nicholas erskine
@nicholas-erskine.bsky.social
likes: statistics, cricket, cities
dislikes: the National Capital Development Commission (1958-1989)
dislikes: the National Capital Development Commission (1958-1989)
It's the sort of thing you expect to happen in faraway hellholes like France and the UK
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's the sort of thing you expect to happen in faraway hellholes like France and the UK
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A few months ago I went to a discussion on rising antisemitism in Australia – and how it relates to but is distinct from in both form and response from Islamophobia, First Nations hate and other forms of hate.
It was a very insightful and important discussion.
But something after struck me.
It was a very insightful and important discussion.
But something after struck me.
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A few months ago I went to a discussion on rising antisemitism in Australia – and how it relates to but is distinct from in both form and response from Islamophobia, First Nations hate and other forms of hate.
It was a very insightful and important discussion.
But something after struck me.
It was a very insightful and important discussion.
But something after struck me.
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The best scene in Jaws is when the boat guys sing a traditional sea shanty and Jaws pops out of the water and everyone is terrified but Jaws starts singing as well. There's this unspoken promise in the air that no one will eat anyone until the song ends.
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The best scene in Jaws is when the boat guys sing a traditional sea shanty and Jaws pops out of the water and everyone is terrified but Jaws starts singing as well. There's this unspoken promise in the air that no one will eat anyone until the song ends.
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𝔊𝔲𝔶 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔨𝔱𝔲𝔯 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦-𝔑𝔞𝔷𝔦 𝔞𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
𝔊𝔲𝔶 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔨𝔱𝔲𝔯 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦-𝔑𝔞𝔷𝔦 𝔞𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
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I heard there was a secret cord. You plug it in and you meet the lord. But you don't really care for Christmas, do you?
December 4, 2023 at 8:08 PM
I heard there was a secret cord. You plug it in and you meet the lord. But you don't really care for Christmas, do you?
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these ARE made
they should ALWAYS be made
i WILL make them
i WILL help you make them
they should ALWAYS be made
i WILL make them
i WILL help you make them
December 4, 2023 at 7:57 PM
these ARE made
they should ALWAYS be made
i WILL make them
i WILL help you make them
they should ALWAYS be made
i WILL make them
i WILL help you make them
type of guy who only eats icelandic food because it's the world's least problematic cuisine
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
type of guy who only eats icelandic food because it's the world's least problematic cuisine
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This has a warm glow of nostalgia around it, before the replication crisis, before Gelman would ask annoying questions about how many models you tried, before data colada would check if your data existed. When you could come up with 20 hypotheses and 19 papers before 10 am.
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This has a warm glow of nostalgia around it, before the replication crisis, before Gelman would ask annoying questions about how many models you tried, before data colada would check if your data existed. When you could come up with 20 hypotheses and 19 papers before 10 am.
it's a huge indictment of this place that The Archers regularly trends globally
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
it's a huge indictment of this place that The Archers regularly trends globally
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Honestly for the most part knowledge is actually justified true belief and you can sorta not worry about the counter-examples. It's fine.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Honestly for the most part knowledge is actually justified true belief and you can sorta not worry about the counter-examples. It's fine.
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Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
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TIL you can turn off the
`summarise()` has grouped output by...
message when using dplyr::summarise by running options(dplyr.summarise.inform = FALSE) 👍
#Rstats
`summarise()` has grouped output by...
message when using dplyr::summarise by running options(dplyr.summarise.inform = FALSE) 👍
#Rstats
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
TIL you can turn off the
`summarise()` has grouped output by...
message when using dplyr::summarise by running options(dplyr.summarise.inform = FALSE) 👍
#Rstats
`summarise()` has grouped output by...
message when using dplyr::summarise by running options(dplyr.summarise.inform = FALSE) 👍
#Rstats
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hey Bluesky whatever you’re doing to pick the thumbnails for videos……. Keep doing that Shit
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
hey Bluesky whatever you’re doing to pick the thumbnails for videos……. Keep doing that Shit
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In the Garden of Eden Asam named all the beasts, and this gave him dominion over them. To name someone, to render a new name is true power. This is why the Right is terrified of baristas.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
In the Garden of Eden Asam named all the beasts, and this gave him dominion over them. To name someone, to render a new name is true power. This is why the Right is terrified of baristas.
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the unfortunate truth re: data visualisation is that you really do gotta hand it to bar charts
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
the unfortunate truth re: data visualisation is that you really do gotta hand it to bar charts
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Comments on the Northern Gateway Draft Plan Amendment close 5pm Tuesday.
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Comments on the Northern Gateway Draft Plan Amendment close 5pm Tuesday.
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
The @greatercanberra.org.au take: great that rezoning is *finally* happening, but it's also far from sufficient. Height limits as low as 8.5m *right next to light rail*
More info: www.planning.act.gov.au/professional...
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In October, around half of all electricity in the national grid came from renewable sources, the highest monthly rate on record.
The total amount of renewable electricity produced in October is also a monthly record.
Coal generation is down to only 46% of our national grid over the last month.
The total amount of renewable electricity produced in October is also a monthly record.
Coal generation is down to only 46% of our national grid over the last month.
November 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
In October, around half of all electricity in the national grid came from renewable sources, the highest monthly rate on record.
The total amount of renewable electricity produced in October is also a monthly record.
Coal generation is down to only 46% of our national grid over the last month.
The total amount of renewable electricity produced in October is also a monthly record.
Coal generation is down to only 46% of our national grid over the last month.
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something weird I've noticed over the past couple of years: college students used to be adults, but are now children. it's strange. I'm even seeing grad students, who used to be adults, now be children. whereas people who used to be old, like postdocs, are now normal? maybe TikTok is to blame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
something weird I've noticed over the past couple of years: college students used to be adults, but are now children. it's strange. I'm even seeing grad students, who used to be adults, now be children. whereas people who used to be old, like postdocs, are now normal? maybe TikTok is to blame.
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When it's the end of the month and your indulgence still hasn't come through
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
When it's the end of the month and your indulgence still hasn't come through
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Today I moved a motion to censure the Transport Minister over the MyWay+ debacle.
A damning report revealed systemic failures under his watch. The world-class ticketing system that Canberrans were promised quickly fell apart, leaving people frustrated and confused.
A damning report revealed systemic failures under his watch. The world-class ticketing system that Canberrans were promised quickly fell apart, leaving people frustrated and confused.
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Today I moved a motion to censure the Transport Minister over the MyWay+ debacle.
A damning report revealed systemic failures under his watch. The world-class ticketing system that Canberrans were promised quickly fell apart, leaving people frustrated and confused.
A damning report revealed systemic failures under his watch. The world-class ticketing system that Canberrans were promised quickly fell apart, leaving people frustrated and confused.
Americans are losing their minds because a baseball game ran for slightly less time than the average ODI
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Americans are losing their minds because a baseball game ran for slightly less time than the average ODI
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