James Rosen-Birch
@provisionalidea.bsky.social
founder. orgs. tech. cybernetics. ex-biotech.
this then feeds back and further reduces the availability of capital needed to further drive advancement of the tech
risking a winter
risking a winter
August 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
this then feeds back and further reduces the availability of capital needed to further drive advancement of the tech
risking a winter
risking a winter
this has forced premature commercialization and therefore a direct market confrontation with the gap between the promise of the technology and its current capabilities and implementations
causing the hype cycle to start to collapse
causing the hype cycle to start to collapse
August 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
this has forced premature commercialization and therefore a direct market confrontation with the gap between the promise of the technology and its current capabilities and implementations
causing the hype cycle to start to collapse
causing the hype cycle to start to collapse
re: AI
we are in a feedback loop where hype is used to attract capital (which is needed to further develop the tech), but each increase in hype raises expectations, growing the delta between current performance and market expectations
we are in a feedback loop where hype is used to attract capital (which is needed to further develop the tech), but each increase in hype raises expectations, growing the delta between current performance and market expectations
August 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
re: AI
we are in a feedback loop where hype is used to attract capital (which is needed to further develop the tech), but each increase in hype raises expectations, growing the delta between current performance and market expectations
we are in a feedback loop where hype is used to attract capital (which is needed to further develop the tech), but each increase in hype raises expectations, growing the delta between current performance and market expectations
In just a few short years, we went from “Facebook for dogs” to “ethnic cleansing on the blockchain”.
July 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In just a few short years, we went from “Facebook for dogs” to “ethnic cleansing on the blockchain”.
The Times has always been The Times
June 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Times has always been The Times
plus ça change
funny how this part always gets cut out of America’s self-narrative about WW2
“Students at American universities were caught in the middle of academic freedom battles as anti-Nazi faculty were forced off campus and pro-Nazi groups spread hateful propaganda.”
funny how this part always gets cut out of America’s self-narrative about WW2
“Students at American universities were caught in the middle of academic freedom battles as anti-Nazi faculty were forced off campus and pro-Nazi groups spread hateful propaganda.”
June 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
plus ça change
funny how this part always gets cut out of America’s self-narrative about WW2
“Students at American universities were caught in the middle of academic freedom battles as anti-Nazi faculty were forced off campus and pro-Nazi groups spread hateful propaganda.”
funny how this part always gets cut out of America’s self-narrative about WW2
“Students at American universities were caught in the middle of academic freedom battles as anti-Nazi faculty were forced off campus and pro-Nazi groups spread hateful propaganda.”
there was a Nazi rally at Madison Square Gardens
American politicians proudly spouted their support for the Nazis and their policies
Lindbergh and his America First movement were everywhere
but sure, *now* is the most dangerous time for American Jews in a century 🙄
American politicians proudly spouted their support for the Nazis and their policies
Lindbergh and his America First movement were everywhere
but sure, *now* is the most dangerous time for American Jews in a century 🙄
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
there was a Nazi rally at Madison Square Gardens
American politicians proudly spouted their support for the Nazis and their policies
Lindbergh and his America First movement were everywhere
but sure, *now* is the most dangerous time for American Jews in a century 🙄
American politicians proudly spouted their support for the Nazis and their policies
Lindbergh and his America First movement were everywhere
but sure, *now* is the most dangerous time for American Jews in a century 🙄
someone please tell this dumbass about the literal holocaust
June 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
someone please tell this dumbass about the literal holocaust
That the legislature has granted him unchecked power and refuses to assert control over the executive indicates a level of consent for this direction and collusion beyond what a whip is typically capable of enforcing.
April 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
That the legislature has granted him unchecked power and refuses to assert control over the executive indicates a level of consent for this direction and collusion beyond what a whip is typically capable of enforcing.
Also note that the erosion of checks, balances, rule of law, and separation of powers indicates that the goal is probably more than 45 months — hence the higher likelihood the intent is to bring the market under political control.
April 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Also note that the erosion of checks, balances, rule of law, and separation of powers indicates that the goal is probably more than 45 months — hence the higher likelihood the intent is to bring the market under political control.
For those unfamiliar, this is Betar
![Revisionists were openly sympathetic to fascism. Betar, the Revisionist youth movement, admired Mussolini. They wore brown shirts and did the fascist salute. 26 The Revisionist newspaper carried a regular column called "From the Notebook of a Fascist," and on one occasion when Jabotinsky came to Palestine, the newspaper ran a column titled, "On the Arrival of Our Duce."27 In 1933 a columnist wrote, "Social democrats of all stripes believe that Hitler's movement is an empty shell [but] we believe that there is both a shell and a kernel. The antisemitic shell is to be discarded, but not the anti-Marxist kernel."28](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k72b6qbxginjmw7433i7bq7a/bafkreiavjqp32nrhrf3sryfw7s6c5yt5ka75xn2xfwhpefnlj3zxyjofpq@jpeg)
April 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
For those unfamiliar, this is Betar
Apparently telling a *literal* fascist group that they’re a shadow of their former selves is what constitutes “hateful conduct” on the other site, in case anyone was wondering.
April 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Apparently telling a *literal* fascist group that they’re a shadow of their former selves is what constitutes “hateful conduct” on the other site, in case anyone was wondering.
Kylie is focusing on the wrong thing here: while the government began by using “antisemitism” accusations as the wedge, they are now moving beyond it to banning any and all criticism of the government as “anti government speech”.
March 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Kylie is focusing on the wrong thing here: while the government began by using “antisemitism” accusations as the wedge, they are now moving beyond it to banning any and all criticism of the government as “anti government speech”.
you know, it's kinda crazy that there are well-known and widely-celebrated stories of John Deere invoking kill switches against Russian military users of tractors
but if you suggest the US government has the same capability on American-made weapons, it's denounced as crazy talk
but if you suggest the US government has the same capability on American-made weapons, it's denounced as crazy talk
March 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
you know, it's kinda crazy that there are well-known and widely-celebrated stories of John Deere invoking kill switches against Russian military users of tractors
but if you suggest the US government has the same capability on American-made weapons, it's denounced as crazy talk
but if you suggest the US government has the same capability on American-made weapons, it's denounced as crazy talk
the mRNA vaccine platform started about 30ish years ago as a USG biodefence initiative against novel pathogens; I used to get coached by one of the folks who did early development on it
the deep foresight of US planners amazed me
to see that system dismantled is horrifying
the deep foresight of US planners amazed me
to see that system dismantled is horrifying
March 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
the mRNA vaccine platform started about 30ish years ago as a USG biodefence initiative against novel pathogens; I used to get coached by one of the folks who did early development on it
the deep foresight of US planners amazed me
to see that system dismantled is horrifying
the deep foresight of US planners amazed me
to see that system dismantled is horrifying
what kind of sign is it when the National Post starts pushing conscription
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
what kind of sign is it when the National Post starts pushing conscription
As the US increases its threats against Greenland, Denmark increases their Arctic military vessel production and replaces their American anti-ship missiles with Norwegian ones
March 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
As the US increases its threats against Greenland, Denmark increases their Arctic military vessel production and replaces their American anti-ship missiles with Norwegian ones
If you’ve ever heard an SVer rant about “big bad degrowth ideology”, it’s that in book form
March 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
If you’ve ever heard an SVer rant about “big bad degrowth ideology”, it’s that in book form
This is literally from their Atlantic interview on the book
March 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is literally from their Atlantic interview on the book
Not sure where you got that idea. This has been a well-known issue in defence circles for years.
![MODERNDIPLOMACY
ALL VIEWS| ALL VOICES
We are not talking about the future. When the U.S. sold FA-18 jets to Australia three decades ago, they would not supply the system codes necessary to acquire enemy targets the Australians wanted them to. These jets would only lock on targets the U.S. would allow [2]. Subsequently, the Australian military developed their own Electronic Warfare Self Protection, a Radar Warning Receiver known as ALR-2002 [3]. It has been also claimed that Australian programmers discovered the codes the U.S. would not provide them [41, but both of these indigenous efforts might be the same although announced and interpreted differently. The Australian Defense Minister at the time noted "The radar of our Hornet could not identify most of the aircraft in this region as hostile ... so our frontline fighter could not shoot down people who might be the enemies in this region" [5]. By 2006
Australia's ALR-2002 project was being phased out in favor of Raytheon's
ALR-67 (V3) as this unit provided necessary access to radar signatures the Australians required, and it was fully operational whereas the ALR-2002 was still in its qualification stage. For fifteen years, the U.S. arbitrarily denied an ally access to full system capabilities.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k72b6qbxginjmw7433i7bq7a/bafkreibcw256tr5tg3duhd7aj3cnzfq6jcehdrwx3p3y6pos7cswk5z5vm@jpeg)
March 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Not sure where you got that idea. This has been a well-known issue in defence circles for years.
One of the main benefits of the Saab Gripen contract replacing the F35s is that it gives us full IP and systems control, as well as the right to modify the jets as we see fit.
As the nation of the Avro Arrow, this gives us an opportunity to rebuild our defence aerospace sector.
As the nation of the Avro Arrow, this gives us an opportunity to rebuild our defence aerospace sector.
March 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
One of the main benefits of the Saab Gripen contract replacing the F35s is that it gives us full IP and systems control, as well as the right to modify the jets as we see fit.
As the nation of the Avro Arrow, this gives us an opportunity to rebuild our defence aerospace sector.
As the nation of the Avro Arrow, this gives us an opportunity to rebuild our defence aerospace sector.
Back when I worked in (American!) large and public businesses, we used to run special playbooks for execs traveling through or to unfree places.
Scripts, debriefs, lawyers on standby, burner devices, VPNs, tight content controls.
That America is becoming such a place is wild.
Scripts, debriefs, lawyers on standby, burner devices, VPNs, tight content controls.
That America is becoming such a place is wild.
March 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Back when I worked in (American!) large and public businesses, we used to run special playbooks for execs traveling through or to unfree places.
Scripts, debriefs, lawyers on standby, burner devices, VPNs, tight content controls.
That America is becoming such a place is wild.
Scripts, debriefs, lawyers on standby, burner devices, VPNs, tight content controls.
That America is becoming such a place is wild.
Haaretz, today.
March 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Haaretz, today.
You can see this in Andreessen’s claim that software bros are the new übermensch, in his manifesto which directly cribs from Marinetti’s fascist manifesto.
March 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You can see this in Andreessen’s claim that software bros are the new übermensch, in his manifesto which directly cribs from Marinetti’s fascist manifesto.
The thing I consistently do not understand about this Administration, from this to the “did you say thank you”s, is the absolute loser vibes from people who control the house, senate, executive, and judiciary, and are careening towards absolute power at breakneck speed
March 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The thing I consistently do not understand about this Administration, from this to the “did you say thank you”s, is the absolute loser vibes from people who control the house, senate, executive, and judiciary, and are careening towards absolute power at breakneck speed