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Notices by Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au), page 4

  1. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 13-Oct-2018 06:21:00 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    Oh, the conversations that go on under Porthcurno beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2mQ2HiJZc #Cornwall
    In conversation Saturday, 13-Oct-2018 06:21:00 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Your Private Messages Might Travel Under This Beach
      By Tom Scott from YouTube
  2. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2018 02:40:24 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    The best thing about working for yourself is not having to negotiate rules that are very, very strict in some contexts and barely alluded to in others. (Of course the meta-rules governing context switching are unwritten.) The worst thing about working for yourself is _everything else_. #work
    In conversation Thursday, 11-Oct-2018 02:40:24 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  3. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Oct-2018 20:38:37 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    • Andy C
    [Nods to @andyc]
    In conversation Tuesday, 09-Oct-2018 20:38:37 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  4. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Monday, 08-Oct-2018 07:16:18 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    I still wonder why my parents thought it so important that children go to bed at 8:30 sharp. Perhaps they thought I'd benefit from waking refreshed, turning on the #TV, and enjoying a few Open University broadcasts before dawn. Not to mention The Thunderbirds, Bonanza, Danger Man, Gomer Pyle, Jackie Gleeson, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In…
    In conversation Monday, 08-Oct-2018 07:16:18 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  5. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 06:56:16 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    in reply to
    • theru
    @theru That would have worked fine at the box office. Americans can't distinguish between British accents. They think they're all classy. Play them some Noel Coward followed by some Ian Dury and they'll believe it was the same bloke. Tell them John Gielgud and Michael Caine went to the same school, and they won't raise an eyebrow.
    In conversation Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 06:56:16 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  6. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 03:23:56 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    I need a pair of these glasses for when I'm wealthy enough to go to the pub on a regular basis again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IroHvN-sOs
    In conversation Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 03:23:56 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. IRL Glasses - Glasses that Block Screens
      By IRL Labs from YouTube
  7. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 01:55:49 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    Looking forward to seeing the #DrWho new series premiere at #Sawtell Cinema tomorrow night, now that all the fuss has died down about casting the first Doctor from Yorkshire. It's the 21st century for heavens sake! And anyway, she's an alien; Gallifrey probably has _two_ Yorkshires.
    In conversation Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 01:55:49 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  8. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 01:45:16 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    • Ruben
    @tregeagle Ah. There's a medical term for chronic grumpiness: "sobriety". Fortunately, there are a range of very effective over-the-counter (or over-the-bar) treatments available. Consult your doctor if you think the pub may be right for you. (You know what GPs are like; by God, they can put it away. Worse than specialists, some of them.)
    In conversation Sunday, 07-Oct-2018 01:45:16 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  9. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 06-Oct-2018 09:45:51 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    #Bernie leading from the grassroots: “We changed the office around to a television station, Sanders Broadcasting. You know, we do our agitation and we rally people.” http://microblog.mjd.id.au/url/19146 https://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorSanders/videos #US #2020
    In conversation Saturday, 06-Oct-2018 09:45:51 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

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    1. Chatting With Bernie Sanders About a Looming Financial Crisis
      from Reader Supported News
      Taibbi writes: Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as the TARP bailout. The rescue forked over $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out giant Wall Street banks that were already too big, and were about to get bigger.
    2. Senator Bernie Sanders
      from YouTube
      Senator Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history.
  10. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 06-Oct-2018 09:20:19 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    in reply to
    • Matthew Davidson
    Burn down the platforms, Hang the blessed guru, Because the buzzwords they constantly spray, Say nothing at all about real life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_(The_Smiths_song)
    In conversation Saturday, 06-Oct-2018 09:20:19 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  11. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Friday, 05-Oct-2018 00:53:50 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    "My Year in Startup Hell": http://fortune.com/disrupted-excerpt-hubspot-startup-dan-lyons/ Saw a job ad for a #Coffs company of #Wordpress themers turned graphic designers and social media gurus who intend to peddle this proprietary snake-oil and aspire to the tech-work-life-style. Their response to this excerpt would, I am sure, be "Yeah. So?"
    In conversation Friday, 05-Oct-2018 00:53:50 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. My Year in Startup Hell
      By Dan Lyons from Fortune
      Hear the one about the unemployed middle-aged guy who tripped and fell into the new economy?
  12. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Friday, 05-Oct-2018 00:12:19 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    • Ruben
    It's Monday, isn't it? #DLW still hasn't bought tickets. She needs physically go there to present her loyalty card to get a discount, and her calendar has been so full of late with sleeping it off and then straight into the roller coaster of Dr. Phil, Days of our Lives, and Raymond. Think I'll just buy my own.
    In conversation Friday, 05-Oct-2018 00:12:19 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  13. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Thursday, 04-Oct-2018 07:26:03 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    Why can't young (i.e. my age and younger, the only reasonable definition of "young") #AU academics speak fluently? The "um"s are bad enough, but what gets me flinching is the barrage of "y'know"s.
    In conversation Thursday, 04-Oct-2018 07:26:03 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  14. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Oct-2018 21:06:32 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    #RIP Geoff Emerick. http://microblog.mjd.id.au/url/19061 #Beatles
    In conversation Wednesday, 03-Oct-2018 21:06:32 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Remembering Geoff Emerick, The Beatles' legendary sound engineer
      from The Independent
      Emerick was best known for working with the Fab Four on Sgt Pepper, the White Album and Abbey Road, writes Kenneth Womack
  15. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Oct-2018 07:02:49 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    #Chomsky continues to be inspirational, now personal rather than just philosophical. After his wife died 10 years ago he started to look and sound unwell, and it seemed like his time was nearly up. Now, pushing 90, remarried and _teaching again_ he's firing on all cylinders. Just amazing. https://theintercept.com/2018/09/26/trump-united-nations-noam-chomsky/
    In conversation Wednesday, 03-Oct-2018 07:02:49 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Intercepted Podcast: American Dissident — Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire
      from The Intercept
      An extended conversation with legendary American dissident and scholar Noam Chomsky. Plus, music from Dallas hip-hop artist Bobby Sessions.
  16. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Oct-2018 07:27:06 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    Paula Poundstone is, like Peter Cook, one of those otherworldly geniuses who will never quite fit in a comedy "vehicle", but this is still pretty good: http://nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone.libsyn.com/
    In conversation Tuesday, 02-Oct-2018 07:27:06 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone
      Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone is a comedy field guide to life, or at least a set of IKEA assembly instructions. Where else can you find advice on topics from "How To Keep a Friend" to "How To Translate Your Verizon Bill?" Or even "What do I do if I encounter a Bear" and "Should I Get a Penis Piercing?" Paula and her co-host Adam Felber bring on leading expert guests and use their unique comedic sensibility to help us navigate life in the 21st century. Along the way, Paula attempts to explains existence through her kaleidoscopic perspective, and Adam tries to interject some rationality. Paula Poundstone is a nationally known comedian, legendary for her smart spontaneous humor. She and Adam are regular panelists on NPR's #1 show, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
  17. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Monday, 01-Oct-2018 06:30:11 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    "Some of the rituals associated with mass I find, looking back, quite strange. Confession is the one that, really… They locked you. In a wardrobe. With a priest. And then _you_ had to tell _him_ what _you'd_ done wrong." #q Zoe Lyons https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06m5xbp
    In conversation Monday, 01-Oct-2018 06:30:11 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Zoe Lyons: Passport Paddy, Comedy of the Week - BBC Radio 4
      from BBC
      Amid Brexit, Zoe Lyons grabs a new Irish passport and explores history and identity.
  18. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Monday, 01-Oct-2018 03:21:12 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    #Liz Warren would be an excellent veep to #Bernie as president - would actually bring some sense of purpose to the job for once, but she disqualified herself as too centrist to be president when she endorsed #Clinton in 2016. ("She's a fighter!" Yeah, well that's kind of a minimum requirement for a politician; I think you're setting the bar a bit low there.) The last thing the #US needs is #Obama II. http://microblog.mjd.id.au/url/18968
    In conversation Monday, 01-Oct-2018 03:21:12 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink

    Attachments

    1. Elizabeth Warren says she's considering running for president following the Brett Kavanaugh hearing
      from The Independent
      'I watched powerful men helping a powerful man make it to an even more powerful position and I thought: Time's up'
  19. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Monday, 01-Oct-2018 03:01:05 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    • Ruben
    #Timbl has lost the plot. It's all the time he spends at the #Sawtell Hotel. He should be working on deprecating #EME rather than reinventing #OAuth and calling it a "platform". Note his project website is infected with #Google #JavaScript, his code is on #GitHub, and his corporate site runs on #SquareSpace #FFS!
    In conversation Monday, 01-Oct-2018 03:01:05 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
  20. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 05:28:49 EDT Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson
    Weird day at #work today. Everything went totally according to plan. That _never_ happens. It was positively creepy.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 05:28:49 EDT from microblog.mjd.id.au permalink
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