Marius Loots
@mariusloots.bsky.social
eat:sleep:exercise| live learn http://chaos.co.za he/him
university of pretoria
Histology, 3D printing, photography, anthropology
For what it's worth - my data is not allowed to train AI.
university of pretoria
Histology, 3D printing, photography, anthropology
For what it's worth - my data is not allowed to train AI.
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Marius Loots
@mariusloots.bsky.social
· Aug 21
It seems I've earned myself the title of the Afrikaner reply guy, receiving multiple block awards. Some random thoughts on the matter.
A thread. For footnotes, see end of same.
A thread. For footnotes, see end of same.
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Remember: Your dept. or organization is a culture that you create by the tone you take and the people you curate to be a part of it.
When hiring you need to plan for next year, five, ten, twenty years from now.
You are curating your culture.
Be smart about what environment you want to work in.
When hiring you need to plan for next year, five, ten, twenty years from now.
You are curating your culture.
Be smart about what environment you want to work in.
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Remember: Your dept. or organization is a culture that you create by the tone you take and the people you curate to be a part of it.
When hiring you need to plan for next year, five, ten, twenty years from now.
You are curating your culture.
Be smart about what environment you want to work in.
When hiring you need to plan for next year, five, ten, twenty years from now.
You are curating your culture.
Be smart about what environment you want to work in.
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Speaking of DREAMM, after a few unfortunate delays, I'm pushing to finish up DREAMM 4.0 for the end of the month. If you're into LucasArts/LucasFilm/Lucas Learning games and want to help make sure this release is solid, please check out the latest beta! dreamm.aarongiles.com/beta/
DREAMM Beta Releases
DREAMM is a DOS Retro-Emulation Arena for Maniac Mansion and other LucasArts games.
dreamm.aarongiles.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Speaking of DREAMM, after a few unfortunate delays, I'm pushing to finish up DREAMM 4.0 for the end of the month. If you're into LucasArts/LucasFilm/Lucas Learning games and want to help make sure this release is solid, please check out the latest beta! dreamm.aarongiles.com/beta/
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These files didn’t expose one man. They exposed a caste system. Wealth is immunity. Education, immigration, courts, media — all negotiable if you sit high enough. He didn’t have connections. He had ownership of access. The rich don’t bend systems. They design them, then call it merit. #Pinks #Momsky
February 15, 2026 at 1:13 AM
These files didn’t expose one man. They exposed a caste system. Wealth is immunity. Education, immigration, courts, media — all negotiable if you sit high enough. He didn’t have connections. He had ownership of access. The rich don’t bend systems. They design them, then call it merit. #Pinks #Momsky
Currently playing R-Type. Finally got on the score board. Not spectacular, but early days. Dropped many coins in a machine in Sunnypark Shopping Centre, Arcadia. Walked there from campus for lunch time. Also shoulder surfed many hours, picking up tips.
#arcade #mame #r-type #irem #emulation
#arcade #mame #r-type #irem #emulation
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Currently playing R-Type. Finally got on the score board. Not spectacular, but early days. Dropped many coins in a machine in Sunnypark Shopping Centre, Arcadia. Walked there from campus for lunch time. Also shoulder surfed many hours, picking up tips.
#arcade #mame #r-type #irem #emulation
#arcade #mame #r-type #irem #emulation
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Boss: Dobkeratops
Game: R-Type
Developer: Irem
System: Arcade
Video: Courtesy of longplays.org
Played by: T-0815
Game: R-Type
Developer: Irem
System: Arcade
Video: Courtesy of longplays.org
Played by: T-0815
April 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Boss: Dobkeratops
Game: R-Type
Developer: Irem
System: Arcade
Video: Courtesy of longplays.org
Played by: T-0815
Game: R-Type
Developer: Irem
System: Arcade
Video: Courtesy of longplays.org
Played by: T-0815
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I couldn't agree more...
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I couldn't agree more...
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Seems to me that he just admitted some things here. You?
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Seems to me that he just admitted some things here. You?
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Want to improve household budgets? Do the opposite of Trump.
Look at Australia:
Look at Australia:
This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables — New Scientist
South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes ...
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Want to improve household budgets? Do the opposite of Trump.
Look at Australia:
Look at Australia:
This sums it up, better than I've been able to. Much respect and thank you!
Every time someone calls muskrat a South African nazi, emphasising his place of birth over where he lives, they're choosing to ignore that South Africa doesn't want him because everything he does goes against our constitution, and that the country where he feels most at home is America.
Anyway.
Anyway.
February 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This sums it up, better than I've been able to. Much respect and thank you!
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This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
What better way to say "I love you" than with the Chicago Manual of Style
February 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
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Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
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15 years ago when I went to law school, 12 years ago when I began practicing… hell, a month ago, I wanted nothing to do with immigration law.
On January 14, however, what I wanted stopped mattering.
5/
On January 14, however, what I wanted stopped mattering.
5/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
15 years ago when I went to law school, 12 years ago when I began practicing… hell, a month ago, I wanted nothing to do with immigration law.
On January 14, however, what I wanted stopped mattering.
5/
On January 14, however, what I wanted stopped mattering.
5/
I like how he systematically addressed each of the accusations with a systematic rebuttal with coherent references.
Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I like how he systematically addressed each of the accusations with a systematic rebuttal with coherent references.
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I'm so old that when I first saw it in the cinema it was just called Star Wars.
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I'm so old that when I first saw it in the cinema it was just called Star Wars.
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"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."
US firms confront widening income gulf as wealthy spend, budget shoppers struggle
America's consumer economy is pulling in opposite directions, a gulf increasingly apparent in C-suite commentary, with premium brands profiting from well-off customers while value-focused firms battle...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."
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Definitely. Picking up top refugee scientists from the USA just compounds the problem of skilled local scientists unable to work in their fields.
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Definitely. Picking up top refugee scientists from the USA just compounds the problem of skilled local scientists unable to work in their fields.
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🤬You and I have to obey, but apparently, they do not!!!
Have they made the law that says you have to obey the law yet?
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🤬You and I have to obey, but apparently, they do not!!!
Combine this with the recent facebook AI selfie thing & you've done the heavy lifting for the regime.
That Super Bowl Ring ad backfired spectacularly.
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Combine this with the recent facebook AI selfie thing & you've done the heavy lifting for the regime.
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Holy balls this is cool as hell youtube.com/shorts/Nth2T...
Full process video of how I created my symbiote super sized wall mount #venom #spiderman
YouTube video by Jack Of The Dust
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Holy balls this is cool as hell youtube.com/shorts/Nth2T...
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Epstein, explained Victoria Hervey, “knew everybody and was very powerful…. So, like, if you were on the scene and you were powerful, like, to be honest, like, if you’re not in those files, it would be an insult. Because it just means you were a bit of a loser.” www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...
TOM EATON: Lady Victoria Hervey and the contempt of inherited power
Epstein comments show privilege, impunity and moral rot endure across generations
www.businessday.co.za
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Epstein, explained Victoria Hervey, “knew everybody and was very powerful…. So, like, if you were on the scene and you were powerful, like, to be honest, like, if you’re not in those files, it would be an insult. Because it just means you were a bit of a loser.” www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...
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Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
See gadgeteer.co.za/chatbots-mak...
#AI #healthcare #medical #technology
See gadgeteer.co.za/chatbots-mak...
#AI #healthcare #medical #technology
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
“Chatbots may be able to pass medical exams, but that doesn’t mean they make good doctors, according to a new, large-scale study of how people get medical
gadgeteer.co.za
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
See gadgeteer.co.za/chatbots-mak...
#AI #healthcare #medical #technology
See gadgeteer.co.za/chatbots-mak...
#AI #healthcare #medical #technology
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"this isn't an academic school" - A variation on the soft bigotry of low expectations by Caiti Wade open.substack.com/pub/thedisru...
"this isn't an academic school"
Why that claim doesn’t justify lower-quality instruction.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"this isn't an academic school" - A variation on the soft bigotry of low expectations by Caiti Wade open.substack.com/pub/thedisru...
I don't have a subscription, but the headline is enough.
This guy is like a bad case of something, just when you think you're safe...
www.netwerk24.com/nuus/gesondh...
This guy is like a bad case of something, just when you think you're safe...
www.netwerk24.com/nuus/gesondh...
Dokter beweer hy ‘smoor’ kanker met ivermektien | Netwerk24
Die Kankervereniging waarsku daar is geen bewyse dat dit werk.
www.netwerk24.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I don't have a subscription, but the headline is enough.
This guy is like a bad case of something, just when you think you're safe...
www.netwerk24.com/nuus/gesondh...
This guy is like a bad case of something, just when you think you're safe...
www.netwerk24.com/nuus/gesondh...