Josef Grahn
@jgrahn.bsky.social
Believer in science, art, philosophy, curiosity, compassion, people.
Making my living as CTO at a Swedish tech scale-up.
Opinions expressed here are my own.
Making my living as CTO at a Swedish tech scale-up.
Opinions expressed here are my own.
Not depending on timing is the mark of statistics puns.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Not depending on timing is the mark of statistics puns.
Don't be mean. Be exceptional.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Don't be mean. Be exceptional.
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Blueskyism is letting yourself be defined by the things you hate
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Blueskyism is letting yourself be defined by the things you hate
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I think people would take the vow of silence in the quiet carriage more seriously if they were also required to wear a monk’s cape and a tonsure wig.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I think people would take the vow of silence in the quiet carriage more seriously if they were also required to wear a monk’s cape and a tonsure wig.
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Imagine you time travel back to 1847 and you find the left response to industrialization is a) machines will never be as good as human weavers or b) we need to copyright loom patterns or c) it’s a speculative bubble.
You’d say “Y’all. Not helping. What you need is obviously a labor movement.”
You’d say “Y’all. Not helping. What you need is obviously a labor movement.”
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Imagine you time travel back to 1847 and you find the left response to industrialization is a) machines will never be as good as human weavers or b) we need to copyright loom patterns or c) it’s a speculative bubble.
You’d say “Y’all. Not helping. What you need is obviously a labor movement.”
You’d say “Y’all. Not helping. What you need is obviously a labor movement.”
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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
Anti-intellectualism in the most literal sense: pro-dumbness.
Physicists divide radiation into two main types: strong and weak. The Trump administration is considering tighter safety rules on the weak radiations of cellphones even as it pursues looser regulations on the deadly emanations of the nuclear industry.
Radiation Fears Bring MAHA and MAGA Movements Into Conflict
The Trump administration is considering tighter safety rules on the weak radiations of cellphones even as it pursues looser regulations on the deadly emanations of the nuclear industry.
nyti.ms
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Anti-intellectualism in the most literal sense: pro-dumbness.
The "overdue" timer in todo list apps indicates how long it was since you gave up on that attempt at organising your tasks.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The "overdue" timer in todo list apps indicates how long it was since you gave up on that attempt at organising your tasks.
In fact, I'm beginning to suspect it thinks I'm in a closet instead of a bubble.
I'm curious about the Discover feed's algorithm. It shows me content very similar to what I usually read, and a sprinkle of things I'm extremely unlikely to be interested in, with little in between.
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In fact, I'm beginning to suspect it thinks I'm in a closet instead of a bubble.
I'm curious about the Discover feed's algorithm. It shows me content very similar to what I usually read, and a sprinkle of things I'm extremely unlikely to be interested in, with little in between.
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm curious about the Discover feed's algorithm. It shows me content very similar to what I usually read, and a sprinkle of things I'm extremely unlikely to be interested in, with little in between.
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This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
At its core, hate is intellectual laziness.
October 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
At its core, hate is intellectual laziness.
It would be funny if we eventually develop therapies based on the naked mole rat that radically extends lifespan but makes you look like Nosferatu.
When 2 life science discoveries converge: solving a ~3 decade mystery of extraordinary longevity and healthspan + an essential cell danger sensor
And related ongoing clinical trials!
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-long-awa...
And related ongoing clinical trials!
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-long-awa...
A Long-Awaited Longevity Mystery Solved
Spotlighting an essential human biologic pathway targeted by drugs in clinical trials
erictopol.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It would be funny if we eventually develop therapies based on the naked mole rat that radically extends lifespan but makes you look like Nosferatu.
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Remember, if you are going out in the hail showers today, pop a child's xylophone on your head for added fun.
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Remember, if you are going out in the hail showers today, pop a child's xylophone on your head for added fun.
No, I do not want to swipe sideways just because the first two pixels of finger movement were horizontal.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
No, I do not want to swipe sideways just because the first two pixels of finger movement were horizontal.
Fortunately for them, toddlers didn't achieve alignment of the superiorly intelligent adults.
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Fortunately for them, toddlers didn't achieve alignment of the superiorly intelligent adults.
YouTube should understand that when they show me ads for snake-oil that explicitly dissuade people from seeking necessary professional care, it reflects very badly on them too.
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
YouTube should understand that when they show me ads for snake-oil that explicitly dissuade people from seeking necessary professional care, it reflects very badly on them too.
I instructed Gemini to be a very senior developer, and it told me it's time to call it a week... 😐
September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I instructed Gemini to be a very senior developer, and it told me it's time to call it a week... 😐
Much like how AI is said to be useless yet somehow also a threat to people's jobs.
I feel we need to get our story straight on AI. On the one hand we say that it lacks human imagination, on the other we accuse it of making things up.
September 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much like how AI is said to be useless yet somehow also a threat to people's jobs.
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It's important to remember that Trump has used more than just rhetoric to foment political violence. His entire 2nd term has been a theater of cruelty in which violence is portrayed and practiced as the ultimate measure of political seriousness and resolve.
September 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's important to remember that Trump has used more than just rhetoric to foment political violence. His entire 2nd term has been a theater of cruelty in which violence is portrayed and practiced as the ultimate measure of political seriousness and resolve.
These threads about how humans are superior to AI because we know when we don't know something are always funny, because they're full of people demonstrating the opposite, including @mcuban.bsky.social himself when he confidently makes the dubious assertion that we will "always" have that advantage.
A little solace for the Anti AI crowd. The greatest weakness of AI is its inability to say “I don’t know”.
Our ability to admit what we don’t know , will always govern humans an advantage.
Our ability to admit what we don’t know , will always govern humans an advantage.
September 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
These threads about how humans are superior to AI because we know when we don't know something are always funny, because they're full of people demonstrating the opposite, including @mcuban.bsky.social himself when he confidently makes the dubious assertion that we will "always" have that advantage.
A skeptical mindset isn't about distrusting others. At the core, it's about challenging your own beliefs. Scrutiny of others just follows as a natural consequence.
September 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A skeptical mindset isn't about distrusting others. At the core, it's about challenging your own beliefs. Scrutiny of others just follows as a natural consequence.
This is an interesting case study, but I suspect the focus on whether or not they should shift right obscures a deeper issue of a general lack of initiative and narrative ownership from Labour.
Being seen as simply mimicking your opposition and lacking authenticity is always going to harm support.
Being seen as simply mimicking your opposition and lacking authenticity is always going to harm support.
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is an interesting case study, but I suspect the focus on whether or not they should shift right obscures a deeper issue of a general lack of initiative and narrative ownership from Labour.
Being seen as simply mimicking your opposition and lacking authenticity is always going to harm support.
Being seen as simply mimicking your opposition and lacking authenticity is always going to harm support.
There are four possibilities for artificial super intelligence:
1. It can't be controlled but benevolent
2. It can't be controlled and is evil or indifferent
3. It is controlled by benevolent people
4. It is controlled by evil or indifferent people
Risk of 4 isn't getting as much attention as 2.
1. It can't be controlled but benevolent
2. It can't be controlled and is evil or indifferent
3. It is controlled by benevolent people
4. It is controlled by evil or indifferent people
Risk of 4 isn't getting as much attention as 2.
September 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
There are four possibilities for artificial super intelligence:
1. It can't be controlled but benevolent
2. It can't be controlled and is evil or indifferent
3. It is controlled by benevolent people
4. It is controlled by evil or indifferent people
Risk of 4 isn't getting as much attention as 2.
1. It can't be controlled but benevolent
2. It can't be controlled and is evil or indifferent
3. It is controlled by benevolent people
4. It is controlled by evil or indifferent people
Risk of 4 isn't getting as much attention as 2.
I find it curious that it's not the soft and tender, modern bread that's the woke one, and instead the traditional, rustic one.
August 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I find it curious that it's not the soft and tender, modern bread that's the woke one, and instead the traditional, rustic one.