Andrew Sparling
@awsparling.bsky.social
Ph.D., history. Hist. of sci. & med.; Paracelsus; c16 Germany. Husband & father. 𝕏-pat. Hobby: learning about & not catching brain-eating bat viruses. In public indoor spaces, wear a high-quality mask (N95 or better). Clean the air!
📍Melbourne, VIC
📍Melbourne, VIC
October 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Well, isn't that interesting. Bots are gonna bot I guess
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Well, isn't that interesting. Bots are gonna bot I guess
Always worth a reread:
September 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Always worth a reread:
Is this real? It looks like a crude cut-and-paste:
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Is this real? It looks like a crude cut-and-paste:
CNN salutes triumph of the will. Hail victory, I guess, eh, guys?
July 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
CNN salutes triumph of the will. Hail victory, I guess, eh, guys?
Speaking of automation, someone needs to set up a camera to catch autonomous vehicles eastbound trying to exit onto New St.
July 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Speaking of automation, someone needs to set up a camera to catch autonomous vehicles eastbound trying to exit onto New St.
The Boston Globe asks:
July 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Boston Globe asks:
Wow, @safety.bsky.app, I’ve just run across a new kind of bot I haven’t seen before. It’s repeating other people’s posts verbatim, without attribution of course. Check these out:
January 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wow, @safety.bsky.app, I’ve just run across a new kind of bot I haven’t seen before. It’s repeating other people’s posts verbatim, without attribution of course. Check these out:
Hey, Australia! What’s this spider? Body length about 8 mm.
December 21, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Hey, Australia! What’s this spider? Body length about 8 mm.
It's not my damned timeline, monkey-boy
December 6, 2024 at 1:18 AM
It's not my damned timeline, monkey-boy
May I recommend a blocklist:
December 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM
May I recommend a blocklist:
Lol. So I replied to one of Mary Grace's posts with "OK bot." It liked the post. Then it wrote, "I’m here to help! Let me know if you need support with book marketing or promotion. 😊."
December 4, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Lol. So I replied to one of Mary Grace's posts with "OK bot." It liked the post. Then it wrote, "I’m here to help! Let me know if you need support with book marketing or promotion. 😊."
@erictopol.bsky.social can you confirm please that this is a fake clone of your acct? Note erc instead of eric in handle.
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
@erictopol.bsky.social can you confirm please that this is a fake clone of your acct? Note erc instead of eric in handle.
We spotted the first ones easy; they had rubber skin
December 1, 2024 at 11:11 AM
We spotted the first ones easy; they had rubber skin