Erica
@macsnorky.bsky.social
Procrastination Queen controlled by an Instant Gratification Monkey || FSHD, Muscular Dystrophy, disability, accessibility || Gubbi Gubbi land || she/her
Happy Whamageddon to all who partake!
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy Whamageddon to all who partake!
I have two cats. I also have an annoying fly in my room that neither of them are doing anything about. What bloody good are they?
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I have two cats. I also have an annoying fly in my room that neither of them are doing anything about. What bloody good are they?
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So, it turns out the Bad Sex Award is actually about cringeworthy erotic literature, not personal performance. They really should make that clearer, cos I had a speech written and everything.
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
So, it turns out the Bad Sex Award is actually about cringeworthy erotic literature, not personal performance. They really should make that clearer, cos I had a speech written and everything.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
1972 Datsun 120Y
1989 Honda Prelude
1991 Nissan Pulsar Vector
2005ish Subaru Outback
Ford Falcon (BA ?)
1972 Datsun 120Y
1989 Honda Prelude
1991 Nissan Pulsar Vector
2005ish Subaru Outback
Ford Falcon (BA ?)
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
HK Kingswood 1968
HQ Monaro 1972 350 Chev
1963 EJ Station wagon
1979 Mazda 929 fitted with import rotary engine
Ford XR5 Turbo
I am no longer a redhead weirdly
HK Kingswood 1968
HQ Monaro 1972 350 Chev
1963 EJ Station wagon
1979 Mazda 929 fitted with import rotary engine
Ford XR5 Turbo
I am no longer a redhead weirdly
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned...I've only owned 3
79 Toyota Corolla (the transmission went)
80 Suzuki Swift (the rear axle snapped off in an accident)
88 Ford Capri (still going strong)
79 Toyota Corolla (the transmission went)
80 Suzuki Swift (the rear axle snapped off in an accident)
88 Ford Capri (still going strong)
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
1972 Datsun 120Y
1989 Honda Prelude
1991 Nissan Pulsar Vector
2005ish Subaru Outback
Ford Falcon (BA ?)
1972 Datsun 120Y
1989 Honda Prelude
1991 Nissan Pulsar Vector
2005ish Subaru Outback
Ford Falcon (BA ?)
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Genuinely deeply concerning thread. Read up and down.
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Genuinely deeply concerning thread. Read up and down.
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Black Swan
Tiger Snake
Sea Turtle
Superb Fairy-Wren
Magpie (Australian)
Black Swan
Tiger Snake
Sea Turtle
Superb Fairy-Wren
Magpie (Australian)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
alligator
tarantula
black bear
cougar
humpback whale
alligator
tarantula
black bear
cougar
humpback whale
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
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Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen.
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Rolling Stones
Céline Dion
Pet Shop Boys
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Rolling Stones
Céline Dion
Pet Shop Boys
Introduce yourself with Five concerts you’ve seen
Mudhoney
Kristin Hersh
My Bloody Valentine
Janes Addiction
PJ Harvey
Mudhoney
Kristin Hersh
My Bloody Valentine
Janes Addiction
PJ Harvey
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Cliff Richard
Gwenno
Dave Pike
Michel Polnareff
Salena Jones
Cliff Richard
Gwenno
Dave Pike
Michel Polnareff
Salena Jones
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen.
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Rolling Stones
Céline Dion
Pet Shop Boys
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Rolling Stones
Céline Dion
Pet Shop Boys
A favourite!
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A favourite!
Just paid my latest water bill. Usage basically identical to last quarter but this one is $100 more 🤬
#motherfuckers
#motherfuckers
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Just paid my latest water bill. Usage basically identical to last quarter but this one is $100 more 🤬
#motherfuckers
#motherfuckers
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I’m fairly certain that’s the name of a small Welsh village.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m fairly certain that’s the name of a small Welsh village.
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The TMR sent notices to the North Ipswich Free Shop, ordering them to cease all "dumping" on state-owned land.
The "free shop" is a community cupboard stocked with canned food, women's sanitary products, children's toys, and other items
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The "free shop" is a community cupboard stocked with canned food, women's sanitary products, children's toys, and other items
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Government threatens to shut down 'illegal' street charity
Queensland's transport department has threatened to penalise residents who set up street-side charity cupboards without filling in the requisite paperwork.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The TMR sent notices to the North Ipswich Free Shop, ordering them to cease all "dumping" on state-owned land.
The "free shop" is a community cupboard stocked with canned food, women's sanitary products, children's toys, and other items
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The "free shop" is a community cupboard stocked with canned food, women's sanitary products, children's toys, and other items
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work
Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work
In his new book, This is for Everyone, the creator of the web argues for protection against the power and privacy invasion of big tech companies.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work
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A reminder to Americans, that #Thanksgiving is a celebration of Immigrants arriving in your country, and the stuffed Turkey is now your President
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A reminder to Americans, that #Thanksgiving is a celebration of Immigrants arriving in your country, and the stuffed Turkey is now your President
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It's left to Sentator David Pocock to educate Islamophobic ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas on the simple point that hateful speech & actions from likes of Pauline Hanson can have CONSEQUENCES?
Did PK forget an Aussie murdered 50 Muslims in NZ?
#Islamophobia #OneNation #auspol
Did PK forget an Aussie murdered 50 Muslims in NZ?
#Islamophobia #OneNation #auspol
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's left to Sentator David Pocock to educate Islamophobic ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas on the simple point that hateful speech & actions from likes of Pauline Hanson can have CONSEQUENCES?
Did PK forget an Aussie murdered 50 Muslims in NZ?
#Islamophobia #OneNation #auspol
Did PK forget an Aussie murdered 50 Muslims in NZ?
#Islamophobia #OneNation #auspol
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Sometimes parenting sucks a big one.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sometimes parenting sucks a big one.
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I got my first invoice from the builder today and I have spent the last three hours hyperventilating.
Like yes, there is insurance money to rebuild the house but omfg this is A LOT of money at once.
And we are BARELY started.
PSA for today: Make sure you are fully insured. Properly.
Like yes, there is insurance money to rebuild the house but omfg this is A LOT of money at once.
And we are BARELY started.
PSA for today: Make sure you are fully insured. Properly.
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I got my first invoice from the builder today and I have spent the last three hours hyperventilating.
Like yes, there is insurance money to rebuild the house but omfg this is A LOT of money at once.
And we are BARELY started.
PSA for today: Make sure you are fully insured. Properly.
Like yes, there is insurance money to rebuild the house but omfg this is A LOT of money at once.
And we are BARELY started.
PSA for today: Make sure you are fully insured. Properly.
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If you go to cancel HBO max (Australia), they’ll offer you a discount. In case anyone needs this info.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
If you go to cancel HBO max (Australia), they’ll offer you a discount. In case anyone needs this info.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
Ms19 just bought this. Is it 1990 again?
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Ms19 just bought this. Is it 1990 again?
Nice to see she’s getting some wear out of that outfit…
#auspol Disgusting woman. 🤬
Australia politics live: Pauline Hanson ejected from Senate as ‘disgraceful’ burqa stunt condemned by senators from across political divide
Australia politics live: Pauline Hanson ejected from Senate as ‘disgraceful’ burqa stunt condemned by senators from across political divide
Australia politics live: Pauline Hanson ejected from Senate as ‘disgraceful’ burqa stunt condemned by senators from across political divide
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Nice to see she’s getting some wear out of that outfit…
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Tomorrow is National Fairy Bread Day folks.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Tomorrow is National Fairy Bread Day folks.
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If you're in Queensland, please sign this petition to protect gender transition care for trans youth
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
| Queensland Parliament
www.parliament.qld.gov.au
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
If you're in Queensland, please sign this petition to protect gender transition care for trans youth
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.