Dave Irving (no relation)
@dinr.bsky.social
Retired IT Professional and recovering cartographer.
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Same, which is the only reason I found out about the age verification.
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Same, which is the only reason I found out about the age verification.
I attempted to use their facial recognition option, and it doesn't fucking work.
I spent about 15 minutes bobbing around in front of my computer's camera trying to get my face lined up to its satisfaction, but no luck.
I spent about 15 minutes bobbing around in front of my computer's camera trying to get my face lined up to its satisfaction, but no luck.
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I attempted to use their facial recognition option, and it doesn't fucking work.
I spent about 15 minutes bobbing around in front of my computer's camera trying to get my face lined up to its satisfaction, but no luck.
I spent about 15 minutes bobbing around in front of my computer's camera trying to get my face lined up to its satisfaction, but no luck.
No surprise from me.
Didn't they see the shitfight the Bendigo festival turned in to?
Didn't they see the shitfight the Bendigo festival turned in to?
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
No surprise from me.
Didn't they see the shitfight the Bendigo festival turned in to?
Didn't they see the shitfight the Bendigo festival turned in to?
He didn't exactly condemn it, did he.
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
He didn't exactly condemn it, did he.
Well, he comes out of the Shoppies.
He's running SA OK, I guess, better than the other mob would, but that's a low bar.
He's running SA OK, I guess, better than the other mob would, but that's a low bar.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Well, he comes out of the Shoppies.
He's running SA OK, I guess, better than the other mob would, but that's a low bar.
He's running SA OK, I guess, better than the other mob would, but that's a low bar.
Yeah, well, Trumpist USA is the New Rome.
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Yeah, well, Trumpist USA is the New Rome.
It was a lot like the way the defeated general was paraded in chains for a Roman Triumph.
January 6, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It was a lot like the way the defeated general was paraded in chains for a Roman Triumph.
He also looks like someone dug up Joseph Göbells' remains and either cloned or reanimated him.
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
He also looks like someone dug up Joseph Göbells' remains and either cloned or reanimated him.
They're incapable of holding two thoughts in their minds – that Maduro is an oppressor _and_ that illegal invasions of other countries are always wrong.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
They're incapable of holding two thoughts in their minds – that Maduro is an oppressor _and_ that illegal invasions of other countries are always wrong.
That fucking weasel Starmer is wittering on about Maduro being an illegitimate leader. As though that makes an illegal invasion and snatch job OK.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
That fucking weasel Starmer is wittering on about Maduro being an illegitimate leader. As though that makes an illegal invasion and snatch job OK.
You'd certainly have a Voice to Parliament.
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
You'd certainly have a Voice to Parliament.
I think the fact that he's a savvy, or at least long-serving, politician is a lot of the problem.
January 2, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I think the fact that he's a savvy, or at least long-serving, politician is a lot of the problem.
There'd be a few sociopaths who'd do it.
Also time for a reminder that ELIZA has passed the Turing test many times.
Also time for a reminder that ELIZA has passed the Turing test many times.
January 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
There'd be a few sociopaths who'd do it.
Also time for a reminder that ELIZA has passed the Turing test many times.
Also time for a reminder that ELIZA has passed the Turing test many times.
We must. I hadn't noticed it either.
December 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We must. I hadn't noticed it either.
The thought of a bunch of Mossad wannabes scuttling around Sydney packing heat makes me glad I live in Murray Bridge.
December 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The thought of a bunch of Mossad wannabes scuttling around Sydney packing heat makes me glad I live in Murray Bridge.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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However, we Australians have endless, bitter, State-based "discussions" about whether this is a potato cake / scallop / fritter …
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
However, we Australians have endless, bitter, State-based "discussions" about whether this is a potato cake / scallop / fritter …
That's a fairly cheap house by Sydney standards.
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
That's a fairly cheap house by Sydney standards.
That's interesting.
December 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
That's interesting.
The only good thing about that is that she's on the hook for her own legal expenses.
December 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The only good thing about that is that she's on the hook for her own legal expenses.
All I can say is I'm glad I never served with her.
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
All I can say is I'm glad I never served with her.
That's my understanding of it.
December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That's my understanding of it.