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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.
Fecking idiot.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Satire...?
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A hustle...?

You don't say...
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The last time it flared, the aurora was also seen in Cape Town. Which we were going to visit. Just after it all went quiet :-(

We also hoped.
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Perspex.

I doubt it's metal.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Undecided.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I don't like when people say to connect the dots. Things like this, however, is having me dig out the pins, strings & pin board.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Your psychic didn't tell you?
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Seeing as torture is his preferred policy, this would be acceptable for him as well.
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
He said killing is cruel. You disrespect life when you kill someone. Torture is humane. His words. His choice.
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
In South Africa, schools are compared using grade 12 pass rates. So kids are either held back in earlier years, or forced into "easier" subjects. Maths literacy (don't qualify to attend university) as opposed to full maths.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar...
Goodhart's law - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
If only real research could generate funding at those levels.
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Social media moderation doesn't scale well, but some cases immediately raise concerns. Even more so when compared to "technically".
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Special bin at Woolworths shops?
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You were doing somewhat well until the "nothing has changed".
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Message from a "friend": I have done the complete blood works. PSA 0.63 & T around 400. Not bad for 55. What do you do to boost T?

He didn't like eat, sleep and exercise as an answer. Also not when I pointed out that there is not an exact "normal" value for T.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Marius Loots
5️⃣ JD Vance's half-brother, Cory Bowman, was crushed in his challenge Cincinnati's Democratic mayor Aftab Pureval.

His loss was unsurprising in this blue-leaning city.

But he lost 78% to 22%: That's the biggest margin in a mayoral race in Cincy since it started electing mayors directly in 2001.
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM