Shannon Distler
@sed804.bsky.social
Union Delegate, Health & Safety Representative, Neurodivergent
I will be sad if Bill Nighy has nasty skeletons in his closet like some other long term celebrities.
I now have the urge to rewatch Love Actually and maybe Pirates of the Caribbean...
I now have the urge to rewatch Love Actually and maybe Pirates of the Caribbean...
Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
October 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I will be sad if Bill Nighy has nasty skeletons in his closet like some other long term celebrities.
I now have the urge to rewatch Love Actually and maybe Pirates of the Caribbean...
I now have the urge to rewatch Love Actually and maybe Pirates of the Caribbean...
Australians don't like foreign corporations hurting the Australian environment.
Probably the only time that Australian "tall poppy syndrome" and mild xenophobia is potentially not entirely shit.
Probably the only time that Australian "tall poppy syndrome" and mild xenophobia is potentially not entirely shit.
Google and Amazon have both ramped up their public relations campaigns on AI.
Amazon warns of a 'two-tier economy' as tech giants ramp up AI lobbying in Australia
www.crikey.com.au
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Australians don't like foreign corporations hurting the Australian environment.
Probably the only time that Australian "tall poppy syndrome" and mild xenophobia is potentially not entirely shit.
Probably the only time that Australian "tall poppy syndrome" and mild xenophobia is potentially not entirely shit.
Remember when Qantas used to have a good reputation as an Australian airline?
That was last century.
That was last century.
Opinion | In light of the call to shut down Qantas' bases in Hobart, Canberra and Mildura, one insider told Crikey, “pilot morale is at an all time low...and that’s after Alan Joyce.”
Staff be damned, yet again, as Qantas announce brutal decision to close more bases
www.crikey.com.au
October 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Remember when Qantas used to have a good reputation as an Australian airline?
That was last century.
That was last century.
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Some of our biggest companies pay little or no tax despite colossal earnings, while others pay full freight. The latest data on company tax is now out — Bernard Keane makes sense of the numers.
Multinationals continue to rip Australia off on company tax
www.crikey.com.au
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Some of our biggest companies pay little or no tax despite colossal earnings, while others pay full freight. The latest data on company tax is now out — Bernard Keane makes sense of the numers.
"... a fantastic example of a corporation with rapidly rising climate & environmental impacts that aims to deal with them not through traditional greenwashing, but through a subtle & complicated sabotage of how impacts are measured and reported; far more nefarious than anything we’ve seen before."
Meta is panicking about its corporate emissions, which are skyrocketing thanks to the energy needs of its data centres. So it's found a way to "adjust" the numbers it reports.
How tech companies are redefining reality: Meta's truly bonkers emissions
www.crikey.com.au
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"... a fantastic example of a corporation with rapidly rising climate & environmental impacts that aims to deal with them not through traditional greenwashing, but through a subtle & complicated sabotage of how impacts are measured and reported; far more nefarious than anything we’ve seen before."
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NEW: Right-wing extremists and an anonymously run website are targeting people for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder - and posting identifying details about people accused online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NEW: Right-wing extremists and an anonymously run website are targeting people for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder - and posting identifying details about people accused online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
I played a LinkedIn learning video on writing case studies.
The first thing the guy says is: "Nothing succeeds like success."
Corporate America is the world's biggest evil.
The first thing the guy says is: "Nothing succeeds like success."
Corporate America is the world's biggest evil.
August 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I played a LinkedIn learning video on writing case studies.
The first thing the guy says is: "Nothing succeeds like success."
Corporate America is the world's biggest evil.
The first thing the guy says is: "Nothing succeeds like success."
Corporate America is the world's biggest evil.
You know that sudden cervical radiculopathy is bad when a GP you've never met before at a clinic with "don't ask us to prescribe opiates" signs immediately offers such a prescription:
"have you had codeine before? Any problems?"
"Ok have a script, take with paracetamol & ibuprofen if you want"
"have you had codeine before? Any problems?"
"Ok have a script, take with paracetamol & ibuprofen if you want"
June 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
You know that sudden cervical radiculopathy is bad when a GP you've never met before at a clinic with "don't ask us to prescribe opiates" signs immediately offers such a prescription:
"have you had codeine before? Any problems?"
"Ok have a script, take with paracetamol & ibuprofen if you want"
"have you had codeine before? Any problems?"
"Ok have a script, take with paracetamol & ibuprofen if you want"
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PSA members from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage were out this morning rallying against the proposal to cut its workforce of historians. #SaveOurHistory!
#NZPol #Kikorangi
#NZPol #Kikorangi
June 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
PSA members from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage were out this morning rallying against the proposal to cut its workforce of historians. #SaveOurHistory!
#NZPol #Kikorangi
#NZPol #Kikorangi
> When it comes to AI — the other big, existential threat to news journalism — it’s a similarly nuanced picture. The headline is that Australians are becoming more comfortable with AI-produced news, but the “how” matters. 1/2
The 2025 Digital News Report found "legacy" outlets and journalists rank as the top news source on all social platforms. What does it mean for an industry in flux? @crystaljane.bsky.social writes.
At a glance, Australians distrust the news, but that's not the whole story
www.crikey.com.au
June 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
> When it comes to AI — the other big, existential threat to news journalism — it’s a similarly nuanced picture. The headline is that Australians are becoming more comfortable with AI-produced news, but the “how” matters. 1/2
The Distler trait of having to google "how to rest when I have a cold" because even when I'm not physically active, I'm mentally active (reading articles, learning, etc.)
Being "high functioning" is bloody exhausting.
Being "high functioning" is bloody exhausting.
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Distler trait of having to google "how to rest when I have a cold" because even when I'm not physically active, I'm mentally active (reading articles, learning, etc.)
Being "high functioning" is bloody exhausting.
Being "high functioning" is bloody exhausting.
The progression of musculoskeletal disorders, from fatigue & discomfort, which can be considered “normal” to disability.
It genuinely scares me that most office workers I know are somewhere between the third and fourth stage via a combination of easily managed organisational & individual factors
It genuinely scares me that most office workers I know are somewhere between the third and fourth stage via a combination of easily managed organisational & individual factors
June 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The progression of musculoskeletal disorders, from fatigue & discomfort, which can be considered “normal” to disability.
It genuinely scares me that most office workers I know are somewhere between the third and fourth stage via a combination of easily managed organisational & individual factors
It genuinely scares me that most office workers I know are somewhere between the third and fourth stage via a combination of easily managed organisational & individual factors
I wonder if the Psychosocial Hazard legislation in Australia will result in a Psychological toxicity PEL 🤔
If so, would it be too on the nose to hang toxic hazard signs in certain workplaces with a culture problem?
If so, would it be too on the nose to hang toxic hazard signs in certain workplaces with a culture problem?
June 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I wonder if the Psychosocial Hazard legislation in Australia will result in a Psychological toxicity PEL 🤔
If so, would it be too on the nose to hang toxic hazard signs in certain workplaces with a culture problem?
If so, would it be too on the nose to hang toxic hazard signs in certain workplaces with a culture problem?
"The barometric pressure is determined by the thickness of the atmosphere and weather conditions."
And what, pray tell, is the measurement we use for the intellectual thickness of the people around us?
And what, pray tell, is the measurement we use for the intellectual thickness of the people around us?
a man is holding a piece of bread over a woman 's ear and asking what are you .
ALT: a man is holding a piece of bread over a woman 's ear and asking what are you .
media.tenor.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"The barometric pressure is determined by the thickness of the atmosphere and weather conditions."
And what, pray tell, is the measurement we use for the intellectual thickness of the people around us?
And what, pray tell, is the measurement we use for the intellectual thickness of the people around us?
My face while in bed, learning about ergonomics in my university OHS course and realising that most workers I know are bloody hurting themselves by utter lack of self-care.
June 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My face while in bed, learning about ergonomics in my university OHS course and realising that most workers I know are bloody hurting themselves by utter lack of self-care.
Completing an online course in health and safety.
"Are vibrations harmful?"
Sorry, Universiti Malaya, but I am not mature enough for that subject title.
"Are vibrations harmful?"
Sorry, Universiti Malaya, but I am not mature enough for that subject title.
June 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Completing an online course in health and safety.
"Are vibrations harmful?"
Sorry, Universiti Malaya, but I am not mature enough for that subject title.
"Are vibrations harmful?"
Sorry, Universiti Malaya, but I am not mature enough for that subject title.
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Me: Greatful to be on leave for two weeks for a much needed break from work health and safety issues
Also, me: Proceeds to start a university course on work health and safety
I am convincing myself that it's to make my role as an elected Health & Safety Representative easier & not because of ADHD
Also, me: Proceeds to start a university course on work health and safety
I am convincing myself that it's to make my role as an elected Health & Safety Representative easier & not because of ADHD
June 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Me: Greatful to be on leave for two weeks for a much needed break from work health and safety issues
Also, me: Proceeds to start a university course on work health and safety
I am convincing myself that it's to make my role as an elected Health & Safety Representative easier & not because of ADHD
Also, me: Proceeds to start a university course on work health and safety
I am convincing myself that it's to make my role as an elected Health & Safety Representative easier & not because of ADHD
There are far too many "HR found my take so funny they've asked to meet with me" jokes I can make from this.
June 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
There are far too many "HR found my take so funny they've asked to meet with me" jokes I can make from this.
As I repeatedly tell everyone who will listen to me regarding health and safety, the fact that we as a society require "do not drink" warnings on bleach bottles is evidence that "common sense" is the workplace C-bomb: rarely ever heard or seen in most places
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
As I repeatedly tell everyone who will listen to me regarding health and safety, the fact that we as a society require "do not drink" warnings on bleach bottles is evidence that "common sense" is the workplace C-bomb: rarely ever heard or seen in most places