Jason Murphy
@jasemurphy.bsky.social
Author of one(1) book. Journalist. Economist. #rstats #mecfs #ausecon. May be found walking his dog in Melbourne, Australia.
I've examined the plant more closely now and I think all the flowers so far have been male. Until these two. Will see about pollinating them!
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I've examined the plant more closely now and I think all the flowers so far have been male. Until these two. Will see about pollinating them!
Question for the gardening hivemind: My pumpkin plant is flowering well but after the flower blooms it just... drops off. Which means no pumpkins, right? What can I do differently?
February 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Question for the gardening hivemind: My pumpkin plant is flowering well but after the flower blooms it just... drops off. Which means no pumpkins, right? What can I do differently?
Sad to see Nagi's dog Dozer died. Dozer had laryngeal paralysis; Susie (pictured, red bow) has that too. She has made it to 15. 16 would be an amazing achievement 🤞
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Sad to see Nagi's dog Dozer died. Dozer had laryngeal paralysis; Susie (pictured, red bow) has that too. She has made it to 15. 16 would be an amazing achievement 🤞
First loaf (flat ) vs most recent loaf (tall). I've got a lot better at this! @recipetineats
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
First loaf (flat ) vs most recent loaf (tall). I've got a lot better at this! @recipetineats
Latest covid vaccine study shows vaccines reduce severe disease and hospitalisation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632473/ 1/2
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Latest covid vaccine study shows vaccines reduce severe disease and hospitalisation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632473/ 1/2
40 degree day on Melbourne. Set up my beach shelter in the backyard. Not to sit in! Goal: protect some of the lawn from being scorched to death. Three tins of beans in each corner; it holds quite well.
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
40 degree day on Melbourne. Set up my beach shelter in the backyard. Not to sit in! Goal: protect some of the lawn from being scorched to death. Three tins of beans in each corner; it holds quite well.
Just saw a TV ad about an "over 50s community"...
Couldn't help but think that's outdated. Women are turning 50 while their kids are still in primary, men probably even moreso.
Couldn't help but think that's outdated. Women are turning 50 while their kids are still in primary, men probably even moreso.
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Just saw a TV ad about an "over 50s community"...
Couldn't help but think that's outdated. Women are turning 50 while their kids are still in primary, men probably even moreso.
Couldn't help but think that's outdated. Women are turning 50 while their kids are still in primary, men probably even moreso.
Adam Mastroianni on the merits of reading and writing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Adam Mastroianni on the merits of reading and writing.
I enjoyed Scott Alexanders take on workplace stability in his Scott Adams eulogy ...
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I enjoyed Scott Alexanders take on workplace stability in his Scott Adams eulogy ...
Tree frog came into the backyard. For a kid from Victoria, coastal NSW is like the jungle!
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Tree frog came into the backyard. For a kid from Victoria, coastal NSW is like the jungle!
Tree frog came into the backyard. For a kid from Victoria, coastal NSW is like the jungle!
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Tree frog came into the backyard. For a kid from Victoria, coastal NSW is like the jungle!
In the hazy interstice between Christmas and New Year, as the sun baked the earth outside, they played long games of "wheel chair race!" in Officeworks.
(Apologies to the staff there.)
(Apologies to the staff there.)
December 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM
In the hazy interstice between Christmas and New Year, as the sun baked the earth outside, they played long games of "wheel chair race!" in Officeworks.
(Apologies to the staff there.)
(Apologies to the staff there.)
I'm reading this weird book, and it contains a big word-of-mouth marketing paradox. Not sure how they resolve this. Will report back when I finish the book.
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm reading this weird book, and it contains a big word-of-mouth marketing paradox. Not sure how they resolve this. Will report back when I finish the book.
Here's how Questacon's rubber is going, in case you are wondering. They put it in this funnel in the 1980s to prove it is a liquid. When I first saw it as a kid only a little had dripped down. First pic is this week, second pic is 2023.
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Here's how Questacon's rubber is going, in case you are wondering. They put it in this funnel in the 1980s to prove it is a liquid. When I first saw it as a kid only a little had dripped down. First pic is this week, second pic is 2023.
Aha, that's what is missing. Not sure I've ever used it even!?
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Aha, that's what is missing. Not sure I've ever used it even!?
Been a brutal start to "summer" here in Melbourne. Rained a lot today and didn't crack 20. Has me looking wistfully at Sydney's weather data....
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Been a brutal start to "summer" here in Melbourne. Rained a lot today and didn't crack 20. Has me looking wistfully at Sydney's weather data....
Here's my tree in the early dawn.
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Here's my tree in the early dawn.
I have Australia's most open-minded 5 year old.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I have Australia's most open-minded 5 year old.
Mmm. Yep, looking forward to the first day of Melbourne summer. 😬🤡💩☔🌨️. Seriously what a terrible place for a city.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Mmm. Yep, looking forward to the first day of Melbourne summer. 😬🤡💩☔🌨️. Seriously what a terrible place for a city.