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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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3d ago
The reason that cutting the CGT discount will lead to a big increase in supply of homes for owner occupiers is not that it will make builders build faster, but because it will make hundreds of thousands of property speculators decide they don’t want to hang on to so many houses. https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260312-australia-actually-has-more-than-enough-houses-theyre-just-owned-by-investors
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 10, 2026
In many major cities, an average house earns more in annual equity growth than the median full-time worker earns in their pre-tax salary. Think about that: we have built an economy where an empty pile of bricks is literally compensated better than 40 hours a week of your actual labor.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 06, 2026
OH THE HUMIDITY!!
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 05, 2026
How's the humidity???
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 04, 2026
We started the Harrison Ford & Jason Segel show "Shrinking" tonight and I very much enjoyed the first episode
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 04, 2026
I wasn't going to post about it because it's super embarrassing but I just wanted to give a shout out to Queensland Rail for actually finding my bag that I very stupidly left on the Ferny Grove line on Friday night which had my work laptop in it. Apparently one of the station guards picked it up at the end of the line. I just wish they hadn't let me panic about it all weekend because the Lost & Found office is only open during business hours. Very relieved to have it back though. 😌
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Mar 01, 2026
"Zoos are not sanctuaries. They are places where animals are confined, deprived of autonomy, and denied the complex environments and social lives they would have in the wild. Like all macaques, Punch should be growing up in a tight-knit family group, learning vital social skills and exploring a rich, natural habitat — not seeking solace from a toy in a concrete pit." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/punch-monkey-japan-soft-spaces/106393016
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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@phocks@bne.social
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Feb 11, 2026
Some good news is always welcome https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/meanjin-magazine-finds-new-home-queensland-university-technology/106331850
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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I’m back on the movie Contact. (Yes, I fell asleep last night) John Hurt was unrecognisable to me apart from the voice. #Contact
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So the bit where Jodie Foster’s character is actually getting set to use the machine is quite cinematic and tense. The sense of crossing into a new frontier is well conveyed. #Contact
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Nov 16, 2025
@troberts@theblower.au love the movie. Love the book
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Joshua Byrd
@phocks@bne.social
Software developer. Data journalist. Code and stories for ABC News Story Lab. Sometimes musician/actor. Husband and father. Animal lover. (Admin for https:// bne.social with @ ash ) Note: I recently did a spring-clean of accounts I follow to be sure that I'm free from any bot or troll accounts. If you're a legit person please private message me and we can chat.
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Nov 10, 2025
Rehearsal with Velociraptor tonight. This Saturday we play #Melbourne for the last time. Do I have any followers in Melbourne, I wonder? If so, see ya at Stay Gold in Brunswick on Satdy night! 🤘
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