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Oliver Townshend

@olivertownshend.bsky.social

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Legal Software Data Migration Expert - check out www.entasker.com. Politically bereft, and quite depressed over the US result. Trying to catch up on all the books I should have read. No bitcoin, money schemes, relationships.

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 16h

Why are the Department of Communications creating email addresses and then not monitoring them? I don't think it's acceptable, even if you send out notifications. Automated systems can go back years and may still use them. I do think bureaucrats don't understand IT. #auspol

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 19h

What? and get it all over their business shirts?

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 19h

Music from Uni days... I had to be stoned? No wonder all my prog rock records now just sound boring (except Pink Floyd).

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · Jul 24

NEW PODCAST: “AUMP 00001: Uni Tunes” with @snarkyplatypus.com and me. anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/00001/

Look for “Another Untitled Music Podcast” in your podcast app.

Like it? Please tell your friends, and maybe throw in a tip at stilgherrian.com/tip. That page needs updating.

Against a blurry background image of an audio mixing desk sits, at a jaunty angle, the square cover image for a podcast, looking a bit like an album cover. The text reads: Another Untitled Music Podcast with Stilgherrian and Snarky Platypus.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 1d

well there's your insight :)

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 1d

Banking Day's coverage of the troubles at ANZ are really interesting, and not getting enough publicity. Support local media. www.bankingday.com/public/3ddb3...

Mike Smith’s toxic legacy at ANZ

A bit of a carpet bagger Mike Smith turned out to be.

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 7d

The same Senator who calls for Gay Marches to be banned? On that basis he doesn't believe in Freedom of Speech.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 10d

You too can sponsor a podcast and have a trigger word you don't remember generate an interesting conversation

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 10d

Plug 2 of 3: A new episode of “The 9pm Edict” podcast finally appeared too, a week later than planned but obviously still worth listening to. Please enjoy that one as well.

Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 11d

NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Uncommon Death Adder with David F Porteous” @dfpiii.bsky.social (1h18m21s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00253/

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 18d

One day he's there, and you say something slightly harsh and the next day he's gone and you never quite find out why. And no one else is quite as good a friend, or as caring. And then it gets worse.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 20d

I will of course be boycotting Marvel and Disney as soon as Alien Earth and Only Murders and the new Hickman series is over. Oh and the new Priest/Quesada black panther. On it! Fortunately I've nearly finished Say Nothing.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · 25d

Austin on the ABC makes a big deal about how much he likes Doctor Who and yet they get Sylvester McCoy's name wrong (he gets carried McCauley). #doctorwhonerd

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Sep 2

Top 5 haven't listened to or even heard of music acts for August 2025

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Sep 2

No Devops. Have to say this now because, well, things will change, probably in the next few hours. Enjoying the peace while I can.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Sep 1

Two years is a bit of a fail. My partner used to be asked for ID to go into pubs even in her late 20s.she only learned to drive at 40 and so never had an ID that was accepted.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's only sparkling sarcasm if it comes from the sparkling regions of France otherwise you're just being petillant.

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · Aug 9

“Show me a list of Australian prime ministers since Robert Menzies, with their names and years in office under their portraits.”

ChatGPT –

A visual timeline titled "Prime Ministers of Australia Since Robert Menzies" featuring portraits of Australian Prime Ministers from 1949 to the present. Each portrait includes the leader's name and term dates. The sequence starts with Robert Menzies (1949–1968) and continues through to Anthony Albanese (2022-). Some date entries contain typographical errors, and Tony Abbott appears twice with different dates. The portraits of the prime ministers are also really bad, absolutely incorrect and totally fucked up e.g. Gough Whitlam looks like a Bob Hawke hybrid and Bob Hawke doesn’t even look like Bob Hawke. These images are a clear indication that AI hasn’t quite got it right just yet.

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Aug 6

Secure link is so slow it just timed out waiting for itself.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 30

ASIC forced the banks to cut charges. When will they cut their own extortionate fees that are five times the cost of the service? #auspol

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 29

Not defending hiding it. Whether to hedge or not needs to be carefully considered for any exposure. Depending on how the market moves, it can look prescient or stupid. I'm aware of a firm that recently went broke for not hedging.

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 27

Only thing worse than hedging interest rates is not hedging interest rates...

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 23

If you're in #legalit or just #law in Australia or New Zealand and involved with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, HR, People & Culture, or Learning & Development then my legally blind friend David Langdon's 7th Aug webinar on accessibility will be of great interest. www.linkedin.com/posts/davidm...

📣 FREE Webinar Announcement - "Accessibility is Everyone’s Business" | David Langdon

📣 FREE Webinar Announcement - "Accessibility is Everyone’s Business" 📅 Thursday 7 August | 🕚 11:00am AEST What if accessibility wasn’t just a legal checkbox – but a real opportunity to buil...

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 19

Up there with synchronised swimming, ballooning, pistol duelling and breakdancing!

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 19

If it's good enough for the Olympics for Chess to be a sport (cough, unofficial 1924), it's good enough for Tassie. At least they follow WADA. #politas

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Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 19

Smiles and Hair. How I remember him. #politas. I think the current photos are better...

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 19

Smiles and hair. Looking a tiny bit more forced, and what happened to the hair? (I can talk). 7/10. #politas

Oliver Townshend @olivertownshend.bsky.social · Jul 10

I've taken TasInsure 2.0