Wade
@punkrockdadnaarm.bsky.social
Proud Dad, Husband, Science & Innovation Geek, Vinyl Record & Music Obsessive, & Bookworm.
🇦🇺Naarm/Melbourne
All views expressed are my own.
🇦🇺Naarm/Melbourne
All views expressed are my own.
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Wade
@punkrockdadnaarm.bsky.social
· Oct 23
My favourite albums of 2025. A thread 🧵👇
With only 9 weeks until the end of year I figure now is as good a time as any to share some of my favourite albums from 2025. No ranked lists. No album of the year bs. Just sharing great music in the hope that other people discover it too.
With only 9 weeks until the end of year I figure now is as good a time as any to share some of my favourite albums from 2025. No ranked lists. No album of the year bs. Just sharing great music in the hope that other people discover it too.
I don't understand the logic for setting up a separate institute. I would've thought that a natural home would've been within NAIC and scaling funding to facilitate this, rather than establishing a new institute to work with NAIC. Duplication of effort? #auspol www.innovationaus.com/australia-to...
Australia to establish AI safety institute
The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry minister T...
www.innovationaus.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I don't understand the logic for setting up a separate institute. I would've thought that a natural home would've been within NAIC and scaling funding to facilitate this, rather than establishing a new institute to work with NAIC. Duplication of effort? #auspol www.innovationaus.com/australia-to...
Rise (Above) & Shine! Early rise with the kids. Feeling thankful for black coffee!
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rise (Above) & Shine! Early rise with the kids. Feeling thankful for black coffee!
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
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A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
Add your name to call on the Federal Government to properly fund the CSIRO. This is a time where we should be scaling up our research, development, and innovation. Not cutting it back & scaling it down! Petition below 👇 #auspol #csiro
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
David Pocock - Independent Senator for the ACT
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
www.davidpocock.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Add your name to call on the Federal Government to properly fund the CSIRO. This is a time where we should be scaling up our research, development, and innovation. Not cutting it back & scaling it down! Petition below 👇 #auspol #csiro
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
This incident is insane! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Road-raging rider loses licence over bonnet ride to police station
A road rage attack in which a motorcyclist rode a P-plater's bonnet all the way to a police station costs him his licence for eight months.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This incident is insane! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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It’s interesting in Victoria that there is the potential that 14-16 year olds who commit violent crimes could go to jail but not be able to watch YouTube #auspol
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It’s interesting in Victoria that there is the potential that 14-16 year olds who commit violent crimes could go to jail but not be able to watch YouTube #auspol
Saturday night in with ‘the holy trinity’. Rush’s synth period is the band’s high water mark IMO. Grace Under Pressure would be in my top 5 Rush albums. Sounds incredible through headphones too! #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Saturday night in with ‘the holy trinity’. Rush’s synth period is the band’s high water mark IMO. Grace Under Pressure would be in my top 5 Rush albums. Sounds incredible through headphones too! #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky
Amyl & The Sniffers are a band that are still true to their Melbourne live music scene roots.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Amyl & The Sniffers are a band that are still true to their Melbourne live music scene roots.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Such a beautiful song about mental illness. “I think of demons for you”, essentially so you don’t have to. #musicsky #rokyerickson
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
I Think of Demons
YouTube video by Roky Erickson - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Such a beautiful song about mental illness. “I think of demons for you”, essentially so you don’t have to. #musicsky #rokyerickson
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” - Charles Bukowski
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” - Charles Bukowski
If the intention is to better align CSIRO with research missions under the SERD I wonder if the timing is right and I do wonder if this will impact ambitious collaborative research across the organisation whilst SERD missions are defined. #auspol #researchsky www.innovationaus.com/csiro-ground...
CSIRO grounds missions model in research overhaul
The national science agency will not launch any more research missions and is folding current ones like ending plastic waste and achieving net zero into its regular research portfolio, as it searches ...
www.innovationaus.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If the intention is to better align CSIRO with research missions under the SERD I wonder if the timing is right and I do wonder if this will impact ambitious collaborative research across the organisation whilst SERD missions are defined. #auspol #researchsky www.innovationaus.com/csiro-ground...
The song Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons just came on the radio. I disliked that ‘indie folk’ fad then and I dislike it even more now. #musicsky
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The song Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons just came on the radio. I disliked that ‘indie folk’ fad then and I dislike it even more now. #musicsky
It would appear that the Libs real net zero policy is net zero seats in the next federal election #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Liberals poised to dump net zero target after majority reject policy in marathon five-hour meeting
Senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 net zero emissions target entirely, 17 expressed desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fence
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It would appear that the Libs real net zero policy is net zero seats in the next federal election #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Settling in on this rainy week night with a large pot of tea and Frank Miller’s ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. #booksky #TheDarkKnightReturns #Batman
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Settling in on this rainy week night with a large pot of tea and Frank Miller’s ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. #booksky #TheDarkKnightReturns #Batman
@realgdt.bsky.social has made a modern masterpiece with Frankenstein. Brilliant lighting, stunning cinematography, beautiful sets, and engaging performances all make this a must see! The first film in a long time that has left me deep in thought and wishing it hadn’t ended! Thank you GDT! #filmsky
a man wearing a hood and a mask looks at the camera
ALT: a man wearing a hood and a mask looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@realgdt.bsky.social has made a modern masterpiece with Frankenstein. Brilliant lighting, stunning cinematography, beautiful sets, and engaging performances all make this a must see! The first film in a long time that has left me deep in thought and wishing it hadn’t ended! Thank you GDT! #filmsky
I think the headline should be ‘Man who drove USAID cuts causing an estimated 350,000+ deaths including 200,000+ children gets a pay rise’.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'I super appreciate it': How Elon Musk lined up a trillion-dollar payday
Shareholders at Tesla's Texas factory chanted "Elon, Elon" as they overwhelmingly approved the largest-ever CEO compensation package for the company's controversial boss.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I think the headline should be ‘Man who drove USAID cuts causing an estimated 350,000+ deaths including 200,000+ children gets a pay rise’.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Really enjoyed exploring the @deakinuniversity.bsky.social Sculpture Walk today. A couple of snaps of part of ‘The Musicians’ piece, which was my favourite art piece on the walk. #publicart
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Really enjoyed exploring the @deakinuniversity.bsky.social Sculpture Walk today. A couple of snaps of part of ‘The Musicians’ piece, which was my favourite art piece on the walk. #publicart
Meep meep!
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Meep meep!
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
So cool!
For the first time, scientists have documented a plant that mimics the smell of injured ants to attract pollinators.
The discovery reveals that floral deception is more diverse than previously thought and suggests many other hidden plant mimicry strategies may still be undiscovered.
The discovery reveals that floral deception is more diverse than previously thought and suggests many other hidden plant mimicry strategies may still be undiscovered.
First documented case of plant smelling like an ant to attract pollinators
In a greenhouse in Tokyo, researcher Ko Mochizuki noticed something unusual. Flies were swarming around the delicate flowers of an obscure plant species. The blooms, however, weren’t offering nectar…
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So cool!