Daniel Best - Author
@danielbest.bsky.social
Author, researcher, historian, cinema, music & comic-book junkie. 5x Rondo Award nominee. My latest book, Louise Lovely: Australia's First Hollywood Movie Star, out now. My views are my own.
Substack: danielbest1967.substack.com
Substack: danielbest1967.substack.com
Absolutely. You reach a point where you just think, why am I bothering? Then you just close it all out. I'm tempted to just keep the user name so nobody else swoops on it and simply delete the contents.
August 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Absolutely. You reach a point where you just think, why am I bothering? Then you just close it all out. I'm tempted to just keep the user name so nobody else swoops on it and simply delete the contents.
Right now my only source of income, as small as it is, is my books and my Substack. Do consider either buying a book, or supporting me via Substack. You can find my books via Amazon and my Substack is here.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Right now my only source of income, as small as it is, is my books and my Substack. Do consider either buying a book, or supporting me via Substack. You can find my books via Amazon and my Substack is here.
I'll keep applying for jobs, but I doubt I'm going to land one. I have no idea what I'm going to between now and when my Super kicks in, but, I guess I'll muddle through it.
If anyone wants someone who can write all kinds of things and isn't a robot, I'm your guy.
If anyone wants someone who can write all kinds of things and isn't a robot, I'm your guy.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I'll keep applying for jobs, but I doubt I'm going to land one. I have no idea what I'm going to between now and when my Super kicks in, but, I guess I'll muddle through it.
If anyone wants someone who can write all kinds of things and isn't a robot, I'm your guy.
If anyone wants someone who can write all kinds of things and isn't a robot, I'm your guy.
I guess it had to happen. I'm now classified as 'semi-retired'. What was a strength for me, work wise, was my skill in writing. I was told today that AI can do that, so my strengths are now weaknesses.
My applications aren't even being responded to. I don't know how to feel.
My applications aren't even being responded to. I don't know how to feel.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I guess it had to happen. I'm now classified as 'semi-retired'. What was a strength for me, work wise, was my skill in writing. I was told today that AI can do that, so my strengths are now weaknesses.
My applications aren't even being responded to. I don't know how to feel.
My applications aren't even being responded to. I don't know how to feel.
The shop gets all the extra cash, not me. Out of all of that money, I’ll get about $8. Which is why I approach shops to stock direct from me. The price is cheaper, the deal is better for all.
June 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The shop gets all the extra cash, not me. Out of all of that money, I’ll get about $8. Which is why I approach shops to stock direct from me. The price is cheaper, the deal is better for all.
Best way to get it, in Tasmania, is through Cracked and Spineless. They have a supply there which I’ve signed. And they do mail order. They’re selling the book for the right price, which is $39.99. Amazon also have it for that price.
June 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Best way to get it, in Tasmania, is through Cracked and Spineless. They have a supply there which I’ve signed. And they do mail order. They’re selling the book for the right price, which is $39.99. Amazon also have it for that price.
Kinda. But there wasn’t much difference between a Holden and a Ford. Both had four wheels, doors, engines and did the same job, but they competed to be better than the other. That’s how it should work. It’ll never happen, but it could, and it should.
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Kinda. But there wasn’t much difference between a Holden and a Ford. Both had four wheels, doors, engines and did the same job, but they competed to be better than the other. That’s how it should work. It’ll never happen, but it could, and it should.
That’s right. Then it’ll come down to who has the best policies that benefit everyone, not just the few. Politicians would have to actually take notice of what people want and need.
Radical, I know. But easily achievable.
Radical, I know. But easily achievable.
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
That’s right. Then it’ll come down to who has the best policies that benefit everyone, not just the few. Politicians would have to actually take notice of what people want and need.
Radical, I know. But easily achievable.
Radical, I know. But easily achievable.
Further right isn't the answer. They should move more towards the centre, dump the stupid policies (such as nuclear power, tax breaks for the uber rich) and get back to being the real party of Menzies. They're as far removed from Menzies as I've ever seen.
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Further right isn't the answer. They should move more towards the centre, dump the stupid policies (such as nuclear power, tax breaks for the uber rich) and get back to being the real party of Menzies. They're as far removed from Menzies as I've ever seen.
It's an amazingly sad story to report on, and it's only getting worse. This is what happens when the lawyers move in and the business is broken up and sold to people who give the impression of not caring what happens. It's now just about money. Heartbreaking really.
June 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It's an amazingly sad story to report on, and it's only getting worse. This is what happens when the lawyers move in and the business is broken up and sold to people who give the impression of not caring what happens. It's now just about money. Heartbreaking really.