Lachlan Musicman
@datakid.bsky.social
Systems - computer and otherwise, data science, political and cultural theory. Book reader, music listener, D'n'D participant, traveler.
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Ended up just under 300MW higher than previous peak.
More interesting, is the timing - can clearing see the impact of rooftop solar - shifting the peak from 17 years ago occuring ~1:30pm, c.f. today occuring at 7pm (local time). 🔌💡
More interesting, is the timing - can clearing see the impact of rooftop solar - shifting the peak from 17 years ago occuring ~1:30pm, c.f. today occuring at 7pm (local time). 🔌💡
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Ended up just under 300MW higher than previous peak.
More interesting, is the timing - can clearing see the impact of rooftop solar - shifting the peak from 17 years ago occuring ~1:30pm, c.f. today occuring at 7pm (local time). 🔌💡
More interesting, is the timing - can clearing see the impact of rooftop solar - shifting the peak from 17 years ago occuring ~1:30pm, c.f. today occuring at 7pm (local time). 🔌💡
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Every word of this article is a delight. There are some great anecdotes about working for real tip lines.
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We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) | Yarn Spinner
Early 2025, ACMI, the Australian museum of screen culture, put out a call for comissions for Game Worlds. They wanted to commission microgames from Australian developers, and the brief was deliberatel...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Every word of this article is a delight. There are some great anecdotes about working for real tip lines.
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
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I wanted to share this on /r/Sydney but they banned me instead :(
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 AM
I wanted to share this on /r/Sydney but they banned me instead :(
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
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Feel like a man throwing a homemade IED into a large crowd at an invasion day rally should be bigger news
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Feel like a man throwing a homemade IED into a large crowd at an invasion day rally should be bigger news
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They're gonna call it Stancilgrad
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM
They're gonna call it Stancilgrad
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He would indeed be so, so mad.
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
He would indeed be so, so mad.
Moroccan lemonade:
- 1 whole lemon
- 1 cup of lemon juice
- massive handful of mint
- sugar syrup
- soda water
----
Get large vessel ready, half full of ice.
Blend ingredients, put into vessel immediately (stops the mint turning brown).
Fill vessel with soda, add some sugar syrup to taste.
- 1 whole lemon
- 1 cup of lemon juice
- massive handful of mint
- sugar syrup
- soda water
----
Get large vessel ready, half full of ice.
Blend ingredients, put into vessel immediately (stops the mint turning brown).
Fill vessel with soda, add some sugar syrup to taste.
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Moroccan lemonade:
- 1 whole lemon
- 1 cup of lemon juice
- massive handful of mint
- sugar syrup
- soda water
----
Get large vessel ready, half full of ice.
Blend ingredients, put into vessel immediately (stops the mint turning brown).
Fill vessel with soda, add some sugar syrup to taste.
- 1 whole lemon
- 1 cup of lemon juice
- massive handful of mint
- sugar syrup
- soda water
----
Get large vessel ready, half full of ice.
Blend ingredients, put into vessel immediately (stops the mint turning brown).
Fill vessel with soda, add some sugar syrup to taste.
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one hundred thousand percent yes
is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 AM
one hundred thousand percent yes
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With apologies to the one person in this who isn't the hugest fan of his own memefication, I could not resist
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
With apologies to the one person in this who isn't the hugest fan of his own memefication, I could not resist
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bom forecast dropping a new 'netflix and chill'
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 AM
bom forecast dropping a new 'netflix and chill'
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kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
Why was Burnham Blocked? (Emergency Pod January 2026)
In this actual emergency podcast, Alan and Jem give way to overwhelming public pressure to respond to a recent decision taken by Labour’s National Executive Committee. The NEC have voted to …
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January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
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It is staggering how many welfare systems and process are operating unlawfully, and how little coverage there is about it bsky.app/profile/jere...
Dear Lord. Centrelink says 144 different parts of its system have been operating unlawfully or erroneously.
This scandal of 44k overpaid debts is just ONE of the 144 issues they say they've identified.
The welfare system is in complete crisis & disarray
This scandal of 44k overpaid debts is just ONE of the 144 issues they say they've identified.
The welfare system is in complete crisis & disarray
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
It is staggering how many welfare systems and process are operating unlawfully, and how little coverage there is about it bsky.app/profile/jere...
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"Services Australia knew its internal practices relating to child support payments conflict with the law but did nothing about it for six years, a report from the commonwealth ombudsman has found." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Services Australia has not applied child support law properly and some parents are owed money, report finds
Ombudsman says agency knew for years that part of its child support processing not in line with law
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"Services Australia knew its internal practices relating to child support payments conflict with the law but did nothing about it for six years, a report from the commonwealth ombudsman has found." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Television is 100 years old today! 🎉
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Television is 100 years old today! 🎉
Went to see the Italian comedy Someone to love. It was funny, you should go see it too.
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Went to see the Italian comedy Someone to love. It was funny, you should go see it too.
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Pure retro: keeping the family business alive through the charm of the jukebox
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Bringing back the beat: Tokyo area restorer helps broken jukeboxes spin back to life - The Mainichi
KAWASAKI -- After World War II, jukeboxes became a cultural phenomenon in Japan. These machines, primarily imported from the United States, play recor
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January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Pure retro: keeping the family business alive through the charm of the jukebox
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Reading the Xmas present from Matt Dinniman, the first half of Dungeon Crawler Carl book eight, and I realize I'm going to have to re-read book seven. My memory of it is largely a psychedelic fever dream, which I believe is Matt's aim. #ReadingIsFun #NoReally
January 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Reading the Xmas present from Matt Dinniman, the first half of Dungeon Crawler Carl book eight, and I realize I'm going to have to re-read book seven. My memory of it is largely a psychedelic fever dream, which I believe is Matt's aim. #ReadingIsFun #NoReally
That weird thing where you think you are going to see black metal, but it turns out it's hardcore punk crust. At least it starts at 3:45pm and is only two bands.
January 25, 2026 at 10:12 AM
That weird thing where you think you are going to see black metal, but it turns out it's hardcore punk crust. At least it starts at 3:45pm and is only two bands.
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there‘s a new call by Aurelia Brandenburg and me about gaming zines - please share whereever possible: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...
#gamestudies
#gamestudies
a piece of paper with a drawing of a hairy area on it
ALT: a piece of paper with a drawing of a hairy area on it
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January 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
there‘s a new call by Aurelia Brandenburg and me about gaming zines - please share whereever possible: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...
#gamestudies
#gamestudies
Footscray is *jumping* today. Lunar festival with amazing weather has everyone out, queues to all the restaurants.
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Footscray is *jumping* today. Lunar festival with amazing weather has everyone out, queues to all the restaurants.
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The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.
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Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.