Captain
@gazztron.bsky.social
Prematurely grey. Former Fukushima resident. Born on Bindal country, grew up on Jinibara/Gubbi Gubbi country, now living on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country. Fandom Old. Too exhausted to be passionate about anything.
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And you don’t hear of those Rockefellers buying up social media sites to turn them into nazi bars now, do you? Eating the rich clearly works QED
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
And you don’t hear of those Rockefellers buying up social media sites to turn them into nazi bars now, do you? Eating the rich clearly works QED
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Australia should socialise supermarkets.
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Australia should socialise supermarkets.
Awards eligibility! Go vote if you can!
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Awards eligibility! Go vote if you can!
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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Every few months you get carpet bombed with updated Privacy Policies from every single app & website you use and at this point I'm just assuming that by now I've already handed some company like FedEx or maybe even just Del Taco ownership of my organs.
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Every few months you get carpet bombed with updated Privacy Policies from every single app & website you use and at this point I'm just assuming that by now I've already handed some company like FedEx or maybe even just Del Taco ownership of my organs.
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I want more of this song.
*Santa Baby voice*
Santa Muerte
Santa Muerte
December 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I want more of this song.
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This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
TikTok video by June Osborne
www.tiktok.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
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Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
Alt: Dick Van Dyke, dancing with penguins in Mary Poppins
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
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Elaborately detailed clockwork android getting bullied by a clique of tastefully minimalist white-plastic-with-chrome-accents 'droids because steampunk is for losers.
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Elaborately detailed clockwork android getting bullied by a clique of tastefully minimalist white-plastic-with-chrome-accents 'droids because steampunk is for losers.
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From the Larchives. Happy Hogswatch!
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
From the Larchives. Happy Hogswatch!
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"good LORD, what is happening in there!"
"Uh... an app to regulate providers?"
"An app to- an APP to regulate providers. Illegally penalising welfare recipients. With alerts on known risk areas, functioning entirely on your data."
"Yes!"
"May I see it?
"...No."
"Uh... an app to regulate providers?"
"An app to- an APP to regulate providers. Illegally penalising welfare recipients. With alerts on known risk areas, functioning entirely on your data."
"Yes!"
"May I see it?
"...No."
My fave* part of this whole saga is that even after YEARS of being on notice to stop lying and sort their shit out, the Department tells the Ombudsman they have an app for that. And when the Ombudsman asks to see the app they say 'actually, no we don't'. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
![Screenshot from the article. The text reads:
Illustrative of the government's approach to the system is an app the DEWR claims it built to provide "alerts on known risk areas".
, including providers booking dodgy
appointments that can penalise jobseekers.
When the ombudsman asked to see it, the department had to admit the app does not yet exist.
"Later in the investigation when we sought further information on this data App, DEWR changed its previous advice, stating that the risk monitoring data App for monitoring TCF [Targeted Compliance Framework]-related data was in fact not complete and was expected to be gathering data by late 2025," the ombudsman wrote.
The ombudsman revealed a catalogue of other examples where the department or Services Australia, which administers the welfare cancellations and occasionally checks the work of providers issuing suspensions, made misleading claims to his office, to him, to jobseekers and to the public.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y5jtxfxnv4exgujkdbmy43jp/bafkreiakutdnw67stuml4xooynfe6gms377a4rai6begtvzhqv3uxszyvy@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"good LORD, what is happening in there!"
"Uh... an app to regulate providers?"
"An app to- an APP to regulate providers. Illegally penalising welfare recipients. With alerts on known risk areas, functioning entirely on your data."
"Yes!"
"May I see it?
"...No."
"Uh... an app to regulate providers?"
"An app to- an APP to regulate providers. Illegally penalising welfare recipients. With alerts on known risk areas, functioning entirely on your data."
"Yes!"
"May I see it?
"...No."
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I'm reading the second research paper on Centrelink's Partner Income Test.
I can't stress enough how bad this is.
If its intention were to ruin lives, it's a success beyond people's wildest dreams.
It's rarely discussed publicly. It's so ugly you don't really want to know about it.
I can't stress enough how bad this is.
If its intention were to ruin lives, it's a success beyond people's wildest dreams.
It's rarely discussed publicly. It's so ugly you don't really want to know about it.
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'm reading the second research paper on Centrelink's Partner Income Test.
I can't stress enough how bad this is.
If its intention were to ruin lives, it's a success beyond people's wildest dreams.
It's rarely discussed publicly. It's so ugly you don't really want to know about it.
I can't stress enough how bad this is.
If its intention were to ruin lives, it's a success beyond people's wildest dreams.
It's rarely discussed publicly. It's so ugly you don't really want to know about it.
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When Kendrick comes on, go out into your backyard and wait for Not Like Us and then join in so that the whole of north Canberra yells “certified pedophile” at once
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
When Kendrick comes on, go out into your backyard and wait for Not Like Us and then join in so that the whole of north Canberra yells “certified pedophile” at once
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Cats also don't believe in walls or boundaries of any kind, such that they cannot consciously break magical boundaries like seals or circles by crossing them - cats don't recognize their existence, so the magic returns the favor.
Cats who are ghosts, vampires, or some such other magical being can but a regular cat can not which is why wizards like having them around
December 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Cats also don't believe in walls or boundaries of any kind, such that they cannot consciously break magical boundaries like seals or circles by crossing them - cats don't recognize their existence, so the magic returns the favor.
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If you advertise your new game then afterwards tell me to expect it in five years, I'm actively less likely to buy it when it eventually comes out.
Jesus people. Just wait a while. We don't need five year marketing cycles. Fuck that shit.
Jesus people. Just wait a while. We don't need five year marketing cycles. Fuck that shit.
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If you advertise your new game then afterwards tell me to expect it in five years, I'm actively less likely to buy it when it eventually comes out.
Jesus people. Just wait a while. We don't need five year marketing cycles. Fuck that shit.
Jesus people. Just wait a while. We don't need five year marketing cycles. Fuck that shit.
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If you’re in Canberra there is a massive vintage sale at 108 Bunda Street. It’s an incredible archive and if you’re a vintage lover you will be in heaven. Today and tomorrow from 10am (not paid, not an ad - I just love vintage clothes)
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you’re in Canberra there is a massive vintage sale at 108 Bunda Street. It’s an incredible archive and if you’re a vintage lover you will be in heaven. Today and tomorrow from 10am (not paid, not an ad - I just love vintage clothes)
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Firefox is done :) The download is on the page. It auto installs if you're in desktop Firefox, because Mozilla's extension system isn't shenanigans.
I ❤️ u
I’ll add some more fonts in later; they’ll auto update on Firefox.
I ❤️ u
I’ll add some more fonts in later; they’ll auto update on Firefox.
I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
ReCalibri
They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway
Dr.eamer.dev
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Firefox is done :) The download is on the page. It auto installs if you're in desktop Firefox, because Mozilla's extension system isn't shenanigans.
I ❤️ u
I’ll add some more fonts in later; they’ll auto update on Firefox.
I ❤️ u
I’ll add some more fonts in later; they’ll auto update on Firefox.
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petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/st...
Please read
Please read
Stop the Big Banks Profiting from Poverty
Because what happened here isn’t an error. It shows how easily money can be taken from people who have the least ability to absorb the loss.
For someone living on a pension or low income, a “small fee...
petitions.getup.org.au
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/st...
Please read
Please read
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“Kurt Cobain wrote all the good Hole songs.”
“Tim Armstrong wrote all the good Distillers songs.”
We’re culturally obsessed with trying to take away what little credit women actually get.
“Tim Armstrong wrote all the good Distillers songs.”
We’re culturally obsessed with trying to take away what little credit women actually get.
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“Kurt Cobain wrote all the good Hole songs.”
“Tim Armstrong wrote all the good Distillers songs.”
We’re culturally obsessed with trying to take away what little credit women actually get.
“Tim Armstrong wrote all the good Distillers songs.”
We’re culturally obsessed with trying to take away what little credit women actually get.
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Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
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ChatGPT 5.2 - you’ll love it!
ChatGPT 5.3 - best coding model yet!
ChatGPT 5.5 - a huge jump in intelligence!
ChatGPT 6.0 - understands physical space!
ChatGPT 6.1 - now with old bunker info!
ChatGPT 6.5 - battery low!
ChatGPT 7.1 - it is too hot!
ChatGPT 7.2 - ᴰᵃⁱˢʸ ᴰₐᵢₛᵧ
ChatGPT 5.3 - best coding model yet!
ChatGPT 5.5 - a huge jump in intelligence!
ChatGPT 6.0 - understands physical space!
ChatGPT 6.1 - now with old bunker info!
ChatGPT 6.5 - battery low!
ChatGPT 7.1 - it is too hot!
ChatGPT 7.2 - ᴰᵃⁱˢʸ ᴰₐᵢₛᵧ
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
ChatGPT 5.2 - you’ll love it!
ChatGPT 5.3 - best coding model yet!
ChatGPT 5.5 - a huge jump in intelligence!
ChatGPT 6.0 - understands physical space!
ChatGPT 6.1 - now with old bunker info!
ChatGPT 6.5 - battery low!
ChatGPT 7.1 - it is too hot!
ChatGPT 7.2 - ᴰᵃⁱˢʸ ᴰₐᵢₛᵧ
ChatGPT 5.3 - best coding model yet!
ChatGPT 5.5 - a huge jump in intelligence!
ChatGPT 6.0 - understands physical space!
ChatGPT 6.1 - now with old bunker info!
ChatGPT 6.5 - battery low!
ChatGPT 7.1 - it is too hot!
ChatGPT 7.2 - ᴰᵃⁱˢʸ ᴰₐᵢₛᵧ
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Welcome to sunny Queensland where tents are Schrödinger homes #auspol
Council says tents are not homes & therefore destroying them doesn't violate human rights
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
But living in one makes you housed & ineligible for crisis accommodation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Council says tents are not homes & therefore destroying them doesn't violate human rights
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
But living in one makes you housed & ineligible for crisis accommodation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Welcome to sunny Queensland where tents are Schrödinger homes #auspol
Council says tents are not homes & therefore destroying them doesn't violate human rights
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
But living in one makes you housed & ineligible for crisis accommodation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Council says tents are not homes & therefore destroying them doesn't violate human rights
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
But living in one makes you housed & ineligible for crisis accommodation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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I don't know who still needs to hear this but we do not NEED gas, we never needed gas and it is more harmful that coal.
We NEED to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
We NEED to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
Gas was long thought to be essential as a backup for a clean energy grid. But enormous growth in grid-scale batteries has changed the game.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/big-bat...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/big-bat...
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I don't know who still needs to hear this but we do not NEED gas, we never needed gas and it is more harmful that coal.
We NEED to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
We NEED to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why are you letting them kill my people? I wouldn't be silent about them killing yours.
Why are you letting them kill my people? I wouldn't be silent about them killing yours.
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why are you letting them kill my people? I wouldn't be silent about them killing yours.
Why are you letting them kill my people? I wouldn't be silent about them killing yours.
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"Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
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Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty
For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families t...
thepoint.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...