Joshua Byrd 🐀 (@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy)

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 13, 2026, 2:07 AM

Just letting people know we've opened up registrations on bne.social (with approval) again. If you know anyone from #Brisbane or anyone Brisbane-adjacent send them our way. Let's just hope we can keep the LLM agent spam sign-ups at bay! :) https://bne.social/auth/sign_up

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 12, 2026, 11:03 PM

2 hash browns and a soy flat white breakfast of champions mate

@wackjackle.norden.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 12, 2026, 1:33 AMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

'Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote JPMorgan and MUFG are part of the group that has spent more than six months trying to distribute $38 billion in construction debt tied to a Texas and Wisconsin data center project leased to Oracle.' […]

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 11:53 AM

Damn #CelebrityTraitors is getting so good

@lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 9, 2026, 5:49 PMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

Getting married to this gorgeous girl tomorrow, so I'll see you folks later.

A man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing a light-colored button-down shirt and grey pants, stands next to a smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and black pants, both holding wine glasses in a rustic room with exposed wooden beams.

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 11:13 AM

Gratuitous photo of myself 🥳

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 11:00 AM

WE WON AGAIN!!!!!! 🏆🎊🏆

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 9:53 AM

WE WON!!! 🏆

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 5:53 AM

Getting all dolled up for the Queensland Clarion Media Awards tonight in the city. We're nominated in a number of categories. Everyone please cross your fingers and toes for us! 🤞🍀🥠🔮🎲

@bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 8, 2026, 7:00 AMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

"The people holding up the internet"

A good-looking but somewhat depressing exposé about the people holding up current digital infrastructure as a hobby.

https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 8, 2026, 5:19 AM

"We wonder why people are so furious when they have totally lost control, of everything. Prices are beyond their control, inflation is beyond their control, climate change, big tech, crime, the government itself." […]

@brad.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 7, 2026, 5:20 AMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

"Real knowledge is *in* and *of* the world, not apart from it."

https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/what-person-thinks-person-knows

@josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy Oct 7, 2026, 10:52 AMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

I've said it before and I'll say it again: "RSPCA Certified Humane" is a label primarily designed to make consumers more comfortable, not animals. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/oct/06/rspca-vice-president-quits-chicken-welfare-standards

@eopoint.com Oct 6, 2026, 7:27 PMReposted by @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy

When Sam said, "There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for." he was talking about potatoes.

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 7, 2026, 12:23 AM

Queensland is likely to see a severe cyclone this season, fed by warmer sea temperatures off the Coral Sea https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/qld-severe-weather-outlook/107232308

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 11:22 PM

Testing out https://lima-vm.io on the Mac. Looks like it installs Arch by default :blobcatcool:

EDIT: LOL no I misread that (CPU architecture hahaha) It's Ubuntu. OK let's get an Arch image :blobcatcookienom:

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 1:46 PM

@simon forgot the link https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/972155

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 1:46 PM

@simon 12-month / 365-day plans are where it's at now. Search OzBargain for deals to sign up, then set a calendar reminder to shop around every year. This is the one I got. $175 - $60 cashback = $9.58 / month. Of course Telstra /Boost is more expensive, if you need the coverage. My Amaysim / […]

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 11:06 AM

It's astounding how correct Barry's Economics is all the time https://youtu.be/mt0jf2VdCdQ

@phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 6:48 AM

@MelissaBearTrix Yeah I wondered if I just look sus haha maybe I can get them on profiling 😆