Andrew Donnellan
@andrew.donnellan.id.au
lover of Jesus, Linux, PowerPC, Canberra, housing, trains, unions | hater of RZ1 | fighting for a better city @greatercanberra.org.au
https://andrew.donnellan.id.au | @ajdlinux | @[email protected]
https://andrew.donnellan.id.au | @ajdlinux | @[email protected]
I found it hard enough adapting to Turkey's insistence on being called Türkiye; now I have to adapt to the Republic of Trükiye
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I found it hard enough adapting to Turkey's insistence on being called Türkiye; now I have to adapt to the Republic of Trükiye
getting marketing emails about how a platform can be used to deploy something which only started development on 24 November last year
and here I am still complaining that the JavaScript ecosystem moves too fast
and here I am still complaining that the JavaScript ecosystem moves too fast
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
getting marketing emails about how a platform can be used to deploy something which only started development on 24 November last year
and here I am still complaining that the JavaScript ecosystem moves too fast
and here I am still complaining that the JavaScript ecosystem moves too fast
The everything app
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The everything app
we're living in the dumbest timeline. all the predictions about how AI X-risk would come about thanks to the superintelligence breaking itself out of containment, and here we are demonstrating well ahead of time that there won't be any containment to start with
February 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
we're living in the dumbest timeline. all the predictions about how AI X-risk would come about thanks to the superintelligence breaking itself out of containment, and here we are demonstrating well ahead of time that there won't be any containment to start with
St Andrew's Cathedral provides free parking for Sunday worshippers, which as an exception to my normal views on parking I support on the principle that churches should never impose a charge to attend a service
But I have questions for anyone driving to a church that's next door to Town Hall Station
But I have questions for anyone driving to a church that's next door to Town Hall Station
February 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM
St Andrew's Cathedral provides free parking for Sunday worshippers, which as an exception to my normal views on parking I support on the principle that churches should never impose a charge to attend a service
But I have questions for anyone driving to a church that's next door to Town Hall Station
But I have questions for anyone driving to a church that's next door to Town Hall Station
Friday was my last day at IBM, and the final end of the 2001-2026 IBM era of the ragtag group of hackers we call OzLabs. We had a good run!
Now to enjoy being funemployed and looking for a job...
Now to enjoy being funemployed and looking for a job...
January 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Friday was my last day at IBM, and the final end of the 2001-2026 IBM era of the ragtag group of hackers we call OzLabs. We had a good run!
Now to enjoy being funemployed and looking for a job...
Now to enjoy being funemployed and looking for a job...
I spent a week and a half in Sri Lanka post-Christmas, and my biggest takeaway is that even as a Christmas decorations hater I can't help but be impressed by the slightly weird vibes of going all out on the lights
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I spent a week and a half in Sri Lanka post-Christmas, and my biggest takeaway is that even as a Christmas decorations hater I can't help but be impressed by the slightly weird vibes of going all out on the lights
Loving the emphasis on being state owned at the Colombo Airport gift shop
January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Loving the emphasis on being state owned at the Colombo Airport gift shop
the Tasmanians do this to this day
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
the Tasmanians do this to this day
forget the STAR method, have you tried hypnosis?
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
forget the STAR method, have you tried hypnosis?
it is wild that the Commonwealth Gazette went through a phase of putting ads on the front page
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
it is wild that the Commonwealth Gazette went through a phase of putting ads on the front page
TIL the Prospera Arbitration Center actually conducts its Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra, in the House of Reps chamber
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
TIL the Prospera Arbitration Center actually conducts its Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra, in the House of Reps chamber
looks to be JetBlue's B61230 from a month ago
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
looks to be JetBlue's B61230 from a month ago
autonomous flying taxi may have some negative externalities but otoh it would be extremely cool which is a significant positive externality sooooo
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
autonomous flying taxi may have some negative externalities but otoh it would be extremely cool which is a significant positive externality sooooo
Things you love to see in security sensitive parts of firmware
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Things you love to see in security sensitive parts of firmware
Very proud to see my friend and comrade, @howardfmaclean.bsky.social, named as a finalist for the 2026 ACT Young Australian of the Year, thanks to his work leading @greatercanberra.org.au!
australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/h...
australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/h...
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Very proud to see my friend and comrade, @howardfmaclean.bsky.social, named as a finalist for the 2026 ACT Young Australian of the Year, thanks to his work leading @greatercanberra.org.au!
australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/h...
australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/h...
Comments on the Northern Gateway Draft Plan Amendment close 5pm Tuesday.
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Comments on the Northern Gateway Draft Plan Amendment close 5pm Tuesday.
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
is there any other place in the country where the council has a zero minimum car parking requirement but a non-zero minimum boat parking requirement
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
is there any other place in the country where the council has a zero minimum car parking requirement but a non-zero minimum boat parking requirement
interesting to see Peter Cain MLA asking about what the ACT Government is doing re both short and long term AI risks and regulation
(I expect the answer will be fairly boring: we have policies around government use and everything else is up to the feds?)
(I expect the answer will be fairly boring: we have policies around government use and everything else is up to the feds?)
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
interesting to see Peter Cain MLA asking about what the ACT Government is doing re both short and long term AI risks and regulation
(I expect the answer will be fairly boring: we have policies around government use and everything else is up to the feds?)
(I expect the answer will be fairly boring: we have policies around government use and everything else is up to the feds?)
One of the bathrooms in the rural holiday home we are staying in has the latch for the door lock on the *outside* of the bathroom. Has the person who installed this ever used a bathroom before
September 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
One of the bathrooms in the rural holiday home we are staying in has the latch for the door lock on the *outside* of the bathroom. Has the person who installed this ever used a bathroom before
Proud to be a @profaus.bsky.social member, as always, and particularly proud to see so many active members that filling out my committee ballot paper is actually a challenge
Join your union (and once you're in, make sure you have your say)
Join your union (and once you're in, make sure you have your say)
September 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Proud to be a @profaus.bsky.social member, as always, and particularly proud to see so many active members that filling out my committee ballot paper is actually a challenge
Join your union (and once you're in, make sure you have your say)
Join your union (and once you're in, make sure you have your say)
the bas sekolah in question
August 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
the bas sekolah in question
loving the "supposedly" here
August 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
loving the "supposedly" here
"Be correct, not balanced" - Katie Roberts-Hull at the @inflectionpoints.work launch
July 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Be correct, not balanced" - Katie Roberts-Hull at the @inflectionpoints.work launch