Tom Conway
@threeprime.bsky.social
computer scientist | bioinformatician | educator | humanist | melbourne / naarm
Among the many random images saved on my phone, I found this. Still true.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Among the many random images saved on my phone, I found this. Still true.
@in-otter-news.bsky.social your fame has spread down under.
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
@in-otter-news.bsky.social your fame has spread down under.
The iPhone 4 gets a mention in my bioinformatics lectures because it has about the same processing power as the iconic Cray XMP of the 1980s.
September 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The iPhone 4 gets a mention in my bioinformatics lectures because it has about the same processing power as the iconic Cray XMP of the 1980s.
I was immediately reminded of this quote from Tim Minchin's Storm.
September 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I was immediately reminded of this quote from Tim Minchin's Storm.
I guess The dragon book is pretty retro these days! I still have my copy. LALR parsing FTW!
August 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I guess The dragon book is pretty retro these days! I still have my copy. LALR parsing FTW!
A tiny ringtail possum on the powerline. A bit hard holding the camera still for the long night time exposure with the dog straining on the lead.
July 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A tiny ringtail possum on the powerline. A bit hard holding the camera still for the long night time exposure with the dog straining on the lead.
Google has something on its mind.
July 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Google has something on its mind.
and tell me that most economics isn't voodoo.
July 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
and tell me that most economics isn't voodoo.
Someone was impatient to be off to doggy daycare!
April 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Someone was impatient to be off to doggy daycare!
Nice but it really should credit an almost identical Larson cartoon from the 1980s.
April 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Nice but it really should credit an almost identical Larson cartoon from the 1980s.
Sadly both major parties have not been good on this front.
April 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sadly both major parties have not been good on this front.
My first time going to an ANZAC Day dawn service. Lest we forget can become trite, but I was powerfully struck, in the context of the election campaign, that cheap political games have profound consequences for real people. Lest we forget.
April 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My first time going to an ANZAC Day dawn service. Lest we forget can become trite, but I was powerfully struck, in the context of the election campaign, that cheap political games have profound consequences for real people. Lest we forget.
Ringtail possum sprung when my partner left for work at 4am this morning.
April 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ringtail possum sprung when my partner left for work at 4am this morning.
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Cute dog time. He sits on the stairs and overheats in the afternoon sun.
April 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Cute dog time. He sits on the stairs and overheats in the afternoon sun.
Side eye from the traffic lights this morning.
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Side eye from the traffic lights this morning.
Ping pong balls are legitimate cooking equipment, right?
March 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ping pong balls are legitimate cooking equipment, right?
Michael Leunig at his best.
March 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Michael Leunig at his best.
Michael Leunig ftw.
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Michael Leunig ftw.