Oliver Townshend
@olivertownshend.bsky.social
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Politically bereft, and quite depressed over the US result.
Trying to catch up on all the books I should have read.
No bitcoin, money schemes, relationships.
Politically bereft, and quite depressed over the US result.
Trying to catch up on all the books I should have read.
No bitcoin, money schemes, relationships.
Just to say that fireflies ai is basically malware. It's good at summarizing meetings etc., but impossible to remove if you don't want it. I have now blocked it for my business.
February 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Just to say that fireflies ai is basically malware. It's good at summarizing meetings etc., but impossible to remove if you don't want it. I have now blocked it for my business.
Reported a fraud on Facebook (false claim that commonwealth JPs can witness your vote enrolment) and as usual FB says it doesn't go against "community standards" which as far as I can tell isnt against lies or racism or hatred but closing down my friend's accounts for no obvious reason. #auspol
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Reported a fraud on Facebook (false claim that commonwealth JPs can witness your vote enrolment) and as usual FB says it doesn't go against "community standards" which as far as I can tell isnt against lies or racism or hatred but closing down my friend's accounts for no obvious reason. #auspol
Exhausting coming home from USA to Sydney and having Border Force constantly redefine the queues and telling people off for queuing incorrectly, even though there was no obvious space to queue. They can't cope with a lot of arrivals clearly. Still better than the TSA at the other end...
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Exhausting coming home from USA to Sydney and having Border Force constantly redefine the queues and telling people off for queuing incorrectly, even though there was no obvious space to queue. They can't cope with a lot of arrivals clearly. Still better than the TSA at the other end...
Missed the sunrise in NYC because I was too busy working. Sigh.
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Missed the sunrise in NYC because I was too busy working. Sigh.
Flying home from nyc before this hits. Currently 10F. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: U.S. Winter Storm Starts Spreading East
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January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Flying home from nyc before this hits. Currently 10F. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
"I told my wife I passed the Bechtel test" "she said her friends had told her I would"
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
"I told my wife I passed the Bechtel test" "she said her friends had told her I would"
Well Claude Code is great, and it wrote a nifty summary report for my data migration, but renaming the tables (to better names admittedly) was a little irritating.
January 18, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Well Claude Code is great, and it wrote a nifty summary report for my data migration, but renaming the tables (to better names admittedly) was a little irritating.
Any good value Asian Restaurants in NYC Midtown (near Grand Central)? Bit cold for Sushi.
January 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Any good value Asian Restaurants in NYC Midtown (near Grand Central)? Bit cold for Sushi.
Using Grammarly to correct my work is much more useful than using AI. Grammarly corrects simple things, which I can accept or reject. AI rewrites everything in a different voice and confabulates. Given my partner is a retired editor, I really should use her, but she gives me such a hard time :)
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Using Grammarly to correct my work is much more useful than using AI. Grammarly corrects simple things, which I can accept or reject. AI rewrites everything in a different voice and confabulates. Given my partner is a retired editor, I really should use her, but she gives me such a hard time :)
We are redeemed! Better than Christ in today, It's Butters in butter."that's my face sir" #southpark S06E03.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
We are redeemed! Better than Christ in today, It's Butters in butter."that's my face sir" #southpark S06E03.
So after nearly 7 years (?), my younger brother Becher wraps up the "leading Tasmanian Political Podcast" Frontcast. I'm very proud of his achievements, and I'll miss his views on politics (actually, they'll probably still be available to me). podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
FontCast
News Commentary Podcast · Updated Twice Weekly · A podcast dedicated to Tasmanian news, politics and business from Font PR. Join Brad Stansfield, Becher Townshend and Win News' Alex Johnston to get up...
podcasts.apple.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
So after nearly 7 years (?), my younger brother Becher wraps up the "leading Tasmanian Political Podcast" Frontcast. I'm very proud of his achievements, and I'll miss his views on politics (actually, they'll probably still be available to me). podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
Blue Sky really is different without all those 15 year olds.
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Blue Sky really is different without all those 15 year olds.
Blue Sky has confirmed my age. Sadly a fat balding git with John Howard eyebrows can't pass for under 16.
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Blue Sky has confirmed my age. Sadly a fat balding git with John Howard eyebrows can't pass for under 16.
watching Daredevil Born Again. Running a data migration. Using Claude Code to optimize another data migration. Posting on Blue Sky. #saturdayafternoon
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
watching Daredevil Born Again. Running a data migration. Using Claude Code to optimize another data migration. Posting on Blue Sky. #saturdayafternoon
I'd boycott Netflix so they couldn't buy Warner Bros (are the rest of you 300 million with me?), except we cancelled a year ago, I still haven't watched everything I want on Disney (although that's close), Apple and Prime.
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I'd boycott Netflix so they couldn't buy Warner Bros (are the rest of you 300 million with me?), except we cancelled a year ago, I still haven't watched everything I want on Disney (although that's close), Apple and Prime.
When do pub tests happen? before or after the trivia night? Is the pub tested, or does the test occur in the pub? Is there a curriculum? Is it ad-hoc? Does the SMH publish the results like the HSC? So many questions.
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
When do pub tests happen? before or after the trivia night? Is the pub tested, or does the test occur in the pub? Is there a curriculum? Is it ad-hoc? Does the SMH publish the results like the HSC? So many questions.
Australians suddenly discover how much big IT projects cost, and all claim they could have done it for less because they know how to use WordPress or a Mac. The fact that the BOM got away with http rather than https says something about Australians, because the main outrage is the weather graphs.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Australians suddenly discover how much big IT projects cost, and all claim they could have done it for less because they know how to use WordPress or a Mac. The fact that the BOM got away with http rather than https says something about Australians, because the main outrage is the weather graphs.
Now that the new NSW Opposition Leader doesn't have the same name as my real estate agent, I suppose I'll have to bother to remember her name. Or not.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Now that the new NSW Opposition Leader doesn't have the same name as my real estate agent, I suppose I'll have to bother to remember her name. Or not.
Advertisers on Facebook going for the Latin market
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Advertisers on Facebook going for the Latin market
The ladies ahead of me in the new airport security line at Sydney Airport were delayed because they had a crochet needle.
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The ladies ahead of me in the new airport security line at Sydney Airport were delayed because they had a crochet needle.
Today is the ultimate victory of Oliver over Andrew, a name that once dominated but is now in terminal decline, whereas Oliver has lept from the ashes to be the name. (no Princes... yet).
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Today is the ultimate victory of Oliver over Andrew, a name that once dominated but is now in terminal decline, whereas Oliver has lept from the ashes to be the name. (no Princes... yet).
My favourite so far - love the Asian music I'd never really heard before, and Trent Yarwood's choices are fantastic. And then there's David F Porteous's choices. Oh well.
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Our music license limits our feed to Australia and New Zealand. I have no idea how one could possibly listen from elsewhere.
Our music license limits our feed to Australia and New Zealand. I have no idea how one could possibly listen from elsewhere.
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My favourite so far - love the Asian music I'd never really heard before, and Trent Yarwood's choices are fantastic. And then there's David F Porteous's choices. Oh well.
Meteorologists around the world - Melissa is a Category 4 Storm. BOM - Storm? What Storm?
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Meteorologists around the world - Melissa is a Category 4 Storm. BOM - Storm? What Storm?