Jack of all tirades. Just another monkey playing with fire. Opinions are mine and terrible usually.
Ballarat, Wadawurrung Country
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So I had a crack at this recording malarkey, and this one came out less unfinished first: collinvanuden.bandcamp.com/t…
my pronunciation of 'schism' is correct, don't even @ me
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We’ve opened a consultation on Australia’s telecommunications numbering plan and other instruments to ensure the rules remain fit for purpose in a changing telecommunications environment.
Read more and have your say: acma.gov.au/consultations/20…
ALT Photo of person using smartphone with the words, 'Have your say' over the top of the photo.
If you've ever wondered how historical figures from Ballarat's past would handle a Call of Cthulhu adventure BOY DO I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU
The venue is sold out but you can still grab a (free!) ticket for the live stream!
eventbrite.com.au/e/spectral…
#ballaratheritagefestival
Come see the sequel to our award winning Call of Cthulhu Liveplay on the 23rd of May.
drivethrurpg.com/product/379…
"Spectral Schemes: the Mystery of the Ballarat Ghost" adapted from Kat Clay's "The Hammersmith Haunting"
eventbrite.com.au/e/spectral…
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(trying to explain the new Taylor Swift album to my husband) so you know how the halo games started out simple but then over time they became overly focused on the deep lore intended primarily for hardcore fans? it’s like that
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Question (asked in good faith) is what makes Internet Archive so special besides the scale of the hosted material. Here we go here we go
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in 1920 there was a similar moral panic about a newfangled content genre sapping the nation's attention span: crossword puzzles
crossword puzzles "have been given as the reason for a marked decline during recent months in the demand for [library] books" theguardian.com/crosswords/c…
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This article by John Burns-Murdoch is interesting. It shows that in a number of affluent democracies, young women (aged 18-29) have become increasingly left-leaning compared to young men.
It got me (and others) wondering if something similar was happening in Australia (a thread)
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Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.
ALT The moon with a rocket landed in its eye. The most iconic shot of 1902 sci-fi film Le Voyage Dans La Lune.
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Extra @vline_ballarat services are running today to and from Ballarat Railway Station for the Spilt Milk Festival at Victoria Park. A free shuttle bus is running between the station to the festival. Check the PTV app or website to plan your trip. #victraffic
I take it for the next referendum every No voter concerned about racial division would support the removal of S51 (power to make special laws for the people of any race) *and* the addition of recognition of First Nations people - on cultural rather than racial grounds, obviously
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look, if nothing else the Venn diagram of folk who say "but that happened so long ago, why should we care" and those who actively participated in political violence against First Nations ~ literally yesterday ~ is pretty close to a perfect circle
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There really is nothing else to say:
“The political subjugation and further marginalisation of First Nations’ peoples is no longer historical legacy but a contemporary decision reinscribing centuries of paternalism”
theconversation.com/the-poli…
Okay this is pretty cool - a residency with the Public Records Office Victoria open to artists, musicians, creative writers, performers, photographers or creative collectives
prov.vic.gov.au/creative-res…
see if they'd have brought back the fav star to achieve kinda the same thing (but without being creepy about it) when premium first rolled out, I might have considered a few bucks a month.
Sadly at this stage I'm stuck just watching the thing die in morbid fascination I guess?
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Perridack Art Gallery opens in Ballarat as dedicated space for First Nations artists abc.net.au/news/2023-05-01/f… via @ABCaustralia