Jeroen Baert

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Computer scientist, comedian, engineer, keynote speaker, Nerdland podcaster.
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Today you learned about Bichelangelo. You're welcome.
"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism

"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion.

The Fine Print*

Apparently this requires restating:
We should not want a European Palantir.
We should not want an open-source Palantir.
We should not want a non-commercial Palantir.

If it is supposed to do what Palantir does, we should not want it.

And I don't care to what extent Palantir's products are shaped by political or profit motives. We know enough to reject its logic altogether.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MozillaAI/116279201448628866

All we wanted was a browser. All you had to do was build a browser. You had one job.

Such a relief to learn that all of my problems are in my head. The thing that I am trapped in and can never escape.
Imagine how much happier you’d be today if you’d never turned it back on
Some tips on giving digital privacy/security advice: if you tell people they absolutely need to do a long list of difficult and expensive things before they travel, people will nod and smile and then not do it at all. This is why my advice focuses on harm reduction and understanding trade-offs.
The mystery of the fossilised keyboard 📽️
British man powers DIY car with discarded vapes https://www.popsci.com/environment/car-built-discarded-vapes/
British man powers DIY car with discarded vapes

The souped-up G-Wiz EV has a range of 18 miles and topped 40 miles per hour.

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