrick Rhone
2021-04-19 : 🎬 Judas and the Black Messiah :
Yesterday Viv and I went and saw Judas and the Black Messiah, at long last. It’s about the Black Panthers’ Fred …
2021-04-19 :
🏟 Link:
“Is Aussie rules booming at rugby’s expense?”
2021-04-19 : ❤️ Like of:
“Heading back to Australia in times of Coronavirus” by Ash Kyd
2021-04-19 :
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“How to Self-Publish a Book in 10 Steps” by David Gaughran
2021-04-19 : 🖥 Micro post:
Had a weird experience today. I had to call Medicare to check on the progress of something that really should’ve …
2021-04-20 : 🐱 Photo post:
Holidays are over, so time to psych myself up for early starts again (yuck). Waking up before dawn is always tough, and …
2021-04-20 :
🏟 Link:
“The European Super League Is the Inevitable Conclusion of Football Capitalism”
2021-04-22 : 👮 Micro post:
This (external link) is an important article for Australians who are outraged by US police murders of Black …
2021-04-22 : ❤️ Like of:
“Marginalia 19: Four day weekend” by Hugh Rundle
2021-04-22 : ❤️ Like of:
““Modern” web design antipatterns” by fluffy
2021-04-23 :
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“More than 5,500 people get NSW police record after strip searches which found nothing illegal”
2021-04-23 : 🗒 Micro post:
It’s not the vaccine on everyone’s mind (cos I’m still not eligible for that one 😠) but I did have a …
2021-04-25 : 🎉 Reviewing Victoria's Public Holidays :
For those who are unaware, today (Sunday, 25 April) is the public holiday of Anzac Day, which commemorates a campaign …
2021-04-26 : 🖥 Micro post:
For a while I’ve been itching to try the Glitch-Soc (external link) variant of Mastodon, which has some …
2021-04-26 : 🐱 Photo post:
I realised it had been a few days since Gidget had last made use of her $350 box, so I figured she didn’t want it …
2021-04-27 : 🗒 Micro post:
Had a routine blood test this morning that I had to fast for… let me tell you, I’m enjoying my coffee now …
2021-04-27 : ❤️ Like of:
“Our Politics at Work” by Jason Becker
2021-04-27 : 📱 Updating My Hugo Blog From My Phone :
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an individual in possession of a Hugo blog must feel compelled to make loads …
2021-04-27 :
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“Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights watchdog says”
2021-04-27 :
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“India needs our vaccines”
2021-04-29 :
🖥 Link:
“136 facts every web dev should know before they burn out and turn to landscape painting or nude modelling” by Baldur Bjarnason
2021-04-29 :
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“Just 1.2 per cent of rental properties in Australia are affordable for minimum wage earners, analysis finds”
2021-04-29 : 🐱 Photo post:
Now this has been a common sight on recent mornings! You couldn’t ask for a sweeter or cuter cuddlebug ❤️ Maybe …
2021-04-30 : 🏝 Photo post:
It’s been many weeks since we’ve had a day as warm as 24°, but today Melbourne finally delivered! I had a …
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.