Late Gen x and early gen y had an off-line childhood and digital adulthood. I think that explains a fair amount about computer literacy, because a lot of what they were exposed to is the base config so they had to learn their way up.

although I find that there are plenty of both that are absolutely clueless about tech

Another weird thing that changed in that generation was communication style. Sms and email bred their own language and abbreviations…

Other notables - digital wayfinding (online maps and Gps), music purchase and consumption, proliferation of social media, adoption of online persona, all changes that gen x / early y lived through.

2010 through 2020 was pretty golden financially. It’s why there were so many rorts.

Disagree on one point - independent research. Higher ed should be the venue where research that’s not directly attached to a commercial body can sit. I’m supportive of running a small surplus on fees as long as it’s directed to research, otherwise you’re stuck with governmental and commercial grants which frequently come with strings attached.

Yes. VC for ANU has done 10% voluntarily and asked senior leads to do similar or opt out of annual salary increase.

Melbourne, Monash, UniNSW who knows.

Edited to add - she was on about 1.2 million per year so doing a 10% reduction in salary is probably a role saved.

Aka inconsiderate people

Wore a maroon coloured hoodie

The dude who asked me this also stared fixedly at the crotch of my board shorts and asked me “where’s your package, man?” upon me exiting climbing out of a (cold) plunge pool

I clearly looked confused, so he says “where’s your piece?”

Dude clearly spent a fair amount of his time cataloguing the outlines of flaccid penises through boardshorts for whatever fucking reason.

I was offended, ish, till I heard the growers vs show-ers thing. Mine retracts while not in use, it’s quite convenient.

While I have empathy, the reason we’re in the state of recognising and intervening with neurodiversity is the work that educators, parents and researchers have done over the past sixty years. Pleae recognise this for the progress it represents.

People do the best with what they have and what they know. No it’s not your fault. Neither is it your parents or teachers when they don’t have the knowledge or tools to help them. There is a solid chance that they were as lost, frustrated and confused as you. Or they’re simply shitty people…

In 50 years time there will be another condition that we don’t know about now, for which we are not providing accommodation, which causes kids harm, that your kids will look back on and be absolutely shocked, like why the fuck was this ever tolerated and how could we not know. Obesity? Usage of social media? Assessment?

Don’t threaten me with a good time, baby

What an odd collection of things to say.

Why does it matter so much? Marriage, to me, is a formal commitment to a sharing of lives. It also has some good tax benefits. For others it is a reflection of their faith and their values, their community, their commitment, their need for belonging or security, a union, the creation of a family, a sense of belonging or identity etc etc. You don’t have to have the same values as people who get married, or people who don’t get married, or whatever.

It may shock you to know that until relatively recently a woman’s value and standing in society was intrinsically tied to the marriage she was in. They were wards of their fathers and their only method of a semblance of independence would be to marry and form a new household. The ceremony attached to marriage thus recognised that she had been elevated from being a dependent of her father to an independent woman. This is recent. In the past 150.years recent. It still happens extensively in patrilineal cultures. It is embedded and as memetic a theme as the crazy old lady, the overbearing mother in law, the clumsy passion of youth, the neglected housewife - the blushing, beautiful bride. These themes are deeply embedded into our society.

Why does it matter so much. Because…it does? Seeking to understand people’s individual motivations is pointless because unless you share their exact point of reference there is little chance of you fully empathising. However, there will be rituals that matter a huge amount to you, which make absolutely no sense to anyone else.

Finally All marriages end one way or another. There is no benchmark of a successful marriage or relationship. Humans are fallible and change.

Could be

Intentional self aware and self effacing humour from the couple

A tongue in cheek thing arranged by either the bride or groom

She did all the work in arranging it and he doesn’t give a shit about marriage so a passive aggressive way of her celebrating an event that matters for he, but not for him

Soneone photoshopping

Old bloomers are in their late seventies man. They’re not doing much at all these days.

Check out Camping with Steve. It’s the antithesis of drama. Dude just wants to sleep weird places and have a quiet beer, as far as I can tell.

How are your knees?

It is heartbreaking watching how further divided America is becoming.

Hey - very much feel this one.

It will likely come from your kids in the future, the validation doesn’t come from society. They get to a point where they recognise what you did and say thanks.

You’re doing well, keep it up mate.

Gratitude makes you live longer, feel better, and it’s free.

Yeah that’s kinda the point.

Yeah no. Performance, reliability, uptime are huge.

Australia, eastern seaboard

My experience with cosmos is you’re going to have a lot of cosmos, in unexpected places, a lot of the time.