General Interest
13 May
0
23
Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
First published 13th May 2026
This fake Cloudflare verification ruse is VERY important to be aware of, as it is affecting legitimate sites which have been compromised. Of late many of these are WordPress-run sites via malware-infested themes ..
29 Apr
0
144
Title image above is unfortunately of unknown origin. I would love to be able to cite it if anyone happens to know its origin.
First published 29th April 2026
Whoever created this meme is an absolute genius. They nailed the garbage that is “AI” perfectly. I so wish I knew who to credit this to.
c..
19 Mar
0
194
Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
First published 21st February 2026
Updated on 19th March 2026
Do you have a registered business? If so there’s every chance some oxygen-stealer has sent you something like this:.
Rip-Off/Borderline Scam: Any letter from Online Business Regis..
18 Mar
0
221
Title image above is copyright © Birdlife Australia
Have you ever heard or seen tawny frogmouths, boobooks, or barking owls at night (we do!)? This post is for them, with much thanks to NP for sending me this following the Update: An Effective, Homemade Rodenticide post.
SGAR rat poisons are Second..
04 Mar
0
199
Title image above of the warfarin molecule is attributed to Calvero, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
(This article is loosely based on one originally published 15th March 2019 here on an animal breeding blog I wrote from 2017-2019. Every single image in that blog, including the maths ones, was..
25 Feb
0
819
Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 25th February 2026
People always do a double-take whenever I mention that I have carnivorous passionfruit! Though apparently it is more accurately a protocarnivorous passionfruit. Here is the flower of the protocarnivorous passi..
21 Feb
0
236
Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 21st February 2026
Strong winds once again brought down some especially tall and very mature canes of Cultivar 2 the other day, so what else could it be but chewing time!
And oh my, these were sweet juicy deliciousness! We’re ta..
21 Feb
0
267
Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 21st February 2026
Smile! This is a Suimen jujube leaf, 100% a legit photo taken by me and not AI. (That I need to say that at all is so depressing….)
This ability of us to perceive objects that aren’t there is called pareidolia..
21 Feb
0
273
Title image above is a still taken from a video by Catharina Doria entitled “[H]ere are 6 ways to spot AI-generated images (how to spot AI)”
First published 21st February 2026
This is a great video, short, snappy, and to the point. I agree with the commenters though, in that Catharina could have m..
15 Feb
0
204
Title image above is a still taken from a video by James Glissan entitled “Australia’s Rivers Are Being Legally Destroyed”
First published 15th February 2026
Please watch this video and spread the word.
I have quoted some comments below that I thought especially worth reading — but please go to th..
31 Dec
0
347
Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 31st December 2025
Happy New Year!
copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
..
29 Dec
0
247
Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
First published 29th December 2025
This scam is global. Even if you don’t have Apple devices or an Apple account, please do take the 12 or so minutes to watch this video below, as this subterfuge could apply to ANY account that uses two-facto..