Nick
@nickgilpin.bsky.social
Writing/Pod: urbanmind.substack.com
Elsewhere: parenting, tech stuff
Also: vices, capitulating to
Plus: storm photos ⚡
Threads @nickgilpin
Elsewhere: parenting, tech stuff
Also: vices, capitulating to
Plus: storm photos ⚡
Threads @nickgilpin
I wrote an essay about a very alarming / disturbing event that has a mystery at its centre. Banks, credit cards, scammers, and hacking using social influence converge here. One big question remains - is it a coincidence, or a conspiracy?
urbanmind.substack.com/p/a-psycholo...
urbanmind.substack.com/p/a-psycholo...
A Psychological (and Digital) Hack
Authority, Social Influence, and an 18 hour Scam Call
urbanmind.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I wrote an essay about a very alarming / disturbing event that has a mystery at its centre. Banks, credit cards, scammers, and hacking using social influence converge here. One big question remains - is it a coincidence, or a conspiracy?
urbanmind.substack.com/p/a-psycholo...
urbanmind.substack.com/p/a-psycholo...
Essay here by me on parenting, raising little minds, talking about mental health through the lens of kids sport
open.substack.com/pub/shedding...
open.substack.com/pub/shedding...
Growing Minds
A 10 Year Old's Thoughts on Mental Health - Through Sport
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Essay here by me on parenting, raising little minds, talking about mental health through the lens of kids sport
open.substack.com/pub/shedding...
open.substack.com/pub/shedding...
Here is Aus we woke yesterday to an election result that completely rejected right-wing culture war mini-Trump fashy politics, returning our centre left govmt in landslide numbers for another 3 years. Then, this rainbow happened out the front of our house ☺️
May 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here is Aus we woke yesterday to an election result that completely rejected right-wing culture war mini-Trump fashy politics, returning our centre left govmt in landslide numbers for another 3 years. Then, this rainbow happened out the front of our house ☺️
If you've ever suffered fatigue, read this short essay I just posted and we can compete over who is more exhausted 😘
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/whats-wrong
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/whats-wrong
What's Wrong?
Chronic Fatigue in a Fatiguing World
sheddingskin.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
If you've ever suffered fatigue, read this short essay I just posted and we can compete over who is more exhausted 😘
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/whats-wrong
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/whats-wrong
This is my understanding of the US tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is my understanding of the US tariffs
This 20 min audio essay from DFW from 2005 is pretty bloody good
Latest pod ep is up!
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
S2 Ep01 - The Effort of Self Awareness with David Foster Wallace
Season 2 launching here with a 2005 speech by American author DFW
sheddingskin.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This 20 min audio essay from DFW from 2005 is pretty bloody good
I wonder why Microsoft are hiking prices +28% for family Office subscriptions, and Google +22% for Workspaces Business licenses, both in the same month?
Any ideas @edzitron.com or @garymarcus.bsky.social ?
Hints below
Any ideas @edzitron.com or @garymarcus.bsky.social ?
Hints below
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I wonder why Microsoft are hiking prices +28% for family Office subscriptions, and Google +22% for Workspaces Business licenses, both in the same month?
Any ideas @edzitron.com or @garymarcus.bsky.social ?
Hints below
Any ideas @edzitron.com or @garymarcus.bsky.social ?
Hints below
This appears to be true. I'm just an Aussie, watching from downunder, as the US flame-torches its own economy and reputation. Quite wild
March 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This appears to be true. I'm just an Aussie, watching from downunder, as the US flame-torches its own economy and reputation. Quite wild
The fundamental weakness of Elon Musk is a lack of empathy
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The fundamental weakness of Elon Musk is a lack of empathy
Some shots of #Khruangbin from last night's set in #brisbane to brighten your feed. Epic fun 🎸🕺🏻
March 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Some shots of #Khruangbin from last night's set in #brisbane to brighten your feed. Epic fun 🎸🕺🏻
Zelensky's official fundraising site here
(.ua is the country code top-level domain [ccTLD] for Ukraine)
u24.gov.ua
(.ua is the country code top-level domain [ccTLD] for Ukraine)
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
February 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Zelensky's official fundraising site here
(.ua is the country code top-level domain [ccTLD] for Ukraine)
u24.gov.ua
(.ua is the country code top-level domain [ccTLD] for Ukraine)
u24.gov.ua
Ignorant. Petulant. Aggressive. Egomaniacal. Degrading. Embarrassing.
February 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ignorant. Petulant. Aggressive. Egomaniacal. Degrading. Embarrassing.
Latest pod ep is up!
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
S2 Ep01 - The Effort of Self Awareness with David Foster Wallace
Season 2 launching here with a 2005 speech by American author DFW
sheddingskin.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Latest pod ep is up!
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
Back for season 2, starting with the classic David Foster Wallace commencement speech 'This is Water' from '05. Timely, and timeless
The pod is also on Apple and Spotify, search 'shedding skin podcast'
sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s2-ep01-th...
Haaa. Elon's hastily constructed official 'doge' US gov site is easily hacked and has been defaced already
New from 404 Media: anyone can push updates to the Doge.gov site. Two sources independently found the issue, one made their own decision to deface the site. "THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Haaa. Elon's hastily constructed official 'doge' US gov site is easily hacked and has been defaced already
Morning. What's happening?
This:
🤦🏻🙈
This:
🤦🏻🙈
February 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Morning. What's happening?
This:
🤦🏻🙈
This:
🤦🏻🙈
Hello Bluesky! Here is a sun halo snap from my walk this morning. In case, you know, you need to *stop*, and grab a bit of natural beauty on your feed ❤️
February 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Hello Bluesky! Here is a sun halo snap from my walk this morning. In case, you know, you need to *stop*, and grab a bit of natural beauty on your feed ❤️
IT guy here managing Google Workspaces for many clients. They're all having Google's Gemini generative AI semi-forced on them, and there's (currently) no way to turn it off (as confirmed in this article, worth a read)
This is weird.
Cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
slate.com/technology/2...
This is weird.
Cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
slate.com/technology/2...
Google Quietly Installed A.I. to My Workspace. Getting Rid of It Was Creepy.
Opting out should not be a premium feature. It’s a basic right.
slate.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
IT guy here managing Google Workspaces for many clients. They're all having Google's Gemini generative AI semi-forced on them, and there's (currently) no way to turn it off (as confirmed in this article, worth a read)
This is weird.
Cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
slate.com/technology/2...
This is weird.
Cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
slate.com/technology/2...
Hey @microsoft.com - no one *ever* wants to add a 2nd keyboard layout
Ever.
(those that do can do so once the PC is set up, like *a million other things* that don't need to be part of the initial config of Windows. Thanks!)
#techguy
Ever.
(those that do can do so once the PC is set up, like *a million other things* that don't need to be part of the initial config of Windows. Thanks!)
#techguy
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hey @microsoft.com - no one *ever* wants to add a 2nd keyboard layout
Ever.
(those that do can do so once the PC is set up, like *a million other things* that don't need to be part of the initial config of Windows. Thanks!)
#techguy
Ever.
(those that do can do so once the PC is set up, like *a million other things* that don't need to be part of the initial config of Windows. Thanks!)
#techguy
Sunset looking over Mapleton Falls national park up the sunshine coast on the weekend 🌄
January 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sunset looking over Mapleton Falls national park up the sunshine coast on the weekend 🌄
Reposted by Nick
Seen in Venice Beach today
January 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Seen in Venice Beach today
Had this recommended to me, haven't listened yet. Will report back once I get to it
No doubt control and paranoia are a big part of this man's reality
www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/elons...
No doubt control and paranoia are a big part of this man's reality
www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/elons...
Elon’s Spies
<p>Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's a billionaire, the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and more. To his followers, he's a hero; to his critics, a far-right rabble rouser. </p>
<p...
www.tortoisemedia.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Had this recommended to me, haven't listened yet. Will report back once I get to it
No doubt control and paranoia are a big part of this man's reality
www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/elons...
No doubt control and paranoia are a big part of this man's reality
www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/elons...
I made a mistake.
I logged back into Twitter to take a peek.
This was the 'news' section.
**This just in - Elon is a hero, and something insane Trump said is being 'debated'!!**
I logged back into Twitter to take a peek.
This was the 'news' section.
**This just in - Elon is a hero, and something insane Trump said is being 'debated'!!**
January 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I made a mistake.
I logged back into Twitter to take a peek.
This was the 'news' section.
**This just in - Elon is a hero, and something insane Trump said is being 'debated'!!**
I logged back into Twitter to take a peek.
This was the 'news' section.
**This just in - Elon is a hero, and something insane Trump said is being 'debated'!!**
Apple AI on a roll here....
From @crikey.com.au written by Cam Wilson
cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/a...
From @crikey.com.au written by Cam Wilson
cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/a...
Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit
'This is going to catch people out and cost them money,' one expert told Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au
January 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Apple AI on a roll here....
From @crikey.com.au written by Cam Wilson
cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/a...
From @crikey.com.au written by Cam Wilson
cc @garymarcus.bsky.social
www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/a...
Reposted by Nick
I refuse all those cookies. I don’t want to sign up. I don’t want to review the product. I shan’t become your member. I won’t stay on the line for a short survey. I don’t want to receive emails. No, you can’t have my email, phone, date of birth. Unsubscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribe.
January 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I refuse all those cookies. I don’t want to sign up. I don’t want to review the product. I shan’t become your member. I won’t stay on the line for a short survey. I don’t want to receive emails. No, you can’t have my email, phone, date of birth. Unsubscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribe.