Danielle Navarro
@djnavarro.net
not very committed to sparkle motion
I am now curious to know what the empricial answer to the birthday problem is? Since birthdays are unevenly distributed, the probability of a collision should rise faster as the number of people in the group increases
I made in 2017 mimicking a Scientific America Style article on the birthdate topic. This article notes the commonest birth period is late September/ early October, but does not note the gestational relationship to the topical Christmas/ New Years period.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/Christm...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/Christm...
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I am now curious to know what the empricial answer to the birthday problem is? Since birthdays are unevenly distributed, the probability of a collision should rise faster as the number of people in the group increases
Yet again wishing that newspapers would link to their sources when publishing data. Naming the company that did the research is not sufficient, and I definitely do not trust your in-house polling company to know how to design a social science research project
December 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Yet again wishing that newspapers would link to their sources when publishing data. Naming the company that did the research is not sufficient, and I definitely do not trust your in-house polling company to know how to design a social science research project
This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
i have wanted to do this specific run for, like, almost 10 years
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
i have wanted to do this specific run for, like, almost 10 years
"And the early dawn cracks out a carpet of diamond
Across a cash crop car lot filled with twilight Coupe Devilles
Leaving the town in a-keeping
Of the one who is sweeping
Up the ghost of Saturday night"
Across a cash crop car lot filled with twilight Coupe Devilles
Leaving the town in a-keeping
Of the one who is sweeping
Up the ghost of Saturday night"
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"And the early dawn cracks out a carpet of diamond
Across a cash crop car lot filled with twilight Coupe Devilles
Leaving the town in a-keeping
Of the one who is sweeping
Up the ghost of Saturday night"
Across a cash crop car lot filled with twilight Coupe Devilles
Leaving the town in a-keeping
Of the one who is sweeping
Up the ghost of Saturday night"
Went for my Bondi 10k run today. It was nice to see things returning to normal again. Not surprisingly I didn't really feel like taking photos at the site itself, but I'm glad I went.
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Went for my Bondi 10k run today. It was nice to see things returning to normal again. Not surprisingly I didn't really feel like taking photos at the site itself, but I'm glad I went.
ever since Bondi there has been this low key authoritarian drumbeat in the news that creeps me out. at every turn the news gushes about the presence of police snipers in crowds and uniformed men with semiautomatic weapons patrolling, and, like, am I really the only one who finds cops frightening?
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
ever since Bondi there has been this low key authoritarian drumbeat in the news that creeps me out. at every turn the news gushes about the presence of police snipers in crowds and uniformed men with semiautomatic weapons patrolling, and, like, am I really the only one who finds cops frightening?
The last week i've found it almost impossible to read the news. The level of bickering and rancour among Australian politicians after Bondi has been utterly distasteful. I don't remember it being like this after Port Arthur, and it is upsetting. #auspol
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The last week i've found it almost impossible to read the news. The level of bickering and rancour among Australian politicians after Bondi has been utterly distasteful. I don't remember it being like this after Port Arthur, and it is upsetting. #auspol
paddington reservoir gardens. no, i did not know this existed until today. god this is a stunningly beautiful city
December 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
paddington reservoir gardens. no, i did not know this existed until today. god this is a stunningly beautiful city
yeah i hate this. pay your fucking staff properly, and incorporate that into the price of the service.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'I didn't agree to it': Rise of automatic tipping sparks backlash
Australia’s tipping culture is in the spotlight, following reports more businesses are adding automatic tips to diners’ bills in response to rising operating costs.
www.abc.net.au
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
yeah i hate this. pay your fucking staff properly, and incorporate that into the price of the service.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
the view from observatory hill is rather lovely. and it only took me 10 years of living in sydney to visit 🫠
December 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
the view from observatory hill is rather lovely. and it only took me 10 years of living in sydney to visit 🫠
over the last couple of days i've been reading whatever comes up in the bluesky feed when you search the name of australia's most well known beach, and have concluded that i don't block anywhere near enough people
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
over the last couple of days i've been reading whatever comes up in the bluesky feed when you search the name of australia's most well known beach, and have concluded that i don't block anywhere near enough people
Reposted by Danielle Navarro
The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
Reposted by Danielle Navarro
This is brilliant. Well done @davidshoebridge.bsky.social www.toomanyguns.org There are 82 registered gun owners and someone in my inner city postcode with 23 bloody guns. Outrageous.
Too Many Guns
www.toomanyguns.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is brilliant. Well done @davidshoebridge.bsky.social www.toomanyguns.org There are 82 registered gun owners and someone in my inner city postcode with 23 bloody guns. Outrageous.
istg i am going to block every american i see making a "haha pam bondi beach" joke. go fuck yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
istg i am going to block every american i see making a "haha pam bondi beach" joke. go fuck yourself.
it is so strange seeing all this interpreted through a political lens. it's inevitable, i suppose. but my emotional response is something simpler. there was a mass murder in a place that forms part of my sense of home, and i am distressed by it. the emotion is raw, but not complicated
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
it is so strange seeing all this interpreted through a political lens. it's inevitable, i suppose. but my emotional response is something simpler. there was a mass murder in a place that forms part of my sense of home, and i am distressed by it. the emotion is raw, but not complicated
okay. yeah. i'm not handling this well. in the abstract i know that i'm not at risk, my family is not at risk, etc. emotionally it feels like a violation of home. its one of the places that forms my sense of place and safety in the world. its a core piece of my sense of neighbourhood. i'm not okay
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
okay. yeah. i'm not handling this well. in the abstract i know that i'm not at risk, my family is not at risk, etc. emotionally it feels like a violation of home. its one of the places that forms my sense of place and safety in the world. its a core piece of my sense of neighbourhood. i'm not okay
absolutely messed up day. i keep thinking banal thoughts about the news. somehow i'd never realised there are two footbridges, one on either side of the pavilion, but ive blurred them together in my mental map of the beach. but its ridiculous that my brain just fixated on this one pointless detail
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
absolutely messed up day. i keep thinking banal thoughts about the news. somehow i'd never realised there are two footbridges, one on either side of the pavilion, but ive blurred them together in my mental map of the beach. but its ridiculous that my brain just fixated on this one pointless detail
just this once i would like bret stephens to not share his opinions. he doesn't live here
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
just this once i would like bret stephens to not share his opinions. he doesn't live here
it's surreal how utterly banal thoughts intrude when you're trying to make sense of something terrible. just inane "oh i was on that footbridge the other day trying to work out why there's a bridge over a parking lot rather than over campbell parade where it would be useful" level of irrelevance
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
it's surreal how utterly banal thoughts intrude when you're trying to make sense of something terrible. just inane "oh i was on that footbridge the other day trying to work out why there's a bridge over a parking lot rather than over campbell parade where it would be useful" level of irrelevance
the lesson here, heard loud and clear, is that you should never report your rape to your employer
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
the lesson here, heard loud and clear, is that you should never report your rape to your employer
Of all the tools I've ever used to collaborate online on shared files, SharePoint is by far the worst. It's truly abysmal and not fit for purpose. It is astonishing that MS successfully sold this abomination as enterprise software.
December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Of all the tools I've ever used to collaborate online on shared files, SharePoint is by far the worst. It's truly abysmal and not fit for purpose. It is astonishing that MS successfully sold this abomination as enterprise software.
i managed to hold it together right up the "authorised by the department for rearranging deckchairs" bit
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
i managed to hold it together right up the "authorised by the department for rearranging deckchairs" bit
Ah fuck it. In an expression of my frustration at having been unable to focus on things I actually *want* to talk about, I wrapped up this little blog post about managing git/github configurations for multiple identities on the one computer. As always, read it or don't :)
Two githubs, one laptop – Notes from a data witch
Some notes on managing multiple sets of github credentials on the one machine
blog.djnavarro.net
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ah fuck it. In an expression of my frustration at having been unable to focus on things I actually *want* to talk about, I wrapped up this little blog post about managing git/github configurations for multiple identities on the one computer. As always, read it or don't :)
i ran 14km before breakfast this morning fuelled only by my visceral anger towards the english.
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
i ran 14km before breakfast this morning fuelled only by my visceral anger towards the english.