André Bruwer
@andrebruwer.bsky.social
Full time parent, part time engineer/air quality specialist, part time (wishing it to be fulltime) gardener
Kempton Park, South Africa
Kempton Park, South Africa
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I think it's maybe not good that the dominant genre is now commentary and reaction videos that tell people how to respond to things so audiences never have to decide for themselves how they think or feel about them
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I think it's maybe not good that the dominant genre is now commentary and reaction videos that tell people how to respond to things so audiences never have to decide for themselves how they think or feel about them
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I will never apologize for a post
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I will never apologize for a post
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The US is boycotting this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg- but it has warned South Africa not to issue a joint G20 statement. This is next level arrogance and disrespect!!!
US warns SA not to issue a G20 statement after summit | News24
The US formally warned SA against pushing for a joint statement at this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg that the Trump administration is boycotting.
www.news24.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The US is boycotting this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg- but it has warned South Africa not to issue a joint G20 statement. This is next level arrogance and disrespect!!!
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Across a global sample of more than 9,000 scientists, the authors find that those who are more techno-optimistic report lower engagement in both civic climate actions and high-impact lifestyle changes (like reducing flying, car use, or shifting diets).
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November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Across a global sample of more than 9,000 scientists, the authors find that those who are more techno-optimistic report lower engagement in both civic climate actions and high-impact lifestyle changes (like reducing flying, car use, or shifting diets).
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⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
It would be so great to see something new for a change and not something from an existing franchise. As much I like SG, I want some new sci-fi that can actually help us dream of different, more sane futures. Frikken postmodern hell.
[Ongoing thread] New Stargate TV show
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
a dark room with a light coming out of a hole in the wall
ALT: a dark room with a light coming out of a hole in the wall
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It would be so great to see something new for a change and not something from an existing franchise. As much I like SG, I want some new sci-fi that can actually help us dream of different, more sane futures. Frikken postmodern hell.
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I am asking all men on International Men's Day to smile more
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am asking all men on International Men's Day to smile more
So dang unfair to the people in living these places. mg.co.za/the-green-gu...
Western Cape children show impaired brain function from pesticide exposure, new study finds
Scientists warn that widespread pesticide exposure in South African agricultural communities may impair children’s brain development, with links to poorer attention, memory and problem-solving skills
mg.co.za
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
So dang unfair to the people in living these places. mg.co.za/the-green-gu...
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Phrenology but make it digital. Cool.
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Phrenology but make it digital. Cool.
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
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1,019 glaciers have disappeared since 1973 in Switzerland! ✝️
1st nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers:
>40% of the glaciers inventoried in 1973
~13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss! 🧊🔥
But, as it is based on the latest inventory (from 2016), the actual figures are far much higher! 📈 😰
1st nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers:
>40% of the glaciers inventoried in 1973
~13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss! 🧊🔥
But, as it is based on the latest inventory (from 2016), the actual figures are far much higher! 📈 😰
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
1,019 glaciers have disappeared since 1973 in Switzerland! ✝️
1st nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers:
>40% of the glaciers inventoried in 1973
~13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss! 🧊🔥
But, as it is based on the latest inventory (from 2016), the actual figures are far much higher! 📈 😰
1st nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers:
>40% of the glaciers inventoried in 1973
~13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss! 🧊🔥
But, as it is based on the latest inventory (from 2016), the actual figures are far much higher! 📈 😰
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The postie came round this morning.
Him: Hello.
Me: I have friends everywhere.
Him: *weird look as he hands over packages and backs away*
Should have said Hail Hydra, or something.
Him: Hello.
Me: I have friends everywhere.
Him: *weird look as he hands over packages and backs away*
Should have said Hail Hydra, or something.
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The postie came round this morning.
Him: Hello.
Me: I have friends everywhere.
Him: *weird look as he hands over packages and backs away*
Should have said Hail Hydra, or something.
Him: Hello.
Me: I have friends everywhere.
Him: *weird look as he hands over packages and backs away*
Should have said Hail Hydra, or something.
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Out on the bicycle. My regular coffee shop closed. So it's been rather frustrating to get out regularly. Half an hour on the bicycle though means I can do 7 km rather than the regular 2.5 km per foot. This makes some other places accessible. Something that was a very big ask a year and half ago.
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Out on the bicycle. My regular coffee shop closed. So it's been rather frustrating to get out regularly. Half an hour on the bicycle though means I can do 7 km rather than the regular 2.5 km per foot. This makes some other places accessible. Something that was a very big ask a year and half ago.
Wyrmspan is one of the best games I've played this year. Really looking forward to find more games from Connie.
Wyrmspan and Apiary designer Connie Vogelmann has taken the plunge into full-time board game design following the huge success of her first two creations - and the destruction she says is being caused by Donald Trump in her former career as a grants law attorney:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wyrmspan is one of the best games I've played this year. Really looking forward to find more games from Connie.
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Why historians must write for general readers! 📚 Imagine % of Britons who are also unaware that the British monarchy played a pivotal role in the transatlantic slave trade & expansion of African slavery in the Caribbean/wider Americas. There’s a book for that👇—& many other must-read history books.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why historians must write for general readers! 📚 Imagine % of Britons who are also unaware that the British monarchy played a pivotal role in the transatlantic slave trade & expansion of African slavery in the Caribbean/wider Americas. There’s a book for that👇—& many other must-read history books.
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Just passed 1,000 subscribers! Thank you for sticking with HRB 💫✨
Harare Review of Books, September 2025 open.substack.com/pub/shonatig...
Harare Review of Books, September 2025
Heyyy :)
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just passed 1,000 subscribers! Thank you for sticking with HRB 💫✨
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Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
This is so going facebook to piss off some conservatives.
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is so going facebook to piss off some conservatives.
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That's also why Palestinians continue to exist on bluesky despite its embedded zionism. Because they know everywhere is anti Palestinian. And they're using what means they have to reach out for help.
And it's like wow how are Black people existing on bluesky if there's so much antiblackness here. So lesson one of being Black is that everywhere is antiblack. So you just pick your flavor of antiblack & the heat level of the antiblackness.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
That's also why Palestinians continue to exist on bluesky despite its embedded zionism. Because they know everywhere is anti Palestinian. And they're using what means they have to reach out for help.
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
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A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
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The Nara Hard Off just got a little more exciting
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The Nara Hard Off just got a little more exciting
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This. This is what being an artist means 😅
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This. This is what being an artist means 😅