Rorie Gilligan
@roriegilligan.bsky.social
PhD. in hydrometallurgy. Research metallurgist based in Western Australia mostly working with raw materials for batteries. I've published papers on the metallurgy of vanadium, lithium, and uranium.
I'm surprised that there are still people defending him, but I really shouldn't be. It's just baffling that he still has a reputation for being a "genius innovator."
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm surprised that there are still people defending him, but I really shouldn't be. It's just baffling that he still has a reputation for being a "genius innovator."
Thiel was almost on one of the planes hijacked on September 11th.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thiel was almost on one of the planes hijacked on September 11th.
He missed the point of the joke he clumsily recited about economics.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
He missed the point of the joke he clumsily recited about economics.
Australia had a lot of graphic PSAs about the dangers of skin cancer.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Australia had a lot of graphic PSAs about the dangers of skin cancer.
That's how I remember being taught in primary school in Australia in the mid-late 90s.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That's how I remember being taught in primary school in Australia in the mid-late 90s.
W wasn't even alive when it happened, born in mid '46.
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
W wasn't even alive when it happened, born in mid '46.
Obergruppenführer Greg Cow
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Obergruppenführer Greg Cow
His late dad had much better politics
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
His late dad had much better politics
It's turning around alright, but not in a good way.
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It's turning around alright, but not in a good way.
Reposted by Rorie Gilligan
![american indie developer deciding on a setting: in a cozy mountain town surrounded by wholesome yokai, ghibli inspired cooperative sustainable cherry blossoms and you can pet the dog
french indie developer deciding on a setting: in a world where the gestalt misery of colonisation's victims has manifested into a sort of misery elemental, three church-like religious organisations hav[nine more paragraphs that leave you feeling like you know less than you knew before you started reading]
polish indie developer deciding on a setting: warsaw👍🇵🇱 it is very bad](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bd5w6iipngycpaldvydcslbd/bafkreifwfovv2nzqcjd2cygzz5a6xqmqrcjclghyc37haz5rwygbg2krsa@jpeg)