Ok everyone, based on a controversial NY Times crossword answer recently, tell me what you think the Roadrunner is saying: 1️⃣Meep meep! 2️⃣Beep beep! 3️⃣Hmeep hmeep! 4️⃣Some other crazy option...

I always enjoyed Robert Redford, but never realised this meme was him… Anyway, I am going to watch my favourite film of his, The Last Castle, in memorium. His best film? No. I just like it.

If you think empathy is important, your response to someones death, even if they spoke out against empathy, should be tempered by empathy for others.

Finally got my copy of @rosemarymosco.com’s The Birding Dictionary. Loving it so far, a great couch read, and breakfast book. Funny and informative; my favourite kind. #birds #booksky #birdbooks

Zelensky's decision to wear a 'suit' at his latest meeting with Trump was a smart move. Shallow people cant be persuaded them to become 'deeper'. Zelensky is a smart operator, he knows when to make concessions. And with something as small as this, it was a smart move (for dealing with dumb people).

I kind of think that Gavin Newsom will be able to overcome the authenticy issue that many politicians have by simply becoming more openly ambitious about his run for the presidency. I think he will be embraced more when he is authentic about his ambition, and political pragmatism.

When someone says "the Western Alliance’s expansion into former Soviet republics", you just know Russia is happy with their version of the story gaining traction. There is a big difference between "expanding into" versus "including" unherd.com/2025/08/trum...

Its only sensible if it is set up to be proportional with the number of EVs currently on the roads. If we need a way to fund road infrastructure to replace the fuel excise, then fine. But we don't want it to be a disincentive yet. Have it only kick in when the % of cars reaches tipping point

Hmmmm, not that convinced that OpenAI's GPT-5 is that much of a leap:

Why would you get a quote from a person who famously doesnt read books...

Some quick thoughts on Hiroshima by John Hersey, in recognition of 80 years since the first atomic bombing. This really is a great book, a very quick and poignant read. #BookSky amomentworth.com/2025/08/06/8...

@dama217h.bsky.social appears top be a genuine bot, out there supporting Trump, and sowing general division in American discourse. I am fascinated with how these things are created and nurtured. I get why they exist on Twitter and so forth, as attention is monitsed either way. But why on BlueSky?

“Despite this change, AustralianSuper’s default balanced fund, according to latest disclosures, holds $1.74bn of shares in Aristocrat” A bit of a token gesture. Surely the mere fact they call themselves aristocrat is a clear message that they should be steered clear of.

Lot of people out there saying that this ban on social media for kids is both a massive infringement on people's rights, but that it also wont stop kids from accessing social media... How can it be both?

I am annoyed that for years as a kid I was picked on for wearing glasses, and now they are going to be seen as a cool tech accessory... gizmodo.com/chinas-newes...

Forget the RSA; what we need in Australia is an RST: Responsible Service of Tea.

 #SickOfDrippingCups

People need to learn from the history of social media etc and realise that while these AI tools are free and fun now, it’s only a matter time before they are seeking to monetise our use of them somehow. Social media was the monetising of our attention, AI will be the monetisation of our decisions

Are we finally going to stop hearing about Mushroom lady now? Or do I have to wait through the inevitable mini-series?

Trump wants to match Obama's Nobel Peace prize so bad that he keep announcing ceasefires, even if he had nothing to do with them, or they dont even exist.

Trump should surprise everyone, and bring in sensible gun regulation. I know this is usually a no-go for Republicans, but whatever he does, his supporters rationalise anyway, so why not?

Movie producers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make another Jurassic World film, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

l feel like I am the only person not really interested in the whole mushroom murder lady.

I don't get how anyone can be complaining about getting extra tax on your $3 million plus super. Super is meant to be about helping ensure people can live comfortably in their old age. It isn't mean to be some kind of safe haven for the wealthy.

Miranda Stewart knows more about tax than the combination of all economists and columnists who have written about it in the AFR. Not surprisingly, she is also much more sensible than all those wannabe experts who have criticised the changes afr.com/policy/tax-a...

They say measure twice cut once, but what about my variation on that from this weekend: Measure incorrectly twice, cut once, realise your mistake. Measure the offcut twice, cut once. Mess up the cut.
 Lower your standards. Just make the whole project incorrectly. Move on. #AmateurWoodworking

I feel like Albanese has a great opportunity to run this to a third term, and the longest Labor premiership since Hawke. C'mon @albomp.bsky.social !

All these life hacks about how to fold up a bag of chips so they don’t lose their crispness; here is a tip for you: Eat the whole bag of chips. 🎤⬇️

Accidently invented a tongue twister the other day: "Why’s she such a shit sleeper?"

People are saying Sussan Ley is facing a tough challenge after the Liberals lost so much talent in the last election. Isn't the whole point that they didn't have the talent to begin with? That after promising some soul searching, they failed to find any sign of the supposed thing?

Mothers Day gift. I am far from the vainest man in the world, but made a bust of myself as a joke for Christmas, and my mum was very jealous. So along with amazing help from my artist wife I cobbled together another one last weekend See the below Timelapse’s www.instagram.com/reel/DJkm8Ul...

Very cool news.

Hey #Birds check out my wife's art. As with many people. she started this hobby during COVID. Primarily focuses on wildlife, and as biased as I may be, I absolutely love her bird paintings. One of my favourites: the Eastern Spinebill www.instagram.com/lizzie.morto... #australianbird #birdart 🦉

In the 20th century approximately 300 million people died from smallpox. 300 million. 300,000,000! Absolutely wild that we don't have some kind of annual celebration for what vaccines have accomplished.

I keep hearing about how this election was particularly bad for the Liberals because they lost not only their leader, but a bunch of shadow ministers and potential leaders. I think it will actually be good for them, because clearly their current makeup just isn’t compelling to the Australian public

Ok someone answer this for me; if houses keep going up in price, and people’s wages are not matching this, what is the more likely and palatable outcome: Housing values decrease sharply Wages increase dramatically Because somethings gotta give, and somehow I dont think its going to be higher wages

The reason people comment on a president's first 100 days is pretty much all down to FDR, and the beginning of his first term in 1933.

The guy in charge of the American peoples health believes in the chemtrail conspiracy theory... gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-goes-...

Everyone is saying that Netflix’s Adolescence is an eyeopener for parents, or society, but I am not convinced It was an impressive show, dont get me wrong, but this hasnt shaken my point of view as a parent. If anything just reinforced my view on what it means to be an involved and purposeful parent

If you want to get an idea of how impressive the Canadian Liberal Party's victory in the latest election is, just look at how they were polling leading up to this before Trump 'Trumped' it all up for the conservatives:

This is cool. I have been following this company for years, and they are starting to produce some amazing stuff. For all the controversy around de-extinction, I am 100% behind their plan to bring back the Thylacine. time.com/7274542/colo...

Trypophobia is "an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps", and apparently may affect around 16% of the population. Curious to know if anyoen here experiences this? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypoph...

I am sure this will end well…

Boo Netflix! Don’t try and act as if you are saving me money by reverting me to a plan with ads. No one wants ads. Ever. Ads are a bane on society. Streaming was meant to be a way out of the hellhole of ads on regular TV.

If people want to claim that it should be Gulf of America because most of the coastline belongs to the United States, then Canada should be the country that claims the moniker 'America' instead of the United States, as it has more of the American continent than anyone else.

I honestly don't think paper straws are that bad these days, but Americans seem to be raging against them still. Have we just got better ones here in Oz, or is this just another example of America's current 'moment'?

So it seems like we have just given up on having accurate captions, and every video just has a hopeless AI guess about what is being said???

Dutton calling Trump a "big thinker" shows he cant tell the different between someone who can look at a complex situation and think of a strategic way to solve it, and someone who cant understand a complex situations, and thinks a simplistic solution will solve it all www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Is this just another example of Trump not understanding the complexity of any issue, or is it him gunning for a Nobel Peace Prize? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

100% agree.

This 'AI-First' strategy is going to backfire at some point. Its going to be like the robodebt scheme in Australia did. People need to stop thinking that AI can think for us, and that it is somehow free from bias. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...