Aditya
@adityamandrekar.bsky.social
Aero/Space Software guy, flannelled fool in the summer, Earth-bound misfit. No image reposts without alt text. (he/him)
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Aditya
@adityamandrekar.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I think everyone needs to see Olive at her dignified best. #DogsOfBlueSky
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Posting an image without alt text makes me think you don't care about the experience of the people around you.
Posting an image with an alt text like 'bird', 'food', 'road', 'ocean', - barest of the bare - no descriptors, no nothing, makes me think you're lazy PLUS manipulative, wanting...
Posting an image with an alt text like 'bird', 'food', 'road', 'ocean', - barest of the bare - no descriptors, no nothing, makes me think you're lazy PLUS manipulative, wanting...
August 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Posting an image without alt text makes me think you don't care about the experience of the people around you.
Posting an image with an alt text like 'bird', 'food', 'road', 'ocean', - barest of the bare - no descriptors, no nothing, makes me think you're lazy PLUS manipulative, wanting...
Posting an image with an alt text like 'bird', 'food', 'road', 'ocean', - barest of the bare - no descriptors, no nothing, makes me think you're lazy PLUS manipulative, wanting...
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Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
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A precedent? God forbid!
Also, the staff in parliament are forced to work with, and effectively be subservient to, members of both Houses. So yes, for their sake as well set a precedent that people no longer have to doff their caps to abusers.
Also, the staff in parliament are forced to work with, and effectively be subservient to, members of both Houses. So yes, for their sake as well set a precedent that people no longer have to doff their caps to abusers.
Understand Tories won't create or back a bill to remove Mandelson's peerage. There is unease among politicians in Westminster about the precedent of a government using its large majority to go after individuals, no matter how egregious. But mechanisms should still be there to expel him.
February 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
A precedent? God forbid!
Also, the staff in parliament are forced to work with, and effectively be subservient to, members of both Houses. So yes, for their sake as well set a precedent that people no longer have to doff their caps to abusers.
Also, the staff in parliament are forced to work with, and effectively be subservient to, members of both Houses. So yes, for their sake as well set a precedent that people no longer have to doff their caps to abusers.
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*Checks the rehabilitation master sheet*
"Okay gang, the random lengthy supportive Substack post is out and the bots are on it. We've moved the open letter from colleagues to the end of February, as the Times can't do an 'at home with Neil' until then. They had to bring Mandelson's one forward."
"Okay gang, the random lengthy supportive Substack post is out and the bots are on it. We've moved the open letter from colleagues to the end of February, as the Times can't do an 'at home with Neil' until then. They had to bring Mandelson's one forward."
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
*Checks the rehabilitation master sheet*
"Okay gang, the random lengthy supportive Substack post is out and the bots are on it. We've moved the open letter from colleagues to the end of February, as the Times can't do an 'at home with Neil' until then. They had to bring Mandelson's one forward."
"Okay gang, the random lengthy supportive Substack post is out and the bots are on it. We've moved the open letter from colleagues to the end of February, as the Times can't do an 'at home with Neil' until then. They had to bring Mandelson's one forward."
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for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
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In a word, shit.
The damage is deep and ongoing.
The damage is deep and ongoing.
For >10 years I’ve been on an admissions committee for a prominent science journalism fellowship.
We always have around 150 applications from around the world to review for 6 spots.
This year we only had 32 applications. And several we can’t review because they’re visa restricted now.
We always have around 150 applications from around the world to review for 6 spots.
This year we only had 32 applications. And several we can’t review because they’re visa restricted now.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
In a word, shit.
The damage is deep and ongoing.
The damage is deep and ongoing.
Right, you all get a mini breather from doomscrolling.
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Right, you all get a mini breather from doomscrolling.
The little inexpensive restaurant outside by college/uni would serve South Indian food, and the bill for anyone ordering a tomato onion uttapam would read "To On U". Ever since my friends and I call it that.
Anyway, here's a Rawa To On U. It was good.
Anyway, here's a Rawa To On U. It was good.
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The little inexpensive restaurant outside by college/uni would serve South Indian food, and the bill for anyone ordering a tomato onion uttapam would read "To On U". Ever since my friends and I call it that.
Anyway, here's a Rawa To On U. It was good.
Anyway, here's a Rawa To On U. It was good.
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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Should be an immediate recall & byelection when an MP's arrested for sex crimes imo, how is it safe for F constituents to be expected to engage with someone like this in order to have representation in parliament?
MP Dan Norris arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and upskirting
MP Dan Norris arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and upskirting
Norris, 66, was suspended by Labour last year after his original arrest on suspicion of child sexual abuse offences
Dan Norris, a former Labour minister and now an independent MP, has been rearrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting, it is understood.
Labour suspended Norris, 66, who defeated Jacob Rees-Mogg at the last election, last year after his original arrest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Should be an immediate recall & byelection when an MP's arrested for sex crimes imo, how is it safe for F constituents to be expected to engage with someone like this in order to have representation in parliament?
Look I understand the idea behind "let's change the background of the home screen to the forecast for the day" in your app @metoffice.gov.uk but have you considered how damn depressing it is in winter to open it to grey every single day? Also, all that blank space. So useless.
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Look I understand the idea behind "let's change the background of the home screen to the forecast for the day" in your app @metoffice.gov.uk but have you considered how damn depressing it is in winter to open it to grey every single day? Also, all that blank space. So useless.
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One of her bread recipes calls for measuring out .1 gram of yeast by mixing up a measurable quantity of yeast in water and then dumping 90% of the solution
February 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
One of her bread recipes calls for measuring out .1 gram of yeast by mixing up a measurable quantity of yeast in water and then dumping 90% of the solution
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I'm willing to overlook a lot from a recipe but I'm sorry: you cannot call for "3/4 of an egg". that is illegal.
food52.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I'm willing to overlook a lot from a recipe but I'm sorry: you cannot call for "3/4 of an egg". that is illegal.
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i just popped back on to say
Shohreh Aghdashloo is welcome to read me bedtime stories any time. Or phone books, or the backs of cereal boxes, or all 930 pages of the Apple iOS & iPadOS Software License Agreement or the Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary or
Shohreh Aghdashloo is welcome to read me bedtime stories any time. Or phone books, or the backs of cereal boxes, or all 930 pages of the Apple iOS & iPadOS Software License Agreement or the Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary or
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
i just popped back on to say
Shohreh Aghdashloo is welcome to read me bedtime stories any time. Or phone books, or the backs of cereal boxes, or all 930 pages of the Apple iOS & iPadOS Software License Agreement or the Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary or
Shohreh Aghdashloo is welcome to read me bedtime stories any time. Or phone books, or the backs of cereal boxes, or all 930 pages of the Apple iOS & iPadOS Software License Agreement or the Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary or
The infuriating thing about this is the number of them keeping in touch with him *after* his conviction.
What the fuck does it take for you to cut ties with someone if it isn't their being CONVICTED OF PROCURING A CHILD FOR PROSTITUTION you nasty fucks.
What the fuck does it take for you to cut ties with someone if it isn't their being CONVICTED OF PROCURING A CHILD FOR PROSTITUTION you nasty fucks.
Epstein's Academics Hall of Shame here:
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The infuriating thing about this is the number of them keeping in touch with him *after* his conviction.
What the fuck does it take for you to cut ties with someone if it isn't their being CONVICTED OF PROCURING A CHILD FOR PROSTITUTION you nasty fucks.
What the fuck does it take for you to cut ties with someone if it isn't their being CONVICTED OF PROCURING A CHILD FOR PROSTITUTION you nasty fucks.
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at least 70% of the AI hype that’s bottom-up — eg, excited users — is people who never learned how to actually use their computer suddenly realizing the computer can do things for them
when most people talk about “AI,” they sound exactly like the photoshop/design clients i had in the 90s
who thought my work just involved pressing the right button and then the computer did all the work
who thought my work just involved pressing the right button and then the computer did all the work
November 5, 2024 at 5:20 AM
at least 70% of the AI hype that’s bottom-up — eg, excited users — is people who never learned how to actually use their computer suddenly realizing the computer can do things for them
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
Great article. And some seriously cool people fighting the rich and powerful. Proper journalism.
Wait, I hear Barbra Streisand is calling on line one... Wonder what effect that's going to have.
Wait, I hear Barbra Streisand is calling on line one... Wonder what effect that's going to have.
We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong!
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
The Londoner is being sued by a holiday let grifter. We’re going to fight him in court
Mysterious emails, incessant demands and a fake lawyer — an editor’s note about a serious threat we’re facing
www.the-londoner.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Great article. And some seriously cool people fighting the rich and powerful. Proper journalism.
Wait, I hear Barbra Streisand is calling on line one... Wonder what effect that's going to have.
Wait, I hear Barbra Streisand is calling on line one... Wonder what effect that's going to have.
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My name is cat
I hate the flap
It swings at me
I go slap and bap
I hate the flap
It swings at me
I go slap and bap
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 AM
My name is cat
I hate the flap
It swings at me
I go slap and bap
I hate the flap
It swings at me
I go slap and bap
A food crime I'll admit to: I have rinsed (with clean water, duh) nearly empty bottles of ketchup into Dal/paneer makhani or other tomato-based sauces. I'll often hold on to a bottle from which I can't squeeze ketchup out of, to use up in cooking.
A food crime I’ll admit to:
Sometimes I don’t rise my rice well enough.
Sometimes I don’t rise my rice well enough.
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 AM
A food crime I'll admit to: I have rinsed (with clean water, duh) nearly empty bottles of ketchup into Dal/paneer makhani or other tomato-based sauces. I'll often hold on to a bottle from which I can't squeeze ketchup out of, to use up in cooking.
FFS not Catherine O'Hara.
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
FFS not Catherine O'Hara.
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Me every time I read the news these days. Northern Pygmy Owl
#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #pygmyowl #northernpygmyowl
#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #pygmyowl #northernpygmyowl
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Me every time I read the news these days. Northern Pygmy Owl
#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #pygmyowl #northernpygmyowl
#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #pygmyowl #northernpygmyowl
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"Our study revealing university degrees are a net drain on the rest of society turns out to contain an error. PPEs from Oxford are an outlier and should not have been included."
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"Our study revealing university degrees are a net drain on the rest of society turns out to contain an error. PPEs from Oxford are an outlier and should not have been included."