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Belgian Waffle Connoisseur. Photographer. Coder. Central Coast, Australia https://halans.com
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I wrote this about misophonia ! Which sounds 🤪 but is 🤬😖😢🫨https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/misophonia-condition-disorder-noise-sound-triggers#comments

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At Cloudflare - AI to the World event at The Ivy Sunroom

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Where did the Microsoft store move to? Replaced by Labubu the Monster.

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Power outage in Green Point, Central Coast

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MCP is the coming of Web 2.0 2.0 https://www.anildash.com//2025/05/20/mcp-web20-20/

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Advertisement at the doctor’s office Spoil & fill removal Gravel & sand delivery Animal burial That should have been “livestock burial”, because my first thought was pets, which would be weird?

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🎂 Today, May 17 in 1961, the European Computer Manufacturers Association, or ECMA came to being and would oversee many computer related standards INCLUDING what is called ECMAScript, a scripting standard for Javascript. ECMA would eventually become Ecma International. ecma-international.org/history/

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Went ice skating yesterday. Been probably 35 years. It’s not just “like riding a bicycle”. Lasted 30 minutes, fell twice. Didn’t want to risk a third time.

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Underworld’s Born Slippy, 30 years old this month

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Happy Wild Koala Day! Think about the koalas when voting today #wildkoaladay www.wildkoaladay.com.au

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Bit insane driving down from Gosford to the city. Warning sign “Shattered metal debris on motorway”. Passing 60-80 cars on the side of the road with flat tires, as well as 5+ multi-car collisions on the side of the road.

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Nothing open today, except Harris Farms where I picked up this vodka cured, beetroot infused smoked salmon (on sale), which was seriously nice.

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European alternatives for popular services

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Slept through that: Sydney residents shaken awake by early morning earthquake in NSW Hunter Valley

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Future Fatigue: How Hype has Replaced Hope in the 21st Century techpolicy.press/future-fatig...

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Anemoia: the psychology behind feeling nostalgic for a time you’ve never known

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Scientists Are Mapping the Boundaries of What Is Knowable and Unknowable

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Justice touring Australia in December. Qudos Arena though.

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

My first vibe coding project, with Replit, which makes this so easy wcag-inspector.replit.app github.com/halans/Repli...

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

I have a ticket to Trentemøller at the Metro in Sydney tonight, if anyone’s interested. (thanks Covid)

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🧵(1/5) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 29 Mar 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.6% (-0.3%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4 🔹COVID: 1,092 (-15.6%) 🔹Influenza: 1,878 (-4.7%) 🔹RSV: 1,924 (+4.3%) Source: www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

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In 2024, Australia reported 302,250 COVID, 365,589 flu (record high), and 175,918 RSV cases. More adults were hospitalised for COVID, while more children were hospitalised for flu/RSV. COVID caused the most deaths. #COVIDisNotOVER Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

submitted 60 days ago • 4 comments

Hit by flu before I could get a flu shot

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Happy Waffle Day to all who celebrate!

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​Meta promises to combat misinformation in Australia using the same strategy it abandoned in the U.S. to appease Trump. ​ 🔗 www.404media.co/meta-promise...

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Saw this on SBSonDemand tonight. Good luck with that.

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

For the love of big words

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New Order yesterday, today Fat Freddy’s Drop. Honestly, I feel too old to be doing this, what was I thinking…

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PIX at the State Library

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