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.
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Statewatch Analysis: The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is likely to send the situation for migrants and refugees in the Balkans from bad to worse.
www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...
www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...
www.statewatch.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Statewatch Analysis: The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is likely to send the situation for migrants and refugees in the Balkans from bad to worse.
www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...
www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...
My (IMO essential and excellent) holiday book.
Authoritarian Liberalism and the Transformation of Modern Europe
Abstract. <Online Only>This book recounts the transformation of Europe from the interwar era until the euro crisis, using the tools of constitutional
academic.oup.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My (IMO essential and excellent) holiday book.
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#OtD 24 Dec 1783 simultaneous mutinies occurred on two Dutch East India Company ships. On the Java, 25 Chinese sailors rebelled after cruel treatment by Europeans, while 20 enslaved Javanese sailors murdered several officers on the Slot ter Hoge stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9636...
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#OtD 24 Dec 1783 simultaneous mutinies occurred on two Dutch East India Company ships. On the Java, 25 Chinese sailors rebelled after cruel treatment by Europeans, while 20 enslaved Javanese sailors murdered several officers on the Slot ter Hoge stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9636...
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On this day in 1847, Algeria was proclaimed a colony by France.
While all of colonialism is a horrific crime, here's some of what France did *after* 1945.
2-3 million Algerians were forced into 1,150 "regroupment" camps without sanitation, systemic violence, forced labour, many deaths.
On this day in 1847, Algeria was proclaimed a colony by France.
While all of colonialism is a horrific crime, here's some of what France did *after* 1945.
2-3 million Algerians were forced into 1,150 "regroupment" camps without sanitation, systemic violence, forced labour, many deaths.
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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On this day in 1847, Algeria was proclaimed a colony by France.
While all of colonialism is a horrific crime, here's some of what France did *after* 1945.
2-3 million Algerians were forced into 1,150 "regroupment" camps without sanitation, systemic violence, forced labour, many deaths.
On this day in 1847, Algeria was proclaimed a colony by France.
While all of colonialism is a horrific crime, here's some of what France did *after* 1945.
2-3 million Algerians were forced into 1,150 "regroupment" camps without sanitation, systemic violence, forced labour, many deaths.
Im Moment findet ja in Europa ein Wettlauf der dämlichen Ideen statt. Die Schweiz ist für einmal voll dabei.
Reaktion auf Bedrohungslage - Armee denkt über Freiwilligentruppe nach – es wäre ein Revival
Wegen verschärfter Bedrohungslage prüft die Armee den Einsatz von Freiwilligen – und knüpft damit an Vergangenheit an.
www.srf.ch
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Im Moment findet ja in Europa ein Wettlauf der dämlichen Ideen statt. Die Schweiz ist für einmal voll dabei.
On this day in 1598 the South American Mapuche won a decisive victory against the European invaders in the Battle of Curalaba, afterwards resisting them for almost 350 years.
They were then brutally conquered by the nation states of Chile and Argentina, and Europeans stole their land once more.
They were then brutally conquered by the nation states of Chile and Argentina, and Europeans stole their land once more.
December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
On this day in 1598 the South American Mapuche won a decisive victory against the European invaders in the Battle of Curalaba, afterwards resisting them for almost 350 years.
They were then brutally conquered by the nation states of Chile and Argentina, and Europeans stole their land once more.
They were then brutally conquered by the nation states of Chile and Argentina, and Europeans stole their land once more.
Regarding certain files—it's always those you suspect most, isn't it?
December 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Regarding certain files—it's always those you suspect most, isn't it?
De wetenschap moet investeren in mensen, niet in hype.
'AI-gigafabriek' van 22,5 miljard kan rekenen op kritiek: 'Dit is van de zotte'
Wetenschappers zijn kritisch over het duurste project uit het rapport van Peter Wennink.
nos.nl
December 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
De wetenschap moet investeren in mensen, niet in hype.
This is a nice bubble-shaped animation. Note the lack of a "value out" stream.
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a nice bubble-shaped animation. Note the lack of a "value out" stream.
This is not going to end well. What's not similar to the training data will not be "reviewed" well, rewarding bandwagon papers and punishing the new, weird, and exciting stuff.
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is not going to end well. What's not similar to the training data will not be "reviewed" well, rewarding bandwagon papers and punishing the new, weird, and exciting stuff.
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Our Open-source Hardware Infrastructure for The Netherlands (OSHNED) has been granted :)
This will strengthen and improve coordination among the hubs in the Netherlands (Wageningen, Eindhoven, Delft, VU, Radboud) with a single goal: making Open Hardware the standard in science.
This will strengthen and improve coordination among the hubs in the Netherlands (Wageningen, Eindhoven, Delft, VU, Radboud) with a single goal: making Open Hardware the standard in science.
45 projects awarded to strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure! From connecting colonial archives to opening telescope data, these initiatives make research infrastructure more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
45 projects strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure | Open Science NL
In its largest funding round to date, Open Science NL awards 45 projects that strengthen infrastructure for open science in the Netherlands. The projects make scholarly data, software and publications more accessible and help make science more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our Open-source Hardware Infrastructure for The Netherlands (OSHNED) has been granted :)
This will strengthen and improve coordination among the hubs in the Netherlands (Wageningen, Eindhoven, Delft, VU, Radboud) with a single goal: making Open Hardware the standard in science.
This will strengthen and improve coordination among the hubs in the Netherlands (Wageningen, Eindhoven, Delft, VU, Radboud) with a single goal: making Open Hardware the standard in science.
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AI is big business at Europe’s borders
Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities. Defence firms benefit most and now research institutes in Switzerland are also cashing in.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-ri...
Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities. Defence firms benefit most and now research institutes in Switzerland are also cashing in.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-ri...
AI is big business at Europe's borders
Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities.
www.swissinfo.ch
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
AI is big business at Europe’s borders
Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities. Defence firms benefit most and now research institutes in Switzerland are also cashing in.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-ri...
Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities. Defence firms benefit most and now research institutes in Switzerland are also cashing in.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-ri...
"Etwa 1500 Stellen für Nachwuchsforschende könnten nicht mehr finanziert werden"
Kein Problem, die Schweiz kann auf ihre massiven Bodenschätze, ihren wachsenden internationalen Einfluss, und die zukunftsgerichtete Industrie setzen............
Kein Problem, die Schweiz kann auf ihre massiven Bodenschätze, ihren wachsenden internationalen Einfluss, und die zukunftsgerichtete Industrie setzen............
Budgetberatung im Parlament: Wie viel darf die Forschung kosten?
Bundesbern will Ausgaben reduzieren. Die Verantwortlichen des Nationalfonds warnen vor einem «historischen Einschnitt».
www.srf.ch
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"Etwa 1500 Stellen für Nachwuchsforschende könnten nicht mehr finanziert werden"
Kein Problem, die Schweiz kann auf ihre massiven Bodenschätze, ihren wachsenden internationalen Einfluss, und die zukunftsgerichtete Industrie setzen............
Kein Problem, die Schweiz kann auf ihre massiven Bodenschätze, ihren wachsenden internationalen Einfluss, und die zukunftsgerichtete Industrie setzen............
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
Da geht's um unmenschliche Methoden die sich hinter Bürokratie verstecken sodass sich die Bevölkerung dann einreden kann, dass sie ja Human seien. Was am Ende solcher Entwicklungen steht sollte allgemein bekannt sein.
Abgewiesene Asylsuchende
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«Wie kann man erwarten, dass Kinder da gesund bleiben?»
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«Wie kann man erwarten, dass Kinder da gesund bleiben?»
Kinder in der Nothilfe: Leben zwischen Hilflosigkeit und Hoffnung
Eine iranische Familie lebt über ein Jahr in der Nothilfe. Die Mutter sorgt sich: «Wir haben kein Sicherheitsgefühl.»
www.srf.ch
December 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Da geht's um unmenschliche Methoden die sich hinter Bürokratie verstecken sodass sich die Bevölkerung dann einreden kann, dass sie ja Human seien. Was am Ende solcher Entwicklungen steht sollte allgemein bekannt sein.
GPUs that don't come from Nvidia.
'I for one would like some way of finding where our molecules go on a subcellular level.'
What’s on your lab technology wish list?
Once-magical tools are now mundane. What will the next miracles be?
www.chemistryworld.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
GPUs that don't come from Nvidia.
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Impressed by the hyper modern campus of Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. All built in just over one year... 😮
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Impressed by the hyper modern campus of Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. All built in just over one year... 😮
Auch irgendwie die doofste Abfahrt aller Zeiten...
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Auch irgendwie die doofste Abfahrt aller Zeiten...
... curl vs wget
Europe is so much better at tech than the US:
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
... curl vs wget
Look at these losers, posing as people who actually produce value.
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Look at these losers, posing as people who actually produce value.
The thing that really heats up are radiation-riddled GPUs in space, where it is hard to radiate heat...
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
A solar startup announced plans to launch its ‘Galactic Brain.’
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The thing that really heats up are radiation-riddled GPUs in space, where it is hard to radiate heat...
Un groupe punk est hostile au système, à la police et la société de surveillance.
Où va le monde!?
Où va le monde!?
La préfecture du Rhône interdit les concerts du festival antifa de Lyon,dont celui du groupe punk Poésie Zéro.
Elle justifie en citant "des textes on très violent, hostiles au système, à la police et la société de surveillance."
Le fascisme est là.
www.leprogres.fr/politique/20...
Elle justifie en citant "des textes on très violent, hostiles au système, à la police et la société de surveillance."
Le fascisme est là.
www.leprogres.fr/politique/20...
![La Préfecture prend un arrêté pour interdire les concerts de l'Antifafest
Le festival Antifafest doit accueillir des conférences sur plusieurs thématiques mais aussi des concerts, du 11 au 13 décembre 2025, à la salle de la Rayonne et à l'Île Egalité à Villeurbanne. Mais la préfecture a pris un arrêté d'interdiction de la tenue de l'ensemble de ces concerts.
Cet arrêté cite plusieurs paroles des chansons des artistes invités à se produire : « Considérant que le groupe de punk rock ska parisien Poésie Zéro est connu pour ses textes au ton très violent, hostiles au système, à la police et la société de surveillance » [...] « considérant que le rappeur lyonnais L'Allemand incite également à la haine contre l'institution policière », peut-on notamment lire.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:efkkv3n6nfgtlfwunmcmer5k/bafkreictdxcxmrpaqq5bzz2ysh6ujprl66cw7peu4g4tv4afozgophplhm@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Un groupe punk est hostile au système, à la police et la société de surveillance.
Où va le monde!?
Où va le monde!?
Europe is so much better at tech than the US:
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Europe is so much better at tech than the US:
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...
It's Linux vs Windows, ThePirateBay vs Netflix, prepaid SIM cards vs horrible contracts, velcro vs the zipper, the microscope vs the rifle scope, satellites, space stations and rovers vs landing on the moon using questionable German tech...