Stilgherrian
@stilgherrian.com
Word-whore • Write 'em, Talk 'em • Cybers, politics, media • I have a podcast, obviously • Ph/Signal +61407623600 • All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages! • Based in Wentworth Falls NSW AU.
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NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 807: All the podcasts, all the trains” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/... Covers 10–16 November 2025 and contains all the links and such you’ve come to expect.
I've been inside a cloud all morning so far.
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've been inside a cloud all morning so far.
I’ve randomly chosen 1985 for a song for tomorrow’s “Sunday Single” podcast and how I have to choose one. I tell you what it’s grim pickings.
Anyway here’s last week’s from @snarkyplatypus.com.
Anyway here’s last week’s from @snarkyplatypus.com.
NEW PODCAST: “Sunday Single: Amanda Lear: Queen of Chinatown” with @snarkyplatypus.com anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/sunday-singl...
Yes, it’s a new project from “Another Untitled Music Podcast”! Look for it in your podcast app.
Yes, it’s a new project from “Another Untitled Music Podcast”! Look for it in your podcast app.
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’ve randomly chosen 1985 for a song for tomorrow’s “Sunday Single” podcast and how I have to choose one. I tell you what it’s grim pickings.
Anyway here’s last week’s from @snarkyplatypus.com.
Anyway here’s last week’s from @snarkyplatypus.com.
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Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
SOUTH BEND, IN—Expressing horror at the sight of the health secretary’s bare torso emerging from the vat of grease, a local Steak ’n Shake employee reportedly screamed Friday after a nude Robert F. Ke...
theonion.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
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a predator is just a friend you haven't met yet
Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
a predator is just a friend you haven't met yet
Sat plan: 0832 AEDT (train + bus) x 2 to A Certain Location in Sydney; make some music choices en route; appointments at 1100, 1200, 1430; return journey, time TBA; meals ad libitum. It’s another long day.
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sat plan: 0832 AEDT (train + bus) x 2 to A Certain Location in Sydney; make some music choices en route; appointments at 1100, 1200, 1430; return journey, time TBA; meals ad libitum. It’s another long day.
33 sleeps until Christmas.
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
33 sleeps until Christmas.
Today, Saturday 22 November, is Aura Awareness Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/aura-aw...
Also, Go For A Ride Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/go-for-...
And it’s happy 41st birthday to actor and singer Scarlett Johansson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet...
Also, Go For A Ride Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/go-for-...
And it’s happy 41st birthday to actor and singer Scarlett Johansson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet...
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today, Saturday 22 November, is Aura Awareness Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/aura-aw...
Also, Go For A Ride Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/go-for-...
And it’s happy 41st birthday to actor and singer Scarlett Johansson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet...
Also, Go For A Ride Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/go-for-...
And it’s happy 41st birthday to actor and singer Scarlett Johansson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet...
It’s cloudy and wet in the Blue Mountains today, but not as wet as originally forecast. After an average night, the forecast maximum temperature is 7°C below average.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s cloudy and wet in the Blue Mountains today, but not as wet as originally forecast. After an average night, the forecast maximum temperature is 7°C below average.
Saturday. The road is weak. March to the inn for a limited meal. It’s your responsibility to research its evolution. Saturday.
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Saturday. The road is weak. March to the inn for a limited meal. It’s your responsibility to research its evolution. Saturday.
And this gets used for sex in 10... 9... 8...
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men. n.pr/48ne93H
Transportation Department endorses crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
And this gets used for sex in 10... 9... 8...
“Can you guess the distance between Australian cities? It's not as easy as you think.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I got 31.1 / 100 so I’m sure you can do better.
I got 31.1 / 100 so I’m sure you can do better.
Quiz: Can you guess the distance between Australian cities? It's not as easy as you think
Warning: this quiz is tough — how good are you at guesstimating how far apart Australian cities are?
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“Can you guess the distance between Australian cities? It's not as easy as you think.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I got 31.1 / 100 so I’m sure you can do better.
I got 31.1 / 100 so I’m sure you can do better.
History YouTubers Lord HardThrasher (England) and History of Everything (Australia) explain “What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_W4...
I’d love people from non-cricketing nations to tell me whether this video helps or hinders.
I’d love people from non-cricketing nations to tell me whether this video helps or hinders.
What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?
YouTube video by HardThrasher
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
History YouTubers Lord HardThrasher (England) and History of Everything (Australia) explain “What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_W4...
I’d love people from non-cricketing nations to tell me whether this video helps or hinders.
I’d love people from non-cricketing nations to tell me whether this video helps or hinders.
“Sydney’s Public Transport is pretty great, actually”, and yes Sharath is correct. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_W...
Sydney's Public Transport is pretty great, actually
YouTube video by Building Beautifully
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“Sydney’s Public Transport is pretty great, actually”, and yes Sharath is correct. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_W...
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: “Another Untitled Music Podcast” is now available on YouTube as an audio stream. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Another Untitled Music Podcast - YouTube
Stilgherrian and Snarky Platypus expand your horizons by introducing you to a wider range of music both new and old, and judging your own lame music tastes. ...
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT: “Another Untitled Music Podcast” is now available on YouTube as an audio stream. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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This is a great day to sing the Glennridge Secondary College school song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-J...
See also: www.imdb.com/title/tt9609....
(Do not look up the similarly-named Glen Ridge High School on the US because that gets a bit grim.)
See also: www.imdb.com/title/tt9609....
(Do not look up the similarly-named Glen Ridge High School on the US because that gets a bit grim.)
Glennridge Secondary College Song
YouTube video by Aunty Donna
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is a great day to sing the Glennridge Secondary College school song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-J...
See also: www.imdb.com/title/tt9609....
(Do not look up the similarly-named Glen Ridge High School on the US because that gets a bit grim.)
See also: www.imdb.com/title/tt9609....
(Do not look up the similarly-named Glen Ridge High School on the US because that gets a bit grim.)
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🇦🇺 Really important piece by my @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague @antmandan.bsky.social in @aunz.theconversation.com on the ways that teenagers can protect themselves from the incredible damage to their lives that @albomp.bsky.social’s impending #SocialMediaBan will wreak.
Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here’s what kids can do right now to prepare
Download your data, make plans to stay connected to friends, and decide where you’re going next.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🇦🇺 Really important piece by my @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague @antmandan.bsky.social in @aunz.theconversation.com on the ways that teenagers can protect themselves from the incredible damage to their lives that @albomp.bsky.social’s impending #SocialMediaBan will wreak.
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Curator: Please can you make me a #taxidermy koala? 🐨
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Curator: Please can you make me a #taxidermy koala? 🐨
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
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PULLET TRAIN
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
PULLET TRAIN
NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #94” buttondown.com/stilgherrian...
Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.
Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #94
Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #94” buttondown.com/stilgherrian...
Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.
Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.