Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

Stay safe Victorians ❤️ I remember that feeling of having bags packed and just waiting through the awful fire conditions, it's so scary.

These bloated American trucks are not suitable for passenger duties in Australian suburbs. It’s time we regulated these dangerous, polluting, oversized vehicles properly. Sign the petition - stop the Truckzilla invasion: katherinecopsey.org.au/issue/truckz...

That ICE shooting is horrific enough by itself, but the response from the US government is the scariest thing. I want to say it wouldn't happen here, but I am probably being naive. Our cops have killed their fair share of people and seem to mostly get away with it.

We love ALT Games! A festival hosted by the Powerhouse in Western Sydney is an incredible highlight for Australian game development. If you're interested in showcasing a digital or tabletop game, then we suggest applying! Deadline is midnight Sunday 💖 powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...

The juxtaposition of heatwave alerts from Australia and then blanket of snow videos & photos from the Netherlands is really something in my social media feeds this week.

There's so many politicians going on about "social cohesion" at the moment, but they seem to want to achieve that by prohibiting protest and prohibiting criticism of Israel? I don't think that squashing any dissenting opinions counts as social cohesion. I think that's just authoritarianism?

Yes, this bugs me. But there have been some recent car brain projects that have been framed suitably sceptically. And also useful to demonstrate 3 projects totalling over $16 billion - or 410 Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleways...

This is great, but every news article has taken great pains to list the cost. $39 million sounds like a lot (and it is, of course), but they hardly ever do this for road infrastructure, and guess what, that costs way more! And costs more in ongoing maintenance.

Thoroughly enjoying all the snow footage from the Netherlands today. Some nob here in Sydney asked me with derision if I still cycled to work in the snow in Amsterdam. I'm not sure he believed me when I said yes, but of course I did! Safer than walking IMO, tyres have more grip..

Someone yesterday told me they overheard the cops saying they'd arrest us if we marched, but I think because we were stationary in a public place and not blocking any roads or access to anything - that we were not doing anything illegal.

I hear the developers of this game are really awesome 😎

ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself

A bit of a test of the new NSW protest laws today, but thankfully peaceful protest won out. Get the US out of Venezuela, and get Aus out of Aukus ✊

So many options for game dev events outside the US. I loved attending GDC, the scale of the event and the ability to network with a huge range of people is so useful and inspiring. But I no longer want to support the US economy, or set foot there..

What the fuck! Just straight up kidnapped another country's leader?! RIP democracy, wtf!!

Chris Minns wondering if anyone will think it is too early to ban protests against the US

Wtf, I've been offline all day and come back to see the US has started a war on Venezuela? For oil, it seems, though I guess shortly we'll all be told it's a war on drugs. The argument for this one is so flimsy it makes me realise how many of the other wars probably were/are too.

Holy shit! Noooo!

Right, yes - we can absolutely honour the victims of the Bondi terrorist attack by real actions to fight antisemitism without inviting the president of a nation actively committing genocide to our shores. c.org/7YvFLZXwYs

OK I'm looking to get myself a new keyboard to upgrade from the teeny Apple keyboard I stole from @eeoor.bsky.social, but wtf is this? I feel like I'm a bit of a nerd, but keyboard nerds have just evolved into using their own language or something.

Reminder that The Guardian has a financial partnership with openAI so they have a vested interest in trying to paint this shit in a positive light. You can't trust a single thing they say about it whatsoever

Hey #urbanist Blusky, do any of you remember an old Dutch TV ad about kids getting to school, with one group of girls shown cycling together and having fun, and one lonely girl being driven? Then the car kid struggles to make friends because she misses out on bonding while commuting?

What would success in 2026 look like to you?

@jazzrozz.bsky.social the dinos made it to their new home today. Hope they all enjoy their new garden

It's 9pm on Christmas Day and my mum (who prepared and hosted an amazing Christmas lunch for the family) is messaging me to tell me which presents she's planning to sell on Facebook marketplace 😑

I stopped using Google for searches a while ago (because of AI, useless results and just general evilness) and started using Ecosia who claim to use their profits for tree planting. Just saw this awesome video, seems like they are succeeding! youtu.be/eqh2OKxS8sg?...

Maybe it's time we talked about congestion pricing for the Sydney CBD

Ahaha, top tier response from @ladystardust64.bsky.social here 🤣🤣

2025 is the first year ever that Australia has recorded more pedestrian fatalities than vehicle passenger fatalities. Super-sized vehicles seemingly doing a great job at protecting their occupants at the expense of everyone else. www.drive.com.au/news/pedestr...

Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi. Add your name: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

This makes me so angry. I'm disgusted that the premier is claiming that the 300,000 empathetic people who marched over the bridge because they were sick of babies being bombed (with our help!) are in any way responsible for the terrorist attack in Bondi.

We're feeling upbeat! 🎵🎧 It's an honor to have Marvel's Spider-Man 2 get a nomination for "Best Soundtrack" at the 2025 Steam Awards - thanks so much! Cast your vote now: store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...

Yep. At this point it's a scourge on out industry. bsky.app/profile/noth...

Amid all the doom and horror happening lately, my highlight has been volunteering with the Greens. Last night at the end of year party it was legit lovely to be around people who are putting their all into trying to make the world better. And preaching love, not hate. Really a balm for the soul 💚

Wow, this website by @davidshoebridge.bsky.social is confronting. 500+ guns in my suburb, and one single resident alone has 34 guns, wtf!! Have a look at yours: www.toomanyguns.org

Oh wtf. OK, well, anyone have suggestions for a replacement browser? I came back to Firefox because of all the AI shite Google were pumping into products. I use the Ecosia browser on mobile, maybe I should start using it on Desktop too..

Aw, just saw the video of my friend and colleague Marco explaining the role of a graphics programmer (video in Dutch). Also yay that it includes him cycling to work, and parking in the biggest bike parking in the world, conveniently under our office. youtu.be/9Tt_iA1_uiE?...

I'm already booked in for tomorrow as they called me last week to say their levels of O blood type were low, so now they will need that even more! If you're able to donate then this is one way to help during this horrible event.

Oh, news out of Bondi sounds bad 😭 For my international friends, I am safely at home quite far from Bondi.

holy crap watch this youtu.be/ROJZntCBZCc?...

Ok, maybe I'll get my citizenship revoked over this, but day drinking sucks. It's 7pm and I'm already hungover. Do not like.

Perhaps, just maybe we could look at the BENEFITS to so many of e-bikes. Then … look at who/what causes the crashes. And then … look to solutions. Maybe start with: - mandatory driver insurance - 30 km speeds on all residential roads for all - stop signs for all - effective policing of all Etc

Somehow I've recently ended up on the traffic/transport committees of multiple councils in Sydney. The feeling is oddly familiar to being suddenly granted access to an old proprietary game engine. But way more meetings and arguing to get stuff I want. Soooo fascinating though.

Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Ohhh, some good news for today! Congrats to Romero Games!

@firkraags.bsky.social ok, well, this will have to be public because DMs don't work anymore - apologies that I had to run off suddenly last night, unexpected work meeting. Please tell Ken I was not scared off by his transport questions, I could legit talk about that stuff for hours!

Somehow managed to get interviewed by Reuters about the social media ban today, while out on the bike bus. Living in Sydney is so weird, how does this just happen? Hopefully I did ok, but also hopefully they never actually air this interview..

Awesome opportunity for NSW game devs - get on it! Great work Jon, this is super nice

I wish the Australian media would report every road death involving a motor vehicle in the same way they report deaths related to e-bikes. Our roads are dangerous for every road user, and our (lack of) infrastructure is the problem. But sure, let's keep blaming individuals and do nothing to fix it.