Yvan Richard

Data scientist and flâneur of the Twitterverse

[Yvan Richard @TheFrenchStick]

@jeffcthomson Economy, but not the part that deals with environment, housing, safety, taxes, education, inflation, poverty, or health. So not really economy, then.

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@freddyvandam300 @WhiteHouse Russel Crowe was born in New Zealand

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Lovely shout out from Forest & Bird. It's been a real pleasure to be involved in the Bird of the Year campaign.
Data and birds, what's not to love?!

[Forest & Bird @Forest_and_Bird]

🦜✨ For over a decade, Dragonfly data scientist Yvan Richard has been quietly helping to keep Bird of the Year fair and fun. Now, Dragonfly Data Science has officially joined the flock as the verified vote-counting team for the 2025 competition! 

From quirky campaigns and international stunts (looking at you @iamjohnoliver 👀) to hundreds of thousands of passionate votes, ensuring fairness is no small task. That’s why Yvan built a transparent dashboard to track every vote, flag anomalies, and keep the competition soaring. 

Two decades on, Bird of the Year has become more than just a vote, it’s a nationwide celebration of the unique birdlife of Aotearoa and a powerful model for conservation engagement. 

📰 Click the link below to read the full story about Yvan’s journey and Dragonfly’s role in keeping Bird of the Year flying high! 
 
👉https://t.co/ZHmybzrZ3A

[Yvan Richard @TheFrenchStick]

@Forest_and_Bird Data and birds. My happy place!

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If you get an emergency message on your phone but dismiss it without reading it to stop the horrible sound, you can access it from the history.
On Android: Settings > Safety and emergency > Wireless emergency alerts > Emergency alert history.

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This is what you get when people trust a book written 2000 years ago more than the lessons and evidence gathered since then...

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Following the #USElection2024 is like seeing your good friend deciding to drive home after a party despite being completely drunk. A mix of helplessness, stress, disbelief, and anger.
American friends, please don't make a fool of yourselves again.

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I'm seeing plenty of promoted fake RNZ articles like this on X pointing at fake articles with the RNZ banner. Surely this is illegal? Is @radionz aware of it?

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Thinking of invoicing Bill Gates for all the hours I wasted because of people using Excel. Grrr. What a stupid format for managing data. It's unbelievable that it's still a thing.

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Super sad. I studied these kittiwakes for two summers in the Norwegian Arctic back around 2000. It all seemed like a safe heaven for them. https://t.co/KIf5FqeoXK

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It doesn't appear that last year's foreign interference in @Forest_and_Bird #BirdOfTheYear has had a lasting effect on this year's election so far.

But it's not over yet! You have until Sunday to cast your vote. I'm looking at you @iamjohnoliver 🧐
https://t.co/wscwdZbwoD

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@David_Cormack Maybe they should just have made better bread and pastries?
It worked while they were the best out there, but now Wellingtonians have a range of proper bakeries that have little to envy to European ones, and Pandoro products taste quite bland in comparison.

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The diversity in Olympic opening ceremonies is to be embraced. Some countries showcase their discipline, turning thousands of individuals into synchronised robots, while others celebrate the diversity of their people. They all produce impressive shows nonetheless.

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@helenmakesmaps How amazing is it to be a recovered ESRI user, though?!

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Showing everything allows alternatives to be considered more easily, instead of a narrow focus on a single line.

I'm just not sure how it will behave with many users simultaneously. Let's see!

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Out of frustration, I made a web app to help my commute in #wellington. Maybe you'll find it useful too? https://t.co/kB92kkfu6C

It shows all buses, trains, and ferries in real-time. Pick a stop and it will tell you exactly where your next bus is.

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@SiOldridge Meanwhile, in New Zealand, with an outside temperature of just under 10 degrees...

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Now that the elections have started in NZ, I hope people will vote for parties with a vision, based on evidence, not anecdotes.
To overcome the challenges ahead, we need to be strong together, not selfish and not blaming each other.

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@MorganGodfery With National voters being all "What's-in-there-for-me?" and 50% of the population living north of Taupō, the South is unlikely their priority... Or maybe just around the ski fields.

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To make up for the lack of fair taxes in NZ, we should charge people $50 every time they complain about poor infrastructure, crime, a lack of doctors or teachers, insufficient science funding, traffic, bus delays, or climate disasters.