Scot MacDonald

Magnificent human achievement. Even getting the astronauts off the capsule faster than a Sydney airport arrival

Can we ship in Australian journalists? Because of course this was one of them. Their entire country is better at our national media than we are.

@DrHelenFry The Cruel Sea

What is the most educational World War Two book you've ever read?

@Rainmaker1973 Should be a doozy in Australia.

In the Netherlands, wildlife protection is going high-tech with the testing of innovative “light fences”—laser-based visual barriers that guide animals safely across roads without the need for physical fences. These glowing laser lines project low-intensity red or green beams at animal crossing points, mimicking the appearance of a solid fence to deer, boars, and other wildlife that typically roam through forests and highways. Unlike traditional fencing, which can block natural migration paths and disrupt ecosystems, light fences are non-intrusive. They activate only when vehicles approach or during peak movement hours like dusk and dawn. Animals see the lines and instinctively pause or turn back, avoiding a potentially deadly road crossing. Meanwhile, cars continue moving freely without visual distraction for drivers. The systems are solar-powered and connected to motion sensors, allowing for energy-efficient and automated operation. Engineers are monitoring how different species react to the light patterns, adjusting colors, intensity, and timing to improve their effectiveness. [🎞️ CGI video concept]

@LindaSilmalis I would add Rob Stitch youtube.com/shorts/AxChLZ3…

People who have investigated or pledged high speed rail: Bob Hawke, John Howard Malcolm Turnbull (received unsolicited proposal), Kevin Rudd (remember the Very Fast Train), Gladys Berejiklian, Anthony Albanese… #auspol

@TheRealPhan_MD @historyinmemes *Kilometre

@historyinmemes WTF is a kilometer?

In the 1970s, the Soviet Union constructed an exceptionally powerful radar… It literally rattled American radio stations thousands of kilometers away! This is the infamous Duga Radar, nicknamed the “Russian Woodpecker” for the eerie click-click-click it broadcast across global frequencies. Built to detect U.S.-launched nuclear missiles, Duga was enormous—150 meters tall and 500 meters wide—larger than a small city block. Its technology could spot a basketball-sized object from 40,000 kilometers away. The unsettling part? Whenever Duga was active, radios worldwide picked up its strange tapping, confusing and frustrating listeners, with some even speculating it was an alien signal. Then in 1986, the Chernobyl disaster cut its power, silencing the radar. Today, only its skeletal frame remains in the Exclusion Zone, a ghost of a machine that once made the world tremble with its relentless tapping.

@SimonSperling The Senate dodged a bullet

Why is @myob increasing its fees at 3 times the rate of inflation? Any recommendations for a better platform ?

@L_Zen @CaroDiRusso *misled

@CaroDiRusso This post is great. It's like a hilarious list of people to follow. And I was able to find a couple of Aussies to mute. Who knew that Australia produces soy-boys. I thought they were all tough. Guess I was mislead.

As I said earlier, regime change - in Venezuela or elsewhere - is a very serious and consequential thing. No doubt. But the satirical commentary following the fall of Maduro has been sensational. The irony. The sizzle. The absolute bangers. Here are my faves so far.

Thinking of all the #T1D s today. May your carb counting prevail; and you somehow resist Aunt Jill’s sugar nuked dessert at lunch. #MerryChristmas

@DefiantLs Vietnamese have been overwhelming positive immigrants to Australia.

Vietnamese dude nails it: "There's only about 2 million of us here in the US... we never ask anyone to bow down or speak our language."x.com/EricLDaugh/sta… "Why the F does this mayor in Somalian Minnesota have to speak their language, and apologize for those crooked-a** pirates?! Since when do we have to do that?" x.com/EricLDaugh/sta…

Wonderful to see Accredited Exercise Physiologists in action today at NeuroMoves, Penrith. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Talking to NDIS participants and local Federal representative @MGrahMcIntosh about NDIS reforms and review of Exercise Physiology.

@Rainmaker1973 UK political leaders

Horror, and three words.

@PreislerKa Derserves The Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour

Done.

‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done - Guardian Australia The closest the ⁦@guardiannews⁩ will ever come to an apology apple.news/A1P7N09NATpmV5…

@HenMazzig Win, win

BREAKING: Ireland 🇮🇪 will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates.

@Rainmaker1973 How will the government manage to tax this ?

You wake up at 4 am, you look up and see this. What’s your first word?

Marco Rubio with some basic common sense which the dumb leaders in Western Europe simply fail to grasp.

@CatShoshanna Making pagers trend

winning all the wars your guys started.

@Rainmaker1973 Darwinian.

Bodies on Mt. Everest