@QldSteve
@qldsteve.bsky.social
Practitioner of Niksen, Latibulation & Triangulation. Comfortably Dumb.
Aspiring Wülferhamptonion
Aspiring Wülferhamptonion
The second of our three Covid chooks has passed away today peacefully. RIP Pickles.
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The second of our three Covid chooks has passed away today peacefully. RIP Pickles.
Man flu is real!
Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical treatments for men and women.
Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why
Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical treatments for men and women
www.newscientist.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Man flu is real!
The Peter Principle on steroids.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Peter Principle on steroids.
Working from home for a few days so I get to start the day with a bike ride, this view and a coffee instead of 40 minutes on the highway.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Working from home for a few days so I get to start the day with a bike ride, this view and a coffee instead of 40 minutes on the highway.
Good lord. I thought I’d escaped the Bad Site.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Good lord. I thought I’d escaped the Bad Site.
I’m sorry? SNAP vouchers are physical vouchers? Pieces of paper? Not bank deposits? And no change given?
Is it possible to design a 21st century welfare scheme that is less efficient?
Is it possible to design a 21st century welfare scheme that is less efficient?
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I’m sorry? SNAP vouchers are physical vouchers? Pieces of paper? Not bank deposits? And no change given?
Is it possible to design a 21st century welfare scheme that is less efficient?
Is it possible to design a 21st century welfare scheme that is less efficient?
A little bit of light* weeding this morning.
His name was Seymour.
*chainsaw and welding gloves required for this spiky boi
His name was Seymour.
*chainsaw and welding gloves required for this spiky boi
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A little bit of light* weeding this morning.
His name was Seymour.
*chainsaw and welding gloves required for this spiky boi
His name was Seymour.
*chainsaw and welding gloves required for this spiky boi
This has the potential to impact international routes if this continues, and Covid showed us how long that can take to correct.
I predict that tomorrow is going to turn out to be a very, very bad day for Trump & Co.
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order
Flight cancellations are accelerating as U.S. airlines comply with a government order to cut flights because of the shutdown.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This has the potential to impact international routes if this continues, and Covid showed us how long that can take to correct.
Cripes. It’s bad enough to try and use the situation as a political tool, but to use the courts to deliberately make people’s lives worse as a political tool is just abysmal.
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Cripes. It’s bad enough to try and use the situation as a political tool, but to use the courts to deliberately make people’s lives worse as a political tool is just abysmal.
TIL cockatoos are also parrots.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
TIL cockatoos are also parrots.
We don’t to ban teenagers from social media. We need to ban dumb people.
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We don’t to ban teenagers from social media. We need to ban dumb people.
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a GIF
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a GIF
Worth reading all the way through considering Australia’s Mutual Obligations element of our safety net system.
We can do things better.
scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-nether...
We can do things better.
scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-nether...
The Netherlands May Become the First Country With a Universal Basic Income
D66's Dutch election win was fueled by a universal basic income plan, backed by trials showing removing work rules boosts well-being without hurting employment
scottsantens.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Worth reading all the way through considering Australia’s Mutual Obligations element of our safety net system.
We can do things better.
scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-nether...
We can do things better.
scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-nether...
I’ve reached that stage in life where I’m 15 minutes early for a GP appointment.
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I’ve reached that stage in life where I’m 15 minutes early for a GP appointment.
Another strong democracy rejecting far right politics. Good to see.
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Another strong democracy rejecting far right politics. Good to see.
As much as I hate to admit it, when it comes to school exam stuff-ups, Victoria beats Qld hands down.
www.smh.com.au/education/vc...
www.smh.com.au/education/vc...
VCE authorities apologise for phantom robot
VCAA promises no student will be penalised after internet download placed marauding robot at scene of 1917 Russian Revolution.
www.smh.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As much as I hate to admit it, when it comes to school exam stuff-ups, Victoria beats Qld hands down.
www.smh.com.au/education/vc...
www.smh.com.au/education/vc...
Reckon they’ve got their money’s worth out of it.
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reckon they’ve got their money’s worth out of it.
So this week I learned that you can’t teach trig using the mnemonic ‘Some old hags…’ because kids think it’s offensive, but the same kids have no problem dropping a casual f bomb in a convo with their teacher.
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So this week I learned that you can’t teach trig using the mnemonic ‘Some old hags…’ because kids think it’s offensive, but the same kids have no problem dropping a casual f bomb in a convo with their teacher.
If anyone finds out what music Barnaby Joyce listens to can you please not tell me?
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If anyone finds out what music Barnaby Joyce listens to can you please not tell me?
TIL that an & in Latex is simply \&
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
TIL that an & in Latex is simply \&
I lived in a rural part of the state for 15 years. On acreage. We had a long, steep driveway often in poor condition. Friends would leave their Prados and Patrols at the entrance and walk up.
My Mitsubishi Sigma, however, made it up that driveway every day without a drama.
My Mitsubishi Sigma, however, made it up that driveway every day without a drama.
Hi EP.
You live in a city I figure.
Where I live, in the country, so many roads are really shit the extra ground clearance is a huge +.
So how about you think of the needs of others.
You live in a city I figure.
Where I live, in the country, so many roads are really shit the extra ground clearance is a huge +.
So how about you think of the needs of others.
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I lived in a rural part of the state for 15 years. On acreage. We had a long, steep driveway often in poor condition. Friends would leave their Prados and Patrols at the entrance and walk up.
My Mitsubishi Sigma, however, made it up that driveway every day without a drama.
My Mitsubishi Sigma, however, made it up that driveway every day without a drama.
And the biggest wank of all, I saw a huge yank tank today with a “National Heavy Vehicle Registration” licence plate. Ffs.
Does SUV stand for Stupid Unnecessary Vehicle?
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
And the biggest wank of all, I saw a huge yank tank today with a “National Heavy Vehicle Registration” licence plate. Ffs.
We need to help billionaires like we try to help anyone else who hoards.
Being a billionaire is a psychiatric disorder.
October 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
We need to help billionaires like we try to help anyone else who hoards.