Qarrtsiluni

Inuit / v. / kartz-sih-loo-nih – Sitting together in the darkness, perhaps expectantly (e.g., waiting for something to happen or to ‘burst forth’); the strange quiet before a momentous event.

Privacy and free can’t co-exist online

The USA military buys your data from all three free apps we love. Nothing is free. Pay for your apps.

“The U.S. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. The most popular app among a group Motherboard analyzed connected to this sort of data sale is a Muslim prayer and Quran app that has more than 98 million downloads worldwide. Others include a Muslim dating app, a popular Craigslist app, an app for following storms, and a “level” app that can be used to help, for example, install shelves in a bedroom.”

Via Motherboard

Houseporn

Woman, circa 2020

🐝

Poncho time

Self-portrait

Victorian and South Australian COVID outbreaks have both been linked to problems with security guards at quarantine hotels.

Australia could be travelling around Australia today if the hotel quarantine program was managed better and the guards were paid well.

Via the ABC.

Apple Photos’ Memories feature is getting a bit desperate when it’s like, “remember that time you crossed the border into NSW?”

Tony Damn is my favourite person to receive emails from

To con-vey one’s mood

In sev-en-teen syll-able-s

Is ve-ry dif-fic

A haiku via The Red Hand Files

Mullockdown

Are there any nerd-like people that can point me in the direction of how to upload an image to micro.blog from a macOS automator action, and an iOS Shortcut. I’m nerd smart but not code smart, but figure I can learn. I’d love to be able to right click and upload an image/images.

Happy 100 year birthday, Qantas

If you see me dancing in an Instagram Reel or on TikTok, know that this is a call for help because I will have been taken hostage and I need to be rescued. Please screenshot this and put it on your fridge as a reminder.

Scrolling through our wedding photos and remembered a time when people had pocket computers with physical keyboards …

This little photo I made two years ago in Burleigh has gone gangbusters on Unsplash! Over 10,000 downlaods, and over 1 million views!

Created with a DJI Mavic Pro (the OG)

Which country do you think this photo was made in?

“How many fingers am I holding up?” Before every ceremony I conduct a quick and easy eyesight with your guests. It’s all part of the #marriedbyjosh service.

Me at Alex and Laura’s wedding in Adelaide, photographed by Mike Hemus.