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Victoria, Australia - World Famous for Crocodiles

Lol how very Swiss.

There was literally a pangolin that flew combat sorties with the CIA in a dirty war in Laos that then died after drinking too much gin, so there’s at least one pangolin whose record is morally ambiguous

Two out of four is a good score!

Then Tuesday it is. :) Glad to hear you’re still making progress in your recovery.

This seems very tame by Japanese KitKat standards.

Vegemite is recognised globally – but how many people know Milo was invented in Australia? The chocolate malt powder is sold in more than 40 countries, and Australian cafe owners say there’s ‘jingoistic pride’ in serving it on their menus

“Vegemite is recognised globally – but how many people know Milo was invented in Australia?” www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...

I can’t help thinking I’ve seen this movie...

“Quantum is at the same stage AI was a decade ago, quietly moving from research labs into real world tools,” CSIRO writes, unironically.

Coming up on 5 May, “CSIRO Conversations: Quantum for every Business”, being a free online thing. events.csiro.au/Events/2026/...

That bloke has quite the selection of videos, so it may have been done already.

Among other things, it’s also (Inter?)National Laundry Day and (Inter?)National Take A Wild Guess Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/apr/15/

List of International Days and Weeks | United Nations

Tbf, neither of those are official UN International Days and Weeks. www.un.org/en/observanc...

Wed plan: Tackle a number of small tasks after two days that were quite unproductive, for various reasons, but now I think mostly ’cos I was fighting off the lurgi. Administrivia; rescheduling; client comms; planning for The Great Unboxening; etc. Evening TBA but probably a quiet one.

I quite like that title, but possibly for a slightly different concept. ;)

It’s probably going to be more pleasant weather here than out west. Enjoy!

The Rebellion of the Fungi!

I wasn’t saying it was a problem, just providing a parallel. And comparing Perry and Imbruglia’s careers. :)

International Microvolunteering Day | Days Of The Year Discover how small, flexible acts of kindness can create big change. Learn what microvolunteering is and explore easy ways to help from home or locally.

Today, Wednesday 15 April, is International Microvolunteering Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/microvo...

Also, Universal Day of Culture. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/univers...

And it’s happy 62nd birthday to Australian country musician Lee Kernaghan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ker...

Sydney's spate of sunny weather continues. Today will be 3°C warmer than average.

(CARROT has confused potential smoke haze from the hazard reduction burns with fogs and mists.)

Wednesday. It’s just a bit of a rough spell. What begins as a hobby becomes a grand venture. The Last Rider holds a flower. Wednesday.

Mad scientist attaches electrodes to innocent mushrooms, forcing them to perform music for our amusement.

Man who paid $2.9m for NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet set to lose almost $2.9m ‘This is the Mona Lisa of the digital world’, says crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi who bought the NFT in March 2021

Happy fourth birthday, this headline

It's just a matter of having standards.

Of course lol.

“What Is ‘Nonnamaxxing’? The Italian Grandma Lifestyle Might Be the Secret to Longevity” www.self.com/story/nonnam...

This’ll be fun for @snarkyplatypus.com lol.

That’s curious. I find anything that’s different from usual to be a disruption.

Obviously I support this proposal.

I *so* want to re-do that post to fix the capitalisation of Passion Pop, but there we are.

Yeah it’s a bit weird. I'm due for another one soon, I now remember.