Chaos theory

Travel, pondering life, random shit.
Has a campervan called Dave.
Living on Kaurna land.

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2026-09-08 05:13:09 UTC

Has anyone ever looked themselves up in AI mode?
Either their real name or their Mastodon handle?
I was thinking about a friend of mine who died, so I stuck her name in my search engine to pull a photo because she'd been in the newspaper once.
Her AI bio came up first. I usually scroll straight by but I was curious to see what it said. Apart from a incorrect birth date, it was scarily accurate.
My name search was accurate too.
My Mastodon handle uncovers my identity.
But it is wrong as wrong can be. Although I am flattered to be identified as Ewen Bell @npub1t4d…y3tj
"@npub1s93…57pf is a Mastodon account operated by Ewen Bell, an Australian photographer, on the Australian-centric Mastodon instance The Blower."
Sorry Ewen!
Although your account looks good and I'll follow you now! 😂
#AI Still getting it terribly wrong!

2026-08-26 23:57:56 UTC

Real conversation I had with my old bridge partner:
"So my partner bids 2 No, and I'm sitting on 11 points, with a 6-card suit. If you were my partner, I'd immediately put you up to six, but I wasn't sure of her declarer play, so I just put her in three. Six was makeable, but she only got 10 tricks. What's the point of a fancy bidding system if you can't play the cards?"
And if you understood that, would you like to be my new bridge partner?

2026-08-11 09:39:18 UTC

Today I started early and drove through the West MacDonnell Ranges. The road out there was sealed, but it was floodway central!
Crest, floodway. Rinse and repeat, hundreds of times over!
I crossed three small waterways outward bound, but when I tried to go to Helen Gorge, the water over the road was too much for me to attempt.
I went to Ormiston Gorge first (furtherest out my van could go) where I did a short (1.5hr) hike. This was followed by stops on the way back to Alice Springs at the Ochre Pits, Serpentine Gorge, Ellery Creek Big Hole and Simpsons Gap.
The West MacDonnells are stunning. As you drive you have ranges on both sides of the road and Mt Sonder (which many climb at the the end of the Larapinta Trail to watch the sunrise) is visible and standing tall from a long way off.
Enjoy some random photos. More info in #AltText
#WhereTheBloodyHellAmI #DaveAndMe
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2026-08-10 08:15:34 UTC

I also went out to Corroboree Rock this afternoon and just enjoyed the majesty of the East MacDonnell Ranges. I can't capture it all here.
Sometimes the scenery looked like it was lifted directly from a painting!
#WhereTheBloodyHellAmI #DaveAndMe
https://cdn.theblower.au/media_attachments/files/117/070/187/794/808/614/original/3577b2e5f66484a5.jpg
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2026-08-04 07:44:36 UTC

This morning I walked around the base of Uluru, which is just over 10km. It took 3 hours because I didn't want to rush, there were some small deviations to see waterholes and there were a few interpretive signs to read along the way.
There were several sections which are culturally sensitive and photos were not allowed, so I can't show you some of the most picturesque places.
But here are some of my favourite shots. More info in AltText.
#WhereTheBloodyHellAmI #DaveAndMe
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2026-08-03 21:58:12 UTC

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And first light on Uluru...
#WhereTheBloodyHellAmI #DaveAndMe
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2026-08-03 21:43:23 UTC

It's colder here (my car beeped at me when the temp dropped below 4°C) and very crowded.
I thought I missed the best pre-sunrise pic, but then this happened.
#WhereTheBloodyHellAmI #DaveAndMe
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2026-08-01 01:55:40 UTC

I have seen all I want to see in Coober Pedy.
Should I:

2026-01-19 23:44:08 UTC

#Aurora alert for #Adelaide
I've been told by an aurora-watching friend that if current conditions hold, an aurora should be visible in Adelaide on the horizon approximately an hour after sunset tonight.
Same for Souuthern NZ, Victoria and SW WA.
Enjoy!

2025-10-27 23:00:51 UTC

I bought some 'treats' for Halloween, as last year some kids knocked on my door and I had nothing for them except nice words about their cool costumes...
Will these treats last until Halloween?

2025-10-10 09:45:01 UTC

Seems like a very pointed message is being sent:
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist."
#NobelPeacePrize

2025-07-26 09:58:17 UTC

This for my peeps
And the freaks
In the front row
YEAH, bring it!
#Hottest100ofAustralia

2025-07-26 09:17:34 UTC

I do like Flame Trees (prefer the Sarah Blasko version though).
Can play at my funeral...
Who needs that sentimental bullshit anyway?
#Hottest100ofAustralia

2025-07-26 07:41:39 UTC

Wait...isn't this a cover of Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree?!
#Hottest100ofAustralia

2025-07-26 07:16:38 UTC

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Some of these song must be being played for the first time ever on Triple J.

2025-07-26 05:15:25 UTC

Don't tell me it's justified
Somewhere someone lied
#Hottest100ofAustralia

2025-03-05 11:30:40 UTC

Keep safe S Qld and N NSW pocket friends.
Thoughts with you, your families, friends and communities 💚

2024-11-09 09:12:17 UTC

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I think a majority of Trump voters actually knew what Trump was and voted for him because that is what 50% of Americans aspire to.
That is the sad thing.
Our brains have been corrupted and rotted to the core in stages, first by funniest home videos, then reality TV, algorithms on social media, misogynistic influencers and click bait by mainstream media, mixed with the worst elements of RW christo-fascism.
People are after the quick buck, the fame, the middle finger to the world, showing women, LGBTQI+, POC and immigrants they can dominate and be cruel to them legally.
Very easy to blame the Democratic Party, but if you have a significant core in society who thinks this way, policies and positive engagement won't move the needle.
We need to have a wider discussion.
We need rethink how we combat racism, misogyny and bigotry.
The Project 2025 agenda, gutting education and enforcing censorship will only exacerbate the situation.
I fear for the future.
#USpol

2024-11-06 20:33:51 UTC

We were diagnosed with a cancer in 2016 that had been growing undetected. It took us by surprise.
We took up exercise, like marching with many other women, we became more engaged in decisions about our body, we fought the cancer.
Finally cancer was surgically removed in 2020. After 4 days, our sugeon gave us the verdict, we were cancer free!
We danced in the streets.
But unbeknown to us, the cancer hadn't been fully excised. On the surface things appeared normal for a while, but the cancer was multiplying. Taking hold in different parts of the body.
Yesterday we got our final diagnosis. Metastatic cancer. Terminal.
The cancer cells cheered.
But what the cancer cells don't realise, is when the body dies around them, they die too...
#USpol

2024-11-06 06:09:07 UTC

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I'm on way home...everyone left except for home occupant.
I'll sharpen the blades tonight. Wait for morning to hear update before I act.
Not looking good..only extremely slim pathway to victory.
#USpol

2024-11-05 09:09:09 UTC

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I'm going to an election party and I'm somewhat regretting that decision.
Think I'd rather watch on my own like I did in 2020, surrounded by my map, my notes, my seats to watch list, my back of the envelope calculations, my own stresses and my pocket friends. I lived on the couch for 4 straight days...but by Fri arvo I had gone out to buy the champagne, even though it took another 36hrs to confirm the win...
Maybe I'm just antisocial!
I left my workmates an EC map and a blue pencil. They'll have it on in the office tomorrow.
Happy watching! I'm sure I'll be dropping in for Masto updates 😊
#USPol

2024-11-05 07:13:52 UTC

Okay - I've done my best to get my work tasks up to speed and I've put my out of office on.
Now I am taking off the next one-two-three (?) days off to watch how the US votes...
The world is watching. Citizens of the US, please don't let us down 🤞
#USpol

2024-11-04 12:14:49 UTC

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Wow...this is a waste of my time and effort when there are more important things to be discussing today.
You really haven't listened to what Ms Lewinsky or I have have tried to convey because it doesn't fit your narrative.
Good bye!
#USPol

2024-11-04 12:09:49 UTC

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She literally "wrote stuff like that."
Please don't dismiss her framing of events.
This is a pointless argument, you obviously don't understand what women were taught was acceptable, was actually grossly unacceptable.
Today this is a firing offence.
Your opinion obviously differs, but the HR manager might want to have a quiet word with you.
#USPol

2024-11-04 11:30:06 UTC

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I beg to differ. Although Ms Lewinsky has framed it differently over the years in 2018:
"She did write that looking back at her relationship with Bill Clinton, although it was consensual, because he was 27 years older than she and in a position with a lot more power than she had, in her opinion the relationship constituted an "abuse of power" on Clinton's part. She added that she had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to what she had experienced after the relationship was disclosed."
Tell me no harm was caused.
In any other workplace today, he would be fired on the spot.
And growing up in a religious household, Clinton's legacy turned to dust with these revelations.
Our memories differ. Our experience of the event differs, as has Ms Lewinsky's over time.
#USPol

2024-11-04 05:47:09 UTC

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Angry because he abused his power while in office by having a relationship with a subordinate.
That led to his impeachment and a valid reason for people to go back to the GOP.
It also meant he was distracted as hell with his personal life, as was the entire country, when the nation could have been focused elsewhere.
It turned the presidency into a circus act, which you could claim allowed dangerous people like Trump to flourish later on.
#USPol

2024-11-04 02:57:46 UTC

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Don't worry, I'm still stuck imagining a world where Bill Clinton wasn't a dick, Gore won the 2000 election and Trump didn't get a platform on The Apprentice.
#USPol

2024-11-03 19:17:37 UTC

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My brother is infertile due to mumps as a kid in the 1970s.
Ironic that these forced birthers never care about kids after they are born...
#USpol

2024-11-01 10:45:08 UTC

I work with an American colleague here in Australia, he just returned from 3 weeks in the US, introducing his Australian partner (female) to his family.
Today was his first day back in the office, and he was talking about how well it went, and the prospect of them moving back to the US at some point.
Someone (not me, although I had been busting to ask) asked if he had voted.
He said he had planned to, but in the end it wasn't his priority, and it didn't happen.
We know his partner, and someone (again, not me although I had wanted to) quipped that she maybe she won't want to go back again, depending on the outcome.
His head whipped up like the thought hadn't occurred to him before.
Yes, he is from a swing state, with a borderline Senate race too.
Yes, we just saw white, male privilege at work.
I went back to my desk and shed a tear.
#USpol

2024-10-31 11:29:25 UTC

Why is this election even close..?!*
(*I know the answer I just need to scream it out...sorry)
#USPol

2024-10-30 20:35:23 UTC

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2024-10-28 18:29:55 UTC

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2024-10-23 03:18:19 UTC

@npub1qmy…6lkj Jburd still won't answer if he is a US citizen.
Or a woman?
#USPol

2024-10-22 21:02:48 UTC

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Or Republicans who won't vote for Harris, but just won't vote at all, even though they say they'll vote...
Voter turnout will tell us everything before the counting is said and done...
#USPol

2024-10-20 09:54:49 UTC

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Who would have thought that over 50 years after Roe v Wade, this is where the US would be?
But this election is about so much more than women's healthcare.
If you strip away at the fundamental right for 50% of the population to control their own body, while blatantly supporting an insurrection, you are shamelessly signalling that this is the tip of the iceberg.
It is literally about fascism.
Women's rights, LGBTQI+ rights, rights of POC, rights of asylum seekers, the right to healthcare, housing, childcare, employment, dignity, freedom to worship as you please or freedom from the oppression of religious tyranny.
This is what this election is about.
And that's before we start on the global influence a US president has...
If access to women's healthcare gets women out to vote, great.
But it's literally the tip of the iceberg.
Everything is on the line.
Please vote accordingly.
Signed, a concerned citizen of the world.
#USpol

2024-10-01 20:04:30 UTC

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2024-09-30 21:04:48 UTC

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2024-09-29 21:02:53 UTC

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2024-09-28 20:17:27 UTC

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2024-09-27 20:50:58 UTC

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2024-09-26 19:20:17 UTC

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2024-09-25 20:31:25 UTC

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2024-09-11 02:38:15 UTC

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Strategy...work the clock down. Avoid all direct questions...
#Debate #USPol

2024-09-11 01:28:43 UTC

Is he afraid of her 'girl' germs..?
He wouldn't freely shake her hand, he won't look at her...
He makes my skin crawl...
#Debate #USpol

2024-09-09 20:34:39 UTC

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2024-09-08 19:50:08 UTC

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2024-09-02 19:30:55 UTC

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2024-08-29 22:14:51 UTC

Today I have my first full day alone in Cairns with my sister's car.
(I am driving up to Cooktown next week.)
Where should I go today:

2024-08-29 07:20:37 UTC

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My sister was reading a magazine once, and they interviewing a (nude) male model, and they put his occupation down as barrister instead of barista.
This was back in the late 1990s before we all became coffee experts!
My sister was on the hunt for the extremely good looking lawyer!! 😂

2024-08-25 20:49:10 UTC

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2024-08-15 12:07:53 UTC

I am so over this...
If Senator Reynolds was so cut up after Ms Higgins rape, and it destroyed her career, why the fuck isn't she suing the rapist?
He's the one who started this all..
#auspol