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: WordPress just turned 20 years old, which means I’ve been using it for different projects for …

: Luna, who considers herself royalty, wanted to present at the king’s house

: Someone call the fire brigade

: Maggi Hambling: It is not difficult to make a work of art, the difficulty lies in being in the …

: Withers in Mexico. I found an undeveloped roll of film from our time in Baja California Sur. Missing …

: Withers in Paris on 35mm film

: What is, and isn’t, AI/artificial intelligence? Is displaying the letter a on a computer screen, or …

: Every leg of this journey we drop a bag. We’re down three suitcases so far. At this stage when we …

: Bought Luna her first camera, the Hyundai Excel of first cameras: a Nikon point and shoot. I believe …

: She called us to the church house, gin house, school house, and outhouse. She called us to the …

: AI is genuinely exciting and terrifying but most of us nerds have been thinking about it and talking …

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: If you ever want to hate yourself you should try writing a book, then editing the book, and then …

: AI is super interesting to me

: This is beautiful and terrifying

: A terrifying argument for paper voting in voting booths from Ready Player One: Besides, now that …

: Do dogs understand elevators or are they just like ‘Ok it’s time to get into the world changer’? …

: Those good family dinners, they’re no accident

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: Imagine being as big as a failure as Yahoo

: Dan Shipper in The Unreasonable Effectiveness of 1-1 Learning: One of the most famous studies in …

: Just found out that Metallica played a concert across town last night and there were tickets …

: Film’s not dead. On arrival to a film lab at 3pm on a Friday in Paris there’s like seven people …

: If publishers paid as much attention to how their articles were experienced by readers as newspaper …

: “Non-smoking Garden of Eden” As Moses wrote in the book of Genesis, the Lord God made to spring up …

: A mum playing Frozen on her phone for her daughter at the playground is super confused as to why …

: Watching 1980s Inspector Gadget with Luna this morning and I never realised how much Gadget …

: Am I a man or a muppet?

: Evidence that the world’s first mobile phone was probably French

: Excited to share another chapter of the book today: I still distinctly remember the day after …

: None of the current large language models/artificial intelligences understand the concept of months, …

: Look, AI is great and everything, but I think we’re going to be ok

: I stacked a Lime scooter an hour ago to make this photo of this local tower in Paris so you better …

: The not her damn of paris - still under construction

: The Brisbane Story Bridge of Paris is what they call it

: Parisian things

: Fourteen

: Paris’s final metre

: Milton Glaser: You feel differently towards the world when you make things.

: Apple Shortcut for recording photography metadata

: I think this is the great pyramid of France

: Introducing, an eye full tower. Built for the 1889 World’s Fair only to be upstaged 99 years later …

: When you order an americano with ‘some cold milk on the side’ in Paris

: Stumbled into a second-hand-camera/new-Leica store in Paris and accidentally left with a Leica film …

: Play

: Luna Withers, art critic

: Paris’s NFT Factory

: My favourite thing to do in the big cities of the world is to ignore the must-do lists, the must-see …

: The playlist in the French cafe I’m sitting in just went from contemporary hits to one of the …

: The genesis story of Apple computers

: 12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback Aidos was actually the Greek goddess of …

: My review and photos of the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport

: Bluesky lovin

: If you see my travel photos and think they’d look cool on your walls, I sell fine art prints, framed …

: 44 hours door to door, Kona to Paris. Godspeed, us, with a four and two year old.

: Ever since Twitter started falling on its face I’ve tried so many contenders, Mastodon, T2, BlueSky, …

: This is a lovely click for today

: I can still remember my ICQ number 25 years on (49739400) but I can’t remember the joke about …

: Why Nick Cave is attending the King’s Coronation: I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor …

: The Withers family in the island of Hawaiʻi

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: Some feelings of the Big Island of Hawaii, or the Island of Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiʻi Island, or Big …

: Unkept looking bloke who’s loudly mumbling to himself and is scaring the parents at the playground …

: If you’ve ever been the first guy to map parts of Australia and New Zealand, to witness the transit …

: Lusting after the new Teenage Engineering microphone

: Sitting in a Starbucks in Kona just now and a family of four Brits fresh off the Quantum of the Seas …

: Harry Belafonte finally met Mister Tally Man and had his banana’s tallied.

: James Tylor and Matt Chun in the ANZAC Myth: The Australian government has fabricated a nationalist …

: The saddest part about Elon Musk screwing up Twitter and Twitter Blue is that the Internet needs to …

: I’ve been saying crap on the internet and into microphones connected to radio and TV towers for 20 …

: I need help with panoramic images made with my DJI Mavic 3 drone. The camera itself stitches the …

: For Polkadot Wedding’s Planning Issue this month I wrote an article on choosing a wedding reading …

: Well, count me surprised and dumbfounded /s that this weird crap is happening on Spotify.

: Stumbled across this fascinating story of Little Richard being in Australia in 1957, seeing the …

: My first tweet was tweeted 18 months before I even started tweeting

: I’m working on a new business that is a web service - a mobile/desktop web app with video and …

: I was moved to hear of Father Bob’s passing. I’ve never met or talked to a crankier, …

: Shared my nerd bio in my NerdyBio interview

: Everything that was old and awesome becomes new and terrible, whist still whipping the llama’s …

: My “Batman only exists because of 9/11” theory

: Goldie, who just turned two, just buckled up her own airplane seat and is patiently awaiting takeoff …

: The news is incentivised to be broken and terrible

: Will, a mate of mine has written and released a guide on working in film and television production, …

: Because I’m a man-child I wanted to share my two of my favourite photos from photographing the horse …

: I’m pretty sure I know enough old nerds who would enjoy this purely for the nostalgia.

: Reckon we could get the ChatGPT guys to spend an an afternoon working on spam filtering?

: Once all the adults admit that they don’t know what a conservatory is we’ll finally get world peace

: Bad news for plastic kitchen good lovers, Tupperware is about to go broke. Turns out they were about …

: Six months a gringo and no bad days

: Our last Baja sunset for a while

: Our last day in Baja

: Last day of school for the girls in Baja

: Never forget the French dancing plague of the summer of 1518.

: Charlie Munger on how the world actually works: Show me the incentive and I will show you the …

: I’ve thought about these three points pretty much every hour of every day since I first read …

: The future of content: video of someone watching a video of someone who wrote a song about their low …

: Location, location, location #playacerritos

: You’ve got to get up early to catch the Mexican Coke dealers

: Todos Santos, BCS, on Good Friday

: Still the best food and beverage proposition in Baja

: Martha!

: I’m doing a redesign of a website whilst also moving them from Squarespace to Shopify and I’m pretty …

: Good Friday for Luna

: I’m going to miss living in the desert when we leave next week. So many cactus started flowering …

: Apple’s gotta be the company to come in and either buy or partner with StabilityAI right?

: “Please lower your standards”

: Baja sunset

: Synecdoche

: Millennial quiz: What have you got if you’ve got Sick Puppies next to Puddles of Mud with …

: How do you do fellow kids?

: The moon over Baja tonight was so beautiful. Here it is captured by three lenses. Ones an iPhone 14 …

: Researching places to stay and this is the third sentence in the second paragraph in Wikipedia: In …

: I’ve never flown Delta Air Lines, but Britt did last week, and a friend here in Baja is a frequent …

: 📷 Practice (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @hollie)

: My first look at the 400 megapixel mode on the Canon EOS R5

: Ronald Sharp via James Clear’s excellent email, on how friendship transforms us (or any great …

: “Now this being so, how much happier and better would the world not be if only it could be purged of …

: 📷 Mirror (@Rori) Now you’re just a music playback medium that I used to know. (Found in an op-shop …

: I’m feeling bullish on the new group-messaging app and platform, Wavelength, After reading …

: Eleven years ago I asked Britt to marry me, and honestly, it would still be my best idea yet. I’ve …

: Over a decade ago Vinod Khosla wrote a series of blog posts about artificial intelligence, the …

: 📷 Slice (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @meandering) Last week Goldie …

: Number of times a well-regulated militia has been required in the USA this year: zero. Number of …

: Dropped a new draft chapter of the Rebels Guide to Getting Married today: choosing a person to …

: Thinking about the Coolangatta boardriders today

: Ted Gioia on becoming a Substack shareholder and why the rest of the business isn’t run like …

: 📷 Prompt (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @moonmehta)

: I cannot imagine living in a community where the word “another” preceding “school shooting” isn’t …

: I’m just a boy, standing in front of a couple, asking them to make out in front of their …

: When Vanilla Ice rapped that he was back with a ‘brand new invention’, he was indeed …

: Oh, this is awkward. The artificial intelligence doesn’t know that the United Kingdom has left …

: 📷 Support (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @JohnAN) I’ve spent a …

: The computer at Picfair has decided that these pieces of art are the ones people are most likely to …

: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’ is playing in the …

: The one where Father Nathan Monk casually suggests that Jesus might of been gay. The Christians are …

: Are we giving the window washers at traffic lights too much money?

: 22 Jump Street is going to be Kanye’s Mother Theresa moment.

: Which cinematic alien or monster do you think my huevos rancheros looks like? I’m seeing Dr. …

: I have a confession. I don’t know where to take the book I’m writing. I actually feel …

: 📷 Instrument (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @UnfocusedWanderlust) On …

: All eyes on Apple’s AI move, are they going full neural?

: Disco tech

: Luna and I flexing our frequent flyer privileges this afternoon.

: This week in cactus

: While Britt’s been away this last fortnight I’ve had heaps of one-on-one time with Goldie while her …

: Jose M. Gilgado on embracing a title to help you actually become, that title: The earlier you use …

: Jon Haidt in Why the Mental Health of Liberal Girls Sank First and Fastest: There was a culture …

: Bono and The Edge’s Tiny Desk Concert is beautiful. In particular, the “argument between …

: Missing home/Australia/Gold Coast tonight

: After reading this, all I want to do is walk the streets of LA.

: Helen Garner on happiness in The Guardian: What is happiness, anyway? Does anybody know? It’s taken …

: Virginia Heffernan in the Wired article on TSMC, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor …

: 📷 Spice (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @cygnoir)

: It’s been four months since I’ve blasted this idea across the internet, so here’s …

: I can’t stop thinking about this RIAA story with Steve Jobs. It’s amazing how fragile - …

: How to cook soup, by the late Dean Allen: First, you need some water. Fuse two hydrogen with one …

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: Shane Claiborne in The Irresistible Revolution: Once we are actually friends with folks in …

: Gurwinder: The Opinion Pageant: The rise of social media as the primary mode of interaction has …

: Help me name my new creation which I made for the kids for dinner tonight. It’s a quesadilla with …

: Coming soon to old London Town, pixels that I made in Burleigh Heads.

: Rutger Bregman in Humankind: Cynicism is a theory of everything. The cynic is always right.

: Three years of hell

: 📷 Court (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @rom)

: Most people I respect or look up to journal every day but it’s not a habit I can get into. …

: Had coffee at a cafe in Todos Santos today where they hand out 30-minute wifi access codes. They …

: A new website for Los Sagrados Horse Sanctuary

: 📷 Chance (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @V_)

: 📷 Insect (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by [email protected])

: 📷 Tiny {people} (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @jasonmcfadden) It was …

: It’s easy to laugh at Rupert Murdoch getting engaged for the fifth time at the ripe age of 92, …

: Maryanne Wolf on reading: Literacy literally changes the human brain. The process of learning to …

: You know yo’ve really embedded yourself in a Mexican community when you see a friend riding in …

: 📷 Houseplant. Did I do the #mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt right, @jensands)? (Photo …

: 📷 Analog (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @skarjune) I made these photos …

: 📷 Portico (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @annahavrom) From a snow day …

: Dan Shipper’s representation of AI/GPT as a copilot for the mind harkens back to Steve Jobs …

: Ansel Adams: You don’t take a photograph, you make it.

: 📷 Early (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @krisfredrick) also shared on …

: Everyone move along, there’s nothing to see here. The “crack” on Josh’s iPhone screen that has …

: A bunch of smart people say we need to learn “‘critical ignoring’ – the ability to choose what …

: 📷 Road (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @Dejus) There’s a saying in Baja …

: Alexander Haymen: “Home is where people notice when you’re not there.”

: 📷 Patience (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @amit)

: 📷 Horizon (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @crossingthethreshold)

: 📷 Connection (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @agilelisa) The moment I …

: 📷 Shiny (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @odd) The second percolator …

: 📷 Gimcrack (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @jafish). My local tyre shop …

: Friday afternoon in Pescadero, Baja California Sur

: July: great at selling luggage, not great at supporting it

: You’re a Miracle by Mike McHargue is a book that zings around the inside of my brain all day …

: March 10, 1976, the first and last time “Articulate speech was transmitted intelligibly” …

: 📷 Ritual (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @drewbelf) Our morning coffee. …

: Keith Richards: To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are …

: 📷 Together (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @sherif) Our little nomadic …

: Rancho Gaspareño

: Charlie Warzel in The Atlantic writes on the vindication of Ask Jeeves: Many years later, it seems …

: 📷 Early morning beach walks with my three girls (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt …

: When dating apps match you up and ChatGPT writes your wedding vows, it’s like you’re …

: Ten whale soup off Todos Santos yesterday 🐋📷🚁

: Just a wee little note that imma be on NBC News tonight from 8pm NY time talking about weddings with …

: Ed Catmull: We are meaning-making creatures who read other people’s subtle clues just as they read …

: Jeff Hammerbacher, an early Facebook engineer: The best minds of my generation are thinking about …

: Number three surprised me: The Best Nikon Camera For Wedding Photography In 2023.

: From On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 📚 “Put your desk in the corner, and …

: 📷 Whole (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @val) A whole lot of whale as I …

: Well, that’s a wrap on another day of pretending like I know what’s happening.

: Because I couldn’t get my head clear to write this morning I worked on a cover for the book …

: The future of creating is damned

: 📷 Engineering (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @ridwan) These are my DJI …

: 📷 Tile (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @thedimpulse) Luna, nine months …

: 📷 Tile (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @thedimpulse) Photo made outside …

: Talking to a lovely old Mexican bloke in Cabo San Lucas and he asks where we live, I say Pescadero. …

: 📷 Zip (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @miraz) zip /zip/ verb fasten …

: Local Baja news includes the taco price index

: If you look closely you’ll find yours truly’s name mentioned in the New York daily rag …

: U.S. petrochemicals giant Dow Inc and the Singapore government said they were transforming old …

: 📷 Solitude (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @circustiger) I made this …

: The most interesting (to me) new app/social net-ugh-something-work is Artifact. It’s from the guys …

: I fell victim to a phishing scam yesterday and man, I haven’t felt shame like that in a while. …

: Anthony Bourdain in 1999 before he was that chef guy everyone knew, writing ‘Don’t Eat …

: I don’t wish to cause the editors at Atlas Obscura any stress, but why is this not titled …

: Islands, they’re always in the last place you look.

: Celebrating Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) with his 2018 open letter co-authored with Herbie Hancock: …

: 📷 Weather (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @pcora) Photo made in Newport …

: 📷 Secure (#mbmar Micro Blog March photo challenge prompt suggested by @mandaris)

: They got me by talking about my main domain name and my main domain host. Even though it’s not …

: One of the little joys of being great at your art is inspiring others to take part in it. So often I …

: A letter from a freelancing poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, to her publisher, Poetry magazine, with …

: I’m a sucker for a crazy plan of any genre, but a crazy plan to save newspapers, I’m all …

: This line from the late Rich Mullins is my inspiration for writing, but gosh it’s hard …

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: 📷 Four frames from El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, today

: 📷🚁🇲🇽 Four aerial frames from Playa Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur

: 📷✈️🇺🇸 Four frames out the window of AA2171

: 📷✈️🇺🇸 Four frames from LAX on Sunday

: 📷 Four frames from Newport Beach this past weekend

: Stephen King in On Writing: If you’re just starting out as a writer, you could do worse than strip …

: Debt by David Graeber: If you owe the bank a hundred thousand dollars, the bank owns you. If you …

: Hey, don’t be alarmed or anything but the President of Mexico, the head honcho, the big guy in …

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: I’ve just had my peak Mexican moment. I delivered a dad joke in Spanish and it was perfect. I’m at …

: If you want surf and snow in the same trip, I can definitely recommend Los Angeles today.

: Drove past this park today and noticed something interesting on Google Maps at (33.6621623, …

: Now I’ve just got to hope the people writing memos or sending emails regarding Bel’s Guide don’t …

: Do you think Carls Sr. is proud of his son?

: This is good content, we should podcast about it.

: Visited the Japanese mothership (aka Canon campus) in Los Angeles and asked them to clean my cameras …

: Steve Jobs in 1984 spotting a Macintosh in the wild for the first time. I couldn’t begin to imagine …

: I tried but it turns out you can’t go Out before you go In

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: It’s so special to be in LA to watch the city fall to pieces with my own eyes.

: ‘dat light + reflection

: Los Angeles bound for a few days, thankfully it’s raining so we won’t stay long enough for it to …

: Goldie, taking full advantage of the Shatner Seat

: What a time to be alive

: Pure second child energy. I’m going to start sneaking in to her room while she sleeps and bottling …

: Hey everyone, make sure you update your … checks notes … Apple power cord …

: Mexican Marines

: Sunday // Playa Cerritos, BCS

: Mark Twain’s use of a typewriter. I wonder if AI-writing is today’s typewriter?

: Steven Pressfield on going deep: Everyone wants to succeed immediately and without pain or effort. …

: What’s the go with Mayor Humdinger? Is Foggy Bottom even a real township? Why does the Paw …

: Tres es compañía (three frames of three humpback whales shot a few minutes ago in El Pescadero, Baja …

: Watched the sun set over the Pacific tonight as humpback whales came right up close to the shore so …

: Wednesday frames

: Whale watching in Baja

: El Pescadero seafood stall

: I heard you were into Jesus, so I got you some Jesus

: For Britt’s 33rd birthday we went to CDMX, Mexico City, and painted the town pink. Pro Tip: if …

: To celebrate Britt’s birthday we took a walking food tour of Coyoacán in Mexico City with Sabores …

: Zoológico de Chapultepec // Mexico City’s free zoo

: Freddie deBoer on SubStack: “The 90s were better. They just were. I’m sorry, but it’s …

: In a world consumed by the idea of creating content, Burt Bacharach created the most evergreen …

: The Rebel's Guide to Getting Married

: I’m unsure how many more Om Malik blog posts I can read before I trade in my Canon EOS R5 for …

: Every day I experience another “Mexico moment” and I am hesitant to share them publicly because I …

: Wednesday in Todos Santos

: Wednesday in El Pescadero

: If Marie Kondo can give up on having a tidy house you can give up on a whole range of crap. …

: This is on the menu as Fresh Water or Agua Fresco. Sometime before now Mexicans weren’t taking to …

: Ed Catmull in Creativity, Inc.: “We aren’t aware that the majority of what we think we see is …

: Nick Cave: “Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms with the fact that as a …

: A smart Australian government would’ve sorted their colonising the indigenous population problems …

: UnClobber by Colby Martin 📚 “In the essentials, unity; in the nonessentials, liberty; in all …

: From Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed …

: D.H. Lawrence: “the world fears a new experience more than anything. Because a new experience …

: Anthony shared this signed cover art in today’s edition of The Sizzle and very few images can …

: In You’re a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) by Mike McHargue 📚: “You are a miracle …

: Spotting a scam email

: The most Mexican thing I’ve seen yet is a guy who has a table to sell so he’s just …

: Don’t believe everything AI tells you. This bio sounds right, but it’s not. From what I …

: Dan Shipper writes: “Honestly, I’m usually annoyed when something gets trendy” and I …

: From Love Matters More by Jared Byas 📚 “Social media encourages the myth that who we are is …

: The duo behind Instagram - who sold for good coin and then left Instagram/Facebook in 2018 - have a …

: The many branches of the Fediverse by Per Axbom.

: Do you know the most disappointing thing about the United States of America? That the entire …

: Luna just asked Britt, “will you ever kill me, mummy?” And honestly, at the age of four it’s …

: One Million Downloads on Unsplash

: It might be 8yrs late, but you’re finally getting my book: The Rebel’s Guide To Getting …

: Every time Buzz Aldrin comes up in the news or conversation I think of this Rhys Darby standup piece …

: Current status: forgot to put coffee in the percolator.

: Throwback to that time ten years ago when I had awesome not-grey hair

: Judging by the many different recordings I’m hearing and also seeing pop up on the web of Rick …

: 📚 The Art of Growing Up by John Marsden: “A friend of mine told the story of driving along a …

: Current status: horizontal at El Pescadero

: E.B. White in Here Is New York: “New York blends the gift of privacy with the excitement of …

: If you’re wondering how Starlink is going, at my local Todos Santos (Baja California Sur, Mexico) …

: Why is no-one talking about how most movies are just made up in people’s brains?!

: Sad. The person typing this has finally given up on the dream of eternal youth and is scaling back …

: Bill Bishop on living in DC.

: Popped up to say hi then went back down again

: Hola

: I’ve lived around the ocean my whole life and I’ve never seen the ocean as angry and ferocious as I …

: In so many ways existing on earth has never been better with threat of war or famine never being …

: Currently reading: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin 📚

: Rick Rubin is the guest on episode 649 of the Tim Ferris show and this is one of those podcasts you …

: Somehow both our girls have learned to pose like this and I have no idea how, or why, or where it’s …

: Craig Hockenberry, of Icon Factory and Twitterific fame, unloads on Space Karen.

: In 1978, neurologist Dr. James Austin proposed that there are 4 types of luck: (1) Blind Luck (2) …

: Passport Photos is a very fun and cool photo series by Max Siedentopf.

: Weird ass reason why Morgan Freeman and sailors wear two earrings MORGAN FREEMAN on why he wears two …

: Steve Jobs on how asking for help is a superpower: “I’ve never found anybody that …

: Polina Pompliano with 15 People on the Most Important Question They’ve Ever Been Asked. …

: I’ve never felt more inadequate and stupid as a person whilst reading this essay and list of …

: My favourite fiction/not-really-not-fiction book of 2022 was Russian Sleeper Cell by Nathan Monk 📚

: Reading Publishers Weekly top twenty-five bestseller list is something I’m finding depressing, …

: It’s been twenty years since Bill Gates expressed his frustration at his own operating system …

: Ok then, photorapture it is

: In every intellectual relationship there’s the person who recommends podcast episodes, and there’s …

: The Home Owners Association is not going to be happy

: 🏡 at El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico

: I’m not going to lie, I don’t have to hug everyone I marry when I first see them at the ceremony, …

: Luna asked me to play some fairy songs. So I search for such a thing in Apple Music.

: Seth Godin in his post, The platform and the curator, on the difference between current platforms …

: Friday afternoon at Pescadero

: My friend Jay has made a really beautiful documentary about being a digital nomad, remote working …

: Joe Mayall in There’s No “Woke Capitalism.” Only Capitalism: “Profit: By …

: The spare tyre for our car sits up and under the body of the car, under the front seats. Myself and …

: Quick little shoutout for a new series of daily/weekly emails I’ve recently subscribed to and …

: Just between you and me most of the time when I’m alone and approach the car as the driver in the …

: Dataism, the newest religion on the block

: Thirteen years ago I read this on Seth Godin’s blog and it’s sat with me every day since: “One …

: My 2023 challenge is to get really good at modern search engine optimisation, which is pretty …

: You look at this photo and think it’s some kind of grand cathedral in Rome. It’s a …

: 16 years ago today the way I viewed the world changed completely. I can still remember seeing that …

: When you elope in a far-away destination you’re choosing a very different vibe and moment than a …

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: I chose a Kindle Scribe

: I have a long and beautiful history of catching up with friends in weird and wonderful places. I …

: The rubbish being pushed by Instagram Reels is astonishingly bad. Jacob Sweet unveils some of the …

: Currently reading: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker 📚 I’m only two pages into this …

: Steve Jobs: The thinker and the doer

: Elderly lady walking her dog with a Bluetooth speaker blaring Li’l Jon’s 2002 banger, Get Low. Stay …

: Dear the United States of America, I would like to submit my application to become your …

: Tasted fine Kentucky Angel’s Envy bourbon with a Great Indiana Man™️

: Roadtrip to meet an old friend for the first time

: Naval in Don’t Rely on Credibility Stamps: “It’s a priesthood. You’re only allowed to say …

: My new favourite parable: "sleep late, catch a few fish"

: Better times

: This nugget from Cory Muscara is sitting well with my soul today: “We often need to get out of …

: Kindle Oasis or a Kindle Scribe - which will be my new normal?

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: This bloke was just chilling but when he saw I had a camera he came and stood next to his sign as if …

: Monkey business

: Live footage of me trying to find a better deal on insurance by comparing deals available on the …

: Breaking news: not all flamingos are pink

: My favourite Apple Watch feature is New Year’s Day

: I’ve assembled a top 10 list of top 10 lists I’m paying attention to this year: 1-10: .

: Noah Smith in The internet wants to be fragmented: “Perhaps someday the human race will be …

: Neighbourhood fireworks > City provided fireworks

: Water damage and damage electrical damage to the house were housesitting thanks to frozen water …

: Vale 2022

: Being in Tennessee for New Year’s Eve this year has really revealed to me How annoying it must be to …

: Reflecting back over 2022 the one thing I can say for sure is that it’s been 21 years and I still …

: As lovely as it is, TikTok is candy from Chinese spies and really ought to be banned purely on …

: Another day, another Airbnb, another part of Tennessee, another sunset. Seems cyclical.

: Ted Gioia documents the story of Barnes and Noble’s rebirth and regrowth: “Daunt refused to play …

: Boring kids

: A Squirrel’s tale

: So a white Christmas in Nashville is pretty cool

: Old mate out on the back fence of our Airbnb in Nashville this morning is a bit cold.

: Merry Christmas from The Withers, Tennessee edition.

: Please let it be true, that 2023 is the year of RSS. Death to big tech running our conversations, …

: That cold front hits Franklin, Tennessee and its -18 degrees Celsius but feels like negative 30.

: So so cold

: Where you from? Australians: Australia. Americans: Town, State, GPS Coordinates, local landmarks, …

: I’ve been in Nashville less than 24 hours and the Christmas miracles have already begun

: It is well

: and with that the 2022 wedding season comes to an end

: State of The Withers union, 20 December 2022

: I’ve almost escaped Australia, just waiting for that delay to Dallas to stop being a delay

: Pretty proud to see our AirBnb - The Tugun Pause - featured as a best Gold Coast AirBnb beach house …

: Have you ever wondered what the last tweet will be?

: Update on my Playdate pre-order/order that I’ve been salivating over since 2019: they were kind …

: You’re Being Lied to About Electric Cars writes Jonny Lieberman: “Science has repeatedly …

: What a dramatic moment: Just dropped in to get a haircut from my favourite barber before I fly back …

: Really proud of how The Sizzle has grown. You deserve all the success, Anthony/@decryption.

: “If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), ‘Am I really a writer? Am I really an …

: I’m selling a 245L Hisense freezer if anyone is interested, like this totally genuine buyer.

: 24 hours in the town I grew up in: Mackay

: Growing up in Central Queensland meant your coastline was always filled with ships taking coal and …

: Before we get too excited about fusion energy, space travel and flying cars, it’s important to …

: My favourite thing about flying out of regional locations in Australia is that you can be having …

: iOS 16.2 means we can listen to music without the lyrics for focused work

: Chatted to a flight attendant today who is proudly quitting and taking a job with Virgin after …

: Such a Century Gothic welcome

: Is flying with your pillow a thing? Half the passengers disembarking and about the same boarding my …

: How is Jetstar the only Australian airline fully utilising the Apple Wallet API with flight and gate …

: Nine years ago I had an internet-enabled egg tray. I feel like technology has not really advanced …

: It’s absolutely glorious reading the reactions to the introduction of the push button. …

: Oxford University was over 300 years old when the Aztec Empire was founded - more unlikely …

: The invention of jaywalking by Clive Thompson.

: Me doing my job on Bruny Island on Thursday from two different points of view

: Patrick McKenzie’s travel recommendations post for Japan is really good: “You should …

: I read posts like this and wish I was a better/wish I was a graphic designer. I jsut don’t …

: I like the premise of this app, I’m always keen to have breakfast with someone new and …

: Cam Winstanley on Read Only Memory writes about the making of what I still consider the ultimate …

: “You have to think anyway, so why not think big?”

: back in my safe place: “going somewhere”

: A week in Tasmania

: Hey, you guys wanna play old people’s Seven Minutes in Heaven?

: Novelist Jeanette Winterson on the value of darkness: “I have noticed that when all the …

: AI loves a good beach deer: “brown deer on white sand beach during daytime photo”

: Imma start sending this to everyone I ever meet so they know how to rate me when the social credit …

: Brian Eno: “One of the reasons I have to take distinct breaks when I work is to allow the momentum …

: Ted Gioia: “Mr. Zuckerberg’s ideal Metaverse is just a panopticon—those infamous prisons …

: Chris Dixon: “What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the …

: Well, that will be the last time I ever take hot or not advice from Balenciaga.

: The couple I married today at Freycinet’s Honeymoon Bay married in secret (after booking me four …

: Annie-B Parson: “Social media forms are performative solo forms with an odd conflation of …

: Today milestones: 11yrs ago Rhi and Jarryd became official. 10yrs ago Rhi found me on Instagram. 9 …

: Today is day 10 away from my family. I embarked on this trip to Australia thinking I’d get lots of …

: Three reasons why Mastodon will succeed followed by three reasons Mastodon will fail

: Travel hack for New Zealand is to fly out of Queenstown Airport because they have a special check in …

: If you’re thinkin' of being my burger it don’t matter if you’re black or white

: Glacier to Ground pop-up waterfall

: The Mātukituki River valley

: ZQN bound

: How am I supposed to drive five hours on an Ice Break

: I’m sitting in row three - the last row - of business class on this flight from Canberra to Brisbane …

: Couple I’m marrying tomorrow: We’d like to have an entertaining and funny wedding …

: 🎶 It must be hard for musicians and songwriters to try and produce better songs than the best song …

: The internet is more fun when you upload as much as you download. When you stop, comment, post, …

: Re: Bird app

: Cute. On the news that the leap second is being removed, Rev. Pavel Gabor, an astrophysicist and the …

: Breaking: news.

: You take a six week break in Mexico and your phone gets real judgemental

: Philip Glass: ”I don’t know what I’m doing. And if you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a …

: It’s not often you get Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise in the same photo. But that’s what happens …

: Current status: Getting wasted on old fashioneds in the Los Angeles Qantas First Class Lounge.

: I don’t think Trump will even make it to the Republican Nomination for President, let alone …

: I’ve been talking about switching social networks for a decade now …

: Having my first experience of Live Activities on the latest iOS software. The app that is “live” is …

: To chool for school

: Experiencing the weirdest vibe right now. I’m packing to leave home for a month, and the place I’m …

: Dane Winer: “Twitter inherited the blogosphere, in a sense, and the chaos of the company hid …

: Sharing God’s Law from Letters of Note, as seen multiple times around the internet and on The …

: Are you a parent of a toddler or an assistant to a male CEO of a tech startup?

: Why Mastodon is “big” in Japan

: I think about this email that Steve Jobs wrote to himself a lot

: Gosh I needed to enjoy this: “You Can’t Handle The Truth,” but it’s the Toy …

: Touché Google Translate

: Watching Seinfeld and the episode ‘The Limo’ starts. Opening scene is at a NY airport and a Trump …

: Rancho Pescadero, the new old kid on the block, just re-opened. Keen as mustard to start making …

: ❤️ El Pescadero, Baja California Sur

: "You are all your work has"

: Britt & I toured around this new resort, Rancho Pescadero, last week to talk about making …

: This is Noah Sushi in Pescadero. The best sushi I have ever tasted, and I’ve had good sushi, …

: Street names in Baja are wild, in that they barely exist. To prove my residence/address I need to …

: In the future we won’t share our most intimate stories with, and through, the world’s biggest tech …

: I’ll never forget today. The day that my 20 month old daughter, whilst holding a banana, screamed …

: A proposal: a social network owned by creators

: Siri, one of the foremost artificial Intelligences, thinks I should call in to the Airbnb to check …

: Apparently I don’t share my photography enough (sorry, Zac) so it’s mostly on Unsplash.

: There you go ya filthy tech-news-lovin animals.

: Gosh it irritates me when ‘down south’ writes the national news stories as if no-one from ‘up north’ …

: My favourite thing about Mastodon actually has nothing to do with Mastodon. It’s the experience of …

: James Hennessy in The Terminal: “His primary motivator at this point is the absolutely daunting …

: A few thoughts on Mastodon at the end of day one: The network brand name is stupid and not sticky, …

: Fish tacos, margaritas, a mariachi band, all on the beach. A perfect night on the Sea of Cortez.

: Balandra

: I could imagine this hanging on a wall somewhere, I’m really proud of it. On the left there you’ve …

: Fifty shades of blue

: I decided I was being a grumpy old man by not even trying Mastodon - I think it has a stupid name …

: One of us, and I won’t say who, just fell off the bed and landed face first on the tiled floor

: On the Sea of Cortez, near La Paz, today

: I can handle my parents being disappointed in me, my wife, children and friends. All of your …

: Notes for my gravestone

: “This is not a verification status; it’s an Important Blue Internet Checkmark, which in …

: Finally, the BeReal competitor I’ve been waiting for: TweetReal.

: Day 30 in Mexico: Still haven’t joined a drug cartel. Fish tacos are amazing. Send coffee.

: Trung Phan on the “massive” podcast opportunity he’s identified, and something …

: So apparently the Commonwealth marriage celebrants portal and database was hacked … just a …

: Is swashbuckling still a thing?

: It’s weird to see so much talk about Mastodon and people walk right past micro.blog. I’ve been a …

: Missed the eclipse, but caught sunrise this morning

: We’re heading back to Hawaii in mid-January and it got me thinking about the last time I was there …

: Apple Frames is the ultimate shortcut that most Apple computer users don't know about

: We don't have a Trump/Musk/political problem, we have a being human problem

: Martha Gellhorn in a letter to Victoria Glendinning on 30th September 1987: “Anyway, I intend …

: There are two kinds of people in the world, people who confidently pronounce “pho” and the people …

: I can’t believe that so much valuable conversation is {you should give me all your money} …

: Apple executives discussing iMessage for Android is beautifully shortsighted. We put these people on …

: Idea: The most important part of Twitter is the feeling of sending the tweet. No-one sees your …

: I’m wondering whether “stay in your medium lane” is good advice for Elon Musk and …

: El Arco, Cabo San Lucas

: “Chinese restaurant”

: Evan Amrmstrong at Every on How Elon Wins: “Twitter is a perfect case study of the shifting power …

: Looking for an Unpopular business to help

: Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye.

: I met Charles Wooley when I was in line to be his producer on what’s now called the Triple M …

: Wondering about Unsplash and why my recent work isn't resonating

: In the Gold Coast Bulletin today @AnnWasonMoore nails it making the biggest losses/mistakes the Gold …

: Put a bag of cookies in the break room and it might sit for days. Open the bag and leave it out, …

: I think a lot about the guy whose car I ran into on the first day of owning a car in Mexico. I didnt …

: “Good day” in Spanish is “Buenos días”, phonetically (in Josh Spanish) “beh-wan-ass dee-ass” and I …

: Cerritos

: Just a boy and his favourite seventy to two-hundred millimetres of glass photographed by another boy …

: John Ruskin in a letter to C. E. Norton, 4th Nov 1860: “I find Penguins at present the only comfort …

: Computerspielemuseum

: TomTom: I came here to sell satnavs and kick ass, and I’m all outta satnavs.

: Business idea: a coffee translator. All I want in Mexico is to just order my coffee. In Australia I …

: I’m reflecting on the recent Optus hack today as I wonder what to do with my phone number I’ve had …

: Reason no. 72 to read James Hennessy’s email: “I decided to dig into this, because the prospect of …

: Just going on the record before November 2022 hits to say that I had a blue tick before it wasn’t …

: Nieman Labs reckons that newspaper political endorsements might not matter anymore. I think …

: Gary Voth’s piece, The Forgotten Lens, reminds me why I love the 50mm so much. I only have a …

: Is this mural on the toilet entry wall about menstruation?

: Dave Winer with the best Twitter analogy: “Why would I leave Twitter? It’s like living in NY …

: The latest in dynamic bus signage technology

: Reporting for The Verge, Justine Calma says that “Traffic jams are tied to lower birth weights.” …

: Someone just got a fire truck for their birthday or the truck celebrated its birthday. Either way, …

: Tequila shot $1USD

: James Cameron, artist: outside and other and alone

: Thursday’s sunset

: Netflix, One Tel, and me, a nostalgic love triangle

: Good business sense tells me it’s time to sell all my beef, children, petrol, and …

: The moonrise over the Pacific Ocean was pretty cool tonight

: It’s funny how the human brain likes little milestones and we call it “feeling …

: On ya bus

: Bob Dylan: “Boy, I hurried… I hurried for a long time. I’m sorry I did. All the time you’re …

: Tuesday’s sunset from Todos Santos

: Punta Gasparino, Baja California Sur

: Finally, it happened

: I’m a sucker for 360 spherical images, but the places you can view them not-flattened are few. …

: El Pescadero, the little fishing village we’re calling home this month

: Deporte bus

: El Pescadero // home

: Felt cute, might delete later

: Hey, if you ever can’t get a hold of Jesus, lemme know, I’ll send you some Mexican Salvo, a sin …

: Did Bono actually encourage Tim Cook on services and subscriptions when they worked out the deal to …

: Bono in The Guardian on the birth of U2, that iTunes album and Live Aid: “I don’t think I voted for …

: I’ve eaten sushi in Japan, Iceland, New York & Vancouver. Australians have made me sushi, …

: I’ve never heard of Haiku photography but I like it.

: Breaking news: Luna rode a horsey and she is pretty flippin pumped about the whole idea.

: The directions to the Los Sagrados horse rescue we visited today said to go through the Cardone …

: A helpful guide to our journey so far. We like Baja California Sur so much I’m worried we might not …

: Thursday in Todos Santos

: A Mexican reformat

: 2022, the year where Lettuce made the news twice.

: My li’l mate, Luna, turns four today. She wants you all to know that she’s a big girl now.

: Ted Gioia asks if smart people do books anymore? “Goodby logos, hello brand logos.”

: Sammy J on ABC Melbourne: ‘Acts like a Bureau but always the BOM to me.’

: I can’t help but feel that Mark Zuckerberg is a bit off Apple at the moment. As someone who …

: Travel money tips: Up Bank vs. Wise vs. Qantas Business Money (Airwallex)

: Inherent problems in the internet of 2022

: Dear Kanye, get a blog

: Ted Gioia in the Honest Broker: “This is a signal that we have reached the endgame (of the …

: “This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”

: One week in Mexico

: Todos Santos

: I love Morpho, my new favourite currency (and other numbers) conversion iOS app. Ahead of travelling …

: Kurt Vonnegut: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to …

: It’s happened! We’ve had our first American tourist in Mexico think that Austria and Australia are …

: How can I nominate myself for the Father of the Year Awards? I just bought Luna a Paw Patrol car …

: Sam Kris: The internet is already over. “In the future—not the distant future, but ten years, …

: Drove in Mexico for the first time today. I didn’t witness another car on the road in Los Cabos use …

: When asked at the restaurant what we were celebrating at dinner tonight I said “being alive!” Now …

: The podcast series “Startup” was a thrilling listen as Alex Blumberg created Gimlet. It’s depressing …

: I’m using the new Apple Translate app every day in Mexico, it’s pretty cool. Currently having a full …

: A day in the life of the Withers family: day four (13 October 2022) in Los Cabos, at the Instituto …

: Wednesday sunset

: Patron saint of pioneers and travelers, Saint Joseph of the capes. Or, in Spanish, San Jose del …

: “Fish killer of the week story”

: Teaching the Withers girls how to share margaritas

: Episode five of Who’s Gonna Save Us with Saul Griffiths, paraphrased by Kai in Dense Discovery: “A …

: Turns out that Cabo San Lucas is basically the Bali of the USA.

: What a wild ride. At first Jesus was coming to meet me and take us home. Then Jesus cancelled on me. …

: Mexican pests are chill AF

: First Mexican sunset // Cabos

: Driving from the airport to the hotel in San Jose Cabo and I’ve spotted my first guard in a watch …

: Mexicans really dislike BlackBerrys

: This TSA agent at LAX is giving us a hard time

: Adios, Australia

: Sitting on a flight that’s migrating our family to Mexico and I’ve never been more terrified and …

: One of these two people just vomited up a whole bloody watermelon on the Qantas lounge carpet

: Targeted ad of the year award goes to this lot who just advertised at me, the bloke moving his …

: Self portrait of a tired and weary man who isn’t working for the next six weeks

: Will Sansom at UT Health: “Could eating salmon, cod, tuna, herring or sardines keep our brains …

: Freya Stark: “There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the …

: 14 years of the best job in the world

: This is so bizarre and weird to listen to: AI-generated Joe Rogan interviews AI-generated Steve …

: Finally found the band for me

: Tim Burrowes reports on Rupert Murdoch’s “remarkable” 70-year career in the media: …

: The world is starting to reflect on 2020-2022 and what everyone did, and how we reacted, and …

: 7 Photographers on Finding Your Voice

: I could quote Robin Rendle’s post, ‘Take Care Of Your Blog’ forever: “There …

: We're off to Mexico and how we can stay in contact, a manifesto

: An interesting piece from Ted Gioia where he highlights something I’d missed, that music, and …

: Six days to Mexico. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to …

: Making wedding photos today

: 50 ways to be ridiculously generous—and feel ridiculously good by Alexandra Franzen. If you have a …

: Rules for Online Sanity

: Becoming a dad shrinks your brain. I’m not mad, I’m just stupid.

: Nine days until we migrate to Mexico, a country Britt and I have never been

: I don’t know who needs to hear this, but despite their ads this week, Optus wasn’t attacked. They …

: The most horrible hotel in the world featured in Tone Knob by Nick Parker: Then in 1996 they asked …

: Does the Kindle Scribe replace a five year old Kindle Oasis?

: We called our Airbnb the Tugun Pause because a few times a day you get to take a one to two second …

: How good is it when you just find The One

: I call this one “Jetstar flight captured over Brisbane with a manual focus lens”

: If you’ve ever wanted to use our dishwasher, TV, or closet? You’re going to love the tugunpause.com.

: Are there any signs we should look out for to see if Goldie is being fed enough?

: Ted Gioia’s predictions of the music industry in 2032: “A legitimate musical counterculture will …

: Cam Wilson in Web Cam on crime reporting: “There’s a lot of good criticism of crime reporting. It …

: Andrew Greene reporting on the Optus data thief (they like to call the person a hacker): WARNING - …

: The end of the shared experience that is music

: Zane Lowe with Stevie Nicks is an beautiful podcast conversation not only about Fleetwood Mac, but …

: Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid

: Why so dramatic, Rockhampton sunrise?

: iOS 17 prediction: an Apple Shortcuts Store. After writing my first …

: Vinay Prasad, Professor, Hematologist, Oncologist, Health policy researcher, on the weird place …

: Qantas T80 seat selection reminder shortcut for Apple Shortcuts

: If I was going to make a travel vlog this week my episode would be about how you should just stay at …

: It’s 2022 and there’s no real solution for blisters yet

: I’m impressed by how many other people made the stupid decision to catch a 6am flight

: If only all of us queued for hours at airports had let them know we were coming. They need some kind …

: Be here

: Patrick O’Shaughnessy on the power of audio: “Audio feels to me like a secret hiding in …

: Here comes the Sunday sun

: If you’d like to buy bottles of Goldie’s energy, please back her kickstarter

: 40 months wait and I’m pretty sure I’m never going to see this Playdate

: George Bernard Shaw: “The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my …

: Rattling the Cage by Rhian Sasseen: For years, I was the person whose job it was to keep you …

: Sitting at the next table from a group of people attending an NRL conference (wearing NRL logo …

: Hey, big apologies if I die in the next 24 hours. My 18 month old just sneezed directly into my open …

: Good advice for people who have been Optus customers since 2017, I have been one, is to enact a …

: No woman, no cry? From 1938.

: What do sensors know? - Om Malik: Did you notice: That we have not heard a peep from Elon Musk …

: When Donald Trump suggests that the FBI were looking for Hillary Clinton’s emails at Mar-a-Lago is …

: Why Coles is getting out of the servo game, asks Tim Burrowes: “In a time when corporate social …

: This psych study is going to set the metal world on fire: “Extreme metal guitar skill: A case of …

: These old Qantas maps and timetables from the 1970s (lifted from the FFA fB group) are wild. That …

: Big Bee Energy

: Astonished. The best coffee I’ve had on this public holiday is from the Scenic Rim Milkbar in …

: Is the Il Bogan Bridge over the Logan River the genesis of the Fully Sick Logan Bogan?

: “He came that I might have life. Therefore, let me live.”

: Getty Images says no to artificially generated art.

: I’ve been meaning to link to Down Round for a while, but most of my podcast listening is while I’m …

: If there was a game that could drag me into purchasing a Nintendo Switch, it’d be Monkey …

: Ten years ago today that iOS 6 launched, removed Google Maps from the iPhone, and left us with Apple …

: Rose Eveleth on interrupting people: “So here are my tips for anybody who might find …

: Robin Rendle on blogging: Someone asked me for advice about their career a while ago and even …

: ‘Gifs are cringe’: Giphy. “They have fallen out of fashion as a content form, with younger users in …

: When I’m elected King of Straya I will make this our coat of arms in my first 100 days /via …

: Mary Oliver: Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to …

: I take back whatever I’ve said about wedding awards in the past. They are not all BS, some are …

: Moving from my iPhone 12 Pro to a new iPhone 14 Pro would have to be the worst upgrade experience …

: Mother

: Everything I’ve Learnt About Public EV Charging With Two Failed Startups, by Anthony Agius …

: Kevin Kelly: “The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.”

: “Prince Andrew, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein who this year settled a lawsuit accusing him of sexually …

: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change, writes David Gelles in The New …

: Encouragement to a friend who’s a brand new dad this week

: “All we can do is build trust, that’s the only asset a newsroom has.” - @reckless, or, Nilay Patel, …

: Friday night on the drive home to the Gold Coast from Toowoomba

: Who are you even going to choose? Someone who bakes fresh pies every day in a commercial kitchen, or …

: Goonoo Goonoo on a Thursday morning

: The one with a Britt in front is our Airbnb … the other is just how damn cute Tamworth homes are

: Shooting the sunset over Tamworth with Luna

: Took the girls to the office today. I must’ve married hundreds of people in the Blue Mountains over …

: You might find the memes and the jokes horrible but this is all King Charles' fault for becoming …

: You know you’re at an Australian country pub when they don’t know what an IPA, or XPA, or pale ale …

: Glenbrook

: Has anyone tried letting their toddler just leave and run into the wild? Maybe us parents are the …

: Got a new 24mm

: When you’re trying to escape the backpackers

: Everyone goes shopping and posts a selfie of the new clothes they bought while I’m over here like, I …

: 🌙

: Steve Jobs emails himself

: Otto English in Politico: “The world’s papers will be full of obituaries of the queen today. This …

: What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns. Restrictions on social contact stemmed disease …

: Richard Branson: “All businesses are an idea or service that make somebody else’s life …

: I truly struggle to understand why we - as a global community - are so weird about immigration. That …

: I don’t want normal, I want magic.

: Becoming a crypto bro just got easier

: Sunday morning at Bondi

: A delightful Batman story

: It’s amazing to me that the least valued, least used, and most uncool social network in the world is …

: Louis L’Amour​: “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be …

: Proud to announce that I’ve been appointed as a noted person to dispose of any currencies with …

: I miss old-school Steve Jobs era Apple product launches. Steve would say that they designed some …

: What’s the most you’ve paid for an Old Fashioned?

: Finally the Pringles people have removed the unnecessary lids. If once you pop you can’t stop, why …

: An opera I’d go to

: You can say what you want about the downfall of a Sydney institution like Bread & Circus after …

: The Withers’ in Wonderland (at The Grounds of Alexandria)

: Experiencing Sydney through the eyes and words of a three year old is marvellous. She looks at this …

: Luna upon seeing Circular Quay and the Sydney ferries for the first time: they’re like pirates!

: Ten years of you trying to convince me to go halfsies with meals. Ten years of me trying to convince …

: How boring and sad for AFL, to keep up the boring old broadcast model for another 7 years.

: I’ve met the end of Chinese food game boss

: #notallstains

: No, just a little lower. There it is.

: Well, this W really gets a round

: September in Australia, by @newyorkcartoons and @scottdools

: Why international standard paper size ISO 216, the standard you might know as A1/A2/A3/A4/A5/A6 is …

: Germany just finished a three-month trial of selling €9 monthly ‘all you can eat’ public …

: Epictetus: “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” …

: Sydney this afternoon

: The real conspiracy I’d like Qanon to tell me about is why Australians are denied eggnog. How does …

: Darryl Campbell in The Verge: “There’s no evidence two decades of pat-downs and shoe removal …

: Luna presents me with a self-portrait for Father’s Day. I say “noo-noo”.

: Luna: discovers herself

: Teaching Goldie how to identify a sucker

: This Ars Technica article - Remembering the best shareware-era DOS games that time forgot - - …

: Three year-old firstborn looks at me as I’m putting her to bed tonight and says “when you were a …

: 11 weddings to go before Mexico!

: It’s empowering seeing Ampol throw around the word “restaurant” so liberally. I’m going to erect a …

: I make wedding photo

: Things people have said to me tonight as I DJ a wedding I wasn’t even supposed to DJ: Young female …

: Someone on Hacker News found an unbelievable Wikipedia article about the Athletics at the 1904 …

: Steve Jobs: “When you’re young, you look at TV and think “there’s a …

: “Hey honey comma oh this is a voice message sorry babe anyway” is how I start every voice message to …

: This Mavic 3 drone footage over and from Mount Everest is beyond amazing

: Still waiting for Big Audio Dynamite III

: No-one’s singing in the streets again, Mackay, Mackay.

: Hey, you know, you can just do stuff, like you don’t need anyone’s permission or …

: 100 ways to improve your writing

: Manyun Zou, Russell Goldenberg and Rob Smith have done the hard work on The Pudding to report on how …

: This web app on Baseten was recommended to me to restore old photos and as you might be able to see …

: Sunrise on a Sunday morning from Cabarita Beach, New South Wales

: Someone was up at 4:30am and nothing would settle her. Hint: it wasn’t Britt.

: 25 lessons learned from working at Clubhouse

: Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work, a summary: Share your thoughts and your process and your …

: David Perell on the news: “The paradox of news: By telling us to care about everything, the …

: Rob Hardy on non-coercive marketing: “The key ingredient in non-coercive marketing is the …

: Introducing the next joshPhone. You can design yours on Neal’s website.

: Patrick Collison has assemblers a fascinating list of questions, like: Why do there seem to be more …

: The end of social media and the rise of algorithmic media

: The rising cost of living is actually encouraging us to spend more

: The people behind Refind are doing something really interesting with the “here’s a list …

: Amelia Earhart​: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The …

: The guy who goes out of his way to hilariously grimace and loudly say ”good practice for your next …

: Forever amazed at what people wear to weddings. It must be so beautiful to do that last gaze in a …

: Evan Armstrong supposes that if Steve Jobs knew how to speak finance (bs) he might have stayed CEO …

: The average duration of a viral song on TikTok is 19.5 seconds. RIP music.

: Letters of Note: “In June of 1460, news reached Pope Pius II of an orgy which had recently taken …

: the best part about travelling for work is coming home to a tribe that’s missed me

: I can’t believe no-one has been celebrating Digital Radio’s (DAB) 13th anniversary in Australia. …

: Matt Damon very simply and succinctly explains why we don’t get the movies like we used to - and …

: It might seem like a surprise but nine years ago in Seminyak I started thinking about moving to …

: Wow, I didn’t know this but you can use your $50 Qantas voucher like a power-up mid-flight so the …

: Retro ‘Roo

: I’ve created marriage ceremonies in the coldest climates, through Californian deserts in winter, …

: Seeing the #SolidarityWithSanna posts reminds me of something that happened 10 years ago next week: …

: I need to see Michael Heizer’s City

: Get back to me when your wedding invite is a bottle of craft gin. This is an actual wedding I’m at …

: She watches her big sister (try to) do ballet all week

: As a person born in 1981, the greatest dilemma I face is whether I identify as Gen X or Gen Y. I …

: I get itchy when I sit with a photo I’ve made for more than 24 hours, I couldn’t imagine …

: Time to get off the hamster wheel: interview with Spencer Howson

: DJ Patil - former U.S. Chief Data Scientist - has the best advice on building: dream in years, plan …

: Nine years since I’ve walked through these doors

: Henry Luce, founder of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated magazines: “To see life; to see …

: Eve Peyser in Intelligencer on Mensa: “Many of its members think of themselves as outsiders …

: B.D. McClay in The Hedgehog Review: “The other great crime of whataboutism is that it …

: View the world through a series of incentives and you’ll find we’re doomed in every direction. …

: When this real estate agent announces a successful deal on Instagram, she doesn’t put SOLD or …

: How sunrise at Currumbin Rock looked this morning

: An update to the whole ‘my photos were stolen and published in a book at Kmart" story: …

: Expo 88 is the reason I'm a nerd

: My favourite kind of internet communication is when you write a joke then people comment with real …

: Sam Neil is bringing Jurassic Park down under!

: My mate Jay has made a documentary about remote knowledge workers, digital nomads, working around …

: Temple & Webster bed: $450. Koala king mattress: $1039. I Love Linen sheets: $335. How Luna …

: The only correct way today can go in #auspol is if the Prime Minister does a press conference where …

: It’s weird when I hear about people watching the same TV show at the same time as other people …

: Running your own business is the most powerful vessel for learning. Theory actualises itself into …

: An ever-changing and growing list of the top 50 life hacks at 50hacks.co

: Muppets magic. “I’d save every day like a treasure and then again I would spend them …

: Salon Tom Weston’s Five Rules of Being A Grown-Up: You must not have anything wrong with you, or …

: How many fools you know that have specific global and Australian marriage law, rituals, traditions, …

: On distrusting Instagram

: Outside our front door just now

: A solid opportunity to transfer some of your wealth to me and for me to transfer some of my art to …

: Y’all bringing your outdoor furniture inside after using it?

: As an old nerd I find it fundamentally offensive when tech podcasts publish a 404th episode instead …

: Saturday morning coffee date

: I’d rather have no phone than an Android phone.

: Why is it ok for William Joel to be professionally called Billy Joel but it’s not ok for Joshua …

: Science says we can all just stay at home and the Titans will still lose despite a home ground …

: Jerry Saltz is a gift to this generation, and his Vulture article: How to Be an Artist should be …

: Matt Ruby (plus every wedding photographer I know): Your grandparents have photos in a shoebox, but …

: I never knew I needed a Transformer that transformed into a Canon R5 until now. now it’s all I want …

: Answers to the 10 most common questions people ask about us moving to Mexico

: A fascinating element of modern web design is that developing/producing for the open web has …

: Never forget that time the two largest mobile phone software companies partnered together and the …

: Sunrise this morning from Snapper Rocks Photos were created by me, on the sunrise of Wednesday, 10 …

: Ok, this is cool: makemydrivefun.com

: Can confirm this is true. Please refrain from messing with me: “I don’t mess around …

: My favourite weekly email newsletter - Dense Discovery - just clocked over 200 editions. Give it a …

: You know what the most disappointing element of the Trump presidency has been is finally finding out …

: Australian weather data on the iOS 16 public beta doesn’t look to be any better than previous …

: Finally it’s happened! Millennials are old too!!!

: Jideofor Onwugbenu on his Leverage Thoughts Substack wonders if doing a lot really does much: In …

: I found the ‘Soon Horse’ at The Ekka today

: Ekka 2022

: John Dickerson in Slate: “My children are vampires. I don’t mean that they are going to dress as …

: I’ve been working on getting my Instagram account back to friends and family, after a decade of …

: Where are the most notable people on the planet from? This really cool mashup of Wikidata and …

: 28

: TikTok Moderators Are Being Trained Using Graphic Images Of Child Sexual Abuse, in Forbes: …

: How annoying are cold fries

: Port Dougie this afternoon. Port Douglas, Far North Queensland.

: Spain says no to nice aircon temps: “A decree published on Tuesday morning in the official …

: It’s the crocodile you don’t see you have to worry about. Crocodiles found on the …

: Write one blog post every day that scares you

: Free business idea: Instagram, but for photos.

: Many think that “the elites” or “the media” are pushing an agenda. …

: “When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.” – Miles Davis

: Brisbane on a Tuesday afternoon

: It was a good month for me on Unsplash. Zero dollars made, but millions of feel-good bucks.

: More Aussies - 18% - are going to be investing in crypto in the next 2yrs than real estate - 17% - …

: TikTok's talking points are totally cool, nothing to see here, move along now, everything's cool ya see

: Tugun Beach tonight

: What we measure is often not what matters

: 🌙

: The radio is dead, long love the radio

: Reels is less than half as successful as Stories was on the same theft timeline

: Zuckerberg and the rice playpen

: Another dose of inspiration for my family’s 2023: Seneca: “Everybody agrees that no one pursuit can …

: My 2023 goal in Mexico is to no longer know to do. Wendell Berry: “It may be that when we no longer …

: May god save any of you who find this book in your family homes

: Scott Rosenberg in Axios: “Mark last week as the end of the social networking era, which …

: Taylor Lorenz on why you don’t want the old Instagram back: “It’s tempting to …

: A fancy hotel in Brisbane is trying to engage the Streisand effect by asking that these photos be …

: I might not be TikTok cool, but I’m Grammarly cool

: Paul Ford in Wired mag might be onto something

: Where is trust growing? It’s often remarked upon that trust is dropping. Trust in government, …

: I feel seen, @gruber

: Where the hell is she?

: One of the key elements to parenting is knowing whether to say “wow” or “no, don’t do that” when …

: The co-founder of podcast host Anchor has written about his perceived issue with podcasting in the …

: Instagram is embarrassing itself because it didn't steal, it copied

: Coffee. Coffee is what’s at the end of the rainbow. There, I solved it all for you.

: They’re showing off Wisk’s flying cars at King George Square in Brisbane today.

: Craig Mod (devastatingly) on travel: “The romantic ideal of travel is to leave as one version of …

: Monday morning from Main Beach, Surfers Parasise, and the Broadwater

: Only 80s kids will know the answer: CGA EGA TANDY VGA

: But …

: The story behind “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”: “Most foremen …

: Consider me sold on water filtration. Six months ago we got a complete home water filtration unit …

: I still believe this 10 years on

: The one where Charlie Day beats up Ben Abraham. If I Didn’t Love You, the Music Video.

: These Hubble vs Webb photos are amazing

: Jim Rohn: “You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the …

: Do banks call debit cards, credit cards, and credit cards, debit cards? Because if it’s a …

: I swear I’m the only person who googles “New Amazon Kindle Oasis” every week …

: I’m fascinated by this idea: Vickrey auction as price discovery mechanism “If you run a …

: Queensland woman sacked for not including an emoji in a text message: Ms Wang stated repeatedly …

: Tuesday sunrise from Tugun with Luna (and a visit to Highline Palm Beach for espresso afterward)

: I’ve convinced Luna that Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl” is actually “Big Girl” and that it’s about …

: I can only, and will only, eat hotdogs from this day on, after I have been introduced like this

: This story about Disney - and Hollywood - in China is wild: The other fascinating part about …

: James Clear: “Many people are not ready for their lucky break when it comes to them. …

: 🕵️ Fresh air

: Police are now targeting: People who don’t know to walk away from the counter after they’ve ordered …

: Jetstar Informs Passengers Mid Flight That The Trip Has Been Cancelled: “Thank you for choosing …

: Taking a pause from the Tugun Pause

: Facebook, weve been married for like 15 years now, I really thought you’d know me better. Also, …

: Not everyone is an artist

: James Dale Davidson: “In the future, wealth will be measured not just by the amount in your …

: A Josh-eyed view of Pullerbopulloke, or as the brits called it, Bacchus Marsh, named after Captain …

: Love Gets Weird

: It’s great that Google’s automatically deleting location history to keep people safe, it’d just be …

: Watching Melbourne wake up this morning from the Maribyrnong River

: Nothing says “you’re awesome at decisions” like purchasing a $2 service station coffee at 5pm on a …

: A few observations on flying out of the Gold Coast this morning. I departed through a new fancy …

: Dr. Gabor Maté​: “The road to hell is not paved with good intentions. It is paved with lack of …

: Tom Johnson on realising his attention span has become fragmented: “Sometimes, I’d occasionally …

: I’d like to start a coffee shop in Cupertino called Appel Perk

: The Queensland government is rolling out a plastic ban, which is going to be detrimental to the Gold …

: It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.

: I don’t know which PAW Parrol parents need to hear this but: Mayor Goodway is the mayor of Adventure …

: “Hopefully this makes you really angry or confirms your preexisting biases and worldviews. …

: Off to the lawyers we go

: "Make known the unknown; murder your fantasies

: From my boy @JayT0pp’s email: “The tourist seeks out culture because in our world …

: Gold Coast winter’s sunset

: View to Surfers Paradise in 1986 versus 2022. 1986 photo by Leo Meier, published in Above Queensland …

: Allow yourself the uncomfortable luxury of changing your mind

: Abortion Banned In Parts Of USA, So Children Can Live Long Enough To Be Shot Dead At High School

: Kevin Kelly in The Need for World Government “It seems obvious to me that planetary problems …

: owner

: Some personal news: we’re moving to Mexico later this year. It’s time to get off the hamster wheel.

: “I want something more concise, more simple, more serious; I want more soul and more love and more …

: The audio is dead, long live the audio!

: Please sign my petition to have butter knives demoted to flat metal sticks. They’re clearly …

: Get behind me, devil!

: The British Embassy versus the USA Embassy versus the Iranian Embassy in Canberra.

: Fav YouTube of all time: New Yorkers missing the train

: I don’t want to be the one to tell them that’s not how podcasts work

: What a Story // Brisbane

: Spent today making profile and branding photos for a Brisbane cybersecurity firm which failed to …

: Stolen valour: Christianity Today’s Mike Cosper publishes a damming review of some Christian leaders …

: Good morning, Gold Coast

: Sign me up for this reading

: Just a note for my obituary, if you’re looking for extra things to mention: every time I encounter a …

: Adults, we must rise up. We have the power, we have the means, we have the skills, we have the …

: Flying my drone to capture the sunrise this morning and on the way back home I stumbled across these …

: The moonrise tonight over the Paciifc Motorway at Ormeau

: Derek Thompson: “work is not life’s product, but its currency. What we choose to buy with it is the …

: Not gonna lie, Internet Explorer peaked at version 3. It’s been down hill for the 26 years since.

: My in-depth review of the new Eclipse ‘Comfort’ mints in honey, lemon, and ginger flavour: Chew …

: Heaven is the right USB-C cable

: Funny way to spell Straya

: A re-release of Nickelback’s Photograph but it’s about Facebook Memories.

: iOS 17 Idea: Screensavers for iPhone. Specifically After Dark.

: She did this all on her own 🍆

: Posting this photo because I’m simply pretty proud of it. I’ve been carrying this 16mm lens around …

: 99% of asking for advice is just confirming what you already wanted to do.

: ‘You only have one shot’: how film cameras won over a younger generation. Imogen Kars in the …

: It’s whack to think that 329 million people’s identity and culture is built on a …

: Friday afternoon in Wentworth Falls, NSW

: Josh Spector on writing a newsletter that helps you sell: “You’ll never become the center of …

: The world as 100 people over the last two centuries. Spoiler: things are looking good.

: This is cool: “Sleep stories from First Nations storytellers.” Dreamy.

: This is the weakest take. (See screenshot) A groom’s role in a wedding is in equal nature to …

: "The world is a museum of passion projects"

: “Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money.” — @natfriedman

: It’s Time to Bring Back the Away Message, Lauren Good in WIRED: I miss Away Messages. This …

: And Away

: Today in Sydney

: It’s now Six Guys, I’m that invested

: “Once upon a time people were born into communities and had to find their individuality. Today …

: It’s really nice to see the Queen finally make Platinum, but I thought @Qantas would’ve just given …

: Whose pockets is Big Honeydew in so tht honeydew continues to be included as a token fruit salad …

: Elon Musk sentiment is slowly swinging negatively, but in a Trump-like fashion, where it’s not so …

: Today in the Numinbah Valley

: “So what’s the Original Sin of the Internet? Nearly all business models it supports require spying …

: Say what you will about brand activations and capitalism ruining the world, I am 100% here for the …

: Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit in the Sky but it’s about coffee.

: “Lust for the future, treasure the past.” — Jimmy Buffett

: Went to Sydney for 10 hours today and tried to go to Luna park which could honestly do some yard …

: Sydney today

: Is it tho?

: Simulating your life’s finances like a computer game is depressing

: A cyber security article published twenty years ago. Envisioning a Cyber “Center for Disease …

: Was blessed to actually see colour in the sky this afternoon. Had to ask Google whether colour in …

: Anyone who isn’t embarrassed by who they were last year isn’t learning enough

: "He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers"

: Yes, I do want to report the problem now. Boots and swimmers is illegal I think.

: Apple has rebranded “Apple Pay Cash” to “Apple Cash” and launched new splash …

: I think about this daily. It really challenges my default setting of hitting life like a to-do list: …

: Anyone else just really want to see Louis Theorux’s Fiat?

: Well, I’m so glad that we got the correct result with the election and all of our problems are …

: The “day after a federal election” vibes

: I, for one, welcome our new DJ overlord.

: If I am elected President of Australia tonight, in my first 100 days I will bring back the stirring …

: Luna was really upset. She thought we were going on a boat when I said that we were going to vote. …

: Name a better collab, I’ll wait

: As someone who attends weddings professionally, I find it amazing that in ‘woke 2022 where …

: I just realised I slid into my 14th year as a marriage celebrant over the weekend. Three years ago …

: “Leaving everything up to the publishing industry is not the best way to run a culture.” …

: “It is far easier to critique than to create” – Laurence Endersen

:

: Grandpa

: I think it’s beautiful that guys with crazy eyes who only wear gym shorts find love.

: Who had Louis Theroux being the most popular rapper of 2022 on their 2022 bingo card?

: I, for one, welcome our new sunny and shining overlord

: David Thorne was doing NFTs well before everyone else

: One of the best things about the internet is how you are distincitly awards how few people are …

: Rest In Peace, still images on Instagram

: When a wedding vendor emails you prices and you don’t reply

: Talking to a celebrant friend this morning and they have a funeral this afternoon where …

: Apple Photos’ memories feature can detect when I’m at a Foo Fighters concert but categorises the …

: As an Australian who consumes far too much American content in the form of podcasts and emails, let …

: When I’m not marrying people, or shitposting on social, I write a weekly email for the …

: Whenever I hear people talk about the Christian/Catholic vote I always wonder why it has nothing to …

: Staff member of the 24/7 convenience store next to nightclubs in Fortitude Valley tells me that the …

: Playing with motion in Fortitude Valley tonight

: Filed under “odd anniversaries” today is the 13th anniversary of the first time I saw a …

: It’s funny that the term “PC” aka personal computer has been essentially been burned describing …

: 🦋

: So, like, this wasn’t a thing before?

: Currumbin

: At first I was stridently against the idea of combining a hen’s party and a marriage ceremony, but …

: OOL

: “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” – Rainer …

: Moon. No editing or filtering. Just the boring old moon standing there looking glorious tonight. As …

: A new issue of the Tugun Pause is in inboxes with my proudest headline yet: 416 crimes and a beach …

: A friend just reminded me of that time I was on Sunrise for a Star Wars wedding on … May the …

: Tintenbar garden

: “Everyone has talent; what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places …

: “To keep young kids behaving on a car road trip, have a bag of their favourite candy and throw …

: I love a sunburnt country

: SYD

: Photography from space was an afterthought. Astronaut John Glenn bought a Minolta 35mm from a …

: 329km driving. 807km flying. 11km hike. All to create a marriage ceremony on a Monday afternoon.

: 12 French submarines < 255 French-ish aircraft

: That’s not a Qantas flight … that’s a Qantas flight. An Airbus A350-1000 in Hangar 96, Sydney …

: That face when the situation is not escalating

: Back at my Ryan Bingham impersonation this morning.

: 🏖

: Rich people need it. Poor people have it. If you eat it, you die. And when you die, you take it with …

: Hastings Point this afternoon 📷 playing with a 45 year old 35mm manual focus Canon FD lens on my …

: ☀️

: My three year old loves making photos, has a Micro.Blog! Her username is @lunawithers, her blog is …

: Tom Cruise #notshotoniphone

: Is love of aviation photography a hereditary thing? I guess we’ll never know.

: 6:42am this morning // Brunswick Heads // Susara & Jake

: Set an alarm to get up for sunrise this morning ….

: What’s the story with hot air balloons carrying advertising? Is it a layover from former deals? Do …

: Sunrise elopement at Brunswick Heads this morning

: Wategos Beach this afternoon

: Do you guys need me to pick you up anything while I’m here?

: Whenever I am out in public with either or both of my children I always carry their birth …

: How my body feels after the last two years of life and parenting

: Everyone stop looking. I found them.

: My thoughts on Elon Musk buying Twitter

: How old do kids have to be to ride on the dash? Asking for Goldie.

: Everyone’s worried about what @elonmusk is going to do to Twitter the social network, but no-one’s …

: I just can’t believe a rich guy bought the free bird website off other rich people. It’s like …

: ☀️

: I’m a little bit obsessed with strapping this 50 year old Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 lens onto my Canon EOS …

: Canon FD 50mm strapped onto a Canon EOS R5 ⛽️

: Police are now targeting podcast producers who say that they will put a link in the show notes, yet …

: VH-VPE, VH-VPD, VH-VPH at Wellcamp Airport

: Queensland Regional Accommodation Centre. Or as Scotty McDonald calls it, The Steven Miles Centre …

: Just three Boeing 777’s hanging out in a field.

: 💨

: If I had to choose, I’d give it all away for the simple joy of being their dad

: This is weird, but I need your help finding a ball. KMart used to sell these little massage balls …

: It is so weird to experience old white male sexism in the flesh. I am pushing a pram through a …

: DF: Biden Administration Looks Gift Horse in Mouth, But Can’t See It Because the Horse Is …

: Danny Elfman, creator of The Simpson’s theme song, performs The Simpson’s Theme Song at Coachella …

: Flight attendant said that if we “hear the words e and vacuate” then those of us in the emergency …

: Making like ScoMo and Canberra’s in my rearview mirror

: At the risk of outing myself as a business guy and customer journey nerd, why don’t cafes and …

: Finally someone answers the big question: Where has Yahoo Serious been?

: Drove the dirt road from Tumut to Canberra this morning.

: Is it street photography if you made the photo in a car?

: Argalong - population of 29 - at 6am this morning

: Yes, I would like fries with that

: Waxing Gibbous from QF1765 tonight

: Damn Qantas gamifying being green so I feel incentivised to achieve an arbitrary goal.

: The Good Friday commute

: Pretty good Friday

: VA534

: Game night at the Gabba

: Tonga’s triple disaster - Expsoure: “We felt very vulnerable because our island, Lifuka, is so low. …

: I still have a bit of a traumatic reaction crossing this border to go to work.

: Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.

: A list of principles for a class taught by artist and educator Sister Corita Kent in 1967-1968: …

: If I’m making photographs for fun - aka not for money - I’m often shooting with a 41 year old lens …

: “We’re the Aristocrats!” RIP Gilbert Gottfried.

: This weekend I’m in Gundagai for a wedding, and I’ve got a little bit of Saturday and Sunday morning …

:

: “How to communicate the dangers of nuclear waste to future civilizations."

: I don’t know how to say this without sounding a bit up my self, but I just spelled …

: My fuel and drink at BP just came to $100.01, so I asked the girl behind the counter if I have a one …

: Twitter’s asking a lot of questions about longer form writing today

: Can we, or more to the point, will we innovate our way out of gestures at everything? “So …

: I hope for a future where our thoughts, our conversations, our relationships, and our transactions …

: Mark Fisher, in k-punk, on naming things like music genres: “Naming is not a neutral act of …

: One of my favourite aspects of the world wide web and the internet, is the process upon which we …

: Police in San Francisco pull over a driverless car

: Seems to have worked out ok for them tho

: Kim Beazely - former Deputy PM of Australia, Ambassador to the USA, and current Governor of WA - on …

: One of those weeks where I was on FaceTime a lot

: You guys need anything while I’m here?

: The difference 80km and a Ukrainian/Russian border makes in what you see on TikTok.

: Ned Kelly’s legacy in tatters. I booked a two night stay at this motel hoping for stay based on Ned …

: Just in: the new rankings for reading a book: Acquire the book and read it with your eyes. Acquire …

: we’re all looking for someting, not knowing exactly what it is. then one day you’re driving …

: I’ve got a hunch that this week will be the last one where Australia has a bloke named Scott …

: The view from Kirribilli last night

: This week is one of those weeks where I’m reminded that I’m actually quite good at being a wedding …

: It wet. Pilot just explained that he and the other pilot were flying up from Melbourne for this …

: Layers

: Now that vaccinated segregation is coming to an end in Queensland why should we give up on classism …

: Bedtime views

: Feels good to be back in Sydney/the Blue Mountains today. Feels like I’m back in the office like the …

: Life with a three year old and a one year old feels like a blur

: FINANCIAL LOSSES CAUSED BY DIVORCE

: Souht of ‘Talle sunday afternoons

: Australia

: Why the original iMac had a handle

: Arrived home from work late tonight to a vomiting toddler. She managed to soil two compete bed …

: Eight hospitality trends/opportunities that could emerge from Covid: Towns for remote workers Home …

: 2022: Mac Studio 2023: iPad Studio 2024: AirPods Sussudio 2025: iPhone Studio

: Cows with a beef

: Turns out I’m very much not ready to see photos of my kids growing up. Luna’s 3.5 and I’ve got happy …

: Charlie Munger: “Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.”

: Steve Albini to Kurt, Dave and Chris, aka Nirvana: “I like to leave room for accidents or …

: VA531 SYD-OOL @virginaustralia Boeing 737 landing at @gcairport this afternoon.

: Virgin aircraft offers me just the tip in my bathroom

: One month ago, on the 28th of February we enjoyed 268mm of rain and our pool and lawn met for the …

: Free business idea: software that monitors your email and to-do list and tells a stranger to call …

: Hearing about Chris Rock and his mate today reminded me to watch Bel Air, the modern remake of The …

: There was a really well known wedding photographer who was talking to Britt about shooting for The …

: The Polestar O₂ concept car that will never ship has a built-in drone and now I hate every other car

: The most unforgiving part of password parenting is needing to take your passwords to the gym so the …

: Pop quiz: name a song about New York in the year 1776

: Against Right Liberalism, Adrian Vermeule: “The old right liberalism finds itself short on …

: Please sign up for my OnlyDads. $9.99 a month for all of my best dad content.

: Every ‘c’ in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently

: The shopping centre across the road was on fire, so our real estate office is now a temp daycare …

: Goldie and the light leak at Tallebudgera

: A tourist is driving on the wrong side of the road on the Gold Coast Highway. It’s so beautiful now …

: A real estate colleague asked me yesterday how I marketed myself in weddings. I said, I just did …

: Marriage celebrants get all the cool stories.

: 100% Bruce Wayne was influenced by “Son, when you grow up, would you be, the saviour of the …

: In light of the Hillsong news getting around, I’ve been reading Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal …

: Steve de Shazer: “Problem talk creates problems. Solution talk creates solutions.”

: In 2003 Pusha T wrote the McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle, and because he …

: Good, good, the metaverse has a volunteer police department full of randos planting weed on people …

: I’ve always wanted to be able to watch planes land from my toilet. Now that our bathroom renovation …

: Splash of crocodile hatchling

: A few more hours of doing absolutely nothing for a week in Cairns until I go back to figuring out …

: Substack’s idealogy by Nathan Baschez in Every: “The history of modern publishing (can be traced) …

: March 14, 2020: The Day the World Stopped Traveling.

: Good news, the iOS Photos Look Up feature now works in Australia. Bad news, it can’t see crocodiles.

: At what point can I add photograoher for @DealStreetAsia on my LinkedIn?

: For everyone that’s thought Apple iCloud email didn’t have server-side rules/forwarding, they …

: Great. Now I’m part of the “use a correct aircraft type” problem. Qantas doesn’t fly Boeing 717s to …

: Haycock Island

: Smile from a crocodile

: Smile at a baby crocodile

: A morning on the Daintree River with some baby, and not-so-baby crocodiles

: Can confirm, the Canon EOS R5’s eye-autofocus for animals, does not work on baby crocodiles

: That’s it, I’m done. I’m moving to Mars.

: Apple event March 2023: We’ve put an M1 in the Polishing Cloth and it’s available for pre-order this …

: From where you’d rather be, if where’d you rather be is a tropical paradise in the middle of a …

: Home for the next few days // Clifton Beach, Qld

: People who like to party on ice have moved to my neighbourhood

: Hanging the boots up

: Strip clubs and black holes, a review of a review of the life of Stephen Hawking.

: Well there goes my plans on starting an airline based around coitus once we reach cruising altitude.

: “The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning.” – Albert Camus

: I uploaded 72GB of data for a project today and it only took a few hours. I’m reflecting on that …

: My dad gifted my 1 year old a commemorative 50c coin for her birthday. I don’t know what this means. …

: Two years ago this week, we were all walking into the last normal week we’d see in a while. We were …

: auDA is celebrating the 36th birthday of .au today, a few weeks away from the launch of .au direct. …

: So many of you have been asking how much money I make. I make a Medium income.

: I’ve been thinking a lot about the current disaster situation north and south of our home in …

: James Greig in Stop making the Ukraine war about you: “Social media isn’t necessarily the …

: A solid amen to Arne Bahlo on his article: You’re using email wrong. “If I look at my …

: I’m really good at sales

: Just attended my eight court mediation hearing because of Covid cancelling someone’s wedding …

: The Hustle via Kyle Westaway: “Sixty percent of IKEA purchases are impulse buys. And IKEA’s …

: Evan Armstrong: “There is perhaps no more colossal waste of human potential than Netflix. An …

: Every time I pick up an AFR lately and the front page headline isn’t “World is Fukt” I’m honestly …

: Lismore and the New South Wales Northern Rivers needs help. Skilled labour, stood down unvaxxed …

: Most advice is people’s own lost dreams disguised as good advice.

: “I think it’s important to live in a nice country rather than a powerful one. Power makes everybody …

: Kevin is listening through every album of every band he loves: “Even the great treasure of …

: This Eater story of how a New York restaurant took the unpopular route of closing on Saturdays plus …

: “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in …

: “He mooed we must fight, escape or we’ll die. Cows gathered around, cause the steaks were so …

: Sunrise Surfers Paradise shoot this morning for a construction client

: Our precious Goldie turns one today!

: Deep cuts for Nikon photographers

: Luna’s taken it upon herself to put the front page of Spectrum from the weekend’s SMH on the fridge …

: Tugun got a bit wet today

: #floodlyf

: Why You’re Christian, by David Perell: “If you believe in human rights but don’t believe in …

: Todays a good day to announce that we’re extending the pool and colouring it the same colour as the …

: Quiz

: Friday 13 Mar 2020, and the ABC quotes an F1 fan in its report on the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix being …

: Just one moment

: Eric Karjaluoto on the fallacy of individual wins and benefiting from the one force that every great …

: Day four no bathroom. Old Spice has been drafted for service.

: Chuck Klosterman on the 90s: “It feels as though the 1990s weren’t just the last decade of …

: David Ogilvy: “The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”

: “Wonderful things can happen when your brain is empty.” – Maira Kalman

: The Russian Military website is down with HTTP error code 418, which means it is a teapot …

: I do appreciate how impossibly hard Kanye West has made to listen to Donda 2. It’s like …

: What ever happened to the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention?

: Crime in Tugun: Cromulent. A new issue of The Tugun Pause is in inboxes.

: For those wondering where “Old Zealand” is, it’s in the Netherlands and it’s …

: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

: Day three without a shower and bathroom and I’m considering starting using Lynx Africa.

: I impulse purchased a Stem Player a while back because I convinced myself I needed something this …

: Most of you wouldn’t know about the disappointment I carry that my first personal computer was a …

: Our bathroom, a photo series. Sometime around the turn of the century (before we owned it) vs. 7am …

: It’S TWOSDAY! Tuesday 22/2/22.

: Guy in a Palm Beach cafe this morning: “Anything north of Mermaid Beach is Logan, love”

: In my humble opinion, one of the most under-appreciated literary works of the past 25 years are …

: One day boomers are going to learn about Option + Shift + Command V and then us Millennials are …

: Dear Vanessa Carlton, Despite your willingness to walk a thousand miles to see me, I regret to …

: “Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome” – Charlie Munger

: If NCIS: Sydney can get off the ground Blue Heelers: New York. Surry Hills, 2010. ER: Covid Ward. …

: Successful Man 2022 BC: Killed animal for family to eat. Successful Man 2022 AD: I’ve emptied three …

: Good and new music alert: Ben Abraham - If I Didn’t Love You

: Smiling for photos is largely the result of marketing campaigns

: René Girard in Wanting: “Humans don’t desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic – we …

: A wild Filet-O-Fish spotted near Hinze Dam on the Gold Coast

: Hey, feel free to join me, imma storm Meta HQ. I’m taking a convoy to Menlo Park to demand that the …

: If you didn’t watch the 2010 banger of a film, Valentine’s Day, tonight, you’re actually not in …

: SMH reports that we are on the way to the darkest timeline: “Premier Dominic Perrottet said the …

: Business idea: a screening of the Super Bowl for people like me who like to stay culturally relevant …

: The sunset over Tugun tonight was all levels of madness.

: Advice to a friend travelling Europe with a baby

: Every day I wonder why when I was a young boy my father never took me into the city to see a …

: It seems like the path to podcasting success isn’t to create good new content, but to have old good …

: Sliding into the weekend from Burleigh

: Some people donate to good causes, my personal contribution to world peace is wasting time for scam …

: Isaac Asimov: “It is important to remember that the viciousness and wrongs of life stick out …

: Muhammad Ali’s letterhead in 2003 #GOAT

: What ever you do, do not google goats eyes.

: “He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.” – Jean-Luc Godard

: Elle Hardy talking her new book and the global Pentecostal movement with James Hennessy in The …

: Alex Ross with Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with Joe Rogan: “I don’t …

: The only thing more terrifying than a Black Hawk rocking up on you in the middle of a battle with a …

: I’d bet $10 that the image was created on a Mac and saved without a .jpg extension. …

: If you say “website dot com” when it’s a .com.au, you’re a boomer.

: The painting was defaced by a security guard who added two pairs of eyes to the painting 😂

: Why?!

: Kaitlyn Tiffany in The Atlantic, “When Multilevel Marketing Met Gen Z”: “She has …

: When I moved to Tugun four years ago we paid half what is now marketed as “Tugun’s most …

: Georgia O’Keeffe // “I said to myself, ‘I have things in my head that are not like what …

: Before he became CEO of the Trump campaign Steve Bannon made his living selling virtual gold on the …

: I think about this a lot

: James Clear: “When considering a new project or opportunity, one of the first questions to ask is, …

: C. S. Lewis in a letter to a young fan: Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us …

: How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook, Darren Loucaides: “As I sat with him, I thought back …

: How much are they paying for this myGov thing again? I got the notification email overnight, …

: New data on how Americans drank themselves to death during the pandemic, by Christopher Ingraham

: The Final Comeback of Axl Rose, by John Jeremiah Sullivan in 2006, referenced in the Rubesletter by …

: Remember when (20 years ago) British Telecom tried to patent hyperlinks so that everyone who used …

: Sitting next to a couple on a first date (over lunch at a kebab shop) and the poor girl is really …

: Miles Davis: “If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if …

: Sad to see that TED Talks are actually useless

: One day I’m going to open a restaurant called Alice’s Restaurant so that the three other …

: English writer and poet, D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930): “The world fears a new experience more than …

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: If there was a 24/7 streaming channel of just Rhys Darby talking about things in his funny manner, …

: Finally made it to Buzzfeed

: Every cricket season I think about the couple I met with who didn’t book me because I didn’t know …

: Also currently reading: On Reckoning by Amy Remeikis 📚

: Currently reading: Things Hidden by Richard Rohr 📚

: Chemical emitted by babies could make men more docile, women more aggressive: The study provides …

: Yossi Ghinsberg is speaking to my Harcourts team today, this early statement about him reading books …

: Readers and viewers aren’t dumb, via The Why Axis email.

: I’ll probably do your wedding for free if you walk down the aisle to Goldfinger’s cover of 99 Red …

: Thinking about Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane this afternoon … “Bless those who persecute …

: Has Spotify had a deep clean yet? I’m staying out until everything on Spotify is 100% sanitised.

: “You can do it like it’s a great weight, or you can do it like it’s part of the dance.” – Ram Dass

: The year is 2034 and your 12 y/o is getting ready for school. She starts the day with classes on …

: Any other old school nerds ever just feel like re-visiting astalavista dot box dot sk?

: Are you even from Brisbane if you don’t come to the Gold Coast on a long weekend and arrogantly …

: Notice how we keep on hearing from people who claim to be silenced?

: Jen Ortiz, The Cut on weed’s last taboo, pregnancy: Those bong rips did the trick: “I fucking …

: What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?

: Whites Beach, New South Wales

: Please print this TikTok and put it on your bedroom walls

: Gm Byron Bay 👋💪

: Wategos Beach for sunrise this morning

: “When rain falls, it flows downhill. If desired, you can collect the rain in a bucket and …

: Name a banger more bangish than Orgy’s Blue Monday. I’ll wait.

: What which craft is this? Surfing without waves!? #witchcraft #byronbay #wategosbeach #surfing

: If you’re interested in joining my new rectangle scheme we just give each other the same amount of …

: You know how we’d all hate a guy who annually celebrated the anniversary of that time he raped …

: Why Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a car, Timothy B Lee: “It’s one …

: A story of hope, that the old internet might be coming back, the old internet was when the internet …

: Brian Koppelman: “To an artist, rejection, at first, feels like death. That’s how personal …

: "If you can live your life without an audience, you should do it"

: The story of how five seconds of one movie changed the entire California wine industry forever. The …

: It really bothers me that Logan City Council uses Lobster font for its entry to the region motorway …

: What lays beneath … // Cook Island, off Fingal Head

: Fingal Head this afternoon. Was nice to visit and not have to convince a police to let me go home …

: A million dollar sunset over #Tugun tonight

: What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was At The Center Of Life? asks The Atlantic.

: A relationship is about inventing your own language, says Céline Sciamma: “You’ve got the jokes, …

: Is a LIDAR capture of a person a photograph? Wired asks what is a photograph.

: This is nuts: “CoreLogic’s Quarterly Auction Market Review shows 42,918 properties were taken …

: Why would you make new music when all the growth in the industry is from old music

: I just want to get out ahead of any rumours being spread by our almost 11 month old and go on the …

: I have issue with Apple’s Texas Hold’em game. Do they not have a graphic designer on staff? Could …

: Sea breeze

: Make taxi ranks car parks again. Return the taxi tanks to the people.

: If only he’d been like a bat out of Wuhan, still here when the morning comes, when Christmas comes, …

: “Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes”

: If you’ve ever worried about robots rising up and taking over, have no fear, they’re a long way off. …

: Toowoomba’s, Gabbinbar Homestead, on a Thursday afternoon

: A Jewish scholar I once heard speak talked about how his people viewed life and death not as one …

: The one truth everyone that has ever existed can testify to is that you cannot stop people dying, …

: Who do I have to talk to about making the next Mission: Impossible movie about stolen NFTs. Mission: …

: She turns around to tell me to make sure I take a photo of her on the scooter, “take photo of me!” …

: January 2022 in the Associated Press: “A bill … that would prohibit public schools and …

: Jason Chatfield’s cartoon from his email today

: That face when dad makes you leave the beach

: South of Talle’ on a Tuesday afternoon

: I’m not antistacks, I’m just saying, when you’re on the bottom of a stacks-on it sucks. It’s all …

: I’ve upgraded my MacBook this week to a new MacBook Pro, and a friend asked me how it was. I …

: @jkleske: “A signal is not a trend. A trend is not a future. A future is not THE …

: The Algorithmic Trap by David Perrell: “If you want to find emerging and under-rated ideas, …

: Luna got a camera for Christmas from Uncle Harley & Ainsley, so tonight she wanted to go and …

: In 2022 I want to be a lot more deliberate about my inputs. Garbage in, garbage out. I’m …

: I’m not anti-tax, I’m just saying that we don’t know the long term effects of giving these …

: Breaking news: Novak Djokovic wins the Australia Closed grand door slammed tournament.

: When Britt and I were dating we lived in different cities the whole time as I travelled for radio …

: Finished reading: Volcanic Winter by Mark Rutherford 📚

: Currently reading: Fortune-teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels In The Far East by Tiziano Terzani 📚

: “Your goals are meant to honour you, not fix you”

: “As soon as you decide to do without planes, you realise how they impose their limited way of …

: Proposal: Let’s drop the metaverse, and go all in on the meatverse. Less virtual reality meetings, …

: Dear Me, If, in future years, anyone asks you to give advice to your sixteen year old self… …

: Molly White: blockchains are decentralised but not really, immutable but not really.

: “Implicit egotism”

: Peter Sagal’s Rules of Twitter:

: Cows can be in the metaverse. This is disturbing.

: I missed this New York Times piece on my hometown, Mackay in North Queensland, about how the mayor …

: Things we were very worried about in our youth that turned out to be non-issues: using algebra the …

: 2021, the year in typography, if you’re into that kinda nerdy thing like I am.

: Om Malik on the lethal and constant feeling of self-importance we walk around with: “With all …

: “I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse …

: My mate @scotty_mcdonald knows Brisbane better than you, and he’s writing an email about it …

: West Philadelphia born and raised, and now rebooted, much more dramatically

: Where’d I get this rainbow fudge? The Country Non-Binary’s Association stall at the …

: A weird celebration: we won our first Covid court case

: The gestation period for new MacBooks is past the two month mark #joy

: The best Bob Saget clip is the one when Hamish & Andy convinced him to join their gang.

: 15 years of iPhone

: Currently reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear 📚

: Your Animals With Attitude artists were so preoccupied with whether they could make a Super Mario …

: Why don’t they make phone screens out of the same glass they make fridge shelves out of?

: I’m just saying, if you can’t trust people who spend billions of dollars to get fit good looking …

: Isn’t it wild to imagine that if everyone on the whole planet just stayed at home until February …

: The government response to Covid this month seems akin to trying to stop a large boulder running out …

: ‘The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller.’ — Steve Jobs

: W.L. George in The New York Herald in May 1992 didn’t think that “the little girl who …

: I really thought that by this age I would’ve found Carmen Sandiego. Life is just a series of …

: I remember my friend Clifford showing me these photos and us waiting for them to render. Seeing a …

: 1 in 10 Brits will launch their own podcast in 2022 says Acast via @podnews

: Heresy from @jayeless: “Cricket and ten-pin bowling ultimately derive from the same sport. It …

: Olivia Laing in 2015 on the future of loneliness: “the cure for loneliness is not being …

: The most disappointing element of modern society is the insistence that all stories (including the …

: Australia’s space dot is too small!

: How to design a house to last for 1000 years

: What could of been: Fuji developed a breakthrough which it is calling Nano Cubic which will allow …

: Shopify entering NFT’s means your aunty will be minting an NFT before the end of the year.

: In 1931 ceilings in movies was impressive. The 10 best films of 1931

: A group of enterprising and nostalgic nerds want to take Blockbuster back. “Our mission is to …

: There are only 25 blimps in the world, but this guy is trying to bring them back. Can you imagine …

: The Australian people for the last 30 years: “We want - and will vote for - smaller and governments, …

: The UX on this Small Child Is Terrible, McSweeney’s: “It’s as if this Small Child was not designed …

: Week one of writing an email about life on the southern Gold Coast is that poor that @revue …

: I don’t understand magazine publishing in 2022. Today, January 4, a few minutes ago, someone …

: One more Tokyo memory. No man has ever made me as happy as this man, as he handed me the nicest …

: Whenever Brittany talks about having more kids, I start thinking about buying us a children buggy …

: I think about this bloke I saw out the front of a Tokyo train station in November 2019 reading a …

: Nick Cave on Kanye: Making art is a form of madness – we slip deep within our own singular vision …

: The trick with life is you have to actually mean it, which can be the hardest part.

: As a very proficient speaker of radio, this video burns

: I’ve got an old friend and we share ideas with each other. Then years later we share a news …

: In Praise of Conspiracy Theories, David Perell: It’s easy to hate on conspiracy theories, but what …

: Peter O’Dowd and Kalyani Saxena: “When you were a kid, it seemed like you could walk up …

: Understand the rules so you can break them

: Storytime with Seth Rogen is a new fav podcast and it’s going on my inputs page. The most …

: Drafting up an email for my #southoftalle email list right now with all my photos from today where …

: Gold Coast afternoon

: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth brings some surf to Snapper

: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth is bringing some wind to the waves at Tugun and Snapper Rocks today.

: Expect streaming TV consolidation in the coming years

: I noticed a Jetstar Boeing 787-8 coming into Gold Coast Airport in some pretty strong winds and …

: Happy 120th birthday to the Federal Government, its birth of course being an issue for the states.

: Joan Didion on being in the world: “I’m not telling you to make the world better, because I don’t …

: I never thought I’d be in such a winning position, but if anyone is trying to buy a rat, the ones …

: Sliding doors. Daily Mail, 5 December 2000: “The internet may be only a passing fad for many …

: Some of Betty White’s best recent work was for Air New Zealand

: In 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Academy Award. Many scholars believe this upset the gods …

: Some personal news, I’m changing the definition of fun to things that take less than four hours to …

: James Cameron walks into the boardroom and “wrote the word Alien on a board. Then he pluralized it, …

: I'm selling my car, if that's the kind of thing you're looking for

: Song idea: Nugget Connection. A song about why there are so many songs about chicken nuggets and why …

: This is the first episode I’ve heard of Seth Roger’s Storytime podcast, but it’s a beautifully made …

: Productivity inversely affects creativity, and vice-versa. So, welcome to the lowest productivity …

: A letter to a newborn child, requested of Desmond Tutu by the girl’s father, July 2016: Dear Juliet …

: Whenever I hear Carol Of The Bells I have this tribal urge to run home to protect it because I think …

: Disney+ thinks that Iron Man 3 is a Christmas movie. Is everything a Christmas movie now?

: Bob Lefsetz, self-proclaimed boomer, on boomers: “Going to see McCartney, the Stones and the Eagles …

: “A tribe without enemies is, almost by definition, not a tribe. As a consequence, tribal dispute and …

: I met a Betty once and told her that when she calls me she can call me Al. She just nodded in reply. …

: If you got your professionally shot wedding, couple, or family photos printed at Officeworks, Harvey …

: Kate Lindsay in Embedded: “In the not too distant future, learning video editing will be the new …

: there is no perfect monitor ra…

: When I’m elected your President I will legislate that bakeries are allowed to make and serve real …

: A lot of people whinge about Jesus being taken out of Christmas, my issue is much more important. My …

: There’s a very late model MacBook Pro on my kitchen table and aside from all the power in that chip, …

: Pretending to be important.

: Sophie Zhang and a Honduran disinformation researcher on Facebook’s election problem: “We don’t …

: The British Medical Journal fact checks Facebook’s false fact checking of the BMJ’s …

: PSA: next year isn’t actually 2022, it’s 2020 Two. It’s the sequel. 2020 II: 2020 and the Chamber of …

: How grunge started

: I really want to help this guy find this photo of Leonardo DiCaprio at the University of Sydney …

: Is Santa coming on a one horse open sleigh, or with nine reindeers? Why are there so many holes in a …

: Chinese spies infiltrated Aussie telco using Huawei gear and installed malware

: A new religion is being formed on the Internet

: COOKIES.TXT in 1994 according to Microsoft

: Some personal news: in the new year I’m also going to be studying a diploma in the difference …

: What a time to be alive. When Dawkins defined a meme as “unit of cultural information spread by …

: What exactly is Crazy Frog riding? Is it a spacecraft, a motorbike, a bicycle, an Imperial Speeder …

: "Some worker’s preferences and lifestyles may have shifted after a year and half out of the labor force"

: Ira Glass on beginners

: Alan Jones’ “audience didn’t go anywhere. It’s still there and it’s still being fed the same old …

: Spiders, mannn looks large over Brisbane

: 📈

: Calile-rise

: Astral Codex Ten on the potential threat of ancient plagues emerging: “I think if something goes …

: Listing of the day: “With minimal land left in this stunning new estate”

: Stand back, imma fix email

: Science: “Researchers have identified an odorless compound emitted by people—and in particular …

: Just a heads up and reminder - because @scottymcdonald reminded me - that maybe you’re walking …

: Nature is healing! The Queensland border has been open to other people for 12 hours and our roads …

: Business idea: Home Alone 6: Too home, too alone.

: Name the song with lyrics and without searching: “You serve me up with cake and that’s your big …

: How you know email communities are a real threat: when Facebook enters the game.

: James Clear: “Someone else living a good life does not prevent you from living a good life. There …

: Some personal news, December 2021

: Mavic 3’s 1x versus 28x zoom.

: Somewhere in my nerdiness - born in DOS, grew into Win 3.11-XP, morphed on over to macOS sometime in …

: I’m so keen I reckon I’ll double these numbers before 2022

: After being grounded for over a year - since the great wave vs. drone fight of 2019 - some of my …

: Cherian George for Nieman Lab: “China’s and Russia’s global influence operations won’t need to …

: Photoshoot with a spider

: The most depressing take on the state of “the media” today is the one in Max …

: Happy Pretend to Be A Time Traveller Day! (Yes, this is a real international day, Google it.)

: I’m vibing this Dutch multigenerational living space

: Ever seen a goanna scale a brick wall?

: “So let’s sink another drink, ‘Cause it’ll give me time to think, If I had the …

: With every drop of news about Omicron I feel sicker about our future. The pandemic is strangling the …

: Why eleven babies have been born on (in?) Antarctica

: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you …

: Spouses, as you cross the 75% completion mark of cleaning up after dinner, be like: “oh, honey, I’ll …

: Hello! I’m Josh Withers. You may remember me from such movies as Regional Breakfast Radio Guy, Weird …

: All the world’s a social feed, and all the men and women are merely variables in an algorithm.

: That time Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo

: I find it interesting that this important research of 60,000 Australians released as a YouTube video …

: Southern Gold Coasters wondering what’s happening at the old Pizza Hut beachside pavilion, it’s …

: “Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.” – Buckminster Fuller

: My 2020-2030 prediction

: Thought I’d share something I’m proud of today: I’ve consolidated all of our family’s brands and …

: You’re Probably Not Late

: We’re proud to announce that we’re expecting. Santa that is. We’re expecting Santa. I also told Luna …

: I don’t know who needs to hear this, but we don’t use whisky stones, save your money

: Epidemiologists: Omicron’s not a big deal guys. News media: NEW FLESH, LET’S GO BABY!

: 1859 or 2021? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it …

: Finally, ScoMo will keep me safe from you all.

: We’ll that’s the last time I try to rent a hit man through RentAHitman.com, the guy behind it just …

: Business idea: drone birth photography.

: Britt: You’re not going to be able to get the cactus inside once you’ve repotted it. Me: Trust me …

: Got fizzy photographs // documented the build of Hard Fizz’s first home here on the Gold Coast.

: #toiletsofthegoldcoast #hardfizzhq

: My secret superpower is telling people that the lyrics in the chorus of George Ezra’s Budapest …

: What’s the @qldpolice definition of illegal littering? Because every week a kid drives past my house …

: I’m on a conference call right now with Dally Messenger and other leaders of the celebrant …

: Ten years ago yesterday: “I believed that he was clearly implying that News Corp would run …

: A tale of two burghers

: One of the best things about working in the wedding industry through Covid is that I’ve …

: My three most embarrassing celebrity interview stories

: "More evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental health"

: I turn 40 in a few weeks. There was a time where I never believed I’d make it past 21 as I saw …

: There’s a new Terminal command in macOS Monterey: networkquality. It’s an internet speed test …

: Is this how Apple News is supposed to work? I make an active decision to not engage with content …

: I don’t know who need to hear this, but the young male voice that says “Welcome to McDonalds, we’ll …

: “Most people in life want one-of-a-kind outcomes. The problem is, in the quest to get there, most …

: You need to know about, and install the Shortcut for, 12ft.io if you browse the webs and don’t …

: Presenting the Hard Fizz HQ Gold Coast toilets … shot for zero 9.

: Taking expressions of interest in a Slightly Interested Koalas Yacht Club from any of you that have …

: “Over the last couple of years, governments have been telling Australians what to do, now there has …

: If you’re waiting for a sign …

: “I realised that anything I did long enough to master was no longer useful to me.” – Designer, …

: A mate mentioned pirating software and it took me right back to 20 years ago where we had a keygen …

: This thread on antivaxx rings so true right now in my own life 🧵

: “Rich people need it. Poor people have it. If you eat it, you die. And when you die, you take …

: Have you heard the one about how they bought the US constitution in a DAO?

: The “Simple Sabotage Field Manual,” declassified in 2008 and available on the CIA’s website, …

: “Divorce does funny things to people.”

: Introducing Luna to the great Australian tradition of running through sprinklers naked in summer

: I’m not an anti-vaxxer I just enjoy typing those five words to trigger you.

: Currently reading: Inside Steve’s Brain by Leander Kahney 📚

: The awkward story of my first photo

: Will driverless cars do burnouts?

: It’s cool that there’s a Catwoman, Batman, and Spider-Man, but where’s all the stories about …

: Reminder today of the best coffee I’ve ever drink in the whole planet, two years ago in Tokyo: …

: Seven years ago since Kim Kardashian broke the internet. Hopefully they’ll start fixing it …

: Is this like climate change? How long have they been recording it? And by what measure do they …

: 1991 tech ad from Brashs

: What’s the best New York street?

: If I can be real for a bit, I find it extremely disconcerting that the unvaccinated are being …

: The Metaverse already exists, it's just currently called the Internet

: “Doing small things with love is the atom of bravery.” — Mark Nepo

: Listening to radio on the Sunshine Coast and the announcer plays three grabs of three songs then …

: Proposal: Reclassify the Logan Hyperdome to a Logan Dome.

: “Most people optimise for the day ahead. A few people optimise for 1-2 years ahead. Almost …

: Something no-one talks about is how if you’re really cool in the metaverse, you’re actually not …

: Just minted an NFT of the current vibe in my house after I’ve sole-parented all day. Critics are …

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: Goldie, there’s nothing silver about her.

: Everything will be hacked, today it’s roaming text messages for the last few years

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: Harris Farm: Due to Covid-19 please do not touch the fish. Everyone: Due to everything ever please …

: The final words of a newspaper man with 8 decades of published words

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: Splash

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: Doing my part for the Gold Coast rumour mill today by creating and sharing this

: Have you noticed a rise in Facebook posts asking questions?

: Luna // under the bed // showing off her “baby belly”

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: Author Anne Lamott on imperfection: “Almost everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, scared, …

: Not-so-main distribution frame

: Burleigh Heads: a bin chicken story

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: I hope all the computerised facial recognition systems around the world are freaking out over face …

: Bridal table > guest tables > the kids table > the wedding vendor’s table

: Me: time to edit this video Siri: this could go one of two ways

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: Negative 5G

: Mt Coonowrin + Mt Beerwah, from Mt Ngungun

: Mt Ngungun at sunset yesterday for an elopement

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: “We’ll never go to war”

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: Found my six month old sucking on my thong (flip flop). My father of the year trophy is now in …

: If there’s a real silver lining to Covid, it’s the resurgence of roadmaps. Apps like @googlemaps and …

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: My favourite people are the people who look at protestors and see hurting people.

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: The mighty bin chicken

: I ❤️ Russel #swell2021

: The tech press’ obsession with Ming-chi Kuo and Mark Gurman took a hit today as Apple leant into the …

: Merry king of the bush is he

: The Gothamist: Why We United After 9/11—But Less So For COVID? “Unity needs division”

: Do you ever wonder whether we miss the old school prejudices so much that we’re actually kinda …

: “If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor …

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: Are conspiracy theories/anti-vaxxers, a personal problem or a social problem? The Boston Review …

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: Well, the more you know #foofighters

: “Conspiracy theories like QAnon are ultimately a social problem rather than a cognitive one. We …

: Long Covid: the numbers

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: When we asked an algorithm to decide humour we should’ve known that income inequality was going to …

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: “You bloody fool” – Australian duck

: Heads up, tomorrow is RUOK Day, so make sure you are prepared to pretend to have your shit together …

: Swell is back, 1.8km from the border

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: If you’ve ever read my shit and thought “it’s a crime that I’m getting this for free” then here’s a …

: “There goes a truly great drummer.”

: For nine years I’ve been lucky enough to call you my wife, Britt. In my vows I said “we’ll write a …

: Sunrise from Tallebudgera Creek this morning

: Instead of labelling antivaxxers or vaccine-hesitant people as stupid etc, could we consider how we …

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: “If the plan is clear no meeting is needed”

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: Something no-one really tells you about adulthood is that it’s mostly just waiting.

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: Ten years ago today Sea FM Gold Coast fired it's dive and night radio shows

: “When you’re young, you look at television and think - There’s a conspiracy. The …

: Spring’s first sun has sprung

: Even the Illuminati has to deal with the hell that is Gmail’s Promotional folder.

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: Channel 4’s tribute and favourite moments YouTube clips in remembrance of Sean Lock are solid …

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: An ode and a farewell to my Apple iMac G4

: On in-person education: “The Nobel laureate economist Friedrich Hayek had a phrase for the …

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: Ira Glass on loving the gap

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: A weak link in Microsoft's Power Apps portal service has exposed 38 million personal records. Great.

: “…there is no ladder of intelligence. Intelligence is not a single dimension. It is a complex …

: Australia’s Channel Seven’s The Morning Show, explaining how Apple’s The Morning Show is called …

: Happy third PM anniversary, Scott Morrison

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: The worlds greatest scientists: do you think we can combine PPE and speed dealer sunglasses? Other …

: New moon Sunday

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: “The Media Is Too Clueless and Sensationalistic to Properly Explain Breakthrough Covid”

: ” I worry about a world in which many people will believe anything, but I worry far more about one …

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: Come on Australia, we can do this, just keep on posting about Covid and we’ll solve it once we reach …

: “Unravel from toxic individualism. You do nothing by yourself. Your whole life is a collaboration.” …

: Phone call starts with a recorded Australian accent speaking “This call is from National Crime …

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: Proposal for a name for a new Gold Coast region: SoTal. “South of Tallebudgera” It encompasses Palm …

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: Real talk, it’s been 17 months today since the first restrictions on what I call, the …

: Hey, does anyone know how Sia feels about cheap thrills?

: #shotoniphone

: Scientific evidence that social media makes us sadder and angrier. Why do we do this?

: Hey, if masks are going to be a thing, could we at least use them to remind me who you are and how I …

: The most ignorant thing I read these days isn’t from conspiracy theorists or anti-vaxxers. It’s the …

: For most Australians, before March 2020 we’d never identifed as a Queenslander or a West Australian, …

: A few hours on Magnetic Island, Queensland

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: Thursday morning // Brisbane

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: Everyone has their little covid skill they’ve learned. Some of you might have sourdough, or …

: On ABC radio this morning I predicted that the cost of weddings will rise post-covid because the …

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: As the Gold Coast left lockdown today

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: I’m studying for a Certificate IV in Real Estate at the moment, and there’s a whole …

: Meme, circa August 2021.

: Hey Siri, please remind me of this every day

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: Toying with the idea of flushing my entire digital identity down the toilet for my 40th birthday …

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: On paying more

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: Failed to save a spider

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: Everybody, through this lockdown, please think of the birds

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: It’s been made aware to me that some of my social media broadcasts over the last year might …

: Hey, do you remember that time our Australian state and federal governments drove us all so far …

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: JQ133 to Auckland this morning. I think the sun was rising as well. @jetstarairways

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: The Olympics are coming home!

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: The Australian states in 2020/2021.

: “Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you”

: Are you average?

: A year on year decrease in traffic might lead one to say that the media is incentivised to encourage …

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: Forgive me for thinking that the Victorian government doesn’t know what is going on. I just …

: One of my favourite views is from a few thousand feet above earth at sunset

: “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from …

: Transiting through Melbourne Airport this afternoon

: Widgets on iPadOS 15 are glorious. A year late, but glorious.

: Apple Photos thinks Britt and I had couple photos taken in Tenerife to commemorate a day Australia …

: Off to court today for the third couple who had booked us for an international ceremony wedding but …

: “For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.” – Physician, Dr. Larry …

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: Walk like a Goldcoastian

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: Steve Jobs in Japan

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: Billy Joel on his farewell tour “I’ll have created a bond between me and the audience where I know …

: Vale Alan James Snow

: Apple Weather in iOS 15 is still wrong in Australia

: Take me to Iceland … or if you can’t, let’s just look at Andre’s photos

: “Coping by conspiracy”

: As Brisbane goes into lockdown - 6pm June 29, 2021

: Brisbane for the next few days

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: “Starting from zero can be a gift. If you don’t have much to begin with, you don’t …

: Do you ever wonder who the Ambulance calls if they’re sick?

: Good news, Australia has twice as many cults as Arizona!

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: If Google was serious about organising the world’s information, the Lano and Woodley episode …

: Nostalgia – its delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek nostalgia literally means ‘the …

: Honestly, is there anything more Australian than dropping in to see family while you’re on a work …

: So apparently the tax department website has a queue now. Does the ATO know websites don’t have …

: TF when Google invites you to sit at the Knights Round Table

: I believe my fellow young people would call Luna a “vibe”

: Felt fatherly, might delete later

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: Good news: AirTag works Bad news: my bag is in a different airport to me

: TF when you accidentally get the Covid-09 vaccine and only get 4G.

: Remember when everyone’s method to cope with Covid was Tiger King, sourdough, and the Hamilton …

: We, the people of Australia, have spent $6.7 million dollarydoos detaining the Murugappan family, …

: I might not amount to much in this life, so if I die and that’s the case, please put this on my …

: Conspiracy theory: The spicy cough was invented by Tourism Australia to stop Aussies from holidaying …

: We are a nation of believers. If only Americans could begin believing in politics less fervently, …

: Sony AirPeak S1 … want.

: Weezer’s Buddy Holly, from Windows 95 to Apple Music 2021

: The hotel quarantine system is obviously not working, I say we move to a motel quarantine system …

: Parenting hack: Let your kid join other families at the playground and eat their food. It’s money in …

: “Once you become informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of grey. You realise that …

: flicks through his bible furiously trying to find the verse about content delivery networks (CDNs) …

: “(A recent) audience survey showed that the word podcast is becoming linked to the word interview. …

: As a geriatric millennial, I feel seen

: Looks like someone in ASIO has finally experienced booking a Qantas flight at the last minute.

: All these years on I’m still no wiser as to what it is that the fox say.

: Mare of Easttown spoiler: it was the adult female horse of Easttown.

: The 2007 email that spawned Uber, Snapchat, Tiktok, Instagram, and trillions of dollars worth of …

: Is this the year for editable iMessages?

: What’s the secret to not getting text message spam? This phone number is my wedding celebrant number …

: It just occurred to me that I could personally profit off the Victorian lockdown, so here goes. …

: Instead of calling it “the jab” what if they called it a “dad joke”? That way everyone would get it?

: Police are now targeting people who lose all sense of time whilst ordering at a cafe and feel the …

: If you’re curious how commissions and incentives shape the technology retail sector, JB HiFi at …

: ”Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing someone to change their …

: Revved up like a deuce, another roller in the night

: Strangers really underestimate how much I want to receive a phone call.

: The humble Australian ritual of gender reveal via a burnout. “The driver burned out on a …

: Photographing a blood red supermoon, a lunar eclipse, is seemingly outside of my skillset. I made …

: Life is so busy, complex, and tiring right now, that the US government has confirmed that UFOs are a …

: Did you know there’s no wombat emoji? I’m calling the president.

: Three fun wedding facts you probably didn’t know: I’m a pretty awesome wedding …

: Moses?

: Sk8r grrl carving up the skate park

: My top three favourite songs about meeting your newborn child: With Arms Wide Open - Creed Closing …

: I just watched a retail worker wash her plastic gloved hands with hand sanitiser. Curve flattened!

: TF when you think someone is going to steal your stick

: The kind of rainbow that would make YouTube’s Hungrybear9562 weep with joy, a double rainbow.

: Pot of coffee at Highline Palm Beach at the end of the rainbow

: For the first time in many years I took what I thought was common advice and wisdom and I’ve …

: Your stripper name is the first 16 digits of your credit card number, then the month the card …

: Australia’s Department of Defence: Defence announces Space Division Australia: please let it …

: We decided to sell our Covid-escape-beach-unit in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast. If you’re currently …

: Why is it called a wedding tax when wedding vendors decide to not undercut each other, and instead …

: Why are people in small businesses so afraid of making an profit, having a day off or even a …

: Wedding planning pro tip: Choose a wedding vendor team, then a date, instead of spending your whole …

: If you inserted a MYST CD-ROM into your computer sometime in the early 90’s and found yourself …

: John Mulaney getting getting divorced is the kind of celebrity news that makes me want to take the …

: 📷 Friday sunrise on the #GoldCoast

: Hanging with useless nipples Withers. Captioned by her mother who is 20 minutes away.

: View out my window right now

: Bitey McBiteFace

: “The big money is made not by exposing the truth but by papering it over or concealing …

: Hey, bye @heyhey

: Don’t forget that we’re all competing in a game where if we hit the right keys on the …

: The worst thing about having an AirTag in your luggage is that instead of guessing that your luggage …

: Burleigh Heads on a Monday morning

: If you’ve ever wondered how weird you are, if you don’t eat the deceased at their own funeral, …

: Who would’ve ever imagined that the BBQ-lovin Covid guy was actually trying to buy the whole chain …

: Just say that after the traumatic 14 months behind us, we were considering selling everything and …

: An old friend of mine from like 20 years ago has released an album and I found out because someone …

: I’m dying of dystentery over this announcement.

: Photos from inside my house identify as photos taken at houses down the street, from a GPS angle I …

: I am going to move my personal/non-wedding email account away from Hey. I don’t want to go back to …

: Sunrises at airports are my theme of 2021

: Melbourne weather: cloudy with a chance of Josh.

: If you’re curious about AirTag use through a flight whilst on inflight wifi, Find My believes that …

: Someone’s been to the salon

: Cows on buns

: Yarra. The valley, not the river.

: The one where Pete Townshend from The Who recorded an anti-smoking song while smoking cigarettes.

: I’m sitting opposite a person in the Qantas Lounge who is eating so violently. Like she’s abusing …

: Mel

: Four different weather reports in Lilydale, Australia. How is weather reporting still so hard?

: “As I reached for my Hasselblad, suddenly the Earth popped up over the horizon” Earth Restored

: Name a more important Australian institution than the Great Regional Aussie Pub. Where would these …

: You probably don’t know this about me, but the main reason I’m a happily married man and …

: QF

: Doing my part for USA and Australian relations by making a photo of a @united B787 kissing a @qantas …

: My first photography commission: Reece Bathroom Life

: 🚙

: Luna approves of the Sydney Qantas Business Lounge

: App Tracking Transparency, ATT.

: “I’m studying to become a lawyer for my friend’s upcoming court case” said no-one ever. So apart …

: The only bridge climb in Australia better than the Storey Bridge Climb, of the two available

: Take me hommmmeeeee, country airline

: Syd

: That shining glint in the Crown of capitalism

: Hey, guys who decide how comfortable Uber Comfort is, it’s not a Toyota Camry

: If you’re in Circular Quay this afternoon, the playlist is mine

: Sarah and Michael’s awkward start to their wedding ceremony included a promo for the Gold …

: “This is lockdown’s near forbidden secret and terrible truth — that at the heart of grief, and …

: It was not my final destination

: Important noodle information

: When I grow up I’m going to run a cafe and an AirBnb, both of which have functional and high speed …

: School’s out at Lismore Primary

: Daylesford

: What did Ausnet do?!

: In sad tech news, my favourite Melbourne store - Mac Addict - has shut down through 2020. I …

: Trying out the NKOTB to Melbourne today

: Conspiracy theory: Hungry Jacks has never had thick shake machines. The whole idea of a shake from …

: “I’m only posting about @ARationalFear so @DanIlic sends me a prize pack”

: Oh that burns @decryption

: “Today we pay with both money and attention according to the direction of artists” Non-Fungible …

: If you want to hate the world and Twitter at the same time paste “lang:en” in a Twitter search bar …

: Childhood screen time and attention problems not so closely linked

: ‘Everyone can have their own reality’ Quitting QAnon: why it is so difficult to abandon a …

: Can the new city of Próspera be the better world we dream of?

: Very very few stories are worth telling in their infancy. Most require research, understanding, …

: So, you saw a video of girls twerking on a navy ship

: Luna’s first phone/block of wood

: “It’s the second-best bridge climb in the country, of both available."

: Toddler, living her best life, sitting in a Coles Supermarket trolley, eating tuna sushi. Circa …

: Google “where does vanilla flavouring come from”

: I’m going to be an Icelandic pop star, what are you going to be?

: The economics of COVID-19

: Five years since DJI has handed down an Inspire or Phantom from on high, and three years since a Pro …

: The Blue Mountains before the sun rises are a flippin treat

: This is a 13,000 word essay most Australians won’t read, or even if they click through to it, …

: “A new generation of Gen Z investors are willing to take risks to counter a deck that may be …

: Top three songs to listen to on your headphones whilst walking off an airplane through an airport: …

: sunday flyday

: “The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals not for the person …

: An author’s view of the next 25 years on earth, published in January 1997

: Accidentally tested the water proof capabilities of the iPhone 12 Pro today. It survived a 10 minute …

: That was quick, Find My, considering there’s no items to add or find yet

: This is a powerful read: How doctors die

: Wearing your mask hanging off one ear is the 2021 version of kids riding their bike with their …

: “I promise you that no-one is coming for your son’s head. The data is clear, the number …

: Nothing says you’re staying at a fancy hotel like naming it after Australia’s shiftiest bird then …

: It’s been a while since I’ve taken the 6am Saturday flight to Sydney for a wedding, it feels good. I …

: Person next to me in the bottle shop finally chooses a carton of cider and I say “so that’s decider” …

: What a brave, cunning, and linguistic call for Tourism SA to make.

: Gold Coast Mayor calls in Evergreen to cause our own Suez Canal incident on the M1 to stop Brisbane …

: #notthebetootaadvocate

: When the time comes, I will 100% support mandatory vacations, those who don’t should be forced.

: You think that after the last year I’d be able to spell qarantein without using spellcheck.

: Really surprised the humble salute didn’t make a comeback in 2020. It’s better than an elbow bump, …

: If cancel culture was real

: Turns out that the Queensland Government just thought having five people together in a house at the …

: I feel like the marketing team at Zarraffas have never had breakfast, they just saw an Instagram …

: You haven’t lived until you’ve live texted a Covid press conference with all of your wedding clients …

: Cheers to the freakin weekend

: In a way, aren’t we all boats stuck in a Suez Canal called life?

: 1yr ago today Queensland closed its border to other states with Police manning that border. That day …

: We’re only one or two more “Covid ruined my wedding and now it’s your problem, Withers” away from …

: Have you been overseas in the past 14 days? Have you been in a Covid hotspot or been in contact with …

: Time to fly, Melbourne

: “I’m working in Epping, Epping is barely Melbourne, and I’m working with a group of engineers that …

: If you’re wondering if airports have spent the downtime they’ve been gifted over the last year …

: I keep on finding this weird smudge on the top of some of my photos when I get them back from the …

: If you’ve ever been disappointed, know that you’ve not been truly disappointed unless you have …

: For all intensive purposes words don’t matter, right?

: I, for one, welcome our new unable to understand actual consent so we’re using a sexual consent app …

: PSA: Your kiwi fruit experience will improve once you realise you don’t need to spit out the seeds.

: Just say, hypothetically, that you were married to a heavy rug user, what are some things you can …

: In the first two months of both our girls lives we’ve moved house. Oddly enough, into the same …

: Police are now targeting a part of the people who misuse the word apart.

: Did one person a million years ago cross their fingers and magically their situation changed for the …

: It's not all men, but it's only men.

: Most Aussie shop ever

: Boooo

: “Many of us don’t have enough stories of being taken advantage of or of having something …

: Remember when internet things were called cyber? Crypto is the new cyber. Whenever someone says …

: Shiver me timbers. The latest Adobe Photoshop release which is Apple Silicon native just loaded in …

: I remember reading about wireless networking technology in computer magazines in the 90s. When they …

: Sitting next to a couple at the airport lounge who have just completed a whole photo shoot, …

: Years ago, when I was a younger man, you’d get your car serviced and they’d put air in your tyres …

: Life’s never going to be the same once you realise what the Barenaked Ladies song “One Week” is …

: 🏄‍♀️ Bells Beach

: 🐨 For once, the sign didn’t lie

: Something not quite right?

: I want the photographer that does the McDonalds menu photos to do my headshots.

: Not many people know this, but Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know was actually written about …

: let’s fly jetstar tonight

: After our year of “travelling” we’ve got our keys back. We’re going home!

: Hey world, why are we giving kids middle names if every time - as a marriage celebrant - I ask one …

: You might be surprised to find out that Harry & Meghan are not the first people to get married …

: “My interactions with Bartercard (Qoin) have not raised any red-flags, and as a blockchain …

: “We just wanted to get on Zoom with you to make sure you’re as much of a smart ass as …

: Luna is a really coming around to this big sister vibe

: First films

: I for one am shocked to find out that the Colonialist White British Empire’s Royal Family is racist.

: Social media is evolving

: Goldie Grace Withers' birth

: If you complain that you phone is listening to you, but use Google Chrome as your web browser, …

: 🌞

: When Luna met Gracie

: Let me introduce you to Goldie Grace Withers

: 🌙

: Funny looking Old Gum Tree there m8

: I just picked Luna up from her trying to play with some rude kids who didn’t want to play with her, …

: What’s with midwives not going all the way and becoming full wives? Asking for a friend.

: Luna, we’re taking a photo for mummy, just hold on for a second

: I’m at the markets talking to a friend and Luna walks off, treks across the whole market, to go to …

: I love how Mentos stubbornly believes that people at service stations know what “Chewy Dragees” are.

: I know that worrying works because nothing I’ve ever worried about has happened

: Saturday morning, February 27, 2021. Baby still going through customs.

: Sounds like a Pearl Jam song

: I would like to make a public statement regarding the most recent episode, number 175, of the …

: Palm Beach Boardriders

: The Gold Coast property market right now …

: Use Vegemite.

: If domestic violence killed as many men as it does women, and if it the threat was higher to older …

: You know you’re reading an article not for you when the first interview question is answered by …

: “We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.” – Bryan White

: Imagine having never heard Enter Sandman before …

: If your preferred mode of transport is your Facebook profile pic, I live for your Facebook comments, …

: This story is my favourite story of today, plus, the update makes it even better. “I …

: Minutes before this screenshot I was on the front page of Hacker News, which is all a nerd honestly …

: Sometimes when I want to feel fancy I imagine my car is a private jet, but for roads.

: Tap your phone at Gold Coast bus stops to access my website

: Just checking because I don’t want to screw up this vaccine thing: Are we all supposed to wear the …

: “People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they …

: I’m titling this sad piece “July 2020, an infrequent flyer”

: The Facebook news ban hammer fell on our training business a day after I posted an article on …

: The Foo Fighters were AIDS denialists?

: Who should be a politician and why?

: Dear DJI,

: Australian news you can use

: “Why Josh was never invited back onto Studio 10” A screenshot, circa late February 2021. Note: First …

: What a beautiful time to be alive in Australia

: James Clear’s 3-2-1 regular email is such a nice format, I have to recommend it. 3 ideas from him, 2 …

: “I wish Australia would take Facebook’s rejection as a sign it should rethink its approach to media …

: Well that was quick, Zoom

: I’m looking for someone in a full-time, or maybe almost full-time, role as a content creator …

: So I’ve been thinking about this a lot. There really aren’t that many songs about rainbows, and even …

: Luna vs. Shark

: Hanging out on ABC radio this morning

: I’m (apparently) the celebrant you call when you want to find out if you have to have sex with …

: Everything you’ve just read here, and everything you’re about to read, including this, …

: On a personal note, as of midnight tonight my borders are closed to people from the Greater Border …

: Guys, I can’t stress this enough, real life snakes are nothing - I repeat, nothing - like Allens …

: The most fascinating element of big tech is when a newcomer has such a good idea that it’s deemed …

: I’m looking for the cheapest possible prices to get ‘Make Poverty History’ shirts manufactured …

: Butterfly on inside of the windscreen. Circa February, 2021.

: When you’re still worried about the rona but wanna look like you’re not

: Babymoon @ The Calile

: Tuesday sunrise because sleep is overrated // Jolly’s Loookout, Mount Nebo

: 6:29am and the staff member at the hotel lobby bar & cafe says to the barista, “you know what I …

: “Must everyone like you?” Father James Martin on the Zeitgast podcast Jonathan Martin

: Hey, be real with me, do you guys ever wear your daughter’s dresses?

: February 2021 would have to be the most visually pleasing month I’ve ever seen.

: Sunrise

: Jumping into Sunday like …

: May, the EK

: How good is it watching the elected leaders of the different Australian states squabble like …

: Peggy

: Fried chicken

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: Do we want our journos tweeting or not? NYT asks the big questions about bias and opinion

: Running the numbers on great writing

: What if I’m not smart enough to know if my thoughts are correct?

: Not a 5G tower, bro, but cool birth story

: 🌈

: What the hell is going on with guys who don’t tie up their shoelaces?

: If there’s one thing the month of January 2021 has taught me, it’s that the Australian …

: On today’s business to-do list: Answer a complaint from the Office Of Fair Trading about a …

: 🌙 Our two year old adult

: That face when mum has moved your stash

: You know newsletters are a thing when Facebook feels so threatened by them that it needs to develop …

: I can’t help but feel that Margot Robbie in a bathtub would explain Gamestop better than most …

: Robin Rendle’s beautiful essay on newsletters and the original sin of the internet is that, …

: "To disrupt legacies of exclusivity, institutionalized racism, and complicity. To build a culture of inclusion and accountability."

: Happy …

: Sunsets // a new way of measuring each day until it’s gone

: This is the kind of drone video I wish I made, one where a crocodile attacks the drone whilst making …

: Install Hush on your Mac and iPhone/iPad to get rid of all those annoying banners, pop ups, …

: I can honestly say the most exciting stage of parenting a toddler for me so far has been when she …

: How cheap money and algorithms shaped the last decade and the opposite will shape the next

: 10 seconds of pure iPhone exposure

: With all the science, research, wisdom, and love in the world well never stop people dying. But we …

: The most misunderstood element of the internet is how you or I can just post things there and they …

: Guy freaking out a little bit a disco: I should write a song about having a sense of poise and …

: Google threatens to block Google search from Australia!!!

: A friend kindly and jokingly mentioned that life for us looked to be all fun going by social media …

: “As the automotive brand with likely the highest name recognition across all demographics in spite …

: Thing I’m just casually dropping into conversation today then laughing: “more like QA-wrong, am I …

: Podcasting turns 20 today. @podnews tells the story with Eric Nuzum.

: Luna, presented without caption

: I don’t like to boast, but sometimes I use occasional chairs frequently.

: President Trump has just pardoned my passing of gas that everyone’s been talking about. …

: Podcast you should sample: Queens of the Drone Age

: What a time to be alive

: Honestly, you haven’t lived until you’ve watched from afar as your daughter interrupts a beautiful …

: Luna (runs around the house screaming): Noo pooooo! Narrator: And yet there was poo.

: 7:30pm Queensland time tonight (GMT+10) I’m hosting my first @joinClubhouse room and it would be …

: With most new relationships being the result of algorithmic matching, does that mean computers are …

: The DJI Mini 2 couldn’t deliver the still images I was hoping for. Who would of ever thought that a …

: Have any M1 Mac owners recently tried to install an iPhone app .ipa file (circumventing the …

: Let’s be honest guys, in this algorithm driven world, it’s only going to be a matter of time until …

: Do yourself a retro favour and search for “SOL.EXE” in the iPhone App Store

: This is one of those articles I think I’ll read a few times over the next few weeks. “Everyone …

: “Whenever you poo or pee, sterilise it for half an hour before flushing, this is to protect our …

: I’m two days deep Clubhouse and I’m feeling bullish about its potential. It’s a powerfully personal …

: Show me a more Australian meal than a Chicken Schnitzel shaped like mainland Australia, served with …

: We brought a Peugeot to a V8 fight …

: Feature request for iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, and Facebook Page Messenger: FOR …

: Just googled “Is it ok to just leave the toys out spread across the lounge room floor overnight like …

: Homo sapiens won the evolutionary race because we were connected

: I’m speaking at the Wedding Business CEO Summit

: When I’m president imma make it illegal for kids to crawl or climb up slippery slides.

: How, in the 2021st year of our Lord, do we still need to go to two different huts for sunglasses and …

: You know what’s really underrated? Cookies.

: I can’t help but feel that the rice must have had a really good PR team early on. To go from “looks …

: record scratch freeze frame “Yup, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got …

: Today was the wrong day to want to legitimately want to buy toilet paper in Southeast Queensland. …

: Little bit morbid there, Apple Photos

: When Orange Hair says to his followers that their journey is “only just beginning” does …

: “(Trump) has refused to accept the basic bargain of democracy, which is to accept the result, win or …

: “Tech level determined using Qsin”

: America, our love story, and how we fell out of love

: A shop displayed a sign announcing that they were “only excepting card payments at this time” and …

: Day one of Baby Drone making photos and we’re back into lockdown because of fear of getting wet.

: Watching this wombat sleep today reminded me that the wombat is my spirit animal

: 👩‍🚀 I always wanted you to go into space, mannnn (photo not by Babylon Zoo, only the caption)

: We can dance if we want to. We can leave your friends behind. Cause your friends don’t dance, …

: ‘Nice’ doesn’t sell ads

: In case you’d heard the outrage and you weren’t sure who he was, I just wanted to clarify: I am not …

: No-one is born with a passion, or a dream. Passions and dreams come from and are nurtured in our …

: The fact that Uber achieved the same growth in 10% of its $150 million as spend is one thing, the …

: How to overcome Phone Addiction [Solutions + Research]

: It’s cute to see New South Wales and Victoria playing a game of State Of Origin. It’d just be sad to …

: With many of us grounded, has anyone had a play of PC Globe to try and scratch that travel itch? You …

: “Dadda, not Josh” is Luna’s new way of introducing me to strangers. She’s a weird Hype Girl.

: The book 1984, but instead of Big Brother, it’s Facebook.

: Guilty as charged

: “A prank attempt went terribly wrong for a 14-year old boy from Boise, as he was raped by a 700-lb …

: If you’ve been following for a while you might have sensed a tension between the joy I find in …

: A podcast I first heard a year ago today still sits with me a year later, and I’ve listened to …

: The future of music journalism is on (wtf) TikTok (sad face) “TikTok music blogs have thrived …

: Simon Owens on 'the Substack problem'

: My issue with Spotify and Amazon muscling in on podcasting and how Apple has failed as well

: Have you played the hottest new web game of 2021? School or Prison

: Much applause to the people behind Pentax cameras for this seemingly crazy idea to not go …

: This is a fascinating story about an Australia man with an illness discovering horology

: Algorithms are destroying our communities and what can we, or I, do about it?

: Thriller idea: As the year 2020 is escorted from the courthouse to a life sentence in prison, after …

: In my almost 40 years on the planet, and most of them in Queensland, I’ve never kissed a stranger on …

: Don’t let anyone tell you today is December 31st, 2020. Today is March 306th, 2020.

: If you thought everything else that happened this year was scary, 2020 is going out with a bang with …

: This was life changing photography education

: Don’t even talk to her before her morning oat milk froth.

: There’s a mum sitting in the conductor’s seat of the playground train Luna wants to drive. Do I have …

: A new family and travel photo workflow

: Luna. Takes no bull.

: An interesting thought exercise is to imagine that something was being introduced fresh today, how …

: Money shot

: Turns out the TARDIS gets it’s time travelling power from books. Important lesson for us all to …

: Calling all true crime podcasters, I’m desperate to know the story of Henk and Lane and how the …

: 2014 article on ‘Silicon Valley data’ being the new ‘Wall Street debt’ “Built by geniuses, both …

: I try to avoid hot political issues here, but if Paw Patrol is a police officer, clumsy …

: “Life is short, like Joe Pesci.” — Chance, the rapper

: Tasmanian Devil time

: Emu

: Wombats

: Galah

: Luna vs Kangaroo

: “One of the most significant facts about us may finally be that we all begin with the natural …

: 🐧

: How to spot a good fish and chip shop. it has the word ‘shack’ in its name there are lobster pots …

: All I want for all of you is to enjoy life as much as Luna enjoys ice cream

: I don’t like to boast on here, but I wanted to silence all the haters and the non-believers. Yes, I …

: So it sounds like MONA is celebrating being open again, this is the view from Dodges Ferry.

: Nothing to see here, just an Independence Day-alien-ship-style laser beam going into Hobart …

: Hello Coles, it’s modern news media here, I hope you’re keeping well. It’s the …

: Dodges Ferry. With a fake sunset. This is the first photo I’ve ever published with a synthetic …

: Proud to be racing in the Salamanca Place to Hobart pram race today. Photographed is my First Mate …

: Bloke at the pharmacy tells me that this is the second highest selling fragrance in Australia this …

: My personal answer to this thought is that I’m barely “on Facebook.” I publish any and all thoughts, …

: The Damage Has Been Proven, So Why Are We Still on Facebook?

: Quote I’m pondering thanks to Tim Ferriss’ pondering it … “If we can forgive what’s been …

: Spending Christmas in the Switzerland of Australia’s south

: Shop inside a regional Tasmanian town’s local shopping centre. The professional life coach on staff …

: Our li’l traveller

: I’ve just watched an episode of The Wiggles where they’re singing about, and boating in, …

: ✈️

: Santa forgot a DHL sleigh at BNE

: A Christmas wish list from, and to, the wedding industry. Give the gift of algorithmic love this …

: Ballin’

: Me at age 2: has never heard of sushi. 1993: first sushi train comes to Queensland Luna at age 2:

: Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of #Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of …

: Australia's NBN declared finished, not because it is, but because we need to say it's finished

: This Rob Bell podcast series is making me feel seen right now

: A South Australian Christmas How the people of Kuitpo, outside of Adelaide, celebrate Christmas. …

: Even at the age of six I was a media tart, I just whanted you to know about me.

: South Australia is literally issuing tickets for admission to the state. (Not a joke, you get a …

: Every airline’s business class is just an upper class hostel in the sky, and the frequent flyer …

: The Nature of Order by Christopher W. Alexander

: Thirty years of the World Wide Web

: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone” …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Cactus Country // The closest I got to a desert this …

: A storm is brewin’

: Berrrd

: “Facebook’s argument is along the lines of arguing that the police shouldn’t crack down on …

: You’ve got to read this LA Times report on how toxic jet engine fumes have been making their way …

: If you’re flying into Gold Coast from today expect to stand in the sun for a while as they screen …

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: 🍄

: I never knew I wanted a Trump Presedntial Christmas Address deep fake for Christmas but here we are.

: On Thursday’s we fly in the rain

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Blue Mountains // I’m going here today, one of …

: I don’t know what crime Remember The Milk committed to be left off this App Store list, but it …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Birds on a wire // I think this is how the internet …

: Kinda feel embarrassed about my previous 38 Decembers where I’ve proclaimed something stupid about …

: If I worked at a newspaper in the buy, swap, and sell section, I would tell people my job was …

: “Flight capacity into Gold Coast Airport has soared, with Melbourne to Gold Coast gaining traction …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Olive // Olive this photo of an olive tree. It’s one …

: Search on the web is a broken system

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Cows // This photo is one of Luna’s favourites, …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Surfing // My classic favourite photo is a top down …

: It’s almost a crime how good Instagram works on a Mac (Apple Silicon + Big Sur) considering …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Valley // Particles that have travelled at the speed …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Lorikeet 🌈🦜 // Hungry li’l Rainbow Lorikeets. It’s …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Dunedin // The only international travel I made this …

: Currumbin Foam

: If you’re not onboard with a password manager already, then you’re leaving yourself at …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 Burnt // Literally hours before rushing back to …

: Collection of my favourite photos of 2020 // 🖼 All of Brighton // Well before @karenfrombrighton3186 …

: Palm Beach at high tide this morning, no wonder it’s closed

: Finally convinced the Apple Silicon (fanless) MacBook Air to heat up. 45 minutes of 4K video render …

: I’d like to say that I’m doing this due to popular demand, but the truth is, only 3 …

: Next month I’m talking at the Wedding Business CEO Summit. But because I can’t be there in person, I …

: Is the @remarkable the best tablet for a wedding celebrant? Here’s my Celebrant Institute …

: Best Australian TV ad of 2020 has to be this banger from BCF

: 🌖

: When Melbourne threw the kitchen sink at a coronavirus

: “They try to get their users to do things that their advertisers want them to do, because …

: Just Britt and Luna two years ago breastfeeding mid-walk on the Venice Pier as Britt mothers our two …

: the difference between a wedding and an elopement and why that’s important

: There are two types of Australian online stores. The first doesn’t ship to PO Boxes and …

: What made Airbnb, Airbnb

: I’m pretending like everything is fine, please hold your applause til the end of the performance.

: Palmy Army

: Light and cameras explained in the most technical but easily understood way. If you want to actually …

: I could watch this YouTube channel all night long

: Finally mapped out my talk for next month’s wedding business summit, now I just need to find a quiet …

: Just received an awkward phone call from someone contracted by a real estate agent, to wish me a …

: I’m forecasting that within 12 months the remaining non-greys will be turned to the grey-side as we …

: Whatever your wedding photographer is charging you, Luna will beat their packages by 10%. Wedding …

: Nashua

: If AirPods Max offend you, that is the correct response ... for you

: and roundabouts

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: Report: Humanity not ready for aliens to be ready for humanity to be ready to find out that aliens …

: In honour of my birthday today, please make a donation in my name to the Human Fund, money for …

: Three weeks into taking a shot on Qoin, an Australian crypto currency launched by Batercard that you …

: The reports of my 39th birthday are greatly exaggerated. I’m actually only 12.

: A story about an Aussie athelete who posted himself in a crate from the UK to Australia, disappeared …

: I’d neglected to mention weight/size in my reMarkable 2 review - so it’s been updated. …

: I’m starting to focus on self portraits

: Can the reMarkable 2 replace my iPad Pro?

: Luna, teaching bubba to swim

: Bullish on Airbnb in a post-Covid world

: This is Maddie and Casey’s elopement, with me creating the marriage ceremony, photographed by Bec …

: What do I actually do? I lead my whole life in preparation to be your celebrant. Living the joy in …

: Looks like a glasshouse …

: Aircraft doing hard time

: Do you think the COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory?

: Feels good to be back, standing outside the Gold Coast Qantas Club with a bunch of other members …

: Sunset from Mooloolaba to the Glasshouse Mountains

: Ok, it’s competition time, let’s do this. Best palindromes, go!

: The first rule of drone club is don’t take your drone swimming.

: Today we find out if my iPad Pro is for sale

: Did you know alcohol is a carcinogen?

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: 🥭 ❤️

: On being woke with conspiracy theory

: What if we banned the comments section of the internet?

: What to do? You can’t argue people out of paranoia.

: There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of …

: Start a Ponzi scheme!

: Zoom slaughters the Apple Silicon Macs' batteries. Every time I jump off a Zoom call I’m …

: 🍦❤️🐢

: Pixelmator made my 11 year whale photo look a little bit better, about 10mb better

: Not all iOS apps are terrible on macOS running Apple Silicon

: I’m only speaking for myself, but 2020 was going ok until I found out that when I think …

: Instagramception #AppleSilicon

: Stellar little Black Friday deal from Aussie Broadband: 250mbps down and 25 upstream for the price …

: In a year where it’s been closed off to wasteful-on-holiday interstate and international tourists, …

: 24 hours with a MacBook Air sporting an M1 Apple Silicon chipset

: Brisbane

: The 2019 marriage statistics have been released and there’s been a bit of a drop ...

: If you really wanted to take issue with macOS Big Sur you should be protesting on the streets …

: Takeaway

: Who’s house? Run’s house!

: This afternoon I sold my 16” MacBook Pro so I could buy a MacBook with an M1 CPU. I prayed to the …

: Parking lot

: Heard it on the wire

: As John Gruber said when he linked to this page of vintage Soviet control rooms, these would make …

: 🏄‍♀️

: Today’s office: Byron Bay Airport.

: 🌊

: The Gig Economy Is White People Discovering Servants

: GUYS! WE’RE FINALLY GETTING ALIENS! In 2020 of course.

: 🌉

: Fire on the water, a smoke in the sky

: Someone asked me recently what my personal brand strategy was. I just see go to places, see cool …

: Instead of calling a parmigiana a parmi or a parma, let’s call it a parmo #worldpeacesolved

: Sunset over what we call Summer Bay, despite the map saying Palm Beach.

: One of my oddest hobbies is cloud watching. I can spend whole flights just staring out the window. …

: Two daughters and a wife

: I think the book is about marijuana

: Qarrtsiluni Inuit / v. / kartz-sih-loo-nih – Sitting together in the darkness, perhaps expectantly …

: Privacy and free can’t co-exist online

: Houseporn

: Woman, circa 2020

: 🐝

: Poncho time

: Self-portrait

: Victorian and South Australian COVID outbreaks have both been linked to problems with security …

: Apple Photos’ Memories feature is getting a bit desperate when it’s like, “remember that time you …

: Tony Damn is my favourite person to receive emails from

: To con-vey one’s mood In sev-en-teen syll-able-s Is ve-ry dif-fic A haiku via The Red …

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: Mullockdown

: Are there any nerd-like people that can point me in the direction of how to upload an image to …

: Happy 100 year birthday, Qantas

: If you see me dancing in an Instagram Reel or on TikTok, know that this is a call for help because I …

: Scrolling through our wedding photos and remembered a time when people had pocket computers with …

: This little photo I made two years ago in Burleigh has gone gangbusters on Unsplash! Over 10,000 …

: Which country do you think this photo was made in?

: “How many fingers am I holding up?” Before every ceremony I conduct a quick and easy eyesight with …

: The Macstories macOS Big Sur long read review

: Troy: “That’s one of my biggest fears.” Abed: “What is?” Troy: …

: If you’re looking for me this weekend, I’m just waiting in my building’s elevator so when people get …

: Luna’s upgraded to a big girl bed. Please don’t tell her that a big girl bed is just a cot with a …

: How did salt and pepper take pride of place on our tables from all the seasonings available? Another …

: Why do you want to end the world?

: All of Luna’s friends were getting orange phones so Britt and I buckled and got her an orange phone …

: I’m applying for a new Qld/NSW border pass and they’ve somehow made an already complex …

: When I’m president I’ll make Ted Lasso president.

: “An assertion of will and personality,” much like pro-wrestling. That is the Donald …

: 3051 drones in a drone show in China! My bet is that by New Years Eve 2025 the Sydney New Years' Eve …

: I can confidently tell you that the Apple Leather MagSafe Wallet fits three cards easily, no more, …

: Apple’s underdogs series is marketing at its best. April 2019: Apple releases “Apple at …

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: Golden shower

: In other audlting news today, Britt and I just fist-pumped on a baby name subject to certain …

: Luna and Dad’s first shakedown

: So, who ever knew that Australian states were kind of a “thing”. It’s like in 2020 …

: 🌈 Rainbow, where the bow is actually full of rain. One of these is an iPhone 12 Pro shot, ones a …

: Gary Vaynerchuck’s take on the Apple of today and why he thinks they’re leaving money on …

: Wanna join Luna and my scooter gang? Aside from terrorising the residents of Palm Beach we also …

: There are two things in this world that take no skill, spending other people‘s money, and dismissing …

: If you were wondering, I’m a massive advocate for colours and emojis in calendars.

: Hypocrisy in conservative politics in Australia

: When I grow up I’m going to start a Hall of Fame for band names and the first inductee will be Reel …

: “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles” — Charlie Chaplin

: This is a Warning. Mount Warning.

: The first issue a Josh Withers presidency will address is this crap with health balls looking like …

: A power full picture

: It’s Luna’s third mango season, or as she calls it, Mangomas.

: When John McCain lost the presidential election to Barack Obama, he made this humble speech. …

: Netflix staffer: so, it’s like Netflix, but you don’t get to choose what you watch, it just shows up …

: Unknown bride looking person

: “Social media encourages the myth that who we are is defined by the opinions we type. But the …

: When you lose the wings you gave yourself

: 9 hours in Tokyo, November 2019

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: For anyone who thought fake crowd noise for baseball matches in empty stadiums wasn’t a …

: Trying to run a non-local business in 2020 = early grave, silver hair, deep familiarity with how …

: As a wedding celebrant, this is my 2020 email template: Hi! We start the email with factual text …

: Loch Ness Duck

: 🏄

: When Australia elects me as its president, the first item on my agenda will be outlawing the use of …

: Nothing reminds you how much of a gross and disgusting person you are more than your AirPods case.

: US news today via #thesizzle & I thought it was interesting to read that the use of a risk …

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: 6am hustle

: 25 week mama

: Maggie

: Weirdest story of the US election so far

: “There is an awful lot of anger in the world and there is a real need to be creative with it rather …

: 🌙 More attitude than a professional wrestler

: Photo of the current president of the USA on stage. It’s a galah taking flight. Just to be sure we …

: Mountains aren’t just funny, they are hill areas

: Six years ago, on this day in 2014, I saw the most and best American thing outside the White House, …

: Business idea: Thirdhand bookstores, so your secondhand books can be sold and not just thrown out …

: It’s a rare day when you get to love animals and capitalism in the same action

: Life hack: save the money on building a toilet, just pee in the ocean.

: 🚣‍♀️

: When Fox News references problems with Mainstream Media you know the phrase, and the conversation, …

: ”A crisis doesn’t have to be a negative event. A wedding is a crisis–one ceremony, one day, over and …

: Beach daze

: The next Apple Event webpage has an AR Easter egg, tap on the Apple logo in the hero image

: It’s that time of year agin for me to be that wet paper bag of a man I am and say that …

: Nerding out on putting a MagSafe case on an iPhone 12. It’s a peach case and obviously that’s …

: Going through old files and I found a 2009 iPhone 3GS rumour mock-up and I thought it would be …

: I don’t like to get political on here, but how have we let butterflies be called butterflies …

: Grace

: This is why we will never want to stop travelling

: Why did Damon Wayans Jr leave after the pilot of New Girl

: I wanted to see how much the iPhone camera had changed between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 12, so I took …

: Comparing the cameras on iPhones 6, SE, XS, 11, and 12 Pro

: This really good report from El Pais not only tells you how coronavirus spreads through the air, but …

: What was happening just before the 2016 US election?

: How is it allowable and legal for a political party to text message me blatant lies today?

: I’m a guest on the podcast, Book(ish)

: The official Josh Withers iPhone 12 Pro review after using one for eight hours.

: Seeing as though I’m not an influencer, I don’t get many influencer opportunities, but when I …

: Life hack: sugar.

: You know you’ve built a great society when every few years the most civic-minded of the society are …

: The girl is addicted to sparkling water

: There is no perfect twee…

: recalcitrant berd

: It’s the most, magical time, of the yearrr

: She stops to wave and say hi to bush turkeys. We raised her well.

: I see 2020 has a side hustle

: On the off chance that there are people that can’t make it to your wedding, I stream your …

: Look at the flowers, look how they shine for you, and everything you do. They were all yellow.

: Nothing says “you’re a weak little nancy boy" like an Instagram ad for some flippin cool …

: The sun’s version of making a grand exit

: It’s really good that one of our local Brisbane wedding venues can host your little footy final this …

: What a novel method of podcast promotion. /cc @podnews

: There’s probably a horror movie at the end of this road

: 🌙

: So energetic

: The anthem of Melbourne, 2020. Melbourne by Slowly Slowly

: Why have I listened to 400 episodes of ATP?

: It’s come to my attention that I need to clear something up and I’m so sorry if you have …

: ”Hyun, if you are living a life that is content my advice is to learn to live inside it, examine it, …

: Anyone else struggling getting their head in a good and peaceful place at the moment? Luke Fletcher …

: Got troubles? Solve your troubles. Get the MASSAGE GUN!

: Highway robbery

: Flag berds

: I don’t like to talk politics on here, but what’s with lasagne not being a popular dish anymore?

: Rob Bell {through his podcast} encouraged me to talk to my friends about our antennas. If you’re …

: Look, I’m not saying anyone should do this, but has anyone considered getting some horses to race …

: Tree

: Mask fashion > mask wearing?

: Hey, has anyone pinned the pandemic on the guy who invented QR codes yet? I reckon he might be …

: The most friction in my life this year is my longing desire to see the sun finally set on 2020, …

: I think I’m the only person on the Canberra Airport free wifi network right now - I haven’t …

: Bernt

: 🌄

: 🌳

: With the decrease in tourists flooding the Australian outback, native Australian beers are being …

: Well grounded beef

: Posting this photo online for the next time there’s an alpaca related scandal and someone searches …

: The greatest shame in my life today is how the Apple Watch hand-washing detection doesn’t detect my …

: Today our Luna becomes a two year old and you know what the worst part about it is? That all the …

: Opinionated ‘gulls

: “It’s an article of faith in the United States that more speech is better and that the government …

: Today is the first, and I’m guessing probably the last, flight I’ll take from Gold Coast to Canberra …

: I’m the father of a two year old (well tomorrow I will be)

: Let’s get some real talk happening. Is this bit crosswalks, or is it not crosswalks?

: Out of all the books I’ve read that are not about the 45th president of the United States of …

: A helmet might seem a bit extreme for cake, but we’re taking no risks after the dancing incident a …

: Politics takes up a lot of our mindshare today. Lots of people agreeing with a policy, politician, …

: You know, over the years, we’ve all made a lot of fun of Melbourne. But I’m pretty keen to …

: Mon, Dec 21, 2020. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrew’s takes the podium Hello ScoMo, it’s Dan …

: 📷 #ADayInTheLife of Luna. Gold Coast, Australia. 4:51pm, Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

: Marketing isn’t that hard, you just need to put the right story in front of the right people.

: When’s the right age to start pile driving your daughter? Asking for a friend.

: I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Rove McManus’s actual first name is John.

: One year ago today I dressed my daughter like a nerd after visiting Cupertino. I have no regrets.

: Companies collecting data for pubs and restaurants to help them fulfil their contact-tracing duties …

: Marilyn Nonroe

: Hollywood Stunt Driver Show, still the best show at Movie World

: A little FYI that we’re going to be socially distanced from contemptible people until scientists do …

: 📷 The Covid lockdowns and restrictions have resulted in far less tourists in Australia so we’ve seen …

: 📷 Rearview sunsets

: A guy off a local Facebook Group tried to bash me up at a cafe today

: Study reveals link between internet access coming to people and scepticism of government - The …

: “Discovering things is clumsy and sporadic, and the results don’t at first compare well with …

: I have a memory of seeing someone eat avocado on toast and it being something I couldn’t have. Skip …

: My new favourite iPhone game, Upspell It’s like your own personal 2 minute game of scrabble without …

: On the chance that you were wondering how the different levels of government in Australia worked, in …

: “Here’s a deal to a place you can’t fly to right now, but maybe soon, but who knows, look, I don’t …

: People in an airplane. Circa October 2020.

: You wouldn’t know she has six stitches under that bandage. She’s back at full speed!

: A rather lonely planet

: “Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch …

: There is only one coffee I’ve ever had that I still think about today, and I was served it in Tokyo

: Tiny, Luna’s BFF, isn’t doing so well though. Went in with literally zero symptoms and walked out …

: Luna’s doing really well today, thanks everyone, and @cheesemaker @maique @Munish 💪🏽

: Proof of life, and smile

: Due to Withers family government restrictions, dancing is not allowed in the Withers house until …

: Just a reminder for Australians that before you go to bed tonight, to change your clocks back to the …

: Science … the microcovid.org website calculates the risk of you contracting COVID-19. This is …

: Oh good, someone’s figured out how to make TikTok worse.

: Autobiographies are just word selfies.

: So many of my couples are on their third, fourth, or even fifth wedding plan. The couple I am …

: Are we living at the ‘hinge of history’? What makes our time hingey is that we have …

: Conundrum: a confusing and difficult problem

: Today is March 210th, 2020. whatdayofmarchisit.com

: Bellicose: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

: We live in the age of general. Where the average is enough. Where we make great arguments over Brand …

: In the literature underpinning the Christian tradition, the main character of the stories, asks 307 …

: Hi, I’m Josh. I’m a marriage celebrant. I believe that the best part of your wedding should be your …

: iPadOS 14 would be one of the more disappointing released of iPadOS/iOS for iPad. No App Library, …

: New tree mulch from this upstart author/uncle, @markrwriter

: Did you know there’s an Australian journalist on the 16th day of his US extradition court case in …

: Relax, just do it

: Anyone else have an issue with the idea that we as a people struggle to do the right thing in a …

: Did you know the Apple Watch comes preloaded with the last time and date that a free U2 album …

: It’s Intermational Talk Like A Pirate Day so make sure when you visit a store, restaurant, cafe, or …

: My hobby is to comment “booo” on anti-progress boomers in local Facebook groups.

: I’m clearly going to Bunnings too much if I’m getting photos of Luna on the same date sitting in a …

: “Transport bosses in Greater Manchester confirmed a snake was not a valid face covering.” The BBC …

: She thinks we’re playing, I think we’re training, we’re a great team.

: I’m worried that the world doesn’t know how much I really don’t want my little …

: Thought you might need to read this as well if you’re making a speech at a wedding

: The story of how Air New Zealand tried to sell Ansett to Singapore Airlines or Qantas for just $1.

: 🐮🐮🐮 #shotoniphone

: For security reasons, we try to change our Prime Minister every six months, and to never use the …

: In 20-40 years our kids and grandkids will host COVID-19 lockdown themed weddings and parties and …

: Anyone else getting fat-wrist-shamed by Apple?

: Day one of being a bike person. Cycling sucks.

: 🐄📷

: Every year there was a less than 1 per cent chance of experiencing a similar event. “However …

: The September of the penguins

: The moment Luna knew she wanted to be a Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtle

: Keith: serious Murwillumbah business

: Luna: “this TV is way better than Mum and Dad’s”

: That’s the way it’s gonna be, little darlin'

: Your phone is your castle Kyle Rankin

: Self portrait at Keith’s

: Now showing, at the Murwillumbah Cinema.

: Culture behind bars

: Orange Floyd’s wall

: Calile-lyf

: Here it is

: The berds are growing in numba

: It’s actually crazy that public policy for resuming work and life in Australia is hinging on an …

: Outbak Straya

: Burd

: I love Luna loves to read

: Burd

: 🥃🏡🏔🌅📷

: Boat & chopper looking for a Great White Shark that killed a surfer yesterday. Reminds me of the …

: What? I’m just standing here watching my kid sleep and posting photos of it on the internet,

: ”Relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savour the time you …

: Semi-intimate is the relationship status everyone wants to be reported as when your semi-boyfriend …

: Hey, is adding “Really strong gif game” to my resume worthwhile? Asking for a friend.

: Scientific American on what it means when we have unlimited access to information. Technology is …

: Hey world, it’s (pretty much) beach weather, according to

: Dear whitegoods manufacturers, no one on God‘s green earth ever requested a feature where your …

: I’ve just tonight finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book ‘Talking to Strangers” and I’d safely …

: Important Father’s Day topic

: Doctor Luna

: Of all the things I’ve achieved in my life, all of the places I’ve been, people I’ve met, things …

: What everyone wants to belong to is a community but they keep winding up in audiences instead and I …

: You don’t realise how much parenting changes you until after you put your daughter to bed you find …

: Saw these guys, far from home, in Darwin, the Young Tigers.

: What if, perchance, we weren’t all in this together?

: The reason I’ll stay a wedding celebrant as long as they’ll have me, despite pandemics …

: What an ad. Also, as much as I’d like to have that fancy new Microsoft Android thing, I’m firmly …

: Best karaoke song to sing if you want to establish that you didn’t start the proverbial fire, …

: Guy on the flight on Wednesday wore his AirPods like this. Is this a thing? 📷

: Just one guest at today’s wedding 🍻 #victoriabitter

: 📷 Sleeping giant

: It’s been 183 days since the first postponement email. The longest 183 days of my life. 154 …

: Five Darwin observations: Where the goal for people in many cultures is to become a doctor or a …

: 📷 Burd

: Everyone talks about a Darwin sunset. Charlestown delivered.

: 📷 I appreciate clear and concise signage as much as the next guy, but …

: I just read the line in a headline “Oprah’s favourite life coach” and all I want to know is how to …

: 📷 Florence Falls, NT

: Hey can someone just quickly explain literally everything to me. I think I missed something.

: ”The (US) debt isn’t going to be repaid; it’s going to be refunded.” - Warren Buffett

: 📷 In the Northern Territory of Australia termites have been exiled from the urban areas and forced …

: I thought I’d take the time to tell you an old story from the first time I ever thought about …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 31 📷 Love

: Humble brag photo post about travelling somewhere

: I don’t think I’ve ever wanted an Android device as much as this one

: So I hire a car from Avis for the night because that’s the easiest and most simple way to get to …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 30 📷 Discovery

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 29 📷 Flake

: “People pay money to see others believe in themselves” — Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 28 📷 Emotion(s)

: “Out there things can happen And frequently do To people as brainy And footsy as you.”

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 27 📷 Overcome - as the Australian burnt bush fights its …

: Hey guys I would like to invite you all to join my multi level marketing scheme for beer. If you can …

: If Google was really committed to not being evil, they would remove pre-roll ads on Rick Rolls

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 25 📷 Relentless

: Fill ‘er up, mate

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 25 📷 Hope

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 24 📷 Frosty

: This is so awkward, I misunderstood. I’ve been preying for you, not praying for you. I don’t know …

: Never forget the day ScoMo became PM

: Anyone else find themselves trying to lead a really exiting life so when the COVID contact tracers …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 23 📷 Graceful

: The year is 2020. Some have died from a pandemic, millions others are economically and mentally …

: Helping my friend Tatiana Neumuller with a new website tonight :)

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 22 📷 Home

: The best part about Luna learning the word ‘no’ is that when she says ‘no’ loudly to my face in no …

: A lady has just taken a photo of me and obviously thought I couldn’t hear her speaking. She thought …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 21 📷 Crunch 🦈 One of the best things about colonialism and …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 20 📷 Change (of scenery for a day)

: Are islands called islands because they “is land”?

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 19 📷 Ribbon (of islands I just flew over)

: Thinking about rejigging all my marketing to just pictures of me shirtless, grinning, holding up …

: This wasn’t a collaboration with Bechtel with a contract and payment; it was Apple doing a favour …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 18 📷 Grid

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 17 📷 Cuddly

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 16 📷 Stationary

: Nick Cave on Cancel Culture, and mercy. ”Mercy is a value that should be at the heart of any …

: “Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort” – Clive ‘Papa Roach’ Palmer, looking at Palmer …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 15 📷 Silhouette, from the last time we were in Bali, for …

: What’s the etiquette around putting handcuffs on toddlers? Asking for a friend.

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 14 📷 Among

: Microsoft Flight Simultor is a 11 months younger than I am as a human, so this montage is a crazy …

: Did you know that if you bury a flatearther when they die, they actually pop out the other side of …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 14 📷 Among

: You wouldn’t know this about me, because I don’t like to boast, but I once stopped eating a tin of …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 13 📷 Filter

: In 2011 Redfoo proclaimed “now stop … hatin' is bad” in the middle of LMFAO’s …

: “Very little art arose out of the Spanish flu” a guest on a podcast recently commented. …

: Can we talk about indoctrination? What’s everyone’s thoughts on indoctrinating your toddler with The …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 12 📷 Sound // photo from me operating sound for a jam sesh

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 12 📷 Sound (love this sound)

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 11 📷 Transport, take two. I just flw past this on my …

: 📷 The song of the marmoset

: The Peggy character in Hamilton is such a Peggy, saying responsible things like “Daddy said to be …

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 11 📷 Transport

: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a …

: How much of our understanding of reality is shaped by algorithmically-curated, ad-funded digital …

: I thought Scooter was an antisemitic band. They’re not.

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 10 📷 Windows

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 9 📷 Black and white

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 8 📷 View

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 7 📷 Daytripping

: 🚲 Cherub takes up cycling 📷

: August photo micro-blogging challenge day 6 📷 Bisect (maybe? probably not?)

: Someone’s thoughts on collective responsibilities

: Just got out of the car and for the first time in over a decade I thought about having cigarette. …

: August photo blogging challenge day 5 📷 Flow

: August photo blogging challenge day 4 📷 Peace (at Coolangatta Beach)

: August photo blogging challenge day 3 📷 Bug, but probably not the bug they’re expecting

: Photo blogging challenge late entry for day 2 📷 Floating

: Saint Valentine of Rome was martyred on February 14 in AD 269 after he continued marrying people …

: Photo blogging challenge late entry for day 1 📷 Up

: “But of course there are all different kinds of freedom, and the kind that is most precious you will …

: Nostalgia wins. Install Mac OS 8 on your current computer

: Everyone’s having the great mask debate and I’m over here just dancing by myself.

: Feeling horny but might delete later idk tho

: Look, if you’re wondering when to get married, Tuesday the 22nd of February, 2022 is pretty cool, …

: My local UberEats selection becomes super boring/corporate after 9pm.

: In case any of you guys wanted to join the illuminati, I’ve got an in

: The one thing I know for sure

: I feel like a new man after leaving the house to be creative today. Remember the good ok’ days when …

: Do people not offended by #cooncheese even buy anything other than supermarket-brand cheese? Asking …

: Get back to me when your daughter has a PLU on your local cafe’s point of sale system.

: Whenever someone talks about closing the boarder I’m always impressed that so many people are …

: Check out our Europe 2020 travel photos!

: Syncing to the cloud

: Watching Luna chase a reluctant mum + 2 kids around the public playground hoping that they could all …

: Nice flex, Qantas

: Britt and I argue over getting news and information from Instagram or memes, and this is my …

: Luna upon seeing a polar bear IRL. I think it might’ve been a nicer experience if the polar bear was …

: I was tracking flights for January for a wedding I have/had booked in Orlando. I think it just got a …

: Luna us leaving home and moving to Sea World

: To save you the awkward work of calling your dentist asking if you can pay with exposure, let Ryan …

: Now taking applications for people wanting to join my Mindful Clown Posse. We meet on Tuesdays at …

: Breaking: Yacht club memberships are rising suddenly in Victoria as the premier rules masts to be …

: A music video “filmed” all in a screen recording on a Mac, pretty cool!

: That feeling when you’ve done all of Brighton.

: What’s everyone’s thoughts on forewords and introductions in books? If they were supposed to be part …

: The lockdowns will continue until morale improves

: The new FlyerKeeper initiative is a winner, thanks ScoMo ✈️

: 150 people at a wedding in NSW, but, everyone seated, no mingling, no singing, no dancing. Make sure …

: I’m no psychologist but I’m willing to bet that the elderly man driving his 1970s Mercedes Benz with …

: “In Iceland, we are lucky enough to have vast open spaces and beautiful nature that is the …

: Them’s fightin words

: She learned how to toilet from me, by sitting there reading for half an hour.

: “New York blends the gift of privacy with the excitement of participation; and better than most …

: Anyone else in the “out before midnight closing the three rings club?”

: The biggest giveaway that my only military service was a school term of Army Cadets is when I need …

: Qantas’s last 747 on it’s Farewell flight past Surfers Paradise this morning. The …

: Get the down-low on The Virtual Wedding Fair this weekend by listening to my podcast, The Rebels’ …

: I’m always asked if I can tell whether a couple will ‘make it.’ I can’t, but the closest I’ve come …

: Most Australian’s don’t even know that Nelly and Kelly Rowlands' 2002 hit …

: Those small business vibes are real. Every day I fantasise about working for some big corporation …

: One of the hardest things about living in Queensland is that through the depths of winter you often …

: My inbox is a wonderland, by Josh Mayer.

: Hey, just a question from the audience. How are scammers still in business? How do they afford the …

: Please come to my comedy show

: Luna is upset that I cut an apple up, and she’s now trying to mend the apple by holding it all …

: I’ve been trialling the news iOS 14 Back Tap feature and every single activation has been …

: I know I’ve been a whinge guy about COVID lockdowns, and that’s because financially and …

: My iPhone buzzes me, alerting me of some photos it’s curated into a cool album named “Celebrate Good …

: For those of us worried our phones are listening, the next version of iOS due out in a few months …

: Boat people found

: I’m very good friends with 25 letters of the alphabet, I don’t know y.

: I’ve been making websites on php based content management systems for over 20 years, mostly …

: Hey, has anyone made a ‘Victoria - Garden State’ into ‘Victoria - Basket State’ joke yet?

: Is this the future of the media? Hot topic opinion pieces by people who don’t exist.

: Anyone else in beta club?

: It feels really nice and normal to hear flights back into Gold Cost Airport this afternoon.

: There’s a new episode of my podcast out, and honestly, I’m pretty bloody proud of it. …

: What is a Virtual Wedding Fair? Here’s a snippet of the most recent Rebels Guide To Getting Married …

: Good news everybody, the people in charge of time have decided to not make 2020 one second longer …

: Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer, a Podcast by Rob Bell

: I think it’s time someone called 7-Eleven on their shit. They are open way outside those hours.

: The real cost of the travel restrictions is in my sunglasses acquisition and ownership strategy, …

: If I’ve got to wear a mask, I might as well look good

: Be warned that despite the name, the Disney+ production ‘Hamilton’ has absolutely nothing to do with …

: Is this an Alan Jones advertisement or a reportage of a sad story about Alan Jones? Asking for a …

: Channel 7 announces it’s glad that Pauline Hanson will be more available for Sunrise now that the …

: The border township of Albury–Wodonga is set to become the duelling towns of Albury versus Wodonga …

: I've been pwned, and my password used to be becool88

: America, just think of Kanye West as your rebound president. You don’t need to love your next …

: I, for one, welcome our new Yeezy overlords.

: How do you break it to your mother-in-law that you eloped in secret? I’ve got some ideas and they’re …

: If any out of state friends need to get into Queensland to watch an AFL match, or to witness …

: The year is 2020 and Victorians being smuggled into Queensland is a concern

: A change of format to The Rebels Guide To Getting Married

: “‘Right,’ she nods—because there really isn’t a great way to try to respond …

: Because Victoria can’t control it’s Rona, Queensland, hilariously, is now the …

: Weren’t the eighties a different time. Could you imagine The J. Biebers Band releasing a song today …

: Having never attended an orgy, and not being educated on orgy culture, is The Beatles’ Come Together …

: Nothing grounds you more than an email from a potential client apologising for a delay to an email …

: Made the news today

: Apple’s Beats 1 radio station launched five years ago today

: In case anyone asks, I’m listing all of you as deductions on my tax return this year. It said …

: Name a better Wiggles song than The Wonder Of Wiggle Town. I’ll wait.

: I feel like I’m going through a break-up with the best-laid plans of mice and men.

: Hello? Is that the police? I’d like to report a group of people youthing outside my home. It’s past …

: If it’s good enough for the finance bros, it’s good enough for me, I’m starting a new year on July …

: Just remember guys, we’re all in this together, except Victoria.

: Not many people know this about me, but I’m not an astronaut.

: ‪An email from @Walgreens and @Channel9 about an @abcnews report on @BillGates and @richardbranson …

: I hope there’s someone still employed in media to do one of those cool end of year wrap up videos to …

: I don’t talk about this much, but I used to be married to the idea of sleeping past 7am. Now that …

: I think the girl walking ahead of me is in real trouble. It smells like she’s drowning. Drowning in …

: Nestle, why not just rename Chicos to ‘Small Dark Skinned Children Lollie That Has A Racist …

: Luna’s all about new apple products this week

: Things you never think you’ll say to your child: “Do you want to wear a hat while you do …

: Full access?! Thanks, Emily

: I feel like a lot of the opinion on lockdowns is coming from people who’s businesses and …

: When COVID-19 took the stage, the Australian government/s simply wanted to flatten the curve, so we …

: Some people think the Hackintosh is dead after today’s Apple announcement about moving to Apple …

: Luna & I are walking through a local shopping centre when she points at a girl & loudly …

: Has anyone considered how the Flight Centre captain is doing through all this?

: With their tanks, and their bombs, and their guns, and their drones, in your head, in your head, …

: A cop keeping mandatory social distancing rules finds a house flouting the law.

: Melbourne during COVID-19 or the Melbourne Zombie Shuffle?

: Only Apple would, and could, run an advertisement encouraging me to watch a keynote presentation at …

: Remember that time that K-Pop Twitter and Alt TikTok worked together to make the President of the …

: If Donald Trump is campaining to make America great again, is that hinting that he didn’t succeed …

: “From schools to workplaces, we are told that ordinary negative emotions and experiences—fear of …

: You won’t see this covered by the mainstream media “Viewers are seduced by the promise of access to …

: Day one running Windows 10 on a 16

: Turns out I’m a rockstar. I just started riffing on a song about puppies today, the lyrics …

: Audio tweets you say. It’s almost like this isn’t the first time that Twitter has had …

: Amish on holiday

: I don't want to be 'that COVID-19 guy', but ...

: This is amazing, someone has recreated online one of my favourite things to do, drive through cities …

: People: Mainstream media . Also People: wouldn’t subscribe to any media ever

: I’m pretty chuffed today. My first commissioned photo was accepted and invoiced today. You’ll see it …

: Ahhh they took my frickin kidney

: Proud to announce my campaign to run as President of Australia. My whole message is “that COVID …

: I was never prepared to love her this much

: Is there an iOS app that looks up telephone numbers through the CallKit Call Directory app extension …

: You’re going to need to secure your lightbulbs

: She loves a book 📚📷

: If you’re interested in 1) 2020; 2) financial things; 3) Hertz Car Rentals; and 4) how batshit crazy …

: As a husband to a wife, let me give you some advice: Don’t let your wife develop a rug dependency. …

: Black mould is really fighting to win the war on fear against COVID-19

: Super proud of Britt for launching The Modern Studio with our friend Harley. A fresh take on the …

: A rare photo of a pilot and her aircraft preparing for travel In the COVID-19 era

: Dun dun

: If you’re missing the luxury of flying economy and inflight meals …

: “It had become their daily ritual to check out the shelves of the store for life’s essentials.” – …

: ‪Business idea: what if we paid for people to follow politicians and leaders around and hold them to …

: Photo that I love, and Britt hates, from the new Photoshop Camera iOS app.

: I can (not at all) guarantee all terrorism would be eradicated within a year if the punishment for …

: ‪I could never in a million years have predicted CrossFit and JK Rowling being cancelled in the same …

: The Withers’ are moving to Palm Beach

: When’s the right time to start talking to my toddler about body-shaming dachshund’s by pointing at …

: Isn’t it weird how we went grom learning how to cook sourdough bread to learning how to dismantle …

: I’ve got $10 that says Howard Stern signs with an Internet-based company by December 31. And a bonus …

: There’s a virtual wedding fair coming up soon, and I had to record a video for it. I feel like …

: Happy Queensland Day // June 6, 1863, is the day that Queensland separated from New South Wales. …

: Coolangatta in 30 seconds

: Focus has left the building

: Dear Jesus/Adobe, how much memory and cpu is enough for you to liberate my people?

: Someone: Racism isn’t an issue. CNN: Get Big Bird on the phone.

: Ok, so Russell Brand can travel to Erinsborough for a chat with Toadie but I can’t dine in at a …

: This is devastating news for Brisbane and Perth alike

: Australia’s Media Has To Share The Blame For Our Racist Culture

: ‪Wow.‬ ‪I’ve just walked out of my apartment and there’s a whole archive of personal data just …

: It’d be really nice if the solution to hundreds of years of racism, and the dismantling of …

: Walking away from the playground with a screaming baby I tell the other parents, “it’s my first …

: Well before John Goodman screamed “you are wasting your time with this garbage” to Macaulay Culkin, …

: I saw an old friend’s name in my address book and looked him up on Facebook. He shares an …

: If you've ever wondered what an awkward phone call would sound like

: Wouldn’t it be weird if Washington DC protestors drained the swamp.

: Censorship and freedom of speech

: Take note of the businesses that make it out of COVID-19 alive

: America the brave Photo from the Associated Press

: Lu and I spent some quality time watching COVID-19 press conferences today over bowls of porridge. …

: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

: And headline of the year goes to The Atlantic for “The Karen In Chief”

: Post of the day

: Is the closed borders thing kind of like a grown up version of The Floor Is Lava? Asking for a …

: Woah, ok, so sugar daddy means something completely different to what I thought. Also, how do you …

: One man’s rubbish is another man’s photograph

: Big lights will inspire you, hear it for Gold Coast, Gold Coast, Gold Coast

: The goldenest coast

: I think it’s become abundantly clear that Bullock is holding up the general Sandra population.

: Stacked it

: FYI peppermint is different to pepper with mint.

: 🌅

: Crutch-less nickers sported in Coolangatta

: Cool story

: Who invented pop up weddings?

: Britty with the good camera

: The great hypocrisy in our society today is that we have the privilege, freedom, and the …

: Through this time where businesses have been shutdown or sent home, and so much connection and …

: Hey I’ve got a passport with stamps on it plus I have a recent model iPhone and MacBook, so does …

: You’re A Miracle (And A Pain In The Ass) is a really important book

: When reading a book by a podcaster I’ve spent a long time listening to, I’m pretty much listening to …

: My secret superpower is being able to spot someone who sells essential oils from 100m away.

: Coolangatta colours tonight

: I just realised that the poker night I’m going to tonight requires me to know how to play poker. If …

: Picked up an iPhone 11 for Britt today. One of these photos is from my iPhone XS and one’s from her …

: “For example, over 500 businesses with ‘1’ eligible employee reported a figure of ‘1,500’ (which is …

: COVID-19 threatened to take our breath and even our life, but the greatest threat will be that it …

: What a beautiful time to be alive

: I love how the internet walks around like the html tags <marquee> or <blank> and things …

: “In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about what might come along to “save” the news …

: Just went for a drive and listened to a Wiggles album but Luna wasn’t even in the car. Save me.

: Today’s Google homework for everyone: Cottagecore.

: An easy call to action would be to tell everyone to download the What3Words app, but ultimately, I’d …

: It’s a popular theory that Facebook/Google/Apple is listening to our conversations. They’re not, …

: What does a financially viable media look like? Most people seem to have a wide gamut of opinions on …

: A correct map of Australia, via Reddit

: An incredible article on the severely broken economics of food delivery, á la Uber Eats, DoorDash, …

: Toddler joins in Zoom calls

: Toddler threatens to flatten me

: As 150+ Australian journalists have been let go today, it’s important to note exactly when the Lynch …

: The internet used to be beautiful IMHO

: I think it’s really sad that most Australians can’t even recite the second verse of Fruit Salad …

: Throwback to 2009 to the first viral wedding clip on YouTube most of us ever saw

: The Rainbow Lorikeets are glad that they’re allowed to gather again

: Luna’s loving these new blocks // from Raduga Grëz via Eve of Indigo (nothing I have is sponsored, …

: Busted

: “The Great Awakening” Wowowow. This has existed since June 2018 and only now do I get the chance to …

: Not many people know this but the 1997 All Saints hit Never Ever was actually written about a …

: Business idea: Screenshots of your greatest tweets on your gravestone. Cemeteries become a real …

: Out of all of my issues with Q, of which Adrienne addresses thoroughly in this piece in The …

: Hey, I’ve just downloaded a random date generator app to my phone if any news agencies want to …

: I’m so proud to be her dad

: 11 years a celebrant, 11 things I’ve learned

: Beach babes @ Tugun

: “Someone in the apartment block is cooking lamb” is the reason I’ll probably be …

: 🏄‍♂️

: Very GC

: When a bushfire ravages a land

: The first and second world wars weren’t called that when they happened. 9/11 wasn’t called 9/11 on …

: The path less travelled

: Our bookless future

: Version one of May 10, 2020, was supposed to be flying business class as a family to Rome. Version …

: “Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him …

: The Blue Mountains on. a Wednesday sunset

: For a guy who boldly asked “how many dudes you know roll like this” and " how many …

: Apple and Google will both ban location tracking in apps that use their contact tracing – Reuters

: Sun, set

: South by South West Rocks

: Australian street gang approached me last night

: For the first time in my memory, this weekend you could see South Stradbroke Island from Point …

: If you’re worried about the machines taking over, don’t be too worried, they won’t …

: Luna approaches an elderly lady on the beach, I look at them both smiling and say “say hi!” The lady …

: Pizza Hut. Dine In Restsurant. Kirra, Queensland, Australia. 2020. Sad face.

: Father of the year, photographs his daughter picking up some seaweed. Seaweed is actually a …

: Snapper Rocks in April

: Coronavirus hitting the wedding industry isn't all abd

: If COVID-19 doesn’t get me, rescheduling weddings and elopements probably will. Welcome to my …

: Breathing from a hole in my lung, I had no one. With faces in front of me racing through the void in …

: If you’ve ever thought that Facebook was listening, it is, just not through your phone’s microphone, …

: Just after the Coronavirus first hit the economy bad, I invested savings, a house deposit, into a …

: Australia: Uses their child’s name with a capital first letter then a number at the end as a …

: The iPhone SE is the last hurrah of each generation of iPhone

: Today in old white male news, one old white man claims that his use of a smirking pose on a dark …

: New Wiggles > OG Wiggles

: What do you think we should build? - Andreessen Horowitz

: anyone murdered at all during self-isolation Homocide Detective: Yeah, it was definitely the wife.

: About 10yrs ago I had a burger at a small town in Western Australia whilst driving across the desert …

: I’ll know this virus has gotten really bad when the Qantas On-Hold Music Band start doing free …

: Considering that all of the pubs and bars are closed, is now the time for all of them to agree on a …

: I wouldn’t worry about even getting COVID-19 when COVID-20 is going to be released in a few months …

: Walked to Twin Towns for a Checkpoint Charlie (Queensland’s closed border) photo and all I got were …

: Don’t forget to wind your clock back to 2021 when daylight savings ends this weekend. Maybe that …

: Could I please ask you to import that fact into Photoshop and blur it a little. I only trust …

: I just found out that there’s a dog food called Applaws so everything’s going to be ok guys.

: Coming to channel Seven soon: Border Security: Queensland Edition, taking the cool out of …

: If everyone is working from home and social distancing, who’s in the Wiggle House? Who’s in the …

: Who ever imagined that when the apocalypse arrived we’d all be fighting it by standing at the sink …

: 95% of content on social media this week is pure Coronavirus-related speculation, I reckon.

: iPadOS’ machine learning has finally figured out what I do for a living.

: After hours mascot

: OMG did you hear that everyone is stocking up on wedding celebrants because of the Coronavirus?! …

: If I started fake coughing and sneezing on this full flight I’m on right now would that be a …

: Trying to make a photo of a sweet sunset moon and in sneaks a Qantas Boeing 717.

: Do you think we haven’t met aliens yet because one time someone didn’t invite them to a wedding and …

: Spaghetti is pronounced bisgetti. Prove me wrong.

: The ABC (Australia’s for my international friends) has done an outstanding job of documenting the …

: Holden, found on rubbish dump.

: Holden, found on rubbish dump.

: We must abandon the language of the market to reclaim our humanity - Thomas Keneally’s 2020s …

: This podcast with Dave Cheng and Jerry Saltx changed me

: When I open an airport hotel, my slogan will be “we don’t smell like an airport hotel plus we have …

: I’m sorry guys, apparently you can’t trust my glowing Star Wars review because, according to Britt, …

: Any other parents carefully curate playlists so it looks to your toddler like you wrote all the …

: 11:51pm, Wednesday night, Hoyts Sunnybank, current status: Arguing with two strangers, at the cinema …

: Cr8zy if tru

: Li Jin has beautifully named the current era of creative work: the passion economy

: If you ever see me being arrested by the Police it’s probably because I tucked in the tag on …

: I felt seen but not herd in today’s ceremony

: How to prepare for the 29 Days Club content challenge

: Considering getting a full body tattoo to save on clothes. Please discuss.

: My idea of a luxury car is one that does not beep.

: Luna: Can I ask you an equestrian?

: The 29 Days Club, a content challenge for businesses

: May your day be Australian, your onions be on top of the sausage, and your empathy for Australia’s …

: Imagine if there were no casinos today, and someone tried to introduce the first casino. They would …

: The day you vote me in as your Primal Munster I will mandate that all toilets will always be …

: I’m not at liberty to disclose how I know this information, but the Airpods Pro case is …

: When elected as your Primal Minister, I will standardise coffee cup sizes. No more fancy names. …

: Honestly, I’m ok with the music industry just pumping out covers of Higher Love from here on out. …

: If you choose me as your leader, in the first 100 days of my government, we will eliminate all …

: As your Prime Minister I vow to make turbulence illegal. We are helping Qantas and Virgin all of the …

: This is a really well written and even more importantly, well researched, article on the ‘whole 5G …

: When you, the fine burghers of our town, Australia, elect me as your King, I promise that all coffee …

: “One of the biggest challenges we face is staying kind with profound disagreement—and staying kind …

: University of SoCal has a class on friendship. It has the longest waiting list for enrolments. This …

: Broken Heads Beach, Blackened #AustralianFires

: It’s all ok guys, everyone settle down. The massive spider I was going to burn down the house …

: An idea for Apple and the law enforcement agencies wanting access to the iPhones of criminals.

: It seems like a good time to tell you that Britt, Luna, and I are also taking a step back from our …

: Imagine being the person that created a situation which required people to clarify exactly what kind …

: Man, John Mulaney’s Sack Lunch Bunch is pure magic.

: Great dietary advice

: Taumarunui, New Zealand

: New Zealand thus afternoon

: Welcome to the Twenties, the decade where your Twenties themed wedding will take its inspiration …

: Starting 2020 on the Gold Coast

: Last sunset of 2019

: Last sunset of 2019

: Me at the end of 2019. Me at the end of 2009.

: Luna’s about three flights away from starting her travel tips blog.

: ‪The year is 2200, an elder has gathered children to tell them the story of how many generations ago …

: A Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter is reporting on one of my family members

: Unsplash: zero dollars, millions of feels

: A really intelligent and moderated 15 minute report on the decade ahead in Australia regarding …

: Please send help, I think our village is being gentrified. A failing cafe has reopened as a trendy …

: Journalists are just grown up dibber dobbers. Discuss.

: 12 months ago we bought a house, today we have a home

: Luna’s becoming less and less keen on this Santa bloke

: ‪Guys, Big Exercise just wants us to keep on doing exercise so we live longer so we can do more …

: Finally, a hero has risen, to liberate nerds from the shackles of conventional manliness by making …

: “If a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him asking if there is anything you can do. …

: The Mandalorian is like a soap opera for nerds. I have spoken.

: Tasmania, November 2019

: I’d like to dedicate this award to the gent sat next to me on this flight, in the middle of …

: Breaking news: Qantas flight attendants to start wearing body cameras.

: A local truth teller has scribbled out the T off the Tweed Heads northbound exit sign off the …

: A few years ago I had that blog and podcast called Unpopular, and what @cabel is talking about is …

: Here’s a #VeryGC story. In Apple Store, dodgy guy next to me was owed $150, so the debtor gives the …

: Finally, a piece of mobile computing hardware that could drag me from the Apple ecosystem. If only …

: Peeps interested in podcasting will really enjoy this state of the union chat between Jordan …

: The real life of social mediaing

: On the road again // Iceland

: Dynjandi, Westfjords, Iceland

: I’m a sucker for an Icelandic hot pool

: Icelandic horses are so beautiful

: Loo with a view. Ísafjörður, Iceland.

: Buoakirkja Black Church, Búðir, Iceland. Not the boudior church, rookies mistake. Friday

: Watch out fellow youths, I spotted a wild boomer this morning just walking around the shopping …

: Reykjavik, Iceland

: Vick’s black sand beach, which is next to the famous Black Sand Beach. Iceland is confusing.

: Iceland‘ s Black Sand Beach

: Police are now targeting people who taste too many ice-cream flavours before ordering at Baskin …

: According to the recipient of a domestic violence at the Coolangatta Court House just now, there is …

: Jetlag is real. Welcome to my TED Talk.

: Icelandic moss

: Found some Icelandic volcanic activity on the drone

: Öxarárfoss, Iceland

: Bridge over icey waters

: Selfie with Harley

: Around þórufoss, Iceland

: þórufoss, Iceland

: Reykjavik, Iceland

: PSA: the next two weeks of Josh-flavoured spam will be Icelandic, Finnish, and Japanese in flavour.

: Luna’s first birthday party!

: Insert an interesting comment here about how the most popular Christian worship album this weekend …

: Dads love bringing backpacks to weddings.

: Would you rather fight a Hillsong sized Kanye or a Kanye sized Hillsong?

: Photos From Drought-Stricken Kerry In Outback Queensland

: The first meeting of earth’s most disrespectful people wraps up today at Uluru.

: The news in Australia is under siege

: Billy’s dealing with the real issues.

: A home day (Tugun, Australia)

: Australian newspapers today … #righttoknow

: When I’m rich I’m going to email airplane manufacturers asking for quotes on new planes whilst …

: Friday night road trip

: The hardest thing as an adult is to push a shopping trolley through the supermarket without lifting …

: When Britt leaves Luna alone with me for a week…

: Pixar is simulating real camera lenses and mimicking techniques like split focus diopters in its …

: This is the garage where Apple Inc started. It felt surreal to stand here today, a place of so much …

: The first rule of wifi club is that you don’t upload or download on wifi club

: I put effort into my AirBnb reviews

: Bad news about Donald Trump, he’s high in calories

: The best thing about sharing a Lyft ride is the look the riders give each other when they enter the …

: Le Labo

: Broads

: Echoing the thoughts of every other basic b* that has bough