Nikhil
@nikhilodeon.bsky.social
History buff. Data nerd. Selectively social.
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Too cute to debunk ;)
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Too cute to debunk ;)
In the early days of iPhone apps, there was one that showcased the most famous speeches in human history, like Lincoln's Gettysburg address. This speech from @mark-carney.bsky.social should easily rank among the best in the past century, if not all of human #history.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 AM
In the early days of iPhone apps, there was one that showcased the most famous speeches in human history, like Lincoln's Gettysburg address. This speech from @mark-carney.bsky.social should easily rank among the best in the past century, if not all of human #history.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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Clear vision of leadership, without rambling and shouting.
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Clear vision of leadership, without rambling and shouting.
Perfectly illustrates the current state of the online media and the polarized society, with the "real" existential issues coming at us thick and fast.
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Perfectly illustrates the current state of the online media and the polarized society, with the "real" existential issues coming at us thick and fast.
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This makes sense to me.
It's vibe coding only if you don't know what you're doing. A software engineer using AI to speed up development isn't vibe coding. Someone who's never developed anything and doesn't know how AI generated code works is vibe coding.
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 AM
This makes sense to me.
I love quirky liveries on airplanes. This was a special one because it combined two off my interests: #StarWars and airplanes.
End of an era, as this airplane completes its final flight with this C-3PO livery, with the R2-D2 livery retired last year. #avgeek
End of an era, as this airplane completes its final flight with this C-3PO livery, with the R2-D2 livery retired last year. #avgeek
ANA’s C-3PO approaching Tokyo for the final time. May the force be with you JA743A! fr24.com/ANA270/3dd55...
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
My drawing skill feels attacked! On the other hand, I'm fairly certain this is a horse, which means that I "ace" the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My drawing skill feels attacked! On the other hand, I'm fairly certain this is a horse, which means that I "ace" the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
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this is a fascinating statistic. i would assume this is to a great degree simply the obvious fact that green energy is by definition a growth sector. fossil fuels is not, notwithstanding the big run up in production in FF in the last 20 years.
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
this is a fascinating statistic. i would assume this is to a great degree simply the obvious fact that green energy is by definition a growth sector. fossil fuels is not, notwithstanding the big run up in production in FF in the last 20 years.
This 100%. The "subtext" of #history and the "context" of events are more important than simply the names of the belligerents or the headline results.
Military history devoid of social, cultural, diplomatic, literary etc forms of history is essentially meaningless. Knowing what soldiers and armies did in battle without understanding why they did them, the cultures that produced them, or the industries that supported them is pointless.
I’m crying
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This 100%. The "subtext" of #history and the "context" of events are more important than simply the names of the belligerents or the headline results.
The silent heroes we need but don't always deserve.
Archivists and librarians are going to be the heroes in the history books.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The silent heroes we need but don't always deserve.
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
The original GOAT airplane in terms of its versatility. #aviation
On this day in 1935, the DC-3 first took flight. From ushering in passenger air travel to a leading role in WWII to remaining a workhorse in the world’s most inhospitable climates 90 years later, the DC-3 continues to be a true aviation icon.
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The original GOAT airplane in terms of its versatility. #aviation
Beautifully put 👏🏻👏🏻
This audience member might have just broken Jon #AfterTheCut
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Beautifully put 👏🏻👏🏻
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In a world of Charlie Kirks, be a Charlie Day.
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In a world of Charlie Kirks, be a Charlie Day.
But the company owner crossed $600B in net worth. I mean, priorities.
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
But the company owner crossed $600B in net worth. I mean, priorities.
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Just heard this on the news…
Social media is asbestos, great if there’s a fire, but the rest of the time it’s killing you.
Agree.
Social media is asbestos, great if there’s a fire, but the rest of the time it’s killing you.
Agree.
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just heard this on the news…
Social media is asbestos, great if there’s a fire, but the rest of the time it’s killing you.
Agree.
Social media is asbestos, great if there’s a fire, but the rest of the time it’s killing you.
Agree.
I thought the back covers of books were reserved for such details, and for deeper questions you had to, I don't know, actually read the book?
Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (Will McCurdy/PCMag)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I thought the back covers of books were reserved for such details, and for deeper questions you had to, I don't know, actually read the book?
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I don't understand most of these carbon removal projects. I think right now, the most effective carbon removal strategy is to grow a tree, and then burry it like 30 feet underground and let it turn into coal. We really don't have anything that works better than that.
December 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don't understand most of these carbon removal projects. I think right now, the most effective carbon removal strategy is to grow a tree, and then burry it like 30 feet underground and let it turn into coal. We really don't have anything that works better than that.
This is tragic, but it is also how brain drain begins. And it is usually one-directional.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is tragic, but it is also how brain drain begins. And it is usually one-directional.
This, exactly. I call it "opportunistic conservatism". In a societal setting it plays on the basic human instincts of fear and tribalism, which can be easily exploited by populists. Julius Ceaser was one exponent, but the tale goes back far into history.
Because worry is driven by fear it is very vulnerable to hijack by self-interested populists.
So many of the unfounded concerns we share originate from societal elites trying to preserve cultural, political or economic power.
So many of the unfounded concerns we share originate from societal elites trying to preserve cultural, political or economic power.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This, exactly. I call it "opportunistic conservatism". In a societal setting it plays on the basic human instincts of fear and tribalism, which can be easily exploited by populists. Julius Ceaser was one exponent, but the tale goes back far into history.
Incredibly interesting. A testament to how tech can be used for doing good and enriching the historical record. #history
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Incredibly interesting. A testament to how tech can be used for doing good and enriching the historical record. #history
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
Fabulous thread 🧵
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Fabulous thread 🧵