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Asian Australian, he/him, born before man walked on the moon (just). SFF fan, work in IT, follower of Jesus. Scammers and grifters such OF, crypto etc will be blocked
“You’re the best looking guy here” ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“You’re the best looking guy here” ❤️
It’s going to be win/win and nuts for him if it’s 49ers vs Seahawks for the #1 in the last week of the season. And I don’t know if anyone is going to be able wrestle a prediction out of him.
December 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It’s going to be win/win and nuts for him if it’s 49ers vs Seahawks for the #1 in the last week of the season. And I don’t know if anyone is going to be able wrestle a prediction out of him.
The core team with Laguna and Seifer as bonuses? Nice!
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The core team with Laguna and Seifer as bonuses? Nice!
Mina’s walking in front of the camera was hilarious 😆 And the things she is interested in and does!The article is wonderful and it doesn’t even mention how fantastic a painter she is, it just gets mentioned in passing…
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Mina’s walking in front of the camera was hilarious 😆 And the things she is interested in and does!The article is wonderful and it doesn’t even mention how fantastic a painter she is, it just gets mentioned in passing…
A Trump lackey is lying out of their arse - what a shocking surprise! Maybe he’s next in line for Press Secretary?
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A Trump lackey is lying out of their arse - what a shocking surprise! Maybe he’s next in line for Press Secretary?
I find it ironic that the Packers are just now getting a sense of what my team have gone through this season. They haven’t lost their equal best defensive player and HOF linebacker though. The Super Bowl is so up for grabs this year, anyone could win it
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I find it ironic that the Packers are just now getting a sense of what my team have gone through this season. They haven’t lost their equal best defensive player and HOF linebacker though. The Super Bowl is so up for grabs this year, anyone could win it
It’s the same for Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, for whom Jan 6th was the final straw and are now some of Trump’s staunchest opponents. MTG is an interesting one - becoming anti-Trump and while that coalition is big, she’s still a crazy conspiracy theorist (but at least one with integrity)
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It’s the same for Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, for whom Jan 6th was the final straw and are now some of Trump’s staunchest opponents. MTG is an interesting one - becoming anti-Trump and while that coalition is big, she’s still a crazy conspiracy theorist (but at least one with integrity)
Charlie Kirk was one of the few people to have said the quiet part out loud: "It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment” (pretty sure he meant the deaths of others, not his own) www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”
www.mediamatters.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Charlie Kirk was one of the few people to have said the quiet part out loud: "It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment” (pretty sure he meant the deaths of others, not his own) www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
I really hope this stops the erosion of our gun safety laws from folks like the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. And I see the Nationals are seeking to make themselves even more irrelevant than they already are: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National party and gun groups push back
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed: ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I really hope this stops the erosion of our gun safety laws from folks like the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. And I see the Nationals are seeking to make themselves even more irrelevant than they already are: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
We're getting some pushback from the right wing figures who want to claim it's about ideology rather than gun control. I really hope Australians remember this during our next elections so those political parties can reap the rewards of even smaller representation in our government.
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
We're getting some pushback from the right wing figures who want to claim it's about ideology rather than gun control. I really hope Australians remember this during our next elections so those political parties can reap the rewards of even smaller representation in our government.
Is there anywhere where one can see the nominees? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool
The group were at a popular seawater pool when the wave struck, prompting a major rescue operation
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Is there anywhere where one can see the nominees? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I have to confess that my immediate thought upon reading that article was "And the Darwin Award nominees are..."
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I have to confess that my immediate thought upon reading that article was "And the Darwin Award nominees are..."
I mean when people say a date, "December 9th, 2025" makes more sense than "9th December, 2025" - the latter construction really needs to be "the 9th of December, 2025".
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I mean when people say a date, "December 9th, 2025" makes more sense than "9th December, 2025" - the latter construction really needs to be "the 9th of December, 2025".
This is why other countries are setting up their own CDCs, and hopefully collaborating and networking to share good scientific advice and evidence and ignoring those that do not www.health.gov.au/news/austral...
www.health.gov.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is why other countries are setting up their own CDCs, and hopefully collaborating and networking to share good scientific advice and evidence and ignoring those that do not www.health.gov.au/news/austral...
Yeah, that’s a big one. Australia is the same as the UK and as a number, it makes sense - smallest to largest (day month year). I guess the American format reflects a priority order that a person might want to know? So what month? What day of that month? What year?
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Yeah, that’s a big one. Australia is the same as the UK and as a number, it makes sense - smallest to largest (day month year). I guess the American format reflects a priority order that a person might want to know? So what month? What day of that month? What year?
As an Australian, I feel like we get a lot of cultural influences from both the US and the UK. I always include the “u” in words like “colour” and “honour” but don’t mind the substitution of “z” for “s” in words like “realize”
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As an Australian, I feel like we get a lot of cultural influences from both the US and the UK. I always include the “u” in words like “colour” and “honour” but don’t mind the substitution of “z” for “s” in words like “realize”
I had to make peace with the reality that language is descriptive rather than prescriptive when it became acceptable to use “literally” as an emphasis modifier rather than actually meaning “literally”. The irony is up there with how phonetically is not spelled phonetically.
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I had to make peace with the reality that language is descriptive rather than prescriptive when it became acceptable to use “literally” as an emphasis modifier rather than actually meaning “literally”. The irony is up there with how phonetically is not spelled phonetically.
Relatively new to the NFL, but I recognise Brady, Brees, Cousins, Purdy. Pretty sure there’s also Lamar Jackson and Drake May. Dunno who the Chargers #17 is - doesn’t look like Herbert to me. Nor do I recognise the Falcons #2
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Relatively new to the NFL, but I recognise Brady, Brees, Cousins, Purdy. Pretty sure there’s also Lamar Jackson and Drake May. Dunno who the Chargers #17 is - doesn’t look like Herbert to me. Nor do I recognise the Falcons #2
J. R. R. Tolkien
Roger Zelazny
David Brin
Michael Scott Rohan
Susan Cooper
Roger Zelazny
David Brin
Michael Scott Rohan
Susan Cooper
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
J. R. R. Tolkien
Roger Zelazny
David Brin
Michael Scott Rohan
Susan Cooper
Roger Zelazny
David Brin
Michael Scott Rohan
Susan Cooper
11 writers you've read more than 5 books:
Roger Zelazny
J. R. R. Tolkien
Ursula K. Le Guin
Susan Cooper
David Brin
Jim Butcher
Brandon Sanderson
Anne McCaffrey
Piers Anthony
Stephen King
Mark Lawrence
Roger Zelazny
J. R. R. Tolkien
Ursula K. Le Guin
Susan Cooper
David Brin
Jim Butcher
Brandon Sanderson
Anne McCaffrey
Piers Anthony
Stephen King
Mark Lawrence
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
11 writers you've read more than 5 books:
Roger Zelazny
J. R. R. Tolkien
Ursula K. Le Guin
Susan Cooper
David Brin
Jim Butcher
Brandon Sanderson
Anne McCaffrey
Piers Anthony
Stephen King
Mark Lawrence
Roger Zelazny
J. R. R. Tolkien
Ursula K. Le Guin
Susan Cooper
David Brin
Jim Butcher
Brandon Sanderson
Anne McCaffrey
Piers Anthony
Stephen King
Mark Lawrence
I love the thumbnail on the vid you've just shared about this youtu.be/mBlevQDn9IU?...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I love the thumbnail on the vid you've just shared about this youtu.be/mBlevQDn9IU?...
I think those things can sometimes serve as an off stage back story type thing that can tell you more about your characters are, or maybe even who they are not. Not necessarily wasted effort although definitely frustrating.
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I think those things can sometimes serve as an off stage back story type thing that can tell you more about your characters are, or maybe even who they are not. Not necessarily wasted effort although definitely frustrating.
The last verse I always get a little off, but here goes
Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold
Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old
Power from the green witch, deep beneath the sea
All shall find the Light at last; silver on the tree
Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold
Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old
Power from the green witch, deep beneath the sea
All shall find the Light at last; silver on the tree
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The last verse I always get a little off, but here goes
Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold
Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old
Power from the green witch, deep beneath the sea
All shall find the Light at last; silver on the tree
Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold
Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old
Power from the green witch, deep beneath the sea
All shall find the Light at last; silver on the tree
It’s got such a beautiful cadence and rhythm that makes it easy to memorise:
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long
Wood from the burning, stone out of song
Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw
Six signs the circle and the grail gone before
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long
Wood from the burning, stone out of song
Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw
Six signs the circle and the grail gone before
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It’s got such a beautiful cadence and rhythm that makes it easy to memorise:
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long
Wood from the burning, stone out of song
Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw
Six signs the circle and the grail gone before
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long
Wood from the burning, stone out of song
Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw
Six signs the circle and the grail gone before
Big tick for #1 and #4! Have never re-read #2 - I was just shatteringly disappointed at (a) the ending and (b) the device used to re-extend the prophecy to justify the next series, which I never finished. And while I adore the Silmarillion and LotR, #3 is a bit “meh” to me
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Big tick for #1 and #4! Have never re-read #2 - I was just shatteringly disappointed at (a) the ending and (b) the device used to re-extend the prophecy to justify the next series, which I never finished. And while I adore the Silmarillion and LotR, #3 is a bit “meh” to me