Aditya
@adityamandrekar.bsky.social
Aero/Space Software guy, flannelled fool in the summer, Earth-bound misfit. No image reposts without alt text. (he/him)
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Aditya
@adityamandrekar.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I think everyone needs to see Olive at her dignified best. #DogsOfBlueSky
We used to make fun of her when we were kids, but I can totally see why mom loved him.
Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chalaa Gaya...
Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chalaa Gaya...
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We used to make fun of her when we were kids, but I can totally see why mom loved him.
Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chalaa Gaya...
Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chalaa Gaya...
Me, explaining my blood sugar levels to my despairing doctor through tears as I pop yet another chocolate eclair into my mouth:
‘One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats’
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Me, explaining my blood sugar levels to my despairing doctor through tears as I pop yet another chocolate eclair into my mouth:
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Pepper PANEER coriander momo have been made 🤞🏽🥟 🍜 :D
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Pepper PANEER coriander momo have been made 🤞🏽🥟 🍜 :D
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Anyone here have opinions, based on experiences, of studying through the Open University for courses in things like computing or cyber security?
Just looking into further, guided study options.
#OpenUniversity
Just looking into further, guided study options.
#OpenUniversity
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Anyone here have opinions, based on experiences, of studying through the Open University for courses in things like computing or cyber security?
Just looking into further, guided study options.
#OpenUniversity
Just looking into further, guided study options.
#OpenUniversity
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smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
Smallpox was so bad that two nations who were threatening to nuke everyone and everything agreed on eradication.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
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Goldilocks Musk
🤝
Greedy little tyrant whose secret weakness is Oates
🤝
Greedy little tyrant whose secret weakness is Oates
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Goldilocks Musk
🤝
Greedy little tyrant whose secret weakness is Oates
🤝
Greedy little tyrant whose secret weakness is Oates
Oh no
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Oh no
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨
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Okay we've got fours hours until this place is just a flood of posts about 'The Dems' again. Let's enjoy it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Okay we've got fours hours until this place is just a flood of posts about 'The Dems' again. Let's enjoy it.
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Programmers at Microsoft Hate This One Trick to Get Good at that Code
The Clickbait Headline Programming Language:
https://tabloid.vercel.app/
The Clickbait Headline Programming Language:
https://tabloid.vercel.app/
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Programmers at Microsoft Hate This One Trick to Get Good at that Code
The Clickbait Headline Programming Language:
https://tabloid.vercel.app/
The Clickbait Headline Programming Language:
https://tabloid.vercel.app/
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*Benoit Blanc voice* ah assewmed at first that he maht be connected ter the case, but it uppeeas he was just a fancy lad; a lad who laks ter be fancy
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
*Benoit Blanc voice* ah assewmed at first that he maht be connected ter the case, but it uppeeas he was just a fancy lad; a lad who laks ter be fancy
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Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing.
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing.
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
I tried it out, because some people who report to me said they used it for technical direction. I wanted to have an informed opinion before I encouraged or discouraged them.
I don't use it any LLM at all in any aspect, but I needed to know what I was talking about!
I don't use it any LLM at all in any aspect, but I needed to know what I was talking about!
Hands up if you've never used Chat GPT ✋
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I tried it out, because some people who report to me said they used it for technical direction. I wanted to have an informed opinion before I encouraged or discouraged them.
I don't use it any LLM at all in any aspect, but I needed to know what I was talking about!
I don't use it any LLM at all in any aspect, but I needed to know what I was talking about!
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In 2015 45% of the railways in India were electrified. A decision was made that year to make it 100%. Ten years later they’ve reached 98%.
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In 2015 45% of the railways in India were electrified. A decision was made that year to make it 100%. Ten years later they’ve reached 98%.
Thread.
as a side note, a lot of food banks in the U.K.- I dunno about the USA- won’t accept or give out formula (despite the govt publishing explicit guidance that legally they can do so).
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thread.
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The face of a cat who conned his staff into providing two breakfasts of Iams chicken in jelly in quick succession this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The face of a cat who conned his staff into providing two breakfasts of Iams chicken in jelly in quick succession this morning.
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Hi BomSky
Sharing with you the "All I Want for Christmas Menu"
I'm taking orders for the month of December. DM if you'd like more details.
The plum cake can be shipped to other cities, the rest is available in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.
Sharing with you the "All I Want for Christmas Menu"
I'm taking orders for the month of December. DM if you'd like more details.
The plum cake can be shipped to other cities, the rest is available in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.
November 25, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Hi BomSky
Sharing with you the "All I Want for Christmas Menu"
I'm taking orders for the month of December. DM if you'd like more details.
The plum cake can be shipped to other cities, the rest is available in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.
Sharing with you the "All I Want for Christmas Menu"
I'm taking orders for the month of December. DM if you'd like more details.
The plum cake can be shipped to other cities, the rest is available in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.
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a mental health crisis among British students whilst universities are pushing faculty to accept or even encourage students using generative AI is a catastrophe waiting to happen
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
a mental health crisis among British students whilst universities are pushing faculty to accept or even encourage students using generative AI is a catastrophe waiting to happen
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In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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Excuse me, @theguardian.com, I'd like to report an error in your headline; this should read "James D Watson, who co-discovered Rosalind Franklin's notebook showing her discovery of DNA's twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
James D Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97
Nobel prize winner shaped medicine, crimefighting and genealogy, but later years marred by racist remarks
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Excuse me, @theguardian.com, I'd like to report an error in your headline; this should read "James D Watson, who co-discovered Rosalind Franklin's notebook showing her discovery of DNA's twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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[To the tune of Whole Again]
Looking back at when we first met,
I assaulted you with a flying baguette,
Stronger than a gun
Mustard and onion,
Jury sent me home again
Looking back at when we first met,
I assaulted you with a flying baguette,
Stronger than a gun
Mustard and onion,
Jury sent me home again
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
[To the tune of Whole Again]
Looking back at when we first met,
I assaulted you with a flying baguette,
Stronger than a gun
Mustard and onion,
Jury sent me home again
Looking back at when we first met,
I assaulted you with a flying baguette,
Stronger than a gun
Mustard and onion,
Jury sent me home again