Daniel Probst
@skepteis.bsky.social
Computer scientist, Bioinformatician, PhD in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences. Working on the above as an Assistant Prof at WUR. Interested in all the sciences. Materialist. Fan of cats, Punk Rock, and Hockey.
Heroes. All of them.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Heroes. All of them.
Da findet man schon was... 😉
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Da findet man schon was... 😉
Ein paar DK alben haben glaub ich auch Auto's drauf... und das eine von den Minutemen...
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ein paar DK alben haben glaub ich auch Auto's drauf... und das eine von den Minutemen...
Ah yes. Green liberalism.
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ah yes. Green liberalism.
I'm quite new to the Dutch political landscape but...
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm quite new to the Dutch political landscape but...
Please...
But tea towels? What do they use to dry dishes? Paper?
But tea towels? What do they use to dry dishes? Paper?
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Please...
But tea towels? What do they use to dry dishes? Paper?
But tea towels? What do they use to dry dishes? Paper?
I found the Overton window!
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I found the Overton window!
This "AI" circlejerk is just one big fermentor of overproduction by ways of overaccumulation.
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This "AI" circlejerk is just one big fermentor of overproduction by ways of overaccumulation.
If you go west from there, you might meet the Rollibock...
October 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you go west from there, you might meet the Rollibock...
The (most famous) Swiss devil's bridge. The original one is said to have been built by the devil.
There's also the matching devil's stone on a nearby field, with which he wanted to smash it again.
There's also the matching devil's stone on a nearby field, with which he wanted to smash it again.
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The (most famous) Swiss devil's bridge. The original one is said to have been built by the devil.
There's also the matching devil's stone on a nearby field, with which he wanted to smash it again.
There's also the matching devil's stone on a nearby field, with which he wanted to smash it again.
Deutschsprachige Presse so:
September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Deutschsprachige Presse so:
Since I'm now living in a monarchy, I've been wanting to read this one for a while ;-).
There's a really interesting analysis of the dynamic between the king and the elites in there.
There's a really interesting analysis of the dynamic between the king and the elites in there.
September 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Since I'm now living in a monarchy, I've been wanting to read this one for a while ;-).
There's a really interesting analysis of the dynamic between the king and the elites in there.
There's a really interesting analysis of the dynamic between the king and the elites in there.
That was how it was done in the late 40s in Glarus (CH). The table shows how many litres of bugs each municipality in the canton should catch (based on the number of cows and other metrics) in 1903 and how many they actually brought in. Schwändi went nuts, bringing in 16,945 l with 2,440 expected.
September 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That was how it was done in the late 40s in Glarus (CH). The table shows how many litres of bugs each municipality in the canton should catch (based on the number of cows and other metrics) in 1903 and how many they actually brought in. Schwändi went nuts, bringing in 16,945 l with 2,440 expected.
I think the ratchet mechanism [1] is a good political metaphor.
[1] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet...
[1] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet...
September 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think the ratchet mechanism [1] is a good political metaphor.
[1] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet...
[1] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet...
"Royal Courts of Justice. London."
by Banksy
by Banksy
September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Royal Courts of Justice. London."
by Banksy
by Banksy
Warum ist DJ Bobo auf einer Packung Kaffee?
September 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Warum ist DJ Bobo auf einer Packung Kaffee?
In his recent and timely book Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky describes a future where human technology advanced, but the prevailing economic system remained unchanged.
September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In his recent and timely book Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky describes a future where human technology advanced, but the prevailing economic system remained unchanged.
This meme comes to mind. It would be nice if the "main achievement" this time were science and not marketing.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This meme comes to mind. It would be nice if the "main achievement" this time were science and not marketing.
"Eine Maschine"... mehr braucht man über diese Person nicht zu wissen.
September 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Eine Maschine"... mehr braucht man über diese Person nicht zu wissen.
Interesting question from Reddit. I think the UN should get a microstate similarish to the Vatican. But where?
August 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Interesting question from Reddit. I think the UN should get a microstate similarish to the Vatican. But where?
It's been a while, let's see if I can still hit the corners 😁
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's been a while, let's see if I can still hit the corners 😁
Wäre interessant wies ausschaut wenn Parteien, die nur im Namen links sind, ausschliest (SPD, Labour, SP, Dems).
August 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wäre interessant wies ausschaut wenn Parteien, die nur im Namen links sind, ausschliest (SPD, Labour, SP, Dems).