Andy O'Brien

Non-science post:

This is the kind of thing the British King did that caused Americans to rise up, issue the Declaration of Independence, and launch the Revolutionary War.

YouTube video by Novara Media The Ancient Indian History Our Schools Don't Teach | Ash Sarkar Meets William Dalrymple

Coloniser history has a lot to answer for when it comes to warping our understanding of the origins of modern human civilisation, while also taking credit for the brilliance and achievements of others.

The reflection of a person in a puddle on the footpath.

#MonochromeMonday

Wellington waterfront

#Nikon #Photography #NZ

A calico cat inside a cardboard box decorated to look like the psychiatric help booth from Peanuts.

Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC President demands unhoused residents leave US capital or face eviction and vowed to use officers to make arrests

The phrase "en route to golf course" adds so much to the headline.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Join me Tuesday night for Rewiring Aotearoa!
I'll be learning about innovative ways to cut your fuel & power bills and even taking part in a Q&A.
It's at the Orewa Community Centre at 6:30 pm, north of Auckland. Admission is free but be sure to register:
events.humanitix.com/electrify-hi...

No, it can't.

You're describing a technology that does not exist. Perhaps we could develop it, but LLM chatbots are not this thing.

Wishcasting is not going to fix the inherent flaws: designed to please and not challenge the user, it generates fantastic nonsense of no academic value.

Kristi Noem has people kidnapped, caged and deported because of their appearance.

Please read this, friends.

I'm on Elias's dissertation committee. Mike hosted me when I came to speak at Vermillion Pride in 2022, and I was the first author signing that Outside of a Dog bookstore had.

This is the real life impact of these bills.

Ignorance is how we got here. Sigh.

Crazy that emails from HMRC, for example, come with a massive link to X

This seems desperate. As in if Trump were in the clear, you wouldn’t have to deflect attention.

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

Small addition to a Google AI Overview advert featuring some genuine Google AI search summaries

New road user charge calculator: How much could you pay? With a fuel tax, efficient vehicles pay less towards roading than those using more petrol.

New road user charge calculator: How much could you pay?

That going to need to be amended - encourages gas guzzlers over efficient cars. More than 10L/100km and you save money. Under and it’ll cost you more.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-road-...

...and he says he'd do it all again.
There is no cure for stupid.

Wonder how long it will take for Americans to realize why russian officials are posting this

Instagram's algorithm has just recommended this product to me. I have questions.

Just seen a terrifying video of a scooter battery exploding in a workshop caught on CCTV that’s on an Australian TV news channel, and unfortunately the guy involved has his arse crack showing throughout and that’s all that’s in the comments 😂

Made another one for the literal films challenge on B3ta

Counterpoint: no

Ancient Chinese curse: May you live long enough that the art you love is reimagined by AI as a level in Duke Nukem 3D.

Lmao at Putin — responsible for the deaths of thousands upon thousands of innocent people — getting an invite to cross the US border with ease, whilst the rest of us have to do backflips and risk getting detained because we might have said some swear words on social media.

Very normal country.

“Will NZ Police cease employing trans officers, given that most older trans are autogynophiles?” From https://yvonnevandongen.substack.com/p/captured-by-the-cult

Yvonne Van Dongen is apparently a ‘journalist’ who has published on Sean Plunket’s ‘The Platform’.
Recently she called for ‘older’ trans women to be shitcanned from ordinary employment, purely because they are trans.
Imagine this statement if it instead targeted race, sexual orientation, or sex.

Updates on the Kamchatka earthquake Tsunamis, satellite observations, aftershocks, slip patterns, and more

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A satellite took a picture of the tsunami as it crossed the ocean! And other things we’ve learned about the M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake - the sixth large earthquake ever recorded.

earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/updates-on...

Qanon AND maga, please take note of how thoroughly you've been brainwashed.
Then, note how easy it was to do. Or, not... you're not exactly known for your discerning "rEsEaRcH" are you?! You're known for swallowing...and swallowing is what you do. Swallowing everything old white pedos present to you

'Act of racism': Education Ministry cans children's school book for too many Māori words "Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy. It's an act of racism," says Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association.

If your "structured literacy approach" with its "phonics sequencing and decoding suitability" cannot accommodate a handful of commonly-used words of te reo Māori YOUR APPROACH IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

7min ago Police believe, after speaking with shooter's family, that CDC was the target From CNN's John Miller After speaking with the suspected shooter’s family members, police are operating under the theory that he was either sick or believed that he was sick and blamed the illness on the Covid-19 vaccine, a law enforcement official told CNN.

the people responsible for spreading lies about covid vaccines have blood on their hands tonight.

Monty pythons holy grail - the black knight has no arms or legs as King Arthur stands over him in a forest

In case you forgot, I’m Andrew Cuomo, son of Mario, grandson of Andrea.

Welcome to the heavyweight bout, @zohrankmamdani

This is a two man race. You look tired already. It’s just the second round.

Hell yes brother