Collin Van Uden

Jack of all tirades. Just another monkey playing with fire.

Opinions are mine and terrible usually.

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

So I had a crack at this recording malarkey, and this one came out less unfinished first: https://t.co/wFEaaE1IxP

my pronunciation of 'schism' is correct, don't even @ me

[ACMA @acmadotgov]

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: https://t.co/eV9X6kKFUr

[HaxRob @haxrob]

When pairing your mobile phone to that Wifi / Bluetooth device and it forces you to grant it location permissions, pause for a moment to think who may be the beneficiaries of this information.

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

i dunno, looks to me like they're using skis

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Skier sliding over lake's surface using momentum.

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

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!

https://t.co/vjpSkPB1qZ

[David Waldron @DavidWaldron50]

#ballaratheritagefestival
Come see the sequel to our award winning Call of Cthulhu Liveplay on the 23rd of May.

https://t.co/2m2SUes8yq

"Spectral Schemes: the Mystery of the Ballarat Ghost" adapted from Kat Clay's "The Hammersmith Haunting"
https://t.co/qyTMh8XxFy

[Katie Chironis @kchironis]

(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

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

@DrBron There are quite a few (non-Disney) examples in the Fairytales folder at https://t.co/oSJEZDvLiw

..also, apparently in some fairytales the wicked stepmother *is* actually the biological mother?

[Jason Scott @textfiles]

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

[paris martineau @parismartineau]

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" https://t.co/t07Da3YRW4

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

Roses are red
The pale dot is blue
Voyager 1
I'm thinking of you

https://t.co/HO1cnhjG1Z

[Shaun Ratcliff @ShaunRatcliff]

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)

[Latif Nasser @latifnasser]

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 🧵.

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

@cosmicjester part of a 'Rivals' series of ads apparently. https://t.co/VSwM4pJMfb

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

So it seems the British Empire only existed because they didn't have to worry about bears

[The Folk Horror Consortium @folkhorrorforum]

MAPPA THURSDAY- A comprehensive map of the greatest threats from nature in the whole of Europe,compiled using official statistics and first hand accounts from survivors

[VicTraffic @VicTraffic]

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

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

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

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

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

[Sana Nakata @DrSanaNakata]

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”

https://t.co/Nf1LvsekDf

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

Okay this is pretty cool - a residency with the Public Records Office Victoria open to artists, musicians, creative writers, performers, photographers or creative collectives
https://t.co/iSdeGmHTrr

[Collin Van Uden @CollinVanUden]

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?