David Olsen
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Craft beer, Pinball, NRL, Startups, Hard Techno - Sydney, Australia.
✨ Kick Off with Brandy and Jimmy: The key numbers and stats behind set restarts with Rugby League Eye Test (16/9/26) ✨
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A reminder that as one of rugby league’s leading independent experts on set restarts, I’m available to speak about the subject for your podcasts, radio shows, work functions, weddings, 21st birthdays, bowling club meat raffles & school fetes.
There were only 3 set restarts in the Panthers/Roosters game after both teams conceding 15 in Round 24
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
September 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
✨ Kick Off with Brandy and Jimmy: The key numbers and stats behind set restarts with Rugby League Eye Test (16/9/26) ✨
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Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
September 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
Did his dealer cut him off?
September 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Did his dealer cut him off?
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There were only 3 set restarts in the Panthers/Roosters game after both teams conceding 15 in Round 24
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
Some actual truths about set restarts in 2026 - The Rugby League Eye Test
Hi, I’m the Rugby League Eye Test. You might remember me from such set restart posts as “Six again? More like 2.3 again”, “The NRL’s setrestartmaxxing era and the value of consecutive play the balls” ...
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
There were only 3 set restarts in the Panthers/Roosters game after both teams conceding 15 in Round 24
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
Did you know that there are fewer set restarts during a 2pm/4pm Sunday game than any other timeslot?
Some actual truths about set restarts
www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/09/14/s...
I know there are long running wastewater testing programs in Australia for illegal drugs (NDARC regularly publish data on this) plus infectious disease level monitoring (more so since COVID).
But is Australia monitoring wastewater for anything else?
But is Australia monitoring wastewater for anything else?
BREAKING: EPA is launching a study of water contamination that will, for the first time, test for the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. Anti-abortion groups consider it a major win that could pave the way for restrictions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pills
The new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities.
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I know there are long running wastewater testing programs in Australia for illegal drugs (NDARC regularly publish data on this) plus infectious disease level monitoring (more so since COVID).
But is Australia monitoring wastewater for anything else?
But is Australia monitoring wastewater for anything else?
I'm sure left turn on red (after stopping) used to be a thing in NSW when signposted? Is it not anymore? I've not seen signage for it in years.
allowing drivers to proceed on a red light is inherently and inescapably anti-social
ban #RTOR everywhere
#RightOnRed #VisionZero
ban #RTOR everywhere
#RightOnRed #VisionZero
September 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I'm sure left turn on red (after stopping) used to be a thing in NSW when signposted? Is it not anymore? I've not seen signage for it in years.
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An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?
September 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?
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In rebuttal to “legal? ai is getting there” I offer www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinatio...
September 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In rebuttal to “legal? ai is getting there” I offer www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinatio...
If not friend, why friend shaped?
Most bath times this guy saves the day.
Over the years he’s rescued dinosaurs, superheroes and sea creatures.
Our kids are pretty clear this is unambiguously and definitively one of the good guys. I think the vast majority of grown ups would agree with them.
Over the years he’s rescued dinosaurs, superheroes and sea creatures.
Our kids are pretty clear this is unambiguously and definitively one of the good guys. I think the vast majority of grown ups would agree with them.
September 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
If not friend, why friend shaped?
Technically it's mackeral. Which is the best kind of mackeral.
UK canned ‘mackerel’ now contains no mackerel
Critics say switch to tins comprising more sustainable species risks confusing consumers
www.ft.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Technically it's mackeral. Which is the best kind of mackeral.
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“Mathematics only makes sense as a gift economy. It has no trade secrets. Substituting a monetizable ersatz culture for the one evolved through historical experience is a particularly insidious form of knowledge collapse.”
Mathematician Michael Harris on the AI companies coming for math:
Mathematician Michael Harris on the AI companies coming for math:
Knowledge Collapse
AI companies are racing to mechanize mathematics. Where does that leave human understanding?
www.bostonreview.net
September 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“Mathematics only makes sense as a gift economy. It has no trade secrets. Substituting a monetizable ersatz culture for the one evolved through historical experience is a particularly insidious form of knowledge collapse.”
Mathematician Michael Harris on the AI companies coming for math:
Mathematician Michael Harris on the AI companies coming for math:
Busted.
"While unlikely, we cannot rule out that de-identified data derived from their usage of our products helped improve our models." - OpenAI researchers on complaints from an Anthropic researcher that his use of Codex helped OpenAI solve the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
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Not a good look...
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Not a good look...
On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
We’re sharing an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, including a writeup and a formal proof in Lean.
openai.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Busted.
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Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...
September 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...
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"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
September 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
Omg they made a BarbWire pinball machine?!?
September 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Omg they made a BarbWire pinball machine?!?
Did the LLM labs release a new model?
Seems way more AI psychosis on the TL than usual.
Seems way more AI psychosis on the TL than usual.
September 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Did the LLM labs release a new model?
Seems way more AI psychosis on the TL than usual.
Seems way more AI psychosis on the TL than usual.
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Backrooms 2: Electric Peekaboo
Having made the most successful film in A24's history, Kane Parsons has signed on to direct the horror sequel, Backrooms 2.
filmstories.co.uk/news/kane-pa...
filmstories.co.uk/news/kane-pa...
Kane Parsons to make Backrooms 2 next
Having made the most successful film in A24's history, Kane Parsons has signed on to direct the horror sequel, Backrooms 2.
filmstories.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Backrooms 2: Electric Peekaboo
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Heya friends! We’re on a quest for another awesome addition to our studio. That’s right, we’ve got a shiny new role live on our careers site. Get it while it’s hot!
🎨 2D Artist 🖍️
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🎨 2D Artist 🖍️
Check it out at: leagueofgeeks.com/careers#2d-a...
Reposts appreciated. Share with your creative and artistic pals! 🙏
September 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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What’s the problem w using LLMs to write stuff you want other people to read -emails, articles, posts- and why are people (like me!) so incredibly hostile that they will block you/mute you/block your domain, to never read anything from you again?
Bryan spells it out. Read it:
Bryan spells it out. Read it:
September 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
What’s the problem w using LLMs to write stuff you want other people to read -emails, articles, posts- and why are people (like me!) so incredibly hostile that they will block you/mute you/block your domain, to never read anything from you again?
Bryan spells it out. Read it:
Bryan spells it out. Read it:
Klein is not a good referee.
September 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Klein is not a good referee.
Sometimes I would teleport from the club to my bed.
extremely unsafe 5 mile walk while borderline blackout drunk
September 6, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Sometimes I would teleport from the club to my bed.