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Aussie queer dude. 30 something. Nintendo. Politics. Butts. Photography. Cheerleader for proud nerds and good causes.

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09.03.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Landlords warned as big Australian banks enforce new home lending rules: 'Automatic no'
By Tamika Seeto
โ€ข The banking regulator is now enforcing new caps on high debt-to-income lending - and some wannabe property investors are finding themselves shut out.
โ€ข Property investors are being urged to understand their position or risk being knocked back from the bank.

Landlords warned as big Australian banks enforce new home lending rules: 'Automatic no' By Tamika Seeto โ€ข The banking regulator is now enforcing new caps on high debt-to-income lending - and some wannabe property investors are finding themselves shut out. โ€ข Property investors are being urged to understand their position or risk being knocked back from the bank.

Poor widdle pwoperty investwors ๐Ÿฅน

Starting a GoFundMe to help them get their 5th property โค๏ธ

09.03.2026 08:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In whatโ€™s probably some kind of analogy for life I only just realised Iโ€™d spent all my time making all the other Pokemon happy in #Pokopia to realise that my own comfort/environment level matters too ๐Ÿ˜‚

09.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As part of our new temporary life of virtue and fitness, we did a 15km walk around Sugarloaf Reservoir. Surely that merits a beer, @jbau.bsky.social and @heydaaaavey.bsky.social?

08.03.2026 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now more than ever Iโ€™m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

07.03.2026 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9540 ๐Ÿ” 1557 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131 ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
JB is holding his Switch 2 at the park while people exercise in the background

JB is holding his Switch 2 at the park while people exercise in the background

While these NERDS in the park โ€œexerciseโ€ for their โ€œhealth and wellbeingโ€ and โ€œhuman connectionโ€ and โ€œcommunityโ€ I own 6 leaf huts, a leaf house and a pink hut generating me a steady stream of sturdy sticks, stones and glowing mushrooms.

Kids these days donโ€™t know how to hustle ๐Ÿ™„ #Pokopia

07.03.2026 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me when I see you at the club with a fishing rod

07.03.2026 11:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cutesy character with purple floppy hair sits in a leafy hut with simple furniture.

A cutesy character with purple floppy hair sits in a leafy hut with simple furniture.

Me, waiting for you.

07.03.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I demand it!

07.03.2026 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And Iโ€™ll do it again

07.03.2026 09:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats! Sounds like youโ€™re making huge progress well done!

07.03.2026 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vegan/vegetarian/allergy substitutes have existed for decades. If youโ€™re cooking for someone with a lactose intolerance you shouldnโ€™t have to go to the โ€œoat liquidโ€ section. It should just be with milk. The idea that people are โ€œmisleadโ€ is PR from an industry trying to harm their competitors.

07.03.2026 06:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Actually the gambling analogy works too.

โ€œ*Iโ€™m* good at gambling. Itโ€™s everyone else thatโ€™s being tricked. *I* know how to play the game. I donโ€™t have a problemโ€

07.03.2026 03:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Actually thatโ€™s the other part - any time Iโ€™ve gotten what I โ€œwantedโ€ itโ€™s turned out to not be fulfilling and Ive had to challenge my views on what i want in my life.

07.03.2026 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think Iโ€™ve just accepted that each decade is going to be *different* and shitโ€™s just gonna *happen* whether I like it or not.

So while I also stress about the bigger picture at times, Iโ€™m trying to just live a happy life in the now as much as possible ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

07.03.2026 02:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Because ultimately within a few simple questions you inevitably discover that ChatGPT continues to lie to them and their overconfidence has led them to stop questioning it.

07.03.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You know those people who say โ€œIโ€™ve trained my dog so well. Iโ€™m really strict and donโ€™t let him boss meโ€ and then you *see them* and the dog is absolutely running circles around them and definitely in control?

Thatโ€™s what I see whenever someone says โ€œIโ€™ve mastered ChatGPT. It doesnโ€™t lie to *me* ๐Ÿ˜Œโ€

07.03.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Next time you open an app or login to a service you wonโ€™t be able to un-see it.

Every User Interface is the digital equivalent of your middle manager staring over your shoulder and interrupting you to ensure you do it โ€œtheir wayโ€.

07.03.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The leaders of big tech are insecure middle managers with too much time on their hands and no one around to tell them no.

So they pop in and interrupt. Their colleagues are always wrong. Their customers are always wrong.

They know best and desperately defend their existence.

07.03.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It *just* dawned on me. Big tech has turned middle manager micromanagement culture into their core design philosophy.

Trying to do a simple task? Hereโ€™s an irrelevant suggestion!

Hereโ€™s a pop up every two seconds to slow you down doing that simple task!

โ€œYouโ€™re doing it wrong Iโ€™ll do it myselfโ€

07.03.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve been healthy now so I can go back to playing Pokopia on the couch in my undies ๐Ÿฅน

07.03.2026 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
JB mid run taking a selfie of him and Dave running in a park

JB mid run taking a selfie of him and Dave running in a park

Practice run for Run For The Kids with @heydaaaavey.bsky.social - heโ€™s leading this one - show him your support: runforthekids.gofundraise.com.au/page/David-6...

07.03.2026 01:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The thing I donโ€™t understand about Kyle and Jackie O is one of my local cafes plays their station and the content Iโ€™ve heard has actually been incredibly boring outside whatever scandals theyโ€™ve had.

I heard a 5 minute segment about how they couldnโ€™t figure out their Foxtel remote ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

06.03.2026 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Problem is thatโ€™s not what theyโ€™re campaigning for. Theyโ€™re campaigning to destroy their competitors. The intent is not to help or educate the community.

06.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yet everyone is demanding Apple shove GenAI into Siri.

The voice assistants have gotten demonstrably worse with this push.

06.03.2026 13:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And how is the moustache ๐Ÿ˜Œ

06.03.2026 12:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was okay! Facilities are falling apart a little though! Very 70s vibe!

06.03.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
JB in his pink speedos at the pool.

JB in his pink speedos at the pool.

Had a business meeting up north so tried the Brunswick Baths for the first time!

06.03.2026 08:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is happening under Labor/Labour Governments.

Theyโ€™re meant to be the Governments that take us *away* from fascismโ€ฆnot towards.

06.03.2026 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Aussie dairy farmers want to reclaim the word 'milk' from plant-based competitors
By Yashee Sharma - 2 days ago
Australian dairy farmers are calling for stricter labelling laws so that their plant-based competitors cannot use the word "milk".
The UK Supreme Court last month ruled that Swedish company Oatly could no longer trademark or use the phrase "post milk generation" on its products following a lengthy legal battle by Dairy
UK.
Australian Dairy Farmers president Ben Bennett wants the federal government to follow suit with mandatory rules, saying milk should come from an animal and not a marketing department.

Aussie dairy farmers want to reclaim the word 'milk' from plant-based competitors By Yashee Sharma - 2 days ago Australian dairy farmers are calling for stricter labelling laws so that their plant-based competitors cannot use the word "milk". The UK Supreme Court last month ruled that Swedish company Oatly could no longer trademark or use the phrase "post milk generation" on its products following a lengthy legal battle by Dairy UK. Australian Dairy Farmers president Ben Bennett wants the federal government to follow suit with mandatory rules, saying milk should come from an animal and not a marketing department.

This must be one of the stupidest current culture wars along with claims that people are โ€œconfusedโ€ if meat substitutes are sold anywhere near the real meat versions.

Itโ€™s not about consumer rights. Itโ€™s not about the โ€œethicsโ€ of labelling.

Itโ€™s pure culture war.

Grow up.

06.03.2026 08:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0