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Rob

@ausrob.bsky.social
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I'm a husband/father/technologist/human not necessarily in that order. NSW-based, but have lived and worked abroad. Interests include the environment, politics and film/tv, games and such.. I have a large vinyl collection.

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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s not really “centre” if it changes nothing, that’s just doubling down on the conservative right, which is the trend we’ve had since the onion eater.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Or supremely dark humour
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well inked
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't find this position anywhere other than in the SMH which I don't trust. Has this been verified by anyone else? I can not find anything confirming this position.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Indifferently?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Differently good, bad or other?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
About time. You can’t really point to another major party that has clear policies that benefit marginalised groups. It’s long past due that the electorate recognised this.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Daylight savings did not fool me this year. Up at 6:30 (5:30), shower, took dog for a walk. Saw the markets setting up. Bought take away coffee for two. Settling in to breakfast and admiring the sunshine.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As far as I can tell at the moment, this is singularly attributed to the SMH which I trust as much as Murdoch garbage. I’ll reserve judgement until I hear from separate sources.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nope, you may have misjudged him. He's a brilliant man and an even more decent human being Albanese is and always has been, a Machiavellian show pony. Shoebridge is a lovely, lovely man. Have known him for a while and I can not speak more highly of him
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Being originality posted on the hellsite tells you all you need to know.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For all the stuff I complain about on here, I would like to throw kudos at a most unlikely recipient: Aus Post. They have been consistently getting small parcels from Brisbane delivered to me on the NSW far south coast *within* 4 days. If it reaches the ‘Gong, it arrives next day every time. Kudos.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A well deserved appointment. Give ‘em hell!
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I mean, there’s attracting the protest vote, but these are the protest candidates - as in, I protest that their mugs get printed on corflutes.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s almost too easy. Whatever else you can say about PHON, they consistently come up with a veritable ”showcase” of Australia’s weirdest political hopefuls.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Late Show was simply brilliant. I don’t know why we don’t have a decent equivalent these days.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The first rule of Baywatch is… don’t call the cops
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Apt and ironic
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've been loosely following him (online) somewhat over the past year or so, he consistently appears to make himself available to town hall meetings, community stakeholders and he communicates in clear and effective terms. If Australia wants real "grass roots" representation, you're looking at it.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I understand crypto as well.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Given his penchant for hyperbole, can we assume it’s actually not the era of “super intelligence”?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have this exact release (it's a bit banged up), I'm also to understand there's an even rarer pressing on Festival which predates it (I've seen one copy, it was thrashed).
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I renew the notion of "eat the rich". Bring on the golden age of guillotines.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Encourages people to save? Seriously?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"the Board is focused on its mandate to deliver price stability and full employment." really?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give you the annotated version of the RBA statement (just in case you want to know what they really mean) thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au
The RBA has raised rates again. Here’s what its statement really means
Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, annotates the RBA’s latest statement, breaking down what the central bank is really telling us.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Phased into next reality”
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m only seeing people with ME or Long Covid sharing this. If you’re not affected, can you please read it & share? Ableist propaganda goes viral all the time, which encourages outlets to publish more of it. Can we please make the truth go viral instead?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shawshank..
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's the Discogs release info: www.discogs.com/release/9449...
discogs.com
The Beatles - Please Please Me
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1963 Vinyl release of "Please Please Me" on Discogs.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is a scarce UK 4th stereo pressing (63/64), however it has the YEX 94-1 / YEX 95-1 matrices, which is the same as the ultra expensive gold/black label1st/2nd pressings. This one is from the "GM"/"L" stamper (14th/8th). It also comes in a 1st pressing sleeve with intact seams, I paid $95 VG+/VG
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
hint: the tax code embossed around the spindle hole
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you know, you know #beatles #pleasepleaseme #stereo #uk
Very early UK stereo LP of the Beatles debut album
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yo.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: "The Coalition remains thoroughly unelectable" #auspol
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
but does it understand you?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
dot matrix printers to make a comeback
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That aside, from an “AI supply chain” perspective, who’s going to rely on workloads hosted here? We’re a long way from the rest of the world. The AU deployment regions really only would be useful to APAC/Pacific, with the previous caveats.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In an Australian context, “sovereign capability” doesn’t mean what it is really meant to without severing US access.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Who is going to trust anything hosted or developed here? We’ve passed legislation which makes virtually anything in the country susceptible to US access (e.g. the aabill). Anything relying on a US company is subject to the far reaching (US) CLOUD act.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The most likely consumers of DC workloads in Australia is going to be Australians. Just how many DCs do we actually need? This stinks.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here’s something we’re not seeing in the datacentre/AI debate. Australia is remote, even by Internet standards. With continuing data sovereignty requirements (globally) where’s all this DC workload going to come from? A country with a population of around 26m people? With our latency? The pacific?
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Albanese is the same muppet who thinks regularly enacting “world first” legislation is a good thing. Maybe sometimes we should sit things out and be opportunistic in the aftermath? No, we’re governed on balance, by idiots. #auspol
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thanks! I‘ve only seen one previous copy “in the wild” and it had already sold (online) and was getting ready for shipping. I gave this copy an ultrasonic clean, waiting for it to dry, but it looks in top condition.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here ‘tis. Buffalo’s 5th album. Reverse is dedicated (by hand) to the bass player’s (Ross Sims) nephew. #vinylsky #records #aussie
Australian hard rock band Buffalo’s 5th studio album (sleeve)
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 19/09/2026
At 91, I may be slowing down a little, but P&I is not. Its readership is growing, younger voices are joining us and its independence still rests entirely on readers, John Menadue writes. #IndependentMedia #auspol
pearlsandirritations.com
P&I is growing – and its independence still depends on you
P&I is reaching more readers, attracting younger voices and becoming an increasingly important part of Australia’s democratic conversation. But as John Menadue writes, our independence still depends entirely on reader support.
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Also known as “silly antics”
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I just completed my (Australian 70s hard rock) Buffalo collection, acquiring the rarely seen 5th studio album (LP) on the Vertigo label at the markets this morning. #vinylsky #vinylrecords #aussierock
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Rob @ausrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Apparently they have an issue with those who “won’t stand to attention” with the appropriate vigour..
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