Soon Lee
@soonleenz.bsky.social
Malaysian Chinese Aotearoa (New Zealander), geek, food, wine & microbes interest. Best Auckland Restaurant Venn diagram (Onedrive): https://tinyurl.com/AucklandRestaurant TL50
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February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I've mentioned this before: think about food. Food culture permeates across all borders, survives the worst atrocities. It is damn near impossible to kill a recipe.
Now think of how many Native American *recipes*, not ingredients, there are
That is how thorough the genocide of manifest destiny was
Now think of how many Native American *recipes*, not ingredients, there are
That is how thorough the genocide of manifest destiny was
Because again, just fucking look at art.
Art has survived *genocides*.
What genAI promises is the ability to cast creative expression into the void in a way that *not even genocide* has been able to do.
Art has survived *genocides*.
What genAI promises is the ability to cast creative expression into the void in a way that *not even genocide* has been able to do.
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I've mentioned this before: think about food. Food culture permeates across all borders, survives the worst atrocities. It is damn near impossible to kill a recipe.
Now think of how many Native American *recipes*, not ingredients, there are
That is how thorough the genocide of manifest destiny was
Now think of how many Native American *recipes*, not ingredients, there are
That is how thorough the genocide of manifest destiny was
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1694 Wordle 1,694 3/6*
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February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1694 Wordle 1,694 3/6*
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February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Auckland Transport urging us to take public transport over Waitangi day long weekend.
also Auckland Transport:
also Auckland Transport:
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Auckland Transport urging us to take public transport over Waitangi day long weekend.
also Auckland Transport:
also Auckland Transport:
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Wow if only there were people who know how to do dairy that they could have talked to
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Wow if only there were people who know how to do dairy that they could have talked to
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
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I always think of this LeGuin spiel (roasting Rowling ofc)
October 24, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I always think of this LeGuin spiel (roasting Rowling ofc)
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Rice. Chicken thigh, shiitake mushroom, woodear, lily buds, ginger garlic, soy, garnished with spring onion. Lettuce wilted in oyster sauce & garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Rice. Chicken thigh, shiitake mushroom, woodear, lily buds, ginger garlic, soy, garnished with spring onion. Lettuce wilted in oyster sauce & garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
Took me until this year to find out about the house in Pt. Chev with a smiley painted on their roof. As seen from bus to work. #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Took me until this year to find out about the house in Pt. Chev with a smiley painted on their roof. As seen from bus to work. #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Female #kakapo Kohengi on her three eggs on Pukenui/Anchor Island today. We don't yet know if they're fertile, but will investigate soon. So far fertility on Anchor is very high: only 8 infertile out of 33 checked. We expect many more infertile eggs though. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Female #kakapo Kohengi on her three eggs on Pukenui/Anchor Island today. We don't yet know if they're fertile, but will investigate soon. So far fertility on Anchor is very high: only 8 infertile out of 33 checked. We expect many more infertile eggs though. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
Pork & fennel sausage, Sweetcorn cob microwaved, tomato & lettuce. Hardly any prep needed. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Pork & fennel sausage, Sweetcorn cob microwaved, tomato & lettuce. Hardly any prep needed. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
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In the event that say Gaiman or Rowling or Orson Scott Card or [insert name] magically redeemed themselves, we still wouldn't owe them our time, money or attention nor would they deserve the status they once had. There have always been other people to read.
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
In the event that say Gaiman or Rowling or Orson Scott Card or [insert name] magically redeemed themselves, we still wouldn't owe them our time, money or attention nor would they deserve the status they once had. There have always been other people to read.
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By that definition, Brownian motion is the most creative thing ever
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
By that definition, Brownian motion is the most creative thing ever
February 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Years ago (before Epstein, before the GFC, etc) I used to jokingly talk about my pet conspiracy theory, that the world was ruled by the P7: the Pale Patriarchal Plutocratic Protestant Penis-People of Power.
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Years ago (before Epstein, before the GFC, etc) I used to jokingly talk about my pet conspiracy theory, that the world was ruled by the P7: the Pale Patriarchal Plutocratic Protestant Penis-People of Power.
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
The beauty of stormwater ponds. This from yesterday's walk in Te Atatū. An amenity shelter is next to the pond & the Auckland CBD can be seen across the water from the walkway by the shelter. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The beauty of stormwater ponds. This from yesterday's walk in Te Atatū. An amenity shelter is next to the pond & the Auckland CBD can be seen across the water from the walkway by the shelter. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandScenes
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/parks-rec...
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I was a little ahead of the rush because someone flicked me an early invite. It was Paul who subsequently marshalled the invites. But you're right, I did write about it, in September 2023.
February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I was a little ahead of the rush because someone flicked me an early invite. It was Paul who subsequently marshalled the invites. But you're right, I did write about it, in September 2023.
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
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February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM