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Mike Funnell

@mikefunnell.bsky.social

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Former SysProg moved on to being a payments specialist - and now trying to fully retire. — @FunnellMike over with the pachyderms & on what might still be Twitter (sort of). Sydney, Australia.

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 15h

Thx 😃

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 15h

I’ve been taking lots of photos - but haven’t had time to even really look at them yet (that’s a *good* thing 😃).

Here’s a photo of a Sacred Kingfisher I took yesterday, though:

A photo of a Sacred Kingfisher (a bright blue and white bird in the Kingfisher family) perched on a post - backlight by the sunshine.

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 1d

Finally made it (phew!) - in the Anchorage Cafe, having coffee and sorting out internet access (pretty much only available here).

A photo of the Anchorage Cafe on Lord Howe Island).

A photo of hire-bikes 🚲 parked outside the Anchorage Cafe on Lord Howe Island, looking towards the Lagoon. ‘My’ bike is 2nd from the left in the foreground row (with a towel in the basket).

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 3d

Mine:
bsky.app/profile/mike...

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 3d

“Restart from the top” 😱

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 3d

“Restart from the top” 😱

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 3d

The parasite that’s now controlling the host 🤬

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 4d

Too dodgy for Vegas is quite something.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

Cartoon by Dave Brown of @the-independent.com.

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

Fortunately, I don’t think “Bode’s Law” applies here 😂

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

Or words to that effect 🤣

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

The farce seems strong right now..

An extend string of failed systems etc. from the moment I stepped outside this morning - even extending to farcical scenes checking into the hotel we were sent to 😳🤔😡

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

Lord Howe Island. Rebooked for Monday (so two days excised).

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

Yes: put up in an airport hotel until our rebooked flight on Monday (then there will be travel insurance claims etc. to “look forward to” 🙄 - but not until afterwards 🤞).

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 4d

This did not start as well as it should have. From what we can figure, there was a bad nose-wheel indication after takeoff so we came back to Sydney & aircraft was then towed.

An alternative aircraft was available - if the crew agreed. They did not. We are now stuck until Monday 😡

A photo of a Dash8-Q200 aircraft being towed at Sydney airport (taken from the bus we were unloaded to) with emergency vehicles attending.

This was *not* treated as an emergency (no priority landing etc. - rather the opposite). Nonetheless, (apparently 🤷‍♂️) due to the ‘stress’ of having to return, the crew had the option to refuse to fly an alternative aircraft. They exercised that option.

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 5d

(Apologies to the Walker Brothers.)

Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 5d

“No Egrets,
No tears goodbye..”

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 5d

FWIW: I think you look great in that photo. The big smile 😃

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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 5d

Reynolds bankrupting the husband of a rape victim… says so much about the Liberal Party… vindictive & refusing to take any responsibility. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

David Sharaz served bankruptcy papers by Linda Reynolds

Brittany Higgins's husband David Sharaz is served bankruptcy papers by former Senator Linda Reynolds, as she tries to recover damages awarded to her by a Perth court for defamation.

www.abc.net.au

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 5d

I want to go back in time and box the ears of the GP who told my friend she was making up 'chronic fatigue syndrome' and just wanted attention. I wanted to do it then, too. I'll still want to do it in 10 years time.

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 5d

Female First: 'Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome'

'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'

www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...

Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists say they have developed the worlds first accurate blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome MECFS.

www.femalefirst.co.uk

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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Maz: Dad and I most certainly will 😃

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks so much. 👌This is some explanation from the NZ/Ao context.

open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...

New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network

The Atlas Network has declared war on Aotearoa's Māori people. This is partly driven by the racism that pervades the program; it is also a defence of unlimited corporate profits.

open.substack.com

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Hannah Forsyth 🍉 @hannahforsyth.bsky.social · 6d

We are millimetres from the AirBNB university.

jack 🌹 @kyriakos.bsky.social · 7d

Considering the possibility of offering subscription based online courses independently in the near future. Would anyone be interested in this? And if so, what kind of course would you be interested in taking?

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Hannah Forsyth 🍉 @hannahforsyth.bsky.social · 6d

I love how cops are trying really hard not to look at the donuts.

Always Think 1st so U R #WokeAF @alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland they are ICE fishing @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

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Hannah Forsyth 🍉 @hannahforsyth.bsky.social · 5d

It Is spring In Australia ai the garden is full of woke, useless flowers hannahforsyth.substack.com/p/the-econom...

The Economics of Arts and Social Sciences

Yeah sure, we want knowledge for its own sake . But creativity, analytical thinking and communicating narrative is also economic stuff.

hannahforsyth.substack.com

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