VIII-
@achtminus.bsky.social
Je reconnais la futilité de mes tâches et la certitude de mon sort. Pronouns: Dr/Professor. Vivo en BCN. Född i Sverige
Free to read and pretty funny /interesting
www.ft.com/content/a7f1...
www.ft.com/content/a7f1...
Maybe the S&P 500 will triple?
Stephen Miran’s old shop reckons that stocks are ‘not even close’ to a bubble
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Free to read and pretty funny /interesting
www.ft.com/content/a7f1...
www.ft.com/content/a7f1...
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
www.economist.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Looking back to looking forward in 1999. This was written before the dot.com crash of year 2000. Why? No particular reason.
www.economist.com/special/1999...
www.economist.com/special/1999...
When the bubble bursts
The Internet is a remarkable invention. Amazon and its peers are remarkable businesses. Even so, net-obsessed investors have lost touch with reality
www.economist.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Looking back to looking forward in 1999. This was written before the dot.com crash of year 2000. Why? No particular reason.
www.economist.com/special/1999...
www.economist.com/special/1999...
This is all true, by the way
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtc...
Europe is a TERRIBLE Country
YouTube video by Language Simp
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is all true, by the way
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtc...
"For example, in the first six months of 2025, OpenAI appears to have spent close to $5bn just on inference. Its cash burn over the same period was reported to be $2.5bn on revenue of $4.3bn." www.ft.com/content/fce7...
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"For example, in the first six months of 2025, OpenAI appears to have spent close to $5bn just on inference. Its cash burn over the same period was reported to be $2.5bn on revenue of $4.3bn." www.ft.com/content/fce7...
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Not sure why I saw the first and immediately thought of the second...
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not sure why I saw the first and immediately thought of the second...
First listen through of Rosalía's Lux (stream version), with a keyboard.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
First listen through of Rosalía's Lux (stream version), with a keyboard.
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【Ado】MAGIC
YouTube video by Ado
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hey backend person on icebreaker... how do you guess my language preferences? And pourquoi pas un peu de français tambe?
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey backend person on icebreaker... how do you guess my language preferences? And pourquoi pas un peu de français tambe?
For once, read below the line. Tesla could save literally a trillion dollar by outsourcing management functions to Grok....
www.ft.com/content/74e3...
www.ft.com/content/74e3...
AI’s awfully exciting until companies want to use it: Rightmove edition
‘Hello, I need the biggest business transformation project you have. No, that’s too big . . .’
www.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
For once, read below the line. Tesla could save literally a trillion dollar by outsourcing management functions to Grok....
www.ft.com/content/74e3...
www.ft.com/content/74e3...
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One of my predictions for the next few decades is that China’s focus on green tech will provide the world with cheap means to stop global warming but the country itself will get deflation and low growth in exchange. Meanwhile America will continue to focus on targeted ads and profit by comparison.
The world’s renewable energy superpower
economist.com/special-repo...
economist.com/special-repo...
The world’s renewable-energy superpower
China’s moment for climate leadership has arrived
economist.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
One of my predictions for the next few decades is that China’s focus on green tech will provide the world with cheap means to stop global warming but the country itself will get deflation and low growth in exchange. Meanwhile America will continue to focus on targeted ads and profit by comparison.
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Excellent. What I'm getting from this is fridges and filing cabinets could be either archives or databases
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Excellent. What I'm getting from this is fridges and filing cabinets could be either archives or databases
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
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$META @reuters.com
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Why am I learning completely inconsequential things, such as the name of New York's mayor? New York isn't even one of the World's top 10 cities. And no one forced me to learn the names of mayors of Tokyo, Cairo, Dehli, Osaka etc
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Why am I learning completely inconsequential things, such as the name of New York's mayor? New York isn't even one of the World's top 10 cities. And no one forced me to learn the names of mayors of Tokyo, Cairo, Dehli, Osaka etc
Dirty old town, dirty old town🎶
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dirty old town, dirty old town🎶
wow! Friday music
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
wow! Friday music
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
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"Academic freedom supports methodological pluralism and critical debate which are the most important drivers of scientific progress. When dissent is permitted and diverse viewpoints can be openly discussed, the self-correcting mechanisms of science become more effective."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Academic freedom supports methodological pluralism and critical debate which are the most important drivers of scientific progress. When dissent is permitted and diverse viewpoints can be openly discussed, the self-correcting mechanisms of science become more effective."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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Does the rise of populism have economic roots, and more protectionist and anti-immigration policies help? Quick thread on my latest piece here
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buff.ly/O2SoUok
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The Bruni-Sarkozy of Canada? But who's taller?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Back in the spotlight: decoding the Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau romance
As the singer and former Canadian PM get together, we look at the history of romances between artists and politicians
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Bruni-Sarkozy of Canada? But who's taller?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Very elegant. How about some generalisations? (Left as an exercise to the reader).
Preuve sans parole croisée par hasard ce matin dans un vieux numéro de Mathematics Magazine (février 1999)
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Very elegant. How about some generalisations? (Left as an exercise to the reader).
visualisation of vibes
news.mit.edu/2025/charts-...
news.mit.edu/2025/charts-...
Charts can be social artifacts that communicate more than just data
MIT research shows users make assumptions about the social context of data visualizations based on design elements. These inferences can impact the degree to which users trust the data that visualizat...
news.mit.edu
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
visualisation of vibes
news.mit.edu/2025/charts-...
news.mit.edu/2025/charts-...