Siim Teller
@teller.bsky.social
I invest in and help startups, raise 3 boys and a dog and get progressively worse writing these short blurbs as I get older.
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I'm sorry, after the Budapest Memorandum that promised security guarantees all these talks are just more BS.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I'm sorry, after the Budapest Memorandum that promised security guarantees all these talks are just more BS.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
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Europe's electricity system is changing rapidly and often in places that don't make the headlines.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Europe's electricity system is changing rapidly and often in places that don't make the headlines.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
Interwebs are a bit broken right now…
Cloudflare ia having some issues, taking down lots of websites and services, including X (yay) and Bellingcat (boo).
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Interwebs are a bit broken right now…
Rückerfolgenttäuschung
The specific emotional collapse that follows the fleeting illusion of progress in a startup, where metrics briefly look promising only to flatline, reverse, or reveal themselves as noise, hype, or a single enterprise pilot that never converts.
The specific emotional collapse that follows the fleeting illusion of progress in a startup, where metrics briefly look promising only to flatline, reverse, or reveal themselves as noise, hype, or a single enterprise pilot that never converts.
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Rückerfolgenttäuschung
The specific emotional collapse that follows the fleeting illusion of progress in a startup, where metrics briefly look promising only to flatline, reverse, or reveal themselves as noise, hype, or a single enterprise pilot that never converts.
The specific emotional collapse that follows the fleeting illusion of progress in a startup, where metrics briefly look promising only to flatline, reverse, or reveal themselves as noise, hype, or a single enterprise pilot that never converts.
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Cancel culture is when you sign up for a free trial and cancel before it charges you
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cancel culture is when you sign up for a free trial and cancel before it charges you
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Some “absolutely preposterous” photos of a skydiver transiting the sun during a skydive. Amazing that this only took 6 tries. [kottke.org]
Skydiving the Sun
Skydiver & musician Gabriel Brown and astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy teamed up to capture these incredible photos of Brown transiting the Sun while skydiving. You can see a video of the jump and some behind the sc
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Some “absolutely preposterous” photos of a skydiver transiting the sun during a skydive. Amazing that this only took 6 tries. [kottke.org]
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
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russia is out of men. How out? Border guards at russian-Estonian border are now dummies. Все ушли на фронт!= everyones at war
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
russia is out of men. How out? Border guards at russian-Estonian border are now dummies. Все ушли на фронт!= everyones at war
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
"I'm extremely positive about the technology but I view the impact it could have on society negatively."
Chen Deli, senior researcher at DeepSeek
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Chen Deli, senior researcher at DeepSeek
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
DeepSeek researcher pessimistic over AI's impact in startup's first public appearance since success
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) developer DeepSeek made its first public appearance in almost a year after it became a global sensation, fielding a senior researcher who told a government-organised internet conference that he was pessimistic about AI's future impact on humanity.
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"I'm extremely positive about the technology but I view the impact it could have on society negatively."
Chen Deli, senior researcher at DeepSeek
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Chen Deli, senior researcher at DeepSeek
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
It’s sad when a company so loved by its customers still can’t figure out to be a sustainable business.
I’m a happy Rad bike owner 🚲
I’m a happy Rad bike owner 🚲
NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding | TechCrunch
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It’s sad when a company so loved by its customers still can’t figure out to be a sustainable business.
I’m a happy Rad bike owner 🚲
I’m a happy Rad bike owner 🚲
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A Journey to Vietnam to Uncover the Origins of Phở. “If you want to find the origins, you must go to Nam Ðịnh province and a village called Vân Cù.” [ace.aaa.com]
A quest to uncovering the origins of pho
A writer explores Vietnam, seeking to untangle the origin of the beloved noodle soup that is the country’s national dish.
www.ace.aaa.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A Journey to Vietnam to Uncover the Origins of Phở. “If you want to find the origins, you must go to Nam Ðịnh province and a village called Vân Cù.” [ace.aaa.com]
Harry Potter movie morning. Wife was lucky to take the earwax-tasting jelly bean. Wasn’t fan.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Harry Potter movie morning. Wife was lucky to take the earwax-tasting jelly bean. Wasn’t fan.
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
😮
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
$16B
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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$META @reuters.com
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November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
$16B
I ❤️ London rooftops and views
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I ❤️ London rooftops and views
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A jazz jungle mix played in a Japanese rice field. (Other videos in this series include “techno & house mix in a Japanese fish shop” and “chill mix with Japanese grandpa at a stationery shop”.) [kottke.org]
Jazz Jungle Mix in a Japanese Rice Field
Courtesy of login.jp (“archiving the Japanese experience through music”), a jazz jungle mix by Takuya Nakamura, played in a Japanese rice field to celebrate the importance of rice in Japanese culture. A trumpet makes a
kottke.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A jazz jungle mix played in a Japanese rice field. (Other videos in this series include “techno & house mix in a Japanese fish shop” and “chill mix with Japanese grandpa at a stationery shop”.) [kottke.org]
This is really good and the song he wrote to celebrate Sidney opera house super clever (it’s in the clip).
I just listened to the most interesting 14-minute speech delivered at The Art of Tax Reform Summit. Yes, really.
youtu.be/ODSKfN6pSMs?...
youtu.be/ODSKfN6pSMs?...
Tim Minchin’s Full Speech at The Art of Tax Reform Summit 2025 - NSW, Australia
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This is really good and the song he wrote to celebrate Sidney opera house super clever (it’s in the clip).
Blue Eye Samurai | Official Trailer #2 | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎃👻 Ready for Halloween. I decided a few years that it doesn’t matter that it’s an imported festival. If it gets kids outdoors to do stuff together, get over the fear of knocking on strangers’ doors then I’ll support it.
Note the instant noodles as candy alternatives. Will report on results later.
Note the instant noodles as candy alternatives. Will report on results later.
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🎃👻 Ready for Halloween. I decided a few years that it doesn’t matter that it’s an imported festival. If it gets kids outdoors to do stuff together, get over the fear of knocking on strangers’ doors then I’ll support it.
Note the instant noodles as candy alternatives. Will report on results later.
Note the instant noodles as candy alternatives. Will report on results later.
Lane 8's mixtapes SOOO good
I’ve got this queued up to listen to on the Shinkansen later: Lane 8’s Fall 2025 Mixtape. Available on YouTube, Soundcloud, and Apple Music. I’ve added this to my Underscore collection too. [youtube.com]
Lane 8 Fall 2025 Mixtape
Fall is here.
Mixtape Stream: https://tnh.ffm.to/fall2025
Follow Lane 8:
Website: https://lane8music.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/lane8music
Facebook: https://facebook.com/lane8music
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lane8music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/27gtK7m9vYwCyJ04zz0kIb?si
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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lane 8's mixtapes SOOO good