Speak stickily and carry a big soft.

I've played chess moves like this. Send your queen deep into enemy territory with a gleam in your eye; three moves later you're hoping that one rook you hadn't touched yet can be turned into a good defence.

What a time to be lithium (atomic mass: ~7)! Hydrogen and helium have been getting the attention for 100 years+ and then wham, the 21st century arrives, and not only at you the hottest ingredient in batteries, but suddenly science realises you are an essential mineral! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

The New York Times is supposedly revealing the inventor of Bitcoin with a stylometric analysis. It's big, because of the Times imprimatur. But is it new? This * 12 year old *forum comment suggests it is not new at all.

Curing climate change *and* Alzheimer's? This one can.

What a time to be lithium (atomic mass: ~7)! Hydrogen and helium have been getting the attention for 100 years+ and then wham, the 21st century arrives, and not only at you the hottest ingredient in batteries, but suddenly science realises you are an essential mineral! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Bret over the back fence believes he is growing Australia's most successful pumpkin plant. But I just researched this leaf shape and it's a ... gourd.

Melbourne! Cancel your plan to catch a Vline today. Crush loads! People being turned away! It's utter chaos at Southern Cross!! Free fare frenzy!!!

My pumpkins are rotting on the vine. Why!!!?!!

Because you can't spell April Fools ! without AI!

Very much looking forward to the first April Fools Day in this era of universal A.I. !! 1/2

I want to give a big shout out to researchers at @latrobe.edu.au who are working hard on #longcovid. But they still need a few more people for this study!! Please, please, get in touch using the details on this flyer.

1. I am on the run from the Victorian Police. 2. I remain in Victoria. 3. Oh no. Sovereign citizens are, it seems, dumber even than I thought.

State district of Narungga in South Australia's election is a nail-biter! Just 25 votes (out of 24000 votes cast) separate the mainstream candidate and the One Nation challenger. If one Nation win they will have 4 seats, just one less than the Libs. #savotes

Seriously, if you are a woman, live in Victoria and have weird #longcovid #postcovid symptoms, these researchers 🧑‍🔬 are desperate to hear from you! 🫵Please email now!🌋

Pray for my skoda, last seen boarding this white truck and now in its third mechanic shop without a clear diagnosis. This could get very expensive!!

I want to give a big shout out to researchers at @latrobe.edu.au who are working hard on #longcovid. But they still need a few more people for this study!! Please, please, get in touch using the details on this flyer.

Haven't seen a phone infected with malware until today. 1/3

From what I can see, some people genuinely believe fuel will not be available in April. My understanding is if we continue to lose 10% of scheduled shipments, our reserve will run out in 300 days, at which point we'd have to use 90% of our normal fuel levels.

"We should tell China we want all the right-hand drive units they can spare." "Electric bikes are also a kind of electric vehicle, and so are scooters. Delivery drivers have already recognised the merits of e-bikes. It could be time for the rest of us to do so as well." - @jasemurphy.bsky.social

Lesson from the fuel crisis: communicating how much of something you have spare in *days* is extremely rhetorically powerful.

Share AI war propaganda: instablock.

Netanyapoleon. Is this a thing. Where's his Waterloo.

Positive thread: Tell me about something you bought that turned out * better* than expected. An exception to this era of shrinkflation and enshittification.

Positive thread: Tell me about something you bought that turned out * better* than expected. An exception to this era of shrinkflation and enshittification.

The art of the whoops shit oh no let's get out of here.

A blogger whose *side-gig* is short fiction should produce *basic and bad* short fiction. So, it is with no shortage of cognitive dissonance that I share this with you. www.astralcodexten.com/p/being-john...

I got a dog from a shelter and at that time did a lot of research; many private cat shelters are run by pet hoarders who simply never give pets away.

10am: the ASX is opening. If I were a trader I'd be selling to beat the rush. Tonight Wall St will be looking at their positions, glancing at the upcoming weekend, pondering all the ships that may be at the bottom of the Persian gulf by Monday. Stocks have been very calm so far but that can shift!

Never forget that Australia's Treasurer has a PhD; that doctorate is in political science; and that it uses 🫣 two (2) fonts in its title. 😬 #ausecon #auspol

The 1970s oil shock sent incredible ripples throughout the global economy. But oil production has diversified dramatically since, @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/18/a...

Happy bike riding day to everyone.

Sports lovers, it is time to become aware of Aussie hotshot **Talia Gibson**, who is tearing it up in America right now, slaying seeds left and right on her way through the field at Indian Wells. I'm not saying she's the new Ash Barty, but these results whisper it!

Opera is far worse than being merely dull. It soaks up vast philanthropy and bottomless funding for an art form only those over 60 care about. It is the modern polity in full voice.

Remember the old magic eye illusion? this is one!

📢 #MECFS needs political attention - and MPs need to hear from us. Email your MP (2 mins!) and urge them to attend the Parliamentary Friends of ME/CFS meeting on 10 March. Take action 👉 zurl.co/DG4nc#MECFS Let’s fill the room. 💙 #FairGoForME #MECFSAllianceAustralia

A reminder that one year in, congestion pricing has clearly been a successful policy: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

New in my life: school lunches. Pleased he is happy with mostly healthy food...

Absolute number one on the list of discoveries in mice that would be good **if** they translated to people: Weird things in serum, called "telomere rivers" that double (2x) mice lifespan by rejuvenating old mice. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Like prediction markets? Reckon Australia's GDP growth this week will be over 1.9 per cent ? Then please check this out: manifold.markets/JasonMurphy/... #manifoldmarkets #auspol #ausecon

At my mum's house, and there's a towel on the line that was old when *I* was a little kid. This is a 50 year old towel!

The Lancet ought to be ashamed. A New Yorker Article about an egregious bit of scientifc misconduct, and a far worse coverup. #retractions #medsky archive.is/GA6XV

People who say Reddit is dumb and bad are just on the wrong subreddits. how good is this!

I was 100% ignoring this story until they released the video of the man at the door; then woosh I went down the rabbit hole. Never ever underestimate the power of pictures to make something salient!@

Opinion | The Winter Olympics is on — not that you can actually call the winter games a real Olympics, @jasemurphy.bsky.social argues.

This makes Maduro look like Reagan

Question for the gardening hivemind: My pumpkin plant is flowering well but after the flower blooms it just... drops off. Which means no pumpkins, right? What can I do differently?

Sad to see Nagi's dog Dozer died. Dozer had laryngeal paralysis; Susie (pictured, red bow) has that too. She has made it to 15. 16 would be an amazing achievement 🤞

If you look at fertility trends world wide, a situation could open up soon enough where immigrants are not only desirable, but also in short supply and the west realisea they need to be courted.

Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach. The River to the Sea Run. All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.