Nostr notes by Alex the Naught

This popped up in my recommendations, and I feel it's only my ...

2026-10-11T10:00:10Z

This popped up in my recommendations, and I feel it's only my duty to share it again. Buckle up.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0nZhw3wifeY&si=VebrPDhcvkkqCY6_

They take passengers out to the open sea for an hour and a half ...

2026-06-28T06:58:18Z

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They take passengers out to the open sea for an hour and a half or so in Shellharbour, just south of where I live. With the season pass (May-Sept), I have unlimited cruises! Otherwise it's like $80 per cruise.

Honestly a little jealous of Chris Minns' hair.

2026-02-15T09:25:32Z

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Honestly a little jealous of Chris Minns' hair.

Forgot to close the screen door leading out to my balcony, and an ...

2026-01-20T22:43:31Z

Forgot to close the screen door leading out to my balcony, and an arachnid with an abdomen the size of a meatball just sauntered in. Went to fetch my Tupperware of Destiny and it's filled with pickles. 😧

I got to boop a kangaroo's nose today, and this is the face ...

2026-01-04T02:45:52Z

I got to boop a kangaroo's nose today, and this is the face she made after.

Do you wear a wristwatch? I've always been curious as to why ...

2026-01-01T10:56:21Z

Do you wear a wristwatch? I've always been curious as to why people do. I've certainly seen some beautiful watches, like some of the Omegas from the 1920s and other vintage art nouveau pieces, but I could never bring myself to strap a clock to my wrist. Is it the aesthetics, the practicality?

Over the course of the last year, I stopped trying to be ...

2025-12-30T05:36:00Z

Over the course of the last year, I stopped trying to be understandable.

I stopped translating my insights through alien symbols. I stopped teaching people how to respect or care about me.

And a lot of people stopped wanting to understand me. Many are now gone.

But new people have come into my life, and they are interested in understanding me. And they make the effort to do so, so there's parity. It's a slow, careful process—but it's a good one.

2025 has been good to me. I think 2026 will be even better.

Always a treat to catch an owl ...

2025-12-25T23:42:50Z

Always a treat to catch an owl

Just crashed a golden retriever's birthday party ...

2025-12-22T04:43:23Z

Just crashed a golden retriever's birthday party

There's a cicada peering into my lounge, and he's waving ...

2025-12-09T04:17:35Z

There's a cicada peering into my lounge, and he's waving at me. I shit you not.

I also love The Aleph, and couldn't possibly decide between ...

2025-12-08T07:55:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…5hg9
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I also love The Aleph, and couldn't possibly decide between the volumes.

I've had these books for a quarter century, and they followed me through three countries. I'm a bit obsessed.

Why do ice pops take so long to freeze? This is my major problem ...

2025-12-07T23:32:44Z

Why do ice pops take so long to freeze?

This is my major problem today. I'm doing all right.

Sitting around the house impatiently waiting for the movers to ...

2025-11-28T20:46:17Z

Sitting around the house impatiently waiting for the movers to turn up is the worst kind of Wait Mode. Hurry uuuuuuuuuuuup, I wanna get outta this place!

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

I should hear tomorrow. The estate agent selected my application ...

2025-11-19T08:30:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…0g76
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I should hear tomorrow. The estate agent selected my application and one other, and the owner will decide. From her tone and eagerness I suspect they'll pick me.

I don't care that I'm breaking the lease and will probably have to double up on rent for a couple weeks as well. I gotta get out of here ASAP!

Finished a long productive day at work and now I finally get to ...

2025-11-19T08:07:24Z

Finished a long productive day at work and now I finally get to lean back and enjoy...the loud braying laughter of drunken halfwits next door punctuated by shrill scolding and their crying toddlers.

Yay!

It'll all be good, I am sure! I like public speaking. As for ...

2025-11-18T08:52:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…0fud
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It'll all be good, I am sure! I like public speaking. As for the small talk, I can cope. I'll just start talking about trepanation or something so people scratch their heads and walk away.

My friend in New Zealand just sent me this photo of his cat doing ...

2025-11-18T08:42:54Z

My friend in New Zealand just sent me this photo of his cat doing a blep, and it's just too cute not to share here.

I have to give a speech in the next week or so. Funny how that's not daunting at all, but the looming threat of idle mingling and small talk gives me insomnia.

There WAS doubt! This was extremely competitive and there were ...

2025-11-17T05:56:07Z

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There WAS doubt! This was extremely competitive and there were many other worthy people.

Y'all, I received the good news I was hoping for at work. ...

2025-11-17T04:23:53Z

Y'all, I received the good news I was hoping for at work. *collapses onto inflatable fainting couch*

I only just finished playing fetch with yesterday's beach ...

2025-11-16T22:51:54Z

I only just finished playing fetch with yesterday's beach dog, and now this one wants a go.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

Who wants to see a wombat? That was a trick question, because ...

2025-11-15T21:55:32Z

Who wants to see a wombat?

That was a trick question, because obviously everyone is interested in wombats (not Wombats the band, but wombats the wombats).

My phone's camera app thought this was my face and suggested ...

2025-11-13T07:02:02Z

My phone's camera app thought this was my face and suggested I use a filter.

Transition from night to sunrise Good morning from Wollongong, ...

2025-11-12T20:53:19Z

Transition from night to sunrise

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

Just blocked someone for fact-checking The Far Side. What sort of ...

2025-11-11T06:30:34Z

Just blocked someone for fact-checking The Far Side. What sort of world are we living in?

What people think living in Australia is like ...

2025-11-09T09:00:21Z

What people think living in Australia is like

I think maybe they ate all the other patrons. ...

2025-11-08T03:07:20Z

I think maybe they ate all the other patrons.

I think my tattoo is mostly healed, and it's now just as ...

2025-11-07T21:13:59Z

I think my tattoo is mostly healed, and it's now just as smooth as the rest of my skin. The significance of this is that I can now apply liberal amounts of sunblock and enjoy the outdoors and ride my bike and go hiking all weekend! 🤩

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

I'm disappointed that no one asked me about my Halloween ...

2025-11-01T07:40:09Z

I'm disappointed that no one asked me about my Halloween costume this year (I turned up as 'the ol' college try' again).

I forgot today is Halloween! Here are some spooky dogs. ...

2025-10-31T01:00:38Z

I forgot today is Halloween! Here are some spooky dogs.

I have a really important interview next week just two days after ...

2025-10-29T08:53:35Z

I have a really important interview next week just two days after I get inked, which means I'm going to have a very fresh and very large tattoo that's in the midst of the itchy stage of the healing process. I also have to give a presentation in the beginning of the interview.

Who wants to be my support person during the interview? You just need to liberally rub Bepanthen ointment on me for an hour and maybe slap my tattoo now and then when it's REALLY itchy. Volunteers, please form a line on the left.

Motherfucking quinoa! Motherfucking avocado! ...

2025-10-27T06:14:31Z

Motherfucking quinoa!
Motherfucking avocado!

You have been visited by a birb. ...

2025-10-26T05:09:50Z

You have been visited by a birb.

Are you getting sick of hearing about my skydiving? Do I look ...

2025-10-16T01:23:32Z

Are you getting sick of hearing about my skydiving? Do I look like I care?

I'm still soaring in the clouds, so no terrestrial photo this ...

2025-10-15T22:38:29Z

I'm still soaring in the clouds, so no terrestrial photo this morning. Here's an aerial view of my beautiful town (and my arm) taken during freefall moments after jumping.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody. 🤙

Hell yes!!

2025-10-15T14:35:41Z

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Hell yes!!

This is why it’s after 1 am and I can’t fall back to sleep. ...

2025-10-15T14:24:37Z

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This is why it’s after 1 am and I can’t fall back to sleep. What an awesome day 🤙

I can fly, but only in short bursts and in a downward trajectory. ...

2025-10-15T14:07:52Z

I can fly, but only in short bursts and in a downward trajectory.

This is gonna be an expensive habit.

Royal National Park, NSW ...

2025-10-12T04:21:55Z

Royal National Park, NSW

I like the 90s cargo 🙁

2025-10-11T07:11:18Z

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I like the 90s cargo 🙁

Yes!!!!

2025-10-11T06:57:41Z

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Yes!!!!

I'd kill for a pair of 90s Gap cargo shorts (men's, of ...

2025-10-11T06:44:56Z

I'd kill for a pair of 90s Gap cargo shorts (men's, of course). You heard me.

Colourful birbs ...

2025-10-11T06:35:28Z

Colourful birbs

This is where I have terrible executive dysfunction. I never ever ...

2025-10-11T06:16:38Z

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This is where I have terrible executive dysfunction. I never ever procrastinate my work, my chores around the house, my health and fitness etc. But if I have to fill in a form, go to the bank, the post office? I'll procrastinate that shit until my knuckles bleed.

I believe in you! You can do the thing!!

Filled out a form, scanned it, scanned a few other documents, and ...

2025-10-11T06:02:54Z

Filled out a form, scanned it, scanned a few other documents, and emailed them. I've literally been procrastinating this one task since 2023.

I think that major accomplishment deserves a Grey Goose on the rocks.

Logged into Netflix for the first time in ages and it wanted me ...

2025-10-10T09:45:30Z

Logged into Netflix for the first time in ages and it wanted me to sit through five ads, so I cancelled that shit.

May the day be as peaceful as morning. ...

2025-10-07T22:49:42Z

May the day be as peaceful as morning.

YouTube really has me pegged. ...

2025-10-07T08:51:23Z

YouTube really has me pegged.

Happy Sunday morning from Wollongong, everybody! ...

2025-10-04T21:18:15Z

Happy Sunday morning from Wollongong, everybody!

Notice how nobody is glad Jane Goodall is dead or claiming her ...

2025-10-03T04:28:11Z

Notice how nobody is glad Jane Goodall is dead or claiming her quotes were "taken out of context"?

The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra (gen 2) are outstanding. Had half a ...

2025-10-01T21:32:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…lqs9
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The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra (gen 2) are outstanding. Had half a dozen idling diesel trucks out there all night and I slept like a baby. My heart goes out to you, and I'm here if ever you need a vent.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) | Noise Cancelling, Bluetooth | Bose https://share.google/M382VWzgJFSd5g5iA

Ah, I see I'm in for a dusk-till-dawn honeyed symphony of ...

2025-10-01T09:35:01Z

Ah, I see I'm in for a dusk-till-dawn honeyed symphony of loud idling trucks, drug deals gone sour, and neighbour chaos. Thankfully I only need to sleep until 3:45 a.m. 😒

I'm supposed to be creating an own motion matter, starting ...

2025-09-30T23:14:29Z

I'm supposed to be creating an own motion matter, starting with some preliminary research.

This morning's research:

It's a stone's throw from my two favourite bookshops, so ...

2025-09-30T10:30:26Z

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It's a stone's throw from my two favourite bookshops, so I'm not complaining.

View of Sydney from the office, looking out towards Barangaroo ...

2025-09-30T09:37:30Z

View of Sydney from the office, looking out towards Barangaroo through a hazy window

My new reusable coffee cup for the office ...

2025-09-30T09:17:27Z

My new reusable coffee cup for the office

It's going to be a big week for me, so spotting my favourite ...

2025-09-28T23:21:31Z

It's going to be a big week for me, so spotting my favourite bird is a nice way to start it.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

If Tylenol causes autism, I shudder to think what alchemy causes ...

2025-09-26T10:35:02Z

If Tylenol causes autism, I shudder to think what alchemy causes neurotypicalism.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody. Free high fives for ...

2025-09-25T22:49:05Z

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.
Free high fives for anyone who wants them.

It's Tuesday morning. Why is everyone still here? I mean, ...

2025-09-23T00:07:11Z

It's Tuesday morning. Why is everyone still here? I mean, what is the meaning of this?

Worst rapture ever. Pfft!

YouTube thinks I want to bake Italian cakes and watch videos of ...

2025-09-22T10:56:24Z

YouTube thinks I want to bake Italian cakes and watch videos of people being brutally executed in Tudor England.

This is for those of you who have disabilities of any ...

2025-09-22T04:41:42Z

This is for those of you who have disabilities of any description. Which do you personally prefer? Abled people, while you're certainly welcome to comment, please don’t respond to the poll.

Doing an aggressive cut at 1300 calories/day for the next while. ...

2025-09-20T10:11:32Z

Doing an aggressive cut at 1300 calories/day for the next while.
Here's a cool python.

Sometimes I want to do an experiment and vanish for a fortnight ...

2025-09-19T23:29:18Z

Sometimes I want to do an experiment and vanish for a fortnight or a month. I don't think anyone apart from my employer would notice.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

One of the things I love about Mastodon is how someone can share ...

2025-09-15T06:22:35Z

One of the things I love about Mastodon is how someone can share a photo of a cool insect or bug, and people will go apeshit with delight.

My favourite insect of the day

Not today, Monday! It's tradition for me to enjoy a full day ...

2025-09-14T22:35:18Z

Not today, Monday! It's tradition for me to enjoy a full day off after attending the symphony so I can digest the experience.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

And, of course, the view from the outside ...

2025-09-14T11:38:11Z

And, of course, the view from the outside

Have I mentioned I'm going to the symphony today? It's ...

2025-09-13T21:38:03Z

Have I mentioned I'm going to the symphony today? It's probably the only thing that can compel me to leave Wollongong on a weekend and travel into the Big Smoke.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody. Prepare to be blitzed with Sydney Opera House photos this evening.

The founders of quantum mechanics were probably autistic. ...

2025-09-13T09:13:48Z

The founders of quantum mechanics were probably autistic. Neurotypicals need to stop with the infantalising and gaslighting already.

By the way, Paul Dirac's biography The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the subject.

Dear companies, It's not a fucking "offer" or ...

2025-09-13T06:46:56Z

Dear companies,

It's not a fucking "offer" or "gift" if I have to spend $$$ first.

Biopsy results are IN! Boob lump status: benign Just need to ...

2025-09-10T02:23:32Z

Biopsy results are IN! Boob lump status: benign

Just need to follow a monitoring plan for the next couple years. I'm currently auditioning people for the role of boob examiner, so please form a line to the left.

I've been looking forward to this for months, and at last ...

2025-09-10T01:02:57Z

I've been looking forward to this for months, and at last it's on my calendar for this Sunday! And as a bonus, one of my favourite contemporary pianists, Marc-André Hamelin, will be playing Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto 😍

Just another snake in the grass ...

2025-09-07T11:03:00Z

Just another snake in the grass

Belated sunrise with my favourite buddy Good afternoon from ...

2025-09-03T00:59:12Z

Belated sunrise with my favourite buddy

Good afternoon from Wollongong, everybody. And now, without further ado, BOOB BIOPSY TIME! Wish me luck 🍀

Felt like stress-eating cake, but I don't have any in the ...

2025-09-02T07:51:25Z

Felt like stress-eating cake, but I don't have any in the house. Also, I don’t even eat cake. Maybe instead of cake I'll stress-eat these...

[checks fridge and cupboards]

...tinned sardines.

When I was living in NZ I had a friend who worked at Willowbank. ...

2025-09-01T10:03:24Z

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When I was living in NZ I had a friend who worked at Willowbank. I used to go in after hours and feed the lemurs banana slices. It was so cute how the would gently accept the banana with their little rubbery paws 😍🥰

I work in government. I can put together a petition 😂

2025-08-31T12:08:48Z

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I work in government. I can put together a petition 😂

The algorithm always knows when it's my birthday. ...

2025-08-31T11:46:40Z

The algorithm always knows when it's my birthday.

Oh, totally relatable! I've been nursing a wicked case of the ...

2025-08-31T11:19:36Z

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Oh, totally relatable! I've been nursing a wicked case of the blues, too. Exercise doesn't cure it, but it sure helps! Amazing what intense physical labour can do to one's whole outlook.

I'm sorry you've been blue. I saw this absolute until today and hope he can give you a bit of a boost, too.

Amazing Nature Facts # 665: Round Yellow and Grey Birb ...

2025-08-31T11:02:02Z

Amazing Nature Facts # 665: Round Yellow and Grey Birb

The power of exercise is pretty extraordinary, isn't it?

2025-08-31T10:50:30Z

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The power of exercise is pretty extraordinary, isn't it?

You have been visited by a birb. ...

2025-08-29T23:55:05Z

You have been visited by a birb.

And now, without further ado, whether you asked for them or not, ...

2025-08-24T05:50:08Z

And now, without further ado, whether you asked for them or not, I bring you these majestic whale tails!

The white whale tasks me; he heaps me. Yet he is but a mask. ...

2025-08-23T03:52:47Z

The white whale tasks me; he heaps me. Yet he is but a mask.

Just learned my boss is into Rage Against the Machine. Good ...

2025-08-19T23:12:35Z

Just learned my boss is into Rage Against the Machine.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

I finally did it. I took a photo with a white horse in the ...

2025-08-16T22:47:53Z

I finally did it. I took a photo with a white horse in the foreground. Would have been better if he had been rearing up, or flipping his mane or something, but I'll take it.

Good morning from the Shoalhaven, everybody.

Update: Sorry, guys. I have just been advised that this is an obese GREY horse. I apologise for the misinformation I have spread.

Nope, gift!

2025-07-24T11:58:08Z

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Nope, gift!

This surprising mug made me laugh at work today because it ...

2025-07-24T10:23:00Z

This surprising mug made me laugh at work today because it belongs to a mild-mannered, unassuming, and sweet older lady who's on the shy side.

I love my job and workmates so hard.

“For me, beauty is a physical sensation, something we feel with ...

2025-07-22T11:09:58Z

“For me, beauty is a physical sensation,
something we feel with our whole body.
It is not the result of a judgment.
We do not arrive at it by way of rules.
We either feel beauty or we don't.”

~ Jorge Luis Borges

It's so hard to get a decent shot of a kestrel because they're always darting back and forth looking for prey, quick as a laser light. Here's one.

You ok there? Power back?

2025-07-20T09:55:16Z

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You ok there? Power back?

Weekend minutiae ...

2025-07-20T09:22:35Z

Weekend minutiae

Whale sighting! I'm not certain but I think these might be ...

2025-07-20T09:15:13Z

Whale sighting! I'm not certain but I think these might be southern right whales.

Sometines when we find ourselves getting too worked up, it's ...

2025-07-20T00:10:59Z

Sometines when we find ourselves getting too worked up, it's important to take a deep breath and step backwards. And then, step forwards, then backwards, and pretty soon we'll find that we're dancing.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

Sharing these pink birds because they give me joy and I hope to ...

2025-07-19T00:01:12Z

Sharing these pink birds because they give me joy and I hope to spread it around a little.

Definitely Generation Z

2025-07-18T10:06:13Z

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Definitely Generation Z

Had a routine flat inspection this morning while I was working ...

2025-07-18T08:07:51Z

Had a routine flat inspection this morning while I was working and listening to my music, and the real estate agent said she never heard of Pink Floyd.

To me that's like someone saying they've never heard of the Pacific Ocean.

Lunchtime in an hour! Fish and rice for me 😋

2025-07-18T01:16:55Z

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Lunchtime in an hour! Fish and rice for me 😋

Dog in situ Good morning from Wollongong, everybody. ...

2025-07-18T00:12:02Z

Dog in situ

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

Because they hate us, that's why.

2025-07-17T12:07:41Z

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Because they hate us, that's why.

It’s horribly rude to make people uncomfortable inside their ...

2025-07-15T09:29:40Z

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It’s horribly rude to make people uncomfortable inside their own homes.

Ooooh, Richard Feynman, my very favourite physicist, played the ...

2025-07-15T09:14:12Z

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Ooooh, Richard Feynman, my very favourite physicist, played the bongo drums! 🤩🤩

I don't want noise at all right now, though. Not even music I love. Sometimes we need silence! Why can't people handle that?