Augustus Brown 🏳️🌈
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Naarm (Melbourne, Aus)
Also at aus.social/@augustusbrown
Naarm (Melbourne, Aus)
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Inner Melbourne - Bicycle Routes - Google My Maps
A bicycle route map for inner Melbourne based on traffic stress (my own judgement).
Green: Off-road
Blue: Low traffic stress or protected lanes
Orange: Medium traffic stress
Red: High traffic stress
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www.google.com
I've updated my inner-city bike route map.
It's based on traffic stress and can be saved on your Google Maps app.
Green = Off-road
Blue = Low traffic stress or protected lanes
Orange = Medium traffic stress
Red = High traffic stress
Black = Poor connection
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
It's based on traffic stress and can be saved on your Google Maps app.
Green = Off-road
Blue = Low traffic stress or protected lanes
Orange = Medium traffic stress
Red = High traffic stress
Black = Poor connection
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
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QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after its axing
Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.
www.smh.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Programmatic specificity.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Programmatic specificity.
Confused? Try a mind palace.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Confused? Try a mind palace.
I'm pleased to announce that the way you login has changed!
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I'm pleased to announce that the way you login has changed!
Melbourne anti-Herzog protest snaking its way from Bourke Street Mall onto Swanston Street.
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Melbourne anti-Herzog protest snaking its way from Bourke Street Mall onto Swanston Street.
Tick tock, Hague o'clock.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Tick tock, Hague o'clock.
Approaching old age (30+)? I want YOU for my newsletter Opinions from the Bog.
Writers need very strong views but absolutely ZERO educational attainment on race, political correctness, and global warming.
I can teach you how to open Google Chrome but you need to supply your own loo roll.
Writers need very strong views but absolutely ZERO educational attainment on race, political correctness, and global warming.
I can teach you how to open Google Chrome but you need to supply your own loo roll.
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Approaching old age (30+)? I want YOU for my newsletter Opinions from the Bog.
Writers need very strong views but absolutely ZERO educational attainment on race, political correctness, and global warming.
I can teach you how to open Google Chrome but you need to supply your own loo roll.
Writers need very strong views but absolutely ZERO educational attainment on race, political correctness, and global warming.
I can teach you how to open Google Chrome but you need to supply your own loo roll.
Youths on the tram. Somewhat disorderly but not disruptive. They were debating how to obtain food and/or goods since they're 'banned from the supermarket, banned from the plaza, banned from the local shop'.
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Youths on the tram. Somewhat disorderly but not disruptive. They were debating how to obtain food and/or goods since they're 'banned from the supermarket, banned from the plaza, banned from the local shop'.
Joseph and I will be having dinner in the city on Monday. Protests are good for the economy.
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Joseph and I will be having dinner in the city on Monday. Protests are good for the economy.
American's often seem stumped by the word 'bolognese'. Do they not make it or do they call it something else?
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
American's often seem stumped by the word 'bolognese'. Do they not make it or do they call it something else?
Similar thing happened in Australia.
aus.social/@augustusbro...
(Noting that the quoted skeet may not be ecologically advantageous for the prior desert ecosystem).
aus.social/@augustusbro...
(Noting that the quoted skeet may not be ecologically advantageous for the prior desert ecosystem).
January 31, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Similar thing happened in Australia.
aus.social/@augustusbro...
(Noting that the quoted skeet may not be ecologically advantageous for the prior desert ecosystem).
aus.social/@augustusbro...
(Noting that the quoted skeet may not be ecologically advantageous for the prior desert ecosystem).
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Call it 'Walk the Plank' and have an actual plank and make the pollies walk the plank and I'll give it a watch.
ABC returns to live national debate with new DAVID SPEERS hosted program
ABC is launching ABC National Forum in 2026, a live national discussion format led by David Speers that feels familiar, just don’t call it Q A.
ABC is launching ABC National Forum in 2026, a live national discussion format led by David Speers that feels familiar, just don’t call it Q A.
ABC returns to live national debate with new DAVID SPEERS hosted program
ABC is launching ABC National Forum in 2026, a live national discussion format led by David Speers that feels familiar, just don’t call it Q&A.
tvblackbox.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Call it 'Walk the Plank' and have an actual plank and make the pollies walk the plank and I'll give it a watch.
Melbourne forecast for 45 degrees Celsius tomorrow.
Presume power may go out and water will be unavailable or unsafe. Prepare bottled water now.
Presume power may go out and water will be unavailable or unsafe. Prepare bottled water now.
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Melbourne forecast for 45 degrees Celsius tomorrow.
Presume power may go out and water will be unavailable or unsafe. Prepare bottled water now.
Presume power may go out and water will be unavailable or unsafe. Prepare bottled water now.
Lavish burgers and honey angels. We have all you need in the west.
January 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Lavish burgers and honey angels. We have all you need in the west.
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
Now and then I think there might be something useful for the artificial intelligence. Tonight, I asked the three main players if they've discovered, or inferred, or hypothesised anything that humanity hasn't yet, from the vast collections of data and material the AIs have gathered (stolen).
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Now and then I think there might be something useful for the artificial intelligence. Tonight, I asked the three main players if they've discovered, or inferred, or hypothesised anything that humanity hasn't yet, from the vast collections of data and material the AIs have gathered (stolen).
Holding onto handrails may help to prevent falls, but is it really worth the risk of a fungal infection?
(my brain every time I hold onto a handrail)
(my brain every time I hold onto a handrail)
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Holding onto handrails may help to prevent falls, but is it really worth the risk of a fungal infection?
(my brain every time I hold onto a handrail)
(my brain every time I hold onto a handrail)
People queuing to get their 'passport' stamped at Parkville Station on Melbourne's new Metro Tunnel.
Once stamped at all five new stations, you get a set of commemorative pins.
Once stamped at all five new stations, you get a set of commemorative pins.
January 17, 2026 at 3:09 AM
People queuing to get their 'passport' stamped at Parkville Station on Melbourne's new Metro Tunnel.
Once stamped at all five new stations, you get a set of commemorative pins.
Once stamped at all five new stations, you get a set of commemorative pins.
Syntax, please.
Police shoot dead man armed with bow and arrow in New South Wales
Police shoot dead man armed with bow and arrow in New South Wales
The incident at Gunnedah near Tamworth is the third fatality involving police in the state this year
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A man armed with a bow and arrow has been shot dead by police in New South Wales as they carried out a welfare check – the third fatality involving officers this year.
Authorities attended the man’s house in Gunnedah near Tamworth in New South Wales on Friday at 1.40pm after receiving a call about concerns for his welfare. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Syntax, please.
I'm now a Street View celebrity at work. I've been discovered in November 2025 imagery riding my enormous bicycle down the middle of a road (I was merging to the right lane to turn right).
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I'm now a Street View celebrity at work. I've been discovered in November 2025 imagery riding my enormous bicycle down the middle of a road (I was merging to the right lane to turn right).
It's a Sir Topham Hatt style image this one.
(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
It's a Sir Topham Hatt style image this one.
(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Brother without power in Castlemaine. He went for a drive around town and said it appeared a local substation was on fire.
maps.app.goo.gl/pxTmWuE7kw8X...
maps.app.goo.gl/pxTmWuE7kw8X...
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Brother without power in Castlemaine. He went for a drive around town and said it appeared a local substation was on fire.
maps.app.goo.gl/pxTmWuE7kw8X...
maps.app.goo.gl/pxTmWuE7kw8X...
Trains and coaches cancelled in much of regional Victoria tomorrow due to 'catastrophic' fire danger declaration.
For those able to spend a couple of nights in Melbourne, it might be best to come this evening.
For those able to spend a couple of nights in Melbourne, it might be best to come this evening.
09/01/2026 - Catastrophic Fire Danger
09/01/2026 - Catastrophic Fire Danger
www.vline.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Trains and coaches cancelled in much of regional Victoria tomorrow due to 'catastrophic' fire danger declaration.
For those able to spend a couple of nights in Melbourne, it might be best to come this evening.
For those able to spend a couple of nights in Melbourne, it might be best to come this evening.
I won tennis against brother. First to six. 6/3. Cracked old court in Castlemaine. Still nice enough for a friendly game.
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I won tennis against brother. First to six. 6/3. Cracked old court in Castlemaine. Still nice enough for a friendly game.