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Ian Whitney

@iancwhitney.bsky.social
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I do one thing very well and therefore assume all of my opinions are impeccable, no matter the subject.

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 9h
Forgive the foreign municipal content, but an interesting data point on different realms of arts funding is that the most creative city of the US has artist grants of only $10k and this seen as a major boost.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please do not cancel me and a bad series is still enjoyable TV, but the current series of Taskmaster I'm finding meh.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Humphrey's Wedding.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What is this weird coordinated thing about the Future Fund at the moment? These salaries seem reasonable on the assumption that to recruit these roles they need to compete in a very well compensated open market...?
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Million-dollar public servants: 11 staff at Australia’s Future Fund paid significantly more than the PM
One executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each
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Christopher Owen @oysta.au · 01/10/2026
I’ve found a whopper for the Roundabout guitar meme, thanks to social media website Threads, a service by Meta
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't have a strong view one way or another about Jon Batiste, but the editing of the trailer of the Netflix doc about him building wild drama out of a power cut makes me hoot and holler with genuine laughter.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Redbacks. Cane Toads. Bin Chickens.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔥
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know this is an ongoing and well known gripe, but Google & Gmail's increasingly tenuous grasp of linear time is getting increasingly wild.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I found Schultz's essay, like most, poorly edited and factually bonkers. But something I think the YIMBY movement misses- and I broadly agree with them!- is that it is a normal human reaction to not want to live next to a brand new 20 floor apartment building.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'd really much rather the honesty of "I love my neighbourhood and don't want it to change, sorry" than this poorly edited jumble of half positions.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sometimes you have to wonder if the columnists at Ninefax can actually dress themselves.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That screeching sound you hear is every single arts company CEO in Australia waking up with an aneurysm.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An update on this: I bought the house.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not sure we're ready for original programming from Uber.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I remain really uneasy about this.
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phil @philjamesson.com · 20/09/2026
when i start ruminating on the boxed cereals which destroyed my memory, nothing can help me sleep. not even getting in full military regalia
image of a woman in bed wearing military regalia with several bars and medals pinned to her lapel
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
YouTube has recommended via the mysteries of the algo a young Chinese-American (?) dj doing a mix of Chinese folk & hip hop in a commuity centre filled with elderly Chinese people playing mahjong and it absolutely slaps.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tried googling an actor in Summer 1936 and the Google AI summary told me they were the killer. 🫠
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
JUST IN.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Went to HOW TO SUCCEED at the Hayes tonight and had a violent, shuddering flashback to this bizarre cultural artifact (jump to 3'00" for a scare) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt8t...
youtube.com
NBC Super Bowl Commercial - Brotherhood of Man
YouTube video by Charissa Nielsen
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Brilliant thread that combines two of my interests- luxury hotels and all the KSA Vision 2030 malarkey.
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I've said versions of this before but social media is meant to be fun, WAS fun for some years, and we hit problems when people started to believe it was a viable way of conducting debate.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨NAARM IN CRISIS 🚨
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/09/2026
I do think anyone who wants us to take Elizer Yudkowsky seriously as an authority on AI armageddon should be forced to testify on video that they have read the entirety of his 660,000 word rationalist Harry Potter fan fiction – written aged 30–34 – and still thinks the world needs his take.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Buying a new house is so unpleasant, even in a buyer's market. The government should just give me a house.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WHAT
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Indoor toilets were not common in Brisbane until well into the 1960's.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DRUNK at the husband's work function
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh, HBO & Warner Bros are officially FREAKING OUT freaking out now.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Do I want to live in Balmain Y/N?
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Gentlemen is a very silly show but it's remarkable that it does as well as it does with a vintage tea chest performing the lead role.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Put out your Red Rooster, as @oysta.au has gone viral.
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"One more thing Miss Barlow... you were about 14 in 2001, and you grew up in the UK, so why did they dismiss your school at noon on 9/11, when the attacks would have happened around 2 pm your time? I just don't understand how the school knew the attacks would be happening later"
Columbo (Peter Falk) asking one more question
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The "complex feelings" here are "basic racism". Hope that saves you a click.
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Lauren Dracula 🧛‍♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
All this 9/11 talk reminds me of the time an official KSA Twitter account threatened to 9/11 Toronto
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Occasionally I jerk awake, bolt upright, and remember that Mel Brooks also created Get Smart.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Such wit! It's like Mr Wilde himself blessed our antipodean failsons! How we chucked at the revels of the Commons!
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cheers for one of Darwin's finest bellowing 'GET ON WITH IT' to Smith fussing about a regulation placed tv camera near the sight screen. If we are going to do this whole Test-in-August-in-Darwin thing let's get on with it indeed. #AUSvBAN
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I think it's quite normal not to want the national broadcaster to air someone talking about inserting a stick rectally and rearranging your guts.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It has also decided to put my flights to Canberra on Friday in my calendar based on the Fort Riley time zone 💪
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In the continual degradation of Google and Gmail, it is now confusing days for airport codes, so looking forward to heading to Fort Riley (FRI) on Friday instead of Canberra in my calendar.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Day 4 (5?) of lockdown discourse on this site. I mean, what's the point of it.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I know 'we'll never be ready in time!' is an unofficial event of every Olympics, but considering they need to host test events in 2031, I would have hoped Brisbane was a bit further along than 'ambitious concept art' stage.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Thinking about them again.
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This absolute SUPERMODEL was giving out pawshakes to people entering Coles and reader, I SHOOK. 😍🤩
Claudia Schiffer whomst?
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New Zealand Spy cast 😍 New Zealand Spy script 😫
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Eric Fell @ericfell.com · 23/07/2026
The post-credits scene of EBENEZER reveals the "what day is it" boy to be Oliver Twist, launching Phase 1 of the Dickensverse.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone. Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?” Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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