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Richard Easther

@rjme.bsky.social

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Father, husband, scientist, Kiwi diaspora returnee, prof @aucklanduni.bsky.social‬ - opinions mine. He/Him Science: https://cosmology.auckland.ac.nz Blog: https://excursionset.com Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/excursionset

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 7h

Beats me.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 7h

Top carnivore.

A petite black cat with a white tum yawning and showing off a predator's dentition.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 8h

I forgot that one. Was struck by the guy who bragged about his UoA science degree and went full climate denier. Was thinking we might need to call him in for a tune-up.

(The climate guy was angry about not killing enough people on the roads, too)

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 8h

Some days being a theoretical physicist is like being a trapeze artist and then a guy emails you saying "Hey, I've watched videos about trapeze and I've asked Grok, can I join your circus, because I think I've figured out how to do a quintuple somersault, with a twist..."

a group of people watching a circus show with a watermark that says imgflip.com on it

ALT: a group of people watching a circus show with a watermark that says imgflip.com on it

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 9h

Ad council?

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 21h

From its Unix roots. And ctrl k cuts to the end of the line.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 21h

So does control-d.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 1d

It is "lifestyle", in fairness.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 1d

Assumed the OP (as a cat lover, given their bio and pic) was joking.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 1d

The irony is Wellington local politics have made national news - I couldn't tell you much about Christchurch (and lived there once, albeit long ago) but I can name three or four of Wellington's mayoral candidates.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

Actually, now that I think about it, they could also have been "chuffed"...

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a steam train enthusiast, "stoked" is presumably about as good as it gets...

‘We’re stoked’: 150-year-old lost train rediscovered in deep sand

“Skunk” the locomotive was found by contractors who were doing excavation work near the Whanganui River mouth.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

It's a strange world where butt-chugging coffee is "natural".

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

Doing rails.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful

Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 2d

Retrospective #6: 2008 - the death of Hillary

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

My dad used to pretend to take "date Russian women" spam seriously - we'd get emails saying things like "I hope you can learn a little Russian to greet you new mummy when she arrives" followed by another saying "just joking".

He stayed sharp to the end but even that was stressful.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a steam train enthusiast, "stoked" is presumably about as good as it gets...

‘We’re stoked’: 150-year-old lost train rediscovered in deep sand

“Skunk” the locomotive was found by contractors who were doing excavation work near the Whanganui River mouth.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed.

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 3d

“I really want people to know that no one is immune to this, anyone can get long Covid. I didn't think it would happen to me.” Read it and weep:
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid

A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?

www.1news.co.nz

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 4d

Young Boomers and senior Gen-Xers, probably not a bad time to check the settings on your retirement accounts...

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ban...

Bank's stark warning hints at global fallout

Kristalina Georgieva warned inflated prices could mask deeper economic fragility.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 3d

Providence, Brown student radio. Did some nice calculations with this playing...

(Which is odd, I suppose, because the song itself would not be high on most people's list of inspo tracks)

Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 3d

I would like to just take a moment to invite you to enjoy Cake's 1996 mega-hit 'The Distance'.

It's likely that you know this song, perhaps even love it. But just take a moment to revel in the utter masterpiece that it is.

Surrender yourself to it.

You deserve it.

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Long Covid Support Aotearoa @lcsupportaotearoa.bsky.social · 3d

We're new to Bluesky.

We are a New Zealand support group bringing forward the lived experience of our community with Long Covid and advocating for awareness, treatment, supports, and prevention.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 4d

Probably depends on your city. A lot of 45 minute car commutes here can balloon out to an hour+ in bad traffic in Auckland -- but less so in Chch I am guessing.

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 4d

Young Boomers and senior Gen-Xers, probably not a bad time to check the settings on your retirement accounts...

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ban...

Bank's stark warning hints at global fallout

Kristalina Georgieva warned inflated prices could mask deeper economic fragility.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 4d

Does have a bit of an "eat out to help out" vibe

Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 4d

These are cool :-)