Ross Floate
@rossfloate.bsky.social
Everything more orange than everything else.
Melbourne, AU
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Melbourne, AU
https://vanityproject.skin
https://rossfloate.com
https://good-pies.com
https://glass.photo/rossfloate
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Vicpol are the third rail. Denying them anything at all, at least outside of EBA negotiations, has long been unthinkable for both sides of politics. (There's a tacit assumption that the electorate thinks of Vicpol as basically sacred, which sits oddly with the fact they struggle to recruit.)
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Vicpol are the third rail. Denying them anything at all, at least outside of EBA negotiations, has long been unthinkable for both sides of politics. (There's a tacit assumption that the electorate thinks of Vicpol as basically sacred, which sits oddly with the fact they struggle to recruit.)
I am a vocal cheerleader for Victoria in general and Melbourne in particular. As a polity we have done some amazing things, and of these we should be proud. But also we seem incapable of saying 'no' to cops.
You might think that this doesn't affect you. Maybe not now.
I have observed how the police have been applying the 'salami technique'. Slice by slice, our rights are being infringed.
Do you think many Americans predicted what is currently happening to them?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I have observed how the police have been applying the 'salami technique'. Slice by slice, our rights are being infringed.
Do you think many Americans predicted what is currently happening to them?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am a vocal cheerleader for Victoria in general and Melbourne in particular. As a polity we have done some amazing things, and of these we should be proud. But also we seem incapable of saying 'no' to cops.
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NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm All-Electric Douchebag with Peter Anderson” @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social (55m56s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00256/
Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app.
You can probably guess who the douchebag is. Hint: It’s not Peter.
Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app.
You can probably guess who the douchebag is. Hint: It’s not Peter.
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm All-Electric Douchebag with Peter Anderson” @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social (55m56s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00256/
Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app.
You can probably guess who the douchebag is. Hint: It’s not Peter.
Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app.
You can probably guess who the douchebag is. Hint: It’s not Peter.
Fellas, normalise saying "I love you" to your mates.
Every phone call. Every goodbye.
You have no idea how rare it is to hear it.
Every phone call. Every goodbye.
You have no idea how rare it is to hear it.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Fellas, normalise saying "I love you" to your mates.
Every phone call. Every goodbye.
You have no idea how rare it is to hear it.
Every phone call. Every goodbye.
You have no idea how rare it is to hear it.
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An apartment similar to mine just sold in my building for the exact same price i paid 2.5 years ago.
Dont let grifters convince you that lmi waivers for 1st homeowners are pushing prices up.
5 apartments have sold in my 10 apartment building in the last 2.5 years - all of them are now owner occs
Dont let grifters convince you that lmi waivers for 1st homeowners are pushing prices up.
5 apartments have sold in my 10 apartment building in the last 2.5 years - all of them are now owner occs
Some owner-occupiers just bought the mirror version of our townhouse for an amount that (adjusted for inflation) is about what we paid 8 years ago.
Victoria gets shit done.
Victoria gets shit done.
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
An apartment similar to mine just sold in my building for the exact same price i paid 2.5 years ago.
Dont let grifters convince you that lmi waivers for 1st homeowners are pushing prices up.
5 apartments have sold in my 10 apartment building in the last 2.5 years - all of them are now owner occs
Dont let grifters convince you that lmi waivers for 1st homeowners are pushing prices up.
5 apartments have sold in my 10 apartment building in the last 2.5 years - all of them are now owner occs
I should call her.
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I should call her.
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I was happily paying $30 for a CD when I was working for $6.56/hour as a sales assistant. Fucking crazy.
No wonder CD burners and Napster took off.
No wonder CD burners and Napster took off.
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I was happily paying $30 for a CD when I was working for $6.56/hour as a sales assistant. Fucking crazy.
No wonder CD burners and Napster took off.
No wonder CD burners and Napster took off.
Some owner-occupiers just bought the mirror version of our townhouse for an amount that (adjusted for inflation) is about what we paid 8 years ago.
Victoria gets shit done.
Victoria gets shit done.
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Some owner-occupiers just bought the mirror version of our townhouse for an amount that (adjusted for inflation) is about what we paid 8 years ago.
Victoria gets shit done.
Victoria gets shit done.
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In 1996 I paid $58.00 for a live CD of my favourite band (Japanese import) and that just makes my head hurt now.
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In 1996 I paid $58.00 for a live CD of my favourite band (Japanese import) and that just makes my head hurt now.
🎶 Take me anywhere the wind blows 🎶
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🎶 Take me anywhere the wind blows 🎶
I cannot sit any longer with lone knowledge of this crime.
"Evicted" by Wilco is "Raspberry Beret" by Prince. Send Tweedy to prison.
"Evicted" by Wilco is "Raspberry Beret" by Prince. Send Tweedy to prison.
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I cannot sit any longer with lone knowledge of this crime.
"Evicted" by Wilco is "Raspberry Beret" by Prince. Send Tweedy to prison.
"Evicted" by Wilco is "Raspberry Beret" by Prince. Send Tweedy to prison.
They’re not our dogs. Not anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
They’re not our dogs. Not anymore.
I love Melbourne more than you could possibly comprehend AND every time I go anywhere else I think to myself “Oh yeah our weather fkn sucks hard we need therapy”:
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I love Melbourne more than you could possibly comprehend AND every time I go anywhere else I think to myself “Oh yeah our weather fkn sucks hard we need therapy”:
I had no idea that slapping a Weyland-Yutani patch on my gear-pack would lead to so many conversations. Young mate serving food just told me about his encounters with everything Alien.
Me: “Oh yeah the crew of the Betty are the basis of Firefly”
YM: “Firewhat?”
Me: “Mate, get a notepad”
Me: “Oh yeah the crew of the Betty are the basis of Firefly”
YM: “Firewhat?”
Me: “Mate, get a notepad”
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I had no idea that slapping a Weyland-Yutani patch on my gear-pack would lead to so many conversations. Young mate serving food just told me about his encounters with everything Alien.
Me: “Oh yeah the crew of the Betty are the basis of Firefly”
YM: “Firewhat?”
Me: “Mate, get a notepad”
Me: “Oh yeah the crew of the Betty are the basis of Firefly”
YM: “Firewhat?”
Me: “Mate, get a notepad”
Guess we know who did the Toynbee Tiles now.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Guess we know who did the Toynbee Tiles now.
The salesperson for “Worst Hotel Door Locks, LLC” really made a killing in Newcastle.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The salesperson for “Worst Hotel Door Locks, LLC” really made a killing in Newcastle.
Yeeeew, gang. I'm going to be in Newcatle until Saturday. What do people who know the town recommend a non-drinker do there for fun? (I will be doing a dawn swim at Bogey Hole; that is a given)
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yeeeew, gang. I'm going to be in Newcatle until Saturday. What do people who know the town recommend a non-drinker do there for fun? (I will be doing a dawn swim at Bogey Hole; that is a given)
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…Is the perfect strategy to have.
I’d love more coders to take that attitude because a lot lives in their layer but at least designers can keep the focus.
Accessibility is related to usability. Both are aspects of design. As a designer it’s our literal duty to make it work
I’d love more coders to take that attitude because a lot lives in their layer but at least designers can keep the focus.
Accessibility is related to usability. Both are aspects of design. As a designer it’s our literal duty to make it work
I didn't start a specialist, and I don't have "accessibility" in my job title today.
I've just spent the better part of a decade asking "how do I make this more accessible" in everything I do, which just so happens to be in product design.
That curiosity makes my job far better, more meaningful
I've just spent the better part of a decade asking "how do I make this more accessible" in everything I do, which just so happens to be in product design.
That curiosity makes my job far better, more meaningful
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
…Is the perfect strategy to have.
I’d love more coders to take that attitude because a lot lives in their layer but at least designers can keep the focus.
Accessibility is related to usability. Both are aspects of design. As a designer it’s our literal duty to make it work
I’d love more coders to take that attitude because a lot lives in their layer but at least designers can keep the focus.
Accessibility is related to usability. Both are aspects of design. As a designer it’s our literal duty to make it work
Man I wish Bruce Ruxton were alive to see this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man I wish Bruce Ruxton were alive to see this.
Waiting for Musk to say his favourite film is The Night Porter.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Waiting for Musk to say his favourite film is The Night Porter.
SHTCNT
Judging by the vanity plate, this could be our Secretary of War’s personal car.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
SHTCNT
They unilaterally put the price of Remembrance Poppies up to $37.50, but it comes with an AI agent named Ruxton who screams obscenities at people with skin marginally darker than yours.
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They unilaterally put the price of Remembrance Poppies up to $37.50, but it comes with an AI agent named Ruxton who screams obscenities at people with skin marginally darker than yours.
Am I doing this right? I have so many phrases in my muted words list that I have no idea what's going on and yet I really want to be involved.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Am I doing this right? I have so many phrases in my muted words list that I have no idea what's going on and yet I really want to be involved.
Fucking hell these glasses go hard.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Fucking hell these glasses go hard.