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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I didn't make the edit it's super old and from Twitter if you know who did pls lmk so I can give credit!!

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was supposed to plan a holiday this morning instead I was making stupid plots to counter stupid quotes.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I can't believe I've been writing in my free time because I've been dodging doing it for work hard 😂(but then again maybe that's because I try to take my job seriously and feel a sense of responsibility to have my professional writing reflect the factual reality of my research unlike some others)

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

and that creates these stupid situations where honesty, humility and a sense of team spirit come and bite you in the ass because the statements of grandiosity taken at face value will always sound more impressive. anyway it's sad and I am angry at the state of F1 media and punditry.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

But it's been a few days and maybe I haven't dug deep enough (I haven't dug at all) and there isn't really anyone with knowledge and audience putting the Monza quotes into the context of the actual season that has happened. Everything is always taken at face value.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And then we get shit simulations where one Ferrari wins 8 of the 11 races left, which LOL should tell you everything about how on point the simulation was, and then it ends in straight up delusions I guess.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am so disappointed with the F1 media coverage and lack of even the slightest bit of questioning of and putting driver statements into context that I'm writing my feelings again 😂 it will most likely never see the time of day but so much of this dumb narrative started in Zandvoort and the VSC

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

These Lewis quotes have me back on bsky because holy shit what is happening this weekend? Weird about the Schumacher tribute, weird about Monza 2019, now direct shots at Charles and name dropping Fred as an issue.. Meanwhile no get well whatever stuff towards Charles. What is this?

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This week is unreal. 7 days ago I watched a professional cello quartett Interpret Ai Se Eu Te Pego and now this Life's been weird

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

How TF do you release a gen 2 version of a productand it still runs on Android 11 in fuck ass 2026? Gen 2 because of +1GB (3GB) of RAM that's only there because it now also has pen support THAT NOBODY NEEDS ON A DEVICE OF THAT SIZE The fuck ass Phone size one has 6GB RAM, android 13 and is from 24

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I was actually talking about running 😭 But it does apply to F1 too

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I need to do sprints.. but I don't wanna do sprints...

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

it's an easy fix but like it's insane that unless you do things like force the fig.Theme ='light' your plots may be unreadable based on the the IDE preferences they were created in

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Matlab is so dumb sometimes it's funny because why on earth if I am running the IDE in dark mode do my plots also automatically have a dark background?? and I like dark plots but like I don't want that to depend on my IDE preferences 😭

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The influenza joke was right there man

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Got rained on on my run which was fun but now my baby hairs are all super curly and I'm upset then when I wash them in a second they're not gonna get anywhere close to this curly...

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I've already had beef with matlab but live script... holy fuck in theory lovely idea, in practice useless

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

But hello!! Ilman has a podcast! And he shows his face! That much mean he only speaks the truth and confirmed rumours! Because of his impeccable reputation that he doesn't want to risk! Ilman of all people. Still such a funny take

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

It's incredible that there is like no 6-7 inch device available at all or in a reasonable price range because they all have all these extras that I don't need. I don't need color, pen support, or super fancy refresh rates or idek what. I just want a b/w e-reader that let's me use libby + kindle app

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Thanks, but no thanks 😭 I don't think my hearing is good enough for it to be worth it. I mostly just found it funny that they don't just call it an mp3 player. And I guess it's because it technically isn't one bc no mp3s for the audiophiles. But it feels like reinventing the wheel 😂

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Really? I've had way less issues with overleaf but rn I have to get minted to work for a template and locally having to install the latex package, then the python package, then add the package to PATH, then add parameters to the pdflatex command to get it to work is a lot 😭

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Because I was looking for Android based e-readers (Libby app + I want access to my family's kindle library because if we paid for the books I'm going to be reading them) And was watching reviews YouTube shows me the weirdest tech stuff now. Bc wdym "digital audio players" are a thing 😭

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Announcing someone joining like 3 years ahead of time (gardening leave) is even more hilarious

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

announcing someone leaving 2 years ahead of time is hilarious

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

is it tho? because it's not like Kym isn't making his money through social media engagement and its not lucrative for him to post things quickly without looking for confirmation. and evidently credible journalists (incl. their faces FYI) have said that there is no truth to the Ferrari part of it all

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

that gives him about as much credibility as I have just because I happen to live in the same city as Marko. anyone can start a podcast, and being an F1 photographer doesn't magically make him a credible source of anything other than photos that he takes. he is not a reputable journalist or source.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

curious about the kym mention because he got his following by posting gossip, doing videos about what watches the drivers wear and being weird about women in and around the sport. if that is the benchmark for journalism then we're truly lost

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

you have to "exit" the thread with it playing but don't enter any other thread or channel then the pop up at least works and it won't stop with every new message 😭

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

discord get your shit together.. some of us have friends that drop 18 min podcasts and I would like to be able to listen to them without having to tap my god damn screen every 5s! and this worked fine like a month ago wtf happened!??

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

imagine having a brain and actually using it..

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I just want to say that I am very grateful of Overleafs existence because trying to make certain Latex things work locally for other people is an experience and a half also don't be too good at certain things unintentionally or you'll end up with responsibilities you didn't want

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

it's insane! but yk what he needs when the team is doing well and things are looking up at the start of regulations with seemingly a lot of development potential in the car? a new TP in 2 years which means a super destabilized team for the 2 years between!!

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

challenge impossible: Leclerc fans not getting off on Leclercs future at Ferrari being massively fucked with because they don't actually want to see him or the team succeed because they get off on the tragedy of it all. use your brain cells occasionally people I beg you or they'll atrophy even more

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

sure it did give more individuality because they got to swap between maps but the way people talk about it you'd think they were choosing their actual deployment every single moment of every single lap. the super clipping sucks but that's a symptom of a different issue

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

disclaimer there are many issues and things to be dealt with with the new regs. HOWEVER, why are we retconning how the deployment was handled previously? why are we pretending it was completely in the drivers hands and not handled via predetermined mappings + overtake button?

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

and if it's the "black box" of AI we can still keep people from learning a new skill and we the people that "understand" can still feel smarter I guess. It's all just so stupid.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

when half the time one good explanation would be enough. Other people aren't too lazy to put the effort in to learn a new skill you are just too lazy and vain to explain well and make it accessible.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I could use this as a jumping off point to start a discussion about STEMs weird attitude towards "giving people without the skill access via AI" as if everything is sooo complicated that the average person is incapable of comprehending anything. bc we're so special and so much smarter..

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

starting with people that have never interacted with github. "why are people not using it" idk maybe because the instructions are shit for the average user?

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

having looked at the github doc for the feed generator.. how about you just write a documentation that is actually accessible for people with little to no experience? people are neither unable to nor unwilling to do a bit of learning for something like this but the instructions need to be accessible

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

are you sure it was a bug? because looking at the same straight laps 44/45 LEC post overtake also only reaches 305 km/h and it looks like HAM might've been deploying his energy differently + the lack of slipstream. we have seen drivers with empty batteries bc of how they use it why make it a bug?

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

1st) pace looks good to me (didn't watch the race so caveat) 2nd) wtf did they do to albon?

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

He said he doesn't care because he cares and it's obvious that he cares. And he isn't even inherently wrong for caring but this idea people have of him is so far off the mark but I guess congrats to him for making people buy it. It's just wild to me that people don't see it.

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The one thing I have to say about the Max thing is: it's insane that there is this narrative that he doesn't care about how he is perceived and thus speaks the truth™. Somehow people have looked at a man that cares so obviously and so intensely and have decided that that's nonchalance personified

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Um akshually @umakshually.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Are you sure that in this case it's about British talent specifically and not mostly about the fact that these teams are super close in location which makes getting engineers from other teams regardless of their nationality easier and cheaper since they don't even have to move?

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