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Loving this Cyberpunk 2077 / Bill and Ted crossover 👌🏼

The first hint that today wasn't going to be productive was when I chose to wear shorts.

Excellent episode of Joe Walker's #auspolicy series with Ken Henry 👌🏼 I started my career working in the Treasury when Ken Henry was the Secretary. His #econ and #policyanalysis exploits were passed down through generations of analysts. I still remember hearing how he broke excel. 😂 #econsky

One of my favourite things is clicking on the tiny profile pic of somebody I follow on #bluesky to reveal what they really look like. 95% of the time my mind has done a really poor job of extrapolating what people look like and they bear little resemblance to who I thought I've been engaging with.

One of the reasons that being an independent consultant works for me is that I'm bright and like being my own boss. One of the reasons it doesn't is that I'm not particularly motivated by money, so I end up spending more time on fun projects than profitable ones. 11/8 Will do it again in 2026.

⚠️*Warning*⚠️ Liking my Bluesky posts is a gateway drug to liking me.

A reminder for #breadsky: Make sure to throw out your starter and create a new one at least once a month.

The tell for me that these stats are wrong is that it said "Giles is very popular..." Not even my mum thinks I'm cool. (You can get your profile here: bluefacts.app)

Love this thread. Full of relatable sins from my favorite #rstats people.

The metric vs imperial units snafu is bad, but how about the world does something about calories vs kilojoules first. 🤨

Really proud of myself for not buying dessert after the gym. But, also disappointed that I don't have dessert to look forward to after the gym.

Planning on writing a blog post where I talk about how I use #AI and explain why none of the statistical evidence of its miss-use apply to me. Working title is "I'm awesome and really smart unlike everyone else."

Funnily enough, this is one of the reasons I was motivated to use microblogging platforms like #bluesky and threads before I moved here. It's a low friction way to practice expressing ideas without being a perfectionist.

I'm *really* enjoying this one. I really like the dry sense of humor and irony. It's fascinating how many of his narratives mirror those in modern sitcoms.

Gramelions are the bane of my existence.

#Bluesky petition that all #AI on the platform should start their posts with: "🤖*Bleep* *Boop* *Bleep*🤖"

I just started playing Cyberpunk 2077. So far the most stressful part is following the traffic rules.

I was thinking of creating a LinkedIn bot that sarcastically comments on the gender ratio of expert panels, but based on my observations I'll need to take out a mortgage to fund the API costs.

Yesterday I was thinking about things that are less than the sum of their parts when combined. I was reflecting on this as I used to include "Founder and President" of the economics society at university, but I'd say that each item has less value when combined. i.e. they're antagonistic ...

Woah!

Qting this to #rstats as it's such an important check. I've actually gotten into the habit of calculating the expected consequences of each transformation and noting them in my comments. I also add logical tests to check whether everything works as expected when the data is likely to change.

I bought another coffee grinder for some reason. It's actually a nice little unit. Small, easy to clean and relatively inexpensive. BUT, the reviews have introduced me to a world of equipment for coffee snobbery that I don't need.

Hey #AIsky, does anyone have recommendations for a tool to build PowerPoint presentations? I've got the content, I just want a way to avoid having to lay everything out professionally.

I went to a gym class tonight and learned what the hell an EMOM workout stands for: 'Every Minute On the Minute'. I've been doing them for the past three years and have meant to look it up after each session. 🤦🏼‍♂️ But, obviously the gym is the last thing I want to think about after the gym. 😂

I've recently been reading old humorous books past copyright. I just finished "Diary of a Nobody" and am now onto "My Man Jeeves". Here's hoping I don't run out 🤞🏼

Absolute banger of a weekend. Lots of time outdoors. Dogs. Chickens. Ducks. 11/10

disney adults showing up like the end of avengers endgame

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Quoting as I've been enjoying the 'For you' feed.

Same goes for feminism. Selective 👏🏼 activism 👏🏼 Abortion rights, period poverty, safe contraceptives—these are everyone’s basic rights, not just for the privileged. Where’s the advocacy when it’s a Gazan, Syrian, Sudanese, immigrant, or refugee?

Can confirm.

How about doing it outside of America? 🤔

I remember hearing an academic on a podcast surprised at the idea that unrestrained capitalism might be as risky for prosperity as excessive government intervention. 🤨 Hopefully they don't have their head in the sand anymore. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Fantastic episode on Australia's housing market: #econsky #auspol [The Joe Walker Podcast] Peter Tulip — What Will It Actually Take to Solve the Housing Crisis? [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] #theJoeWalkerPodcast podcastaddict.com/the-joe-walk...

That was a nice story about nothing 👌🏼

Reposting this because I'm an attention seeker.

NGL, that took way longer than expected. Anyway, #blueksky here's my new website that you all helped me get designed and developed: www.gilesd-j.com

One of the speakers claimed that #AI made learning to code unnecessary... 🤔

I'd better get to first-bump a robot. Otherwise, this #AI event will be a bust.

NGL, that took way longer than expected. Anyway, #blueksky here's my new website that you all helped me get designed and developed: www.gilesd-j.com

🎶 "...Somebody told me when the bomb hits everybody in a two mile radius will be instantly sublimated. But if you lay face down on the ground for some time, avoiding the residual ripples of heat, you might survive...' 🎶

I'm going to a university event on the societal impacts of #AI this week. I'm of the view that the immediate impact of the technology is overblown, but it's nice to hear from people smarter than me.

I started reading a book called "Sun on the Stubble" today. I picked it up at a secondhand bookshop as it's by an Australian author. It's an easy read, so I'm halfway through after an hour... ... which probably has something to do with it being a famous children's book. I had no idea. 😂

Sometimes I go outside

I'm watching daytime TV while waiting for the doctor and "Is It Cake?" Is on. I can't believe how emotional people can get about their ability to make a cake look like a printer. It's terrible, but I can't look away. 11/10

💯 My accent is subtle when I'm working overseas, but as soon as I'm around other Australians I sound like Crocodile Dundee. 🦘😬🦘

Another fantastic #podcast episode from Joe Walkers #auspolicy series on Australia's state capacity: [The Joe Walker Podcast] Why Australia Gets It Done: A Conversation on State Capacity — Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton #econsky #auspol

In the end I just moved sections manually in source mode. I tried split windows in Positron, but it was extremely laggy, so I switched back to the more primitive approach in RStudio.

Hey #rstats hive mind: Is there an easier way to rearrange Quarto sections than manually cutting and pasting? It seems I can't drag sections around on either RStudio or Positron.