Excited to be seeing #TISM tonight, I never did get to see them back in the day so this should be ... an experience.
Also a friend has had to cancel due to illness and so there's two tickets to go at presale prices (tonight! The Forum! 7pm!), let me know and I'll put you in touch.
The Lost Goats of Watsonia have been captured and will be reunited and rehomed. This is the most exciting thing to ever happen in Watsonia.
#bikenite A5: Changing tyres tips? Change 'em for Schwalbe Marathon Plus.
I mean, the other thing is, always partly inflate the tube inside the tyre so it doesn't get caught under the bead.
Also I always inflate the tube until the bead seats, check the bead all 'round and make sure there's no pinches, then let the tube down to 5psi or so and bounce it a few times to let it 'relax' any stretched bits and then reinflate to pressure. I have no idea if this is just a superstition or not :-)
As for kit, I just have two flat plastic levers which are nice and slippery for sliding sideways and a hook-shaped steel one which is good for getting that last bit flipped over on really stubborn tyres. I've seen a few people recommend a spring clamp as well to push the beads in on the opposite side, I might add that to the kit and try it next time.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh McConnell R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Anyone in #Melbourne interested in 3 Franz Ferdinand tickets for Friday 28th at the Botanical Gardens?
General admission, bought on impulse because a friend was visiting from out of town, turns out our friend can't make it and we have school stuff on anyway, if you're interested make an offer.
Did my first #ridetowork today for #biketober and it was quicker than driving ... why not sign up?
It's time we talked about the effects of LinkedIn on the human brain.
![Two posts from Paul Graham [@paulg] on LinkedIn:
I met a founder today who said he writes 10,000
lines of code a day now thanks to Al. This is
probably the limit case. He's a hotshot
programmer, he knows Al tools very well, and
he's talking about a 12 hour day. But he's not
naive. This is not 10,000 lines of bug-filled crap.
He doesn't have any employees, and doesn't
plan to hire any in the near future. Not because
Al has made employees obsolete, but simply
because he's so massively productive right now
that he doesn't want to stop programming to
spend time interviewing candidates.](https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/014/185/262/322/772/original/80a55dbec3d19356.png)
PyCon AU (the finest vaguely-python-related-things conference in Australia and quite possible the entire world) is on in Melbourne again, September 12-14 2025!
https://2025.pycon.org.au/
I'll be there talking about the eerie parallels between the #microprocessor and #cell_biology ... and there'll be a lot of other interesting and probably more useful things to learn about too: https://pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/schedule/
PS: voucher code for 10% off tickets: https://pretix.eu/pyconau/2025/redeem?voucher=SPKR10-ASE85RZ7Q84L3C7Z
ha ha this is spot on: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/you-are-running-a-clown-show-inside-australia-s-airport-chaos-20250508-p5lxow.html someone please hire someone from Singapore to fix it.
Golly gosh #zucchini ...
(foot for scale)
Thankyou, #Melbourne truckers.
(in case anyone is wondering: https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/11/18/tippers-on-strike-in-melbourne-this-week-for-better-pay-and-conditions/ )
That's terrible, what on earth, thanks for letting us know.
I never met him in real life but he's been a huge and positive presence here for as long as I can remember. Love and best wishes to his family, friends and the rest of you rabble.
Call from +64 whatever ...
"Hello I'm from Telstra Security ..."
"... in New Zealand?"
"It's a VOIP call ..."
"A VOIP call from Telstra. Fascinating."
"Will you let me explain?"
"Which building?"
"I am sorry, if I can ..."
"Which building is Telstra Security in?"
"Melbourne. Will you ..."
"Yeah but which building?"
*call drops*
A somewhat rambling blog post on lightweight #cooking / #coffee making gear for #cycling / #hiking / #bikepacking :
Mouths to feed #birds
(Pied Currawong)
My neighbourhood has been taken over by a huge family of Pied Currawongs all calling to each other, and what is I think a second family with a distinct call have just arrived and now the two groups seem to be jostling for the best positions in the trees all around.
I'm not saying I don't believe you, Aus Post, I'm just saying a lot of people wouldn't.
