Havelock Vetinari
@havelockvetinari.bsky.social
Lord Patrician of Ankh-Morpork.
No discernible logic in neither posting or following.
The deeper you look into the social media, the deeper the social media will look into you.
No discernible logic in neither posting or following.
The deeper you look into the social media, the deeper the social media will look into you.
Something to think about the next time you slip on a sidewalk and start transferring from vertical position to horizontal:
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Hypothesis Slides Into the Chat. | Quanta Magazine
A newly proposed explanation for the slipperiness of ice has revived a centuries-long debate.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Something to think about the next time you slip on a sidewalk and start transferring from vertical position to horizontal:
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
Suomessa uskotaan edelleen, että koska Tesloja ei tarvitse huoltaa niiden surkea sijoitus katsastustilastoissa johtuu vain siitä, että omistajat käyvät hakemassa korjauslistan katsastuskonttorilta.
Näin ne ikääntyvät maissa, joissa ei ole vuosikatsastusta.
Näin ne ikääntyvät maissa, joissa ei ole vuosikatsastusta.
Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Suomessa uskotaan edelleen, että koska Tesloja ei tarvitse huoltaa niiden surkea sijoitus katsastustilastoissa johtuu vain siitä, että omistajat käyvät hakemassa korjauslistan katsastuskonttorilta.
Näin ne ikääntyvät maissa, joissa ei ole vuosikatsastusta.
Näin ne ikääntyvät maissa, joissa ei ole vuosikatsastusta.
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Not at all surprising that @gideonrachman.bsky.social nails it in his reading of the NSS here.
"The Trump administration view of 'western civilisation' is based on race, Christianity and nationalism. The European version is a liberal view founded on democracy, human rights and the rule of law ..."
"The Trump administration view of 'western civilisation' is based on race, Christianity and nationalism. The European version is a liberal view founded on democracy, human rights and the rule of law ..."
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Not at all surprising that @gideonrachman.bsky.social nails it in his reading of the NSS here.
"The Trump administration view of 'western civilisation' is based on race, Christianity and nationalism. The European version is a liberal view founded on democracy, human rights and the rule of law ..."
"The Trump administration view of 'western civilisation' is based on race, Christianity and nationalism. The European version is a liberal view founded on democracy, human rights and the rule of law ..."
Some of the innumerable ways Chinese workers get even when they have been treated badly or are just generally pissed off:
weibo.substack.com/p/120425-the...
weibo.substack.com/p/120425-the...
12/04/25 - The boss bullshits me, so I bullshit my boss. If it’s good enough, it’s good enough. It’s not like we’re making rockets.
A compilation of why you should never bully your workers:
weibo.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Some of the innumerable ways Chinese workers get even when they have been treated badly or are just generally pissed off:
weibo.substack.com/p/120425-the...
weibo.substack.com/p/120425-the...
In a war economy, all firms can be defense firms. Too bad the Russian stock market is stunted so these don't get the market cap they deserve.
investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
BIC Finds the Belarusian Kingpin of Russian Drones
The investigation examines drone shipments originating from Gomel and uncovers the ties between “Zavod Santex” and its owner to the Russian combat-drone manufacturer Rustakt, which collaborates with R...
investigatebel.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In a war economy, all firms can be defense firms. Too bad the Russian stock market is stunted so these don't get the market cap they deserve.
investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Mikäs SA:n hovihankkijalle nyt tuli?
💣 Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons firm, is implicated in a widening NATO corruption scandal. The military alliance’s procurement agency (NSPA) has suspended the company from bidding on new contracts.
www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
Israel’s biggest defence company suspended by NATO amid corruption probe
Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons firm, is implicated in a widening NATO corruption scandal. The military alliance’s procurement agency (NSPA) has suspended the company from bidding on new contr...
www.ftm.eu
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Mikäs SA:n hovihankkijalle nyt tuli?
Siinä on samaan aikaan jotain lämmittävää ja kylmäävää kun jo Suomen Sodasta tuttu von Fieandtin sotilassuku valmistautuu Bodenissa puolustamaan Ruotsia (ja Suomea) Rovaniemellä.
www.dn.se/sverige/ny-e...
www.dn.se/sverige/ny-e...
Ny elitstyrka skapas: ”Stora grejer och mycket ansvar”
Natostyrkan FLF Finland får bas med 800 soldater i Boden. Styrkan ska snabbt kunna försvara Nordkalotten och norra Finland mot ryska hot.
www.dn.se
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Siinä on samaan aikaan jotain lämmittävää ja kylmäävää kun jo Suomen Sodasta tuttu von Fieandtin sotilassuku valmistautuu Bodenissa puolustamaan Ruotsia (ja Suomea) Rovaniemellä.
www.dn.se/sverige/ny-e...
www.dn.se/sverige/ny-e...
Tältä näyttää ruotsalainen keskiasteen koulutusjärjestelmä luonnontieteiden näkökulmasta:
www.sverigesingenjorer.se/opinion-och-...
www.sverigesingenjorer.se/opinion-och-...
Gymnasieelever på natur och teknik bestraffas av dagens betygsystem
www.sverigesingenjorer.se
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Tältä näyttää ruotsalainen keskiasteen koulutusjärjestelmä luonnontieteiden näkökulmasta:
www.sverigesingenjorer.se/opinion-och-...
www.sverigesingenjorer.se/opinion-och-...
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2/2 Most of the value in the model is derived from a ghost economy on Mars in 2040. Millions of Optimus robots building structures for other robots on a barren planet with no humans or paying customers. This "output" of $1.36 Trillion per year is worth $0, not $1.36 Trillion per year.
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
2/2 Most of the value in the model is derived from a ghost economy on Mars in 2040. Millions of Optimus robots building structures for other robots on a barren planet with no humans or paying customers. This "output" of $1.36 Trillion per year is worth $0, not $1.36 Trillion per year.
Is there already an ETF or a hedge fund that would follow the investments of these clearly superior investment minds?
Superior stock trading performance by US congressional leaders, from Shang-Jin Wei and Yifan Zhou www.nber.org/papers/w34524
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Is there already an ETF or a hedge fund that would follow the investments of these clearly superior investment minds?
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So what can you do? My advice: assume you’re stuck with your computer and phone for a few years. If you have the cash, upgrade now. Fill your PC with all the RAM it can take. You need a new (or new-old) phone, get it straight away.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/a...
AI screws us over again: memory shortages, Crucial shutting down
Micron, which makes about a quarter of all the computer memory and flash in the world, is shutting down Crucial, its retail store. Crucial is closing in February next year — the AI hyperscalers are…
pivot-to-ai.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
So what can you do? My advice: assume you’re stuck with your computer and phone for a few years. If you have the cash, upgrade now. Fill your PC with all the RAM it can take. You need a new (or new-old) phone, get it straight away.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/a...
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“but wouldn’t socialism fail because it suppresses competition?”
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“but wouldn’t socialism fail because it suppresses competition?”
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Some reading for the weekend (I find this really quite interesting but our statistics say you’re not reading stuff on FCAS 🧐) Come on, I promise it’s more fun than the US NSS!
ecfr.eu/article/the-...
ecfr.eu/article/the-...
The trouble with FCAS: Why Europe’s fighter jet project is not taking off
The disagreement over the Franco-German-Spanish fighter aircraft system, FCAS, shows that when it comes to building a European defence industry, political will is not enough…
ecfr.eu
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Some reading for the weekend (I find this really quite interesting but our statistics say you’re not reading stuff on FCAS 🧐) Come on, I promise it’s more fun than the US NSS!
ecfr.eu/article/the-...
ecfr.eu/article/the-...
A letter from the future. There is nothing that could not be made faster and worse by adding crypto into the mix, and soon there will be lots of AI as well.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
And a cracked Aadhaar is the biggest IT cock-up in this solar system at least.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
And a cracked Aadhaar is the biggest IT cock-up in this solar system at least.
A $9.99 Scam Put a Billion People At Risk in India’s Hyper-Digital Economy
India’s push for digital IDs has sparked a bonanza for criminals.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A letter from the future. There is nothing that could not be made faster and worse by adding crypto into the mix, and soon there will be lots of AI as well.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
And a cracked Aadhaar is the biggest IT cock-up in this solar system at least.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
And a cracked Aadhaar is the biggest IT cock-up in this solar system at least.
Stolen or not, this is a very unique museum well worth a visit.
Our wonderful winter family trail launches today! Find the snowflakes hidden around the galleries and learn about objects from snowy environments. Pick up a trail in the museum or download from the website.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Stolen or not, this is a very unique museum well worth a visit.
Just kill the infinite scroll and make people klick "Next" after each post/video/whatever.
The entire pile of bloodsuckers in a raincoat collectively known as the adstack will crumble like a vampire in sunlight.
The entire pile of bloodsuckers in a raincoat collectively known as the adstack will crumble like a vampire in sunlight.
There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just kill the infinite scroll and make people klick "Next" after each post/video/whatever.
The entire pile of bloodsuckers in a raincoat collectively known as the adstack will crumble like a vampire in sunlight.
The entire pile of bloodsuckers in a raincoat collectively known as the adstack will crumble like a vampire in sunlight.
Siinähän virittelette jyrsijäverkkoja taloihinne.
A California man found the underside of his house in disarray. It turned out that a 550-pound black bear had moved into the crawl space. trib.al/y7jyZmk
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Siinähän virittelette jyrsijäverkkoja taloihinne.
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US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Remember him when people say that there should be more cognitive diversity among CEOs, and we should have more people like philosophy majors among them, rather than just lawyers, engineers and MBAs.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Remember him when people say that there should be more cognitive diversity among CEOs, and we should have more people like philosophy majors among them, rather than just lawyers, engineers and MBAs.
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The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
One thing missing from this @parmy.bsky.social is that the switching costs of personal assistants are much lower than the switching costs of social circles. More like switching a search engine. And as for group chats, all social media will contain soon mostly AI. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For Sale Page
social.media
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
One thing missing from this @parmy.bsky.social is that the switching costs of personal assistants are much lower than the switching costs of social circles. More like switching a search engine. And as for group chats, all social media will contain soon mostly AI. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Now we can observe that institutional memory maxes out and starts to overwrite in 17 years (2008-2025).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
ECB to Reboot Mindset in Bank Oversight Faulted as Risk Averse
Europe’s top bank watchdog plans to outline more steps to align itself with a push across the bloc to ensure lenders can remain competitive amid a rollback of financial regulations elsewhere.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Now we can observe that institutional memory maxes out and starts to overwrite in 17 years (2008-2025).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Did you know that the U.S. aircraft industry mobilization for WWII was kickstarted by the French, and that Ford Willow Run plant was pretty much a failure?
www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-bui...
www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-bui...
How to Build 300,000 Airplanes in Five Years
It’s no secret that the Allies won World War II on the back of the U.S.’s enormous industrial output.
www.construction-physics.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Did you know that the U.S. aircraft industry mobilization for WWII was kickstarted by the French, and that Ford Willow Run plant was pretty much a failure?
www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-bui...
www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-bui...