simongarlick
@simongarlick.net
Literally an NPC. Brown, Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Whakaue/Tainui, on Kaurna land. Abnzg. Beach bum, history nerd, gamer, grower of chilli peppers, rescuer of bees, bad writer. Apparently I also compose music for podcasts. Slava Ukraini.
Disney killed all positive associations with Star Wars
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Disney killed all positive associations with Star Wars
well, that IS the right pronunciation, we've just grown used to pronouncing it wrong 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
well, that IS the right pronunciation, we've just grown used to pronouncing it wrong 🤣
that look from the strongest woman in the world's strongest woman competition as she is forced to take second place behind a man pretending to be a woman
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
that look from the strongest woman in the world's strongest woman competition as she is forced to take second place behind a man pretending to be a woman
lol it is literally the issue that more american voters care about than any other, poll after poll
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
lol it is literally the issue that more american voters care about than any other, poll after poll
star wars has been dead to me for a long time. andor was a blip.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
star wars has been dead to me for a long time. andor was a blip.
i'd swap 5&6 but yeah, checks out
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i'd swap 5&6 but yeah, checks out
"you do realise we have people on staff who know more about this industry and have better skills than the consultants, right?"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
"you do realise we have people on staff who know more about this industry and have better skills than the consultants, right?"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
i'm in a government agency right now watching external consultants burn money and it's just rage 24/7.
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
i'm in a government agency right now watching external consultants burn money and it's just rage 24/7.
it's all of them. all the time. deloitte, accenture, mckinsey, FTI, this is their business model.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
it's all of them. all the time. deloitte, accenture, mckinsey, FTI, this is their business model.
and i live in south australia, where our state power grid is stabilised by a tesla megabattery farm that elon basically built on a dare with an AU entrepreneur. "no-ones ever done it because it can't be done" - "bullshit, i'll do it and if it's over budget or late i'll do it for free"
he did it.
he did it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
and i live in south australia, where our state power grid is stabilised by a tesla megabattery farm that elon basically built on a dare with an AU entrepreneur. "no-ones ever done it because it can't be done" - "bullshit, i'll do it and if it's over budget or late i'll do it for free"
he did it.
he did it.
that's a tricky one to answer, and I'm not a car guy so i don't really have a feel for how teslas stack up. but spacex rockets are probably the most successful launch vehicles of all time. very high reliability + insane launch frequency. the falcon 9 model alone was more than 50% of 2024 launches
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
that's a tricky one to answer, and I'm not a car guy so i don't really have a feel for how teslas stack up. but spacex rockets are probably the most successful launch vehicles of all time. very high reliability + insane launch frequency. the falcon 9 model alone was more than 50% of 2024 launches
yeah but that's not elon building something - it's him charging in like an idiot and thinking he can "improve" something incredibly complex that he knows nothing about and totally breaking it. there are some things that you just can't start from scratch on, and government services is certainly one
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
yeah but that's not elon building something - it's him charging in like an idiot and thinking he can "improve" something incredibly complex that he knows nothing about and totally breaking it. there are some things that you just can't start from scratch on, and government services is certainly one
since almost all teachers are women, surely that means that women are deliberately teaching girls to avoid maths?
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
since almost all teachers are women, surely that means that women are deliberately teaching girls to avoid maths?
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The BoM website is a scandal - a perfect example of incompetent public service and possibly fraudulent consulting; no concept of value for money because government work comes with a blank cheque. #auspol
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The BoM website is a scandal - a perfect example of incompetent public service and possibly fraudulent consulting; no concept of value for money because government work comes with a blank cheque. #auspol
by far the most efficient way of boosting gender diversity in maths is paying boys to identify as "gender-diverse"
One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how
A lack of gender diversity in maths means technologies such as AI and quantum computing are mainly designed by – and for – men.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
by far the most efficient way of boosting gender diversity in maths is paying boys to identify as "gender-diverse"
fun times on the cardano blockchains yesterday.
blockchainS plural
blockchainS plural
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
fun times on the cardano blockchains yesterday.
blockchainS plural
blockchainS plural
X reported my account as being based in Singapore, so i'm guessing grok just hallucinated locations
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
X reported my account as being based in Singapore, so i'm guessing grok just hallucinated locations
at least when elon builds stuff, it's a fraction of the price and works
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
at least when elon builds stuff, it's a fraction of the price and works
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You gotta see Arizona State's Marley Washenitz hit a desperation three to beat the shot clock, it would also be the winning basket
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
You gotta see Arizona State's Marley Washenitz hit a desperation three to beat the shot clock, it would also be the winning basket
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