Colin Warren
@vk5csw.bsky.social
Almost reformed, long-time roadie.
Amateur Radio Operator. VK5CSW.
Former Beach Bum.
Amateur Radio Operator. VK5CSW.
Former Beach Bum.
Douglas Adams solved that issue in the #HHGTTG. Make whatever it was that exploded into an exploding time generator that simply launches Bond through time to the new movie setting. QED.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Douglas Adams solved that issue in the #HHGTTG. Make whatever it was that exploded into an exploding time generator that simply launches Bond through time to the new movie setting. QED.
As you would be well aware, picking stories up "off the wires" and having a junior rewrite/re-edit it is so much cheaper and easier than actual news gathering and journalism.
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As you would be well aware, picking stories up "off the wires" and having a junior rewrite/re-edit it is so much cheaper and easier than actual news gathering and journalism.
So that's what happened to the Ice Breaker RSV Nuyina ?
A black (and white) training op?
A black (and white) training op?
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
So that's what happened to the Ice Breaker RSV Nuyina ?
A black (and white) training op?
A black (and white) training op?
I suppose he wants his Second Amendment 'well regulated militia' to be better equipped than the other 'well regulated militias' that will rise up in protest.
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I suppose he wants his Second Amendment 'well regulated militia' to be better equipped than the other 'well regulated militias' that will rise up in protest.
Meh, they also use "forecasted" and "incidences" so I guess they are not all that literate.
September 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Meh, they also use "forecasted" and "incidences" so I guess they are not all that literate.
Outline played at one of our formals at Cromer High School in the late seventies. The gym went nuts when they played this!
September 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Outline played at one of our formals at Cromer High School in the late seventies. The gym went nuts when they played this!
I never thought I would say this but one of the things I miss since we moved to the Barossa Valley are the cicadas. They simply don't exist here.
I also miss the call of the koels across the valleys!
I also miss the call of the koels across the valleys!
September 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I never thought I would say this but one of the things I miss since we moved to the Barossa Valley are the cicadas. They simply don't exist here.
I also miss the call of the koels across the valleys!
I also miss the call of the koels across the valleys!
Hmmm the CiC doesn't actually know what branches his armed forces have.
"all three arms of our mighty armies". The main US forces are made up of four main arms, only one of which is an army...
"all three arms of our mighty armies". The main US forces are made up of four main arms, only one of which is an army...
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Hmmm the CiC doesn't actually know what branches his armed forces have.
"all three arms of our mighty armies". The main US forces are made up of four main arms, only one of which is an army...
"all three arms of our mighty armies". The main US forces are made up of four main arms, only one of which is an army...
I would have thought that the Australian Space Agency would use the the job title Oztronauts for their mission specialists.
September 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I would have thought that the Australian Space Agency would use the the job title Oztronauts for their mission specialists.
Reposted by Colin Warren
The paradox of recent migrants physically wrapping themselves in the flag of a foreign nation, itself a confusion of flags from three other nations.
#auspol
#auspol
August 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The paradox of recent migrants physically wrapping themselves in the flag of a foreign nation, itself a confusion of flags from three other nations.
#auspol
#auspol
It may just be me, but do they not see the irony in protesting about "bloody immigrants" by draping yourself in a flag that is made in a foreign country and also features the flag of a different country?
August 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It may just be me, but do they not see the irony in protesting about "bloody immigrants" by draping yourself in a flag that is made in a foreign country and also features the flag of a different country?
Does this impartiality mean there will be fewer Murdoch/LNP/RWNJ's given air time on every panel show?
August 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Does this impartiality mean there will be fewer Murdoch/LNP/RWNJ's given air time on every panel show?
Apparently Australia Post is doing the same:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as 'chaotic' Trump tariff looms
A Trump administration tariff deadline is creating "chaos" for postal networks and retailers globally, as low-value parcels will be slugged with import duties from next week.
www.abc.net.au
August 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Apparently Australia Post is doing the same:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Given the megalomaniacs in charger of a number of large and powerful nations, I doubt this will happen any time soon, if ever.
It simply does not suit the plans and dreams of those countries.
The desire for power is unquenchable. They will cause more pain before they are done.
It simply does not suit the plans and dreams of those countries.
The desire for power is unquenchable. They will cause more pain before they are done.
August 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Given the megalomaniacs in charger of a number of large and powerful nations, I doubt this will happen any time soon, if ever.
It simply does not suit the plans and dreams of those countries.
The desire for power is unquenchable. They will cause more pain before they are done.
It simply does not suit the plans and dreams of those countries.
The desire for power is unquenchable. They will cause more pain before they are done.
How are burgers "a quick dinner"? It takes at least 35 minutes to get the charcoal up and running...
August 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
How are burgers "a quick dinner"? It takes at least 35 minutes to get the charcoal up and running...
A common phrase in camp oven cooking circles is "You have to burn, to learn!".
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A common phrase in camp oven cooking circles is "You have to burn, to learn!".
Aprapos of nothing...
youtu.be/bNBy1D1Y0h4
youtu.be/bNBy1D1Y0h4
Monty Python - Australian Bruces
YouTube video by Weidmoo
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August 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Aprapos of nothing...
youtu.be/bNBy1D1Y0h4
youtu.be/bNBy1D1Y0h4
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!
July 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!
Rhyming slang for 'mental'
July 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Rhyming slang for 'mental'
It's funny coz it's true...
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's funny coz it's true...