Paul Tavatgis
@paultavatgis.bsky.social
I can't explain myself, not just like this. I'm a complicated person, sometimes I'm nice, and sometimes I'm nasty. Naval history (BPF) Lego, Arsenal FC. Minor greek deity (salad dressing). Meanjin/Brisbane on Yuggera/Turrbal land. AI slop = block. He/Him.
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Whenever anyone posts a question on Reddit about things that should be erased from existence I always nominate the Sunda Stink Badger.
Not because I actually have anything against it, but so when they ask why I can reply "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!"
Not because I actually have anything against it, but so when they ask why I can reply "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!"
Sunda stink badger - Wikipedia
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February 2, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Whenever anyone posts a question on Reddit about things that should be erased from existence I always nominate the Sunda Stink Badger.
Not because I actually have anything against it, but so when they ask why I can reply "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!"
Not because I actually have anything against it, but so when they ask why I can reply "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!"
Not an original thought at all - but feel the urge to share while listening to Chic songs. Nile Rodgers what a dead set legend
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Not an original thought at all - but feel the urge to share while listening to Chic songs. Nile Rodgers what a dead set legend
Arsenal Women - world champions :) what an amazing group of footballers.
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Arsenal Women - world champions :) what an amazing group of footballers.
So this week have been to the oldest pub, oldest restaurant, and oldest patisserie in London. All were damn good too :)
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
So this week have been to the oldest pub, oldest restaurant, and oldest patisserie in London. All were damn good too :)
I’ll have a go at this, furthest:
N - Pitlochry Scotland
S - Christchurch NZ
E - Auckland/wellington NZ
W - San Francisco USA
N - Pitlochry Scotland
S - Christchurch NZ
E - Auckland/wellington NZ
W - San Francisco USA
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I’ll have a go at this, furthest:
N - Pitlochry Scotland
S - Christchurch NZ
E - Auckland/wellington NZ
W - San Francisco USA
N - Pitlochry Scotland
S - Christchurch NZ
E - Auckland/wellington NZ
W - San Francisco USA
This is perfect from Jonathan Liew. The ongoing disaster that is late (final) stage capitalism expressed through the destruction of football by the ruling elite.
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
This is perfect from Jonathan Liew. The ongoing disaster that is late (final) stage capitalism expressed through the destruction of football by the ruling elite.
England, and more specifically West Sussex, I am in you. Was not expecting this weather though - most pleasing.
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
England, and more specifically West Sussex, I am in you. Was not expecting this weather though - most pleasing.
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I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:
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I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Yep - that scans
Yep - that scans
a cartoon character says " you are all weirdos " in front of a door
Alt: Sam the Eagle says " you are all weirdos " in front of a door
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Yep - that scans
Yep - that scans
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Doing my part🫡
"A new study has found that eating 50g or more of high-fat cheese a day correlates with a lower risk of developing dementia. That means all cheeses with more than 20 percent fat content, including brie, gouda, cheddar, parmesan, gruyere, and mozzarella." www.sciencealert.com/cheese-linke...
Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in 25-Year Study
One of the finest foods available to humanity may carry an unexpected benefit.
www.sciencealert.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Doing my part🫡
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land
Alt: two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
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Cassandra the Information Technology Wobbegong is here to help... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Datacentres – why are they so thirsty? Let’s ask a shark! | First Dog on the Moon
Do we even want or need all these datacentres? That is apparently none of your business
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cassandra the Information Technology Wobbegong is here to help... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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People who think like this have no business in the business of war. It's not heroic to watch someone die alone and in pain. It's not honorable to watch someone cry to their God or their mother.
We have Laws about such things.
We have Laws about such things.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
People who think like this have no business in the business of war. It's not heroic to watch someone die alone and in pain. It's not honorable to watch someone cry to their God or their mother.
We have Laws about such things.
We have Laws about such things.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Melbourne's State Library of Victoria – the third most popular library in the world! – is being threatened with cuts to staff and facilities. Add your name to the petition to save jobs and resources www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Sign the Petition
Save the State Library of Victoria!
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December 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Melbourne's State Library of Victoria – the third most popular library in the world! – is being threatened with cuts to staff and facilities. Add your name to the petition to save jobs and resources www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Mama, just killed a man...
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Mama, just killed a man...
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Also for your listening pleasure
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Also for your listening pleasure
Today I have learned for the eleventy-twelth time that solving the puzzles presented by numbers on screens and small pieces of plastic (#lego) are much easier to solve than those posed by sentient meat and gravy sacks (#colleagues)
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today I have learned for the eleventy-twelth time that solving the puzzles presented by numbers on screens and small pieces of plastic (#lego) are much easier to solve than those posed by sentient meat and gravy sacks (#colleagues)
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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#lego underway - an attempt at a fully SNOT model of HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913). Hoping I've not bitten off more than I can chew. The tan colour is going quite well to simulate the teak deck planking.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#lego underway - an attempt at a fully SNOT model of HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913). Hoping I've not bitten off more than I can chew. The tan colour is going quite well to simulate the teak deck planking.
Anyone who doesn't want yet more giant towers with no affordable housing and no increased public transport links in South Brisbane - sign here: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Anyone who doesn't want yet more giant towers with no affordable housing and no increased public transport links in South Brisbane - sign here: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...