On a dancefloor at 2am, I heard Jacinda Ardern’s husband say they were moving to Australia. I don’t blame them | Johanna Cosgrove

You can now block AI integration in the latest version of Firefox. Go to the AI section in Settings.

FUN FAKT. As a 20-something, I would wear swimming goggles whilst chopping onions. I don't do that anymore! I no longer eat onions deliberately due to poor digestive outcomes.

Facebook closing down messenger.com. Why? Presumably not enough people are logging onto facebook.com, so Messenger users will be diverted there to improve metrics.

I've just been reminded about Microslop Recall. That was actually when I made the decision to install Linux! #IDontUseArch

Happy Valentine's Day sickos.

The British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was ruled unlawful on Friday by senior judges.

Ol' Gussy Taylor hey? Met the guy at a pub in Nar Nar Goon. All night he got louder and louder 'til he was nearly screaming at us how many pigs he could lift in a crate.

QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year. This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

Programmatic specificity.

Confused? Try a mind palace.

I'm pleased to announce that the way you login has changed!

Melbourne anti-Herzog protest snaking its way from Bourke Street Mall onto Swanston Street.

Tick tock, Hague o'clock.

Approaching old age (30+)? I want YOU for my newsletter Opinions from the Bog. Writers need very strong views but absolutely ZERO educational attainment on race, political correctness, and global warming. I can teach you how to open Google Chrome but you need to supply your own loo roll.

Youths on the tram. Somewhat disorderly but not disruptive. They were debating how to obtain food and/or goods since they're 'banned from the supermarket, banned from the plaza, banned from the local shop'.

Joseph and I will be having dinner in the city on Monday. Protests are good for the economy.

American's often seem stumped by the word 'bolognese'. Do they not make it or do they call it something else?

Similar thing happened in Australia. aus.social/@augustusbro... (Noting that the quoted skeet may not be ecologically advantageous for the prior desert ecosystem).

Call it 'Walk the Plank' and have an actual plank and make the pollies walk the plank and I'll give it a watch.

Melbourne forecast for 45 degrees Celsius tomorrow. Presume power may go out and water will be unavailable or unsafe. Prepare bottled water now.

Lavish burgers and honey angels. We have all you need in the west.

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

Now and then I think there might be something useful for the artificial intelligence. Tonight, I asked the three main players if they've discovered, or inferred, or hypothesised anything that humanity hasn't yet, from the vast collections of data and material the AIs have gathered (stolen).

Holding onto handrails may help to prevent falls, but is it really worth the risk of a fungal infection? (my brain every time I hold onto a handrail)

People queuing to get their 'passport' stamped at Parkville Station on Melbourne's new Metro Tunnel. Once stamped at all five new stations, you get a set of commemorative pins.

Syntax, please.

I'm now a Street View celebrity at work. I've been discovered in November 2025 imagery riding my enormous bicycle down the middle of a road (I was merging to the right lane to turn right).

It's a Sir Topham Hatt style image this one. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)

Brother without power in Castlemaine. He went for a drive around town and said it appeared a local substation was on fire. maps.app.goo.gl/pxTmWuE7kw8X...

Trains and coaches cancelled in much of regional Victoria tomorrow due to 'catastrophic' fire danger declaration. For those able to spend a couple of nights in Melbourne, it might be best to come this evening.

I won tennis against brother. First to six. 6/3. Cracked old court in Castlemaine. Still nice enough for a friendly game.

Solar orbit celebrated by those who worship the Gregorian calendar.

Get these vehicles off the road.

Video of renewed tram tracks and new level access tram stop on Union Road at Melbourne Showgrounds.

Fuck me! A comfortable seat at a tram stop.

Handy, unintentional markers along the platform at Bayswater indicating where the train doors open.

Sydney-Newcastle

I keep having dreams that I've completely forgotten about a unit at university and all of its assessments are due. I completed my university course three years ago.

I'm not doing a mushroom murder, I just don't have matching bowls, I say to my two dozen cats at feeding time.

Oh dear. I've just discovered free traffic simulation software for linux.

Video from the new Footscray Road veloway.

Hairdresser told me to drink beer to stop my hair falling out.

Vic Gov is engaging on tram stop modifications in North Melbourne to accommodate longer G-class trams. Six stop pairs are proposed to be consolidated into three. The new stops won't be accessible. Engagement closes on Christmas Eve.

Vic Gov is engaging on tram stop modifications in North Melbourne to accommodate longer G-class trams. Six stop pairs are proposed to be consolidated into three. The new stops won't be accessible. Engagement closes on Christmas Eve.

Hmm. Am I having a sickness or an anxiety? The 1:37 am questions.

He's aging rapidly.

The good news just keeps on coming

Fun to see the Metro Tunnel leading the ABC News channel today.