Antibodies Against Kookery
@againstkookery.bsky.social
Thanks to Rich Lowry for my name. I fight harmful hysteria, pseudoscience/woo, fake medicine, contrarianism and conspiracy theories.
Bluesky doesn't have a photo of me. I am in Australia. I have had my account for only a year-ish. Bluesky has not challenged me to verify my age. #esafety
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Bluesky doesn't have a photo of me. I am in Australia. I have had my account for only a year-ish. Bluesky has not challenged me to verify my age. #esafety
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If the City of Rockingham's red bins are still full-sized, honestly there's little for residents to complain about. The red bins are sufficiently large for our family, even when we had a baby in nappies (the smell isn't nice for two weeks but it's not THAT bad).
If the City of Rockingham's red bins are still full-sized, honestly there's little for residents to complain about. The red bins are sufficiently large for our family, even when we had a baby in nappies (the smell isn't nice for two weeks but it's not THAT bad).
Angry locals deal with maggots, rotting rubbish after Rockingham bin changes
Perth residents say they are dealing with an "infestation of maggots" and stinking rubbish after the introduction of a third bin for food and garden waste. But the local council is adamant it will not...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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If the City of Rockingham's red bins are still full-sized, honestly there's little for residents to complain about. The red bins are sufficiently large for our family, even when we had a baby in nappies (the smell isn't nice for two weeks but it's not THAT bad).
If the City of Rockingham's red bins are still full-sized, honestly there's little for residents to complain about. The red bins are sufficiently large for our family, even when we had a baby in nappies (the smell isn't nice for two weeks but it's not THAT bad).
Wondering if I should buy a V2L adapter for the car before our trip Douth in January. Might be useful to power a portable cooktop if we are picnicked somewhere without a barbeque.
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wondering if I should buy a V2L adapter for the car before our trip Douth in January. Might be useful to power a portable cooktop if we are picnicked somewhere without a barbeque.
My 4-year-old son likes board games. So much so that he even likes chess, despite rarely being able to remember how each piece moves.
He insisted on playing against my wife, who hasn't played in decades. After only a few turns I saw that he could checkmate her in one move, told him how, and he won!
He insisted on playing against my wife, who hasn't played in decades. After only a few turns I saw that he could checkmate her in one move, told him how, and he won!
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My 4-year-old son likes board games. So much so that he even likes chess, despite rarely being able to remember how each piece moves.
He insisted on playing against my wife, who hasn't played in decades. After only a few turns I saw that he could checkmate her in one move, told him how, and he won!
He insisted on playing against my wife, who hasn't played in decades. After only a few turns I saw that he could checkmate her in one move, told him how, and he won!
Encountered my first broken public charger today. I didn't need a charge, but I was going to a popular event and having difficulty finding a parking space. I saw an EV charging spot and decided that's a good parking space. I pulled in and connected but the charger was broken.
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Encountered my first broken public charger today. I didn't need a charge, but I was going to a popular event and having difficulty finding a parking space. I saw an EV charging spot and decided that's a good parking space. I pulled in and connected but the charger was broken.
My two favourite radio stations to listen to in the car right now:
Old Skool '90s Hits
Coles Radio
Until I bought a digital radio I didn't know that Coles Radio even existed outside the supermarket, but it does. Not a bad playlist, but they don't have a news broadcast (the 90s station does tho)
Old Skool '90s Hits
Coles Radio
Until I bought a digital radio I didn't know that Coles Radio even existed outside the supermarket, but it does. Not a bad playlist, but they don't have a news broadcast (the 90s station does tho)
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My two favourite radio stations to listen to in the car right now:
Old Skool '90s Hits
Coles Radio
Until I bought a digital radio I didn't know that Coles Radio even existed outside the supermarket, but it does. Not a bad playlist, but they don't have a news broadcast (the 90s station does tho)
Old Skool '90s Hits
Coles Radio
Until I bought a digital radio I didn't know that Coles Radio even existed outside the supermarket, but it does. Not a bad playlist, but they don't have a news broadcast (the 90s station does tho)
What fucking "fog of war"? There exists no state of war, and the other party had not fired a shot.
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
What fucking "fog of war"? There exists no state of war, and the other party had not fired a shot.
Saw a scammy YouTube ad for an air conditioner. All the warning signs - a plucky solo inventor, a big industry trying to shut him down, bold inflated claims.
I went to their website and it is LITERALLY written by an LLM that was obviously asked "Would Epicooler be suitable for me"
epicooler.com.au
I went to their website and it is LITERALLY written by an LLM that was obviously asked "Would Epicooler be suitable for me"
epicooler.com.au
Epicooler Australia - Stay Cool With Portable Air Conditioning
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December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Saw a scammy YouTube ad for an air conditioner. All the warning signs - a plucky solo inventor, a big industry trying to shut him down, bold inflated claims.
I went to their website and it is LITERALLY written by an LLM that was obviously asked "Would Epicooler be suitable for me"
epicooler.com.au
I went to their website and it is LITERALLY written by an LLM that was obviously asked "Would Epicooler be suitable for me"
epicooler.com.au
Introduce yourself with five words or phrases you will NEVER use
November 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Introduce yourself with five words or phrases you will NEVER use
Going to an EV article and commenting "I can fill up with fuel in 5 minutes" is like going to a caravanning article and commenting "my hotel room has a coffee maker".
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Going to an EV article and commenting "I can fill up with fuel in 5 minutes" is like going to a caravanning article and commenting "my hotel room has a coffee maker".
Hang on - "Book one in the series"? I never knew it was a series!
This book has been so soothing. I have probably learned more about the foreign policies that shape the world just in the first three chapters than I have in at least the last 15 years of news media. 🙃 It's helped clarify a lot of the absolutely batshit nonsense of the current timeline. COMFORT READ
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Hang on - "Book one in the series"? I never knew it was a series!
Brace yourselves. Videos of Americans unsuccessfully deep-frying turkeys are about to be posted
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Brace yourselves. Videos of Americans unsuccessfully deep-frying turkeys are about to be posted
Amusing to see a current presenter of Play School in a crime drama where she turns out to be a murderer
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Amusing to see a current presenter of Play School in a crime drama where she turns out to be a murderer
www.spectator.com.au/2025/11/ndis...
While this piece has a lot of rhetoric of its own and very little evidence cited to back it up, which is hugely ironic, it is definitely thought provoking.
While this piece has a lot of rhetoric of its own and very little evidence cited to back it up, which is hugely ironic, it is definitely thought provoking.
NDIS: The compassion racket | The Spectator Australia
The National Disability Insurance Scheme began as an act of decency. It was meant to fix the quiet cruelties of…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.spectator.com.au/2025/11/ndis...
While this piece has a lot of rhetoric of its own and very little evidence cited to back it up, which is hugely ironic, it is definitely thought provoking.
While this piece has a lot of rhetoric of its own and very little evidence cited to back it up, which is hugely ironic, it is definitely thought provoking.
We may refer to AI-generated content as "slop", but I have a lovely story.
My father wrote a song 20 years ago while driving to work and wishing he was back in the town where he grew up. He wrote a melody and chords, and was very proud of the song.
I took the song and put it into Suno to make >
My father wrote a song 20 years ago while driving to work and wishing he was back in the town where he grew up. He wrote a melody and chords, and was very proud of the song.
I took the song and put it into Suno to make >
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
We may refer to AI-generated content as "slop", but I have a lovely story.
My father wrote a song 20 years ago while driving to work and wishing he was back in the town where he grew up. He wrote a melody and chords, and was very proud of the song.
I took the song and put it into Suno to make >
My father wrote a song 20 years ago while driving to work and wishing he was back in the town where he grew up. He wrote a melody and chords, and was very proud of the song.
I took the song and put it into Suno to make >
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I am a parent. How DARE she claim to speak for me, to be "on my side", to imply that anyone who disagrees is somehow against parents.
Good on MP Ruddick for challenging this absolutely daft legislation.
I am a parent. How DARE she claim to speak for me, to be "on my side", to imply that anyone who disagrees is somehow against parents.
Good on MP Ruddick for challenging this absolutely daft legislation.
Social media ban: NSW MP John Ruddick files High Court action challenging consitutionality
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I am a parent. How DARE she claim to speak for me, to be "on my side", to imply that anyone who disagrees is somehow against parents.
Good on MP Ruddick for challenging this absolutely daft legislation.
I am a parent. How DARE she claim to speak for me, to be "on my side", to imply that anyone who disagrees is somehow against parents.
Good on MP Ruddick for challenging this absolutely daft legislation.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/24/d...
My local pizza shop is, unbelievably, around the same price as Dominos but with a much better menu. The only reason we order Dominos is literally because they can cater for the two members of our family who are vegan.
My local pizza shop is, unbelievably, around the same price as Dominos but with a much better menu. The only reason we order Dominos is literally because they can cater for the two members of our family who are vegan.
Would you like inflation with that? Pumping up pizza prices to punish households
Suburban pizza parlour franchisor Domino's is planning to jack up prices to increase its profits — another example of how oligopolies push up inflation in Australia.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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My local pizza shop is, unbelievably, around the same price as Dominos but with a much better menu. The only reason we order Dominos is literally because they can cater for the two members of our family who are vegan.
My local pizza shop is, unbelievably, around the same price as Dominos but with a much better menu. The only reason we order Dominos is literally because they can cater for the two members of our family who are vegan.
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Honestly, investors are probably concerned by trying to take on the two strongholds of Mexican food.
GYG doesn't need to expand to the USA. Ever. There's *plenty* of places in the world that don't already have fierce competition for Mexican food.
Honestly, investors are probably concerned by trying to take on the two strongholds of Mexican food.
GYG doesn't need to expand to the USA. Ever. There's *plenty* of places in the world that don't already have fierce competition for Mexican food.
Guzman y Gomez facing ominous trend as Aussie fast food chain makes bold bet
The Aussie fast food upstart is trying to pull off a seriously bold plan. But will it work?
au.finance.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Honestly, investors are probably concerned by trying to take on the two strongholds of Mexican food.
GYG doesn't need to expand to the USA. Ever. There's *plenty* of places in the world that don't already have fierce competition for Mexican food.
Honestly, investors are probably concerned by trying to take on the two strongholds of Mexican food.
GYG doesn't need to expand to the USA. Ever. There's *plenty* of places in the world that don't already have fierce competition for Mexican food.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Look, good luck to the Spud King, but the produce he sells in Perth is old or poor quality; Kalgoorlie is bound to be worse.
Look, good luck to the Spud King, but the produce he sells in Perth is old or poor quality; Kalgoorlie is bound to be worse.
Spud King gives supermarket duopoly competition in Goldfields
The opening of a new supermarket franchise in one of Australia's biggest inland cities has revived memories from the past when Kalgoorlie-Boulder was home to at least 35 market gardens, run mostly by ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Look, good luck to the Spud King, but the produce he sells in Perth is old or poor quality; Kalgoorlie is bound to be worse.
Look, good luck to the Spud King, but the produce he sells in Perth is old or poor quality; Kalgoorlie is bound to be worse.
Decided that there's a possibility that the electrician won't show up on Tuesday (hey, it's always possible) so I went to the charging station at Coles. In the hour it took me to do my grocery shopping, I replenished 50% of my battery (100kw being shared among four cars).
Really simple and no fuss.
Really simple and no fuss.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Decided that there's a possibility that the electrician won't show up on Tuesday (hey, it's always possible) so I went to the charging station at Coles. In the hour it took me to do my grocery shopping, I replenished 50% of my battery (100kw being shared among four cars).
Really simple and no fuss.
Really simple and no fuss.
"The power grid would fail if everyone had EVs and had to charge them"
This is one of those statements that sounds reasonable, until you really unpack it.
An EV can be charged with 1500 watts; that's the minimum, but 2400w is more common. So every household would be using 2400w more, for some >
This is one of those statements that sounds reasonable, until you really unpack it.
An EV can be charged with 1500 watts; that's the minimum, but 2400w is more common. So every household would be using 2400w more, for some >
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"The power grid would fail if everyone had EVs and had to charge them"
This is one of those statements that sounds reasonable, until you really unpack it.
An EV can be charged with 1500 watts; that's the minimum, but 2400w is more common. So every household would be using 2400w more, for some >
This is one of those statements that sounds reasonable, until you really unpack it.
An EV can be charged with 1500 watts; that's the minimum, but 2400w is more common. So every household would be using 2400w more, for some >
My old external power point is getting worse. Now when I plug in the EV, the switch on the power point gets *hot*. And that's at only 1.5kw! Needless to say, I won't be charging with it again.
Good news: Car has plenty sufficient range until Tuesday when the electrician puts in a new 15amp point.
Good news: Car has plenty sufficient range until Tuesday when the electrician puts in a new 15amp point.
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My old external power point is getting worse. Now when I plug in the EV, the switch on the power point gets *hot*. And that's at only 1.5kw! Needless to say, I won't be charging with it again.
Good news: Car has plenty sufficient range until Tuesday when the electrician puts in a new 15amp point.
Good news: Car has plenty sufficient range until Tuesday when the electrician puts in a new 15amp point.
Cookers in my state have now decided that the system of tapping a credit card to pay for public transport is "digital ID", but the digital identification on a chip inside their passports since 2009 is, somehow, not "digital ID".
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Cookers in my state have now decided that the system of tapping a credit card to pay for public transport is "digital ID", but the digital identification on a chip inside their passports since 2009 is, somehow, not "digital ID".
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Is this normal, for an alleged rapist to get a whole copy of his alleged victim's phone?!
Is this normal, for an alleged rapist to get a whole copy of his alleged victim's phone?!
Bruce Lehrmann gets full forensic copy of rape complainant's phone
A judge rules in favour of Mr Lehrmann, who has been seeking a full copy of the woman's phone for several months.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Is this normal, for an alleged rapist to get a whole copy of his alleged victim's phone?!
Is this normal, for an alleged rapist to get a whole copy of his alleged victim's phone?!
I think I've been operating my EV in "Eco" driving mode all this time.
If I push the accelerator hard I accelerate so fast I feel kind of scared, like a thrill ride. And that's on Eco mode?
Not even sure I want to try "Sport" mode, lol
If I push the accelerator hard I accelerate so fast I feel kind of scared, like a thrill ride. And that's on Eco mode?
Not even sure I want to try "Sport" mode, lol
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I think I've been operating my EV in "Eco" driving mode all this time.
If I push the accelerator hard I accelerate so fast I feel kind of scared, like a thrill ride. And that's on Eco mode?
Not even sure I want to try "Sport" mode, lol
If I push the accelerator hard I accelerate so fast I feel kind of scared, like a thrill ride. And that's on Eco mode?
Not even sure I want to try "Sport" mode, lol