Going to do a thread, using some of my own (incl. older) work, to clear up some of these relevant concepts. Hope it helps builds conceptual hygiene and immunity to hyped claims about “AI” capabilities. 1/🧵

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 5d ago

In my work, as in theoretical computer science, we distinguish between (exact) algorithms, heuristics (no guarantees), and approximation algorithm (approx. guarantees) Clear distinctions is relevant in many contexts, for instance this one in cognitive science link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Tämä ei tosiaan ollut mikään yllätys-pandemia. Korvausten suhteen toivoisin myös tätä mietittävän.

Tilateurastamon omistaja kuuli ruttouutisen: ”Ei saatana, nytkö se on täällä” – sitten yrityksen toiminta pysähtyi

Tilateurastomon toiminta pysähtyi Lappeenrannassa, kun naapurimaakunnasta löytyi afrikkalaista sikaruttoa.

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Euroopalla ei ole kovin paljon oikeutta enää luennoida muita ihmisoikeuksista. yle.fi/a/74-20238004

Turvapaikka kuin keskitysleirissä

Albanian palautuskeskuksissa mitataan, kuinka pitkälle EU-maat voivat venyttää maahanmuuton sääntöjä. Nyt Italia ehdottaa mallia muillekin.

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If this is true, then it is really a bombshell. #ceuta www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/was-...

Did the US and Israel Just Commit Their First Act of Hybrid War Against Spain? | naked capitalism

Both countries have their motives as well as the means.

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If I have understood right, multicellular life has evolved only once (as far as we know). So the first question I'd ask would be, can we observe single-cell life on Earth from outer space for starters? Probably not directly, but through proxies perhaps.

Ranked News@rankednews.bsky.social · 2d ago

Jupiter's moon Europa may have signs of life in its buried ocean — but can we get to them?: Jupiter’s moon Europa, which harbors a global ocean beneath its icy crust, has long been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecra… https://ranked.news/1208515?u=b

Here is an article showing some reasoning and evidence why the Ceuta migrant incident was too organized to be organic: www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/how-...

How the Ceuta Border Crossing Incident Immediately Played Into the Hands of Spain’s Far Right | naked capitalism

As the dust settles on the Ceuta migrant incident, the question remains: was it coordinated—and by who?

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MMT is not without its issues, but I like how it frames this idea: "Money organises resources, but it doesn’t create them."

East Anglia Bylines@eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d ago

Conventional economics says that governments can only do what they can pay for. Trump’s war proves its not true | Prof Richard Murphy

W.E.B. Du Bois believed that education, truth, and organized action could challenge injustice.A pioneering scholar,sociologist, and civil rights leader,he documented the realities of racism while imagining a more equitable future.He helped shape conversations about democracy, history, and equality.

It's incredible is how little folks understand about academe. Peer review is brutal. Academic Q+A is Troy level slaughter. Bros attacking a lady academic for a fair review would shit themselves on stage after a paper and break down into toddler tears after their first conference paper w a mean Q+A.

Alberto Alemanno has a valid point.

The great thing about today's Nazis is that they burn books for both ideology AND profit

Shiro Sirius@shirosiri.us · last wk.

I don’t want to be too sensationalist about this but also I’m the least violent person in the world and I think if someone said this to my face I’d hit them

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.

AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books

If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.

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++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...

The growing intermittency of…conventional nuclear energy. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Low Danube river levels force Romania to shut down both of its nuclear power reactors

Romania will shut down its ‌second nuclear reactor on the Danube river, the energy ministry said on Wednesday, three days after decades-low river levels forced it to shut down the first.

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USAF and Saudi jets responded to Iran’s overnight attack on US bases in Jordan by striking an Iran-backed militia in Iraq. It’s notable that the US didn’t directly attack Iran.

Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militia

US Central Command says the proxy group launched attacks against US bases and Saudi energy infrastructure.

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youtu.be/jJyhmSCWN7A?... As far as I am concerned, Brian is the best meteorologist around. Very good (correct) and detailed predictions. It is really important to have this broad view geographically and temporally.

The Change coming to Europe this August...

YouTube video by Mr. Weatherman Europe

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I was researching a short in a looney tunes collection and whenever I glance over the AI bit I often notice it’s just flat out wrong. Like, even if you don’t care about the ethics or environment, I don’t know why you would rely on a service that is so often not doing what it’s meant to do.

Kuvittelitko olevasi turvassa ilmastokatastrofin vaikutuksilta? Niin kuviteltiin Ranskassakin. yle.fi/a/74-20237933

Toimittaja Bordeaux'ssa: ”Laukku jo pakattuna lähdön varalta” – kaksi Euroopan suurkaupunkia uhattuina metsäpaloissa

Palot riehuvat Madridin ja Bordeaux'n lähellä.

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#ClimateChange is ridiculously expensive! — more so than phasing out fossil fuels. A new study says that NY State will surpass half a trillion dollars on infrastructure spending related to climate change by 2050. Now this is just one state. And one type of cost! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/n...

New York Faces Half a Trillion in Storm Prevention Costs, Report Finds (Gift Article)

A study from a group called Rebuild by Design estimates that the money will be needed to repair the effects of climate change in the next 24 years.

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surely no one could fall for this again

TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 2w ago

Elon Musk's tunneling startup is reportedly in talks for a major new funding round.

Manuscript rejected. I have been working for 3 years on that!

Tästä on varoitettu jo kymmeniä vuosia!! Kuivuus, kuumuus, sään ääri-ilmiöt ja maastopalot lisääntyvät, joka vuosi rajumpina. Joka kesä kauhistellaan ja sammutetaan. Sitten asia unohtuu kunnes sama toistuu seuraavana kesänä. Päättäjiksi pitää valita ihmisiä, jotka ottavat #ilmastokriisi vakavasti!

Etelä-Euroopan maastopalot | Ranskan pääministeri kuvailee paloja ”ennennäkemättömiksi”, samalla Bordeaux’ta evakuoidaan

Seuraa tästä jutusta, miten tilanne Etelä-Euroopan maastopaloalueilla kehittyy.

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youtu.be/sQGZXrzykpU?... AI is not going to take your job. The energy equation doesn't work out. #ai

Energy Engineer Explains: The Math Behind "AI Will Take Your Job" Is Laughably Wrong

YouTube video by Mide

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Morning 😂, ready to be shipped.

This is a major win for Greece and for Dynagas, the company that ships Russian LNG. It's also a major concession from other member states, as it rewrites a ban that was already EU law. Once again, a country proves how powerful a veto can be when it's pushed to the limit.

Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 2w ago

A key detail: In exchange for lifting its veto, Greece has secured an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients after January 2027. It will apply to contracts signed before February 2022 and will be reviewed every year.

Let's see how unequal and unjust the world is today. Here's passport mobility scores vs. GDP per capita. Where you're born and live determines everything.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

How powerful is your passport? Explore the global rankings

I miss the use of the word "emporium ". You find it in older literature, but is in active use?

Quick thinking having a tablecloth handy. I didn’t even notice the twitching from that dead robot.

”Faktantarkistuksessa toinen pääministerin näkemyksistä osoittautuu vääräksi ja toinen harhaanjohtavaksi.”

IS tarkisti: Puhuiko Petteri Orpo totta?

Pääministeri vastasi Garden Helsinkiä koskeviin kysymyksiin maanantain tiedotustilaisuudessa.

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