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Stilgherrian

@stilgherrian.com

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Word-whore • Write 'em, Talk 'em • Cybers, politics, media • I have a podcast, obviously • Ph/Signal +61407623600 • All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages! • Based in Wentworth Falls NSW AU, in Sydney lots to 20 Oct. https://stilgherrian.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 4d

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 801: King parrot spring, with a podcast” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/... Covers 29 September to 5 October 2025 and contains the usual links to Interesting Things.

Two Australian king parrots are in the branches of a shrub. On the right is the male, with his bright red head and chest, and dark green wings and tail. On the left, looking down before she flutters down to the food, is the female, with her two-toned green colouring and red belly.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 38m

That's right. Don't touch his tackle.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 54m

And done.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1h

Oops, yes, you’re quite right. I guess I’d better correct that on the web. Thanks.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1h

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #88” buttondown.com/stilgherrian...

AN0M sting operation declared legal in Australia, Deloitte refunds $440,000 over AI fakery, cops may be given freedom to use abuse images to catch perps, SMS Sender ID Registry rollout starts, and much, much more.

#TwoFatLadies

The Weekly Cybers #88

AN0M sting operation declared legal in Australia, Deloitte refunds $440,000 over AI fakery, cops may be given freedom to use abuse images to catch perps, SMS Sender ID Registry rollout starts, and muc...

buttondown.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 1h

Yeah fair point.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 2h

I’m sure you prefer PROI-versy. ;)

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 2h

PERIPHERAL PSEUDOPODS!

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 2h

I too learned it as /ˈpri-mər/ rather than /ˈprī-mə/, even though South Australian English tends to favour British (RP) pronunciation.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 2h

BE MORE CHEERFUL!

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 2h

I'm off work this week, so don't know who wrote this headline, but it deserves an award. Perhaps a Walkley, a Pulitzer… a Nobel Peace Prize!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

That too.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

This too. My list is never comprehensive.

Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 3h

World Homeless Day too...

www.worldhomelessday.org

World Homeless Day 10/10/25

On the 10th of October 2025, people around the world will mark World Homeless Day in many varied ways and change the lives of people experiencing homelessness in their local community.

www.worldhomelessday.org

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

“Now currently”, as opposed to the other kind.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

“People trust podcasts more than social media. But is the trust warranted?” theconversation.com/people-trust...

As a producer of two podcasts now currently and at least two others in the past, I can confirm that the answer is “Yes”. Obviously.

People trust podcasts more than social media. But is the trust warranted?

Just because you ‘heard it on a podcast’, it doesn’t mean the info is necessarily more trustworthy than a random social media post.

theconversation.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

China is punishing “excessively pessimistic” users of social media. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w... (gift link)

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

www.nytimes.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 4h

“Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms.” theconversation.com/why-do-some-...

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Here’s what happens in your brain when you can’t get a tune out of your head.

theconversation.com

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 4h

Dymista is what I’m using. I’d had it prescribed previously for another after, back when it was a prescription-only drug, and it does the job. Unfortunately in combination with my other meds it doesn’t exactly reduce drowsiness. Compromise!

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 5h

“In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool AI into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b... (gift link)