So buzzed to be rated #32 in Rising Science after just a couple of weeks on substack.
Full disclosure, didn't know it was a thing until I saw this in my profile.
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Austin Applebee
His family stranded at sea
To death threatening those 3
Said “You’ll have to come though me”
What an absolute fucking tough unit is Austin Applebee who swam 4km ashore to raise the alarm for his family who were stranded at sea!!!
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This week’s #NerdNews tells the amazing story of the cyberthieves who stole $50m … from the Korean cops who’d seized the loot from criminals in the first place!
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TODAY’s DATE IS AWESOME (and incredibly rare)
However you write it 09/27/2025 or 27/09/2025, it’s a perfect square!!!
3045 x 3045 = 9,272,025
and
5205 x 5205 = 27,092,025
Yeah baby!!!
Today’s #NerdNews describes an AI model that is claimed to write great creative prose (by the owner of the AI!)
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The Maths of Monkeys!
My latest #NerdNews newsletter explores the mathematics of monkeys and typewriters
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Did you know #ValentinesDay may well have its roots in Lupercalia - a pagan purging festival that involved murdering goats, stripping naked & frocking up in their skins!
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Hey BlueSky
My latest (free) NerdNewsletter explains the whole DeepSeek thing
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My first NerdNews of 2025 is dedicated to two gorgeous numbers - 25 and 2025
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3 years ago today
Happy Anniversary Leah xxx
Thoughts?
From todays notorious Friday cryptic in the Herald and The Age
“School’s principal station? (5,4)”
HINT; (6) = “schools” + (3) = “principal” to give (5,4) = “station”
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Quality
Dropped my latest NerdNews this week on the critical issue of the insatiable energy demands of Generative AI systems
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Lovely clue from todays David Astle cryptic in the Sydney Morning Herald
“Censor tender deed (6)”
HINT; answer = “censor” and is (3) + (3) for the other two words in the clue
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When they said “meet me in the dedicated car wash area” I was assuming something a bit more … how do you say …
Make and Model?
Dr Oz … Linda McMahon … Matt Gaetz …
Like wow
They are serving lunch at the corporate event I’m MCing and the buffet tables are flush against a wall so you can only serve from one side
Snaking long queues
Witnessing the inefficiency is hurting the mathematician in me at a cellular level
And a thrill to have you included @dylanodonnell.bsky.social
Sweet bippy we are literally cooked
Cheers Hino
It’s great to look out and see a few people in the crowd who clearly didn’t listen first time around - and wonder how they got here!
And great work by your mum! Classy lady with impeccable taste
Sure @bsky.app has added a million in a day
But in even more exciting news @adambspencer.bsky.social added 100 already existing bskyers to his new account!
Well this looks like fun
Cheers pickles!
