André "Seasonal Pun" Alessi
@andrealessi.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD student at the University of Waikato (working on how regular people figure out when to trust experts) but I mainly joke about tech and cats. Former telco product manager, data guy and financial crime analyst.
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If you see this post a bird 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
If you see this post a bird 🪶
Thankfully a little grey cat is here to cheer me up when things get dark.
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Thankfully a little grey cat is here to cheer me up when things get dark.
So it turns out I definitely need a routine to keep on top of my mental health.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So it turns out I definitely need a routine to keep on top of my mental health.
Something about this doesn't smell right. It might just be that the spokesperson is repeating jargon without understanding it, and the actual explanation is innocent, but "algorithms" aren't magic. They can't create data that wasn't already there.
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Something about this doesn't smell right. It might just be that the spokesperson is repeating jargon without understanding it, and the actual explanation is innocent, but "algorithms" aren't magic. They can't create data that wasn't already there.
This is what happens when I try to sit down without giving someone his treats first. You might think this cat is deprived, but I assure you he isn't.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This is what happens when I try to sit down without giving someone his treats first. You might think this cat is deprived, but I assure you he isn't.
The weather station in the back yard reported a swing from 8° at 7 am to 28° this afternoon. But I'm sure it's fine.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The weather station in the back yard reported a swing from 8° at 7 am to 28° this afternoon. But I'm sure it's fine.
We're having a BBQ at the flat, Oscar got some leftover pork rib after begging bravely even though there are so many new people around. He's now completely blissed out on my bed with a full tummy.
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
We're having a BBQ at the flat, Oscar got some leftover pork rib after begging bravely even though there are so many new people around. He's now completely blissed out on my bed with a full tummy.
I gave Karlach a ring that permanently increases her size by one step, then specced her into Giant Berserker so that when she rages, she's literally twice normal size. Hehe big lady.
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I gave Karlach a ring that permanently increases her size by one step, then specced her into Giant Berserker so that when she rages, she's literally twice normal size. Hehe big lady.
That's not his fuckin' name, no way. Fucking bullshit nominative determinism isn't real.
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
That's not his fuckin' name, no way. Fucking bullshit nominative determinism isn't real.
You wouldn't even know to look at him, but this is a cat who gets everything he wants.
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You wouldn't even know to look at him, but this is a cat who gets everything he wants.
This guy could do it:
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This guy could do it:
Well that's good because I don't think that's where stomachs usually are. I'm not a doctor though, I might be wrong.
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Well that's good because I don't think that's where stomachs usually are. I'm not a doctor though, I might be wrong.
Make the actors and crew wear these:
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Make the actors and crew wear these:
Absolutely cackling at this thumbnail choice for this stuff piece.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Absolutely cackling at this thumbnail choice for this stuff piece.
I have been having issues with an application that I've isolated to cache corruption, and rather than manually delete the cache every day I've set up batch files on my desktop like it was freakin' 2008 or something.
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I have been having issues with an application that I've isolated to cache corruption, and rather than manually delete the cache every day I've set up batch files on my desktop like it was freakin' 2008 or something.
Local NZ media not even bothering to check with experts here.
October 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Local NZ media not even bothering to check with experts here.
"Sleepy man" has no normative valence so I didn't include it, but it is descriptive as hell.
October 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Sleepy man" has no normative valence so I didn't include it, but it is descriptive as hell.
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?