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Jonatan Hildén
@jhilden.bsky.social
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Information designer from Helsinki. Co-founder of Koponen+Hildén
Co-author of the Data visualization handbook / Tieto näkyväksi (Finnish edition)
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jhilden.bsky.social
also potentially useful as an insult creation toolkit?

”you flabelliform scrobiculate eccentric!”
funguspotion.bsky.social peregrine @funguspotion.bsky.social · 5h
for any curious this is from a guide by kit scates
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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matthewcobb.bsky.social
“Easy guide”
funguspotion.bsky.social peregrine @funguspotion.bsky.social · 5h
for any curious this is from a guide by kit scates
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
when you order a Tiwa from Fantastic Planet doll from Temu
Tiwa from fantastic planet, 1973 french animated film. She is blue and bald and has round red eyes, no eyebrows, small nose and mouth and fin-like ears. She is holding a little human
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
gamsilroy.bsky.social
lol
What is your biggest bet about the future of A.I. in five years? Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari Historian Within five years, A.I. agents are likely to become legal persons in at least some countries. Melanie Mitchell Melanie Mitchell Computer scientist A.I. won’t have cured cancer or solved physics. Also, no one will consider the ability to converse fluently a definitive sign of intelligence.
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
Mr. Pinboard isn’t here I guess but this is one for the ages.
Pinboard on twitter: The Programmers’ Credo: we do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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garvanwalshe.org
There had always been a middle position, thst LLMs are pattern matching machines applied to language and do well at pattern matching tasks.

Good to see someone like Mollick realising that earlier claims about them were overdone.

Notably this implies 🧵
emollick.bsky.social Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 1d
The many eulogies for AI capability growth after the release of GPT-5 seem especially short-sighted right now, and it created voluntary blinders for many people.

Models have advanced a lot since summer, but, more importantly, good agentic harnesses seem to lead to capability leaps on their own.
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
jhilden.bsky.social
Reading China Mieville’s ”Embassytown” right now and without spoiling I’d say it has some fun parallels to the current AI debate and reactions to it, with regards to language and reactions to language use making realities.
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
the concise as to ”why don’t Adtech Listen to All Your Conversations”
theophite.bsky.social rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 1d
and most of the data would be garbage anyway. i would bet money it would cost more to do than you could ever conceivably make from it.
February 2, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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theophite.bsky.social
most of the value in Internet advertising is purely zero-sum "i see you are buying something; why don't you buy something else."
theophite.bsky.social rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 1d
the Choffnes story is relatively old, but the basic problem is that exfil of audio costs bandwidth and most of the advertising value is just-in-time stuff. this is a case about spurious keyword activation, which is extremely embarrassing and pretty common.
news.northeastern.edu/2018/07/06/i...
Is your smartphone spying on you?
New research by Northeastern faculty and students shows that popular smartphone apps can secretly take screenshots of your phone activity and send it to third parties without your permission.
news.northeastern.edu
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
jhilden.bsky.social
Adults all over Europe right now
Spongebob looking unconvinced, extremely sceptical: Maybe we should move the parent’s group chat off of Meta’s services? Spongebob looking excited and supportive: Ban social media and smartphones for children under 15!
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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bildoperationen.bsky.social
For me, the most interesting element here are the AI images – the moment when a story becomes a visual meme. While memefication works without genAI, it appears to supercharge participatory propaganda, allowing people to visualize their imaginary fears and hopes, making them much more shareable
katestarbird.bsky.social Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 1d
I'm working on a single graphic that illustrates how participatory propaganda becomes policy in the second Trump administration, particularly around the case of "They're Eating the Pets".

Still hoping we'll get to take that last label away before those ?s resolve.
Title: “They’re Eating the Pets”: From Participatory Propaganda to Policy in Trump 2.0 Slide contains a graphic with arrows moving clockwise, suggesting a circular process. At the top, are about ten large bubbles with the label “GOP Political Elites”. At the bottom are about a hundred small bubbles, with the label “Audiences”. Up the left side are a series of bubbles of increasing size, labeled “Influencers”. Arrow [1] runs from GOP Political Elites down to Audiences and has 2 labels: Political elites on the right set an “anti-immigration” frame during the 2024 election. JD Vance claims Springfield has been “overwhelmed” by Haitian immigrants [July 10, 2024] Arrow [2] runs up from Audiences to Elites and contains 3 labels: A Facebook user in Ohio shared her (false) suspicion that a neighbor’s daughter’s friend’s missing cat had been eaten by Haitian immigrants. [Sept 2024] The story percolated up through online influencers. Online activists created AI-generated images or “memes” of Trump saving pets. Arrow [3] runs down from Elites to Audiences and contains 2 labels: GOP political leaders repeated the claims and amplified the memes. Trump repeated the rumor from the debate stage. [Sept 10 2024] Arrow [4] runs up from Audiences to Elites and contains 2 labels: Online audiences continued to engage, cheering the rumors on, repeating and retweeting. “They’re eating the pets” became a meme and a jingle Arrow [5] runs down from Elites to Audiences and contains 2 labels, highlighted against a white background: Trump administration rescinds TPS status for Haitian immigrants (ending Feb 3 2026) [Nov 2025] Trump administration begins detaining and deporting Haitian immigrants? [Feb ?? 2026] There are two images on the side, screenshots from social media. The first is Donald Trump on a debate stage (from Sept 10, 2024). The second is a synthetic AI image of Donald Trump in a blue suit, carrying a cat, and running away from a group of brown-skinned men in the background.
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
jhilden.bsky.social
Tämä näissä erityisesti häiritsee:
Suomessa nuoret osallistuu melko laajasti ja itsenäisesti yhteiskuntaan. Aika kevyesti lähdetään ratkomaan ongelmia siitä mistä se on poliittisesti näennäisen helpointa, viis tästä. Miksi 16-vuotias olisi sitten valmis rajoittamattomaan someen?
Sitten on vielä lasten oikeus osallistua yhteiskuntaan, kulttuuriin ja normalisoituneisiin sosiaalisen olemisen tapoihin, jotka aikuiset ovat heille alun alkain esitelleet. Osalle nuorista tärkeimmät ystävät ja yhteisöt löytyvät somesta.
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
jhilden.bsky.social
Slightly milder -18°C on the route to work, feels like -25°C was ok for biking, a bit chill on the hands despite double gloves though!
pheikkinen.bsky.social Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 1d
Well whatever. -22°C/-7.6°F which feels like-29°C/-22.2°F is no big deal. Not at all. 😭🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 #weather #winter #Finland
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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ottob.bsky.social
"poliitikot eivät ole kyenneet sääntelemään somejättejä.

Niinpä he alkavat nyt säännellä nuorisoa. "

Näinhän se on. Hyvä kysymys, miksi aikuisten miesten somekäyttäytymistä ei ennemmin rajattaisi.

@adilesev.bsky.social

suomenkuvalehti.fi/mielipide/vo...
Voisiko somen kieltää alle 15-vuotiaiden sijaan aikuisilta miehiltä?
Laajasti kannatettu alle 15-vuotiaiden somekielto voi olla parempi kuin käsien levittely, mutta ei silti aivan yksinkertaista, kirjoittaa Adile Sevimli.
suomenkuvalehti.fi
February 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
I definitely did not know this 🫠
tkovach.bsky.social PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually @tkovach.bsky.social · 2d
It's hard to keep up, but did we already know Bjorn Lomborg was hanging out with Epstein?
To: jeevacation©gmaitcomheevacation@gmail.comj; /Bjorn Lombo Cc: Jeffrey Epstein[jeevac ; John Brockman( Horvath, (PA for Bjorn Lomborg) I From: Sent: Tue 9/25/2012 1:21:59 AM Subject Re: Jeffrey Epstein Perfect. Thanks, Sent from my iPhonc On Sep 24, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Bjorn Lomborg a wrote: Dear Good to meet. Thanks, John! I'm on the phone now or let's do this tomorrow morning. My PA is in Budapest, Zsuzsa, and she'll call you tomorrow morning and set this up. Looking forward to meeting Jeffrey! all the best bjom Bjom Lomborg, Ph.D. and Adjunct Professor Copenhagen Consensus Center 1875 I Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006 www.lomborg.com Twitter: ©bjornlomborg Facebook: www.facebook.com/biornlomborq
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
Sivukirjasto-baarin pöytämainoksen kuolemattomin sanoin:
Herkullinen haaste on heitetty ilmaan!
paivanannos.bsky.social Päivän annos @paivanannos.bsky.social · 1d
Päivän annoksen E-vitamiinia saat syömällä 3,3 kg juusto, valkohomejuusto, rasvaa 16 %, camembert/brie.
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
Been wondering if Hisashi’s ”Legend of Ashitaka” has a theremin, a person that sings like a theremin, or both. Can’t seem to find any production credits with sufficient detail.

tidal.com/track/355384...
Joe Hisaishi - The Legend of Ashitaka
Listen to The Legend of Ashitaka on TIDAL
tidal.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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nohr.se
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
For those who don’t know, Hogland/Gogland or Suursaari is perhaps one of the most amazing islands in the North Baltic. It is a Russian border area and military zone now, and very few have visited it since it was became a Soviet possession after the winter war.

www.hagerlund.net/fi/suursaari
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
Troubleshooting the RC car
💇🏼‍♀️
RC car wheel and little twirled wads of hair that were found around the axles of the wheels
February 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
nikosetala.bsky.social
Suomen pisin silta (1,2 km) avataan jalankululle ja pyöräliikenteelle keväällä. Raitiovaunulla sillan yli pääsee arviolta ensi vuoden alusta. #Helsinki #Kruunuvuorensilta #Kruunusillat #raitiotie

yle.fi/a/74-20206122
Suomen pisin silta odottaa enää viimeistelyä – Yle kävi sen kannella, josta avautuvat huikeat näköalat
Ulkomaalaisia vierailijaryhmiä on kiinnostanut muun muassa, miksi Kruunuvuorensillalla ei saa ajaa henkilöautoilla.
yle.fi
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
many people out on the ice now
Crowd on the ice outside Lauttasaari, Helsinki. The sky is clear and the snow is Full of tracks
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
someone sufficiently skilled and tough could now ski to or from Suursaari, probably, or Finland to Estonia

cdn.fmi.fi/marine-obser...
Gulf of Finland showing that it is completely ice covered East of the Porvoo–Loksa line.
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
”placate the gnome with a blue wad” remains one of my fave illustrative diagrams
gnomish character getting dabbed on the forehead with a blue wad, looking intently at the dabbing hand. Printed graphic on cotton wad packaging
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
jhilden.bsky.social
Checked up on some Soviet anecdotes:
My father did indeed see an old guy drive a car filled to the brim with apples in Moscow in the 1980s.
His partner told that she had been on a flight from the Southern USSR full of grannies with baskets of tomatoes.
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM