Rowan Crawford
@rowan.roundbird.nz
TypeScript slinger. On the very edge of Auckland & on the spectrum. He/him.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Sosig engaging Loaf Mode after a bit of waily waily that Teddy went to work without them
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Sosig engaging Loaf Mode after a bit of waily waily that Teddy went to work without them
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An updated list. Some I missed, some have released statements since I released the original list.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An updated list. Some I missed, some have released statements since I released the original list.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
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We are in a perpetual arms race between machine intelligence and an ever thickening web of obscure in-jokes that will defeat it.
November 18, 2024 at 5:21 AM
We are in a perpetual arms race between machine intelligence and an ever thickening web of obscure in-jokes that will defeat it.
Insert a movie into another movie:
Last Sinners To Busan
Last Sinners To Busan
Insert a movie into another movie:
The Magnificent Se7en
The Magnificent Se7en
Insert a movie into another movie:
Ben-Her
Ben-Her
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Insert a movie into another movie:
Last Sinners To Busan
Last Sinners To Busan
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The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
"Haha!" — me to myself, hearing Richard Prebble get beat on Juggernaut
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Haha!" — me to myself, hearing Richard Prebble get beat on Juggernaut
Remastering of the security footage from the mould school shows David Seymour on the right, thinking he's successfully hiding out of shot
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Remastering of the security footage from the mould school shows David Seymour on the right, thinking he's successfully hiding out of shot
"breakthrough technology" get the fuck out of here Willis, there will never be a wand magic enough for you to accept, just admit it
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"breakthrough technology" get the fuck out of here Willis, there will never be a wand magic enough for you to accept, just admit it
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Someone who bought a frog facts advent calendar for a friend's kid last year just emailed me.
Apparently that kid got a different advent calendar this year, and when he opened it he said, “These are HORRIBLE! They’re not teaching me anything about frogs!”
This kid gets it.
Apparently that kid got a different advent calendar this year, and when he opened it he said, “These are HORRIBLE! They’re not teaching me anything about frogs!”
This kid gets it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Someone who bought a frog facts advent calendar for a friend's kid last year just emailed me.
Apparently that kid got a different advent calendar this year, and when he opened it he said, “These are HORRIBLE! They’re not teaching me anything about frogs!”
This kid gets it.
Apparently that kid got a different advent calendar this year, and when he opened it he said, “These are HORRIBLE! They’re not teaching me anything about frogs!”
This kid gets it.
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NZ Labour is always doing shit like 'The present government is apocalyptically bad for New Zealand. That's why we're going to remove the registration fee for caravans.'
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NZ Labour is always doing shit like 'The present government is apocalyptically bad for New Zealand. That's why we're going to remove the registration fee for caravans.'
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
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The new soylent recipe doesn't even have people in it.
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The new soylent recipe doesn't even have people in it.
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SNAIL HEIST
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
SNAIL HEIST
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Yet again, this is just... threatening me with a good time?
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yet again, this is just... threatening me with a good time?
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Despite my best efforts, the government in Rarotonga - especially its’ PM! - weren’t keen on talking to me. So I downloaded the entirety of CI Hansard and made it searchable to find out how and why they privatised their registry. I’ve made this project public www.documentcloud.org/projects/222...
Cook Islands Hansard
1997-2025
www.documentcloud.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Despite my best efforts, the government in Rarotonga - especially its’ PM! - weren’t keen on talking to me. So I downloaded the entirety of CI Hansard and made it searchable to find out how and why they privatised their registry. I’ve made this project public www.documentcloud.org/projects/222...
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tweets that aged like wine
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
tweets that aged like wine
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Oh great. More stuff to have the recipe changed to horrible-tasting sweetners 🙄
UK sugar tax to be extended to more soft drinks and milkshakes on.ft.com/3Mneef5
UK sugar tax to be extended to more soft drinks and milkshakes
Move comes after brands change recipes to avoid levy
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Oh great. More stuff to have the recipe changed to horrible-tasting sweetners 🙄
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
Our mission was to tire out the pug so he would be cool when taken to a work party. Progress:
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Our mission was to tire out the pug so he would be cool when taken to a work party. Progress: