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Professor Asha Rao

@asharao.bsky.social

Passionate Mathematician; cybersecurity expert; enjoy sewing, cooking, gardening, walking. 2019-2020 Superstar of STEM, Inductee 2021 Victorian Honours Roll of Women; No DMs

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I’m glad, though I was fast asleep and missed the show!

03.03.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really?? Dream on!!

03.03.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Punctuation is no longer important!!

03.03.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Overcast in Melbourne
As usual πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

03.03.2026 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay!!

01.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And finalising at 3am??
(That’s what I do!)

01.03.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And flat felled send - those are the ones on jeans, especially on the inseams.

01.03.2026 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, slow and steady, for sure

01.03.2026 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A little progress!
Have sewn the front pieces together.
The flat felled seams are working!
Taking this slowly- more mental ruminations before physical labour.
Turned out flat felling is easier if the edges are not overlocked.
#geometryinaction!

01.03.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An expanse of water in the foreground with trees in the middle ground, with a bit of blue sky and white clouds.
In the middle distance is a little waterfall, tumbling away.

An expanse of water in the foreground with trees in the middle ground, with a bit of blue sky and white clouds. In the middle distance is a little waterfall, tumbling away.

Walk along the Mullum mullum creek today.
Was hot and humid with no breath of wind at the beginning!
Totally soaked!
Luckily there was a zephyr at mid morning!
The confluence of the Mullum Mullum and Birrarung was beautiful!
Though the pic below is of the Birrarung (I think)πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

28.02.2026 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In coal country this battery didn't stand a chance A community battery project three years in the making, run by a local not-for-profit and backed by the council, was killed after a spark of misinformation about its fire risk was ignited.

now do who funded astroturfing campaigns for those six new Narrabri councillors who fucked the whole thing up.

On a completely different topic, I wonder if Joyce still owns properties down the road in Gwabegar. You know the ones on the supposed inland rail route.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

28.02.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The first thing protective employers ask me is, β€œHow well does the student work in teams?”

26.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too!

25.02.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Edge of Mathematics Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI.

If you’re gripped by the wave of stories giving one side or the other of β€œAI vs Mathematics”, you may be interested in the tidal flow described in this recent interview with @teorth.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

25.02.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

That’s such an important role to play!
We need more of you!

24.02.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!
Once I saw a billboard for an auction in the middle of a bike lane. Took a photo and reported to council.
They went 5 days later and reported that it wasn’t there πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

24.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Comment on a recipetineats recipe; 
Anonymous User: Maybe before you post your recipes you should spell check them. As you have some misspelled words. 
Colour corect spelling color
Flavour correct spelling flavor
and there is no s at the end of the abbreviation of minutes it is just min

Comment on a recipetineats recipe; Anonymous User: Maybe before you post your recipes you should spell check them. As you have some misspelled words. Colour corect spelling color Flavour correct spelling flavor and there is no s at the end of the abbreviation of minutes it is just min

I know we've just recovered from a recipetineats scandal, but this comment deserves a week in the news, at least!

24.02.2026 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

It’s something that I have complained about on the other site.
And also, people with prams!

24.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

23.02.2026 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It should shock our moral consciousness': Why this trial has raised alarm among legal experts It was supposed to be a regular teen birthday party. Instead, it led to a police investigation, two trials and an experience one expertΒ says should "shock our moral consciousness".

This brave young woman was a school friend of my niece. The circumstances were so similar that the headline made me think the case was hers. Different town, same story.
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07...

21.02.2026 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn’t deliver if it’s hot and not raining, either!

20.02.2026 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree!

19.02.2026 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Now think of how to take a 2-D piece of fabric and wrap it around a 3-D frame, which has all sorts of lumps and bumps, and still make something aesthetically pleasing.
You may use those threads 😁

18.02.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same here!
And this is on the floor, to be able to pin everything!

17.02.2026 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You got it right.
I started pinning it on Sunday. Finished it yesterday night.
Then looked at it!!
Have started cutting it tonight.
But will do it over the next couple of nights!

17.02.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to suggestions

17.02.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree.
But seams … they come in the way!

17.02.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I did write that, didn’t I!!
I must be dreaming!

17.02.2026 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pattern pieces laid out on cloth.

Pattern pieces laid out on cloth.

Starting new project.
Got some fabric (not much!) which is black and white on one side and colourful on the other.
After much deliberation: making a simple, reversible jacket.
Fabric frays madly, so more pain to come.
Will update thread as I go.

17.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Deck chairs

Titanic

17.02.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0