Jeff De Luca

Just starting to play again after a long, long time away. The Wanton Song. #guitarist

@ToKTeacher @thought4day2 @peterboghossian @ReidN Read the book

Kinda relevant, but skirts the issue. The issue is: if there exist other aliens out there then given most planets are *either* billions of years older or younger than Earth so too would any intelligence evolving on them. Apparently the *two most advanced* species in the galaxy basically “appeared” in the universe simultaneously. That’s a problem. In reality we’d expect far more advanced species to be out there, if there are any at all. Of course in that case, they’d presumably have “fixed” the problem and undermine the entire premise of the plot. So we can forgive the author. I guess one could argue a civilization a billion years ahead of Earth might have no need for stars and so do not care…

“Project Hail Mary” - 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Seen it twice and looking forward to speaking about it with @peterboghossian and @ReidN soon. My “geeky gripe” for now (spoiler!) is the technological synchronicity issue - long discussed in astrobiology 101. But that’s ~true ∀ such sci-fi.

Such a uniquely Victorian headline.

@vernons @alphafox Full duplex. Phwoar!

@alphafox 300 baud. So happy to upgrade to 2400, and then 9600, and 14.4 -- that seemed like lightning.

How fast was your first modem? Mine was a 2400 baud Hayes:

Great - we have somebody who hates the fuel we need to survive in charge of managing its shortage. And we’re going to pay her double to act as accountability insulation for our elected representatives.

The number of criminal incidents in Victoria has hit a new record high of 437,262 the highest since the Crime Statistic Agency started reporting. Meanwhile the Labor sideshow continues with @JacintaAllanMP insisting they have been ‘successful’ on crime.

The RBA Governor's job is made harder because Jacinta Allan isn't doing her job properly. #auspol

If the war keeps taking out murderous Iranian political and security leadership I am concerned that there will no longer be suitable candidates to lead the UN Human Rights Council.

melaniephillips.substack.com/p/why-the-nati… Britain, Europe and others are refusing to help defend the Straits of Hormuz not just because they are pusillanimous appeasers who will never themselves lift a finger to confront tyranny and are all too happy to rely parasitically on the US to defend their interests. Behind that bubbles an unsavoury stew of disgust and fear of Trump’s moral clarity over Iran (yes, you read that right); venomous hostility to Israel founded in the destruction of their own moral compass; and the disintegration of their national identity and ability to acknowledge, let alone defend themselves against, predatory foes from both within and without and who need to be fought.

This absolute dud Myki system can be attributed @JacintaAllanMP who was the long term transport minister responsible for ticketing under Dictator Dan. How many failures can one inept MP commit before being sacked 🤔 November 2026 vote her out #vicpol #myki #mykifail #springst

@Renegade197000 @MickCockering @AFL Confirmation bias

@MickCockering @AFL Chose to bump and hit the head. Does not have a clean record either, 3 previous fines. Punched Lachie Neale in the stomach. Every post I've read thinks he should be suspended

Have not seen one person disagree with the Scott Pendlebury decision. Says a lot, especially with Collingwood Football Club involved. Just shows people can look past the club when it’s an obvious error from the @afl to try and stop him from breaking the record. Cheers, Mick.

@RealEmirHan Delusional. That first Reacher movie is excellent and while I also enjoyed the TV show, that first movie is in another league.

Jack Reacher director blames himself for killing the franchise “I don’t blame Tom for not being six-two like Lee Child’s Reacher. I blame myself for thinking audiences wanted a mash-up of Jack Reacher and Paper Moon. When in fact they wanted more red meat”

Albanese promised at the last election he was lowering migration. He lied. Again.

If you thought Labor Government enabled CFMEU corruption was bad in Victoria, check out the rorts that occurred in Queensland. One project blew out from $5.4 billion to over $20 billion. We need a Royal Commision into Labor enabled Union corruption now.

@drawthingsapp What does changing the percentage of the moodboard image affect?

⚡️ What a BOOSTER for multi-image editing! 🔥 FLUX.2 Klein 9B KV-Cache is a total banger. We'll be bringing this to you guys in Draw Things ASAP!

@JamesLucasIT My wife

What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen in your life?

“Government silent on tax break for trans lobby group” in The Australian 🇦🇺 newspaper. “The government has refused to answer questions on its decision to disregard the findings of the Federal Court and hand huge tax breaks to trans lobby group Equality Australia”.

The Albanese Government hid a provision in a Superannuation bill which gave charity status to a lobby group, Equality Australia. For those who don't know, Equality Australia is an LGBTQI+ organisation committed to destroying religious freedom in Australia. For many years, Equality Australia has waged a campaign against Christian Schools Australia, as well as almost 2,800 other faith-based schools. Their method is to target exemptions under the Sex Discrimination Act and similar state laws. These laws permit schools to fire, demote, or refuse to hire teachers based on sexual orientation or gender identity, or to expel or deny enrollment to students on those grounds, as being contrary to their religious teachings — although they only target certain religious groups. Equality Australia does not mention Islamic schools or madrasas on their website. They have taken Christian schools to court, yet never Islamic schools, despite both religions treating these issues the same way. It's this double standard that defines Equality Australia as a lobby group, not a charity — and a gutless, dishonest one at that. Equality Australia was refused charity status by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, then the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and finally the full Federal Court, because they are a lobby group, not a charity. The Government has legislated this approval because they are desperate to keep the transgender industry going to secure votes in crucial city electorates, which they are defending from the Greens. I ask suburban, regional, and rural voters to reject the Government’s perverse agenda and vote One Nation to end the transgender madness and the Queer mafia attacks on Christianity.