Daniel Probst
@skepteis.bsky.social
Computer scientist, Bioinformatician, PhD in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences. Working on the above as an Assistant Prof at WUR. Interested in all the sciences. Materialist. Fan of cats, Punk Rock, and Hockey.
Europe kann's nicht lassen...
Schweden: Rohstoffboom und Militarisierung im Land der Sami
Schweden baut im im Norden des Landes Bergwerke und Militärstützpunkte aus. Die Sami haben dazu wenig zu melden.
www.srf.ch
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Europe kann's nicht lassen...
"Alphabet is issuing 100-year debt as part of a significant bond sale"
I wonder why they would do this......
I wonder why they would do this......
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Alphabet is issuing 100-year debt as part of a significant bond sale"
I wonder why they would do this......
I wonder why they would do this......
Why and where did they get these bargain bin hockey refs for the olympics?
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Why and where did they get these bargain bin hockey refs for the olympics?
Looking at the medal counts, Switzerland should get involved in more of the boring sports, like skiing without mountains, ice skating without sticks and pucks, or... luge.
February 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Looking at the medal counts, Switzerland should get involved in more of the boring sports, like skiing without mountains, ice skating without sticks and pucks, or... luge.
Having moved up north I thought it's time to finally read Weber's "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"
... what an exercise in eurocentric (except Italy, of course) idealism. 1 out of 5 stars because there are some interesting parts about protestantism.
... what an exercise in eurocentric (except Italy, of course) idealism. 1 out of 5 stars because there are some interesting parts about protestantism.
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Having moved up north I thought it's time to finally read Weber's "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"
... what an exercise in eurocentric (except Italy, of course) idealism. 1 out of 5 stars because there are some interesting parts about protestantism.
... what an exercise in eurocentric (except Italy, of course) idealism. 1 out of 5 stars because there are some interesting parts about protestantism.
And now some relaxing curling
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
And now some relaxing curling
Maybe don't put Canadian refs on the ice when Canada plays?
February 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Maybe don't put Canadian refs on the ice when Canada plays?
Bad idea to take penalties against the Canadians...
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bad idea to take penalties against the Canadians...
Yes, I'm tired, but I have to catch up on a whole day of winter Olympics... So far, curling and ice hockey have gone well
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Yes, I'm tired, but I have to catch up on a whole day of winter Olympics... So far, curling and ice hockey have gone well
Reposted by Daniel Probst
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Aside from the grift. The underlying assumption that a parent, and not a village, successfully raises a child tells me all I need to know.
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Aside from the grift. The underlying assumption that a parent, and not a village, successfully raises a child tells me all I need to know.
Ir Schwiiz chame mou wider drüber abstimmä wie me zGäud wome us em Globale Süde stiut wott ufteile.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Ir Schwiiz chame mou wider drüber abstimmä wie me zGäud wome us em Globale Süde stiut wott ufteile.
Good thing I'm so principled when it comes to doing my own taxes...
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Good thing I'm so principled when it comes to doing my own taxes...
It's almost as if it's all about extracting more surplus value. Even European liberals have known this since David Ricardo... well over 200 years.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
It's almost as if it's all about extracting more surplus value. Even European liberals have known this since David Ricardo... well over 200 years.
I once played Playstation (NHL17 or 18) with a freshly broken thumb and lost badly. That was obviously stupid but at least didn't negatively affect everyone playing after me...
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I once played Playstation (NHL17 or 18) with a freshly broken thumb and lost badly. That was obviously stupid but at least didn't negatively affect everyone playing after me...
Spending 3.5% of the GDP (not the budget) on "defence" is utterly insane if you can't print dollars
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Spending 3.5% of the GDP (not the budget) on "defence" is utterly insane if you can't print dollars
The country that bombed more than 30 other countries since it was the only country to actually use nuclear weapons (to bomb civilian population centres) did what!?
The country built on the bones of an entire continent using forced labour did what!?
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The country that bombed more than 30 other countries since it was the only country to actually use nuclear weapons (to bomb civilian population centres) did what!?
Reposted by Daniel Probst
💥 News zum #Steuerdumping bei #Starbucks: in einem frischen Bericht zeigt @cictar.bsky.social mit neuen Zahlen, wie der Konzern Gewinne von den Kaffeeplantagen in #Kolumbien und #Tansania ins Handelsbüro nach #Lausanne verschiebt. 👇
www.alliancesud.ch/de/starbucks...
www.alliancesud.ch/de/starbucks...
www.alliancesud.ch
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM
💥 News zum #Steuerdumping bei #Starbucks: in einem frischen Bericht zeigt @cictar.bsky.social mit neuen Zahlen, wie der Konzern Gewinne von den Kaffeeplantagen in #Kolumbien und #Tansania ins Handelsbüro nach #Lausanne verschiebt. 👇
www.alliancesud.ch/de/starbucks...
www.alliancesud.ch/de/starbucks...
Cursor tried to generate a browser and bragged about it.
Problem? It didn't work even though it copied code from Servo.
Problem? It didn't work even though it copied code from Servo.
Cursor Is Lying To Developers…
YouTube video by Basic Dev
youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Cursor tried to generate a browser and bragged about it.
Problem? It didn't work even though it copied code from Servo.
Problem? It didn't work even though it copied code from Servo.
So the Canadian Banker actually said the quiet part out loud in Davos. Interesting.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
So the Canadian Banker actually said the quiet part out loud in Davos. Interesting.