Andrew Donnellan
@andrew.donnellan.id.au
Fan of Jesus, Linux, PowerPC, Canberra, social democracy, efficient land use, trains. Enemy of RZ1 zoning. Fighting for a better city @greatercanberra.org.au.
https://andrew.donnellan.id.au / @ajdlinux / @[email protected]
https://andrew.donnellan.id.au / @ajdlinux / @[email protected]
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Today someone mentioned that we had a month until Christmas and the sound that came out of me was not human.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Today someone mentioned that we had a month until Christmas and the sound that came out of me was not human.
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I never enjoy the weird interrugnum in the lead up to the end of a year, where everything is somehow busy and quiet all at once, and there's a social expectation that This Is The Fun Season. this year the dread feeling has arrived way early.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I never enjoy the weird interrugnum in the lead up to the end of a year, where everything is somehow busy and quiet all at once, and there's a social expectation that This Is The Fun Season. this year the dread feeling has arrived way early.
Tfw you think you've fixed the locking and you have not, in fact, fixed the locking
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tfw you think you've fixed the locking and you have not, in fact, fixed the locking
KDE 3.5 was the peak of human civilisation, nowadays I still use KDE but more out of familiarity and a sense of loyalty which lets me overlook how broken it can get
KDE is simply broken software lol
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
KDE 3.5 was the peak of human civilisation, nowadays I still use KDE but more out of familiarity and a sense of loyalty which lets me overlook how broken it can get
It sucks that copyright law is the hammer that people have which creates the most obvious private rights of action and negotiating leverage against gen AI companies, when it also won't successfully address any of the longer-term economic impacts
It sucks that gen AI excesses have negatively polarized people into wanting even more restrictive copyright regimes than what we have now
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It sucks that copyright law is the hammer that people have which creates the most obvious private rights of action and negotiating leverage against gen AI companies, when it also won't successfully address any of the longer-term economic impacts
Press release is up: www.industry.gov.au/news/austral...
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Press release is up: www.industry.gov.au/news/austral...
love to be looking for SWE jobs when new frontier AI models are coming out every how many days
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
love to be looking for SWE jobs when new frontier AI models are coming out every how many days
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I love this sort of post where "this country" could be pretty much anywhere. Does she commute to central London from somewhere in Kent? Has she tried to get from New York to LA by rail? Has she got a sore back from the overnight train from Sydney to Brisbane? Maybe Berlin to Dresden wasn't much fun?
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I love this sort of post where "this country" could be pretty much anywhere. Does she commute to central London from somewhere in Kent? Has she tried to get from New York to LA by rail? Has she got a sore back from the overnight train from Sydney to Brisbane? Maybe Berlin to Dresden wasn't much fun?
on the job market, if you've got any leads for mid-level software engineering roles (in Canberra or remote), let me know!
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
on the job market, if you've got any leads for mid-level software engineering roles (in Canberra or remote), let me know!
thinking of multiple people I know who are very smart, articulate, skilled across multiple domains, and yet have no sense of basic taste or understanding of standard convention when it comes to stuff like writing letters or resumes or whatnot
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
thinking of multiple people I know who are very smart, articulate, skilled across multiple domains, and yet have no sense of basic taste or understanding of standard convention when it comes to stuff like writing letters or resumes or whatnot
b4 is so good
Finally actually trying out b4 to send my patch emails, it's very cool and I should've switched a while ago I think
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
b4 is so good
housemate: "I choose to believe that L'Oreal has been tasked with developing better thermal paste"
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
housemate: "I choose to believe that L'Oreal has been tasked with developing better thermal paste"
This guy is officially so annoying not even Russian government officials can stand him
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Pro-Putin propagandist enduring 'prison-like' conditions in Russian consulate
Simeon Boikov, the pro-Putin propagandist hiding from authorities in the Russian consulate in Sydney, launches an extraordinary attack on his hosts, saying they are subjecting him to "prison-like cond...
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This guy is officially so annoying not even Russian government officials can stand him
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
@drdrehistorian.bsky.social do you happen to know of any cases (before last week) of an Australian presiding officer resigning to take up leadership of a party?
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
@drdrehistorian.bsky.social do you happen to know of any cases (before last week) of an Australian presiding officer resigning to take up leadership of a party?
hmm the government of the country I'm visiting has announced they're going to drop the visa fee for my country, but hasn't announced when. what's the bet it'll be the week after I get back
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
hmm the government of the country I'm visiting has announced they're going to drop the visa fee for my country, but hasn't announced when. what's the bet it'll be the week after I get back
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
Most sensible decision of the current US administration
After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has retired the penny.
The end of its production comes amid a years-long farce of the government producing coins that cost more to make than they are worth. https://wapo.st/47DdYAZ
The end of its production comes amid a years-long farce of the government producing coins that cost more to make than they are worth. https://wapo.st/47DdYAZ
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Most sensible decision of the current US administration
Well may we say God Save the Queen, because we will remember them lest we forget
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Well may we say God Save the Queen, because we will remember them lest we forget
The Canberra Liberals are the team with the greatest leadership experience!
Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Canberra Liberals are the team with the greatest leadership experience!
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Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
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Our planning systems are a drag on productivity. That’s a choice Australians can no longer afford. buff.ly/HLIYrOG #auspol
To fix the economy, fix housing - Grattan Institute
Our planning systems are a drag on productivity. That’s a choice Australians can no longer afford.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Our planning systems are a drag on productivity. That’s a choice Australians can no longer afford. buff.ly/HLIYrOG #auspol
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Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
In most Australian jurisdictions, land revaluation is done *annually*, and it astonishes me to see the intervals at which certain other developed Western countries do this
Ontario property assessments haven't been done since 2016 and it's getting ridiculous. Suburban homes are paying much lower property taxes than they should be.
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In most Australian jurisdictions, land revaluation is done *annually*, and it astonishes me to see the intervals at which certain other developed Western countries do this
I need to take a month off to get on top of life, but I know full well that if I do that I'll spend most of it avoiding doing the things I need to get on top of
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I need to take a month off to get on top of life, but I know full well that if I do that I'll spend most of it avoiding doing the things I need to get on top of