simongarlick
@simongarlick.net
Literally an NPC. Brown, Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Whakaue/Tainui, on Kaurna land. Abnzg. Beach bum, history nerd, gamer, grower of chilli peppers, rescuer of bees, bad writer. Apparently I also compose music for podcasts. Slava Ukraini.
one of the white men doesn't wear a blue suit! one has glasses! how much more diversity do you need? political correctness gone mad.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
one of the white men doesn't wear a blue suit! one has glasses! how much more diversity do you need? political correctness gone mad.
less traumatic to just hit delete 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
less traumatic to just hit delete 🤣
you could have left out the word "can" and chose not to.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
you could have left out the word "can" and chose not to.
Disney killed all positive associations with Star Wars
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Disney killed all positive associations with Star Wars
well, that IS the right pronunciation, we've just grown used to pronouncing it wrong 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
well, that IS the right pronunciation, we've just grown used to pronouncing it wrong 🤣
lol it is literally the issue that more american voters care about than any other, poll after poll
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
lol it is literally the issue that more american voters care about than any other, poll after poll
star wars has been dead to me for a long time. andor was a blip.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
star wars has been dead to me for a long time. andor was a blip.
i'd swap 5&6 but yeah, checks out
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i'd swap 5&6 but yeah, checks out
"you do realise we have people on staff who know more about this industry and have better skills than the consultants, right?"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
"you do realise we have people on staff who know more about this industry and have better skills than the consultants, right?"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
"you can't know that!"
"yes I can, and the reason you don't is you will accept a lunch invitation from a consultant but not talk to your own staff"
i'm in a government agency right now watching external consultants burn money and it's just rage 24/7.
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
i'm in a government agency right now watching external consultants burn money and it's just rage 24/7.
it's all of them. all the time. deloitte, accenture, mckinsey, FTI, this is their business model.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
it's all of them. all the time. deloitte, accenture, mckinsey, FTI, this is their business model.
and i live in south australia, where our state power grid is stabilised by a tesla megabattery farm that elon basically built on a dare with an AU entrepreneur. "no-ones ever done it because it can't be done" - "bullshit, i'll do it and if it's over budget or late i'll do it for free"
he did it.
he did it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
and i live in south australia, where our state power grid is stabilised by a tesla megabattery farm that elon basically built on a dare with an AU entrepreneur. "no-ones ever done it because it can't be done" - "bullshit, i'll do it and if it's over budget or late i'll do it for free"
he did it.
he did it.
that's a tricky one to answer, and I'm not a car guy so i don't really have a feel for how teslas stack up. but spacex rockets are probably the most successful launch vehicles of all time. very high reliability + insane launch frequency. the falcon 9 model alone was more than 50% of 2024 launches
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
that's a tricky one to answer, and I'm not a car guy so i don't really have a feel for how teslas stack up. but spacex rockets are probably the most successful launch vehicles of all time. very high reliability + insane launch frequency. the falcon 9 model alone was more than 50% of 2024 launches