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Zandy
@iskandarv.bsky.social
software developer, science fiction fan, Quaker, somewhat distracted by family life, he/him
Perth, living on Whadjuk country, Australia
Mastodon @[email protected]
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So cool that people, cities, companies and nations will do literally anything instead of giving homeless people homes. www.designboom.com/technology/s...
solar-powered backpack with sleeping bag and pillow provides shelter for the homeless
www.designboom.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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From devastation to wonder as Kangaroo Island bushfires lead to cave discoveries

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It was an adventure into the unknown. From the surface all that could be seen was a small opening. Researchers had no idea how deep the hole went, or what was at the bottom.
Phoenix cave 'rises from the ashes' amid discovery after KI bushfires
It was an adventure into the unknown. From the surface all that could be seen was a small opening. The ABC has been given exclusive access to newly-discovered caves on South Australia's Kangaroo…
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

I have questions.
December 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Here’s a fun one! Without reading the description, how old do you think this house is? show your work etc

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Terrace, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 for £500,000. Marketed by Bradleys, Sidmouth
www.rightmove.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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the first time i saw this, i had the sound off. Oh my god. 😹😻
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Rich people: yeah, that fatal car accident was terrible, but I needed a new ass
“Rather than relying on an implant or a patient's own body fat to add volume to hips or augment breasts, alloClae — which can cost as much as $100,000 per procedure — uses donor fat from a cadaver as a first-of-its-kind body filler.”
Corporate types are clamoring for a new kind of plastic surgery — using dead people's fat
Corporate types are waiting weeks for — and spending big on — alloClae, which cuts out the recovery time typically associated with body enhancements.
www.businessinsider.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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🎶living in America🎶
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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This is absolutely fucking bananas the way that these people are *so close* to getting it but still manage to miss it by a fucking mile.
It's a whole genre it's beautiful
December 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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"Not only was Australia’s shaky sense of safety irrevocably shattered, the social contract Australians relied on their politicians to uphold, to place the nation’s needs above politics, has been destroyed by the Coalition."
@amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Our hearts are shattered – and some have broken them further
There is no going back to where we were before December 14. But a social contract Australians relied on has been destroyed by the Coalition.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures

www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Hi all. The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are the subject of a fantastic article, by Henry Wismayer, in today’s FT Magazine. We are proud to have advised, and be featured in it.

We’re lead to believe that it is Christmas soon, so here’s a free link - our gift to you all xx

as.ft.com/r/aa778cba-5...
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I wrote about Dickens, decorations and what they mean now.

open.substack.com/pub/helenbar...
December 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Me, submerged headfirst in Brie: Shu’ up, ’s medishinal.
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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3yo: “daddy’s phone is in his pocket!”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Great analysis of the narrative frame of "The Muppet Christmas Carol."

I JUST saw the film for the first time. I'm glad I saw this afterwards; it has spoilers.

reactormag.com/the-secret-w...
The Secret Weirdo Underbelly of The Muppet Christmas Carol - Reactor
Holiday fun, or a roleplay gone wrong? You decide!
reactormag.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Reeves and Mortimer as Valdimir and Estragon. Jonny Vegas as Lucky.
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Es ist perfekt.
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pistachio gelato with pistachio and amaretti crumb topping from a gelato stall at Fremantle Markets
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM