Eric Ireland
@erici.social.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy
Moved to @erici
🌉 bridged from https://social.sdf.org/@erici on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
🌉 bridged from https://social.sdf.org/@erici on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
August 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If I needed help giving up smoking or dealing with some other health problem, I'd look up quit.org.au or whatever, not a commercial social media website or app. Am I the only person on the Fediverse who thinks the under 16 social media ban is a good idea? #auspol
August 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If I needed help giving up smoking or dealing with some other health problem, I'd look up quit.org.au or whatever, not a commercial social media website or app. Am I the only person on the Fediverse who thinks the under 16 social media ban is a good idea? #auspol
Sunny afternoon in Melbourne. Spring is coming! I shall go for a jog.
August 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Sunny afternoon in Melbourne. Spring is coming! I shall go for a jog.
An internal ALP review in 2014 found Tasmanian Labor had “lost touch with its regional working‑class base”; some Labor voters won't have a bar of the Greens. If people think "Labor-Greens" the same way they think of the LNP it won't do Tasmanian Labor any good. Tasmania is different from the […]
Original post on social.sdf.org
social.sdf.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
An internal ALP review in 2014 found Tasmanian Labor had “lost touch with its regional working‑class base”; some Labor voters won't have a bar of the Greens. If people think "Labor-Greens" the same way they think of the LNP it won't do Tasmanian Labor any good. Tasmania is different from the […]
My local Cash Converters has closed.. dunno whether that’s a good thing or not. 🤔
August 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My local Cash Converters has closed.. dunno whether that’s a good thing or not. 🤔
Bought the newish Throwing Muses album "Moonlight Concessions" and it's great. Must scrape up $82 for their gig at the Corner in December. #bandcampfriday #music
August 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bought the newish Throwing Muses album "Moonlight Concessions" and it's great. Must scrape up $82 for their gig at the Corner in December. #bandcampfriday #music
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Trump selling his own fragrance? Can you imagine if any other head of state tried - oh.
July 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trump selling his own fragrance? Can you imagine if any other head of state tried - oh.
#jukeboxfridaynight #mc5 #music
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 […]
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 […]
Original post on social.sdf.org
social.sdf.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
#jukeboxfridaynight #mc5 #music
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 […]
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 […]
I’m enjoying this podcast about MC5 #jukeboxfridaynight #music #mc5
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version) […]
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version) […]
Original post on social.sdf.org
social.sdf.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’m enjoying this podcast about MC5 #jukeboxfridaynight #music #mc5
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version) […]
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Friday, 18 July 2025 A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version) […]
Reposted by Eric Ireland
Suspect this is a response to the "They Vote For You" type thing that people tend to bring up from time to time. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian politics live: Greens complain of anti-democratic ‘stitch-up’ as Labor uses majority to change how votes are recorded in House
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Suspect this is a response to the "They Vote For You" type thing that people tend to bring up from time to time. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reposted by Eric Ireland
This habit is now linked to better memory, thinking, and creativity
https://www.earth.com/news/daydreaming-is-linked-to-improved-brain-health-memory-thinking-creativity-mental-functioning/
https://www.earth.com/news/daydreaming-is-linked-to-improved-brain-health-memory-thinking-creativity-mental-functioning/
Once considered useless, this habit is now linked to improved memory, thinking, and creativity
Daydreaming is shown to improve brain health by stimulating memory, creativity, problem solving, and improving cognitive performance.
www.earth.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This habit is now linked to better memory, thinking, and creativity
https://www.earth.com/news/daydreaming-is-linked-to-improved-brain-health-memory-thinking-creativity-mental-functioning/
https://www.earth.com/news/daydreaming-is-linked-to-improved-brain-health-memory-thinking-creativity-mental-functioning/
Reposted by Eric Ireland
Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production. -Marcuse
July 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production. -Marcuse
I stuffed up the kernel upgrade. Oh dear! 😩 #slackware
July 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I stuffed up the kernel upgrade. Oh dear! 😩 #slackware
Wife sent me this article. She is going to be voting tomorrow at the Japanese consulate. I’ll be on my best behaviour. The gaijin are OK! 😅
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sound bites such as “Japanese First” and “revision of preferential treatment for foreigners' illustrate a worrisome trend, they said in a statement.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Wife sent me this article. She is going to be voting tomorrow at the Japanese consulate. I’ll be on my best behaviour. The gaijin are OK! 😅
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/
July 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reposted by Eric Ireland
Grok is now outright promoting Hitler
July 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Grok is now outright promoting Hitler
Reposted by Eric Ireland
"Is industrial agriculture the villain it's made out to be? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with award-winning journalist and author Michael Grunwald to explore Bad Idea #16: "We need to ditch intensive agriculture."" […]
Original post on greennuclear.online
greennuclear.online
July 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Is industrial agriculture the villain it's made out to be? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with award-winning journalist and author Michael Grunwald to explore Bad Idea #16: "We need to ditch intensive agriculture."" […]
July 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reposted by Eric Ireland
A great example of how people power can overturn bad political decisions.
The Melbourne City Council has abandoned proposed cuts to its cycling budget, following public outcry […]
The Melbourne City Council has abandoned proposed cuts to its cycling budget, following public outcry […]
Original post on gts.sadauskas.id.au
gts.sadauskas.id.au
July 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A great example of how people power can overturn bad political decisions.
The Melbourne City Council has abandoned proposed cuts to its cycling budget, following public outcry […]
The Melbourne City Council has abandoned proposed cuts to its cycling budget, following public outcry […]
Reposted by Eric Ireland
"The teleyeglasses weighed about 140 grams and were built around small cathode-ray tubes that ran on low-voltage current from tiny batteries ... Because there was a separate screen for each eye, it could display stereoscopic images—much like today’s 3D virtual-reality glasses. Noting the massive […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
July 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"The teleyeglasses weighed about 140 grams and were built around small cathode-ray tubes that ran on low-voltage current from tiny batteries ... Because there was a separate screen for each eye, it could display stereoscopic images—much like today’s 3D virtual-reality glasses. Noting the massive […]
Reposted by Eric Ireland
Just realised that from today (July 2) it’s now closer to the year 2050 then it is to 2000.
July 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just realised that from today (July 2) it’s now closer to the year 2050 then it is to 2000.
Reposted by Eric Ireland
New post: https://jcarroll.com.au/2025/06/29/counting-digits-quickly/
What if you could just wave a magic wand over your R #rstast :rstats: code and have it transform into something that ran as fast as or faster than C? @t_kalinowski's {quickr} 'R to Fortran Transpiler' does that for you! […]
What if you could just wave a magic wand over your R #rstast :rstats: code and have it transform into something that ran as fast as or faster than C? @t_kalinowski's {quickr} 'R to Fortran Transpiler' does that for you! […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
June 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
New post: https://jcarroll.com.au/2025/06/29/counting-digits-quickly/
What if you could just wave a magic wand over your R #rstast :rstats: code and have it transform into something that ran as fast as or faster than C? @t_kalinowski's {quickr} 'R to Fortran Transpiler' does that for you! […]
What if you could just wave a magic wand over your R #rstast :rstats: code and have it transform into something that ran as fast as or faster than C? @t_kalinowski's {quickr} 'R to Fortran Transpiler' does that for you! […]