Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 32mThis is everything you want in a cup final. An absolutely epic 90 minutes, ending at nil-all. So it's off to extra time we go... #SMBvMVC #AustraliaCup 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 2hDamn. Neither the Paramount nor 10Play apps want to work over a VPN. So we won't be watching the #AustraliaCup final. If anyone knows of another live stream (video or audio) please let me know... or just keep up the feed under the hashtag. 100
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 3hBit of a brutal shock for the @wallabies.bsky.social at Eden Park as the @allblacksofficial.bsky.social stroll away with a 50-19 win. Followed the match via the ABs live blog and it sounds like it would have been an absolute banger, played at pretty high intensity. #BledisloeCup 000
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 9hA nice aspect of being in the countryside is the low level of light pollution. On clear nights I can gaze up at the stars, and all the constellations are unfamiliar. No southern cross, no clearly obvious edge view of the galactic disc: a view I have always found a little disconcerting. 020
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 9hAnother excursion today to explore Lake Towada and the Towada shrine. A perfect autumn day weather wise so ideal for some gentle hiking. 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 12hUnderstandable given the weaker ¥, though probably why Japan is getting more inbound visitors. It's good to be doing full language immersion here though. 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 12h@lougo.bsky.social An interesting read and this mission luanches in just over a week! 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 12hI wonder if it's an English language thing. We're currently in Japan, attending a Japanese language school for a couple of weeks. We are the only Australian students, and there are others from Germany, Singapore, and the Americas (inc. the USA). 210
Reposted by Naked ApeAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 08/10/2026it's good to see this laid out clearly, but i'm once again going to point to Peter Naur's 1985 essay "Programming as Theory Building" 6393135
Reposted by Naked ApeAli @mueritz98.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just finished an excellent piece by Kate Carruthers ( @kcar.me ) on #AI #sovereignty from Australia, and it contains many lessons which are directly relevant for #Germany, for the #EU and for most non-US countries. katecarruthers.com/smaller-mode... The principal lessons are these: [1/7] 284
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Is there no bottom to the depth of their depravity? FFS. 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Got the COVID booster a couple of weeks before we left for Japan. Not a sickness I'm keen to get again if I can avoid it. Apparently both Moderna and Pfizer have a combined flu/COVID vaccine that's highly effective. Tested, approved and released (though not in Australia yet). 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We're currently in Japan and people are wearing masks as flu season is getting under way. Lucky I had my yearly booster a couple of months back. Last had the 'flu a few years ago and it was probably the sickest I've ever been, ended up with pneumonia which was horrendous. Coughed for weeks. 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Definitely a geothermal region: hot water and boiling mud. Like Rotorua. 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Goshogake was stunning. Beautiful autumn leaves and an active geothermal area, not unlike Rotorua (my Iwi!) - so a little sulphurous. Amd the views... 110
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Classes" today were simply practical exercises: catching a local bus to Hanawa, going to the farmer's marker and shopping. Purchased fruit and myago (Japanese ginger flower buds) which required inquiring about what things were and how much they cost. Then an excursion to Goshogake onsen... 140
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sorry to hear you're unwell. Sounds like good old fashioned influenza. Which is non trivial, and there seems to be a bit going around. 110
Reposted by Naked ApeBrandon Doughan 🍶 @brandondoughan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I’d be more upset about this if words hadn’t lost all meaning some time agothehill.comTrump to award National Medal of Science to Elon MuskPresident Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives Thursday, a White House official confirmed to The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation. Mu… 162
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026@lougo.bsky.social ... like you need an excuse to go to Chile... 000
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If the Dead Kennedys album "Plastic Surgery Disasters" ever gets a re-release, this image should ne the cover. 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A recommendation from earlier in our trip, is Coffeeman Good in Aomori. Small (4/5 seats) and focused on quality specialty #coffee. Not somewhere to go if you are in a hurry: there may be a queue and the barista is attentive to process. Definitely one for the coffee geeks. coffeemangood.stores.jpcoffeemangood.stores.jpCOFFEEMAN good"コーヒーを通じて繋がるコミュニティスタンド"というコンセプトで、青森市の商店街にひっそり佇むとても小さなお店です。 店主の橋本がスペシャルティコーヒーを生豆から厳選し、少量ずつ丁寧に焼いています。 お客様ひとりひとりとの繋がりを大切にしたいため、1〜2名様でのご来店をお勧めしております。 素材を生かした、四季折々のコーヒーをぜひお楽しみ下さい。 030
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Melbourne did lockdown pretty hard. While across the Tasman they had full sports events and the like. A truly strange time that's almost hard to comprehend now. 000
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When my stepmother passed last year, it was my half bro and sis that really wore the emotional toll. Being in another country it was a bit remote for me. Was a little different when my father went, as Melbourne was in lockdown and I couldn't go to NZ without 2 weeks quarantine. A strange time. 100
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Feel for you mate, I know how it goes. Look after yourself. 100
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Started today with an excursion before class: harvesting rice (which the Akita prefecture is famous for). Rather nice to spend a couple of hours in a field gathering, bundling and stacking the golden harvest. 050
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026First full day of language classes yesterday: all conducted in 日本語. So very immersive and you have to start thinking "natively" so to speak. Got the standard school bento (rice, salmon, mushroom, umeboshi, etc) for lunch and made cha-han (チャーハン - fried rice) with brocolli and prawns for dinner. 070
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If a private citizen accessed government systems this way, no effort would be spared to prosecute them. Perhaps senior executives in #AI companies should be treated the same way. Some hard time in Long Bay gaol might sharpen their thinking. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auTop OpenAI boss on hack apology tour 'can't explain' Australian AI distrustOpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, made his first public appearance in Sydney since the hack, saying he could not explain why Australians distrust AI. 021
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm in Akita prefecture, in northern Honshu. And it bucketed down with rain last night. 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Always a winner for getting a meal done quickly, and a great satisfying texture. 100
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Curses. This is just before we get back to Tokyo. Perhaps something for another visit (like I need an excuse). 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Then back to do more home cooking. With a short detour via a post office to buy stamps to send postcards to my mum. Have to say I'm quickly developing a liking for extra long chopsticks as cooking tools. Whipped up a rather delicious toriniku udon with brocolli and shimeji mushrooms this evening. 120
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A full day today with language school orientation and first classes. Then a cultural excursion to a Buddhist temple for meditation and sutra copying. Having become interested in Buddhism in my teens, this was the first time I've had actual instruction in Zen mediation practice (and in Japanese).... 120
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026First night cooking in an unfamiliar, Japanese kitchen. Made a home style classic, nikujaga (肉じゃが) - meat and potatoes, with rice and a couple of pickles. I could get used to using long chopsticks, where I'd normally use a wooden spoon. Tomorrow is the first day of language school! 140
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Dined at a local izakaya last night and among the tsukemono (pickles) was Iburigakko (いぶりがっこ). This is a smoked daikon pickle that is a specialty of the Akita region. It is also a killer dish that I am definitely going to replicate at home, as I'm partial to both pickles and smoked dishes! 141
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Haven't slept on a futon for a while, particularly at floor level. Enjoyed a good, restful night. Though felt a little like when I'd first moved out of home and was sleeping on a futon for the first time. 030
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Home away from home, for the next three weeks. Time for a supply run to the スーパー for some essentials, as it's all self catering (and an all izakaya diet probably isn't healthy). 170
Reposted by Naked ApeDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 01/10/2026AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.democracynow.orgThe Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit GebruWe speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind... 18710306
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The most moving piece in last year's exhibition was a Thousand Stitch Belt (千人針 - senninbari), gifted to Imperial army troops for protection. I'd read of them but actually seeing one and reading accounts from women who'd gone around collecting or contributing stitches really brought it to life. 010
Naked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We went to a textile exhibition in Tokyo last year, which was incredible. It showcased a range of things from huge sculptural constructions to common folk art. The pieces we saw yesterday showed how local variations in stitching patterns revealed where they were from. Quite incredible really. 120
