Caleb Tutty
@tuttinator.bsky.social
Kiwi living in Jakarta. Consultant, coder and still gradually working on improving speaking Bahasa Indonesia.
Interested in education, policy, AI and technology.
Previously: CTO Eskwelabs, Data Scientist, Data Journalist, software eng
Interested in education, policy, AI and technology.
Previously: CTO Eskwelabs, Data Scientist, Data Journalist, software eng
“When I woke up and read the news about the executive order, I was horrified and really mad. And when I get mad, I do math,” says Nichols, an infectious disease mathematical modeler and health economist.
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“When I woke up and read the news about the executive order, I was horrified and really mad. And when I get mad, I do math,” says Nichols, an infectious disease mathematical modeler and health economist.
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Ma'nene is a ritual in North Toraja, South Sulawesi, where people exhume the bodies of their loved ones from burial chambers, clean them, change their clothes, even serve their favorite food. It roots in ancient belief Aluk Todolo, "the Way of the Ancestors". 1/4 🧵
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ma'nene is a ritual in North Toraja, South Sulawesi, where people exhume the bodies of their loved ones from burial chambers, clean them, change their clothes, even serve their favorite food. It roots in ancient belief Aluk Todolo, "the Way of the Ancestors". 1/4 🧵
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
Great. Now I have to worry about radioactive shrimp: www.thejakartapost.com/business/202...
Industry pushes swift action on radioactive shrimp scare - Economy - The Jakarta Post
The government noted that only a few accredited laboratories are currently capable of advanced food testing.
www.thejakartapost.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Great. Now I have to worry about radioactive shrimp: www.thejakartapost.com/business/202...
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Aaaand they’ve just covered it up.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Aaaand they’ve just covered it up.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
Flurry of news about the Indonesian cabinet reshuffle - Sri Mulyani’s departure the biggest scalp and front page of the Jakarta Post. Not sure how many finance ministers can cause the stock market to fall on their resignation.
September 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Flurry of news about the Indonesian cabinet reshuffle - Sri Mulyani’s departure the biggest scalp and front page of the Jakarta Post. Not sure how many finance ministers can cause the stock market to fall on their resignation.
Today's task is to try and find a Shell petrol station which still has VPower fuel available. There is apparently a shortage which doesn't seem to affect the state owned Pertamina stations. Probably caused in part by the Pertamina watering down and reimport petrol scandal and import quotas.
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today's task is to try and find a Shell petrol station which still has VPower fuel available. There is apparently a shortage which doesn't seem to affect the state owned Pertamina stations. Probably caused in part by the Pertamina watering down and reimport petrol scandal and import quotas.
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Why are people angry? What are they protesting? What’s happening in Indonesia?
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
March 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Why are people angry? What are they protesting? What’s happening in Indonesia?
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
The Jakarta Post mentions some of the symbolism of pink and green in the Indonesian protests: www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Pink for the hijab worn by a now iconic protester and green for the Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan’s jacket - colours cropping up as part of online activism.
Pink for the hijab worn by a now iconic protester and green for the Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan’s jacket - colours cropping up as part of online activism.
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Jakarta Post mentions some of the symbolism of pink and green in the Indonesian protests: www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Pink for the hijab worn by a now iconic protester and green for the Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan’s jacket - colours cropping up as part of online activism.
Pink for the hijab worn by a now iconic protester and green for the Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan’s jacket - colours cropping up as part of online activism.
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What if polling about immigration wasn't actually helpful?
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What if polling about immigration wasn't actually helpful?
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The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
I'm one of the Builders in Residence for Hugo and Stefan's Building LLM Applications course. I've been hacking around with an idea of a 4X (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) game played by agents. Fun weekend project.
July 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I'm one of the Builders in Residence for Hugo and Stefan's Building LLM Applications course. I've been hacking around with an idea of a 4X (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) game played by agents. Fun weekend project.
Flooding again in Jakarta with the heavy rain last night
July 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Flooding again in Jakarta with the heavy rain last night
One unintentional life hack about living in Indonesia is many of my favourite podcasts are ad-free. This is probably because networks like Megaphone or Acast probably do IP address targeting, and I only remember ads exist when accidentally downloading these podcasts using my UK sim on roaming.
December 19, 2024 at 3:39 AM
One unintentional life hack about living in Indonesia is many of my favourite podcasts are ad-free. This is probably because networks like Megaphone or Acast probably do IP address targeting, and I only remember ads exist when accidentally downloading these podcasts using my UK sim on roaming.
There has been a lot of discussion about AI safety, and even something of a backlash with models like Mistral removing moderation mechanisms. I wonder more about ontological bias, especially in the current political moment. 1/2
October 10, 2023 at 2:12 AM
There has been a lot of discussion about AI safety, and even something of a backlash with models like Mistral removing moderation mechanisms. I wonder more about ontological bias, especially in the current political moment. 1/2
This has tormented me for about a year after I foolishly lost my Duolingo streak at 360 days. Now back at 328 it feels a bit like a Rocky montage… *hums Eye of the Tiger*
September 30, 2023 at 3:21 PM
This has tormented me for about a year after I foolishly lost my Duolingo streak at 360 days. Now back at 328 it feels a bit like a Rocky montage… *hums Eye of the Tiger*
I've been thinking a lot lately about AI tools which help English as an Additional Language speakers learn English. Through my consulting work with an Indonesian ed-tech I built a cross platform React Native project and supporting infra for outside-of-the-classroom family activities app. #EduSky
September 26, 2023 at 2:10 AM
I've been thinking a lot lately about AI tools which help English as an Additional Language speakers learn English. Through my consulting work with an Indonesian ed-tech I built a cross platform React Native project and supporting infra for outside-of-the-classroom family activities app. #EduSky