Liz
@lizbarr.bsky.social
Aspiring middle-grade novelist, Trekkie, podcaster. Find me at antimatterpod.com, squiddishly.net and all the cool places: https://linktr.ee/lizbarr
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It's an SVOD release 25 years in the making: iconic Australian film The Dish is now streaming on HBO Max Australia 📡
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's an SVOD release 25 years in the making: iconic Australian film The Dish is now streaming on HBO Max Australia 📡
I stand by what I said, but unfortunately my body clock woke me up at 5am...
Life hack: if the senior barristers are paying for drinks, you should have a late night
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I stand by what I said, but unfortunately my body clock woke me up at 5am...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Not promising as the first post I see on BlueSky today…
What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Not promising as the first post I see on BlueSky today…
Life hack: if the senior barristers are paying for drinks, you should have a late night
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Life hack: if the senior barristers are paying for drinks, you should have a late night
Is it perimenopause when you have to bring a special, heavier moisturiser when you're staying at a hotel because your regular one can't compete with the climate control's dryness?
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Is it perimenopause when you have to bring a special, heavier moisturiser when you're staying at a hotel because your regular one can't compete with the climate control's dryness?
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A moment of silence for the lads I got to witness realising they’d hung their billboard upside down 🙃🥲
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A moment of silence for the lads I got to witness realising they’d hung their billboard upside down 🙃🥲
Got to Hobart, had a couple of hours to kill before my room was ready, so I meandered down to the Hobart Book Shop and spent $80. (I was going to say "accidentally", but this was very much planned and budgeted for.) Found a middle grade novel about the Dismissal, which I'm super excited to read.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Got to Hobart, had a couple of hours to kill before my room was ready, so I meandered down to the Hobart Book Shop and spent $80. (I was going to say "accidentally", but this was very much planned and budgeted for.) Found a middle grade novel about the Dismissal, which I'm super excited to read.
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I for one will welcome, etc. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
Oxford researchers say octopuses 'likely to take over the world'
Oxford University boffins say the octopuses are likely to take over the world after humans.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I for one will welcome, etc. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
Got a free upgrade to EconomyX, but is it really an upgrade if you’re now in the middle seat?
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Got a free upgrade to EconomyX, but is it really an upgrade if you’re now in the middle seat?
Today’s affirmation: I am a mature, intelligent adult, and I can wear this white shirt without spills
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today’s affirmation: I am a mature, intelligent adult, and I can wear this white shirt without spills
“The show is cancelled, but it’s not, and we’re replacing Natasha Lyonne with Peter Dinklage as the same character, and now we’re strapping on these waterskis and aiming for a shark…”
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“The show is cancelled, but it’s not, and we’re replacing Natasha Lyonne with Peter Dinklage as the same character, and now we’re strapping on these waterskis and aiming for a shark…”
My dinky little Bluetooth speaker is being sorely tested by Rosalía's new album.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My dinky little Bluetooth speaker is being sorely tested by Rosalía's new album.
Depending on price … I want the cube. As a replacement for my Xbox, which is going the way of all flesh, and supplement to my PS5, which lacks backward compatibility.
Valve is making a console. The Steam Machine, a sleek box with the guts of a mid-range PC that runs SteamOS, will arrive in early 2026. Prices TBD, but unlike the failed Steam Machine initiative from a decade ago, this is Valve's own device. Big news www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Valve Announces Steam Machine, a New Video-Game Console
The US gaming company behind the popular, handheld Steam Deck is making a living-room device for PC games
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Depending on price … I want the cube. As a replacement for my Xbox, which is going the way of all flesh, and supplement to my PS5, which lacks backward compatibility.
Can’t believe the Australian Liberals and UK Labour are on course for simultaneous spills
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Can’t believe the Australian Liberals and UK Labour are on course for simultaneous spills
Rewatching Fallout, and every scene is like, man, I could pick up so much loot here…
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Rewatching Fallout, and every scene is like, man, I could pick up so much loot here…
Airborne pigs.
What do you think will happen first folks, ST: Legacy or a new series with Capt Archer returning ?
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Airborne pigs.
YESSSSSS it was less bonkers and fun than Dune: Prophecy but ALSO I cannot decide if I think it's actually good until I have more of the story
'Alien: Earth' Has Been Renewed for Season 2
'Alien: Earth' Has Been Renewed for Season 2
Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and Alex Lawther star in the FX series created by Noah Hawley.
gizmodo.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
YESSSSSS it was less bonkers and fun than Dune: Prophecy but ALSO I cannot decide if I think it's actually good until I have more of the story
'There was “normalised” and widespread use of racist language towards Aboriginal people, including use of the “n-word”.
Rolfe provided evidence of the police annual racist awards (“C**n of the Year”) and officers who would describe a pub that Aboriginal people attended as the “animal bar”.'
Rolfe provided evidence of the police annual racist awards (“C**n of the Year”) and officers who would describe a pub that Aboriginal people attended as the “animal bar”.'
🚨Deadloch heads: S2 of the Aussie crime satire/drama (it's good!) arrives on Amazon Prime March 20. Many chaotic Aussie weirdos return/debut. But HEADS UP they have added a Hemsworth (Luke)! This is not a drill! Kudos to the hair & costume team for this whole deal. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
'There was “normalised” and widespread use of racist language towards Aboriginal people, including use of the “n-word”.
Rolfe provided evidence of the police annual racist awards (“C**n of the Year”) and officers who would describe a pub that Aboriginal people attended as the “animal bar”.'
Rolfe provided evidence of the police annual racist awards (“C**n of the Year”) and officers who would describe a pub that Aboriginal people attended as the “animal bar”.'
We are two weeks out from summer, and I just turned my heater on
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We are two weeks out from summer, and I just turned my heater on
Having already shared my thoughts on Berman and Braga (food for bins), I'm circling back to add that TrekMovie's headline here is clickbait; the bin men were specifically complaining about the dialogue in "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans". 24 hours of engagement out of one brief conversation on a podcast.
Rick Berman And Brannon Braga Are Not Fans Of Contemporary Language In Modern Star Trek Shows
##StarTrek
https://bit.ly/stlanguage
##StarTrek
https://bit.ly/stlanguage
Rick Berman And Brannon Braga Are Not Fans Of Contemporary Language In Modern Star Trek Shows
The upcoming puppet episode of 'Strange New Worlds' also got a mention.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Having already shared my thoughts on Berman and Braga (food for bins), I'm circling back to add that TrekMovie's headline here is clickbait; the bin men were specifically complaining about the dialogue in "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans". 24 hours of engagement out of one brief conversation on a podcast.
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the government forcing the wiggles to do a podcast episode as punishment really shifts the Overton window of regulatory enforcement possibilities
www.accc.gov.au/medi...
www.accc.gov.au/medi...
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
the government forcing the wiggles to do a podcast episode as punishment really shifts the Overton window of regulatory enforcement possibilities
www.accc.gov.au/medi...
www.accc.gov.au/medi...
A fun fact is that when the full text of The Iliad was found (the Ottomans had it, ofc) during the Renaissance, a lot of people were dismayed to find it was a devastating critique of warfare and masculinity.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A fun fact is that when the full text of The Iliad was found (the Ottomans had it, ofc) during the Renaissance, a lot of people were dismayed to find it was a devastating critique of warfare and masculinity.
My favourite Whitlam anecdote came in the book A River With A City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods by Margaret Cook, about how he didn't want to interrupt his overseas trip to visit QLD after the '74 floods. I wrote, "I don't hold a hose, comrade" in the margins of my copy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My favourite Whitlam anecdote came in the book A River With A City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods by Margaret Cook, about how he didn't want to interrupt his overseas trip to visit QLD after the '74 floods. I wrote, "I don't hold a hose, comrade" in the margins of my copy.
How Could Gough Whitlam Do This
A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
How Could Gough Whitlam Do This