I’m disgusted with the Democrats in the Senate. Abject capitulation for a promise that means nothing. Way to take your eye off the ball and turn the momentum that was building this last week against you and us. Your GOP colleagues are laughing their asses off at your cowardice and stupidity […]

Hey hive mind - I'm keen to start a PhD and move toward academia, and am thinking about potential research topics. I'm an experienced structural #engineer and want to transition toward #sustainability as much as I can. But I'm not sure what that means for viable #research areas... I have […]

New publication: "Reviewing research software" "Every research project in computational science requires writing some code, even if it’s only a few scripts. This code is instrumental in generating results, and often important for understanding in detail what was done. Nevertheless, unlike […]

Melburnians - if you have Netflix, the 2022 documentary "The Lost City of Melbourne" is on there, about the architectural history of the CBD and inner suburbs. I highly recommend it. It's especially interesting for the history it gives of theatres and cinemas, and those suburban cinemas that […]

[#Palestine #Israel #auspol #uspol] Proud of my adopted country for recognising the State of Palestine, and particularly for doing so despite open threats of "punitive measures" from the US (some 'ally'...). The recognition itself won't end Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people, but a […]