Greybeard
@greybeard.bsky.social
Former IT Geek, snake catcher and book hoarder
I have questions...
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I have questions...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Water lilies are out
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Water lilies are out
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Watching Love Actually, because it’s not Christmas till Emma Thompson drops Alan Rickman off Nakatomi Plaza.
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Watching Love Actually, because it’s not Christmas till Emma Thompson drops Alan Rickman off Nakatomi Plaza.
Odd story. I've seen this painting dozens of times and guessed the artist wasn't great with noses. But no. In "The Madman's Gallery" it says that Federico lost his right eye in a jousting accident and, being a man of occasional violence, had a surgeon cut the notch to widen his field of view.
December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Odd story. I've seen this painting dozens of times and guessed the artist wasn't great with noses. But no. In "The Madman's Gallery" it says that Federico lost his right eye in a jousting accident and, being a man of occasional violence, had a surgeon cut the notch to widen his field of view.
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In a study of 15-year olds, the tendency to claim to know something when they don’t was most common in males from rich families.
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In a study of 15-year olds, the tendency to claim to know something when they don’t was most common in males from rich families.
Another beautiful day in paradise. 16 C
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Another beautiful day in paradise. 16 C
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It’s almost 2yrs since the day Commissioner Catherine Holmes handed down her final report on Robodebt & referred those responsible for criminal prosecution. It was a day we felt like finally something was happening.
I’m so sorry to all victims who are STILL waiting for justice.
I’m so sorry to all victims who are STILL waiting for justice.
June 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s almost 2yrs since the day Commissioner Catherine Holmes handed down her final report on Robodebt & referred those responsible for criminal prosecution. It was a day we felt like finally something was happening.
I’m so sorry to all victims who are STILL waiting for justice.
I’m so sorry to all victims who are STILL waiting for justice.
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Bloody "High-Profile Melbourne family". One law for the rich...
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Bloody "High-Profile Melbourne family". One law for the rich...
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The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Got a great* photo of my nephew, great-nephew and great-great-nephew.
My brother must be really old, unlike me.
My brother must be really old, unlike me.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Got a great* photo of my nephew, great-nephew and great-great-nephew.
My brother must be really old, unlike me.
My brother must be really old, unlike me.
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Some 1,900 years ago a child was buried with an array of terracotta figurines in the #Roman town of Arae Flaviae, #Rottweil: 2 pigeons, 2 dogs, 2 roosters, a chicken, a duck, and a female figure, commonly identified as Iuventas, the personification of youth. Rather than....🧵1/2
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December 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Sick of giving Bezos money? 👎
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sick of giving Bezos money? 👎
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
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David Shoebridge doesn’t hold back after Chief of Defence David Johnstone repeatedly refuses to state his salary
“You get paid $896,373 a yr, & the Chief of Def in the US gets paid $343,000 a yr. You get paid 3 times as much! Is that why you didn’t want to tell me?”🔥 #Estimates
“You get paid $896,373 a yr, & the Chief of Def in the US gets paid $343,000 a yr. You get paid 3 times as much! Is that why you didn’t want to tell me?”🔥 #Estimates
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
David Shoebridge doesn’t hold back after Chief of Defence David Johnstone repeatedly refuses to state his salary
“You get paid $896,373 a yr, & the Chief of Def in the US gets paid $343,000 a yr. You get paid 3 times as much! Is that why you didn’t want to tell me?”🔥 #Estimates
“You get paid $896,373 a yr, & the Chief of Def in the US gets paid $343,000 a yr. You get paid 3 times as much! Is that why you didn’t want to tell me?”🔥 #Estimates
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I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
Gideon Haigh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
Gideon Haigh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
Gideon Haigh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
Gideon Haigh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, it was indeed full of chocolates.
www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cr...
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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Big Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
www.sciencealert.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Yes, it was indeed full of chocolates.
www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cr...
www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cr...
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The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O’Brien’s Walkleys speech.
Not great. Actually p..s poor really!
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/01/k... $
Not great. Actually p..s poor really!
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/01/k... $
The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O'Brien's Walkleys speech
The Nine newspapers edited out a tribute to Palestinian journalists from ABC legend Kerry O'Brien in their version of his speech from the 70th Walkleys.
www.crikey.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O’Brien’s Walkleys speech.
Not great. Actually p..s poor really!
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/01/k... $
Not great. Actually p..s poor really!
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/01/k... $
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
Router karked (the case was discoloured with age and heat so fairly old) and I bought a new one, not from the ISP. It's all working and faster than before but the ISP could have been more helpful with settings. Turns out there are 16 connected devices on the network. Who knew?
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Router karked (the case was discoloured with age and heat so fairly old) and I bought a new one, not from the ISP. It's all working and faster than before but the ISP could have been more helpful with settings. Turns out there are 16 connected devices on the network. Who knew?
John Birmingham on the Disgusting Duo.
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Burqa with the works.
Not to borrow from our accursed American cousins, but I’m going to miss Barnaby Joyce when he’s gone, so I’d like to give thanks, while he’s still with us, for all the years of entertainment he’s prov...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
John Birmingham on the Disgusting Duo.
open.substack.com/pub/aliensid...
open.substack.com/pub/aliensid...
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Third day with the battery and still in the "obsessively checking the app" stage. Wondering if my electricity supplier will notice we're not using power? Very happy so far.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Third day with the battery and still in the "obsessively checking the app" stage. Wondering if my electricity supplier will notice we're not using power? Very happy so far.