John
@johnwrw.bsky.social
I like making bread, geohashing, running and riding bikes, looking at birds, and I've just finished a linguistics PhD.
I miss the days when my brain's primary association with the name Donald was with the last name Bradman
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I miss the days when my brain's primary association with the name Donald was with the last name Bradman
Brown falcon at organ pipes NP today (binocularised)
January 16, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Brown falcon at organ pipes NP today (binocularised)
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I’ve been in court this morning ✊
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We are the Rising Tide
Climate Catastrophe and Courtroom 3.2 Newcastle Court
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January 13, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I’ve been in court this morning ✊
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
Pleased to announce that 2026 only has two factors, 2 and 1013
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pleased to announce that 2026 only has two factors, 2 and 1013
Idiolectal observation of the day: intrusive R can also be strengthened to a trill in styles when I would trill other Rs. For example, trying to sound fancy singing Christmas carols, I noticed "hosanna-[r]-in excelsis" come out.
December 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Idiolectal observation of the day: intrusive R can also be strengthened to a trill in styles when I would trill other Rs. For example, trying to sound fancy singing Christmas carols, I noticed "hosanna-[r]-in excelsis" come out.
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Angry thread👇
Yeah, making it illegal to protest a genocide is going to help 🙄
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Angry thread👇
Love to attend the Melbourne Interstitial Jazz Festival, or maybe it's Intentional? Intestinal?
October 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Love to attend the Melbourne Interstitial Jazz Festival, or maybe it's Intentional? Intestinal?
Sriracha Conan Doyle. That's all I have to say.
October 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sriracha Conan Doyle. That's all I have to say.
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Boland! We could be heading for a three-day thriller here
January 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Boland! We could be heading for a three-day thriller here
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Vale William Labov.
Inspired by a colleague on X, I think my favourite Bill Labov quote is:
“I have resisted the term *sociolinguistics* for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.”
Thank you for everything, Bill.
Inspired by a colleague on X, I think my favourite Bill Labov quote is:
“I have resisted the term *sociolinguistics* for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.”
Thank you for everything, Bill.
December 18, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Vale William Labov.
Inspired by a colleague on X, I think my favourite Bill Labov quote is:
“I have resisted the term *sociolinguistics* for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.”
Thank you for everything, Bill.
Inspired by a colleague on X, I think my favourite Bill Labov quote is:
“I have resisted the term *sociolinguistics* for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.”
Thank you for everything, Bill.
Youtube seems to think I want to watch videos with a couple of hundred views from random guys with a handful of followers solving crosswords and things. They look irredeemably tedious and I don't know how many times I've clicked "not interested", but they keep being recommended.
December 17, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Youtube seems to think I want to watch videos with a couple of hundred views from random guys with a handful of followers solving crosswords and things. They look irredeemably tedious and I don't know how many times I've clicked "not interested", but they keep being recommended.
I too have been following the world chess championship with interest.
In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:37 AM
I too have been following the world chess championship with interest.
In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I need to get out and exercise some of this anxiety away but unfortunately it's 32 degrees out there. Might go out and dissolve into a pile of sweat anyway.
November 6, 2024 at 2:42 AM
I need to get out and exercise some of this anxiety away but unfortunately it's 32 degrees out there. Might go out and dissolve into a pile of sweat anyway.
Reading up on important historical events
November 6, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Reading up on important historical events
Hiatus Resolution would be a good band name
August 30, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Hiatus Resolution would be a good band name
Happy 32 and halfth birthday to me! I only get to be exactly six months out from my birthday every four years.
February 28, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Happy 32 and halfth birthday to me! I only get to be exactly six months out from my birthday every four years.
The cool change has arrived!
February 22, 2024 at 7:26 AM
The cool change has arrived!
Test cricket is so bloody good
January 28, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Test cricket is so bloody good
Successfully made it down to Sisters Beach. Got a great view of the whole coastline from the plane as it landed
January 1, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Successfully made it down to Sisters Beach. Got a great view of the whole coastline from the plane as it landed
Fun fact about 2024 - it's divisible by both 22 and 23
December 31, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Fun fact about 2024 - it's divisible by both 22 and 23
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Gideon Haigh, freed from the Oz, in fine form skewering the International Cricket Council. cricketetal.substack.com/p/a-fucking-...
Dove Actually
Usman Khawaja and the ICC’s gormless aversion to ‘controversy’
cricketetal.substack.com
December 26, 2023 at 5:53 AM
Gideon Haigh, freed from the Oz, in fine form skewering the International Cricket Council. cricketetal.substack.com/p/a-fucking-...
The cool change has reached Maribyrnong!
December 8, 2023 at 9:27 AM
The cool change has reached Maribyrnong!
8 runners left out of a field of 75 in the backyard ultra world championship have reached the 400 mile mark (96 hours). Utterly mindboggling. Aussie Phil Gore among them
October 25, 2023 at 11:59 AM
8 runners left out of a field of 75 in the backyard ultra world championship have reached the 400 mile mark (96 hours). Utterly mindboggling. Aussie Phil Gore among them