Andi
@asmichaels.bsky.social
A writer, a witch, a wanderer. Believes in merit, equal opportunities & justice. Loves words, mountains, the sea, and above all, Mia, the world's best dog. Lives in Spain, heart stayed in Ireland.
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Andi
@asmichaels.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Here to find people
🫂 who like books and puppies and kittens,
🫂 who marvel at the ever-changing beauty of the sky and the sea,
🫂 who like friendly discussions and don't always have to be right,
🫂 who don't mind the random thoughts of a European who is not exceptional but refuses to be average.
🫂 who like books and puppies and kittens,
🫂 who marvel at the ever-changing beauty of the sky and the sea,
🫂 who like friendly discussions and don't always have to be right,
🫂 who don't mind the random thoughts of a European who is not exceptional but refuses to be average.
Do dogs prefer food or praise? Interesting study with MRI.
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food | bioRxiv
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food | bioRxiv
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food
Dogs are hypersocial with humans, and their integration into human social ecology makes dogs a unique model for studying cross-species social bonding. However, the proximal neural mechanisms driving…
www.biorxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do dogs prefer food or praise? Interesting study with MRI.
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food | bioRxiv
Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food | bioRxiv
My dog knows what clothes are for walk, what clothes are for work. Just shows I'm nothing if not consistent.
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My dog knows what clothes are for walk, what clothes are for work. Just shows I'm nothing if not consistent.
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
How do you call your co-worker and boss? I keep seeing on TV that in the US it's surnames but no Mr/Ms, in Germany it's Herr/Frau surname, on some Spanish TV it's surname, on others it's first name... What's your real life experience?
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
How do you call your co-worker and boss? I keep seeing on TV that in the US it's surnames but no Mr/Ms, in Germany it's Herr/Frau surname, on some Spanish TV it's surname, on others it's first name... What's your real life experience?
In WSJ's Tech Things newsletter the "executive musical chair" further confirms that the AI 7 are too interconnected. They don't even hire someone that would bring something new to the table. It's dangerous because it puts them all on the same path, so if (when) one folds, all will follow.
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In WSJ's Tech Things newsletter the "executive musical chair" further confirms that the AI 7 are too interconnected. They don't even hire someone that would bring something new to the table. It's dangerous because it puts them all on the same path, so if (when) one folds, all will follow.
I'm very glad that EU steps up and stops hyper-individualism, and extreme capitalism not just on paper but where it hurts most, with money. And on a side note, the Hungarian government's reaction is why I rather consider myself European, not Hungarian. They're shameful.
Transatlantic Tensions Surge After X Fine and Harsh New U.S. Security Strategy
While EU officials gave decidedly measured responses, other European voices called the Trump administration “dangerous” and “no longer an ally.”
europeanconservative.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm very glad that EU steps up and stops hyper-individualism, and extreme capitalism not just on paper but where it hurts most, with money. And on a side note, the Hungarian government's reaction is why I rather consider myself European, not Hungarian. They're shameful.
The future of AI investments has received quite a reality check.
www.thestreet.com/investing/fu...
www.thestreet.com/investing/fu...
Michael Burry turns up heat on anti-AI bet
Shorting Nvidia and Palantir was just the beginning for Burry's latest strategy.
www.thestreet.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The future of AI investments has received quite a reality check.
www.thestreet.com/investing/fu...
www.thestreet.com/investing/fu...
I don't think accommodations understand the difference between pet-friendly and pet-tolerant.
(the cherry on top is that the price for the room is 49euros 👀)
(the cherry on top is that the price for the room is 49euros 👀)
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I don't think accommodations understand the difference between pet-friendly and pet-tolerant.
(the cherry on top is that the price for the room is 49euros 👀)
(the cherry on top is that the price for the room is 49euros 👀)
I've accumulated quite a bit overtime, so Nov-Dec I'm off on Fridays. I have 3-day weekends people, which was(is) the dream! By this morning I've had a full day rest,and I still have a full weekend to go. I have the energy to enjoy things like my macrame, my learning, my walks. 3-day weekends rock!!
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I've accumulated quite a bit overtime, so Nov-Dec I'm off on Fridays. I have 3-day weekends people, which was(is) the dream! By this morning I've had a full day rest,and I still have a full weekend to go. I have the energy to enjoy things like my macrame, my learning, my walks. 3-day weekends rock!!
Humans Are Evolving in Front of Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau
Humans Are Evolving in Front of Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau
Humans are not yet done cooking.
www.sciencealert.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Humans Are Evolving in Front of Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau
I need a fitness watch that has walking exercises built in. Something like this but customisable. Does it exist? My Google skills didn't help this time.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I need a fitness watch that has walking exercises built in. Something like this but customisable. Does it exist? My Google skills didn't help this time.
I don't know about you but yellow snow here means something completely different! 🤣
NI weather: Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning issued
NI weather: Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning issued
NI weather: Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning issued
The alert lasts until noon on Wednesday as strong northernly winds drag arctic air south across the UK and Ireland.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I don't know about you but yellow snow here means something completely different! 🤣
NI weather: Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning issued
NI weather: Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning issued
Nazis, artists and the Holy Grail: The fascinating 1000-year history of Spain’s Montserrat
Nazis, artists and the Holy Grail: The fascinating 1000-year history of Spain’s Montserrat
A millennial monastery, a miraculous Madonna and a dramatic landscape make ‘saw-tooth mountain’ one of Catalonia’s most powerful symbols
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Nazis, artists and the Holy Grail: The fascinating 1000-year history of Spain’s Montserrat
Spain’s deficit to fall below Germany’s for the first time in two decades
Spain’s deficit to fall below Germany’s for the first time in two decades
Spanish fiscal position aided by political paralysis
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Spain’s deficit to fall below Germany’s for the first time in two decades
7 Very Good Questions About Dogs, Answered
7 Very Good Questions About Dogs, Answered
Plenty of dog questions have delightful answers — like whether they dream, how they learn their names, and why they slobber all over us. These seven dog facts will send you running to cuddle your…
interestingfacts.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
7 Very Good Questions About Dogs, Answered
A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. Iceland just declared it a national security threat | CNN
A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat | CNN
Without warm currents from the South Atlantic, Iceland would be much icier and stormier. Now, those currents are at risk of collapse and the country is preparing for this “existential threat.”
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. Iceland just declared it a national security threat | CNN
Dear Microsoft,
It shouldn't come as a surprise that I schedule my emails for a time when I'm NOT planning to work. So keeping them on my laptop until I log in, and THEN sending them, is not much of a help now, is it?
It shouldn't come as a surprise that I schedule my emails for a time when I'm NOT planning to work. So keeping them on my laptop until I log in, and THEN sending them, is not much of a help now, is it?
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dear Microsoft,
It shouldn't come as a surprise that I schedule my emails for a time when I'm NOT planning to work. So keeping them on my laptop until I log in, and THEN sending them, is not much of a help now, is it?
It shouldn't come as a surprise that I schedule my emails for a time when I'm NOT planning to work. So keeping them on my laptop until I log in, and THEN sending them, is not much of a help now, is it?
Spain offers Europe a lesson in modern economics | Reuters
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Spain offers Europe a lesson in modern economics | Reuters
What happens when software creators release features without legal considerations & impact assessment? Users, like educational institutions are left with no time to manage it.
Nick Potkalitsky: The AI Meeting Bot Problem: Built for Business, Breaking Education
open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk...
Nick Potkalitsky: The AI Meeting Bot Problem: Built for Business, Breaking Education
open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk...
The AI Meeting Bot Problem: Built for Business, Breaking Education
Another Vendor-Created Training Emergency—This Time It's Meeting Bots
nickpotkalitsky.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
What happens when software creators release features without legal considerations & impact assessment? Users, like educational institutions are left with no time to manage it.
Nick Potkalitsky: The AI Meeting Bot Problem: Built for Business, Breaking Education
open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk...
Nick Potkalitsky: The AI Meeting Bot Problem: Built for Business, Breaking Education
open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk...
As people say,"very interesting short story"
(it might not be. it's mundane. it's life)
I have this courier who insists on calling me instead of ringing my doorbell. I don't take phone calls but yesterday evening I answered.
"I was there earlier"
I believed her. I was in the office in the morning.
(it might not be. it's mundane. it's life)
I have this courier who insists on calling me instead of ringing my doorbell. I don't take phone calls but yesterday evening I answered.
"I was there earlier"
I believed her. I was in the office in the morning.
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As people say,"very interesting short story"
(it might not be. it's mundane. it's life)
I have this courier who insists on calling me instead of ringing my doorbell. I don't take phone calls but yesterday evening I answered.
"I was there earlier"
I believed her. I was in the office in the morning.
(it might not be. it's mundane. it's life)
I have this courier who insists on calling me instead of ringing my doorbell. I don't take phone calls but yesterday evening I answered.
"I was there earlier"
I believed her. I was in the office in the morning.
When I moved in with my first boyfriend, my aunt bought us a brand new fridge, top of the line. When we broke up, I took that fridge. When I bought an apartment, I took that fridge. When my mum had to move in, she inherited it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When I moved in with my first boyfriend, my aunt bought us a brand new fridge, top of the line. When we broke up, I took that fridge. When I bought an apartment, I took that fridge. When my mum had to move in, she inherited it.
I don't normally read Daily Mail but I've found this fascinating. A woman writes her childhood memoir about growing up on a boat where she felt lonely, miserable, neglected. Brother on the same boat felt it was amazing.
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I don't normally read Daily Mail but I've found this fascinating. A woman writes her childhood memoir about growing up on a boat where she felt lonely, miserable, neglected. Brother on the same boat felt it was amazing.
At least once a day I think about how lucky I am to be healthy despite never having put my body first, my dog is healthy despite eating crap from time to time on our walk, and my mum is relatively healthy despite her age, smoking and drinking. We might not be healthy forever but today is good.
October 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
At least once a day I think about how lucky I am to be healthy despite never having put my body first, my dog is healthy despite eating crap from time to time on our walk, and my mum is relatively healthy despite her age, smoking and drinking. We might not be healthy forever but today is good.
Reposted by Andi
@nellucnhoj.bsky.social This should tickle you…
thishowthingswork on Instagram: "Photographer Miles Astray sparked headlines after entering a real photo of a flamingo into an AI image contest and winning. His str…"
Photographer Miles Astray sparked headlines after entering a real photo of a flamingo into an AI image contest and winning. His striking shot, titled Flamingone, shows a flamingo with its head hidden behind its body, creating a surreal illusion that fooled both judges and the public.The image won third place and the People’s Choice Award in the AI-generated category of the 1839 Awards. When Astray revealed it was a genuine photo, organizers disqualified him for breaking the category rules. He said the stunt was meant to show that human creativity and natural beauty can still outshine artificial intelligence.Photo: @milesastray
www.instagram.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@nellucnhoj.bsky.social This should tickle you…
My dog came up to my head in the middle of the night which is super rare.
"Poor thing, is it raining? Is there thunder?"
No.
She just wants to sleep on my pillow.
I think she won.
"Poor thing, is it raining? Is there thunder?"
No.
She just wants to sleep on my pillow.
I think she won.
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
My dog came up to my head in the middle of the night which is super rare.
"Poor thing, is it raining? Is there thunder?"
No.
She just wants to sleep on my pillow.
I think she won.
"Poor thing, is it raining? Is there thunder?"
No.
She just wants to sleep on my pillow.
I think she won.