@jessew @kali For full disclosure, the church’s position can be found here: https://unitingchurchwa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pastoral-Letter-re-BKI-231224.pdf

@SheriffLonestar @fesshole Verrily, I say unto thee: they have existed for a very long time, but no one bothered to give them names, or at least not ones they bothered to teach to year 3.

@samiamsam @gjkroese @timkmak Huh - this story from The Shovel seems to have been removed. (Might be just what they do with old stories?)

@cstross The theme is reminiscent of the galactic civilisation in David Brin’s Uplift novels.

(Until those uncultured Earthlings show up, of course.)

Dear #Brisbane - why does this button exist?

#puzzled #amused lol

@jeffowski Would you please tell this Australian not familiar with the term what an HCBU is?

@darkuncle @ami_angelwings Fully agree. A question for those who don’t like non-profit things: roughly how much profit do they think the military makes?

@gregeganSF YES PLEASE

Moonlighting - Werewolf edition

#MakeASitcomParanormal
#HashTagGames

@HauntedOwlbear @fesshole In fact, this probably explains why no-one noticed the change. Nescafé tastes like toe jam rolled in dirt anyway, so no change in going even cheaper.

@HauntedOwlbear @fesshole Good point.

@fesshole Coffee is not just an expense, it is an investment in enhanced productivity. And good coffee, like other aspects of a nice place to be at the office, is an investment in physical attendance, morale and loyalty as well.

“Attack by a pack of wild dogs” 🤩😍🥰
#Dogs #Dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #puppies #cuteanimals https://mastodon.social/@CAPETOK/112254731754675502

@jenniferplusplus @inthehands Isn’t the deep story of the Daleks that they are devolved humans?

@janbartosik @bookstodon This is how it happened to show up on my screen… and if you have ever heard a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo screeching, you will know why it was totally believable to me that the title referred to the bird!