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Microsoft and Blackrock have "have largely given up on organic adoption [of AI] by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion."

Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos
Authoritarianism is the AI Bailout; But If AI Doesn't Need a Bailout, Does it Need Authoritarianism?
theamericanvandal.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.

One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.

When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.

Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.

www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Oye mirad qué chulo esto nuevo de @renfeoperadora.bsky.social Todos los trenes de cercanías de España mapeados, con información de marcha a tiempo real y datos en abierto. ¡Y se mueven! 🚈
tiempo-real.renfe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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One of the most insightful things I've heard about QAn*n was @foldablehuman.bsky.social's description of flat earth as "esoteric fictionalism" where the adherents seek to understand the world through a syncretic blend of fictional pop culture texts including sci-fi and fantasy
Did it start after 2013, when Elysium came out? Because if it did, I'm pretty sure they just jacked the idea from that movie
September 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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'Logan Lucky' released in theaters 8 years ago and this George R.R. Martin joke still holds true today
August 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Nothing helped me understand how much energy a car uses like having solar on my roof. On a good day my house generates enough for my house + a comparable house -- or my house + my car going 200 miles.

200 miles in an EV = an entire hot summer day of AC, hot water, dishwasher, dryer, etc.
August 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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1/n Recientemente @ahorapodemos.bsky.social‬ ha expresado su preocupación por el RDL 7/2025 porque dicen que no ataca las causas del apagón ni castiga al oligopolio. Esto es lo contrario de lo que puede lograr este RDL.
@ionebelarra.bsky.social
@irenemonterog.bsky.social
‪‪@pablofdez1.bsky.social‬
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Lo de estos días no nos debe hacer discutir sobre la inmigración, sino sobre la posibilidad de ilegalizar partidos sustentados en la difusión de fakes y violencia. Ese es el tema. No hay otro.
July 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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“The idea of paying a $9 toll each day infuriated her. Yet since the policy was implemented she has changed her mind. A journey which used to take an hour or more can now be as quick as 15m. Polls show more New Yorkers now support the toll than oppose it. A few months ago, it saw staunch opposition”
Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success
So why on earth did it take so long to start?
www.economist.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Mira, es fin de semana de hacer amigos en el PSOE y que no me llamen nunca más desde Ferraz.

www.vozpopuli.com/opinion/mied...

(Nota: nunca me llama nadie desde Ferraz, porque soy irrelevante)
Miedo, vacío y Pedro Sánchez
Los socialistas pueden mantener a Vox fuera del Gobierno ofreciendo una gran coalición al PP en caso de perder en las urnas
www.vozpopuli.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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AL FINAL HA SIDO EL PP EL QUE HA CONVERTIDO A ESPAÑA EN VENEZUELA.
June 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Central & eastern European countries “have been looking for a sweet spot: attaching themselves to competitive German global value chains, while cosying up to China for additional economic benefits. Yet they fail to grasp that this China shock will be bruising for Germany—but fatal for them.”
Electric shock: The Chinese threat to Europe’s industrial heartland
The industrial heartland of Germany and central Europe is at risk from the second “China shock”. Here is how decision-makers can save industry and avert social and political strife.
ecfr.eu
May 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Newsletter: We are in the era of the Business Idiot, where middle management has seized power, breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence. This piece ties together everything I've ever written.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
The Era Of The Business Idiot
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled ...
www.wheresyoured.at
May 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Congestion pricing was designed to finance more than $15 billion in critical transit upgrades in New York City. Those investments will take years. But the parallel changes at street level are already apparent. Here’s what we know so far. nyti.ms/4mbuGg0
May 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Reposting because I have rarely read an article I found so insightful
May 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Esto está destrozando generaciones enteras, ciudades y el futuro de nuestro país.
April 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.

He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords

Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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There was this whole thing where people said the French wouldn't embrace bicycle commuting like the Dutch because of inherent cultural traits and these lanes would be ghost towns. Instead, obviously, bike usage exploded as soon as the infrastructure was made available. These are all lessons people!
March 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Das wird jetzt einfach unsere Standardantwort auf alles 😁
March 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Por favor, seamos intransigentes en esto: se dice aranceles y no tarifas
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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1/Excelente entrevista a @hannahritchie.bsky.social que recomiendo leer entera.
En el mundo actual ser optimista es un acto revolucionario y te pone en el punto de mira de los profetas del apocalipsis y el desastre.
Dejadme que destaque algunas frases de Ritchie:..
www.elmundo.es/papel/el-mun...
Hannah Ritchie, una experta en cambio climático contra el catastrofismo: "El alarmismo hace daño a nuestros jóvenes"
Los pesimistas parecen inteligentes porque nunca se equivocan. Pero no juegan limpio. Cuando sus apocalípticas predicciones fallan, sencillamente alteran los parámetros. Paul R....
www.elmundo.es
March 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Mucha de la derecha europea que se queja de que Europa es débil, que es cierto, han trabajado activamente para ello, para debilitar a la UE desde dentro, y la complacencia con la ultraderecha tiene mucho que ver. Yo estoy a favor de aparcar diferencias YA pero sin tragarme sus relatos.
March 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM