kirschly
@kirschly.bsky.social
Interested in science, politics, business, and the intersection thereof. Fond of biophysics.
Laurence Fox is right there.
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Laurence Fox is right there.
They just want to have their turn jet skiing, too.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
They just want to have their turn jet skiing, too.
A whip-round for covering the expenses of the attorney of late general Sani Abacha?
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A whip-round for covering the expenses of the attorney of late general Sani Abacha?
Yeah, I could sort of get that. If you join this game, in the UK, you probably dream of becoming Prime Minister. But even that isn't really what's on offer, is it?
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Yeah, I could sort of get that. If you join this game, in the UK, you probably dream of becoming Prime Minister. But even that isn't really what's on offer, is it?
Mayor of Greater Manchester to backbench MP doesn't exactly sound like a particularly appealing career move.
January 24, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Mayor of Greater Manchester to backbench MP doesn't exactly sound like a particularly appealing career move.
Well, Joseph Conrad for one, apparently! bsky.app/profile/matt...
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Well, Joseph Conrad for one, apparently! bsky.app/profile/matt...
Do you know some examples? The author on a typewriter is almost a cliché. Dictating though?
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Do you know some examples? The author on a typewriter is almost a cliché. Dictating though?
Maybe they can retrofit some of those old TV detector vans.
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Maybe they can retrofit some of those old TV detector vans.
Well, they really shouldn't be named after living people. So I suppose painful steps must be taken!
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Well, they really shouldn't be named after living people. So I suppose painful steps must be taken!
When this kind of debate comes up I also can't help but wonder how much of an idea they have about how many Afghans and Iraqis died there.
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
When this kind of debate comes up I also can't help but wonder how much of an idea they have about how many Afghans and Iraqis died there.
It could just be that the guy who resigned was personally really popular in the community.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It could just be that the guy who resigned was personally really popular in the community.
What exactly did this councillor do?
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
What exactly did this councillor do?
Patel may be the top performer in this administration, in that his assigned role is clearly comic relief.
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Patel may be the top performer in this administration, in that his assigned role is clearly comic relief.
In mitigation: it's still clean and dry, isn't it? (Well, maybe not with the spin arm blocked)
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 AM
In mitigation: it's still clean and dry, isn't it? (Well, maybe not with the spin arm blocked)
I haven't encountered *all* of them. But ... (Another aspect of #4 is that contactsd regularly runs amok to keep your laptop nice and warm)
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I haven't encountered *all* of them. But ... (Another aspect of #4 is that contactsd regularly runs amok to keep your laptop nice and warm)
Of course, in 2026, they may well be glad if the US guy isn't at the meeting.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Of course, in 2026, they may well be glad if the US guy isn't at the meeting.
I suppose LLMs make a lot more sense when you have it.
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I suppose LLMs make a lot more sense when you have it.
This is the weirdest thing. But it might just have some success at getting European government institutions and the like on board (and off X). Even if no-one is listening there.
January 22, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This is the weirdest thing. But it might just have some success at getting European government institutions and the like on board (and off X). Even if no-one is listening there.
50-41. A minority of whites. What do these people see and hear?
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
50-41. A minority of whites. What do these people see and hear?
That's an interesting choice of picture.
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
That's an interesting choice of picture.
His bio is wild. Seems it could have taken a different turn so many times. Yet here we are, and he's heading what's probably one of the world's most evil corporations.
January 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
His bio is wild. Seems it could have taken a different turn so many times. Yet here we are, and he's heading what's probably one of the world's most evil corporations.
It's branding. (But having seen a number of pics of Alex Karp, I think this is actually one of his more kempt looks.)
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It's branding. (But having seen a number of pics of Alex Karp, I think this is actually one of his more kempt looks.)
Of course in Davos and thereabouts they also have this properly archaic Walser German dialect (not to mention Romansh).
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Of course in Davos and thereabouts they also have this properly archaic Walser German dialect (not to mention Romansh).
Only for people from the frozen wastes of the north!
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Only for people from the frozen wastes of the north!
That's gonna happen anyway, no? (I'm obviously not watching this)
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
That's gonna happen anyway, no? (I'm obviously not watching this)