Dave Brown
@adavebrown.bsky.social
Trail running, PhD in inter-generational metaphor in Paul and Seneca, Disability Theology, inclusion, academic for hire, Anglican minister, family and kindness. The odd day at the cricket.
I can be both excited by its existence, and relieved that I finalise my thesis next week and don’t have to find it and reference it :)
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I can be both excited by its existence, and relieved that I finalise my thesis next week and don’t have to find it and reference it :)
Breaks out? What? In a skin rash? Some dance moves?
August 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Breaks out? What? In a skin rash? Some dance moves?
May you know rest, refreshment and joy today!
August 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
May you know rest, refreshment and joy today!
Would you accept a middle class well wisher? Best I can do.
August 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Would you accept a middle class well wisher? Best I can do.
And there’s a precedent from 1930 when England played against NZ and West Indies with different sides on the same day. And good games for the ‘A’ sides. And red ball specialists could probably play both test series, for the Lyon’s of the world who won’t play many T20 leagues.
July 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
And there’s a precedent from 1930 when England played against NZ and West Indies with different sides on the same day. And good games for the ‘A’ sides. And red ball specialists could probably play both test series, for the Lyon’s of the world who won’t play many T20 leagues.
This is what happens when you do research in baseball season.
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is what happens when you do research in baseball season.
“And behold I am with you always - even in your conference hotel” - Matthew 28.20
July 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“And behold I am with you always - even in your conference hotel” - Matthew 28.20
I mean, what purpose could a university possibly have for (checks notes) academics?
Makes a load of sense (eyeroll)
Makes a load of sense (eyeroll)
June 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I mean, what purpose could a university possibly have for (checks notes) academics?
Makes a load of sense (eyeroll)
Makes a load of sense (eyeroll)
Also interesting is that the purpose of Archimedes’ book, Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius & Dimensio Circuli, was the highly practical task of calculating an upper limit on the number of grains of sand that could fit in the universe.
Et fin. (4/4)
Et fin. (4/4)
June 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Also interesting is that the purpose of Archimedes’ book, Archimedis Syracusani Arenarius & Dimensio Circuli, was the highly practical task of calculating an upper limit on the number of grains of sand that could fit in the universe.
Et fin. (4/4)
Et fin. (4/4)
So yeah. Copernicus is a plagiarist and should be discredited as such (not really), and the theory is over 22 centuries old. (3/4)
June 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
So yeah. Copernicus is a plagiarist and should be discredited as such (not really), and the theory is over 22 centuries old. (3/4)
…of Samos (died around 230BC), as the origin of the theory. The interesting bit is that Copernicus (who inspired Galileo to prove the heliocentric solar system model) originally cited the idea as Aristarchus’ in a draft, then removed the citation in later versions. (2/4)
June 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
…of Samos (died around 230BC), as the origin of the theory. The interesting bit is that Copernicus (who inspired Galileo to prove the heliocentric solar system model) originally cited the idea as Aristarchus’ in a draft, then removed the citation in later versions. (2/4)
Is there a way to get compensation lawsuits going? Start hitting them economically? Only language they speak.
June 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Is there a way to get compensation lawsuits going? Start hitting them economically? Only language they speak.
And occasionally slips in as my Facebook profile pic, thanks to the passing resemblance!
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And occasionally slips in as my Facebook profile pic, thanks to the passing resemblance!
Sic semper tyrannis.
June 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sic semper tyrannis.
I had a similar thought. I affirm any righteous actions they make.
And condemn the unrighteous ones.
And condemn the unrighteous ones.
June 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I had a similar thought. I affirm any righteous actions they make.
And condemn the unrighteous ones.
And condemn the unrighteous ones.
Ok but is the fake Andy Weir title the AI being self referential?
May 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Ok but is the fake Andy Weir title the AI being self referential?
I mean in that post, Poso acknowledges that all refugees should receive the same treatment as the South Africans have, so there’s that…
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I mean in that post, Poso acknowledges that all refugees should receive the same treatment as the South Africans have, so there’s that…
Ok so plot twist, pizza is the accusative plural, a la “ossa” for “os”. The real issue here is that we’ve been misusing the singular “piz” for centuries.
Also, I’ve never wanted to visit a pizza place more in my life.
Also, I’ve never wanted to visit a pizza place more in my life.
May 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ok so plot twist, pizza is the accusative plural, a la “ossa” for “os”. The real issue here is that we’ve been misusing the singular “piz” for centuries.
Also, I’ve never wanted to visit a pizza place more in my life.
Also, I’ve never wanted to visit a pizza place more in my life.
Oh, and while I’m totally for deconstructing billionaire wealth, we also need to acknowledge that the vast majority of westerners live globally unsustainable lives, just because we can.
April 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Oh, and while I’m totally for deconstructing billionaire wealth, we also need to acknowledge that the vast majority of westerners live globally unsustainable lives, just because we can.
And also, there is a massive difference between individual billionaire joyrides and NASA, as I commented on the other post.
April 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And also, there is a massive difference between individual billionaire joyrides and NASA, as I commented on the other post.