Ross Poulton
@rossp.org
Trail running, good beer, and a dumb golden retriever.
Virgin Money Australia is 'enforcing' security questions - and they only have SMS 2FA for 'security' (no authenticator app support).
After mis-typing one of these answers, my account was locked and needed a 90-minute phone call to resolve.
Given it's 2025, this is insane security practice.
After mis-typing one of these answers, my account was locked and needed a 90-minute phone call to resolve.
Given it's 2025, this is insane security practice.
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Virgin Money Australia is 'enforcing' security questions - and they only have SMS 2FA for 'security' (no authenticator app support).
After mis-typing one of these answers, my account was locked and needed a 90-minute phone call to resolve.
Given it's 2025, this is insane security practice.
After mis-typing one of these answers, my account was locked and needed a 90-minute phone call to resolve.
Given it's 2025, this is insane security practice.
Been a while since I posted here… so here’s a fantastic d&b (&trumpet) set mixed by a Japanese’s dude in a rice field. Great listening (via @kottke.org)
youtu.be/aVvr1b1oWJA?...
youtu.be/aVvr1b1oWJA?...
jazz jungle mix at Japanese rice field l Takuya Nakamura l login.jp l juke dnb chill
YouTube video by Login.jp_
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Been a while since I posted here… so here’s a fantastic d&b (&trumpet) set mixed by a Japanese’s dude in a rice field. Great listening (via @kottke.org)
youtu.be/aVvr1b1oWJA?...
youtu.be/aVvr1b1oWJA?...
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
For all of the downsides of modern technology on our lives - this is fucking beautiful. Worth your 5 minutes. youtu.be/hEalzEnT70k?...
No Frame Missed | Apple
YouTube video by Apple
youtu.be
August 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
For all of the downsides of modern technology on our lives - this is fucking beautiful. Worth your 5 minutes. youtu.be/hEalzEnT70k?...
When the Wedding episode of The Bear S4 started we looked at each other and said “oh no, it’s another Christmas car crash”
I don’t think it was until the under-the-table scene with A Beginning Song by The Decemberists that I exhaled and realised it was safe!
Great use of characters and music 😙👌🏻
I don’t think it was until the under-the-table scene with A Beginning Song by The Decemberists that I exhaled and realised it was safe!
Great use of characters and music 😙👌🏻
August 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When the Wedding episode of The Bear S4 started we looked at each other and said “oh no, it’s another Christmas car crash”
I don’t think it was until the under-the-table scene with A Beginning Song by The Decemberists that I exhaled and realised it was safe!
Great use of characters and music 😙👌🏻
I don’t think it was until the under-the-table scene with A Beginning Song by The Decemberists that I exhaled and realised it was safe!
Great use of characters and music 😙👌🏻
Red Cross Lifeblood have (finally) updated their donation rules to allow gay men to donate blood. Many more people who wanted to donate, but couldn't, are now eligible - this is great news for our bloody supply! www.lifeblood.com.au/donation-equ...
Donation equality
More people in Australia can now save lives by giving plasma, a powerful type of blood donation. This includes gay and bisexual men, more transgender people, those taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrE...
www.lifeblood.com.au
July 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Red Cross Lifeblood have (finally) updated their donation rules to allow gay men to donate blood. Many more people who wanted to donate, but couldn't, are now eligible - this is great news for our bloody supply! www.lifeblood.com.au/donation-equ...
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
This is incredible.
Shelly-Ann racing in her kid's Parents Day race at the school is the funniest thing I've seen all week LMAO
April 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is incredible.
Really appreciate the Archie Rose advance email to opt out of their Mother’s Day seasonal email campaigns. For those of us who lost mothers too young, or have complicated motherly relationships, it’s a nice touch.
March 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Really appreciate the Archie Rose advance email to opt out of their Mother’s Day seasonal email campaigns. For those of us who lost mothers too young, or have complicated motherly relationships, it’s a nice touch.
Hey, Bluesky. Here’s today’s blue sky.
March 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hey, Bluesky. Here’s today’s blue sky.
Timeline cleanse: here’s our dumb golden retriever resting on a rock, being unsure about being in some shallow water.
Her breed was historically selected for retrieving ducks from… yep, water.
And rocks aren’t usually great resting spots.
Her breed was historically selected for retrieving ducks from… yep, water.
And rocks aren’t usually great resting spots.
January 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Timeline cleanse: here’s our dumb golden retriever resting on a rock, being unsure about being in some shallow water.
Her breed was historically selected for retrieving ducks from… yep, water.
And rocks aren’t usually great resting spots.
Her breed was historically selected for retrieving ducks from… yep, water.
And rocks aren’t usually great resting spots.
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🤓 in just 6 years, australia's two main grids added 51 TWh/yr of wind+solar generation.
…taking us from 19.9% → 38.8% renewables.
…this is equivalent to 6.6 large #nuclear reactors, but at much lower cost & much faster.
…even more impressive given there's no chance of nuclear here for 20+ years.
…taking us from 19.9% → 38.8% renewables.
…this is equivalent to 6.6 large #nuclear reactors, but at much lower cost & much faster.
…even more impressive given there's no chance of nuclear here for 20+ years.
January 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🤓 in just 6 years, australia's two main grids added 51 TWh/yr of wind+solar generation.
…taking us from 19.9% → 38.8% renewables.
…this is equivalent to 6.6 large #nuclear reactors, but at much lower cost & much faster.
…even more impressive given there's no chance of nuclear here for 20+ years.
…taking us from 19.9% → 38.8% renewables.
…this is equivalent to 6.6 large #nuclear reactors, but at much lower cost & much faster.
…even more impressive given there's no chance of nuclear here for 20+ years.
As we watched ABC TV’s New Years Eve 9pm Fireworks from Sydney Harbour, we were excited when Fanning Dempsey National Park came on stage.
My wife and I turned to each other and said “wow, Bernard Fanning looks a lot like Bowie”
Next song was Under Pressure. Yes, listener, Fanning did the Bowie bits.
My wife and I turned to each other and said “wow, Bernard Fanning looks a lot like Bowie”
Next song was Under Pressure. Yes, listener, Fanning did the Bowie bits.
December 31, 2024 at 11:17 AM
As we watched ABC TV’s New Years Eve 9pm Fireworks from Sydney Harbour, we were excited when Fanning Dempsey National Park came on stage.
My wife and I turned to each other and said “wow, Bernard Fanning looks a lot like Bowie”
Next song was Under Pressure. Yes, listener, Fanning did the Bowie bits.
My wife and I turned to each other and said “wow, Bernard Fanning looks a lot like Bowie”
Next song was Under Pressure. Yes, listener, Fanning did the Bowie bits.
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Getting one of these things as a kid made me almost understand the Victorian compulsion to name and classify every species and variety of animal and vegetable and mineral on earth. The Home Labelmaker in hand was nothing less than a gleaming sword of taxonomy, all must bow down and be Marked.
We had a Dymo labelmaker when I was a kid. You turned the dial and squeezed the trigger to emboss each letter onto sticky tape. I swear to god this held such ongoing fascination for me that I feel sorry for kids who only have cell phones
December 28, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Getting one of these things as a kid made me almost understand the Victorian compulsion to name and classify every species and variety of animal and vegetable and mineral on earth. The Home Labelmaker in hand was nothing less than a gleaming sword of taxonomy, all must bow down and be Marked.
This is absolutely wonderful.
This hotel in Monterey Bay, CA has a stick library available for dogs. “Every morning my dog would carefully pick one out to take to the beach.” [instagram.com]
“Every beach needs a stick library!”
www.instagram.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:26 AM
This is absolutely wonderful.
Intense rainbow tonight!
December 23, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Intense rainbow tonight!
I wanted an easy way to flick a quick switch and make our internet functionally unusable for our teen/preteen kids, without also limiting us parents, smart home, & etc. I have some Unifi traffic rules but the UI is not good for doing quick toggles on/off... so I jumped straight into Home Assistant.
December 17, 2024 at 6:41 AM
I wanted an easy way to flick a quick switch and make our internet functionally unusable for our teen/preteen kids, without also limiting us parents, smart home, & etc. I have some Unifi traffic rules but the UI is not good for doing quick toggles on/off... so I jumped straight into Home Assistant.
I'm new to Zan Rowe's "Take 5", and loved the interview with comedian Bill Bailey. The way he talks about Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" & the memories it stirs up of his dear friend Sean Lock was beautiful. Snippet here (starting from 6:35): www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Are these the best moments from Take 5 in 2024? - ABC listen
2024 was a massive year for Take 5.
We reached all over the world to chat with extraordinary people about the music that's shaped their lives.
Some of the best moments from Take 5 in 2024 include (b...
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I'm new to Zan Rowe's "Take 5", and loved the interview with comedian Bill Bailey. The way he talks about Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" & the memories it stirs up of his dear friend Sean Lock was beautiful. Snippet here (starting from 6:35): www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Look at these cheeky mongrels, stealing our fruit!
We already have more sour cherries than we can actually use. Thankfully they didn’t get the sweet cherry crop this year.
We already have more sour cherries than we can actually use. Thankfully they didn’t get the sweet cherry crop this year.
December 13, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Look at these cheeky mongrels, stealing our fruit!
We already have more sour cherries than we can actually use. Thankfully they didn’t get the sweet cherry crop this year.
We already have more sour cherries than we can actually use. Thankfully they didn’t get the sweet cherry crop this year.
I've been outside the Mt Buffalo Chalet a number of times, but it's been closed for almost two decades and I've never seen the interior of this beautiful old building. I'm super excited that it's (re)opening to the public soon, but also kinda sad that the suspense will be over?
More than 5,000 students are expected to lodge at the 114-year-old building annually in a move that will create jobs and training opportunities.
Victoria's 'grand old dame', the Mount Buffalo Chalet, to reopen
More than 5,000 students are expected to lodge at the 114-year-old building annually in a move that will create jobs and training opportunities.
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2024 at 5:47 AM
I've been outside the Mt Buffalo Chalet a number of times, but it's been closed for almost two decades and I've never seen the interior of this beautiful old building. I'm super excited that it's (re)opening to the public soon, but also kinda sad that the suspense will be over?
My first meal in the US (after a month of near-vegetarianism in Nepal) was country-fried steak.
I should have asked more questions first; 14 years on my digestive system hasn’t forgiven me.
I should have asked more questions first; 14 years on my digestive system hasn’t forgiven me.
I literally do not care what word comes after "country-fried" I am in where are the plates?
December 10, 2024 at 9:24 PM
My first meal in the US (after a month of near-vegetarianism in Nepal) was country-fried steak.
I should have asked more questions first; 14 years on my digestive system hasn’t forgiven me.
I should have asked more questions first; 14 years on my digestive system hasn’t forgiven me.
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Sorry I put aviator sunglasses on the baby Jesus in your nativity scene and started singing “Highway to the manger zone.”
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Sorry I put aviator sunglasses on the baby Jesus in your nativity scene and started singing “Highway to the manger zone.”
I just heard someone use the phrase “unseasoned chicken wing” as a mild insult and I think I have a new favourite phrase.
December 9, 2024 at 6:55 AM
I just heard someone use the phrase “unseasoned chicken wing” as a mild insult and I think I have a new favourite phrase.
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.