2026-08-27T08:21:07Z https://nostr.now Ian Malcolm https://nostr.now/npub17ux3vsklnawuzlqtj2mmzszd3mpatms36wa06ksn2d86jqp9p8dq273x64 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/664/328/067/494/768/original/8f3ff56e734a9c21.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/664/328/067/494/768/original/8f3ff56e734a9c21.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgkkcz8ldpgqqrmcj5qe5suaakdhuesn4xh0se2ruadh5n08upxwszyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya5sn9tdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtrqjuwy3xpp64gkfnll5tpeq7024ywctejmk63r9grc6kam3djs9cw7f9'>nevent1q…w7f9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice! I&#39;ve had the 8BitDo Pro 2 for a couple of years, and it rapidly became essential for Mac and emulation gaming, as well as being a handy backup controller for Switch (and Switch 2 once I get around to upgrading the firmware).<br/><br/>Great controllers. 😎<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/193/688/899/418/380/original/bfc487560b65d294.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-01T03:37:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfw69e8cn8tnt7lrkttra6px4jtdwqw5kpnzwnm425ka9xve5n6qczyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya5n8ut2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfugf7wx5wjces9ewv474alhxat0fsc8vm2c5fxe0nthmn29mdwcc6xwv87'>nevent1q…wv87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I honestly despair of any kind of good governance in this country anymore, with or without Hanson and her gang of idiots.<br/><br/>Too much of the population still buys into the red team/blue team footy barracking mindset, and both ALP and LNP are essentially owned by the same vested interests/donors at this point.<br/><br/>And the Greens seem perpetually unable to get over 10% - and I don&#39;t think it&#39;s for want of trying anymore - ALP and LNP are united in aiming to marginalise their threat. 2026-08-30T08:01:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzxtavk4486f0jynd5kxnmf6pzryq6d9ys2mrrfjnxuj5wjwkm7szyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya5fmkqlm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrtszy338s556uj89aefps0cghqgzvp83n8fk2e7q6lmryty6uzwct9lr9y'>nevent1q…lr9y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having seen One Notion rejected over and over from my 20s to my now 50s I find it hard to believe there really is a chance of them gaining power - a lot is being made of a by-election 50km south of Perth, cos fear and loathing drives clicks.<br/><br/>Having said that, I&#39;m eligible for British citizenship and prev was going to take it up, mainly for ease of European travel, til Brexit fucked that.<br/><br/>It might be nice to have options, though it could also be a frying pan-fire situ... 🤔 2026-08-30T04:58:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tsr0fdqdnfutywz62ljd4h3eeegn65tefje6sa54wfvxpcxtu7szyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya55xltgv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lnssmwzl6e9uzmp3r6rq60jj5mduak23ytvadp5xuccs92qs9wspq2kar'>nevent1q…2kar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lying on bed wearing the hastily thrown on tracksuit pants and fleece necessary for survival (and decorum) when I ran one of my kids to the train station as he was running late for uni, and thinking about whether I should go to the next room and log on to work first before I shower and do the walk the dog/buy a posh coffee up the road ritual. 2026-08-20T22:30:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs866rmxyyclwvysjev2xns6qy7qcffrh7mr5nj7l6fz25487ku7tgzyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya5vgs9u7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9nqk5kwmukjs54msaygfuhnl3mpayxxmm8hp6y7kgrtfmh6tw4gg735ef'>nevent1q…35ef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They&#39;re very aggressive to native species, collectively driving them out to nest in hollows, an increasingly scarce resource.<br/><br/>When they find a nest in a hollow they destroy both eggs and chicks, to take over. They also kill smaller native mammals such as sugar gliders for the same reason.<br/><br/>They&#39;re a big part of lack of diversity of small to mid-size native birds in many areas, including parrots and rosellas, and can work together to harass/drive out even kookaburras.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rwu25hr4u9t6s20r3t9qpucu94dd9zxm54trkmw6t70yraelxgaqmy5gtw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Heliograph</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rwu…5gtw</span>)</a></span> 2026-07-25T01:26:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jwj84g2qswaer0r8f5u4gesqqvgmtnfylh2ww3cl4af2f5syyxgzyrms69jzm704mstupwft0v2qfk8v840wz8fm4l26zdf5l2gqy5ya5vav0uc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw5rcpykyjcr3aatrmv3z6e267g5n32xraxln6xjdxcpqs8h55ggsl94cr'>nevent1q…94cr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A board game originally created as an educational tool to illustrate that monopolies are bad for people and society (called &#39;The Landlord&#39;s Game&#39;), with two sets of rules - an anti-monopolist set in which all were rewarded when wealth was created, and a monopolist one with the goal to create monopolies and crush all opponents.<br/><br/>Guess which one Parker Brothers went with, when they commercialised it... 2026-07-23T23:01:14Z