[Blog] Caslon is an underused typeface but Latinotype has just released Willy Caslon, an excellent contemporary revision that is currently on a 60% off sale on Monotype. I write about why I think this release is so cool. www.insanityworks.org/randomtangen... h/t @weandthecolor.bsky.social

Excellent post by @gilestur.bsky.social on AI writing and how specifically it is missing the human element. "I see AI generated text and most of the time, I think it’s rubbish. It’s dull, it’s derivative, it always sounds like a thousand other things I’ve read before." gilest.org/notes/2026/h...

I'm 100% with Terence Eden on this. "If this tech is as amazing as you say it is, I'll be able to pick it up and become productive on a timescale of my choosing not yours." I'm OK being left behind, thanks! shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03...

Important life tip: never put your wireless earbuds in your ears while you're going through a revolving door. The near-miss (and lucky catch) from the person in front of me just now should serve as a cautionary tale for the rest of us!

If you're a #U2 fan but you've been less than whelmed by some of their newer music (eg the 'Songs of…' trilogy) you must check out their two new EPs. 'Days or Ash' is good, but 'Easter Lily' is *excellent*. A true return to form; I've listened to almost nothing else since its release six days ago!

Plane spotter waiting patiently in the Essendon Fields Airport flight path. #melbourne

Ladder and mooring bollard just before the Charles Grimes Bridge on the Yarra River, #Melbourne.

You know, I think someone might be trying to hack into my #Instagram account. 😆 Little do they know that, even if they somehow managed to get past this stage, I have two-factor authentication turned on. 😛 Oh well, I'm happy for them to waste their time on me.

Bruce Armstrong's 25-metre tall sculpture of Bunjil, the wedge-tailed eagle from Australian Aboriginal mythology, that's installed in Docklands, #Melbourne. #PublicArt More about this sculpture: www.onlymelbourne.com.au/bunjil

Ah yes. The folks at Squarespace are reaching out to me via *checks notes* the contact form on my website. 😆

Did we really just have a prime ministerial address for “maybe take the tram to work”? #AusPol

Umm. That was a voice note, not an address to the nation. #auspol

"Whenever Israel is killing tons of civilians the western media always start churning out articles about “antisemitism” and Jewish feelings." The More Murderous Israel Gets, The More We Hear About "Antisemitism" www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-more-m...

Australia just completed a 4,000-kilometer renewable energy transmission line — the longest clean energy highway ever built — connecting massive outback solar and wind farms directly to coastal cities that need power most.

Nice. "Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance" ‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

Please Don't Ask Me About the Harry Potter HBO Series charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/please-don...

Moonee Ponds Creek Viaduct Rail Bridge, with the #Melbourne suburbs of Strathmore Heights on the near side (where I took this photo from) and Gowanbrae on the far side.

A couple of kids checking out the Rolls Royce models on display at the 2024 Antique Car Show Karachi. #ThrowbackThursday

Playground slide at a neighbourhood park.

✊ to the ABC staff going on strike today. ABC switches to BBC programming as staff walk off the job for 24-hour strike www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Artistically arranged outdoor seating that almost looks like a still-life painting at 1 Hotel Melbourne on the banks of the Yarra River.

My sister's cat Toffee is asleep in his usual spot next to the Wi-Fi router in the corner of the living room.

[Blog, with video] Watching Linking Park perform in #Melbourne, Australia from the very front of the arena floor was one of the best concert experience I've ever had. (There's also a video in there comparing their 2010 and 2026 concerts.) www.insanityworks.org/randomtangen...

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Supervillain monologue where it very gradually becomes clear that the science facts they're dramatically declaiming don't actually have anything to do with their current evil scheme and they're just taking advantage of a captive audience to rattle on about things that interest them.

I spend an inordinate amount of time on my slides. I want to share with you all the font family I have discovered that I am using for everything now: Source Serif 4 designed by Frank Grießhammer.

We upgraded our #NBN connection from FTTC to FTTP, and because the switch to FTTP allowed us to upgrade to the Home Ultrafast speed tier, now our download speeds are ten times faster and our upload speeds are four times faster that before :) Details: www.insanityworks.org/randomtangen...

old format: RAW new format: RUFF

Really interesting study from @nngroupux.bsky.social on how people are incorporating GenAI into their information seeking practices (ie GenAI vs traditional search engines). www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-...

Given dandelion (taraxacum) is basically a weed that grows everywhere on this planet except for the tropics and the poles, I'd be very disappointed if there wasn't someone who'd named their strain/brand of weed (the drug) Dandy Lion. (Or just plain Dandelion. I'd settle for that too.)

After two days of back-to-back meetings for almost the entire workday, today I had a single meeting at 3pm that lasted all of seven minutes! To celebrate, here's the sorbet display at our local gelateria from where I got a tub of the green apple one and the raspberry one :)

I appreciate BOM's commitment to clarity.

Wild weather in #Melbourne! BoM issued a VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM warning, then we had a *massive* lightning strike near us that shook our entire house. VicEmergency app says there's a fire there and emergency services are responding. Stay safe out there folks! #MelbWeather

Pop Culture Detective explains why you shouldn't watch Scream 7. #FreePalestine youtube.com/shorts/GUwu_...

"Had a collision, but didn't need to call the cops? Report it to Merri-bek Council! It takes 1 minute and helps identify hot spots. Scan me." Sticker for cyclists along on a cycle path in the northern suburbs of #Melbourne

Nice corner on Little Collins Street in #Melbourne to park your Fonz electric motorcycle.

Closed canteen at a community footy ground in #Melbourne.

I love the Jim Stynes Bridge that connects the path along the Yarra River in #Melbourne that was blocked by the construction of the Charles Grimes Bridge. Now a short curve onto the river itself lets you run, walk, ride, or cycle along the river uninterrupted.

Throwback to West Gate Tunnel Open Day in #Melbourne when we got to walk through the newly-built underground tunnel before it opened to motorists.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Modern jungle gyms – and public playgrounds, in general – are so much cooler than they were when we were kids in the 1980s! I'm very happy for the kids of today. (FYI, the structure shown in the photo is called rope gym.)

Grumpy arrow "head" mailbox and newspaper slot. #melbourne

Escalators that take you down to the newly-built Town Hall Station in #Melbourne.

No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.

I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them." That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.

I didn't know if @marthawells.com knew about this Easter egg that Alexander Skarsgård snuck into the #murderbot TV series!

1. Actress waiting for the director to call, "Action!" before she walks up the driveway to the steps of Parliament House in #Melbourne. 2. Camera operator filming that actress as she walks up the driveway.

"Free Palestine" graffiti at the tram stop outside Parliament House in #Melbourne.

The Midsumma Festival in #Melbourne is over for another year, but here's a look back at some sparkly dresses and rainbow earrings from the RACV contingent at Pride March a couple of weeks ago. #pride #MelbournePride #PrideMarch

Looking up at the Moonee Ponds Creek Viaduct Rail Bridge.