Alex
@aliveandaloof.bsky.social
😷Cranky cat lady. Brussels sprout lover. GenX. Atheist. Still masking 😷 Small business owner Qld 🇦🇺
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I recently wrote something about the science of pareidolia, the "you can't unsee this face in this inanimate thing" bias - and all the examples I found are delightful, ludicrous and worrying! (It's amazing how completely it hijacks our mind.)
I dare you to unsee the following examples.
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I dare you to unsee the following examples.
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November 13, 2024 at 11:54 AM
I recently wrote something about the science of pareidolia, the "you can't unsee this face in this inanimate thing" bias - and all the examples I found are delightful, ludicrous and worrying! (It's amazing how completely it hijacks our mind.)
I dare you to unsee the following examples.
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I dare you to unsee the following examples.
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Send us a message and we’ll make to order- a great alternative to mass produced products made under dubious worker practices and lining the pockets of shareholders and CEOs! I’ll upload pics through the weekend with links- 😊 calpurnia.com.au
Calpurnia Jean - Designer of Beautiful Jewellery with Semiprecious Stones and Antique Glass | Calpurnia Jean
Discover the exquisite collection of hand-strung jewellery by Calpurnia Jean. Each piece is crafted using semiprecious stones, antique glass, and pearls, and features a unique tag that signifies its a...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Send us a message and we’ll make to order- a great alternative to mass produced products made under dubious worker practices and lining the pockets of shareholders and CEOs! I’ll upload pics through the weekend with links- 😊 calpurnia.com.au
Some happy tears from me on the other side of the world. Sometimes small pieces of awesome news can make a hard day so much better
I am so flabbergasted & tearful & grateful & JUST REALLY EMOTIONAL over everything that’s happened around this so-special pup since this saga started on…good god, how was it only Wednesday morning?
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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Tiny Adds Up: Unshittification and The Pawshank Redemption | Catherynne M. Valente
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some happy tears from me on the other side of the world. Sometimes small pieces of awesome news can make a hard day so much better
Baby possum down the chimney and a pretty wild hailstorm. Interesting day. The hail is a good 10 mins into melting as I wasn’t home when it hit.
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#weather #wildweather #wildlife #queensland #australia #possum #babypossum
#hail #storm #nature
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#weather #wildweather #wildlife #queensland #australia #possum #babypossum
#hail #storm #nature
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Baby possum down the chimney and a pretty wild hailstorm. Interesting day. The hail is a good 10 mins into melting as I wasn’t home when it hit.
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#weather #wildweather #wildlife #queensland #australia #possum #babypossum
#hail #storm #nature
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#weather #wildweather #wildlife #queensland #australia #possum #babypossum
#hail #storm #nature
These guys keep blooming earlier and earlier each year. Ridiculously hot this last week for Spring.
#jacarandatrees #nature #ipswichqld #jacaranda #gardening #trees #flowers #photography #spring #australia
#jacarandatrees #nature #ipswichqld #jacaranda #gardening #trees #flowers #photography #spring #australia
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
These guys keep blooming earlier and earlier each year. Ridiculously hot this last week for Spring.
#jacarandatrees #nature #ipswichqld #jacaranda #gardening #trees #flowers #photography #spring #australia
#jacarandatrees #nature #ipswichqld #jacaranda #gardening #trees #flowers #photography #spring #australia
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this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
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Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
“People aren't buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen - The Shot
Like colours, neurodivergence and political ideology, being a dickhead operates on a spectrum. From narcissistic middle managers, to people that...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
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September 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Upper respiratory tract immunization with Pam2Cys-adjuvanted spike protein vaccine achieves sterilizing protection against SARS-CoV-2
Published: 02 September 2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Published: 02 September 2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Frontiers | Upper respiratory tract immunization with Pam2Cys-adjuvanted spike protein vaccine achieves sterilizing protection against SARS-CoV-2
Injected COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe disease, but do not induce robust mucosal immune responses. Nasal vaccines offer the advantage of local imm...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Upper respiratory tract immunization with Pam2Cys-adjuvanted spike protein vaccine achieves sterilizing protection against SARS-CoV-2
Published: 02 September 2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Published: 02 September 2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Intranasal vaccine stops infection at the source.
In 2022, Australian researchers secured nearly $1M in grants to develop an intranasal COVID vaccine.
New findings show it blocks the virus in the nose, stopping it from spreading in the body and preventing transmission to others.
archive.md/iaSKv
In 2022, Australian researchers secured nearly $1M in grants to develop an intranasal COVID vaccine.
New findings show it blocks the virus in the nose, stopping it from spreading in the body and preventing transmission to others.
archive.md/iaSKv
September 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Intranasal vaccine stops infection at the source.
In 2022, Australian researchers secured nearly $1M in grants to develop an intranasal COVID vaccine.
New findings show it blocks the virus in the nose, stopping it from spreading in the body and preventing transmission to others.
archive.md/iaSKv
In 2022, Australian researchers secured nearly $1M in grants to develop an intranasal COVID vaccine.
New findings show it blocks the virus in the nose, stopping it from spreading in the body and preventing transmission to others.
archive.md/iaSKv
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On occasion, it’s important to understand how life altering these award shows can be for some.
#AFIawards #Emmys #HeathLedger
#AFIawards #Emmys #HeathLedger
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
On occasion, it’s important to understand how life altering these award shows can be for some.
#AFIawards #Emmys #HeathLedger
#AFIawards #Emmys #HeathLedger
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What the media is NOT covering about who Charlie Kirk was
What the media is NOT covering about who Charlie Kirk was
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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September 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What the media is NOT covering about who Charlie Kirk was
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September 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
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September 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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September 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob consisting of 30 musicians and singers on a street in Paris.
I reckon Freddie Mercury would have loved this.
[Sorry ... had to choose the lowest quality and cut into two for BlueSky. Hopefully the audio survived.]
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I reckon Freddie Mercury would have loved this.
[Sorry ... had to choose the lowest quality and cut into two for BlueSky. Hopefully the audio survived.]
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September 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob consisting of 30 musicians and singers on a street in Paris.
I reckon Freddie Mercury would have loved this.
[Sorry ... had to choose the lowest quality and cut into two for BlueSky. Hopefully the audio survived.]
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I reckon Freddie Mercury would have loved this.
[Sorry ... had to choose the lowest quality and cut into two for BlueSky. Hopefully the audio survived.]
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The Environment Minister has approved a coal mine extension overnight – the first of the new Parliament.
This is a decision that will lock Australia into providing coal for decades, and put threatened wildlife at risk.
This is not climate action. This is a climate crime.
This is a decision that will lock Australia into providing coal for decades, and put threatened wildlife at risk.
This is not climate action. This is a climate crime.
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The Environment Minister has approved a coal mine extension overnight – the first of the new Parliament.
This is a decision that will lock Australia into providing coal for decades, and put threatened wildlife at risk.
This is not climate action. This is a climate crime.
This is a decision that will lock Australia into providing coal for decades, and put threatened wildlife at risk.
This is not climate action. This is a climate crime.
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Next time you snack AVOID #Cheetos #Doritos #Lays crisps and #MountainDew 🍟🥤 because violence against #indigenous people for #palmoil comes as an unwanted freebie in snacks owned by #PepsiCo. Take action! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/scFhgU-pepsico
September 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Next time you snack AVOID #Cheetos #Doritos #Lays crisps and #MountainDew 🍟🥤 because violence against #indigenous people for #palmoil comes as an unwanted freebie in snacks owned by #PepsiCo. Take action! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/scFhgU-pepsico
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Unless you're First Nations, you're a descendant of immigrants. No gatekeeping on stolen land 🖤💛❤️
August 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Unless you're First Nations, you're a descendant of immigrants. No gatekeeping on stolen land 🖤💛❤️
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I framed this incorrectly.
It’s not about us ceasing to be US allies, it’s about accepting that the US has ceased to be allies with anyone.
The US has abandoned any normal international relationships, we need to adjust to this reality.
And cancel AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
It’s not about us ceasing to be US allies, it’s about accepting that the US has ceased to be allies with anyone.
The US has abandoned any normal international relationships, we need to adjust to this reality.
And cancel AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
This needs to be a lesson for all US allies. This is how the US values allies. This is how the US treats allies.
Perhaps we should cease being US allies?
#AusPol
Perhaps we should cease being US allies?
#AusPol
Greenland: US tells Denmark to 'calm down' over alleged influence operation
The aim was reportedly to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark.
www.bbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I framed this incorrectly.
It’s not about us ceasing to be US allies, it’s about accepting that the US has ceased to be allies with anyone.
The US has abandoned any normal international relationships, we need to adjust to this reality.
And cancel AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
It’s not about us ceasing to be US allies, it’s about accepting that the US has ceased to be allies with anyone.
The US has abandoned any normal international relationships, we need to adjust to this reality.
And cancel AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
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It's a good day to stay indoors out of that terrible weather that is raging outside.
So it might be a good day for some feed cleansing.
Here's an unusual view of a wedge-tailed eagle that I saw up near Woomera some time back. Look at those talons!
So it might be a good day for some feed cleansing.
Here's an unusual view of a wedge-tailed eagle that I saw up near Woomera some time back. Look at those talons!
August 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It's a good day to stay indoors out of that terrible weather that is raging outside.
So it might be a good day for some feed cleansing.
Here's an unusual view of a wedge-tailed eagle that I saw up near Woomera some time back. Look at those talons!
So it might be a good day for some feed cleansing.
Here's an unusual view of a wedge-tailed eagle that I saw up near Woomera some time back. Look at those talons!
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"We subsidise the destruction of native forests. Do both major parties support that? Yes.
"Does the public support that? No.
"But because both major parties agree, bipartisanship means it's very hard to have a democratic debate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"Does the public support that? No.
"But because both major parties agree, bipartisanship means it's very hard to have a democratic debate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
August 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"We subsidise the destruction of native forests. Do both major parties support that? Yes.
"Does the public support that? No.
"But because both major parties agree, bipartisanship means it's very hard to have a democratic debate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"Does the public support that? No.
"But because both major parties agree, bipartisanship means it's very hard to have a democratic debate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Aussie folks! 🔭🧪
Please consider signing this petition being put forward to the Australian Govt. to legislate / regulate light pollution and dark sky preservation.
Not only are we being robbed of the glorious night sky, other beings (see below) use the stars too!
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Please consider signing this petition being put forward to the Australian Govt. to legislate / regulate light pollution and dark sky preservation.
Not only are we being robbed of the glorious night sky, other beings (see below) use the stars too!
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
“The amazing astronomical abilities of this little creature,” Warrant told me, “are uniquely tied to an entire alpine world.”
I wrote in Science about a new study on bogong moths, which have neurons in their brains that seem to recognize the Milky Way and infer due south from its orientation.
I wrote in Science about a new study on bogong moths, which have neurons in their brains that seem to recognize the Milky Way and infer due south from its orientation.
This moth makes its epic migration navigating by starlight
Bogong moths fly 1000 kilometers orienting to stars and the Milky Way, an ability never seen before in invertebrates
www.science.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Aussie folks! 🔭🧪
Please consider signing this petition being put forward to the Australian Govt. to legislate / regulate light pollution and dark sky preservation.
Not only are we being robbed of the glorious night sky, other beings (see below) use the stars too!
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Please consider signing this petition being put forward to the Australian Govt. to legislate / regulate light pollution and dark sky preservation.
Not only are we being robbed of the glorious night sky, other beings (see below) use the stars too!
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
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More on the protective effect of estrogen open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
New Anti-Aging Evidence For Estrogen
Organ Clocks Add to the Benefits of Replacement After Menopause
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August 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
More on the protective effect of estrogen open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...