John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 15hThis is the bit i don't understand. I traveled from Sydney to Paris and Paris to Bayeux to see the tapestry. It's been available to the English all this time. An easy (and delightful) weekend trip from London. Bayeux cathedral is lovely. The war museum and graveyard tell a different story. 130
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 05/10/2026North Melbourne were the shinboners because of the large abattoir in kensington. Also I think South Sydney are the Rabbitohs because of rabbit butchers 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reminds me of the LBJ quote about Gerry Ford: "Nice guy, but can't do two things at once, like walk and chew gum" 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Journalist pivot seamlessly from "Housing affordability crisis" to "House prices PLUNGE". And the median price table in this article is comedy gold. For a laugh compare O'Connor (ACT) to Lineham (ACT). www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comBrisbane and Sydney hit hardest by falling house prices as 5.2% shaved from property values nationwideCotality data shows median house prices fell in September as interest rates hit borrowing capacity 001
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026shorter history, but Brisbane has won 6 flags without ever winning the minor premiership. I suspect that's most flags without minor premiership. 110
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026But that's also the point. The really big housing commission buildings were never in places like Woollahra. They were Alexandria or South Melbourne. The call for Housing Commission flats is a call for building ELSEWHERE. 171
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Have it on mute now. I couldn't get past "the crowd's anticipation of that goal was electric" Felt like they were playing buzzword bingo 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...abc.net.auThe 'big boof' is out. What data reveals about football's hair trendsThe ABC analyses the headshots and hairstyles of all AFL players in the 2024 season to definitively answer: is the mullet back? 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026famously, you will never learn the rules from the telecast. I'm not sure the commentators know the rules. 060
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'll give albanese one thing. He finds new ways to disappoint. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comAlbanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic postAustralia and Finland are vying for a spot on the council, and the PM needs two thirds of member states to back him 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Also, the Manhattan Project did not change the result of the war, or probably even the course. 001
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I already have a robot that does my dishes. Its called the Bosch Series 6. 001
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026brutal for Turnbull. I never liked him, but to rate worse than Billy McMahon... I think Tiberius on the telephone is benefiting from a large Who? vote 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Meryl Streep has played Karen silkwood, Karen Blixen, Lindy chamberlain, Julia Childs, Maggie thatcher, Emmeline Pankhurst, Florence Foster Jenkins and Katherine Graham 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Marlon Brando played Marc Antony, Napoleon, Zapata, Mr Christian and Torquemada 140
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Unfair. I'm a boomer, and in my silly youth I owned an old jaguar. The starter button was in pride of place in middle of dash. It actually makes more sense than starter by turning ignition one step further. I never accidentally engaged the starter motor. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Yeah, Hobart doesn’t, and I suspect Darwin. Canberra doesn't really have an LGA. 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026well, Sydney and Melbourne come to mind. I would guess that other capitals (without looking up) 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Went to a new pub tonight, the Friday special included tickets for the meat raffle. We won two! Our daughter will take one home to Wollongong with her. 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"In a jurisdiction the size of Canberra, is it really sensible to have two separate post-school organisations?" I'm pretty certain there is another tertiary institution in Canberra, but what would I know? 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I mean, not a book, but the machine the Krell built in Forbidden Planet was clearly some sort of AI. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026is it bad of me that I kind of enjoyed this (33 years ago). Biggest problem is that while Sherilyn Fenn is gorgeous, there is no romantic spark between her and anyone. Kelly Lynch and Baldwin actually are really good, but of course, she is not into guys. 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026These have been available since at least 2015. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorea... 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I knew the byline before clicking the link. By equally loathed, Chip means he asked around the newsroom and everyone agreed with him. 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026amazed they can get that many nutters. Hopefully the end to GTV will mean this is mostly wasted effort. 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I know I make my own changes to "wild things", But... Did you ever hear of Mickey? worth more than $1000 to me. 020
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Generic plates. Someone got into the “secure” car park of our apartment and took two sets (that I know of) apparently there is a rising problem with plate theft. our ne plates are screwed on with “anti-theft” screws, basically to persuade them it will be quicker to take someone else’s. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026From what little I know of albo, he really is still living in the 1980s politically. Cannot understand that anyone is more progressive than him. So anyone to the left of him annoys him. 1162
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026as a former longterm grayndler resident, agree 100%. People would be totally weirded by the way otherwise reasonable people idolise Albo locally. Yeah, it will annoy him. No, he won't lose. 2100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I recently had to buy the blue triangles (new plates after my plates were stolen) Supercheap Auto had a runout on hydrogen plate stickers 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Well I guess I’m not getting the mind focusing emergency even when it does happen. Really not sure why sms isn’t good enough? I spend a lot of time in nsw and get a lot of nsw police messages about missing persons… 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Just realised It requires the ugly liquid glass iOS, which I deliberately did not upgrade to. If there is an emergency, I will die, but i will die with the look and feel I prefer. 100
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Not Canberra, just my iOS. I wonder how many people like me refused that update? 110
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Actually, I am now thinking it may be because I refused the Liquid glass update to my iPhone. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Not for me. Very disappointed. (Canberra inner North/Telstra network) 110
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026its 2:01 in Canberra, and nothing yet. I do not have my phone in a faraday cage nor in al foil. 220
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I was in Vienna a few years ago when I saw an Edsel parked near a museum. I was surprised at how good looking it was, much better than the photos. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Despite its reputation now, the Corvair was pretty successful sales wise. According to wikipedia, 200,000 units a year for first 6 years, dropping off after that. 1,835,170 in total. 110
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Ive never understood the point of captchas for paying bills. If the payment is real do they care who is paying? its fine by me if a robot wants to pay my bills. 021
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026It's just astounding that someone who has been in parliament for 30 years a) doesn't seem to prepare for media appearances and b) is so bad at thinking on his feet. what else in the job comes up that is a total surprise to him? 000
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I was in high school (Australia) with some Portuguese kids (c1974) This was still such an issue for them they would talk about it in the playground. It was really the first thing I ever learned about the game. They had been 6 in 1966. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026no, for actually challenging the british empire. (and to be clear, Im sure he understood "if you come for the king") 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Britain was very good at pointing out how horrible other colonists were. Famously, Sir Roger Casement revealed the horrors of the Congo, He was executed in 1916 by the British Government. 110
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I love the "education is dumbed down" and these people can't spell Roskam's name correctly. 130
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It's just that the metro is so good, they close it on weekends so out-of-towners won't get jealous. for a family new system, it gets a LOT of maintenance. 010
John Dillane @dilj.bsky.social · 29/06/2026chefs kiss to her lawyers name: houweling. The writers are really bringing their best work. 030