void
@voidnil.bsky.social
An engineer (IT).
Born in USSR, living in Ireland.
Open for debates. If you disagree with any of my positions: write me, let's clarify the positions and have a live streamed debate.
Anything I write here is not informed by the position of my employer
Born in USSR, living in Ireland.
Open for debates. If you disagree with any of my positions: write me, let's clarify the positions and have a live streamed debate.
Anything I write here is not informed by the position of my employer
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More and more people think Brexit was a mistake.
More politicians think Brexit was a mistake.
Why is the discussion always framed around “make do” rather than doing something about it.
More politicians think Brexit was a mistake.
Why is the discussion always framed around “make do” rather than doing something about it.
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More and more people think Brexit was a mistake.
More politicians think Brexit was a mistake.
Why is the discussion always framed around “make do” rather than doing something about it.
More politicians think Brexit was a mistake.
Why is the discussion always framed around “make do” rather than doing something about it.
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We love to say "costs fall X% every time capacity doubles." This paper looks at 87 technologies and says: actually, no. Past learning rates are not reliable predictors of future learning.
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We love to say "costs fall X% every time capacity doubles." This paper looks at 87 technologies and says: actually, no. Past learning rates are not reliable predictors of future learning.
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A modest proposal: measure the median family income in gigaflops (warning, logarithmic y axis)
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A modest proposal: measure the median family income in gigaflops (warning, logarithmic y axis)
I was also surprised to just learn this. MAGA won't care and still think Trump is respected, but still...
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I was also surprised to just learn this. MAGA won't care and still think Trump is respected, but still...
Just I want to leave it here for the archive:
To solve the housing crisis across the civilized countries one needs to:
* decommodify housing to solve the demand;
* deregulate building to solve the supply
All distractions to immigration and whatnot only for people who don't look into actual numbers
To solve the housing crisis across the civilized countries one needs to:
* decommodify housing to solve the demand;
* deregulate building to solve the supply
All distractions to immigration and whatnot only for people who don't look into actual numbers
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just I want to leave it here for the archive:
To solve the housing crisis across the civilized countries one needs to:
* decommodify housing to solve the demand;
* deregulate building to solve the supply
All distractions to immigration and whatnot only for people who don't look into actual numbers
To solve the housing crisis across the civilized countries one needs to:
* decommodify housing to solve the demand;
* deregulate building to solve the supply
All distractions to immigration and whatnot only for people who don't look into actual numbers
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Just love how delulu the average american is about the transatlantic relationship
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Just love how delulu the average american is about the transatlantic relationship
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Americans thinking China is a more important *partner* to the US than Germany, not sure what to make of that.
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Americans thinking China is a more important *partner* to the US than Germany, not sure what to make of that.
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
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Political polarization on confidence in the scientific community accelerated in the 2024 General Social Survey, with moderates now showing a significant downturn.
(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Political polarization on confidence in the scientific community accelerated in the 2024 General Social Survey, with moderates now showing a significant downturn.
(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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It’s clear he’s selling pardons. It’s become a corrupt practice.
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s clear he’s selling pardons. It’s become a corrupt practice.
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the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The NIH grant cuts in 2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The NIH grant cuts in 2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It seems there is no official non-French TP-Link account on BSky, so complaining into the void:
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Dear, TP-Link,
You do understand that this error message of yours means you don't hash the password, don't you? I'm not even talking about all the other issues here. Please fix this.
Best regards.
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Dear, TP-Link,
You do understand that this error message of yours means you don't hash the password, don't you? I'm not even talking about all the other issues here. Please fix this.
Best regards.
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It seems there is no official non-French TP-Link account on BSky, so complaining into the void:
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Dear, TP-Link,
You do understand that this error message of yours means you don't hash the password, don't you? I'm not even talking about all the other issues here. Please fix this.
Best regards.
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Dear, TP-Link,
You do understand that this error message of yours means you don't hash the password, don't you? I'm not even talking about all the other issues here. Please fix this.
Best regards.
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Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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Definitely - LLMs are conversation engines, not truthing engines - they're very good at working with language. But don't mistake that capability for the ability to discern and evaluate facts in either contended or even canonical environments. Ensemble approaches are the future, if we last that long…
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Definitely - LLMs are conversation engines, not truthing engines - they're very good at working with language. But don't mistake that capability for the ability to discern and evaluate facts in either contended or even canonical environments. Ensemble approaches are the future, if we last that long…
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Annual Thanksgiving blog post! This year we are giving thanks for "information."
www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2025/11...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Annual Thanksgiving blog post! This year we are giving thanks for "information."
www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2025/11...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2025/11...
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The debasement trade is a dash for safe havens as markets worry increasingly that unsustainable public debt will be inflated away. But this trade is also very discerning. Bitcoin isn't a safe haven due to its volatility. It's been left on the sidelines...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-bitcoi...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-bitcoi...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The debasement trade is a dash for safe havens as markets worry increasingly that unsustainable public debt will be inflated away. But this trade is also very discerning. Bitcoin isn't a safe haven due to its volatility. It's been left on the sidelines...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-bitcoi...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-bitcoi...
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GOLDMAN: “.. Since the Late 1990s, US Labor Productivity Has Grown More Than Twice as Fast as Other Advanced Economies” 🇺🇸
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
GOLDMAN: “.. Since the Late 1990s, US Labor Productivity Has Grown More Than Twice as Fast as Other Advanced Economies” 🇺🇸
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"Trump’s political operation reported paying more than $4.3 million to people and firms that organized the Jan. 6 rally since the start of the 2020 election."
Charlie Kirk / Turning Point was also heavily involved.
Charlie Kirk / Turning Point was also heavily involved.
Details of the money behind Jan. 6 protests continue to emerge
New details about the Jan. 6 rally shine light on coordination between "dark money" groups and the role of Trump campaign officials.
www.opensecrets.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Trump’s political operation reported paying more than $4.3 million to people and firms that organized the Jan. 6 rally since the start of the 2020 election."
Charlie Kirk / Turning Point was also heavily involved.
Charlie Kirk / Turning Point was also heavily involved.
I often say that the republican half of the US is pretty similar to Russia. Just yet one more example: only 7 countries decided not to vote against torture. And of course, the list contains both: the US and Russia.
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
🔍 Zoom in…
🔍 Zoom in…
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I often say that the republican half of the US is pretty similar to Russia. Just yet one more example: only 7 countries decided not to vote against torture. And of course, the list contains both: the US and Russia.
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Italy has taken the lead on European transshipment of goods to Russia via Kyrgyzstan. Many Europeans have clamped down on the transshipment racket, foremost the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltics and Poland. The fact that this continues - at strength - is appalling. Putin and Xi obviously love this...
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Italy has taken the lead on European transshipment of goods to Russia via Kyrgyzstan. Many Europeans have clamped down on the transshipment racket, foremost the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltics and Poland. The fact that this continues - at strength - is appalling. Putin and Xi obviously love this...
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This chart is making the rounds again — and it might be the defining story of the Disruption Decade. One line goes vertical, one goes flat. China scaling energy like a civilisation in ascent. America stuck on maintenance mode. The future follows the energy curve. ⚡📈 #Renewables #BESS #EV #Disruption
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This chart is making the rounds again — and it might be the defining story of the Disruption Decade. One line goes vertical, one goes flat. China scaling energy like a civilisation in ascent. America stuck on maintenance mode. The future follows the energy curve. ⚡📈 #Renewables #BESS #EV #Disruption
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Share of U.S. young adults who say they'd like to permanently move to another country - get your tickets LandBack
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Share of U.S. young adults who say they'd like to permanently move to another country - get your tickets LandBack
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📈 The Brexit mandate is dead. ☠️
Latest polling
🔵 Rejoin EU: 56%
🔴 Stay out: 30%
⚪️ Wouldn’t vote: 8%
⚪️ Don’t know: 6%
Strip out the undecideds?
Rejoin: 65% vs Stay Out: 35%.
That’s a 2:1 landslide.
Time to move forward. 🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
Join Britains Fastest growing Party on Social Media!
#RejoinEU #Bregret
Latest polling
🔵 Rejoin EU: 56%
🔴 Stay out: 30%
⚪️ Wouldn’t vote: 8%
⚪️ Don’t know: 6%
Strip out the undecideds?
Rejoin: 65% vs Stay Out: 35%.
That’s a 2:1 landslide.
Time to move forward. 🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
Join Britains Fastest growing Party on Social Media!
#RejoinEU #Bregret
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
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Duality Research: Technology remains the top-performing S&P 500 sector year-to-date, and its gains have come with virtually no multiple expansion — meaning the performance has been driven almost entirely by earnings growth. #EconSky
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Duality Research: Technology remains the top-performing S&P 500 sector year-to-date, and its gains have come with virtually no multiple expansion — meaning the performance has been driven almost entirely by earnings growth. #EconSky