Darren O'Shaughnessy
@ranking.software
Sports analytics & informatics @StKildaFC. Research-driven. Interested in things. Not a real doctor.
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Darren O'Shaughnessy
@ranking.software
· Aug 26
At St Kilda FC we get a steady stream of interns from Bachelor & Masters courses, who usually spend 12-16 weeks here as a required placement. If that describes you or someone you know in a maths / data course, please reach out to us.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The number of people who hear this positively is surely tiny now.
"Billionaires are getting richer at an unprecedented rate! We've tilted taxes to extract more shareholder value from capital than a labourer ever dreamed of!"
"Billionaires are getting richer at an unprecedented rate! We've tilted taxes to extract more shareholder value from capital than a labourer ever dreamed of!"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The number of people who hear this positively is surely tiny now.
"Billionaires are getting richer at an unprecedented rate! We've tilted taxes to extract more shareholder value from capital than a labourer ever dreamed of!"
"Billionaires are getting richer at an unprecedented rate! We've tilted taxes to extract more shareholder value from capital than a labourer ever dreamed of!"
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This is such a beautiful interactive visualisation of where teams are ranked in the Winter Olympics
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
This is such a beautiful interactive visualisation of where teams are ranked in the Winter Olympics
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Norway, population 5.6 million, has won as many Winter Olympics gold medals in four days as Australia has in 90 years of competing. Our 2026 squad (54) is only 32% smaller than theirs (80)
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Norway, population 5.6 million, has won as many Winter Olympics gold medals in four days as Australia has in 90 years of competing. Our 2026 squad (54) is only 32% smaller than theirs (80)
On this very day I landed the Japanese 'r' and cannot stop saying onigiri with the sides of my tongue vibrating
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
On this very day I landed the Japanese 'r' and cannot stop saying onigiri with the sides of my tongue vibrating
The immigrants are taking your jobs!
Also, the immigrants refuse to take your jobs.
Also, the immigrants refuse to take your jobs.
Trump: "Minnesota is a mess. There's something in the water up there. I won the 3 three times but I got no credit for it. It's a rigged state. Really rigged badly w/ the Somalians, and the Somalians & the theft. We gotta get 'em out, most of them. 92% don't work. Many of them drive Mercedes-Benzes."
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The immigrants are taking your jobs!
Also, the immigrants refuse to take your jobs.
Also, the immigrants refuse to take your jobs.
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Just created this Shiny app from scratch using only ChatGPT
All of the inputs are on the left and the choices ChatGPT has made are all well-explained by it, with suggestions for next steps
Just created this Shiny app from scratch using only ChatGPT
All of the inputs are on the left and the choices ChatGPT has made are all well-explained by it, with suggestions for next steps
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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Just created this Shiny app from scratch using only ChatGPT
All of the inputs are on the left and the choices ChatGPT has made are all well-explained by it, with suggestions for next steps
Just created this Shiny app from scratch using only ChatGPT
All of the inputs are on the left and the choices ChatGPT has made are all well-explained by it, with suggestions for next steps
Trump vs new Hate Speech law, if he said this in Australia:
• Influential leader of like-minded armed group
• Identifies a racial group as innately subhuman
• Calls for them and their descendants to be forcibly rounded up and expelled
• Influential leader of like-minded armed group
• Identifies a racial group as innately subhuman
• Calls for them and their descendants to be forcibly rounded up and expelled
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Trump vs new Hate Speech law, if he said this in Australia:
• Influential leader of like-minded armed group
• Identifies a racial group as innately subhuman
• Calls for them and their descendants to be forcibly rounded up and expelled
• Influential leader of like-minded armed group
• Identifies a racial group as innately subhuman
• Calls for them and their descendants to be forcibly rounded up and expelled
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A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
Most Test runs versus an opponent:
5028 Bradman vs ENG
3644* Smith vs ENG
3636 Hobbs vs AUS
3630 Tendulkar vs AUS
3548 Border vs ENG (3222 in #TheAshes Tests)
3383 Root vs IND
5028 Bradman vs ENG
3644* Smith vs ENG
3636 Hobbs vs AUS
3630 Tendulkar vs AUS
3548 Border vs ENG (3222 in #TheAshes Tests)
3383 Root vs IND
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Most Test runs versus an opponent:
5028 Bradman vs ENG
3644* Smith vs ENG
3636 Hobbs vs AUS
3630 Tendulkar vs AUS
3548 Border vs ENG (3222 in #TheAshes Tests)
3383 Root vs IND
5028 Bradman vs ENG
3644* Smith vs ENG
3636 Hobbs vs AUS
3630 Tendulkar vs AUS
3548 Border vs ENG (3222 in #TheAshes Tests)
3383 Root vs IND
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When we explored the data, based on World Cup wins, there is no question Australia have dominated the last 5 decades of international cricket.
January 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
When we explored the data, based on World Cup wins, there is no question Australia have dominated the last 5 decades of international cricket.
Some of my favourite baffling 'English' phrases. More detail in this thread
1. media inglese (English average)
2. zuppa inglese (English soup)
3. llave inglesa (English key)
4. filer à l'anglaise (scram like the English)
5. cor anglais (English horn)
6. english (sidespin, especially in cue sports)
1. media inglese (English average)
2. zuppa inglese (English soup)
3. llave inglesa (English key)
4. filer à l'anglaise (scram like the English)
5. cor anglais (English horn)
6. english (sidespin, especially in cue sports)
December 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Some of my favourite baffling 'English' phrases. More detail in this thread
1. media inglese (English average)
2. zuppa inglese (English soup)
3. llave inglesa (English key)
4. filer à l'anglaise (scram like the English)
5. cor anglais (English horn)
6. english (sidespin, especially in cue sports)
1. media inglese (English average)
2. zuppa inglese (English soup)
3. llave inglesa (English key)
4. filer à l'anglaise (scram like the English)
5. cor anglais (English horn)
6. english (sidespin, especially in cue sports)
There is no good reason for frute and sute to be spelt that way
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
There is no good reason for frute and sute to be spelt that way
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🏈 TB 17 - 20 MIA
FINAL
👎 That's Antigami! 20-17 is the most common result in NFL history. This score has happened 300 times before.
Last time: Dec 14, 2025
New Orleans Saints defeated Carolina Panthers
FINAL
👎 That's Antigami! 20-17 is the most common result in NFL history. This score has happened 300 times before.
Last time: Dec 14, 2025
New Orleans Saints defeated Carolina Panthers
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🏈 TB 17 - 20 MIA
FINAL
👎 That's Antigami! 20-17 is the most common result in NFL history. This score has happened 300 times before.
Last time: Dec 14, 2025
New Orleans Saints defeated Carolina Panthers
FINAL
👎 That's Antigami! 20-17 is the most common result in NFL history. This score has happened 300 times before.
Last time: Dec 14, 2025
New Orleans Saints defeated Carolina Panthers
My first deliberate use of Chrome's AI mode is giving reverse-centaur vibes. You need ME to switch off how many disparate checkboxes?
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
My first deliberate use of Chrome's AI mode is giving reverse-centaur vibes. You need ME to switch off how many disparate checkboxes?
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Used Liverpool’s tendency to “win” games on xG as a topical Trojan horse to debunk the concept of winning on xG, and why xPoints tables often produce league standings that are clearly nonsense
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
December 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Used Liverpool’s tendency to “win” games on xG as a topical Trojan horse to debunk the concept of winning on xG, and why xPoints tables often produce league standings that are clearly nonsense
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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Is there no simple gut instinct at work here? "This thing lies by design, and unchangeably based on its fundamental technological construction, and is therefore unsuited to replacing human science communication"
Nope. Just gets shrugged off as a minor whoopsie
Nope. Just gets shrugged off as a minor whoopsie
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Is there no simple gut instinct at work here? "This thing lies by design, and unchangeably based on its fundamental technological construction, and is therefore unsuited to replacing human science communication"
Nope. Just gets shrugged off as a minor whoopsie
Nope. Just gets shrugged off as a minor whoopsie
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Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter! www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter! www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
🚨BROKEN SPORT ALERT🚨
Player so good that opposition concedes him the whole World Series
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Player so good that opposition concedes him the whole World Series
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Blue Jays will not pitch to devastating Shohei Ohtani for rest of World Series
After watching Shohei Ohtani baffle their pitching staff during Game 3, the Toronto Blue Jays have made a bold decision: they are done pitching to him
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨BROKEN SPORT ALERT🚨
Player so good that opposition concedes him the whole World Series
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Player so good that opposition concedes him the whole World Series
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
This story is a disgrace. www.codesports.com.au/afl/not-doin...
Worker agrees to perform at bar mitzvah. Unusual move for an anti-semite, but I'm not a 'journo'. Finds out it's literally a fundraiser for an occupation force. Overheard & paraphrased → headline + 16 ADL paras without any counter-view
Worker agrees to perform at bar mitzvah. Unusual move for an anti-semite, but I'm not a 'journo'. Finds out it's literally a fundraiser for an occupation force. Overheard & paraphrased → headline + 16 ADL paras without any counter-view
No Cookies | CODE Sports
No Cookies | CODE Sports
www.codesports.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This story is a disgrace. www.codesports.com.au/afl/not-doin...
Worker agrees to perform at bar mitzvah. Unusual move for an anti-semite, but I'm not a 'journo'. Finds out it's literally a fundraiser for an occupation force. Overheard & paraphrased → headline + 16 ADL paras without any counter-view
Worker agrees to perform at bar mitzvah. Unusual move for an anti-semite, but I'm not a 'journo'. Finds out it's literally a fundraiser for an occupation force. Overheard & paraphrased → headline + 16 ADL paras without any counter-view