George Solomos
@georgesolomos.com
Mostly here for tech, (geo)politics, and A League ⚽🔴
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Scathing article about the techno-optimists' self-own. I wish Trump never happened but I hope VCs suffer.
Scathing article about the techno-optimists' self-own. I wish Trump never happened but I hope VCs suffer.
Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead
Effective accelerationists didn’t just accidentally shoot themselves in the foot. They methodically blew off each of their toes with a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Scathing article about the techno-optimists' self-own. I wish Trump never happened but I hope VCs suffer.
Scathing article about the techno-optimists' self-own. I wish Trump never happened but I hope VCs suffer.
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Me: Oh no that trolley is going to run us over!
Guy tied up on the track next to me who somehow thinks he's actually the guy holding the lever: Lol cry more 😂
Guy tied up on the track next to me who somehow thinks he's actually the guy holding the lever: Lol cry more 😂
January 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Me: Oh no that trolley is going to run us over!
Guy tied up on the track next to me who somehow thinks he's actually the guy holding the lever: Lol cry more 😂
Guy tied up on the track next to me who somehow thinks he's actually the guy holding the lever: Lol cry more 😂
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As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
March 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
Good to know we can continue to have the same position on Substack as we did before. Seeing more of @ghost.org these days.
Substack comes out in favor of Elon. read.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
The fight for free speech in 2025 and beyond
On Substack’s ongoing commitment to freedom of the press
read.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Good to know we can continue to have the same position on Substack as we did before. Seeing more of @ghost.org these days.
This saga is too funny
OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us
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January 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This saga is too funny
"Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder."
January 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder."
A coward with no values
It really is such masculine energy to blame things on a woman who no longer works at the company www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A coward with no values
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Man-in-the-middle attacks on Public WiFi networks haven't been a realistic threat in a decade. Almost all websites use encryption by default, and anything of value uses HSTS to prevent attackers from downgrading / disabling encryption. It's a non issue.
They are useful to prevent man in the middle attacks where someone uses a pineapple to spoof a public wifi signal.
December 20, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Man-in-the-middle attacks on Public WiFi networks haven't been a realistic threat in a decade. Almost all websites use encryption by default, and anything of value uses HSTS to prevent attackers from downgrading / disabling encryption. It's a non issue.
Record demand but wholesale prices remained negative due to the grid being 96% renewables. Pretty cool 😎
Retail prices are stubborn but that's due to factors like distribution, and daytime rates are in fact low now (21c/kWh for me) but morning and afternoon peaks remain expensive.
Retail prices are stubborn but that's due to factors like distribution, and daytime rates are in fact low now (21c/kWh for me) but morning and afternoon peaks remain expensive.
South Australia smashes demand record but prices remain negative because wind and solar supplied nearly all its power needs, as main grid also hits new peaks in heatwave
Wind and solar smash output records as grid demand hits new highs in midst of heatwave
South Australia smashes demand record but prices remain negative because wind and solar supplied nearly all its power needs, as main grid also hits new peaks in heatwave.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 17, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Record demand but wholesale prices remained negative due to the grid being 96% renewables. Pretty cool 😎
Retail prices are stubborn but that's due to factors like distribution, and daytime rates are in fact low now (21c/kWh for me) but morning and afternoon peaks remain expensive.
Retail prices are stubborn but that's due to factors like distribution, and daytime rates are in fact low now (21c/kWh for me) but morning and afternoon peaks remain expensive.
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South Australia set two significant records this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid
South Australia delivers a “pigeon pair” of solar and battery milestones
South Australia set two significant records this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 6:02 AM
South Australia set two significant records this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid
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“No worries if not” -President Yoon Suk Yeol
December 3, 2024 at 8:14 PM
“No worries if not” -President Yoon Suk Yeol
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Bluesky in Windows Longhorn Hillel 2003.
December 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Bluesky in Windows Longhorn Hillel 2003.
I know there are a lot of important issues going around, but reposting 20+ things a day is annoying and selfish... Hope Bluesky gets the ability to turn off reposts per user.
December 4, 2024 at 6:58 AM
I know there are a lot of important issues going around, but reposting 20+ things a day is annoying and selfish... Hope Bluesky gets the ability to turn off reposts per user.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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Front page on News Corp papers is an ad disguised as an article. How low can they go...
HOLY SHIT... it's not FRONT PAGE news...it's PAID FOR ADVERTISING DRESSED UP AS NEWS
December 2, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Front page on News Corp papers is an ad disguised as an article. How low can they go...
I loved this episode. A crazy list but actually pretty good?!
It's Hard Fork Black Friday! This week, we count down the 100 most iconic technologies. What will be No. 1???? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/p...
Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies
“I just love imagining all of the angry emails we’re going to get from people who are like, ‘Why did you put the fulcrum on this list?’”
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November 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I loved this episode. A crazy list but actually pretty good?!
November 30, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Being reminded how reprehensible Gina Reinhart is quite frequently these days.
Cutting public servants to spend more money on contractors and consultants is a brain dead move.
Cutting public servants to spend more money on contractors and consultants is a brain dead move.
Against a Gina Rinehart-led push to go full DOGE on the public service, Katy Gallagher and Bill Shorten say the APS is actually a leaner operation now that the Morrison years
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Labor confronts Rinehart-led push to cut public service
The government’s pledge to restore confidence in the bureaucracy is under attack as the Coalition embraces the mining magnate’s Trumpian vision for deep cuts.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Being reminded how reprehensible Gina Reinhart is quite frequently these days.
Cutting public servants to spend more money on contractors and consultants is a brain dead move.
Cutting public servants to spend more money on contractors and consultants is a brain dead move.
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Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
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Making datasets like this for the express purpose of AI training and experimentation is antisocial, anti human behavior and it’s shameful. It leads to a shittier internet for everyone and it is a main reason so many platforms have locked down. It should not be tolerated
November 27, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Making datasets like this for the express purpose of AI training and experimentation is antisocial, anti human behavior and it’s shameful. It leads to a shittier internet for everyone and it is a main reason so many platforms have locked down. It should not be tolerated
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
This is the perfect summary of the week. The politics of politics has really amped up lately. I like the integration of the "enshittification" story too.
The social media bill is inevitable due to polling but completely unworkable and a waste of time.
This is the perfect summary of the week. The politics of politics has really amped up lately. I like the integration of the "enshittification" story too.
The social media bill is inevitable due to polling but completely unworkable and a waste of time.
Parliament delivers a performance piece of legislative 'enshittification' that raises more questions than answers
Yesterday, parliament heard that the major parties will come together and pass a law banning teenagers from social media, after a period of careful thought roughly commensurate with that of a 15-year-...
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
This is the perfect summary of the week. The politics of politics has really amped up lately. I like the integration of the "enshittification" story too.
The social media bill is inevitable due to polling but completely unworkable and a waste of time.
This is the perfect summary of the week. The politics of politics has really amped up lately. I like the integration of the "enshittification" story too.
The social media bill is inevitable due to polling but completely unworkable and a waste of time.
I've given #GNX 3 listens now. I really like it, it's a very different Kendrick album that just feels more fun and loose, even though the themes are dark. It takes that west coast sound and goes so hard. Mr Morale didn't really do it for me and I can see myself coming back to this more.
November 25, 2024 at 11:54 AM
I've given #GNX 3 listens now. I really like it, it's a very different Kendrick album that just feels more fun and loose, even though the themes are dark. It takes that west coast sound and goes so hard. Mr Morale didn't really do it for me and I can see myself coming back to this more.
RecipeTinEats is not only the best recipe site on the entire internet, it's the best expression of what "Australian food" is. Our food is everyone's food.
I often just open the front page and pick something to make and it's always good. Tonight was Spicy Firecracker Beef 🤌
I often just open the front page and pick something to make and it's always good. Tonight was Spicy Firecracker Beef 🤌
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 AM
RecipeTinEats is not only the best recipe site on the entire internet, it's the best expression of what "Australian food" is. Our food is everyone's food.
I often just open the front page and pick something to make and it's always good. Tonight was Spicy Firecracker Beef 🤌
I often just open the front page and pick something to make and it's always good. Tonight was Spicy Firecracker Beef 🤌