Tertiary mathematics educator, incompetent bungler, and amateur musician, he/him
Melbourne, Australia
Joined February 2009
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Now that twitter has become the plaything of an amoral plutocrat, I've joined the crowds leaving here for mastodon. You can find me at aus.social/public Bye, folks!
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Education cropped up too, and I had to stop myself launching into a furious diatribe. But, yes a great afternoon!
Climate change was the biggest issue raised by Brunswick locals at today's door knock. Labor plans to build hundreds of new coal and gas projects. The Greens will phase out coal and gas, expand renewables and tax the hell out of big corporations to pay for the just transition.
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Let's face it, the sort of people who need an election campaign to decide who to vote for shouldn't be allowed to vote in the first place.
My latest delight is the knowledge that there is a private university in the Punjab area, India, called "Lovely Professional University".
Sometimes my outrage is too deep for words. With the Ukraine invasion, killer catastrophic floods in NSW and Qld, this is what the Herald Sun has as Front Page News:
The universe's cussedness. For weeks my old passport (about to expire) has been sitting around waiting for me to take it and get a new one. And today - when I actually have the time - I can't find it! It's been in full view for weeks, and gone into hiding today. Drat.
I joined my university last weekend for its second year of involvement in the Midsumma Pride March. Wonderful occasion: staff and students all together. (In the photo, I'm in the back with the hat and the rainbow mask.)
vu.edu.au/about-vu/news-even…
#midsumma
I've finally found what's been missing from my life: tintin.fandom.com/wiki/List_…
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Not so brilliant today. I've written a helper program, but didn't use it.
January 26 is not a celebratory day in my book, and I stand with those who see it as a day of mourning. I recommend all people check out this site: c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colon… and think about our history. #InvasionDay