Tents should come with a bag that fits them in without needing to be vacuum packed at the factory.

"You look like you would enjoy Dubai" is the most savage insult I've ever heard

You don't have to prefix things with "doom" anymore, that's just the default now. You can just say scrolling.

@aamurusko79 @beyondmachines1 Ahem… like a mix tape? 😉

The word 'salad' does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to potato salad.

JSON implies the existence of JDÓTTIR

Microsoft Teams was named for the way it drives team bonding over frustrations at the way it messes up your workflow and has inexplicable bugs

When the AI techbros are finally hauled up on charges and asked if they are guilty, their only options for reply should be "yes" or "maybe later".

Permanent pill testing site announced for Fitzroy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-17/vic-pill-testing-permanent-site-fitzroy-announced/105425262 #Drugs

Got bored. Invented the Merseyrail trolley problem.

A reminder to #SBS #Australia that a huge military parade for a wannabe dictator’s birthday can only be ‘marred by protests’ if you believe that citizens protesting against the destruction of civil society is bad. #LanguageMatters

Melbourne and Sydney are cities of similar population. Compare almost any two railway stations and you'll find Sydney has more train services at most times of the week - especially on weekends and evenings when more and more people want to travel. It's time we caught up.

One of my favorite things about birds is how (in English, at least) there are two camps, name-wise:
- tells you what the bird looks like and/or does (red-winged blackbird, olive-sided flycatcher)
- makes you self-conscious every time you say it because it sounds kind of like a swear word for some reason? (semipalmated plover, common coot, gadwall)

You know how printer paper trays have a little icon to show for the loaded paper will be printed so you can get the orientation right? Why don't fitted sheets have they on their tag

My condolences to all the political science and international relations lecturers trying to finalise their course plans for next semester with all this going on

I can’t learn about any more horrible things before bed. I’ll catch up on the new horrible things tomorrow

It’s such a bummer that so many organisations (looking at you, Melbourne Symphony) keep doing Harry Potter events. I know we’re at the stage in the nostalgia cycle where millennials who grew up on the novels are having kids but surely there’s options for that market that don’t funnel royalties harmful places

There should be a minimum number of episodes for an actor playing Dr. Who. Recently they're just getting their teeth into it & starting to develop when they leave.

I went to a talk lately that was mostly about something else, but the speaker came out with:

“If you only remember one thing from this talk, remember this. Everyone in this room who likes helping people, raise your hand.”

Every hand, or nearly every hand, went up.

“If you like asking other people for help, keep your hand up.”

Almost every hand went back down.

“As you can see, people like helping you. When you ask for help, you’re making them feel good, even if you don’t like asking.”

I’ve genuinely forgotten the rest of the presentation but I won’t forget that.