Dr. Alea Fairchild
@afairch.bsky.social
Tech industry analyst, Belgian Oly weightlifter, tech business model innovator, nickname for a goddess (Athene). Widow, mother, grandmother. Young @ 💓
I liked the concept of the Restaurant of Mistaken Orders, very humane. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Japan is facing a dementia crisis – can technology help?
Japan's ageing population is putting strain on national budgets and society as a whole, but researchers are developing solutions to ease the pressure.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I liked the concept of the Restaurant of Mistaken Orders, very humane. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Traffic horrible this morning. And no flights departing on Wednesday.
Massive following for national 3-day strike in Belgium against government austerity policies www.lesoir.be/712724/artic...
Premier jour de grève nationale : le point sur les perturbations secteur par secteur
Trains supprimés, vols annulés, crèches fermées : la Belgique connaît à partir de lundi trois jours de grève contre les réformes socio-économiques du gouvernement De Wever. On fait le point sur les pe...
www.lesoir.be
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Traffic horrible this morning. And no flights departing on Wednesday.
Please take a walk into nature this weekend.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Please take a walk into nature this weekend.
@data.ft.com I made a point to buy a physical FT newspaper today to celebrate World News Day. Thank you.
September 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@data.ft.com I made a point to buy a physical FT newspaper today to celebrate World News Day. Thank you.
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Righteously dubbed the Viking of Voice, actor, voice talent, and producer @erikbraa.bsky.social will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
www.gamersheroes.com/gaming-news/...
www.gamersheroes.com/gaming-news/...
Sac Gamers Expo 2025 Welcomes Special Guest Erik Braa
Righteously dubbed the Viking of Voice, actor, voice talent, and producer Erik Braa will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
www.gamersheroes.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Righteously dubbed the Viking of Voice, actor, voice talent, and producer @erikbraa.bsky.social will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
www.gamersheroes.com/gaming-news/...
www.gamersheroes.com/gaming-news/...
Read a real paper newspaper this morning. Made homemade enchiladas at lunch, listened to an actual orchestral concert I recorded.
Why am I reveling in this? All authentic, not algorithmic crap. #FedUp
Better inputs, better outcomes.
Why am I reveling in this? All authentic, not algorithmic crap. #FedUp
Better inputs, better outcomes.
August 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Read a real paper newspaper this morning. Made homemade enchiladas at lunch, listened to an actual orchestral concert I recorded.
Why am I reveling in this? All authentic, not algorithmic crap. #FedUp
Better inputs, better outcomes.
Why am I reveling in this? All authentic, not algorithmic crap. #FedUp
Better inputs, better outcomes.
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Reposted by Dr. Alea Fairchild
Un incendie s’est déclaré sur la scène principale de Tomorrowland (photos)
Un incendie s’est déclaré sur la scène principale de Tomorrowland (photos)
Les flammes ont touché la scène principale du festival de musique électronique Tomorrowland, à deux jours de son ouverture officielle.
www.lesoir.be
July 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Un incendie s’est déclaré sur la scène principale de Tomorrowland (photos)
Watching the Blue Origin launch for many heartfelt reasons today. 😍
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Watching the Blue Origin launch for many heartfelt reasons today. 😍
press.vub.ac.be/vub-opens-it... Come to Belgium, great chocolate, beer .... and research.
VUB opens its doors to censored American researchers
University allocates funding and contact point for U.S. scholars looking to relocate to Brussels
press.vub.ac.be
March 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
press.vub.ac.be/vub-opens-it... Come to Belgium, great chocolate, beer .... and research.
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TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would make investments in the United States difficult.
March 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would make investments in the United States difficult.
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act- The cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive trade restrictions.
March 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act- The cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive trade restrictions.
Watching 'Breakthroughs' on Inplus TV, feeding my brain vs other option.
March 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Watching 'Breakthroughs' on Inplus TV, feeding my brain vs other option.
I kid you not, front page first item of the US section of the #CNN website. Clearly all of the news in the US right now in this area is less important than...this?
February 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I kid you not, front page first item of the US section of the #CNN website. Clearly all of the news in the US right now in this area is less important than...this?
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1440...
Came in and went via train. Quiet on the way in early, but train full on the way home with security guards on board for supporting the staff.
Came in and went via train. Quiet on the way in early, but train full on the way home with security guards on board for supporting the staff.
National strike day: 60,000 protest in Brussels, demonstration ends
Tens of thousands of people are expected to go on strike today. As a result, multiple services across the country will grind to a halt.
www.brusselstimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1440...
Came in and went via train. Quiet on the way in early, but train full on the way home with security guards on board for supporting the staff.
Came in and went via train. Quiet on the way in early, but train full on the way home with security guards on board for supporting the staff.
National strike in Belgium today. US can learn a bit here about economic protests. No airport flights at all today.
February 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
National strike in Belgium today. US can learn a bit here about economic protests. No airport flights at all today.
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Reposted by Dr. Alea Fairchild
Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
REPORTER: Does Musk or anyone at DOGE have direct access through the government systems to how money is dispersed?
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
Yup.
Punxsutawney Phil set to announce 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 more weeks of winter due to President Trump's new groundhog tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yup.
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If you're confused, yes, Trump really did order the Army Corps of Engineers to drain a lake that is not even connected to the LA water system to help fight fires which have already been largely put out/died out, and, in the process, caused flooding and water shortages for local farmers.
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you're confused, yes, Trump really did order the Army Corps of Engineers to drain a lake that is not even connected to the LA water system to help fight fires which have already been largely put out/died out, and, in the process, caused flooding and water shortages for local farmers.
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Might I suggest now being a good time to rethink your LA Times subscription.
January 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Might I suggest now being a good time to rethink your LA Times subscription.
Live TV here. In the US? Moving ceremony.
January 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Live TV here. In the US? Moving ceremony.