Rudolf van der Berg

@internetthought.bsky.social

Telecom and Internet policy guy. Law, economics, policy and tech it all comes together in my work. Advise governments, telcos, businesses, academics and random people. Sustainability, competition, data centers, traffic, regulators, net neutrality, routing

CalTech is clueless about what applicants would be good undergraduates. Its "Fraud Squad" therefore looks at fonts of science-fair-certificates, so it can at least block those who lie. All to keep the air of exclusivity in its pyramid scheme of >$90k annual fees. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

The ‘Fraud Squad’ at Caltech Will Catch You if You Lie on Your Application

Investigators at the college vet every admitted student’s application as schools nationwide battle AI-fueled cheating.

wsj.com

I am humbly begging people to stop acting like a drop in unintended pregnancies among teen girls is some great tragedy Also to look at what this new NBER paper actually measured before making grand pronouncements about phones killing fertility. reason.com/2026/06/10/t...

The smartphone theory of birth rate decline still doesn't hold up

A new NBER study suffers from the same flaws plaguing previous research on phones and fertility rates.

reason.com

Een luchtig stukje over gietijzeren pannen. Maar, ook uitstekend te lezen als een parabel over big-tech: de enorme bezwaren waar mensen mee komen als je ze *iets anders* aanraadt. Maar, net zulke issues komen *wij* mogelijk mee als iemand ons andere pannen aanraadt: berthub.eu/articles/pos...

De gietijzeren pan en big tech - Bert Hubert's writings

Al een jaar of tien koken we thuis op gietijzeren pannen. Inmiddels voelt koken op een anti-aanbakpan voor mij als koken op plastic. De voordelen zijn verder evident. Ik heb in die tien jaar tijd nog ...

berthub.eu

🏺🏛️So European ministers are en Delphi to discuss how to deal with our economic future in these uncertain times… are the consulting the oracle or why Delphi? 😅🏛️🏺

"EU telecom sector shows strong competitive dynamics, affordable prices, improving coverage and solid financial conditions[...]top EU performers typically score high in global rankings." BEREC Public consultation until 8th May on Europe's Telecom Reality Check www.berec.europa.eu/en/public-co...

Public consultation on Europe's Telecom Reality Check: Draft BEREC Fact finding report on connectivity, competition and regulatory highlights in different jurisdictions | BEREC

berec.europa.eu