Science/tech journalist at New Atlas (@nwtls), @ScienceAlert, Stack magazine. Simpsons collector @CollectSimpsons. Tweets about science, video games, writing

Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2012
Melbourne Museum has a T-Rex now, so I interviewed a couple of paleontologists for this super deep dive into everything we know about the coolest animal ever - and what the movies got right and wrong. newatlas.com/biology/t-rex-t… – at Melbourne, Victoria
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I was on the latest episode of @murphstavernpod, chatting about Simpsons merch and collecting in general podbean.com/ew/pb-xjn32-1736…
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Okay it really feels like this ship is sinking now. I'm over on this other ship too, which looks all right so far, except most of the cool people I somehow tricked into following me here haven't yet over there. So come find me, same username. I'm trying to refollow everyone there
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Also, Skybridge was a pretty handy thing for carrying across your follows list, give that a go. I rediscovered so many old Twitter peeps I haven't heard from in years
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Sometimes it's hard to accept that the only lasting consequence of Jan 6 was that they had to recast Jimmy Pesto in Bob's Burgers
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As far as I can tell, this cat owns the Airbnb tiny house we're staying in. Jumped scared the hell outta me this morning when he leapt in through the open bathroom window
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I could give you 1,000 guesses what song the neighbours' kids are blasting on their karaoke machine, and you'd never guess it was Advance Australia Fair. Dorks
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Using this to listen to the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack while writing about the Infinite Monkey Theorem today
Nintendo Music, a new smart-device app exclusively for #NintendoSwitchOnline members, lets you stream or download music from Nintendo’s library of soundtracks! Nintendo Music will be released later today! Learn more: ninten.do/6017WPx81
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This last minute Halloween costume somehow turned out pretty well
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This one just won't stop
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My partner has gone all out for my birthday - she's designed and set up a Fork & Film for my favourite movie
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After the mains, it's time for Dr Malcolm's revitalising tonic (gin, vodka, sparkling wine, twist of finger lime)
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And finally, we have Dino eggs - it's caramel cake coated in white chocolate
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I only ever had two articles published on Kotaku AU (RIP), but now they're gone, along with everything I ever wrote for Player Attack (RIP), MMGN (RIP), Technology Spectator (RIP)... remember when we were warned that stuff on the internet is forever?
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Front row for the keynote #paxaus2024
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I thought I was joking when I said that
Replying to @RhunWords
The Sims is definitely gonna just be a photo booth where you get polaroids of yourself with a plumbob over your head
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