Jeroen Baert
@jbaert.bsky.social
Computer scientist, comedian, engineer, keynote speaker, Nerdland podcaster.
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
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RIP to such a funny person
we bring this one up all the time
we bring this one up all the time
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
RIP to such a funny person
we bring this one up all the time
we bring this one up all the time
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lol man it feels weird learning a guy just died and spending the next hour laughing
December 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
lol man it feels weird learning a guy just died and spending the next hour laughing
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Beat my niece at Mario Kart so she started crying? Fool. I contain wells of grief so deep not even the Gods can see the bottom. This is just another contest you're going to lose.
December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Beat my niece at Mario Kart so she started crying? Fool. I contain wells of grief so deep not even the Gods can see the bottom. This is just another contest you're going to lose.
Te weinig kleppers gezien van films dit jaar (ik loop achter en moet gedoodverfde favoriet One Battle After Another bijvoorbeeld nog bekijken), maar Sinners vond ik enorm entertainend.
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Te weinig kleppers gezien van films dit jaar (ik loop achter en moet gedoodverfde favoriet One Battle After Another bijvoorbeeld nog bekijken), maar Sinners vond ik enorm entertainend.
Eindejaarslijstje, no particular order:
Games:
Death Stranding 2
Mafia: The Old Country
Keeper
The Alters
Avowed
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Ball x Pit
Games:
Death Stranding 2
Mafia: The Old Country
Keeper
The Alters
Avowed
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Ball x Pit
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Eindejaarslijstje, no particular order:
Games:
Death Stranding 2
Mafia: The Old Country
Keeper
The Alters
Avowed
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Ball x Pit
Games:
Death Stranding 2
Mafia: The Old Country
Keeper
The Alters
Avowed
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Ball x Pit
eindejaarslijstje, no particular order:
Platen:
Tame Impala - Deadbeat
billy woods - Golliwog
Logic1000 - DJ-Kicks
Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying
Djrum - Under Tangled Silence
Platen:
Tame Impala - Deadbeat
billy woods - Golliwog
Logic1000 - DJ-Kicks
Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying
Djrum - Under Tangled Silence
December 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
eindejaarslijstje, no particular order:
Platen:
Tame Impala - Deadbeat
billy woods - Golliwog
Logic1000 - DJ-Kicks
Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying
Djrum - Under Tangled Silence
Platen:
Tame Impala - Deadbeat
billy woods - Golliwog
Logic1000 - DJ-Kicks
Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying
Djrum - Under Tangled Silence
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This might sound harsh, and judgmental, but if video is your preferred way of getting information about a topic, you’re a fucking moron
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This might sound harsh, and judgmental, but if video is your preferred way of getting information about a topic, you’re a fucking moron
Ik ben klaar om de ring naar Mordor te dragen
December 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ik ben klaar om de ring naar Mordor te dragen
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate :) open web for all
December 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate :) open web for all
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
Tip 1: Stop met gourmetten
December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tip 1: Stop met gourmetten
Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now?
Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now?
Firefox is my web browser of choice. It does a lot of things right. In particular, with the uBlock Origin add-on, it’s got the best ad blocking you can get on desktop and Android. Firefox is run by…
pivot-to-ai.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now?
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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The censored 60 Minutes' segment, Inside CECOT, is now available.
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The censored 60 Minutes' segment, Inside CECOT, is now available.
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
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"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
Hahahahahahahaha no.
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hahahahahahahaha no.
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Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for “marketing purposes.” It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for “marketing purposes.” It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot (check de foto's!)
The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot
Rodent me plenty!
www.pcgamer.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot (check de foto's!)
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What's wrong babe, you've barely touched your machine that makes writers obsolete
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
What's wrong babe, you've barely touched your machine that makes writers obsolete
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
Original post: thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarml...
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Original post: thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarml...