Fletcher Thompson (🔬+🐝)
@fletch.online
Occasional Mechatronic engineer, games adjacent, apparently can’t stop starting companies.
COO 👉 @turbotem.com
Also 🐝 buildbee.com
Also Also 🖨️ me3d.com.au
🇦🇺 but in 🇨🇮
COO 👉 @turbotem.com
Also 🐝 buildbee.com
Also Also 🖨️ me3d.com.au
🇦🇺 but in 🇨🇮
Ooooooooh, much excitement, new preview song dropped off Karnivool’s upcoming ‘In Verses’ called ‘Opal’.
Very nice. A bit on the Birds of Tokyo end of the Ian Kenny spectrum - harps, strings and piano not typically expected on a ‘vool album.
Very nice. A bit on the Birds of Tokyo end of the Ian Kenny spectrum - harps, strings and piano not typically expected on a ‘vool album.
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ooooooooh, much excitement, new preview song dropped off Karnivool’s upcoming ‘In Verses’ called ‘Opal’.
Very nice. A bit on the Birds of Tokyo end of the Ian Kenny spectrum - harps, strings and piano not typically expected on a ‘vool album.
Very nice. A bit on the Birds of Tokyo end of the Ian Kenny spectrum - harps, strings and piano not typically expected on a ‘vool album.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
I hear Russia is attempting to translate Shakespeare in order to develop an Iambic Pentameter Weapon as we speak.
Having difficulty with the rude mechanicals, though.
Having difficulty with the rude mechanicals, though.
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I hear Russia is attempting to translate Shakespeare in order to develop an Iambic Pentameter Weapon as we speak.
Having difficulty with the rude mechanicals, though.
Having difficulty with the rude mechanicals, though.
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If you would like to hear my 2025 Dymphna Clark Lecture where I explore how Australia and neo liberalism have failed our schools (and everything else) you can listen here www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Jane Caro — why Australia is failing our school system - ABC listen
We often hear about "failing schools", but what if it is us, the Australian community, who are failing them? Public school advocate Jane Caro argues that Australia's pursuit of school choice, and the...
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If you would like to hear my 2025 Dymphna Clark Lecture where I explore how Australia and neo liberalism have failed our schools (and everything else) you can listen here www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Trying to gain visibility in #science 🧪 but you share SURNAME AND NAME with a porn actor...
a man playing a guitar with the words " i never had a chance " above him
ALT: a man playing a guitar with the words " i never had a chance " above him
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Trying to gain visibility in #science 🧪 but you share SURNAME AND NAME with a porn actor...
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It was the fuck aroundest of times
It was the find outest of times
It was the find outest of times
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It was the fuck aroundest of times
It was the find outest of times
It was the find outest of times
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My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Huh, so there may be credible evidence suggesting at least one small part of the ol’ WW2 marching tune was true…
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Huh, so there may be credible evidence suggesting at least one small part of the ol’ WW2 marching tune was true…
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Well, that will be the end of the Xbox. Neat!
Steam Frame, Steam Controller, Steam Machine announcement is expected soon, here's a first look!
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Well, that will be the end of the Xbox. Neat!
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Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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me explaining linton besser and media watch to aftermath: this is both funny and important
aftermath: who is this hot daddy
aftermath: who is this hot daddy
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
me explaining linton besser and media watch to aftermath: this is both funny and important
aftermath: who is this hot daddy
aftermath: who is this hot daddy
Canva bought out the Affinity apps and have gone F2P.
So there goes that. :/
Fuckin’ billionaires, stop buying out the things I like and inevitably turning them into dogshit.
So there goes that. :/
Fuckin’ billionaires, stop buying out the things I like and inevitably turning them into dogshit.
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Canva bought out the Affinity apps and have gone F2P.
So there goes that. :/
Fuckin’ billionaires, stop buying out the things I like and inevitably turning them into dogshit.
So there goes that. :/
Fuckin’ billionaires, stop buying out the things I like and inevitably turning them into dogshit.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Rainy Halloween morning vibe.
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Rainy Halloween morning vibe.
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in honour of the new katamari game coming out, here's some of my favourite insane item descriptions from it
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
in honour of the new katamari game coming out, here's some of my favourite insane item descriptions from it
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100 Palestinian killed by Israel during the so-called ceasefire. It was never about the hostages, self defense of anything other than land grabbing by exterminating a populations. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Death toll from Israel’s attacks on Gaza rises to 90, testing fragile truce
Among the dead are at least 24 children as Israeli military says one of its soldiers killed.
www.aljazeera.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
100 Palestinian killed by Israel during the so-called ceasefire. It was never about the hostages, self defense of anything other than land grabbing by exterminating a populations. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Ahhhhh, shit. Listening to White People by The Handsome Boy Modelling school. Remember listening to this masterpiece of an album in undergrad.
It was released 21 years ago.
Friends, it was good knowing you.
It was released 21 years ago.
Friends, it was good knowing you.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ahhhhh, shit. Listening to White People by The Handsome Boy Modelling school. Remember listening to this masterpiece of an album in undergrad.
It was released 21 years ago.
Friends, it was good knowing you.
It was released 21 years ago.
Friends, it was good knowing you.
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End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
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It’s a system designed to help Australians who most need it. Yet its created continuous scandals, with parts of it paused because the government can’t say if it’s operating legally.
Hundreds and thousands of Centrelink clients are affected by its frequent problems, being charged or overpaying debts incorrectly calculated as another class action is launched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Can anyone else confirm for me that Maynard sings “Bloody Drongo” at around 1:10 here?
‘Cause if so, then… fuck yeah. 👍
music.apple.com/ie/album/sel...
‘Cause if so, then… fuck yeah. 👍
music.apple.com/ie/album/sel...
Self Evident by Puscifer on Apple Music
music.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can anyone else confirm for me that Maynard sings “Bloody Drongo” at around 1:10 here?
‘Cause if so, then… fuck yeah. 👍
music.apple.com/ie/album/sel...
‘Cause if so, then… fuck yeah. 👍
music.apple.com/ie/album/sel...
The stuff the Allen Institute are working on is (pardon the pun) mind blowing, and every time I talk to one of the team there I’m left dumbstruck.
Every brain tells a story. What will we learn when we listen?
Together with @uwmedicine.bsky.social, we're embarking on an ambitious mission - building a functional, cellular map of the human brain.
https://alleninstitute.org/news/mapping-the-brain-to-improve-lives/
Together with @uwmedicine.bsky.social, we're embarking on an ambitious mission - building a functional, cellular map of the human brain.
https://alleninstitute.org/news/mapping-the-brain-to-improve-lives/
Mapping the brain to improve lives
A collaborative effort between UW and the Allen Institute is creating a first-of-its-kind brain atlas, paving the way for breakthroughs in brain health.
alleninstitute.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The stuff the Allen Institute are working on is (pardon the pun) mind blowing, and every time I talk to one of the team there I’m left dumbstruck.