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Dave Hooper
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Live: Wurundjeri lands 🇦🇺 Work: Intoxicologist + other ventures Vote: Left. Collect: Sneakers. Love: Dimmies. Drink: Bourbon. F1: McLaren. Swear: Lots. Block: Dickheads. Weed enthusiast. I sound like a dick, you decide. #SupportLiveMusic #GoPies

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Dave Hooper @davehooper.com · Nov 15
I maintain these feeds which may be of interest to some of you.

Australian Music Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

US Politics Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Naarm Melbourne Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

If you’re interested in contributing to these feeds in any way please let me know
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No evidence that it works, but hey, let’s further erode civil liberties by chasing some bullshit law and order agenda.
Labor promises to implement "Jack's Law" if it is re-elected in Victoria
Victorian Labor has promised to expand police search powers to combat knife crime in the state, despite warnings it will not reduce violent offending.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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We’re fucked aren’t we ?
September 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Very good feeling going through my wardrobe and suddenly fitting into shirts again that haven’t fit for a long time.
September 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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People saying Lady Gaga's baby should be called Googoo but they're missing the better choice, which is obviously Radio.
September 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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My partner is heading to a fancy dress party to farewell a work colleague.
Eleisha as Princess Fiona
September 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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A selection of random images from the bar last night. #SupportLiveMusic
Framed white t-shirt design featuring bold, jagged bubble-lettering across the top in blue with a white outline, reading a stylized band name (illegible due to distorted lettering). Below it, a comic-style illustration in a thought bubble reads: "I WAS TOLD THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HAD TO DO TO MAKE IT BIG IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY." The illustration shows a bearded man wearing a flat cap and sunglasses, drawn in profile, appearing to lick or kiss the palm of a large hairy hand/arm. The background includes dark teal shading suggesting trees or bushes. A worn, curling maroon poster taped to a wooden beam, reading "BOMBING CHILDREN IS NOT SELF DEFENCE" in bold cream capital letters, with a small illustrated logo at the bottom. Cables run across the poster to an audio patch bay or mixer mounted below on a wooden shelf. In the foreground, the top of a person's head and a hand are visible reaching up near the cables, and framed black-and-white photographs hang on the wall in the background. Overhead view of a merch table covered in a green tarp, displaying CDs by The New Christs — including "These Rags" with a cover photo of stacked metal shelving, and another titled "Gloria." A handwritten sign taped to the table reads "WHEN BROWSING PUT DRINK HERE," with a glass of bourbon over ice resting on it. Another sign in the bottom right reads "CASH OR CARD," and a marker pen lies at the top of the frame. Close-up photo of an enamel pin badge attached to a rusted metal surface, with an old lock or latch mechanism visible above it. The pin is white and black, arch-shaped, featuring the text "BODY JAR" in bold black lettering diagonally across the design, with an illustration of two overlapping bare feet (soles facing outward) in the background.
September 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Don’t be like me. I’m home now but a little earlier I was so dunk I fell and hit my head so don’t do that.
Dave with head contusion caused by drunken fall.
September 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Zero tolerance for bad behaviour. You will be asked to leave. Plus, if you refuse to leave you face a fine of $10,000 plus #FreeRSAAdvice
September 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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I live by rule two
Rule two: Don’t be a cunt!!!
September 11, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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I checked in before I checked out at The Last Chance stamp
September 11, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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We don’t punch fascists often enough.
September 11, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Righto. An uneventful train journey from Hawthorn to Flinders Street and a short tram ride and I’m here! My mate is about 30 minutes (3 bourbons) away so if it’s OK with you guys I’m gunna get stuck in! #SupportLiveMusic
An artistic shot of a partially consumed Makers Mark and Coke with the Victoria Market in the background through the open doorway
September 11, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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This is tonight and I am super excited. Has been too long between live music events.
davehooper.com Dave Hooper @davehooper.com · 12d
It has been some time since we’ve had an edition of "Dave gets on the piss and goes to watch live music". Next Friday 11th Sep I shall be seeing the New Christs at Last Chance. A lot of Aussie music history in that band, cannot wait! #SupportLiveMusic
Current line-up Rob Younger – vocals Jim Dickson – bass Dave Kettley (Shifter, The Dead Set, Radio Birdman) – guitar Brent Williams (Zambian Goatherders) – guitar, keyboards Stu Wilson – drums Paul Larsen (aka Paul Loughhead) (The Celibate Rifles) – drums (replaced Wilson in 2011)
September 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Tonight’s free booze is In Dreams Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley. There’s not too many nights without wine these days. This job certainly has some perks.
A hand holds a bottle of wine
September 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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I wish this cunt would just hurry up and die. He shits me to tears.
September 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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The alarms are all flashing red.
Screenshot of a thread on X by user Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) detailing his resignation from Anthropic. ​The first post reads: "I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below." ​The second post reads: "Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing." ​The third post reads: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger." Screenshot continuing the thread on X by Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess). ​The first post reads: "A common response is 'if they truly believe this, why are they still building it?' At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first - they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk." ​The second post reads: "Accepting this race and entering the 'endgame' is a hubristic gamble that should not be launched from a private company's Slack. Attempting to speedrun alignment should require extraordinary confidence that there are no better trajectories available." ​The third post reads: "I am optimistic about the potential for coordination. Warning shots like the Hugging Face attack have made pacing agreements between U.S. labs more viable. I don’t feel like we’re on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on improving model capabilities." ​The fourth post reads: "If you are a lab researcher, I urge you to consider what the next few years will actually feel like. Do you want to kick off a superintelligent RL run without a rigorous understanding of its mind? Should you put your head down because 'it’s happening anyway' - or take this moment to call for different conditions?"
September 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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I remembered them today. Completely tuned out to whatever is going on in the carriage.
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I forgot my AirPods! It will be a boring train journey today.
September 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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September 8, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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I forgot my AirPods! It will be a boring train journey today.
September 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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September 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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What the hell is the point of this?
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 9d
Fully autonomous cars competed in the first international edition of the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League in Imola, Italy, on Saturday. The cars have no human drivers and are instead driven completely by AI. CNN's Ivana Scatola was there to watch the action.
September 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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For those interested in how fat I am, this morning’s weigh in: 107.0kg

Getting there!
davehooper.com Dave Hooper @davehooper.com · Jul 29
When I started my new (quite physical) job in December 2025 I weighed 140kg. I weighed myself this morning: 116.0kg

So for all my complaining, there are some benefits. I don’t have a target weight as such, but any reduction is a benefit.

Still clinically obese, but less so.
September 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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They should make it Fathers Day every day!
A box of Scorched Peanut Bites
September 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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This sales rep knows how to impress me. 13 bottles of cleanskins to sample, and a bonus joint to help ease the pain. 🤣🤣
A box of mixed bottled wines and a bonus joint!
September 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Food!
Eggs Benedict
September 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM