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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Is this that "Tinder" app?

Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I slowed down as I assessed the situation being aware that there are other cars approaching shortly. Another car overtook me and came up behind the red car, so the guy changed his mind and kept going. You never can quite trust these people on the road.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Guy in red car cut me off while I had the right of way at the roundabout. Ok, shook my head and kept riding, keeping it cool. Up ahead, he stopped and had the reverse lights on. Peculiar.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

CW: geopolitcs I guess America has indirectly made carbon tax of some form onto the rest of the world, which is a silver lining of some form.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Imagine having to cancel all your plumbing jobs in the coming weeks because you just got elected to parliament

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

As an "ethnic", I'm more than happy to tell people about my background so no issues if this is done in a good way.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Boooo no Infohazard in the top 100

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Same! I felt it in the neck too! Still sore today.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Mounted on the handlebar. I’m surprised how stable it looks but I guess the camera may have its own stabilisation (scrambling to find the manual)

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I feel they need to do something about the bumps around some of the expansion joints on the Dixon Veloway. That first bump hit me hard.

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 18/12/2025

Global consortium TransitLinX awarded the contract for the $6.7 billion Linewide package of Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East works. bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/suburba...

bigbuild.vic.gov.au

SRL high tech trains made in Victoria

Victoria’s first fleet of high-tech, automated trains will be built right here in Melbourne, with global consortium TransitLinX awarded the contract.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Or a head of state of single day sortition.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Yeah, I was wondering that, it looks almost ready for a quite a while now.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I guess I might be able to risk taking the detour from Yarraville through to The Avenue and Hudsons Road in Spotswood to the Douglas Parade trail

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Oooh thanks. I take it the link between the Fed Trail at Yarraville and the Hyde Street trail is not ready?

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Anyone know where I can find a complete map of the bike paths between the Federation Trail to the new WGT Veloway?

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Well it's been a fun day today

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"Hey look buildings kill more birds!" "But we just save all birds!"

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I think I would have ended up chin or knee on the road if I was on my heavier ebike.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Oof, nearly slipped and fell trying to cross the tram tracks while overtaking a turning SUV that didn't kept all the way in the left lane. Good thing I was on my lighter foldie and only scraped my shoes on the asphalt trying to regain balance.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The frequency and quality of the facilities aren't the best but it's still crazy that it has a considerable sized metro system for an island with a population of half a million www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWGh...

youtube.com

Does Palma de Mallorca Have Europe's Worst Metro System?

YouTube video by Miles in Transit

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Apparently there’s a knock off Burj Khalifa on the Westgate Freeway now

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Most of these songs are from a time before I moved to Australia but I have to admit I didn't really mind this countdown, with a few of my choices ended up in the top 100, some from before and some after my arrival.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I wonder how much it currently cost to administer the existing school concession program, because despite it costing $314m over 4 years ($78.5m/year), I don't think it would be that much more considering the cost overhead. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.com

Victoria announces free public transport for under-18s, as state’s debt projected to rise

The Jacinta Allan government says more than 1 million children and their families will benefit from the $318m program

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Trying on the new myki reader at Footscray

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

2 state elections and one federal election, have we got enough reasons to build the SRL already?

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Ooof I'm going to miss seeing Antony Green do the analysis after all these years.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Stuff like this is why I'm insecure about parking outside of cages

Two bike loops can be seen attached to a concrete floor. To the right are some bolts secured into the concrete. Behind them are fences with a set of tracks and a station platform in the background. In the area between the fence are some rubbish on the ground with some undergrowth, along with a loose bike loop.

A fence next to some dirt with rubbish strewn all over, along with a bike loop and some undergrowth

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Must be annoying living near a timezone border with devices switching time back and forth.

A view from the bus window of a large marker next to a road intersection with the letters spelling out "BORDERTOWN". Behind the market are some trees and a street light.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I don't mind the ticket machines on Adelaide trains and trams. Maybe we need to bring it back.

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Nelle from Magandjin @nelle.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Any American looking at this list and wondering why it's so cheap in Australia is asking the wrong question. The question is, why are pharmaceuticals so expensive in the USA. (The USA could also buy in bulk and provide subsidies using taxpayer money if it cared about its citizens.)

AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE RESEARCH SHOWS

AUSTRALIA VS UNITED STATES MEDICINE PRICES

A table. There are four colums headed:

Compound, Condition, Australia, United States
The table gives prices in Australian dollars. The first prIce is Australia, the second price is US.

Pregabalin, Epilepsy, $24.81, $968.46

Atorvastatin, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, $21.07, $2,628.39

Salbutamol, Asthma, $30.03, $49.88

Azithromycin, Bacterial Infection, $7.70, $154.55

Insulin Glargine, Diabetes, $31.60, $115.16

Tacrolimus, Transplant Rejection Prevention, $31.60, $1,143.25

Drospirenone /Ethinylestradiol, Female Contraception, $28.33, $621.46

Fluoxetine, Depression, $31.60, $2,244.10

Alprazolam, Anxiety, $27.64, $143.73

Lisinopril, High Blood Pressure, $25.90, $631.34

Tenofovir, HIV/AIDS, $31.60, $1,984.24

Price of 11 common medications in the USA and Australia, $AUD, 2024

Source: Compare the market (2024) Prescription costs around the world

The Australia Institute

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

RIP Val Kilmer. Remembered him in Top Secret!, The Saint and probably one of my favourite Batman. www.theage.com.au/culture/movi...

theage.com.au

Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman, dies aged 65

Kilmer starred as Batman as well as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film The Doors.

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

What kind of strength do you have to exert that sort of self control??

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I think I’ll be fully strung out if all I’m thinking about all day is politics

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Arfman @arfman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Ah well, at least the version on Mastodon displayed this properly.

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