Patrick Shortall
@patrickrealta.bsky.social
Economics student trying to understand the world 🌍| Teacher 👨🏫 | Public speaker 🎙 | Musician at heart 🎶 | Big heart for people, small tolerance for bad reasoning. Send me your worst puns!
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My pre-exam head-clearing walk always brings me past this majestic arch overlooking the Rhine. I try to channel it's energy.
February 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My pre-exam head-clearing walk always brings me past this majestic arch overlooking the Rhine. I try to channel it's energy.
"Fed up with Nazis? It's not too late. Do something about it."
February 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Fed up with Nazis? It's not too late. Do something about it."
"The events of 1933 to 1945 should have been combatted by 1928 at the latest.
Later it was too late.
One cannot wait until the freedom fight is labelled treason.
One cannot wait until the snowball has become an avalanche.
One must stamp on the rolling snowball. The avalanche cannot be stopped. "
Later it was too late.
One cannot wait until the freedom fight is labelled treason.
One cannot wait until the snowball has become an avalanche.
One must stamp on the rolling snowball. The avalanche cannot be stopped. "
January 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"The events of 1933 to 1945 should have been combatted by 1928 at the latest.
Later it was too late.
One cannot wait until the freedom fight is labelled treason.
One cannot wait until the snowball has become an avalanche.
One must stamp on the rolling snowball. The avalanche cannot be stopped. "
Later it was too late.
One cannot wait until the freedom fight is labelled treason.
One cannot wait until the snowball has become an avalanche.
One must stamp on the rolling snowball. The avalanche cannot be stopped. "
Finally. Good news!
January 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally. Good news!
January 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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the two things I believe most strongly in this world are that public services should be wholly replaced by the private sector and that the government should intervene instantly the second I personally feel a little bit scared
January 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
the two things I believe most strongly in this world are that public services should be wholly replaced by the private sector and that the government should intervene instantly the second I personally feel a little bit scared
My parents got a new heat pump in their house. Last night it was - 1°C outside and it kept my bedroom at a cosy 20°C. It really does feel like magic.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My parents got a new heat pump in their house. Last night it was - 1°C outside and it kept my bedroom at a cosy 20°C. It really does feel like magic.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Happy new year! 🎿
December 31, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Happy new year! 🎿
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This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.
December 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.
I want to go on a news media detox over Christmas. Are there any feeds on here focused on good news, humour, fun stuff etc... ?
December 21, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I want to go on a news media detox over Christmas. Are there any feeds on here focused on good news, humour, fun stuff etc... ?
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So eloquently put.
Israel accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line” is perverse.
Israel accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line” is perverse.
December 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM
So eloquently put.
Israel accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line” is perverse.
Israel accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line” is perverse.
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A lot of very happy, very excited Syrians driving around Bonn this afternoon. 🚘🙏
December 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A lot of very happy, very excited Syrians driving around Bonn this afternoon. 🚘🙏
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Reading @theguardian.com news coverage on the Irish general election really makes me wonder about the rest of their international news. #GE24
November 30, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Reading @theguardian.com news coverage on the Irish general election really makes me wonder about the rest of their international news. #GE24
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I am genuinely curious abt the planned uses for these agents
Science is asking questions & allowing for unexpected answers
How can an agent surprise us in an experiment? In a survey?
An agent is a predictive model
Such models are often proved wrong by field experiments
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.10109
November 25, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I am genuinely curious abt the planned uses for these agents
Science is asking questions & allowing for unexpected answers
How can an agent surprise us in an experiment? In a survey?
An agent is a predictive model
Such models are often proved wrong by field experiments
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.10109
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November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM