2026-10-23T11:37:13Z https://nostr.now Brett https://nostr.now/npub1gp5v2c68av9kkuj4dhmc5gayj903e33x7u3l9e5hqz7qqf9jsnmsmfhd5q https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/255/244/510/034/101/original/c38b7bb51b0de830.gif https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/255/244/510/034/101/original/c38b7bb51b0de830.gif https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00n43wqmppyv0cv378w7ejzq52lqt6k87da9xn7k9qs589u7hrdczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wm8arsr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvc7rcfmjvjl3syrnurmnlflseq0hl0czq462dnutxppfc2vsf9fqx7mat3'>nevent1q…mat3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll take it, thank you sir. <br/><br/>(And thanks to your wife for her service in braving Threads). 2026-10-13T08:50:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfas3k73nnfw8vp3zx60ysjccugpy0lcpxlsvx9gvg4usy2cxf9kszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w27rgkc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0t52pq5nm5c4zjurd6r79mrak87d7paf8mvvkjr2sgmdrscp4vlg83swgg'>nevent1q…swgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there reliable evidence that that&#39;s happened? I&#39;ve seen analyses for various things such as AfD ranging from &#34;it certainly happened&#34; to &#34;there was no measurable change&#34;.<br/><br/>I want it to be true too much to believe it outright. 2026-10-13T05:49:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u9l2uz069yywg2rkcqxjw0f603xsj0mtedl9kdez9jlrc9uua0szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w374f32 Let&#39;s find out how suited #EV s are in Australia, let&#39;s drive one to Brisbane and back. #EVtoBrisbane<br/><br/>(I forgot to post at the start, this is the first rest break just out of Marulan). Car is at 75%. 2026-09-30T23:08:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xnnqaska78wakg6m3s6q93ak9ssl86m4vmrts6yyufxtrnk6lvszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wz6kmkr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhv5tf9t0lsr956s6aezvzjhprvwve6r6jj92d23zeg62k0sn6mscnqn85'>nevent1q…qn85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll regret saying this I know, but it feels like winter has lost its bite for another year. 2026-08-29T02:24:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8nspe533mxndlej2h706l4z4jqfxekmyvr8267g4ml5sf9y53dyszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w5hd202 The now: chilling at a community coffee shop in the sun in Gordon listening to live music. This, my friends, is the good life. 2026-08-29T00:31:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspamyaxn6pd6r08hxzls6vnks5eqtnducjvek24rtpl8n7tk2q5kczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wn39zj9 This is too late for #christmas in July, so I&#39;m claiming first sighting.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/117/160/613/933/417/108/original/d642924fdbbdd5d6.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-26T07:26:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wzf2rx8awemr3efnl54nky2cswk262xesplug2djcuct2h7ek0czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wfhw9fy The best thing about Dolly Parton is that I&#39;ve read maybe 40 opinions on why she was a great person, and each one was talking about a different reason. 2026-08-25T22:27:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3hey89yapc7xpm4fcgfrxc59ajr25cwgpdk62k42pa2q9n268pczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wylpkrl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lnssmwzl6e9uzmp3r6rq60jj5mduak23ytvadp5xuccs92qs9wspq2kar'>nevent1q…2kar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was on a bus to work, but now I&#39;m just at work. 2026-08-20T22:18:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfnd29an05h07ch8n20kzqzcwphm2utpfv279766te2jsxpp65wczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wvat92y I was just listening to a podcast (Lateral with Tom Scott) which claimed that rather than counting &#34;1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi&#39;s) for seconds, Australians count &#34;1 cattledog, 2 cattledogs&#34;.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve lived here my whole life, including a chunk of it where I was within spitting distance of a cattledog, and I have never heard such a thing. <br/><br/>#australia 2026-06-03T02:42:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdrjv6372pctgdm8v4j86guk5qtdws8qnw8mgrptn067yhrrm8qeczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w627nry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydkx5ruranrw86ukhnt780zk0pgetlxra9meplx7xnj23z2c6ysc5nhg2m'>nevent1q…hg2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>*still. 2026-05-09T12:00:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5gpqyr6pv8ghnl2rnmhux7aa7uscdhep80axjz9qhav53ggdlmqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wsnhefl Hey #canberra peeps - does anyone know if the NXTBUS SMS service still works, where you text the stop number to 0432131710 and they message back the next few buses that should arrive? <br/><br/>It&#39;s still advertised at the stops, but I haven&#39;t used it successfully since the last timetable change. 2026-04-17T03:30:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3tvjx3ze6uhzymjc7zmvevzu4fsjagxrx9c0fngfzf74fay6c2szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0weswj84 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvw9uqvkg4urhlyqmx8vysv20fccknqkjx0rzcs0l20vm3hlkzrs4cgv5t'>nevent1q…gv5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m honestly a little surprised he hadn&#39;t died a few months ago. 2026-03-29T23:11:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2mcjvzzmjk2k2dqck92h2nxc9dw7rrzshdnclrmr5cprhle9z99szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wklpfq0 I hope everyone who complained about summer being too hot is happy now. #canberra 2026-03-26T20:38:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5hf3x3xkl7hfparcwkx67n4cuc5rkyhxpxmewqx852q32q94u3gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wacsp8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgza32w84njygdhmz42djpcfda9adqvyq3ljr9j7ux9dkwyxkuncgdkhj5w'>nevent1q…hj5w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>80s slasher movies taught me they never really die. 2026-03-14T23:50:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8kcmz2k34jfgj2df5th40873kdvua4pvxu06mlak2wxg7gsxqhgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w9zvesp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2j4sytv8u0kadscweaszsx5zwzvarvn5h6sf8fl7ufydrpdae25cm9kexu'>nevent1q…kexu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was more worried that the money paw would give us Zed again. 2026-03-14T23:22:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw93q4dug2zapqplpts34pgk0uexg3gg84hvnqvrwjdj5vs4rdc5szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0waa6nt9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6szm8cnps2st3kr35fltds90sgld8lgwkfsmlgeaddglm49d50c6n68pj'>nevent1q…68pj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think a key question is who they lose it *to*.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll take an all-Labor ACT over some of the options. 2026-03-14T22:33:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtslc5eqrwtzsytq6kkkcyl35rswwp5rj5yn89220n4kq3mcnz4czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wuf6jdm Welp.<br/><br/>I divide Canberra&#39;s year into two seasons, the Season of Comfort which runs from Floriade to Skyfire, and the Season of Misery which runs from Skyfire to Floriade. <br/><br/>Skyfire was yesterday.<br/><br/>#canberra 2026-03-14T22:25:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgmz5pm5stczyhpjd6jz0rm3vjlwa7llxyap5458x00klh74r59egzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0whnujmd Fuck it, I&#39;m going to Sydney. 2026-03-14T01:41:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz285a4z6672ad4xcvrr2qf2patywyq5kvy9meev9ud0cpymwztzczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w3fuj75 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8uk58zzrf7saukct2y2r5l4vmukpl7s784hgmmxznnsgecjs8nq28ymkg'>nevent1q…ymkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I started at Chisholm ships because I needed to pick up some bread. <br/><br/>It would have been amazing to catch the train home back in the day. Maybe one day it&#39;ll be possible again... 2026-03-09T03:05:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrn9gr79803swlmq6q4afece84vgjvy4tj8yxxlsdxu0anfjmk6vszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w394777 I needed an adventure today, so I decided to home to I the old Tuggeranong Railway Station. Walking along the old train line I can&#39;t help thinking about what could have been. <br/><br/>#canberra 2026-03-09T02:57:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstpda2qg0ydq0wkq9qvtzl6wxyva4h9adpn9cg9sfqxnhlrt6j63czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wsua05c Reading books on etymology and outdated words reminds me that a) people in the Middle Ages were very much like us, and b) we should revive some of these words.<br/><br/>The candidate for today: shotclog, a boring person who only gets invited along to things because they&#39;ll pay for drinks.<br/><br/>#english 2026-03-09T00:17:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9c2w5p3upgsuzftd0k742tynavw7c5zu0xv8f7yrk7pd83x7afqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wt5clfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqej3capsas0p7vfevudkffglmysnvrxmp8zad9xm5a34552sr6hg7r6hnu'>nevent1q…6hnu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you have a cat how can you be living alone? 2026-03-07T10:45:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswt5qrq7wpf0qyc04m0mkzrlk824agnmngdug9kr5fkkyjyhapn5szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wjhnfdj #mondayrandom10, locally stored music, a shuffle button and Monday morning. Is there any a more perfect combination?<br/><br/>1. Don&#39;t Stop (2004 remaster) - Fleetwood Mac <br/>2. Untouched - the Veronicas <br/>3. Cardigan - Taylor Swift <br/>4. Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield <br/>5. Trash City - Transvision Vamp <br/>6. Never Be Mine - Kate Bush <br/>7. Perfect Illusion - Lady Gaga <br/>8. Golden - Huntr/x<br/>9. Misery Business - Paramore <br/>10. No Woman No Cry - Londonbeat<br/><br/>#music 2026-02-16T00:23:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg9y4q6qzymxltnvpty5w6frhzufnjd87pg8fxlecmljqx86crj5szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wx5yrl0 Estimates is such a mix of the serious and the trivial. How else could it come to the public&#39;s attention that the women&#39;s rest room in the Parliamentary gym has condoms, but the men&#39;s does not, for unclear reasons. 2026-02-12T02:51:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq6xhak7kvwdr65jhxlgrxw9z63u7vm5wnfx4lyr4pvvpgh59ck3gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w958km8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cugc8yxk5upewnmc3str4lhc37tx8sxyak8yaz4yh24uh53k3nsf6tdmm'>nevent1q…tdmm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I may have a cider or two each summer. We&#39;re on about the same rate. 2026-02-03T08:43:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf55wznlu2pwgn8mufzwj68xa88hhuel6gur4mdxhhl35xlqua4eqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wp29vwj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rxwryc0ylwje7jje8vkrgkj03j8alyhcr8ut4tzpjxwacmpw6hshru07t'>nevent1q…u07t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think I&#39;ve already forgotten about it. I don&#39;t drink much. 2026-02-03T08:40:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xvv39e5frk8resdjtql36gdrmar84k769773svzy85yvde3naagzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wjp4e3c <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/teenage-girl-palestinian-flag-jersey-refused-entry-sydney-a-league-game-ntwnfb">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/teenage-girl-palestinian-flag-jersey-refused-entry-sydney-a-league-game-ntwnfb</a><br/><br/>“We don’t allow countries in here other than Australia,” the guard could be heard telling another man who intervened.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>&#34;Her brother, who was standing next to her, was wearing a Portugal jersey and was not stopped as he walked in, she said.&#34; 2026-01-21T21:49:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdelqu6490hrknc37fc4ql34dt4rxg4lz2z6kdeqjw4u9y9uz66qgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w4xta24 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzvjd9a9k8sg97fz48zvfxfyg5zeft8fyx3wnjkzedlz64lpqx7gcxvaug'>nevent1q…vaug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having spent my youth playing Car Wars from Steve Jackson Games, I&#39;m ready. 2026-01-20T21:38:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfnhc23xxjuhpwc8s8e67vvd8gv20368etxryessdz33rwkqgrmpqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wsr4aa2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dgvjft7z7wqkr97vt6479fv3llad97lyekp862aezzlr3yct4hqr07pdz'>nevent1q…7pdz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do we implant all the kangaroos/deer/elephants/whatever animal randomly runs into the road as well? 2026-01-20T21:14:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8su33auprz4ucnv7tat942xm8h3ja3xyxrr7vpmytqj4a4h3qjzqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wacklyj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20ae3pmltsmq29f89setvazxujxyukmq53maw95x42z9fukgx59ssskmxt'>nevent1q…kmxt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Be fair, down south we got at least six drops. 2026-01-15T08:21:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxpauaeh8u8j37c275am7geph6wmf7jgyced4nx2cw2dejkvkx7qqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w9ay2pn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9qxy7tdmvhnt6la73qnthlzu4x4vgeccm6jk25qyvg04mwqggrqhhxtjm'>nevent1q…xtjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Why yes, some suburbs of our major cities didn&#39;t have indoor plumbing until the 1970s. No, not the 1870s.&#34; 2026-01-14T05:27:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2sskelytc8d5pmkvvs83ntwcv6jakslp0erk7cearelchuqa7rkszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wrq3zk8 Most productive thing I&#39;ve done today: educating Americans on the infrastructure built by the Whitlam government. <br/><br/>Good times. 2026-01-14T05:21:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstc5as6nlc7z4ze32cefyqyla8u7qm3vy7ue5e5jwuyeyqhj3pf8qzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wuh8363 It seems weird seeing a place with sprinklers on full force in these conditions. My father&#39;s wisdom (which I trust implicitly in matters of gardening) is that you&#39;ll lose far more water to the wind and evaporation than will ever get near your grass.<br/><br/>#Canberra<br/>#gardening 2025-12-19T02:00:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhr94z5l79ses4e9kpf5yhmh49xxs5srxh670gm54lhhy9gk9ysczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wpvgfp3 I feel a bit stupid now, having brought my umbrella. The high chance of a shower seems significantly lower now. <br/><br/>#canberra 2025-12-12T04:58:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr42xahuwtajutyz6ffy34khapgaj79m82txkv8p28h4yyela80eczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wa53ewj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3ayacnc6em0g2cnuz2z88malryk03ztdtas7nekqjma8a2yeguqn4phng'>nevent1q…phng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get the sentiment, but that may be a self harming gesture. Governments may have trouble focusing on anything beyond the next election campaign, but dollars to doughnuts* policy departments have long term plans, to say nothing of other organisations that use those data.<br/><br/>*A thoroughly outdated idiom, don&#39;t doughnuts cost more than a dollar these days? 2025-12-12T02:59:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswhky39x4cwzes7g93zvrezjrjhnpzz3ehc3z3lu7h9g3xh8tu28qzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w8t70hj Good morning to all the law abiding under 16 year olds who have found their way to the Fediverse. 2025-12-09T20:02:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmhhnu8sc0yvtnur28h74hvrgehxfn5qdw8havx4p28vpkup35sgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wvuc6qt Fun signs you&#39;re getting old: you injure your back *sleeping* and still have trouble moving eight hours later. 2025-12-07T04:22:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs836d4kxllpj8uqtakayyrap6ajnc4qjy7un4yy8y9xhualrxsq3gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w266aqv On a date with the hottest woman I know. I think I might be taking her home tonight. 2025-12-06T07:55:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp5c8gq9yqqqq6gczchml9hf09eqfum8ght83ezkket2msxud470czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0we570rs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdqefeae80en90pfpy3ftntluym24n0nwfez7k8h69c8ad4a8ptspjys5j'>nevent1q…ys5j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I have that bckground, it&#39;s not an issue I&#39;ve actually followed closely. I&#39;m just disappointed that a once in a generation political opportunity looks like it&#39;s being squandered. 2025-11-25T04:41:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyw6u7f8te3pyqlvau7gmk0xz6g0qufvndlmcwuq8dk2n8lfrlpfqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w2akz4l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqs8zvnalq2809gaczfd76eervc973fv7h02m7emm8uynn2sv0q3gzk67wr'>nevent1q…67wr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They&#39;re probably still terrified of the licence to punt ads from 2010 or whenever. <br/><br/>They&#39;re like a cat that jumped on a hot plate, and they&#39;ve learned the right lesson wrongly. 2025-11-25T04:36:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvxr9jqg3un3dq9qhkkjsm67mwtf6vp8lyuzw9raqnjns9j98dfszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w2kxgdg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt3y6vtx4vanpyukl6u750ptjwh4c5n30al8urkfsym3qnl5pkdqt7wax5'>nevent1q…wax5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They&#39;re well suited for, well, Queensland, but I think we need something a little different here. It gets hot but it gets cold too, even though we pretend it doesn&#39;t. 2025-11-25T04:30:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyj60ducmct7dz5l3ypxpxcrlvsk2p0wqt54kgyykw6fwq7cfn40gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wrapjwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25erk8dxgn0l5e9lvhh904l07vlyl7rh88taa6a64dvyztrrqemg9ptuvr'>nevent1q…tuvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a sad thing that Queenslanders a century and a half ago built better houses* than we do.<br/><br/>*By some measures, anyway.<br/><br/>Edit: built, not build. They&#39;re generally not still at it. 2025-11-25T03:07:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4egg68k3h7azgd5n3q2jf85xt23mcutjcln8q3eftdhx23e3hkqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w8wt54s Never let it be said it wasn&#39;t deliberate choices that got us here. We knew what to do and we knew how to do it. <br/><br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/nothing-new-under-the-sun-australias-long-history-of-missed-chances-to-build-sustainable-homes-241004">https://theconversation.com/nothing-new-under-the-sun-australias-long-history-of-missed-chances-to-build-sustainable-homes-241004</a><br/><br/>#housing #auspol 2025-11-25T02:39:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9es2sxsruqlg6ca6t6ysqzuawsmth5ynwe6d4njeyz9q4sm3jf4czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wrljcru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4kadkhchtme890ulalqx49pg3n77565xcza22eujecagj4nsztcmafvmr'>nevent1q…fvmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>$2 (my maximum bet on sure things) is that they reached a decision in the first five minutes, and since then they&#39;ve been eating pizza and figuring out who gets to tell the media. 2025-11-12T04:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgcu08u63pg833qu0u7zrnmy6h8r9f9cpl8xs6ratnhjjd3hgj0gqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wawvx26 So does the Coalition have a policy on net zero yet? Asking for ... me, really.<br/><br/>#auspol 2025-11-12T04:08:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a248qs6nzkk63h4n4e2sql9apm8az7cx8wq2dmnxr22lmeukykqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wlmm7uj I saw a picture of King Charles in a Government building today.<br/><br/>Not gonna lie, it felt weird. 2025-10-23T10:34:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nfhj0nds0zd0gzhz87talsfh90a5q6fjhg8sjunn4slj4f0kf9czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w9zylc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05qxyz4w2uk7sgmjr9kr6sm9e8snp6nwe33metwefse96mt8476caqgsle'>nevent1q…gsle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They very much act like they&#39;re in minority government with a strong opposition. The superannuation changes should be a no brainer for them in the context of what superannuation is for (if they&#39;ve forgotten I&#39;m sure someone still has Paul Keating&#39;s number, he could probably explain it) but they need to compromise for decorum or something. I cannot imagine that will be rewarded by the voters next election, as opposed to actually doing something you stand for. 2025-10-19T23:29:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7jnkddghdnnfguyzsdntaqx57txsz3ss6e25p529fc7dpctp8vgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w8ghhxj I was listening to an interview with Greg Jericho on the weekend which touched on superannuation tax reform. <br/><br/>Throughout it I couldn&#39;t help wondering what Gough Whitlam would have done with 62% of seats in a second term government. 2025-10-19T22:51:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8klyqcx44z676k34cj9ayu8t8qpqqyyykw0ng9kuerhamr4g8zsszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w8yafac Watching a tug of war match between children and adults, with the area marked out by thongs. Is there anything more Australian? 2025-10-11T01:44:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqg537etdc7c5jx9lfe6pns2va2rzgrmenve7dr2rqjfc5c45krcszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w4h6een In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3fau5mp7l8xd380skj46v5wr8zc48rmedxf4t80ghj5xul58jngp3ue3j'>nevent1q…ue3j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have great faith in locals with an unlimited supply of free time and nearly unlimited supply of alcohol. 2025-09-26T04:43:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9zd7l4nhj4skfl80mnne7xqdslj92km52r5fngudey293ux25uczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wgecj5m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26kmg4sczhp0t2y9xlkj0fp6pcu9gthpr0zhn8r33huut2tpv0ec75kg0q'>nevent1q…kg0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: escaped with two shelves and no chainsaw. 2025-09-13T07:36:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26kmg4sczhp0t2y9xlkj0fp6pcu9gthpr0zhn8r33huut2tpv0eczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wqcyfch Trapped in Bunnings, send help. 2025-09-13T06:31:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4emcxkzcc7rh5hjq3gv05wd29wege60ulynd0mrd3y56q9l7y7czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wnakka3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2r29fzd7uaareccjvvuaap2tmnxeaklavw4kc52uzvpenk5jk52gvxyvez'>nevent1q…yvez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A duck! 2025-09-13T00:18:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xd962qrqgavn6asn6mauake09feykl58drqefxza808nlv2n2xgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wcf9plu It appears my relationship with magpies is still good - I passed a man running with a branch over his head who claimed to be attacked by six(!) of them, but I passed though unmolested. <br/><br/>I did, however, get attacked by a duck. 2025-09-12T08:20:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspw4al4h8w6pjknc7t43faktxnmuzxhrrwsqk02suhmw8eqwm3tvgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wyyvxdu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27g57c96778kc9wu53t8h788qd6vfgelk7zpk4r5sunf420cr6aqknqfxp'>nevent1q…qfxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember actual dialup, and I&#39;m old enough to remember the difference between v21 and v23 protocols.<br/><br/>I also remember that I would have had FTTP over a decade ago if the NBN as national infrastructure hadn&#39;t been knifed for Rupert Murdoch&#39;s empire. 2025-09-05T09:59:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrycre3x9pvq2pwq0jtf68qrs5t92cmp8a8c3x2ggvxz5muf4gkaczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w7tk2ph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8uxxyv6nagcvxnapkqdtdc3l9wa04vnpsr8rqcgzp7s9gnj4kjscxq0nx'>nevent1q…q0nx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At last I&#39;ll reach parity with my sister in deepest regional NSW who&#39;s had FTTP for a decade, and uses it pretty much exclusively to post boomer fear bait on Facebook. <br/><br/>So yay I guess. I&#39;ll have to start working on getting the train within 15km of me now. 2025-09-05T06:20:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwye80qcsq8hst5q7pf4ctpq3n3s7xtfv3tnhm52zcrdxwn3x5qszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wgy4v64 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3w4dpn9d60pwpeys2sn54pwqmxm2x0vzp8upffc7984vpvz0xlc47yau4'>nevent1q…yau4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll believe it when they start laying fibre in my street (originally scheduled for October 2013). 2025-09-05T05:24:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsva9r85cshurzq53fueqzep95wufq2ckj9zlymjg8vjyucpu832vqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wfwlrf2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2e5kh5kc92jx0fu8vv4642v3fy6g9zemggq9fpn6wfg6q6efc9yc23yjfj'>nevent1q…yjfj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it was very likely the same Woolworths. 2025-08-29T11:30:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnf9ye3jq7rt4sgqa7hk0h5xkr2j9kclw7t6k7kqz752acwnux5szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w9zrx63 I claim first sighting of #Christmas for 2025:<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/111/144/425/406/814/original/d01d3724a7e17a53.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-29T08:39:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4ecymnqxvqex9v2amgwqkmhfrx4ytwfq2965j5cxqnk39z4znhgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wk7ur76 Disparage #Tuggeranong all you want (and deny us the train at your peril) but damn if it doesn&#39;t have wholesome #graffiti #Canberra<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/975/088/962/529/054/original/4dccb96ea42252e6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/975/092/226/504/333/original/78789d22f0e1a5ea.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-05T08:05:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrpkk7hpc0kltl2ll2lyr0yjzurqkhuhhj56mlyp7g4lleg4hwtgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wv7krm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0va6ljjtk6wepawvck9j2qn836nkjagj8lqsw03a423q60juu45gws09e7'>nevent1q…09e7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can&#39;t get safer than &#34;impossible to find&#34;. 2025-08-01T23:35:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6qwdzy5fwye6tp4rpvt8ca0vgvlt0sduq8gvhsflgapa9k9jcvqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wsx3elh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszc2qmgsfs85nj0a9fg9w6jk09rwvwa0094fkz2e880q6lnp23pls2sjtn0'>nevent1q…jtn0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I figure coffee and choc chip makes mocha?<br/><br/>The recipe is mostly here:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.flavourandsavour.com/chewy-gluten-free-coffee-cookies/#recipe">https://www.flavourandsavour.com/chewy-gluten-free-coffee-cookies/#recipe</a><br/><br/>but I tweaked it a little to fit what I had. 2025-07-27T09:29:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywk47rknp2x2kas4exhhdale9yw4rnmz2c84z5nqxql3e89udzlszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wja3egc Didn&#39;t really want to bake today but I&#39;d already bought all the ingredients, so GF mocha biscuits were made.<br/><br/>#baking<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/924/081/913/093/818/original/eb3d11657dcb326b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-27T07:46:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgknganm9uqg4ppa6fj7raxwn9rj2p9kjj9u9geslf7wd97qajp7gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wr9jea7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ke8qf0j6r9pmcczctvepv04q5eqqghvkg3epfxmn4ylp6cgh2jctw85ka'>nevent1q…85ka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If that&#39;s the best they can do after *that* election win we might as well shut the whole thing down. 2025-07-27T02:38:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstacc5ue50lmkuvhxzm8f7kq73rryfa8v2fzpgyerqr2dy7ad86mczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wv8wrfv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgf5q7erat2hezneuf0gd699rtsre5075x5skqhrr99rmhtkk3tuqlamkrs'>nevent1q…mkrs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Betteridge&#39;s law of headlines, I guess, applies to URLs as well. 2025-07-06T22:39:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9enjft3gyjh5gtge0hp6erpf95r6k8l06szu0fsk3w4naexxrcnczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wjxu0p5 A few kangaroos, tuckered out after paying their respects:<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/708/019/730/963/916/original/10fab15a8025e005.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-19T03:58:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspw0568vqu282a6c4478p3zw9dngc2h9zmvsq9zevv509paz929aczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wqa4mgn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tuvvg77u622e4qtun786xlvyvwljyg85zd89j9fe3ynwx2sa2hcjallje'>nevent1q…llje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bet it was awesome once you got going and the blue skies appeared. 2025-06-13T04:35:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykjcvttrfyqxyycvqusdya6n93ph0lrl4qdchq99nf5345mskskgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wpzh0fg I may be incurably optimistic on this bitterly cold day, but is this the first sign of Spring?<br/><br/>#canberra #floriade<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/668/268/036/081/566/original/1d89a1e48a8c82c8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-12T03:30:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqggmvw7sw05e5yfh9pztzxj0x326euwwj80jyfa93t9kvzjngdpczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wmhxcmy I&#39;ve just installed a page turner on my #ereader , so I can read and keep my hands warm under the blanket. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t know if that&#39;s the height of decadence or a necessity for readers in the #Canberra winter. 2025-06-08T12:44:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ly8qnuq0cd5uyfuehqx2hhd9n7xflj23x7tck4kmlncxpk3p5tszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w0q99kw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8u6r734cc00e4jymxdeaaz06jvagdm5jawavqruqe2rk68n8k6usdks0gk'>nevent1q…s0gk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: my parcel&#39;s in Hume, but expected delivery is still the 12th. You can almost see Hume from where it has to go. I&#39;m bemused at it still taking a week for the last few km. 2025-06-06T01:50:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8u6r734cc00e4jymxdeaaz06jvagdm5jawavqruqe2rk68n8k6uszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wjslrrn Does anyone know why #australiapost claim to take an extra week to redirect a package to my parcel locker, rather than deliver it to my door? <br/><br/>Someone ignorant of the process (i.e. me) might imagine taking it to a central place should be no slower, and would maybe be quicker. 2025-06-05T05:05:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0z8t3wjjt8g6yj576hcwffge4e2s6zwd5zha63vxuukqkd47eejqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w99rdeq Ah, old true crime stories where someone supplied cocaine with an estimated value of two shillings. 2025-06-03T03:14:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9knujyhz9ej26mguwgr30kp6gtp25uwet6j5l5w8tpjupw3dchgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wc3jpc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfnwrslsfmmplpk7eyzda6c20dqwlxws8hqfg8c04m58pl8nxus8g53hka3'>nevent1q…hka3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the window where JJJ is your music source is depressingly short. <br/><br/>The two signs of getting old are where you don&#39;t recognise 90% of the Hottest 100, and when you forget it&#39;s even on. 2025-05-30T04:29:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsty3r6m4arllyc5pvfy4canwrcvnr2cnjzy2exjt5kg2wpt9l5hqszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w5anlfs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpc97870w4m9sf5d5uwuetsh6z7s5n7l0wepyfgh5659ugczzycs6lvvp6'>nevent1q…vvp6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh, not sure that&#39;d stand up stylistically (1996 for instance had Spiderbait, Tool, the Butthole Surfers, the Prodigy, and Allen Ginsberg all in the Top 10) but you probably have a good point demographically. 2025-05-30T03:44:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjhyvreyskql6sj6e526f26sg0gqakzy85ealp0jjgw2dpltxczszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wgm3l08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7au9xrxh02lldte52jc30yju54vg6yvyaqaz9dryfee2ad8a0kqe39k8j'>nevent1q…9k8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thinking about it I wonder if there was also a fin de siecle effect? All our lives 2000 was The Future, and then we were in it and it was very much not what we were promised. 2025-05-30T00:10:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dgtdpcccqx5d2g7wjqqpwhvx37hlgd06hjhkz83yddnv29lrp6qzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w34dnwv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f2t0djvygq0q38nqdju53gfvgnnyy5qp6k4nnxc0efddqh7wxrs3k2waq'>nevent1q…2waq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder what happened around 2000?<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/593/722/534/660/078/original/0a9740f1a7a8f358.png"> <br/> 2025-05-29T23:32:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9f2t0djvygq0q38nqdju53gfvgnnyy5qp6k4nnxc0efddqh7wxrszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wsenexz Seeing &#34;glum&#34; in my mood tracker always paradoxically makes me feel better. It&#39;s such an old, evocative word. 2025-05-29T23:13:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsww0nlmps799q2qkkdj6d3lf3flca0qc57xlvh6a9787jfhfq7nrszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wz7sjdq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mnx24jg40e3jjtehxs9z79clpmvsnum2wlht33q3dswsxnq47agdcj30z'>nevent1q…j30z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ordering popcorn right now. 2025-05-09T22:48:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst03m5qq0efvvjnfz07m5spjl7rcq75c7h69xmdvn62g63w5luwvczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wdfafam In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqy40u4cx6q092r4p5ehxc3sefwege7x0v25wc3jgky0ggfupvfcsuuhkj9'>nevent1q…hkj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well that&#39;s good, I thought her share was falling as the postals were counted. <br/><br/>I think I need to shut up and go have a coffee (or several). 2025-05-09T22:34:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8l6hpdhcam4dkkn0wqsnl8jv3clw9l2ryj9rlxx5dmgfa8g44rjszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wfpchgu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uwz4vwfv59tlx5gsk5cvf0qn06vac35vv956pqaw2t0t3y2k52qtvkc5p'>nevent1q…kc5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One would think (without doing any actual analysis because hey, I have a day job) that postal votes which we know skew Liberal would also tend to preference the independent over Labor. I don&#39;t think that assumption corresponds with what we&#39;re seeing, though. 2025-05-09T22:23:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsddum49ptcychr73ctdaxa3kw7uqw0kfmv6jcle60cscrmkv8yykszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0ws5uek7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyev45zw8cz64w8a26jsrss0dfd3z205x483yuu9swep4m85kvgrck7fhjx'>nevent1q…fhjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If the AEC just have postal votes to count (as they come in), then, I imagine ALP chicanery with the HTV won&#39;t matter as much? 2025-05-09T12:42:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzw560xumkztzns54evlqladavpnhc2agfe46nxx2gq3wzmcvyzqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wh4pncw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm7q2jtex5xkerf6evnjapuajhjxrj6cu9wn5ntz2d8tm286x7lg8amm7l'>nevent1q…mm7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you get a HTV card with a postal vote? (Or, perhaps, one from each party?)<br/><br/>Serious question, I&#39;ve never postal voted, or even taken one on polling day. 2025-05-09T12:09:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdszlm98jg64y733yjzg97ml686q5445nryg4803vsc0urm4rd80szypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0weg566z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw8ah2l5q73kglrt7jspv07ttn5h782u88zmuffxhj48r2tl6wwsctjy3f'>nevent1q…jy3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, I had a quick scan through the thread but missed that update. <br/><br/>I think we&#39;re still a fair way away from having a winner. 2025-05-08T03:51:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2kj4p3sumr9wwehyehlgxxwngjennsf803rx8tgx8dm07md8sqczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w5rfqtg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq4lpc3g6uu6j4qy3qfm4srmfyphrmz64dapw0f88jsz2ggwxdrggqeygy'>nevent1q…eygy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For what it&#39;s worth (which isn&#39;t much I suspect) the #AEC now have Ms. Price leading by the commanding figure of 19 votes with two polling places to go: <br/><br/><a href="https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-31496-318.htm">https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-31496-318.htm</a> 2025-05-08T03:45:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9f5lwa8smlf2ppyur0762ccy9wc4pnfepdekkvjacc3z2lv7rc9gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wst9v8v I appreciate that the #AEC has a very difficult job to do, which they&#39;re doing in a characteristically competent and orderly manner.<br/><br/>I sure wish they could update the counts in #Bean a little more quickly though. <br/><br/><a href="https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-31496-318.htm">https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-31496-318.htm</a><br/><br/>#auspol #canberra 2025-05-07T22:57:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyr6x4elun5rg07jgh9wh4eh07ykxd6pf6uqgdm27rv4kxrhsvkmszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wh6gduv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqymp2zmh9mv02wnj6jpw45ejq3ahf6uqzpsd99a5vjr46nwtqaqsmq4v8d'>nevent1q…4v8d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure I get this bit: <br/><br/>&#34; It appears from this that Price is doing better on the Liberal preferences than the Green preferences; indeed Smith seems to be doing very badly on the latter. &#34;<br/><br/>I suspect Green and Liberal might have been inadvertently reversed, or possibly it should be former rather than latter? Otherwise it seems Green preferences are going nowhere. <br/><br/>There are few people I&#39;d trust more about this than Kevin Bonham though. 2025-05-06T01:15:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmry0d8c0yg0mqv0dgwcdwg0jsvq6mmsehkh9xm5nd5jcgs7jc9czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wvc46pl Old internet privacy policies, when they were first working out what they were for, were a trip. Some excerpts:<br/><br/>Part I. Information Collection<br/>[Entity] collects information through our Web site at several points. We collect the following information about primary visitors: how sexy you are, number of hats you own, your dog&#39;s first name.<br/><br/>We may also collect semen samples which our users divulge about other people. [Entity] does not actively market to children, and we never knowingly ask a child under 13 to divulge personal information, unless they are trapped in a burning house and are like shrieking &#34;oh my god help me&#34; and we&#39;re all like &#34;okay what room are you in?&#34; If it&#39;s the bedroom, we&#39;ll just let them burn to death, because god only knows I&#39;m not going to make the same mistake twice.<br/><br/>We verify the accuracy of this information by MAGICIANS.<br/><br/>We may share data with the following third parties: WHOEVER WE FEEL LIKE. IF A RANDOM BUM OFF THE STREET WANDERS IN HERE, WE&#39;LL PROBABLY GIVE HIM YOUR IP ADDRESS IN EXCHANGE FOR A HAND JOB. These third parties will use the information as follows: EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL.<br/><br/>We offer links to other Web sites. Please note: When you click on links to other Web sites, we encourage you to read their privacy policies. Their standards may differ from ours. They&#39;re probably worse, and are run by a bunch of jerks. Not us though. We&#39;re nice. 2025-05-02T04:53:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26jnxqxyqmgg7wtxu5mmatvn3cpk0xrc9vcfhsnmuzuu24lhulwczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wvf4ks8 Successive underpasses in (I think) Hughes ACT. Can&#39;t fault the sentiment.<br/><br/>I think they all went up last night, or this morning maybe.<br/><br/>#graffiti #canberra #trans<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/436/001/893/774/304/original/c8816d226c9607e9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/436/002/140/453/105/original/592cd5ebe6090251.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/436/002/494/072/709/original/2564a8c14a1fccc6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-02T03:06:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24dm5wx7x6029qzzhkkcvd86z08hf460zygprxrkdnmf6kue9h2qzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wdhvkm4 Judging by the queues for prepoll voting in Woden I might be the only person voting on election day. #auspol 2025-04-28T02:15:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9zwg9r08pgjnsyh77w8942vvmpakfghk8zjnfhgtq5t5zehulqqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w59906e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsn4f7rsjy6aw8ng384v4dfsr8m0g92qx8mkecj6lf05hq7s493crmjc5p'>nevent1q…jc5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t get that far north very often these days. Lyneham is about my limit. 2025-04-26T03:39:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c4d7hkmr3h8dj8292fwmu0q4ctf2fx3vj4xqtn6tztdk63dl45czypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wnqm6t3 Today I&#39;m in Casey. That was unexpected. 2025-04-26T01:06:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6wpuzds2pu5zure8q0sgjqtg6jzq6d8vh8x0za3ukgy44rsnh5qzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w7x7e95 I feel like I&#39;ve slept three hours in the past three days, when I&#39;ve had to work. <br/><br/>Now watch me sleep like a goddam cat for the next three, when it doesn&#39;t matter.<br/><br/>Thank Kaldi for coffee. 2025-04-23T20:26:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs22kwf5hpq0yhjntcx3c3xh3nzu5xslfalez0x34mle6x6jyrt0aszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wu048qh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpjl2g2stm8rqwqplzytktq88gp762grj83th6u76w2jg8pmndagpfyxs8'>nevent1q…yxs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We didn&#39;t on this occasion because one of the signs said the gates close at 3pm while the others said 5, and we didn&#39;t want to risk it. I think we&#39;ll be back to explore more later. 2025-04-18T10:40:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8x20zujuqzkv25zsrxj80te5f7ncakxng60rwtry6usa9veq7uyczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wnsuegl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsywf3a8uew0ja07um50qncrug48t7dsyejg7qaz2529fvequ7zrns5rzecf'>nevent1q…zecf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had to go the long way, the short path is closed for rehabilitation (not that anyone else seemed to care, but anyway).<br/><br/>Fortunately when the walk is the point it doesn&#39;t matter if it&#39;s a little longer. 2025-04-18T09:41:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfntlsecz6mdzfzg9748a5fvtu068jp7ac72s644xzvra50cjj39gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wftj93p Well this was a little bit magical for a Friday afternoon walk.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/357/471/792/473/151/original/25b5c47cd372baf2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-18T06:10:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd7e3yka7g59uvfa6wze20su2s8hqphdmtmjlxsl0wm2x6k0ttypczypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w0memsx This seems like an incredibly sad story- I hope the good people of the Woden valley can do their thing and little Kai Nui makes his way back to the temple.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/351/127/316/908/287/original/7e43e3303da0f3a1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-17T03:19:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zvv54669nhtk3lv8w72t7wm05waq9n037ug97cjzgcddp39r67gzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w29xags Or, y&#39;know, don&#39;t.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/322/474/389/409/931/original/37ee10d23098d1c2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-12T01:52:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88mqll3za8ue2gqcgzvequks2j7mrnczn76qa73c88hte6j3h4pqzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wu9m0qh I just encountered the term &#34;joyfriend&#34;, and I hope it catches on.<br/><br/>I could even see it getting stolen and generalised to replace &#34;partner&#39;, which always has that undercurrent of never being quite sure if we&#39;re going to a movie or forming a corporation. 2025-04-10T11:04:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9f65qpsz95c527uc024059zn9vnhwz4u6vague8jl90tszhjm2tgzypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0w4tealz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhs9y8yaz6df0dwrdyw59e4vj2p099fymgnjafvrsfzunrqhzlmgn5q9gm'>nevent1q…q9gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I&#39;d be dissatisfied with that outcome. <br/><br/>I did see a poster in Chisholm of someone promising to improve fibre internet to southern Canberra, but I didn&#39;t see who it was. If it was Ms. Price that might put her in first place for me, since it&#39;s a bit of a sore point. 2025-04-06T05:12:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc9u22xamxrghmxwh8mgh09cmgzhrghfgcljur4lh2us7v4rwevszypqx33trgl4sk6mj24kl0z3r5jg478xxymmj8uhxjuqtcqpyk2z0wtzdgae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jgkaddkg7qzkypl0ra96f5n6hsjxnccgnkp8s6h0v2zsavsv8fqckd7v3'>nevent1q…d7v3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did indeed, edited. <br/><br/>I have a lot of respect for her street team. Labor you expect to run a professional campaign, but she&#39;s matching them if not doing better (by this limited measure). 2025-04-06T04:41:40Z