Phil

Tomorrow I’m flying London-Perth, 17 glorious hours’ worth. Anyway I just had a Thai veg curry for dinner. Not sure that was a wise choice for the plane. It was basic white people food enough so it should be ok…I hope! Otherwise sorry fellow passengers, my apologies!

But did you get a nice dinner between the flights?

taking this airplane to travel for work tomorrow

It is obscene that ABC News continues to air "Israel says" propaganda when the Israeli Govt claim is a demonstrable lie. If, "for balance", you must report it incl. the disclaimer "falsely claims" if it's a lie. Here's the audio: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #auspol #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

Quotes from the attached article.

Sheesh, sorry boomers. You don’t get to determine the tax system in your own favour anymore. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

a woman with blonde hair is looking out of a window and making a funny face . ALT: a woman with blonde hair is looking out of a window and making a funny face .

LIVE footage of Jillian Segal watching Sydney's March For Humanity and Stop the Genocide across the Harbour Bridge.

#auspol #Freepalestine 🇵🇸 🍉

Hard to ignore the sheer magnitude of the march but that won’t stop plenty of people from trying

Guardian headline: “Sea of people march across Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to killing in Gaza” … the passivity! Who is killing?! Name them. Israel.

The Age headline; “100,000 march in Melbourne and Sydney to protest Israel bombardment of Gaza” JFC

Um, I think the Sydney harbour bridge protest was specifically against Israel’s ongoing genocide and extensive war crimes being committed in Gaza. Not that you’d know it from The Guardian and The Age tepid headlines. #NSWpol #AUSpol

Elevated sore leg on a hammock looking at an Icelandic airport runway from the water.

Stuffed my leg doing a bungee class thing. There are worse views to have to stare at.

Drink it in the sun, Sunkist is the one.

YMCA is so much less fun since it’s become a Donald Tr*mp theme song.

In this article, Rick identified Centrelink's incorrect interpretation of section 42AM of the Social Security Administration Act.

Well, here's another tribunal decision overturning a payment cancellation under that interpretation of 42AM, upheld by the Centrelink review officer.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Graph of median super balances by age: Age Median account balance $ 18-24 $5,170 25-29 $19,187 30-34 $38,525 35-39 $65,491 40-44 $93,351 45-49 $121,924 50-54 $147,857 55-59 $169,146 60-64 $189,618 65-69 $208,143

The 2022-23 tax stats released today show that $3m is more than 15 times higher than the median amount of super people in their early 60s have

I accidentally bought a cool white non-changeable light fitting and have regretted it forever. But it’s in an awkward high spot to replace so it just stays off.

Still marvelling at hearing jet2 ads in the wild on the radio in England. Apparently it’s not £50 off at the moment but Turkey and Greece are great options for your next getaway. Also jet2 have orders for 130-odd a321neos so clearly they’re doing ok.

As a passive smoker I much prefer analogue cigarettes. Old school smokers know it’s unpleasant and make an effort to stand downwind etc. Vapers tend to be like people who walk slowly: no concept of their surroundings and what’s appropriate.

We finally find out what Labor will do with its second term The question we have been asking is ‘what will Labor do with power?” Now we have the answer – the least possible.

It’s the very least they can do

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

I’m not gonna tell you where we’re going
just get into the handbasket OK

Actual jet2 holiday ads in the wild today. They’re not all memes it seems!

Today I learned pineapple emoji has an additional non-tropical meaning in some (het) circles.

Robin seems to have won the table prize, isn’t sure this is good.

Well there you go! No driver listening but the bots are ever vigilant.

I’ve taken some Waymo driverless cabs in SF. I enjoy how people still beep if it doesn’t move off quick enough at the lights, as though there’s a driver in there listening.

Screenshot of ABS life expectancy data

In unfortunate news, this ABS data has me now officially over the hill although with possibly a few months to run until my ACT mid-life-moment. (Dunno how it looks for people born in the 80s cause this is for born now).

Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.

So far loving being in San Francisco for this law convention/o-week style party weekend even if it got rather fresh yesterday on the tour bus.

Just watched again that great German film, The Lives of Others, about the Stasi in East Germany in the 1980s.
Surveillance of artists, policing of dissident speech, interrogations, punishment, operatives and informants securing their own privileges by naming and reporting others. SBS on demand.

I so dislike the stupid long Qantas in flight videos such that I actively avoid paying attention. They’re just so naff.

Curious to see the way that Australian media treated Monique Ryan when her husband caught was caught pulling down a sign versus Jill Segal when her husband’s family trust donated $50k to Advance.