David Ingram @ingram@mastodon.social
Engineer, ham radio operator, emergency service volunteer
« This is monstrous.
Yet school is compulsory. https://twitter.com/kimcrayton1/status/1014271834987130880 »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/quoll/status/1014409758462435328
If ASD want to attract staff try 3 things: have jobs outside of Canberra, pay market rather than public service rates, and behave honourably as an organisation. https://www.itnews.com.au/news/asd-chief-frets-over-cyber-recruits-496523
AT&T fined US$5.25M for 2017 mobile outages that affected 911 service. VoLTE didn't work as expected. https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/newsID/17051 https://t.co/418Gw1RGGr
Australia to get more accurate GPS fixes (from 5m to 10cm) with space based augmentation system courtesy of @CRCSI, @GeoscienceAus and @LINZLDS. http://gpsworld.com/australia-invests-in-gps-sbas-technology-for-national-positioning/
Combined orbital Galileo-GPS position fix achieved aboard ISS. http://gpsworld.com/combined-orbital-galileo-gps-position-fix-achieved-aboard-iss/ https://t.co/vu4MHoKqvf
« The tiny nation between the U.S. and Canada is upending our understanding of borders—and what makes a country in the first place https://politi.co/2tPdPat »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/politico/status/1014004383217082368
What's the point of belonging to a political party if the central heavyweights overrule locals in preselection? Vic Libs and Lab both undermining grassroots members, but not without a fight. #auspol https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/party-poopers-to-seize-victorian-preselections-from-rank-and-file-20180703-p4zp9s.html
« disgrace from QLD govt @DebKilroy and I hope will attract due condemnation from Aus media given all the attention paid to Aboriginal incarceration, same org manages Manus and Nauru; not to mention this is embracing US-style privatisation of prisons. Was this in the Qld govt RAP? https://twitter.com/debkilroy/status/1014035941751549952 »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/mdavisqlder/status/1014040738953191424
Well that's the end of an era for me. Mixed emotions. https://t.co/9ldXF2UQQD
« Public service independence hinges on appointments
public servants now feel more pressure to tailor their written advice to suit the government's political agenda excerpt https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/public-service-independence-hinges-on-appointments-20180626-p4zntr.html »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/lynlinking/status/1013877756059242496
« Hitler propagandist Leni Riefenstahl denied service at Hollywood nightclubs and studios in 1938. Leaves fuming, her feelings hurt. https://twitter.com/selfstyledsiren/status/1011423002779635713 »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/BilgeEbiri/status/1011479197477371904
« Witness K scandal: Porter points finger at DPP despite acknowledging he signed off on prosecution #auspol #auslaw https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/02/timor-leste-bugging-scandal-decision-to-charge-former-spy-was-independent »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/Paul_Karp/status/1013647831423279105
« This sheer size of this tree is overwhelming. VicRoads said they’d turn these into wood chip and assured everyone they’d be used for an environmentally friendly purpose 🙄🙅🏽♀️ no deal. https://t.co/4tE6Fu7EIc »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/IndigenousX/status/1010294785511313409
« ISS SSTV series 10 complete :-) https://t.co/MHeU5RX6Sl »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/dk3wn/status/1013368924489109505
« Sat in the garden drinking coffee listening to the @Space_Station send #SSTV pictures. An amazing capture from a 2m handheld with rubber duck antenna! Good morning 😎! @AmsatUK @ARISS_status @theRSGB https://t.co/ORFdjlGBOx »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/mrsdenyer/status/1012975950819184640
« Cannot believe the producer gets to carry the can for this on-air exchange. Are you serious? https://twitter.com/skynewsaust/status/1013293086493949952 »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/annabelcrabb/status/1013578039916036097
Commonwealth Games Queen's baton relay cost exceeded $6.4 million // yikes! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/commonwealth-games-baton-relay-cost-revealed/9929258
« Dear #Dickson, do you like your #penaltyrates? Do you know Peter Dutton voted 8 times to cut them? You only have to vote once to kick this dickhead to the curb at the next election. #qldpol #auspol
https://www.penaltyratesrecord.com/dickson »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/MissDissentEats/status/1013364541877440512
The depths of winter in Brisbane. Who'd live anywhere else? https://t.co/B2yaZq65TX
Time to remove all of my content from @500px. Shame, as it was a good site with genuine feedback and discussion. https://t.co/d3gBF9PAGW
« So, 500px, which positioned itself as a Flickr alternative, has announced they're deleting/removing access to all Creative Commons photos on their site. Like, tomorrow. https://support.500px.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005097533 NO warning. »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1012506276671164416
