Tristan Davey
@tristandavey.com
Director @ SPNQ. Former RANlytics & SafetyCulture. Australian history afficiando and collector of retro tech. 🏳️🌈 He/Him. Gurambilbarra, Australia.
This is the second brood these curlews have hatched this wet season. Despite my efforts to keep the cats away, none of the first brood survived to adulthood. I’m gonna have to guard these two with my life. ❤️
February 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
This is the second brood these curlews have hatched this wet season. Despite my efforts to keep the cats away, none of the first brood survived to adulthood. I’m gonna have to guard these two with my life. ❤️
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CVE-2026-20841: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Bild via icy.wyvern.rip/notes/ail8j9...
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Bild via icy.wyvern.rip/notes/ail8j9...
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
CVE-2026-20841: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Bild via icy.wyvern.rip/notes/ail8j9...
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Bild via icy.wyvern.rip/notes/ail8j9...
Everybody’s favourite mayor-oriented podcast covers Townsville’s own very special ex-mayor…
NEW on the free feed! a "business man" weak of mind, weak of spirit. Mayor Mattie takes us to the CITY OF TOWNSVILLE to talk about this horrible little QAnon-ass gremlin. listen wherever you listen or at nogodsnomayors.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Everybody’s favourite mayor-oriented podcast covers Townsville’s own very special ex-mayor…
Every time more emails are published In high profile cases I realise that once you’re rich and powerful you can just send the most atrocious emails and nobody cares….
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Every time more emails are published In high profile cases I realise that once you’re rich and powerful you can just send the most atrocious emails and nobody cares….
It’s the most wonderful time of year in North Queensland; The air is thick with humidity, the smell of mud and vegetation rotting in pools of endless water. The Meliodosis is blossoming, the Ehrlichia canis is thriving and the mosquitos are preparing for the seasonal revival of Ross River Fever.
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of year in North Queensland; The air is thick with humidity, the smell of mud and vegetation rotting in pools of endless water. The Meliodosis is blossoming, the Ehrlichia canis is thriving and the mosquitos are preparing for the seasonal revival of Ross River Fever.
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This is why you can't afford RAM anymore
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is why you can't afford RAM anymore
Oh also, as per usual the weather cam livestream is up for the cyclone. Its dark, so its not the greatest quality because of the infrared exposure, but its better than nothing… www.youtube.com/live/vpltdqe...
Tropical Cyclone Koji - Townsville Weather Livestream
YouTube video by Townsville Today Weather
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Oh also, as per usual the weather cam livestream is up for the cyclone. Its dark, so its not the greatest quality because of the infrared exposure, but its better than nothing… www.youtube.com/live/vpltdqe...
Charging up absolutely everything in preparation for this unnamed Tropical Cyclone. Doubt we’ll get much damage, but I’m sure I’ll be without power for days.
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Charging up absolutely everything in preparation for this unnamed Tropical Cyclone. Doubt we’ll get much damage, but I’m sure I’ll be without power for days.
I am Ilya absolutely smashing that pasta while my boyfriend is having a minor breakdown next to me…
December 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I am Ilya absolutely smashing that pasta while my boyfriend is having a minor breakdown next to me…
I’m probably just not gonna touch social media until I can watch Episode 6. Some of y’all can’t keep a secret let alone tag a spoiler. #heatedrivalry
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I’m probably just not gonna touch social media until I can watch Episode 6. Some of y’all can’t keep a secret let alone tag a spoiler. #heatedrivalry
Season 1 Finale of Heated Rivalry, Finale of Stranger Things and a Jet Lag: The Game episode dropping on Christmas Day? How the content gods have blessed us!
December 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Season 1 Finale of Heated Rivalry, Finale of Stranger Things and a Jet Lag: The Game episode dropping on Christmas Day? How the content gods have blessed us!
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who's coming to save you?
Who's coming to save you?
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who's coming to save you?
Who's coming to save you?
One of my favourite parts of Christmas is watching Home Alone 1 & 2. For some reason it is incredibly nostalgic of my childhood Christmases. Also just love Piers Morgan’s character…
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
One of my favourite parts of Christmas is watching Home Alone 1 & 2. For some reason it is incredibly nostalgic of my childhood Christmases. Also just love Piers Morgan’s character…
I have thus far dodged age verification on every platform I use, I presume, because I post like a 70 year old man.
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I have thus far dodged age verification on every platform I use, I presume, because I post like a 70 year old man.
@raaleh.bsky.social I know there is a plethora of mayors to choose from but the mayor of a provincial Aussie town was recently found to have lied about: surviving cancer, having epilepsy, being in the SAS, 2x university degrees, his criminal history & more www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson found to have misled voters about cancer diagnosis and military history
Report by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission says Thompson leaked confidential council documents to an unnamed ‘adviser’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@raaleh.bsky.social I know there is a plethora of mayors to choose from but the mayor of a provincial Aussie town was recently found to have lied about: surviving cancer, having epilepsy, being in the SAS, 2x university degrees, his criminal history & more www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I have an absolutely wild conspiracy theory. The Oreos in the 128g packs somehow have a stronger cocoa taste than the ‘Family Pack’ 358g boxes. Now accepting funding for my blind study…
November 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I have an absolutely wild conspiracy theory. The Oreos in the 128g packs somehow have a stronger cocoa taste than the ‘Family Pack’ 358g boxes. Now accepting funding for my blind study…
Townsville is in the midst of a Papaya Mealybug outbreak of biblical proportions and my yard is being decimated by them. I’m releasing cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae on a fortnightly basis to try and combat them, but I fear I may be loosing the battle…
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Townsville is in the midst of a Papaya Mealybug outbreak of biblical proportions and my yard is being decimated by them. I’m releasing cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae on a fortnightly basis to try and combat them, but I fear I may be loosing the battle…
Oh he’s been getting those TikTok ads too…
Pope Leo XIV Will Have Lunch With 4 Trans Women in "Unprecedented" Meeting
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Oh he’s been getting those TikTok ads too…
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A fantastic archive of old punch cards in all of their formatted glory.
punchcards.tristandavey.com
Scroll to the bottom of the site for a further three collections.
punchcards.tristandavey.com
Scroll to the bottom of the site for a further three collections.
February 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A fantastic archive of old punch cards in all of their formatted glory.
punchcards.tristandavey.com
Scroll to the bottom of the site for a further three collections.
punchcards.tristandavey.com
Scroll to the bottom of the site for a further three collections.
How do we solve this? AI companies have sold LLMs as an intelligence with thoughts and empathy, not the statistical models they are. They reinforce cultural and personal biases, and don’t understand risk, consequence, ethics and truth. They’re outright dangerous.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
edition.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
How do we solve this? AI companies have sold LLMs as an intelligence with thoughts and empathy, not the statistical models they are. They reinforce cultural and personal biases, and don’t understand risk, consequence, ethics and truth. They’re outright dangerous.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
I’m sporting a pretty spectacular mullet at the moment and my mum saw the haircut tonight and asked “Did you… ask… for that haircut?”. Alright, Jan, I didn’t come here to here to get served shade by my own mother.
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’m sporting a pretty spectacular mullet at the moment and my mum saw the haircut tonight and asked “Did you… ask… for that haircut?”. Alright, Jan, I didn’t come here to here to get served shade by my own mother.
The LNP government has once again banned puberty blockers and hormone treatments for young trans Queenslanders just hours after the Supreme Court overturned their previous ban. Please sign the petition to restore gender affirming care for all Queenslanders: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...
QLD: REINSTATE CARE FOR TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE
Sign the petition to end Queensland's ban on gender affirming care. Let's leave health care to the medical professionals.
equalityaustralia.org.au
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The LNP government has once again banned puberty blockers and hormone treatments for young trans Queenslanders just hours after the Supreme Court overturned their previous ban. Please sign the petition to restore gender affirming care for all Queenslanders: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...
Don’t need to plan this… I just am.
Planning on getting atrociously hot
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Don’t need to plan this… I just am.
The feeling when there’s a us-east-1 outage but you know none of your prod systems are there…
a man is standing in front of a couch in a living room .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a couch in a living room .
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The feeling when there’s a us-east-1 outage but you know none of your prod systems are there…
