The People’s Republic of Couch
@theotherprc.bsky.social
Datavis / Flânerd / PhD student @QUT
Been to Bunnings as many times as I've been to Iran (once).
In Couch We Trust.
https://thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org
Been to Bunnings as many times as I've been to Iran (once).
In Couch We Trust.
https://thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org
went to do 'Death Cab For Cutie' but there were already a bunch of those, so had to dig deeper.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
went to do 'Death Cab For Cutie' but there were already a bunch of those, so had to dig deeper.
watched 'inside the yellow cocoon shell' (2023) and seems apichatpong weerasethakul may have some competition for south east asia's most languid filmmaker.
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
watched 'inside the yellow cocoon shell' (2023) and seems apichatpong weerasethakul may have some competition for south east asia's most languid filmmaker.
i've always wondered how the bands whose songs are between 101-110 in the hottest 100 feel, and now i sort of have an answer, and that's 'chuffed', cos i'm on the reserve list for the bundanon artist in residence program for 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
i've always wondered how the bands whose songs are between 101-110 in the hottest 100 feel, and now i sort of have an answer, and that's 'chuffed', cos i'm on the reserve list for the bundanon artist in residence program for 2026.
couldn't sleep last night and for some reason all i could think of was this.
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
couldn't sleep last night and for some reason all i could think of was this.
saw phillip ruddock on the street the other day, and it reminded me of the fantasy cabinet @nickevershed.bsky.social and i made almost 10 years ago for the guardian, where this was his selection: x.com/philipruddoc...
September 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
saw phillip ruddock on the street the other day, and it reminded me of the fantasy cabinet @nickevershed.bsky.social and i made almost 10 years ago for the guardian, where this was his selection: x.com/philipruddoc...
if your interests include australian animals, and messing with AI image recognition training data, these are the tshirts for you.
lonelykidsclub.com/collections/...
lonelykidsclub.com/collections/...
September 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
if your interests include australian animals, and messing with AI image recognition training data, these are the tshirts for you.
lonelykidsclub.com/collections/...
lonelykidsclub.com/collections/...
this review i once gave of a local cat is still probably the thing i've done online that the most people have seen.
September 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
this review i once gave of a local cat is still probably the thing i've done online that the most people have seen.
same vibe.
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
same vibe.
i was today years old when i learnt that not only does the little streetview icon on google maps have a name, but his name is, er, 'pegman'
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
i was today years old when i learnt that not only does the little streetview icon on google maps have a name, but his name is, er, 'pegman'
only just noticed that the tiles at the entrance to our apartment building have a mistake so now we have to move.
August 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
only just noticed that the tiles at the entrance to our apartment building have a mistake so now we have to move.
the best ship is friendship.
August 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
the best ship is friendship.
if people wanna stop using capital letters that would be great otherwise in exactly 180 days i will lose the drunken bet i made almost 20 years ago. thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/the-bet/
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
if people wanna stop using capital letters that would be great otherwise in exactly 180 days i will lose the drunken bet i made almost 20 years ago. thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/the-bet/
as a sydneysider, i will never not laugh at the dissonance of this.
August 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
as a sydneysider, i will never not laugh at the dissonance of this.
update: i saw the cat
July 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
update: i saw the cat
point: google maps is a tool that aids consumerism
counterpoint: google maps is a tool that aids me finding cats
counterpoint: google maps is a tool that aids me finding cats
July 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
point: google maps is a tool that aids consumerism
counterpoint: google maps is a tool that aids me finding cats
counterpoint: google maps is a tool that aids me finding cats
Cometh the hour, cometh the man*
* and that man is Jim
* and that man is Jim
July 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Cometh the hour, cometh the man*
* and that man is Jim
* and that man is Jim
carrying this on a train at peak hour makes me look like i'm a geography teacher that's just been fired.
July 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
carrying this on a train at peak hour makes me look like i'm a geography teacher that's just been fired.
poor bastard. bet there's no one who's enjoyed their time on a waterslide less, terrified that he's gonna fuck up the photo shoot and/or splash kim jong-un, leading to the deaths of him and everyone he's ever cared about. via www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
June 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
poor bastard. bet there's no one who's enjoyed their time on a waterslide less, terrified that he's gonna fuck up the photo shoot and/or splash kim jong-un, leading to the deaths of him and everyone he's ever cared about. via www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
the silly little project in question: thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/the-royals/
June 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
the silly little project in question: thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/the-royals/
i often think what's the point of my silly little projects and then i get an email from a boomer on the mid north coast who's taking a break from committing low level fraud on his local council* to drive around and visit all the royals i've mapped and it makes it all worthwhile.
* i looked him up
* i looked him up
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
i often think what's the point of my silly little projects and then i get an email from a boomer on the mid north coast who's taking a break from committing low level fraud on his local council* to drive around and visit all the royals i've mapped and it makes it all worthwhile.
* i looked him up
* i looked him up
Yves Klein Bluey
June 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Yves Klein Bluey
why algorithms shouldn't make decisions (i bought a single ticket and it decided to place me right next to the only other person in the cinema...)
June 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
why algorithms shouldn't make decisions (i bought a single ticket and it decided to place me right next to the only other person in the cinema...)
ACABCORAC (all cops are barely capable of reading a compass... it was facing south)
June 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
ACABCORAC (all cops are barely capable of reading a compass... it was facing south)
the winking emojis are implied
June 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
the winking emojis are implied