Aaron Denney
@aaron-denney.bsky.social
Scientist, mathematician, coder, liberal
It is antievidence for me. Massive fraud in the crime numbers is completely believable, after all. A cop saying they hate their chief? All of plausible,
laudable, yet exculpatory for said chief.
laudable, yet exculpatory for said chief.
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It is antievidence for me. Massive fraud in the crime numbers is completely believable, after all. A cop saying they hate their chief? All of plausible,
laudable, yet exculpatory for said chief.
laudable, yet exculpatory for said chief.
So long as you miss the meeting, it’s not a lie.
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
So long as you miss the meeting, it’s not a lie.
> Australia’s gun rate is 6000% lower than the US
No. That’s Trump math ala “lower drugmpricrs by 500%, 600%”, etc.
No. That’s Trump math ala “lower drugmpricrs by 500%, 600%”, etc.
December 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
> Australia’s gun rate is 6000% lower than the US
No. That’s Trump math ala “lower drugmpricrs by 500%, 600%”, etc.
No. That’s Trump math ala “lower drugmpricrs by 500%, 600%”, etc.
Reposted by Aaron Denney
In natural habitats, juncos survive on seeds & insects; the birds on UCLA’s campus have diets similar to college students. The researchers suspect the quick shift in beak shape was a case of rapid, adaptive evolution driven by changing food availability: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/s.... #birds 🌎
How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
In natural habitats, juncos survive on seeds & insects; the birds on UCLA’s campus have diets similar to college students. The researchers suspect the quick shift in beak shape was a case of rapid, adaptive evolution driven by changing food availability: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/s.... #birds 🌎
I don’t think I am either? I have a niece.
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I don’t think I am either? I have a niece.
So you’re saying AI does have some positive effects?
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
So you’re saying AI does have some positive effects?
That seems like a lot of valuable metal salvage.
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
That seems like a lot of valuable metal salvage.
I am not convinced that the numbers are actually the problems — only the specific victims. There are actually tons of villains that should die, and being shot by their victims would be fitting.
Sadly in this world guns are primarily used for suicides and killing innocents, not self-defense.
Sadly in this world guns are primarily used for suicides and killing innocents, not self-defense.
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I am not convinced that the numbers are actually the problems — only the specific victims. There are actually tons of villains that should die, and being shot by their victims would be fitting.
Sadly in this world guns are primarily used for suicides and killing innocents, not self-defense.
Sadly in this world guns are primarily used for suicides and killing innocents, not self-defense.
Reposted by Aaron Denney
This drove me insane. A parent tried to responsibly trust his kids to ride the public bus to school unsupervised, and some busybody phoned the government to complain about him. He eventually won in court, but I can’t imagine the happening when I was a kid (gen x).
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
Vancouver 'free-range' father who taught kids to ride bus wins court challenge
Adrian Crook was visited by social workers after the ministry got a call saying he was allowing his five children, ages five to 11, to ride the bus alone from his d…
vancouversun.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This drove me insane. A parent tried to responsibly trust his kids to ride the public bus to school unsupervised, and some busybody phoned the government to complain about him. He eventually won in court, but I can’t imagine the happening when I was a kid (gen x).
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...