James Bannan
@jamesbannan.aus.social.ap.brid.gy
Husband, dad, author. IT consultant living in Melbourne/Narrm.
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Good morning from somewhere in the South Australian outback, travelling aboard the Indian Pacific train. Beautiful sunrise out there.
#train #trains #australia #sunrise
#train #trains #australia #sunrise
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Good morning from somewhere in the South Australian outback, travelling aboard the Indian Pacific train. Beautiful sunrise out there.
#train #trains #australia #sunrise
#train #trains #australia #sunrise
I had a chat to my 14 year old about the upcoming social media ban. Turns out she and her friends are just planning to fall back to iMessage and SMS. I feel rather proud. Going to set her group of friends up with Morse code machines and ham radios
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I had a chat to my 14 year old about the upcoming social media ban. Turns out she and her friends are just planning to fall back to iMessage and SMS. I feel rather proud. Going to set her group of friends up with Morse code machines and ham radios
Always good to listen to AC Grayling - https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/philosopher-ac-grayling-makes-peace-in-the-culture-wars/105871584
Searching for convivencia — philosopher AC Grayling makes peace in the culture wars - ABC listen
If you're a feminist, or pro-civil or gay rights, does that make you "woke"? And if you're not, does that mean you should be cancelled, or abused online, or lose your job? So many of our public debates nowadays are divided along these lines, but is there a better way? This event was recorded at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. To explore more Melbourne Writers Festival talks, visit mwf.com.au. Speakers AC Grayling Philosopher, author, Discriminations: Making peace in the culture wars, and many more, Principal of Northeastern University London, and its Professor of Philosophy Esther Anatolitis (host) Editor, arts and culture advocate, leader, commentator, author, When Australia Became a Republic, former Meanjin editor
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November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Always good to listen to AC Grayling - https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/philosopher-ac-grayling-makes-peace-in-the-culture-wars/105871584
Very much enjoying the keynote on AI and software development by @ghuntley #dddadelaide
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Very much enjoying the keynote on AI and software development by @ghuntley #dddadelaide
Waiting for things to get underway at DDD Adelaide
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Waiting for things to get underway at DDD Adelaide
Has anyone else noticed that now that Google is relying more and more on AI-generated results, the original, non-AI search is starting to get worse?
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Has anyone else noticed that now that Google is relying more and more on AI-generated results, the original, non-AI search is starting to get worse?
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Now free for all to read... Earlier this year I took an epic train trek, covering the entire distance from London to Istanbul by rail. Here are the four sleeper trains I took along the way:
#train #trains #europe https://www.patreon.com/posts/four-night-133632552
#train #trains #europe https://www.patreon.com/posts/four-night-133632552
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Now free for all to read... Earlier this year I took an epic train trek, covering the entire distance from London to Istanbul by rail. Here are the four sleeper trains I took along the way:
#train #trains #europe https://www.patreon.com/posts/four-night-133632552
#train #trains #europe https://www.patreon.com/posts/four-night-133632552
Yet again, the biggest problem with being a dog owner is other dog owners
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Yet again, the biggest problem with being a dog owner is other dog owners
If you're looking for a series of cosy murder mysteries which you can binge, I can highly recommend the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey. Total literary comfort food https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/lady-hardcastle/
Lady Hardcastle - Book Series In Order
Complete order of Lady Hardcastle books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
www.bookseriesinorder.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If you're looking for a series of cosy murder mysteries which you can binge, I can highly recommend the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey. Total literary comfort food https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/lady-hardcastle/
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We have 10 years or less until the revolution.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We have 10 years or less until the revolution.
Ah Black Friday. Where random vendors kindly email me to remind me to unsubscribe to all their marketing.
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ah Black Friday. Where random vendors kindly email me to remind me to unsubscribe to all their marketing.
People who use Duolingo - Have you ever found yourself in a Friend Quest with someone you don’t know? It happened recently to me - I never got notified, the other profile isn’t in my list of following/followers, and I had no way of checking who they were
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
People who use Duolingo - Have you ever found yourself in a Friend Quest with someone you don’t know? It happened recently to me - I never got notified, the other profile isn’t in my list of following/followers, and I had no way of checking who they were
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
For anyone who has attended AusCert - is it a good conference? I've never been to one, but have my eye on registrations for next year #cybersecurity #auscert
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
For anyone who has attended AusCert - is it a good conference? I've never been to one, but have my eye on registrations for next year #cybersecurity #auscert
Have finally realised that LinkedIn is the platform where people who are bad at bragging go to brag. Badly.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Have finally realised that LinkedIn is the platform where people who are bad at bragging go to brag. Badly.
Looking at setting up a self-hosted Git server on my home network (not publicly accessible at this stage) and am considering Gitea (https://about.gitea.com/products/gitea/). Has anyone used this? Any thoughts? #homelab #selfhost
Gitea Official Website
Gitea - Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD
about.gitea.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Looking at setting up a self-hosted Git server on my home network (not publicly accessible at this stage) and am considering Gitea (https://about.gitea.com/products/gitea/). Has anyone used this? Any thoughts? #homelab #selfhost
Have been bingeing the Slasher series. The protagonists have been written in such a way that you often find yourself cheering on the killer
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Have been bingeing the Slasher series. The protagonists have been written in such a way that you often find yourself cheering on the killer
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hi fedi, looking for lawyer recommendations
i build safety/accessibility tools and honestly should probably talk to someone who knows digital rights law. need guidance on doing this work across different places (US/EU/Australia).
any recommendations? boosts appreciated
i build safety/accessibility tools and honestly should probably talk to someone who knows digital rights law. need guidance on doing this work across different places (US/EU/Australia).
any recommendations? boosts appreciated
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
hi fedi, looking for lawyer recommendations
i build safety/accessibility tools and honestly should probably talk to someone who knows digital rights law. need guidance on doing this work across different places (US/EU/Australia).
any recommendations? boosts appreciated
i build safety/accessibility tools and honestly should probably talk to someone who knows digital rights law. need guidance on doing this work across different places (US/EU/Australia).
any recommendations? boosts appreciated
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Lol, I swear I don't go a day now without someone mentioning #enshittification or @pluralistic
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Lol, I swear I don't go a day now without someone mentioning #enshittification or @pluralistic
There is a LOT of this kind of stuff in Italy, apparently
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There is a LOT of this kind of stuff in Italy, apparently
Hopefully the next one talks about finding his medication
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hopefully the next one talks about finding his medication
I feel like that robot vac has become progressively dumber over the past month or two
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I feel like that robot vac has become progressively dumber over the past month or two
The view from my favourite breakfast spot
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The view from my favourite breakfast spot