Rhys
@thecontentflywheel.bsky.social
Topical issues in the skeets (ahem). Probably asleep in the sheets. Tech marketing by day. E = MC Hammer. 🇦🇺 🇳🇱
This feels like a stat worth pondering
111. In 2023, 92.3% percent of world GDP was from countries with total fertility rates below 2.1.
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This feels like a stat worth pondering
Can you BELIEVE their names?
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Rowe and Payne: finish line in sight for aptly named British duo rowing nonstop from Peru to Australia
After about 8,300 nautical miles Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne can’t wait to share their ‘tales of the high seas’ when they land in Cairns, Queensland
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Can you BELIEVE their names?
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Multi level howling
Inside of you are two wolves. Each of them finds two wolves that work under them, who then in turn find two wolves each for themselves and so on. The profits increase as more wolves come on board. One of the Wolves made $100,000 last year working from home.
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Multi level howling
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It is difficult to convey how monumentally idiotic Trump’s tariffs are.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
April 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It is difficult to convey how monumentally idiotic Trump’s tariffs are.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
Prepared by @volteuropa.org !
Morning Bluesky.
BIG news from Europe after Trump’s pointless hot air last night: the EU leaders will tomorrow consider a 9-point action plan to:
* strip Hungary of its voting rights
* appoint Kaja Kallas as the EU’s full-fledged foreign minister
* create a joint European Army
BIG news from Europe after Trump’s pointless hot air last night: the EU leaders will tomorrow consider a 9-point action plan to:
* strip Hungary of its voting rights
* appoint Kaja Kallas as the EU’s full-fledged foreign minister
* create a joint European Army
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Prepared by @volteuropa.org !
The scary thing about this is it feels plausible
February 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The scary thing about this is it feels plausible
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Marine heatwave off W.A appears to have severely impacted Ningaloo coral reef: www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
February 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Marine heatwave off W.A appears to have severely impacted Ningaloo coral reef: www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
For me the most insightful thread yet on DeepSeek
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For me the most insightful thread yet on DeepSeek
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This will get almost no attention. It fucking should though.
The combustion of coal, oil and gas is killing one of the most remarkable and important places on the planet before our eyes, and most people are looking away instead.
The combustion of coal, oil and gas is killing one of the most remarkable and important places on the planet before our eyes, and most people are looking away instead.
‘Catastrophic’: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds
More than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This will get almost no attention. It fucking should though.
The combustion of coal, oil and gas is killing one of the most remarkable and important places on the planet before our eyes, and most people are looking away instead.
The combustion of coal, oil and gas is killing one of the most remarkable and important places on the planet before our eyes, and most people are looking away instead.
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As someone who has worked in fintech (not crypto) for some time, every time I meet someone in the space, they seem to be 1) a wide-eyed optimist who (sometimes genuinely) believe that crypto is going to better the world, 2) a shameless money-grabbing opportunist, or 3) transitioning from 1 to 2.
January 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As someone who has worked in fintech (not crypto) for some time, every time I meet someone in the space, they seem to be 1) a wide-eyed optimist who (sometimes genuinely) believe that crypto is going to better the world, 2) a shameless money-grabbing opportunist, or 3) transitioning from 1 to 2.
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(Axios) - The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...
January 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
(Axios) - The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...
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My 3 y/o was reading Meta’s new community standards when she turned to me, gravely, and asked: “Daddy, why don’t people like the nice tech bro man with the fro and the bling?” And when I told her “because woke America has been neutered of its masculine energy,” she started crying.
January 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My 3 y/o was reading Meta’s new community standards when she turned to me, gravely, and asked: “Daddy, why don’t people like the nice tech bro man with the fro and the bling?” And when I told her “because woke America has been neutered of its masculine energy,” she started crying.
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Yeah the lack of vision and imagination and complete stagnation of creativity is really messed up for a company that was arguably the first social media giant. Feels like they ran out of ideas a decade or so ago now..
January 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yeah the lack of vision and imagination and complete stagnation of creativity is really messed up for a company that was arguably the first social media giant. Feels like they ran out of ideas a decade or so ago now..
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I've been thinking for a long time about how we got to this moment of planetary ecological emergency, and, conversely, what the world might look like had we taken a different path.
I enjoy good retro-futuristic ecotopian visions,...
I enjoy good retro-futuristic ecotopian visions,...
November 25, 2024 at 12:44 PM
I've been thinking for a long time about how we got to this moment of planetary ecological emergency, and, conversely, what the world might look like had we taken a different path.
I enjoy good retro-futuristic ecotopian visions,...
I enjoy good retro-futuristic ecotopian visions,...
Impressive foresight from 100 years ago www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Scientist’s ‘ruthlessly imaginative’ 1925 predictions for the future come true – mostly
Prof Low anticipated home speakers and gender neutral clothing, but missed his mark on herb-based street lighting
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Impressive foresight from 100 years ago www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Bubble is taking on incredible proportions
What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
December 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Bubble is taking on incredible proportions
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Crypto operates like a pyramid scheme, where new entrants enrich early adopters, hoping to pass the bag to the next wave.
The issue? Deep pockets are needed to deliver returns for BlackRock, Fidelity ETFs, and underwater crypto startups.
The solution? US taxpayers as the bagholders of last resort
The issue? Deep pockets are needed to deliver returns for BlackRock, Fidelity ETFs, and underwater crypto startups.
The solution? US taxpayers as the bagholders of last resort
December 24, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Crypto operates like a pyramid scheme, where new entrants enrich early adopters, hoping to pass the bag to the next wave.
The issue? Deep pockets are needed to deliver returns for BlackRock, Fidelity ETFs, and underwater crypto startups.
The solution? US taxpayers as the bagholders of last resort
The issue? Deep pockets are needed to deliver returns for BlackRock, Fidelity ETFs, and underwater crypto startups.
The solution? US taxpayers as the bagholders of last resort
SoftBank, famous for investing in wework, and uber during its peak www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump announces SoftBank plans to invest $100bn in US projects
President-elect vows investment will result in 100,000 new jobs despite history of jobs plans not panning out
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
SoftBank, famous for investing in wework, and uber during its peak www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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So much respect for people like this who can make calm and collected arguments under pressure when engaging with bad faith actors. Hopefully he opened some eyes among the viewers.
December 7, 2024 at 3:21 PM
So much respect for people like this who can make calm and collected arguments under pressure when engaging with bad faith actors. Hopefully he opened some eyes among the viewers.
Epic
Nobody - not even Microsoft - has found a true product-market fit or real business from generative AI, and headlines about “$10bn in AI revenue” hide the ugly truth that big tech has invested $200bn in unsustainable, unprofitable tech that doesn't scale.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
December 4, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Epic
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If it's more or less acknowledged that the story "broke" here in terms of global social media, this will further strengthen the network effect of BS and undermine twitter for anyone remaining there who still cares about real-time news.
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 PM
If it's more or less acknowledged that the story "broke" here in terms of global social media, this will further strengthen the network effect of BS and undermine twitter for anyone remaining there who still cares about real-time news.
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Man, if someone tried to do in the US what they’re doing in South Korea then they’d get re-elected to a second term
December 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Man, if someone tried to do in the US what they’re doing in South Korea then they’d get re-elected to a second term
How to live a healthy life according to Robert F. Kennedy, presumptive US Sec. of Health.
1. Eat unprocessed food. ✅
2. Don't drink water with fluoride. 😬
3. Don't drink pasteurised milk. 🤮
4. Don't get vaccinated. 🚑
5. Take heroin to help you concentrate when studying. 🤯
1. Eat unprocessed food. ✅
2. Don't drink water with fluoride. 😬
3. Don't drink pasteurised milk. 🤮
4. Don't get vaccinated. 🚑
5. Take heroin to help you concentrate when studying. 🤯
December 1, 2024 at 1:27 PM
How to live a healthy life according to Robert F. Kennedy, presumptive US Sec. of Health.
1. Eat unprocessed food. ✅
2. Don't drink water with fluoride. 😬
3. Don't drink pasteurised milk. 🤮
4. Don't get vaccinated. 🚑
5. Take heroin to help you concentrate when studying. 🤯
1. Eat unprocessed food. ✅
2. Don't drink water with fluoride. 😬
3. Don't drink pasteurised milk. 🤮
4. Don't get vaccinated. 🚑
5. Take heroin to help you concentrate when studying. 🤯
Imagine this clown in charge of your health system.
RFK Jr.: "I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly, I could sit still and I could read."
December 1, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Imagine this clown in charge of your health system.