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Joshua Byrd 💽

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Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https://bne.social […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://bne.social/@phocks, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 30m

Click link. Find Tawny Frogmouth. Click vote. Repeat each day. Let's get this done! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-vote-now

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Just about shorts weather I think

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

Fudge, ran out of space on the VM overnight 🫠

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 17h

Dang this scp transfer is gonna take all night. Gonna let it run. Time for sleep.

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 17h

The new drive arrived but I reckon I'm not going do a simple clone and swap. Been running Ubuntu server on there with LXC containers using Incus and it's been pretty good, but I think I wanna try something else. Might even go back to Proxmox VE for a bit as they've ticked over a few version […]

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josh:// @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 7d

“The only thing we need from animals is their forgiveness.”

A whimsical illustration showing a person lying on the ground surrounded by animals, including a black-and-white cow, a pig, a cat, a dog, a chicken, and a duck. The group is encircled by white flowers on a green leafy background, with a serene, peaceful atmosphere. At the top, Spanish text reads: "Lo único que necesitamos de los animales es su perdón," which means, "The only thing we need from animals is their forgiveness."

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Pretty warm

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josh:// @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 1d

ffs news media they're not "deporting activists" they're reluctantly releasing hostages captured and abused in open defiance of international law

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@simon Looking good!

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Anyone who knows the science, and is willing to acknowledge the most inconvenient truth of all, will agree that we are doing far too little, far too slowly, and that our present course leads to our own destruction.

According to one estimate, electricity use accounts for 25 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture accounts for 24 percent, mostly from animal agriculture. Manufacturing also accounts for 24 percent. Transportation: 14 percent. Buildings: 6 percent.

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Keen for this https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/one-battle-after-another-paul-thomas-anderson-film/105838240

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie already eyed for Best Picture

One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, uses the ever-turning wheel of political violence as a backdrop for a screwball adventure.

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Happy mad morning rush for the first day back at school after holidays to all the parents and guardians that celebrate

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.

To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting

Managed Mastodon

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Currently listening to Brat by Charli XCX and it's not bad actually https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_(album)

Brat (album) - Wikipedia

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

"Those objecting to the densification of Australia's cities needn't worry because there aren't enough tradies to build the apartments anyway." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/house-affordability-density-accord-first-home-buyer-cgt-student/105853500

Australia has a $127,000 housing affordability question

The national project to fix housing affordability is off to a slow start but, from deposit schemes and negative gearing to immigration and construction delays, the reasons are complex.

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

“It’s hard to overstate just how transgressive, even heretical, these ideas are within the mainstream scientific community. Like any in-group, researchers have taboos against aligning with those they perceive as threats to their autonomy — and animal rights advocates who question scientists’ […]

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Shout out to https://nopecha.com for their awesome automatic CAPTCHA solving browser add-on so you don't have to sit there wasting time trying prove to your computer that you're a real life actual human. You can get a robot to do it for you! No idea how they got it to work, but it works well […]

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Tim Richards @timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Ah, the craziness of Australia in summer time.

(Diagram taken from: https://www.theage.com.au/national/daylight-saving-is-here-again-for-some-what-s-it-all-about-20250926-p5my5p.html)

Screenshot depicting the many time zones across Australia in summer.

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#BFUB

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

When a radical change is needed, many argue that it is impossible for individual actions to incite it, so it's futile for anyone to try. This is exactly the opposite of the truth: the impotence of individual action is a reason for everyone to try.

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

It's our dog Misty's 10 year adoption day today and we are taking her to the Kedron Brook dog run, one of the very first places we took her after adopting her from the rescue shelter 10 years ago. It's been a great decade. ❤️

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josh:// @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 4d

ok i do enjoy some of tswift's earlier stuff but this take is pretty darn funny

A Threads post saying: I'm sorry but seeing the swifties crash out over this album apparently being even worse than usual is so funny. Like who could have guessed a billionaire crying on an album about how hard it is to be rich and famous in the middle of a genocide and a fascist takeover wouldn't be a hit

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Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

@platypusparent don't spend too much 😁

Joshua Byrd 💽 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Hello #brisbane friends (and future friends). We're doing a (long-awaited) meetup in November! RSVP here. And spread the word! https://events.humanitix.com/november-social-ship-inn

Brisbane Mastodon November Social

A meetup for Brisbane mastodon folks, from bne.social and beyond!

events.humanitix.com

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