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2022-01-01 :
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“Four-gender systems in Indo-European” 2022-01-02 :
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“Book review – Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion” 2022-01-02 :
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“Witty title-less post about the Finnish formal pronoun” 2022-01-02 : 🐶 Photo post:
My folks weren’t able to come for their usual Sunday visit today, because my sister woke up with a sore throat. … 2022-01-03 : 💉 Micro post:
Yayyyy, I’ve managed to book my Covid vaccine booster shot for January 31! It seemed harder than it … 2022-01-05 :
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“Danish children struggle to learn their vowel-filled language – and this changes how adult Danes interact” 2022-01-05 :
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“Are official COVID-19 case numbers now useless?” 2022-01-05 : 💻 Site update:
Published a bunch of new pages to my personal wiki today, most of them not truly new (they’d been in my Obsidian … 2022-01-06 : 🏏 Micro post:
One “sports history” tidbit that I quite like is the fact that cricket and ten-pin bowling ultimately derive … 2022-01-07 : 🎹 Curly Quotes on Mac Keyboards :
I’m seriously kind of bugged by the positions of the curly quotes symbols on the Mac keyboard. Their positions … 2022-01-07 : 🎹 I configured Karabiner to better type curly quotes :
As a follow-up to my last post, I can happily say that I fixed my Mac’s key combinations for curly quotes by … 2022-01-08 : 🐱 Photo post:
Yesterday evening, one of our neighbours’ cats, Ben, paid a visit to our front porch. Rolled around for a while and made … 2022-01-08 : 💻 Site update:
Did something I’ve been intending to do for a while, and added glightbox (external link) to this site so … 2022-01-12 :
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“Antiwork Reddit: Australians join ‘Great Resignation’ over Covid-19 rules” 2022-01-12 :
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“From Safsaf to Sydney: Palestinian resistance and the festival boycott” 2022-01-12 :
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“3 in 4 people want to ride a bike but are put off by lack of safe lanes” 2022-01-12 :
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“COVID supply chain crisis shows what's really at the heart of the economy — healthy humans” 2022-01-14 :
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“Melbourne suburb names etymology” 2022-01-14 : 🐱 Photo post:
As cats tend to do, Gidget has found herself a new regular spot to frequent for a while… the base of her cat tower! She … 2022-01-14 :
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“Right-wing politics is cancerous to democracy, society, and human life” by Greg Larsen 2022-01-17 :
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“How bad are gas stoves? I ran some experiments to find out.” 2022-01-17 :
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“Look around you. The way we live explains why we are increasingly polarized” 2022-01-17 :
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“BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027 and funding frozen” 2022-01-17 : 🎾 Thoughts on Novak Djokovic :
So I woke up this morning to the news that, after 11 days of legal conflict and confusing news reports, male tennis no. … 2022-01-18 :
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“Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy” 2022-01-18 : 🗣 Reply: Thank you for reading! It hasn’t been the most straightforward story to follow even if you had been trying, but … 2022-01-19 : 🖥 Wordle :
I’m clearly a bit of a latecomer to Wordle (external link), but I found the website today 🙂 From my … 2022-01-21 :
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“Is English cricket's class and race problem behind their dismal Ashes defeat?” 2022-01-21 :
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“A love letter to the electric bike” 2022-01-22 : 🏏 Micro post:
Can I be real, it’s pretty disappointing that an entire Ashes game can be called off just because it rained for a … 2022-01-23 : 🐱 Micro post:
Why does my cat keep grabbing chunks of wet food out of her bowl, dumping them on the floor, then breaking them up and … 2022-01-23 :
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“Animated Changes in Population 10000 BCE to Present” 2022-01-24 : ☕️ Micro post:
Our kettle broke the other day (it must have a crack that I can’t see because it started leaking water … 2022-01-24 : 🐶 Photo post:
The last couple of times Gizmo has visited, he hasn’t really wanted to hang out in the living room with us like … 2022-01-25 : 🐱 Photo post:
Was strangely unable to find Gidget earlier today, until I noticed her back feet poking out from the base layer of the … 2022-01-26 :
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“Aboriginal Tent Embassy — ‘the guys who woke up Australia’ — marks its 50th anniversary” 2022-01-27 : 🚘 Micro post:
Almost got whacked by a psycho in a car on my way to the shops today because he decided to floor it down an ultra-quiet … 2022-01-28 :
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“Searching for Susy Thunder” 2022-01-28 : 🧬 We Got Our DNA Results Back! :
A couple of months ago, I wrote about how Vivian had ordered these AncestryDNA kits, along with some thoughts on how … 2022-01-30 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo seemed to feel like this teddy bear was a nice thing to cuddle up to last night ❤️
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“Latin as She is Spoke: How Classicists Tricked Themselves, and the Real Issue with Mary Beard’s Latin” by A.Z. Foreman 2022-01-30 : 🐶 Photo post:
This is Daisy; we got to see him today when we visited Viv’s brother’s and sister-in-law’s place! … 2022-01-31 : 💉 Micro post:
Well, I’m home after getting my booster shot! The pharmacy was really efficient and pleasant and I’m glad I … 2022-02-01 : 💉 Micro post:
Really not loving the side effects I’m having from my booster shot 😔 My original vaccine course was Pfizer, which … 2022-02-01 :
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“Pacific nationals working on Queensland farms claim they are barely making enough money to survive” 2022-02-01 :
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“Gwen C. Katz on Twitter” 2022-02-04 :
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“People Share Their Worst Experiences With Centrelink On Twitter” 2022-02-04 :
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“Hollywood Discovers the Middle-Aged Woman” 2022-02-04 :
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“Teaching Humans and Machines to Listen to Arrernte, an Indigenous Language of Central Australia” 2022-02-04 : 🤔 Micro post:
Sauce bottles where legitimately the last 10% of the sauce refuses to come out and just gets stuck on the sides of the … 2022-02-05 :
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“Glenn Youngkin Set Up a Tip Line to Snitch on Teachers. It’s Only Gotten Weirder Since.” 2022-02-06 : 🐱 Photo post:
Since that long heatwave ended, Gidget’s been a lot more cuddly, almost like she’s remembered how nice it is … 2022-02-08 :
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“NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wants to shake up school hours — this is what it could look like” 2022-02-08 : 🎬 A Short Review of Every Harry Potter Movie :
On Saturday, Vivian and I completed a goal that at one point he didn’t think we’d ever achieve: we have now … 2022-02-08 : 🐱 Photo post:
This is how Gidget kept us company as we watched the last Harry Potter movie, for what it’s worth! Unfortunate for … 2022-02-09 : ⌚️ Micro post:
In the past few weeks I’ve been having this issue with the sleep tracking feature of my Fitbit, which is that it … 2022-02-10 : 🪶 Photo post:
Woke up this morning to find this magpie watching me sleep!! This chair it was perched on is effectively right next to … 2022-02-11 : 🔍 Micro post:
I liked this quote, attributed to Rebecca Solnit, from this article ruminating on the longevity of … 2022-02-11 :
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“Publishers Are Taking the Internet to Court” 2022-02-11 :
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“A recent history of Sydney’s frequent public transport” 2022-02-12 : 🍱 Photo post:
Had a go at a new recipe today – jollof rice, working from this Kitchn recipe (external link). I did add chicken … 2022-02-12 : 💻 Site update:
On the off-chance anyone is interested, I just published a big batch of languages-related pages from my Obsidian vault … 2022-02-14 : 🐱 Photo post:
A couple of pics from last night: the sleepyheads 😉
2022-02-15 : 🌅 Valentine’s Day :
Viv and I went out to a local Vietnamese restaurant for dinner to celebrate Valentine’s Day last night, then took … 2022-02-16 :
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“Time Period of the word “cool” and its synonyms” 2022-02-16 :
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“It could be last drinks at famous John Curtin Hotel as owners put iconic pub up for sale” 2022-02-17 : 🖥 Micro post:
I’m really tempted to try out Vivaldi (external link) as my daily driver for a while. I’ve been … 2022-02-17 :
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“This lawyer should be world-famous for his battle with Chevron – but he’s in jail” 2022-02-18 : 🐱 Photo post:
Looking out through the porthole! 🐱 This cat igloo is located on top of a box, too, so that’s like double points … 2022-02-19 : 🪶 Photo post:
I’d been perplexed and even a little concerned the last few days, because our magpie friends who are usually such … 2022-02-19 :
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“Multilingual Europe” by Ingrid Piller 2022-02-20 :
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“Media Websites: 70% of the Carbon Footprint Caused by Ads and Stats” 2022-02-20 :
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“An Antifascist’s Position on Ukraine” by Emily Gorcenski 2022-02-20 :
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“Cristina Calderón, last speaker of Yaghan language, dies in Chile at 93” 2022-02-20 :
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“Magpies face bleak future as heat rises with climate change” 2022-02-22 : 🎬 Movie Adaptions :
When my folks visited on the weekend, we channel-surfed a bit and ended up watching portions of two movies that were … 2022-02-22 :
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“Altruism in birds? Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices” 2022-02-23 :
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“Google Search Is Dying” 2022-02-23 :
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“Cincinnati Built a Subway System 100 Years Ago–But Never Used It” 2022-02-24 : 🇺🇦 Micro post:
Distressed to see that Russia has launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine. I’d really hoped that some kind of … 2022-02-25 : 🇷🇺 Micro post:
It was heartening to catch up on social media this morning and see just how many Russians protested against their … 2022-02-25 :
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“The marvel of the Pilbara cooperative movement” 2022-02-25 :
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“Ukraine: Between Two Fires” 2022-02-26 :
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“I’ve been waiting 15 years for Facebook to die. I’m more hopeful than ever” 2022-02-27 : 🐶 Photo post:
Last night Viv and I went to a housewarming party – one set of his aunts and uncles moved house recently and wanted to … 2022-02-28 : 🚗 Micro post:
Having an annoying morning dealing with bureaucratic bullshit today. Late last week, Vivian got a parking fine for … 2022-02-28 : 🇧🇾 Micro post:
Ohh, I love this. Belarusian hackers launched a cyber attack on their country’s railway … 2022-03-02 : 🐱 Photo post:
Recent photo of a disgruntled cat. Featuring a sleepy Vivian up there in the top-left corner 😉 I think Gidget was cranky … 2022-03-03 : 💬 Evolution of English Accents :
I watched a couple of interesting YouTube videos last night: this one, demonstrating how London accents have evolved … 2022-03-05 : 🏏 Micro post:
Hope I don’t come across like a total asshole in this post but with the death of Shane Warne announced today, I … 2022-03-07 : 🐶 Photo post:
Yesterday afternoon Gizmo had just about the best beach walk of his life. Not only did he meet another dog… who … 2022-03-10 : 🍂 Micro post:
Over the last couple of days, it’s really dawned on me that summer is over, and autumn is here. Two days ago was … 2022-03-10 : 📱 Micro post:
Porting my mobile phone over to a new network today, assuming it all goes smoothly. Since the demise of Virgin Mobile … 2022-03-11 : 🐶 Photo post:
My folks are going away for the long weekend, so we’ve got Gizmo staying with us until Monday! He’s been a … 2022-03-12 : 🐶 Our Day With Gizmo :
It’s been a surprisingly busy and tiring day considering Gizmo isn’t really too hard to look after. … 2022-03-14 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo’s clearly watched too much of those cyclone preparedness videos that used to be on TV when I was a kid, … 2022-03-18 : 💬 Micro post:
Seems I haven’t been posting much in recent days! We returned Gizmo home on Monday (he seemed excited to be back … 2022-03-19 : 🦠 Indecision: A ‘Post-Pandemic’ Story :
As I’ve mentioned in the past, pre-pandemic Viv and I had a tradition of seeing the Swans-Bombers game every year, … 2022-03-20 :
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“Never on a Sunday: Western Australia’s long history of banning fun” 2022-03-20 :
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“The Red Scare Scarred the Left — But Couldn’t Kill It” 2022-03-20 :
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“To Rebuild a Universal Welfare State, We Need to Scrap Means-Testing” 2022-03-20 :
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“Freedom Isn’t Free” by Wendy Liu 2022-03-21 : 🚊 Micro post:
Came across this infographic on Twitter (external link) and I really appreciated it. For all that, e.g. the … 2022-03-23 :
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“Inside the Fight to Save Video Game History” 2022-03-23 :
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“The Greens’ liveable income guarantee is a serious idea the major parties won’t touch – yet” 2022-03-24 : 🐱 Photo post:
Morning snuggles with the baby cat ❤️
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“Sales of anti-Scott Morrison bin stickers surge after Liberal council threatens rubbish services” 2022-03-25 : 🏟 Photo post:
This was one wild thing to witness! Can’t help but think there’s good safety reasons why it’s not … 2022-03-26 : 🪶 Micro post:
This is the magpies this morning, between bouts of gathering in my yard to wail at the top of their little avian lungs: … 2022-03-26 : 🍃 Photo post:
Vivian and I made it back to Sherbrooke Forest today for a 2½ hour hike 😊 The weather was perfect, and the scenery was … 2022-03-27 :
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“Why We Use “lol” So Much” 2022-03-28 : 🐱 Photo post:
We had to buy a new vacuum cleaner. Still boxed, but Gidget already doesn’t seem too sure about it 😂
2022-03-30 :
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“Interoperability Should Be Simple” by Greg Morris 2022-03-31 : 💬 Rambling on Hugo’s Multilingual Mode :
A couple of days ago I started experimenting with Hugo’s multilingual mode (external link). Basically, I … 2022-04-01 : 🐶 Photo post:
I keep building up a backlog of cute pet photos I haven’t got around to posting yet 😄 Anyway, here’s one of … 2022-04-01 : 🎬 Micro post:
I watched the second Fantastic Beasts movie (Crimes of Grindelwald) tonight, because it was on free-to-air. I was so … 2022-04-02 :
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“How proprietary social-medias are shaping the future of Pepper&Carrot” by David Revoy 2022-04-02 :
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“How do kids conceive the internet?” by curlybracket 2022-04-02 : 🐱 Photo post:
I’ve seen people online jokingly refer to their cats as “trash kitty”, and while I have never before … 2022-04-04 : 🍻 Alcohol Tolerance :
Have an appointment at a hospital tomorrow to finally hear back about what, if anything, was found by the MRI of my … 2022-04-05 : 🐱 Micro post:
Currently on the train, where it’s required to wear a mask. Can’t help but marvel at Gidget’s talent … 2022-04-05 : 🏥 Micro post:
So, I had my hospital appointment! The MRI confirmed that what I have is focal nodular hyperplasia (external … 2022-04-06 : ⛲️ The Value of Idleness :
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread (external link) on how much time people in a range of small, … 2022-04-07 : 🐱 Photo post:
Mostly Gidget has just liked hiding on the very base level of this cat tower, so it’s good to see her … 2022-04-08 :
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“Home Sweet Homepage” by Amy Wibowo 2022-04-09 : 🎬 Micro post:
This Indian movie RRR sounds pretty cool (see ABC review (external link)). It’s described as …a … 2022-04-09 : 🐱 Photo post:
Next door is about to be demolished for an apartment block, and today tradies were dismantling the roof and noisily … 2022-04-12 : 🐱 Photo post:
Surprisingly, considering how she responded to the roof tiles being removed, Gidget is being very brave about the actual … 2022-04-12 : 💵 The Massaged Unemployment Rate :
Actually so annoyed that the media (even the “impartial” ABC!) is playing along with the government’s … 2022-04-14 : 💻 Site update:
Over the last couple of days I’ve done a bit more site tinkering, and revamped my tag pages. Basically I wanted to … 2022-04-14 :
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“Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives” 2022-04-14 : 🛒 Micro post:
Ah yes, my favourite day of the year to go to the supermarket: that day seemingly everyone freaks out that the … 2022-04-16 : 🌃 It's Been a Busy Couple of Days! :
On Thursday night, Viv and I caught the train into the city and met up with my sister to attend a show of the Comedy … 2022-04-19 : 💻 Site update:
I just can’t stop tinkering 🙈 It’s been quiet on the blog for a few days, but I’ve added a bunch more … 2022-04-20 :
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“Clean Transport 101: Replace” by Simbera 2022-04-21 :
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“Are plastic containers safe for our food?” 2022-04-21 :
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“Vladimir Putin’s rumoured purge over his disastrous war in Ukraine could show he fell into the ‘dictator trap’” 2022-04-21 : 🌧 Micro post:
We ordered a dehumidifier recently, and it was delivered yesterday. I’ve been genuinely surprised just how much … 2022-04-22 :
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“Low Friction Introduction to Digital Privacy” 2022-04-23 :
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“Twitter thread: ‘Today in my general relativity class I got to talk about my favorite SUPER WEIRD COSMOLOGY FACT…’” by Katie Mack @AstroKatie 2022-04-23 :
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“How Similar are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?” 2022-04-23 : 🐱 Photo post:
Here’s Gidget spending a sunny afternoon in her cat bed! Not pictured: the dozens of times Gidget gave me a very … 2022-04-24 :
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“We Want Longer Weekends — but Not Longer Workdays” 2022-04-24 :
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“How an army refusal letter became the last stand of the Zionist left” 2022-04-24 :
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“A Four-Day Workweek Will Benefit Everyone, But Especially Women” 2022-04-24 :
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“Carpets, books, and jewelry: Why looting was central to the Nakba” 2022-04-25 :
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“‘Dole bludger’ narrative has always been destructive and that's why some people like using it” 2022-04-25 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo came by for a visit last night (he dragged his humans along with him too, of course 🤣), and laid claim to my … 2022-04-26 : 🖥 So Elon Musk Bought Twitter :
Just before I went to bed last night, the news broke that notoriously obnoxious billionaire Elon Musk had clinched a … 2022-04-27 : ❤️ Like of:
“Just step sideways round this grubby world” by Leon Paternoster 2022-04-27 :
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“How China’s Labor Migrants Write Poetry in the Workshop of the World” 2022-04-27 :
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“Fix the Internet By Writing Good Stuff and Being Nice to People” by Vicki Boykis 2022-04-27 :
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“The Left Has a Long, Proud Tradition of Opposing War” 2022-04-28 :
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“Suharto’s Old Guard Is Still Calling the Shots in Indonesia” 2022-04-28 : 🐱 Photo post:
Thought I’d share these couple of pictures of Gidget on my lap in the bed the other night. She’s a very good … 2022-04-29 : 💵 Micro post:
If you remember the rant I posted a couple of weeks ago about how bullshit official unemployment figures are, you might … 2022-04-30 :
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“Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Still Too Bright” 2022-04-30 :
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“Mastodon’s Eugen Rochko Talks Decentralization, Blockchain, And Grifters” 2022-04-30 : 🐱 Micro post:
Today’s been a tiring day. Viv and I went to Kmart, cos I was thinking we needed a new mop, but you know how Kmart … 2022-05-02 : 🐱 Gidget Saw the Vet :
So, after a few days of acting strange, Gidget saw the vet today. Said vet thought there were a couple of things going … 2022-05-03 :
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“The War in Ukraine Is a Colonial War” 2022-05-05 :
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“We Need Public Housing, Not Affordable Housing” 2022-05-05 :
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“Joe Biden Is Making Americans’ Political Nihilism Worse” 2022-05-05 :
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“What Elon Musk Can Learn From Mastodon—and What He Can’t” 2022-05-05 : 🐱 Photo post:
When you need to get up and eat lunch, but a certain cat has you trapped by your arm… 🐈
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““Elephant in the room”: Clean energy’s need for unsustainable minerals” 2022-05-06 :
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“Why Lithium Mining For EV Batteries Should Be Our ‘Absolute Last Resort’” 2022-05-06 :
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“Search histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws” 2022-05-07 :
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“Behold, the Book Blob” 2022-05-08 : 🇦🇺 Zoe Daniel and the Teal Independents :
In just under two weeks, Australia will be holding a federal election. We’ve had a right-wing Liberal/National … 2022-05-09 :
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“Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them” 2022-05-10 :
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“Unsettling Futures - Brandon Sanderson, fame, and the failure of the Long Tail” by Matthew Claxton 2022-05-11 : 📱 Micro post:
So Apple discontinued the iPod! A while back, I published a wiki page with my nostalgia-tinged thoughts on the … 2022-05-11 :
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“‘Just embarrassing’: Young people have lost all confidence in politicians, survey shows” 2022-05-11 :
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“Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh killed in Israeli raid: Live news” 2022-05-11 : 🖥 Micro post:
I enjoyed this Sarah Z video on the rise and fall of geek culture (external link), even though it’s … 2022-05-12 :
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“Israel’s High Court Rules in Favor of Forced Population Transfer” 2022-05-12 : 🐱 Photo post:
As you might remember, Gidget has been on a vet-ordered diet for the last 10 days. She is very unimpressed with it. Look … 2022-05-12 :
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“Please don’t let anyone Americanise it!” 2022-05-12 : 💻 Time for a Not-So-Fun Hugo Fact! :
If you have a post with only one category, and choose between adding it to your post’s YAML metadata in one of the … 2022-05-12 : ❤️ Like of:
“Why blog?” by Chuck Grimmett 2022-05-13 :
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“Spit hoods still used in Australian immigration detention centres” by Denham Sadler 2022-05-13 :
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“To Solve Its Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Must Demilitarize” 2022-05-13 :
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“What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows” 2022-05-13 : 🐱 Micro post:
Gidget today has been so desperate to show me the malign impact of this diet the vet has her on that a) she grabbed a … 2022-05-15 : ❤️ Like of:
“Thoughts on Micro.blog” by Robb Knight 2022-05-15 :
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“COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs — and experts predict another Omicron variant spike is coming” 2022-05-15 :
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“Allow yourself to dream, Australia. Morrison may be at his end” 2022-05-15 :
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“The EU Commission is planning automatic CSAM scanning of your private communication – or total surveillance in the name of child protection.” 2022-05-16 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo decided to be a real bro to his best friend Gidget when he visited last night. He nagged and nagged Vivian to feed … 2022-05-16 :
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“Building a Digital Homestead, Bit by Brick” by Tom Critchlow 2022-05-16 :
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“Want to make art? You better be rich: how Australian culture locked out the working class” 2022-05-17 : 🎙 How Eurovision Breaks Up Families :
I’ve been debating with myself whether I even want to post this entry because it is a little petty, but it’s … 2022-05-17 : 🇦🇺 Micro post:
Why did I get a personally-addressed letter in the mail purporting to be from John Howard? And what’s more, why … 2022-05-17 :
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“Breakfast with the Panthers” 2022-05-17 :
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“Esperanto Banned 70 Years Ago” 2022-05-17 :
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“No to the Cane” 2022-05-18 :
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“The time SUSE, the German Linux company, banned mentioning Jewish holidays.” by Brian Lunduke 2022-05-18 :
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“The Parable of the Amen Snorter and the Rotten Fish” by James Ley 2022-05-18 :
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“British Police Have Disturbingly Deceived Many Activists Into Romantic Relationships” 2022-05-19 :
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“Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face” 2022-05-19 : 🇦🇺 The AEC and Early Voting Eligibility :
The other day I discovered that according to the AEC, you’re still supposed to have a valid reason for voting … 2022-05-20 : 💬 Micro post:
Today I discovered that the English word country is in fact cognate to Latin (and descendents’) contra; apparently it … 2022-05-20 :
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“Why is Australia's parliament so white?” 2022-05-20 :
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“MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend” 2022-05-20 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget’s week has been full of ups and downs. Some days she’s felt starved (Monday when she nagged Viv to … 2022-05-21 : 🐱 Photo post:
Took a little selfie with Gidget this morning… and at the same time I get to show off this neat new jumper I bought, … 2022-05-22 : 🇦🇺 Quick Thoughts on the Election Results :
We had a late night staying up to see as many of the results roll in as we could, and so today my mind is all ajumble … 2022-05-23 : 🐱 Photo post:
Noisy day today. The construction site next door seems to be digging out all the earth where their underground carpark … 2022-05-24 : 🏗 Micro post:
Honestly, day 2 of unrelenting loud excavation work and I’m on Gidget’s side now. I tried going for a walk … 2022-05-26 :
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“Investigation reveals tracking by EdTech of millions of Australian school students during COVID lockdowns” 2022-05-26 : ❤️ Like of:
“IndieWeb + Tumblr = 💜” by fluffy 2022-05-26 : 🐶 Photo post:
I have a few photos to catch up on posting 😅 Anyway, Gizmo got the best seat in the house at our little Election Night … 2022-05-27 : 💉 Micro post:
Went to get my flu vaccine this morning. Considering it’s already a bad flu season maybe I should’ve gone … 2022-05-27 : 🏟 On Wimbledon and Married Women’s Names :
What strikes me about this article (external link) is not so much the part about Wimbledon dropping … 2022-05-28 :
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“Fear of history revisionism as Marcos family returns to power sparks panic buying of Philippines history books” 2022-05-28 :
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“The Stepney schoolchildren’s strike, 1971” 2022-05-29 : 💬 Return to Duolingo :
Nine days ago (to judge by my streak), I dusted off my old Duolingo account and (re-)started working through a couple of … 2022-05-30 : 🐱 Photo post:
With the cool weather and the front room being a bad place to work what with all the construction work going on next … 2022-06-01 : 🌧 Micro post:
The weather for the past three days has been absolutely terribad, but this year at least I’ve outsmarted it: two … 2022-06-02 :
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“It's Time to Bring Back the AIM Away Message” 2022-06-02 : 👗 Thoughts on Clothing Longevity :
A few days ago I saw this astounding Mastodon post (external link) which says that the average item of clothing … 2022-06-03 :
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“The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps” 2022-06-03 :
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“Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work” 2022-06-04 : 🏝 Photo post:
Viv got me to walk on the beach with him today, and I guess I feel good for having got the exercise, but MAN the weather … 2022-06-04 :
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“Lakota elders helped a white man preserve their language. Then he tried to sell it back to them.” 2022-06-04 :
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“Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show” 2022-06-05 : 🐶 Photo post:
The weather today wasn’t any better than yesterday, but we rugged up well and took Gizmo on his regular beach … 2022-06-06 : 💬 Micro post:
After toying with the idea for a while, I made an additional Mastodon account to practise writing in (mostly, probably) … 2022-06-07 :
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“Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz” 2022-06-07 :
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“A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia” 2022-06-07 :
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“Science Fiction is a Luddite Literature” by Cory Doctorow 2022-06-07 :
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“Israel’s peace camp is taking up bulldozers to fight the occupation” 2022-06-07 :
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“Across Latin America, the Feminist Movement Is in the Streets” 2022-06-07 : 🌅 Photo post:
The cold snap continues with no end in sight, but at least we got a pretty sunset tonight. My iPhone camera … 2022-06-08 :
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“Russian-language Ukrainian TV channel aims to topple Putin” 2022-06-08 :
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“Global hunger fight means no biofuel” 2022-06-08 :
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“In Australia’s Election, Rupert Murdoch Was a Surprise Loser” 2022-06-09 : 🐱 Photo post:
Food delivery service! 📦
Gidget loves to lick up those skerricks of milk that remain at the bottom of my cereal bowl … 2022-06-09 :
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“I’ve locked myself out of my digital life” by Terence Eden 2022-06-10 : 🐱 Photo post:
Where is the cat? 🤔 🐈
2022-06-10 : 😡 On Ido and Far-Right Subversion :
So, I wanted to share a little experience I had on the Internet last weekend.
As I’ve mentioned, I have an … 2022-06-11 : 🍷 Micro post:
Today we’re heading down to the Food and Wine Festival on the Mornington Peninsula. That’s where my uncle … 2022-06-11 : 🐱 Photo post:
Poor Gidget was pretty convinced that the reason we were busily getting ready this morning had to be that we were going … 2022-06-13 :
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“Freezing indoors? That’s because Australian homes are closer to tents than insulated eco-buildings” 2022-06-14 :
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“Against Afro-Pessimism” 2022-06-14 : 🖥 Micro post:
What does it say about me that I use my meal planner app as my personal calendar? 🤔 It has a “notes” … 2022-06-15 :
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“Elephant in the Zoom: How Meltdowns Brought Progressive Groups to a Standstill” 2022-06-15 : 🖥 Content Warnings :
I saw a little discussion about content warnings (external link) on Micro.blog today, and it reminded me that I … 2022-06-15 :
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“Clarke and Dawe - The Energy Market Explained” 2022-06-15 :
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“Tonga volcano ‘afterglow’ creates dazzling sunsets across New Zealand and Australia” 2022-06-15 :
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“Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language” 2022-06-17 : 🇺🇸 On Homelessness, Crime and Drugs :
So I read this article, How San Francisco Became a Failed City (external link). I was going to save it as a link … 2022-06-17 : ❤️ Like of:
“Would 1950s Living Standards Save Us?” by Björn Wärmedal 2022-06-17 :
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“I Should Be Able To Mute America” 2022-06-18 : 🪶 Micro post:
One of the magpies came by on her own and took a piece of walnut directly from my hand 😍 2022-06-18 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget saw the magpies 😾
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Last night I went, with Viv and my sister, to the Astor Theatre to see Full Metal Jacket. I actually liked it more than … 2022-06-21 : ❤️ Like of:
“Old-school blogging, retro computers, and decentralisation” by Andre Alves Garzia 2022-06-21 :
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“Is Google Dying? Or Did the Web Grow Up?” 2022-06-22 :
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“Abolish the Military-Entertainment Complex” 2022-06-23 :
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“What would a flying-free world look like?” 2022-06-23 : 🖥 Micro post:
Viv and I went to JB Hi-Fi this evening to buy him a new 16" MacBook Pro 😛 He’s been soldiering on for almost … 2022-06-27 : ❤️ Like of:
“Link: Crossed Rails” by Leon Paternoster 2022-06-27 : ✍🏻 Micro post:
It’s been quiet on this blog for the last few days, and a large part of why is that I’ve been writing. Well, … 2022-06-29 :
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“A solution to writer’s block: Transcribe yourself” by Austin Kleon 2022-06-29 :
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“How Australia’s version of Roe v Wade, a little-known court case, set a national precedent for reproductive rights” 2022-06-29 :
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“She Spent a Decade Writing Fake Russian History. Wikipedia Just Noticed.” 2022-07-01 :
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“Don’t Lie To Me About Web 2.0” 2022-07-01 : 🖥 On Cohost and Interoperable Social Media :
Spent a chunk of this morning reading about a new social media site that I guess has launched in some kind of public …
Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.
Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.