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JJ Halans @halans.com · 13h

“Australians to get three hours of free electricity every day under solar scheme”

We already got 2 hours free per day on our plan.

Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

www.abc.net.au

JJ Halans @halans.com · 2d

Oh, the Melbourne colleagues OoO messages today…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

$18 Mocktail Satisfies Craving To Waste Money https://theonion.com/18-mocktail-satisfies-craving-to-waste-money-1851449216/

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 5d

“You can hug an album, you can smell an album, and you can love an album”

Local record store survives three decades of digital change and CBD construction

Tucked away at the end of an old arcade strip, a local record store has survived three decades of change, from new technology to the construction of Sydney's second CBD.

www.abc.net.au

JJ Halans @halans.com · 5d

What cost of living crisis? People getting their cars washed, while it’s raining

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 10d

Buying second hand vinyl is more fun than reissues.
No reissues for this 1991 Chris Whitley debut, a Spanish promo disc. As good as new…

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 10d

They don’t make em like this anymore

New Order Blue Monday 12” with die cut floppy disc cover

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 10d

Upgraded my Blue Monday to an original UK one with die cut cover. Then trying to figure out what pressing I got, from the inscription “FOUNDA TA1PE. WHERE'S MURDER?”.

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 10d

The SoundBurger didn’t last long, replaced it with a decent Pro-Ject turntable instead.

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 11d

TIL, there’s a Big Berry? Driscoll’s half owned American (in Aus).
Saw the logo in Task on HBO Max

JJ Halans @halans.com · 11d

A black swan event

JJ Halans @halans.com · 17d

BGP?

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 18d

Asparagus season

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 18d

Nice one

JJ Halans @halans.com · 18d

Happy International G&T Day!

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JJ Halans @halans.com · 20d

Building Slop Detector with Spec-Driven Development (OpenSpec)

Building Slop Detector with Spec-Driven Development | Afterhours

Usine OpenSpec to create clear specifications that guide AI-assisted development of Slop Detector.

halans.com

JJ Halans @halans.com · 25d

“A comprehensive pattern-based guide for producing natural, authentic text without common AI linguistic tells“ as per those WP instructions…

Anti-AI Writing Guide for Robots by @misterburton

Download the latest Anti-AI writing guide for AI chatbots, updated daily.

aiwritingguide.misterburton.com

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Oct 6

15m,
this was 20m (same as oven instructions).
At 200C.

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Oct 6

Dang, airfryer is so fast I nearly let them burn…

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Oct 6

Aldi’s Portugese Tarts!

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Oct 2

International Astronautical
Congress at the ICC this week

JJ Halans @halans.com · Sep 23

Yezz, why I’ve been thinking about too, App Intents as MCP tools, would be an iOS superpower

Apple working on MCP support on Mac, iPhone, and iPad - 9to5Mac

With today’s rollout of developer betas, Apple began to lay the groundwork for adopting Anthropic’s protocol for agentic AI.

9to5mac.com

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🅴🆅 Life @electricvehicle.life · Sep 20

Living Smart Festival 2025
One of Australia’s biggest sustainability gatherings at Lake Macquarie's Speers Point Park

“Charged Up: Electrification” panel takeaways:
electricvehicle.life/posts/living...

Living Smart Festival 2025 | EV Life

One of Australia’s biggest sustainability gatherings at Lake Macquarie's Speers Point Park

electricvehicle.life

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Sep 18

Apple Santa came early today

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JJ Halans @halans.com · Sep 13

What’s your birth year IKEA catalog?

Time travelling with IKEA catalogues 1951-2021 - IKEA Museum

Browse IKEA catalogues through the ages, reflecting different eras and lifestyles - a goldmine for the nostalgic, design enthusiasts and history buffs.

ikeamuseum.com