nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 06/09/2026the world doesn't really want you to be miserable, that's just a side effect of it being super-optimized for profit maximization. being whimsy won't really help against this, but it's better than being indifferent. 001
Reposted by nicoceej @ceej.online · 08/08/2026I would like to go on record stating that I think all art should be 100x hornier. maybe 200x 471856351
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/06/2026J'ai jamais très bien compris pourquoi les agriculteurs s'opposent aux OGM ; ces plantes permettent d'augmntr les rendemnts en rendant les cultures résistantes. Le seul argument que j'ai entendu qui me semble pertinent est celui de la concentration du pouvoir aux entreprises qui les produisent.. 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 27/06/2026there is also a causation fallacy: things that actually directly reduce fertility (education, healthcare, social security and overall women empowerment) don't require growth. they can and have been delivered through targeted policies even in far less wealthy nations. 120
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 27/06/2026ecological impact is driven by consumption, not headcount. a smaller wealthier country has a far larger material footprint than many times larger but poorer nations. the average euro and american has a footprint 3-8 times larger than the sustainable level estimated by planetary boundaries research 111
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 27/06/2026phones, software and AI are not immaterial; smartphone manuf. requires a dozen mined minerals with steep ecological and human cost. also, the claim that ai doesnt use water is misleading: cooling towers evaporate massive volumes of water, and the AI race has fueled a fossil (gas) generation boom 010
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 27/06/2026efficiency and cost gains thanks to technology always has caused more consumption than before, not less. this is called jevons paradox; cheaper solar panels dont replace coal plants, but more often enable even more power hungry apications. this is why global energy use has rarely, if ever,declined 020
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 15/05/2026t'a jamais vu le petit nombre qui descend avec chaque frappe du clavier dans le coin lorsque t'écris un post ? c'est chiant d'ecrire des trucs en plusieurs post. 010
Reposted by nicoZeteo @zeteo.com · 15/05/2026Israel wants to sue the New York Times over its story on rape against Palestinians. Earlier, Israeli soldiers were caught sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. Israelis rioted in protest of their arrest. Their charges were dropped. @premthakker.bsky.social broke it down. 🔗: zeteo.com/subscribe 49240
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 11/05/2026has this experience made you question the current structure of the government of the US? the fact that your own representatives do not answer you for 131 straight days seems very much indicative of the US Not being a representative democracy... i would start to make posters or something if i were u 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/04/2026this does not mean you cannot fight them, hold them accountable or name them as evil. its just drawing lines that you know you shouldn't cross. you should not torture, you should not rape, you should not mutilate, you should not exterminate children, you should not sterilise a whole population 100
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/04/2026depravity is what happens when a group of humans dehumanizes another. by doing this you are engaging in the same morality that the zionists do. the only way to break the cycle of violence that comes from dehumanizing is to categorically refuse to dehumanize in return. 200
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/04/2026human dignity is not a condition or a reward, it is a permanent status of every human. the view that human dignity is up for debate and can be judged is exactly the view that colonizers and genociders hold, that allows them to do their crimes with no consciousness. 210
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/04/2026not all of them but the population can be characterized as such yeah 100
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/04/2026targeted resistance against oppressors is fine, but thats very very different from indiscriminately mutilating an entire population. the Haitians did not sterilize all of the french in the island. 010
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 28/04/2026man calling someone a zionist for saying you shouldn't wish for the mass sterilization of a population is just crazy. you can be both an anti-zionist and also care a little about human dignity... don't fall into black and white thinking. 440
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 28/04/2026i think you should resist the impulse to annihilate an entire population regardless of their crimes; they should lose some moral rights but discarding human dignity for an entire population without proportionality is just wrong and you know it. complicity is not guilt and human dignity must remain. 450
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 27/04/2026bro theres gotta be a point where you need to draw the line and i think wishing for that on the internet may be it 130
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 28/03/2026In interviews, migrants in Northern France often cite the departure from Dublin as a reason for wanting to seek asylum in the UK, particularly if they had already been refused protection in the EU. However, it is unclear how big a role this played in their decision-making.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.ukPeople crossing the English Channel in small boats - Migration ObservatoryThis briefing examines the phenomenon of people crossing the English Channel in small boats. 010
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 11/09/2025The attack is truly appalling, but I just wanted to add that diesel, under normal circumstances, does not catch fire from an open flame. 020
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 13/08/2025people should be allowed to do whatever they want here. why? because this platform: - doesn't amplify inflammatory comments with opaque algorithms - lets users block people via lists (much more effective) - is not controlled by a psychopath and that all means that hate will die out on its own. 020
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 22/07/2025this stream of constant advertising posts has made me unfollow. i don't want irrelevant ads on my feed thank you! 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 04/07/2025one of the worst feelings is finding an old device that you used a lot, and turning it but, for it to then ask for a password that you won't ever remember... 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 18/02/2025counterargument (kinda) : similar in shape to french fries, short pasta is good at holding sauces and toppings no? i think the problem is that we need to normalize eating french fries with forks 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 17/02/2025maybe an unpopular opinion, but i don't think that the line "nobody elected elon musk" is going to stick in anyone's mind (except on those who already opposed trump to begin with) if you want to convince people that elon musk is bad for the country, maybe giving solid arguments or data is better 170
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 16/02/2025woww i have never seen such an atrocity like that. it's messed up 010
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 15/02/2025i want to resurface one of the most offensive graphs i have ever seen: (translation is in the alt text) bsky.app/profile/cric... 161
Reposted by nicoEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 14/02/2025Happy Valentine's Day! 💞 🔭🌍 Tired of the same old cards? We've got you covered ⬇️ 530149
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 31/01/2025whats the problem with arguing? i dont know why peopke nowadays make it out to be such a bad thing or was there another problem? 100
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/01/2025its just two different ways of expressing the same thing. the thing is, you can get the architecture from the full codebase, but the other way around is more complicated (think of reverse engineering a program) 000
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 29/01/2025no.1 is practically impossible not because of stealing but because training data is often bought from third parties for a fee. for a more complete (and realistic) definition of Open Source AI: opensource.org/ai/open-sour...opensource.orgThe Open Source AI Definition – 1.0version 1.0 Preamble Why we need Open Source Artificial Intelligence (AI) Open Source has demonstrated that massive benefits accrue to everyone after removing the barriers to learning, using, sharing ... 0121
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 20/01/2025i think people watch streams mostly for reasons other than "wanting to see videogames being played", so idk. there are very subtle differences between telling someone how to play a game, and maybe giving some advice (and of course, if the streamer specifically asks for advice or not) 010
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 20/01/2025yeah i have to give that one to you; if you go to somebodys stream to tell then how to play (when the streamer is not asking for advice anyway), you are just being annoying. but if you tell that to a speedrunner streamer, i think its more acceptable, so it depends on the case. 100
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 19/01/2025but you have to agree that optimal play does exist, and some people are a certain kind of perfectionist regarding videogames. 100
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 15/01/2025agree with the first part but imho disk drives have to die... usb drives are so much better in so many ways 000
Reposted by nicoEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 09/01/2025Hello @bsky.app, here's to looking into more #bluesky and beyond... 😉 1543536838
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 07/01/2025no hate or anything, but if you have had so many issues with them, why do you still buy the exact same model? did you even try to get the non-functioning ones repaired? 120
nico @bsky.nicocalu.net · 06/01/2025absolute machine making those dumplings. please keep us updated! 020
