Bard of aus.social @Posty@aus.social

Hi, I have avoided #introductions for the longest time. Mainly because I dislike having to sum myself up in a bio. I learnt in the other place that if you do so, it will just be used against you so I left it blank to infuriate those who would.

But this is a nicer place.

I'm a father of 1x lovely 4 year old with ADHD and autism who never stops. Husband of @Tarale who is trying to get diagnosed and help for autism, and me who doesn't see the point at my age of bothering and probably is neurodivergent... but I ain't gonna spend anymore time on it.

I enjoy spirited debate and through the years am both at once someone who can negotiate and probably doesn't know when to quit.

I care deeply about fairness, transparency and privacy - My latest project is twitter.com/OpenWelfare - coordinating freedom of information requests for the greater good.

read more from @asherwolf here about it:
https://www.croakey.org/on-secrets-services-australia-and-a-call-for-more-transparent-public-governance/

I plan on integrating mastodon into it :)

I also have many other projects, probably too many of them.

I dabble with music, love VR gaming, old things, listening to vinyl, and want to see #mastodon flourish because I believe it is the future of the "town square" - but it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Twitter is just software. Written by a company hostile to their own users, who could ban nazi's in a snap, but don't. I'm here because most are. Let's change - On the Internet, you can be in two places at once. The least that could happen is Twitter improves. #DepreciateTwitter

Siri finally understands what I mean when I say “play Komm, süsser Tod”

So that’s nice

2014 vs 2022"
#DrawThisAgain
#EverybodyHelpYourself

Feeling dumb lately, but it’s medical I think. Shit sucks. Good news is I’m back at work, how useful I am is another question.

Every now and then I wonder "What's happening on Paul Keatings Fax Machine"?
Today is one of those days.

free ideas for hellsite #auspol - an account that just collates avatars of gough whitlam saying stupid shit

it's always bloody whitlam too

ping those who helped feedback on earlier drafts - thankyou to:
Michael Kwet @samwilson @Quokka @grumpysmiffy @hyper @k_purpose @aurynn @shlee @NewtonMark

After four years, I've put 10 reasons down on why Twitter users should move to @Mastodon without losing their twitter
friends. Sound weird? Let me explain.
https://medium.com/@posty/mastodon-dont-stop-using-twitter-cd2441900243

Today I learned that the original commmodore 64, my intro to computing - “granny’s garden” is available for iOS. Tempted to drop $6 on it https://apps.apple.com/au/app/retro-grannys-garden/id882315229

Apple notification⌚️: "Check your rings"
My brain🧠: "and by ring I mean butthole"

'“Regulator very grumpy, yet modest levels of enforcement,” notes from the presentation read.'
evergreen quote

RT @NickEvershed@twitter.com

Uber knew it launched illegally in Australia, then leaned on governments to change the law

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/15/the-uber-files-australia-launched-operated-illegally-document-leak?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NickEvershed/status/1547746844046159872

BBBBoosted
4x Combo

Starship troopers is on Disney plus

Tonight on sick sad world

Everybody should welcome @Blockadeaustralia to the Fediverse and the first verified organisation to join aus.social!

Personally I think their cause is very worthy, and it's worth getting their head around how this place works.

It's confirmed now that they're legit (you can check their website/s). Sorry everyone I got a bit paranoid. Given the nature of identity on mastodon it was worth the wait!

thanks to the tech support team there for being understanding.