Posts from June 2021

2021-06-01: 🏟 Link: “We’re not the good guys: Osaka shows up problems of press conferences”
2021-06-02: 🦠 Micro post: In case you were wondering after my post the other day, I got my test results back and I do not have Covid-19, as I …
2021-06-03: 🖥 Initial Thoughts on Firefox Proton: Firefox auto-updated to the new Proton UI for me yesterday. My first impressions are that I’m fine with the …
2021-06-03: 🐱 Photo post: Gidget went to the vet this afternoon, and they took the bandage off her hind leg. They said it’s healing well, …
2021-06-04: 👮 Link: “NSW Police pushed for Black Lives Matter mural on private property in Redfern to be removed, recordings reveal”
2021-06-04: 🖥 Micro post: Ugh, the import-export headache gets me again. Goodlinks only exports in JSON format, while Raindrop.io can import from …
2021-06-04: 🗒 Micro post: Called my dad to check in on him, and found him a bit out of sorts. His manager died suddenly over the weekend during a …
2021-06-05: 🗣 Reply to: “Damn! Would you believe we have a friend who’s dad also died after a climb?…” by @maique
2021-06-05: 🇨🇳 Link: “Tiananmen Square Tank Man vanishes from Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, other search engines – even in America”
2021-06-05: 🎬 Micro post: Found out that Master of None, whose first two seasons I adored, came out with a season three on May 23 – but it sounds …
2021-06-07: 💻 Managing Categories on a Personal Blog: A few months ago I read this thought-provoking blog post on taxonomies – categories, subcategories and tags – and how …
2021-06-07: 🇦🇺 Link: “‘Devil devil’: The sickness that changed Australia”
2021-06-07: 🇦🇺 Link: “Biloela family asylum-seeker girl evacuated from Christmas Island with suspected septicaemia”
2021-06-07: 🏟 Link: “AFL expansion debate for Northern Territory, Tasmania not strictly business”
2021-06-08: 📱 Micro post: Was pleased to see it emerge from WWDC that iOS 15 will support all the same phones that iOS 14 did – including the OG …
2021-06-09: 💵 Link: “Other Australians earn nothing like what you think. If you're on $59,538, you're typical”
2021-06-09: 🦠 Micro post: So schools are set to reopen on Friday, even though teachers under the age of 40 are still not eligible for Covid-19 …
2021-06-10: 🐱 Photo post: Took Gidget to the vet today – they removed her stitches and she’s officially free of her cone! She was so excited …
2021-06-11: 🇬🇧 Link: “DFAT urged to retract 'inaccurate' report saying Sri Lankans face low torture risk, following UK court finding”
2021-06-11: 🗒 Micro post: The key to me getting anything done is 100% that it has to be either something that can be finished in one sitting, or …
2021-06-12: 💬 Link: “What is something Spanish speaking children commonly get wrong? /r/learnspanish”
2021-06-13: 🗣 Reply to: “/ Luna drops something” by @Gaby
2021-06-13: 💻 Beginning a Digital Garden: I’ve decided to create a new top-level section of this site, and called it my personal wiki, although it’s …
2021-06-15: 🚌 Micro post: The Victorian DoT is starting to review Melbourne’s bus network, which I hope will result in improvements – our current …
2021-06-15: 📚 On Book Localisations for the US Market: Earlier today I read a Reddit thread about book localisations for the US market, and while it’s not like it was …
2021-06-16: 🏘 Link: “Canada’s Housing Market Is Out of Control”
2021-06-16: 💵 Micro post: If you’re going to make a website where you sell stuff, it really, really helps to make clear what currency …
2021-06-16: 🐱 Photo post: Gidget seems to have adjusted surprisingly well to the “indoor cat” lifestyle. She spends a lot of time …
2021-06-17: 🇦🇺 Micro post: Vivian’s got a job interview in Canberra late next week, so he wants us to travel up there together (driving, in …
2021-06-18: 💬 Link: “Schism fears for Gaeilgeoirí”
2021-06-19: 🚊 Link: “Data is Overrated”
2021-06-20: 🐱 Photo post: Seems that Gidget doesn’t only enjoy cat TV, but also MochaMilk 😅
2021-06-20: 🧺 Laundry in Winter: A couple of years ago, I think, I put out a tweet that went along the lines of, “So sick of hanging out the same …
2021-06-21: 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo got very anxious when Dad went into the bottle shop without him! Thankfully it has all these windows, so he can …
2021-06-23: 🇦🇺 Micro post: Viv and I have arrived in Canberra, after a very lengthy drive! Shout out to the ACT and NSW who are still letting …
2021-06-24: 🏛 Photo post: Our first stop today was Old Parliament House, now hosting the Museum of Australian Democracy. For a building that was …
2021-06-24: 🪦 Photo post: The government wants to redevelop the Australian War Memorial for some reason (ahem, they want to spend a lot of money …
2021-06-25: 🚊 Micro post: I feel like it is a bit of a flaw that to catch a bus in Canberra I first have to walk 45 minutes to a newsagents that …
2021-06-25: 🌈 Photo post: We had dry weather this morning, but rain set in again over the afternoon. I went to the National Museum, we both …
2021-06-26: 🇦🇺 Photo post: We’ve arrived back home unscathed, although Viv copped a warning from NSW Police for speeding on the Hume 🤦🏻‍♀️ …
2021-06-27: 📺 Link: “The real reason Doctor Who makes fans want to hide behind the sofa”
2021-06-28: 🐱 Photo post: I went to the pet supplies shop today and bought this nifty harness for Gidget, so we can take her outside in a …
2021-06-29: 🎮 Micro post: I started playing Cozy Grove today (through Apple Arcade, although for non-Mac platforms it’s on Steam) and I …

Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.