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Stilgherrian

@stilgherrian.com

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Word-whore • Write 'em, Talk 'em • Cybers, politics, media • I have a podcast, obviously • Ph/Signal +61407623600 • All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages! • Based in Wentworth Falls NSW AU, in Sydney lots to 20 Oct. https://stilgherrian.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 6d

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 801: King parrot spring, with a podcast” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/... Covers 29 September to 5 October 2025 and contains the usual links to Interesting Things.

Two Australian king parrots are in the branches of a shrub. On the right is the male, with his bright red head and chest, and dark green wings and tail. On the left, looking down before she flutters down to the food, is the female, with her two-toned green colouring and red belly.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1m

I know you follow the weather news fairly closely, so I believe you. :)

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1m

Today, Sunday 12 October, is International Moment of Frustration Scream Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/interna...

Also, (Inter?)National Freethought Day. (No, it’s American.) www.daysoftheyear.com/days/nationa...

And it’s happy 57th birthday to actor Hugh Jackman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Ja...

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

Ever felt like you were one spilled coffee away from losing it? Not just annoyed—but ready to yell into a pillow, a wall, maybe the sky? There’s a day for

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 6m

You may. Many people do. :)

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 7m

It is also doing that.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 7m

And I hope it stays that way for a while. (It won’t.)

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 21m

It's yet another warm and sunny day in Sydney, with the temperature 8°C above average this time, but later it will get windy and it might even rain.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 28m

Sunday. To say that the chorus relies on the Korean Variation would be an unfortunate exaggeration. You’re jealous of the glacier. Plastics! Sunday.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 13h

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The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral (Live From The Lost Continent) (Official Video)

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 14h

Hey kids, I'm going to bed now, and I'm sure you have stuff going down but I'm old and you should all go to bed. Love you. Message me in the morning. ;)

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Excellent. Let’s throw the box into the sea.

Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · 1d

It's 1994 and the Internet is in a box...

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 14h

Woof.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 14h

I love you, but no.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 15h

Bad things are happening lol.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 15h

Weird shit is going down.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 15h

Things you would not believe.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Healthy weekend breakfast.

Close-up of massive-looking bacon slices protruding from a bun. In the background, out of focus, people move hither and thither across the concourse of Sydney Central station.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Loose.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Lol I think Telstra tried something similar, even after ADSL was rolling out. They tried to sell ISDN as some sort of more reliable alternative — but in the process rebranded it and put the price up by making certain features an add-on. I can’t remember the details but I remembering being amused.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1d

I have a visitor

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Solid work.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

I’ll plug the new “Another Untitled Music Podcast” again because I think it’s worth listening to.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 2d

NEW PODCAST: “AUMP 00004: Songs About Places” with @snarkyplatypus.com and me (1h24m11s) anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/00004/

Look for “Another Untitled Music Podcast” in your podcast app of choice, but not YouTube yet.

Like it? How about a tip? anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/products/

Against a blurry background image of an audio mixing desk sits, at a jaunty angle, the square cover image for a podcast, looking a bit like an album cover. The text reads: Another Untitled Music Podcast with Stilgherrian and Snarky Platypus.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Chances are it won’t actually kill me. It’ll just feel that way.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

Oh look! London plane trees (Platanus × hispanica)! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...

London plane - Wikipedia

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

I couldn’t have put it better myself.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1d

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #88” buttondown.com/stilgherrian...

AN0M sting operation declared legal in Australia, Deloitte refunds government over AI fakery, cops may be given freedom to use abuse images to catch perps, SMS Sender ID Registry rollout starts, and much more.

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The Weekly Cybers #88

AN0M sting operation declared legal in Australia, Deloitte refunds part of their $440,000 fee over AI fakery, cops may be given freedom to use abuse images to catch perps, SMS Sender ID Registry rollo...

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