tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101086162024-03-14T16:59:30.276+10:30Wombat's Waffles<b>Random and inconsistent snippets from an unstructured mind. My truth may not be your truth. A fact is a fact only by standing on it.
It can't fall down, there is nothing holding it up...
Except some sort of capitalist exploitation. The writer is a 3rd generation Indigenous Australian. Not, i might add, Aboriginal - two different concepts.</b>Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comBlogger1273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-46644486621719335612018-03-08T16:54:00.002+10:302018-03-08T16:54:49.380+10:30Revisting historyUm, will be returning to my 'roots' on or around April 25th this year(more or less) - was not born there - but if one counts our 'formative years' - age five to twelve - this is where i began.
... /wiki/Parndana/ South Australia (and no, somehow can no longer ;copy 'n' paste from this laptop).Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-39895980798311247602018-03-08T16:05:00.001+10:302018-03-08T16:05:34.089+10:30Never too old to learn ...... or should that be - never too old to attempt and try to comprehend multiple "error messages" while learning to transition between computers - one laptop with Windows 7 Howhile yes,me premium - bought about seven years ago ..... aaaand ....
And one new 'super computer black box" with Windows 10!!! Arrrgh!
At this point a/. am trying to comprehend the differences between Win 7 and 10 ..Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-41413945903328583322018-02-02T18:10:00.002+10:302018-02-02T18:10:47.563+10:30the super close, blue red blood moonNah ... too cloudy overcast this time.
Not to worry - have pics of the previous one - if interested.Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-61575620801138684062018-02-01T23:34:00.001+10:302018-02-01T23:34:14.414+10:30O, a new born childOy, females .. settle - am writing about my recent, hi-speed, yubeauty ... COMPUTER!!!
Sheesh, it is like a newborn child. Knows how to breathe ...
BUT HAS NO MEMORY!
Yep, frustrating when have been on Windows, Guorgles, internet for more years than Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ... and espepecially Mark Zuckerberberg has been alive ...
And am finding that NONE of their supercomputer algorithms Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-11393430898343022642018-01-26T02:53:00.000+10:302018-01-26T04:27:32.221+10:30Bot gead yeNot dead yet.
Oh, oops forgot my specs ... one of these days will learn to 'touch type'.
,, And a Merry and Cheery to all ...
in these uncertain times.
Sheesh, was trying to have a chat with a 'millennial' female ..
Erk; have you heard of the Korean war?
Mf; O, kim whatsis.
Me; No; the one before today.
Mf; O, Kim Kardashian!
Me; May your gods preserve you in your ignorance.
Mf; Fuck offDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-27537893840440568182018-01-04T00:02:00.001+10:302018-01-04T00:06:10.383+10:30O ... apparently i have to buy a new calender.Is this Julian - or whatsoever year .... was this midsummer --- or midwinter ??
Is January .. the season of Janus???
Was Janus ever in Australia?Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-47124226326750606942017-12-26T02:32:00.002+10:302017-12-26T02:56:23.154+10:30Odd, really, December 25th happens every year ..DUH ...
though the concept - the REALITY ;; may not be the same for All. Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-47086074412087014792017-12-17T22:13:00.001+10:302017-12-18T00:23:26.913+10:30No real reason ..Hello ... was merely pottering around the Internet looking for something else
Then found this ... erk ... had almost forgotten.
On the other hand, might want to inform my long term readers that was requested by teh
"Roads and Traffic Authority" to present my self to the nearest Medical Clinic for a 'check up'.
Apparently those who are authorised to hold a mere "motor vehicle"Divers license (Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-40276784922227540222017-12-09T00:54:00.001+10:302017-12-09T00:54:20.799+10:30Sexual eploits from 55 years agoErk, At this point am paranoid.
Thankfully am not rich, Famous .. or politician.Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-70444836232624211522017-11-28T16:27:00.000+10:302017-11-28T17:47:32.338+10:30BIG ART ... !!..?
BIG ART!
Um, yer, will admit to becoming
somewhat cynical about Australia; it's ideas and inventions – our
Federal (mediaeval?)politicians seem to have reverted to some era
circa the attitudes of the 1930's …Or the diktats of Rome circa
Copernicus).
However … have recently been watching
a TV series on our SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) –
(um, you might have to negotiate the way Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-70021311106043297682017-11-22T21:55:00.002+10:302017-11-22T21:55:48.273+10:30ancient aviation historySheesh, here's me, once upon a time a while ago spending vast amount of time researching the details of the demise of B24 bomber A72-80 .. setting up a 'website' under, apparently, dubious -"web Hosts" . have found it 'hacked' by someone with an 'Islamic' flag. Replaced with someone with a "japanese' ISP. ....
However - oddly enough - have recently discovered that someone in Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-384451122204712832017-11-04T03:33:00.000+10:302017-11-04T03:33:02.832+10:30Beersheba (Be'er Shiva)Yer, i know - long time ago.
Myths and legends .. meh.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-01/battle-of-beersheba-remembered-100-years-on/9105972Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-87044628220424739412017-11-03T20:42:00.000+10:302017-11-04T14:06:52.557+10:30AM not dead yetMeh.
(though have, obviously, exceeded the Biblical limits of "three score and ten" ).Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-3210415975028118472017-10-17T14:27:00.002+10:302017-10-17T14:27:21.558+10:30updatesIn case everyone only reads the 'latest' post - this pic ..
.. belongs to this post ... meh.
Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1957592199725514482017-10-17T02:57:00.003+10:302017-10-17T03:03:14.496+10:30thinking in 5 dimentionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSuiwDvdrYg
Meh.
We, mostly think in one, perhaps two dimensions. Left, right, up, down.
Locked, as we are, to the 'traditional" dimensions of this planet ...
How far can you see?
Where, exactly - is your horizon?Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-6960268013661219332017-10-17T01:28:00.002+10:302017-10-17T14:06:23.850+10:30reality checkToday the weather was beautiful. Clear blue skies, temperature 23C, slight breeze.
Took my 3.5 mtre (11 ft) dinghy out to sea.
The sea surface was almost glassy , could see into the subsurface. Watched the whiting circle underneath. Apparently not hungry. they nibbled, but did not swallow the baits and hooks that presented to them.
Watched a 2 ft long Yellowfin Queenfish circle beneath my boat Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-6309837677321427412017-10-16T22:03:00.000+10:302017-10-17T14:24:00.853+10:30from the archivesUm; was. actually, looking up something else - but one link led to another ... and found this ..
(from another blog of mine - apparently 'in hibernation' but seems to remain accessible ... meh.)
Tis also linked to a 'youTube' video .. but not sure whether the links remain intact in this 'copy 'n' paste'.
Ah, ye good olde dayes - when i had finance and access to the 'latest' most powerful 'laptopDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-31479054692504688052017-09-05T01:40:00.000+09:302017-10-16T23:55:25.454+10:30one mouse pissOdd, really, all this talk about how "robots' and "artificial intelligence seem to be overtaking 'common sense'.
At this point of time - in a relatively mild Australian winter (yer, i know am becoming elderly - any temp below 15 Celsius is freezing ) ... the "Air Conditioning" split system in this rental house became a problem about six (6) weeks ago..Rang the Agent. Split system Fujitsu Air Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-36978316861210491402017-08-05T16:44:00.000+09:302017-08-05T17:04:23.592+09:30rent a cell ...?Yer, i know, odd and inconsistent posts.
have been listening to an ABC Radio National program.
Prisoners in Bolivia.
The idea sounds interesting. Given that "equality under the law" is um, decreasing in the Urgh States of Murrica ..... and ALSO in Australia (which seems to slavishly follow any dingbat Murrican policy these days ...
And since keeping a person in gaol (not counting the gulags onDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-79413153866187760542017-07-09T06:11:00.000+09:302017-07-09T06:24:44.106+09:30More video from visit to Kangaroo islandhttps://youtu.be/2NwwjGmrlxo
This , hopefully, is the clip of Robin with the Wedgetail Eagle ..
and no; we are not young anymore ... well, in mind, perhaps ..
(um, that was interesting - lost my 'internet connection' .. forgot to "pay" the $50.00 fee.
Not to worry, have 'recharged' ... and, hopefully, will be online until the Gigabytes diminish again ....)Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-19550061889184099222017-07-09T05:36:00.003+09:302017-07-09T05:36:27.615+09:30Do they like me ...? In Indonesiahttp://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2017/07/03/4693993.htmDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-78430328147742846772017-07-06T19:14:00.000+09:302017-07-09T05:25:35.315+09:30For whatever it is worthhttp://iview.abc.net.au/programs/four-corners/NC1704H021S00
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2017/07/03/4693993.htm
Meh ...
(an Australian investigation into the messy politics and interesting connections between the hidden financial deals of American politicians and the Hierarchy of Indonesian policies).
I could, perhaps, label this post The ugly American ....
buuuut there are Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-11071996938080798332017-06-29T02:46:00.001+09:302017-06-29T06:08:03.655+09:30Raptor domain (2)OK .. here's (hopefully) the full clip ..
(un-edited Reality TV?? .. and yep ... that bird was there for the tourist "photo Ops"... meh).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRXF-DM360&feature=youtu.be
or try this link (gah, haven't done this for a while).
https://youtu.be/smRXF-DM360
Am, obviously, not the camera-person.
And the bird does what it chooses.
And the Wedgie was also thereDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-63309491862849923992017-06-26T18:38:00.000+09:302017-06-26T21:25:35.679+09:30Raptor DomainUm, Ok, did mention that i would write a more detailed account of my visit to Kangaroo island, South Australia .... buuuut ... inconsistent snippets escape into internet technology.
Herewith two images that have managed to capture from the video of our visit to Raptor Domain.
Will unashamedly promote the enterprise. One of the most exciting and educational aspects of our visit.
Click images to 'Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-64348358643425117832017-06-14T23:21:00.000+09:302017-06-14T23:21:49.846+09:30O, you should read thishttp://thatssopants.blogspot.com.au/
Do i know her ..no.
Have i met her ... no.
Do i love the way she uses words ... yes.Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com2