C.C. Perplexus
@ccperplexus.bsky.social
Just your standard-issue Western Australian raven. I work on making the clean power system of the future not fall over.
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The provincial bourgeois is rather like a hippopotamus, in that his placid nature and slightly ridiculous physical form tends to blind you to the fact that this is a very well adapted and extremely dangerous animal, who only seems harmless because he usually gets whatever he wants.
Conversely, I had dinner with a bunch of professors the other day and I don't think the right is prepared for the radicalization of formerly centrist types against them
August 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The provincial bourgeois is rather like a hippopotamus, in that his placid nature and slightly ridiculous physical form tends to blind you to the fact that this is a very well adapted and extremely dangerous animal, who only seems harmless because he usually gets whatever he wants.
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[setting out dishwasher to run overnight instead of during the peak hours] I’m a virtual power plant operator
June 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
[setting out dishwasher to run overnight instead of during the peak hours] I’m a virtual power plant operator
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Live fast, die young, leave a dangerously radioactive corpse.
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Live fast, die young, leave a dangerously radioactive corpse.
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And Bluesky will never have critical mass because nothing has critical mass. It’s a period of fragmentation. Culture, media, politics, nothing has mass scale anymore. Free yourselves and stop yearning for it.
May 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
And Bluesky will never have critical mass because nothing has critical mass. It’s a period of fragmentation. Culture, media, politics, nothing has mass scale anymore. Free yourselves and stop yearning for it.
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anyway turns out platonism is true
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12540
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12540
Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings
We introduce the first method for translating text embeddings from one vector space to another without any paired data, encoders, or predefined sets of matches. Our unsupervised approach translates an...
arxiv.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
anyway turns out platonism is true
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12540
arxiv.org/abs/2505.12540
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they believe in nothing but power and they don't understand power
February 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
they believe in nothing but power and they don't understand power
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the next generation of democratic leadership needs to combine a steely-eyed puritanism with righteous hatred. new model army dems.
The simple fact is that senior Democrats still--*still*, at this late stage--believe that Trump is essentially mostly bluster and that all of this will eventually blow over and we'll be back to business as usual. They do not comprehend how serious this moment is.
February 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
the next generation of democratic leadership needs to combine a steely-eyed puritanism with righteous hatred. new model army dems.
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NASA funded a wave of wind turbine test centers and demos in the 70s & 80s. The program made major strides towards modernizing the tech (more on that later).
But can we take a second to admire the retro-future / vaporwave-ish vibes of this two-bladed wonder installed on the beach in Hawaii?
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But can we take a second to admire the retro-future / vaporwave-ish vibes of this two-bladed wonder installed on the beach in Hawaii?
🔌💡
February 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
NASA funded a wave of wind turbine test centers and demos in the 70s & 80s. The program made major strides towards modernizing the tech (more on that later).
But can we take a second to admire the retro-future / vaporwave-ish vibes of this two-bladed wonder installed on the beach in Hawaii?
🔌💡
But can we take a second to admire the retro-future / vaporwave-ish vibes of this two-bladed wonder installed on the beach in Hawaii?
🔌💡
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“They are the cathedrals of our secular era. They are high among the great accomplishments of our civilization.”
Love this @charlescmann.bsky.social ode to the power grid, the public water system, the food supply chain, and the public health system:
www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
Love this @charlescmann.bsky.social ode to the power grid, the public water system, the food supply chain, and the public health system:
www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“They are the cathedrals of our secular era. They are high among the great accomplishments of our civilization.”
Love this @charlescmann.bsky.social ode to the power grid, the public water system, the food supply chain, and the public health system:
www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
Love this @charlescmann.bsky.social ode to the power grid, the public water system, the food supply chain, and the public health system:
www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
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Plugged into Europe! 🔌
The Baltics 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 have disconnected from the Russian power grid and fully synchronised with the 🇪🇺 continental one, marking their energy independence.
After two decades of preparation, it is now time to benefit from our common energy system.
The Baltics 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 have disconnected from the Russian power grid and fully synchronised with the 🇪🇺 continental one, marking their energy independence.
After two decades of preparation, it is now time to benefit from our common energy system.
February 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Plugged into Europe! 🔌
The Baltics 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 have disconnected from the Russian power grid and fully synchronised with the 🇪🇺 continental one, marking their energy independence.
After two decades of preparation, it is now time to benefit from our common energy system.
The Baltics 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 have disconnected from the Russian power grid and fully synchronised with the 🇪🇺 continental one, marking their energy independence.
After two decades of preparation, it is now time to benefit from our common energy system.
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@eeriknkross.bsky.social
No spark left between Estonia and Russia. Estonian photographer Sergei Stepanov captured the moment of the last one during the final disconnection of our electric grid from Russia.
No spark left between Estonia and Russia. Estonian photographer Sergei Stepanov captured the moment of the last one during the final disconnection of our electric grid from Russia.
February 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@eeriknkross.bsky.social
No spark left between Estonia and Russia. Estonian photographer Sergei Stepanov captured the moment of the last one during the final disconnection of our electric grid from Russia.
No spark left between Estonia and Russia. Estonian photographer Sergei Stepanov captured the moment of the last one during the final disconnection of our electric grid from Russia.
Trump is going to take us to the fucking cleaners on AUKUS.
I just can’t believe we’re doing this.
Not a single credible expert says it’s good for us.
The only reason we’re doing it is so Labor is seen to be strong on defence & so they don’t get wedged by LNP/Murdoch/Stokes/Nine/ABC (they will anyway) #auspol
Not a single credible expert says it’s good for us.
The only reason we’re doing it is so Labor is seen to be strong on defence & so they don’t get wedged by LNP/Murdoch/Stokes/Nine/ABC (they will anyway) #auspol
February 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump is going to take us to the fucking cleaners on AUKUS.
Really interesting video on the Callide incident. Great reminder of what can happen when protections fail.
Quote-posting this so others can see because it's interesting - the full video animation of the coal plant explosion (no one was killed, thankfully - at least partly down to strong unions demanding safety procedures, I think)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLv...
www.csenergy.com.au/news/cs-ener...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLv...
www.csenergy.com.au/news/cs-ener...
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Really interesting video on the Callide incident. Great reminder of what can happen when protections fail.
Just waiting for the shithousery that's going to commence once Trump realises he's got Australia over the barrel with the AUKUS submarines. He's probably going to tey make us recreate the Boston Tea Party, but with iron ore originally destined for China.
February 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Just waiting for the shithousery that's going to commence once Trump realises he's got Australia over the barrel with the AUKUS submarines. He's probably going to tey make us recreate the Boston Tea Party, but with iron ore originally destined for China.
Trump hasn't mentioned Australia yet in his big book of tariffs. Maybe if we stay very still he'll forget we exist.
February 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Trump hasn't mentioned Australia yet in his big book of tariffs. Maybe if we stay very still he'll forget we exist.
Time for Canada to dust off Defence Scheme No. 1? Just in case. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence...
Defence Scheme No. 1 - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Time for Canada to dust off Defence Scheme No. 1? Just in case. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence...
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I am announcing retaliatory tariffs against the United States. If you are in the United States and you are reading this post you owe me 30 cents.
February 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I am announcing retaliatory tariffs against the United States. If you are in the United States and you are reading this post you owe me 30 cents.
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Someone handed this to my grandpa in an Inwood bar, c. 1946
January 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Someone handed this to my grandpa in an Inwood bar, c. 1946
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This is big news. The WA State Government wants to buy back the lease for the state's freight rail network, which was privatised in 2000 for $586 million. We are currently halfway through the lease.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
Labor’s rail buyback to solve ‘trucking hell’ on roads
Labor is planning to reverse the ‘reckless’ privatisation of WA’s freight rail network two decades ago, but is refusing to reveal how much it is willing to pay for it.
thewest.com.au
January 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is big news. The WA State Government wants to buy back the lease for the state's freight rail network, which was privatised in 2000 for $586 million. We are currently halfway through the lease.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
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For #WorldPenguinDay 🐧 check out this delightful #ArtDeco #penguin cocktail shaker/jug!
Silver plate, 31.6x13.2x11.5cm
“This special edition for the 1939 New York World’s Fair may have been produced to complement an exhibit called Admiral Byrd’s Penguin Island."
RCT: www.rct.uk/collection/1...
Silver plate, 31.6x13.2x11.5cm
“This special edition for the 1939 New York World’s Fair may have been produced to complement an exhibit called Admiral Byrd’s Penguin Island."
RCT: www.rct.uk/collection/1...
April 26, 2024 at 3:04 AM
For #WorldPenguinDay 🐧 check out this delightful #ArtDeco #penguin cocktail shaker/jug!
Silver plate, 31.6x13.2x11.5cm
“This special edition for the 1939 New York World’s Fair may have been produced to complement an exhibit called Admiral Byrd’s Penguin Island."
RCT: www.rct.uk/collection/1...
Silver plate, 31.6x13.2x11.5cm
“This special edition for the 1939 New York World’s Fair may have been produced to complement an exhibit called Admiral Byrd’s Penguin Island."
RCT: www.rct.uk/collection/1...
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If, like me, you weren't too pleased about the steep hike in your Microsoft 365 subscription this year, you can avoid it by switching back to 'Classic' (without Copilot). Thanks Nick Gelling at Consumer Magazine for the tip! www.consumer.org.nz/articles/you...
You don’t have to pay the Microsoft 365 price increase
Here’s how to keep the price of your subscription the same as it’s always been.
www.consumer.org.nz
January 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
If, like me, you weren't too pleased about the steep hike in your Microsoft 365 subscription this year, you can avoid it by switching back to 'Classic' (without Copilot). Thanks Nick Gelling at Consumer Magazine for the tip! www.consumer.org.nz/articles/you...
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
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by some very rough BOTEC estimates you can approximate that every cumulative marginal ~ktCO2e of GHG emissions roughly correlates to ~one additional climate-attributable mortality somewhere in the world.
this is on the order of ~2 GWh of electricity at average world grid carbon intensities.
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this is on the order of ~2 GWh of electricity at average world grid carbon intensities.
🔌💡
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
by some very rough BOTEC estimates you can approximate that every cumulative marginal ~ktCO2e of GHG emissions roughly correlates to ~one additional climate-attributable mortality somewhere in the world.
this is on the order of ~2 GWh of electricity at average world grid carbon intensities.
🔌💡
this is on the order of ~2 GWh of electricity at average world grid carbon intensities.
🔌💡
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive