Joshua "Headless" Byrd 🎃

Software developer.
Data journalist.
Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab.
Sometimes musician/actor.
Husband and father.
Animal lover.

(Admin for https://bne.social with @ash)

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2026-10-04 02:40:28 UTC

75 years! I enjoyed this write up, a lot.
"If it’s not too late, read it early in life – as part of a varied literary diet – then read it again after a couple of decades, and see how the text has transformed."
I remember reading Catcher in the Rye back at university and relating to Holden a little too much:
"First, when you’re about Holden Caulfield’s age, you should read it uncritically – or rather, you should be critical the way Holden is. You should share his dismissal of the adult world and the popular kids as phony, and so on. You should feel “seen”. You may or may not leave this first encounter wanting a peaked red hunting cap with earflaps."
And in subsequent readings, during different parts of my life, discovered how cringe and phoney Holden actually was, and of course after hearing about what a crumby dude J.D. Salinger was.
It is a staggering piece of literature though. Maybe I'll pick up my old tattered copy again. Maybe not.
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-catcher-in-the-rye-is-75-and-every-time-i-meet-holden-caulfield-i-see-him-anew-272342

2026-01-15 22:06:03 UTC

Absolutely wild that I'm still seeing ABC articles with X post embeds in them like they're literally linking straight to a child sexual abuse website and everyone seems to be OK with that. Might be time to use that complaint form. https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/articles/360001153176-I-wish-to-lodge-a-complaint-about-something-I-saw-heard-or-read-on-ABC-What-can-I-do