Reposted by David JašaMarco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 12hLike, regulations that establish decreasing density at arbitrary distances from higher-order transit stations are pure political compromises, with no scientific evidence, and a caricature of how market forces work (or how laypeople think they work). 2547
Reposted by David JašaMarco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 12hThe idea that planning should mandate, through regulations, an urban form that mimics market forces (higher demand induced by better accessibility along high-capacity rail, which translates into higher densities) is one of the silliest yet most persistent tropes our profession has produced. 37211
Reposted by David JašaJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🇵🇱⚖️🦤What do the European independence of the judiciary and a sexual assault on an ostrich have in common? Polish rule of law crisis. No, it's not a joke; the Appeals Court in my hometown of Poznań struck down a lower-court judgment because a neo-judge sat on the panel in a, erm, curious case. 3309
Reposted by David JašaAlon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hoisting this to main, because I think it's an important pattern in understanding the upcoming Israeli election. The Zionist parties of the Change Coalition are currently polling around 53 seats, but the Arab parties add 12, for a solid 65. If Winter and NEP don't make it, add 2 for each, for 69. 1134
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@adamzemek.bsky.social ten jejich slogan zní jako dobrá nahrávka na smeč 😂 #Brno #Volby 020
Reposted by David Jašaibidem @ibidem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No a aby vám to nebylo líto, tak dáme i fotku jordánského krále (zde jako unnamed crewman in blue shirt vlevo). 2101
Reposted by David JašaDr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20 6255105
Reposted by David JašaJosef Ženka @mozkyt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Almohadský chalífát (12. až 13.stoleti) ma pro Maroko stejny význam jako pro nás Karel IV. Ovladali území od jizniho Maroka po Tripolis v dnešní Libyii, k tomu půlku Pyrenejskeho poloostrova a i třeba Baleary. Obrovske almohadske minarety dodnes ční nad Marrakéšem, Rabatem, či Sevillou. 2113
Reposted by David JašaJan Kordovský @defragment.tech · 29/09/2026Pozitivní 🇪🇺 take: Díky DMA vám Zuckerberg nebude nasosávat obsah vašich zpráv do svého AI modelu, i přes váš výslovný zákaz: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.comMeta Muse AI reportedly read Mac Messages without consentIn a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to. 021
Reposted by David JašaKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Another body of a victim has been recovered from under the rubble of the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Mayor Klitschko reported. Death tall rises to 2 people. Russis killed 2 people for no reason other then being Ukrainians on ordinary Monday... 8308120
Reposted by David JašaUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 28/09/2026This. Though this isn’t a fundamental criticism. They obviously need to start somewhere. “I’m not sure that anyone thinks the way to fight back against the Russians is to hold more meetings,” said one diplomat.ft.comEU countries consider Nato-style joint responses to Russian hybrid attacksCampaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger response 2657
Reposted by David JašaRob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today is St Wenceslas Day. The legend says anyone who wears the Crown of St Wenceslas without the right to do so will die within a year. Another legend says Reinhard Heydrich placed the crown on his head in Nov 1941. Seven months later he was dead. www.basedinbohemia.com/p/anthropoid 0175
Reposted by David Jašaibidem @ibidem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Dneska se v rámci každoročního vysvětlování, nak se to s tím Václavem a českou státnosti bylo, omezím na retweet loňského mimořádně dlouhého a povedeného vlákna. Dejte si ho i vy, stojí za to ⤵️ 3236
Reposted by David JašaCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/09/2026In this case there's no reputational harm because everyone knows that Gemini is literally a bullshit machine—but if we allow these systems to serve as epistemic grounding, what are the remedies in cases where reputations are actually made or broken?thebullshitmachines.comLesson 2: The Nature of BullshitThis lesson explores philosopher Harry Frankfurt's notion of bullshit, and explains why LLMs are, by his definition, bullshit machines. 513829
Reposted by David JašaCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/09/2026Google Gemini says that @jevinwest.bsky.social and I aren't to be trusted because in our first lecture, we had a playful example where Jevin presented data the same way that Tim Cook did, and I called bullshit on it. It hallucinates criticism and the only citations are to the lecture itself. 1227064
Reposted by David JašaRob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fico says he wants peace. He doesn't want Slovakia dragged into a war “because of some Article 5.” FAZ reports Russia's GRU was likely behind the Munich arson attack. One GRU group operated from Slovakia. Peace is one thing. Keeping it is another. 👇 basedinbohemia.com/p/peace-out-... 0125
Reposted by David JašaLibor Dušek @libordusekeu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Výborný, i když smutný rozhovor. Odemykám 🔓 (ale titulek říká to podstatné 😰). www.respekt.cz/politika/sta...respekt.czStát pořádně neví, za co utrácí. Chtěli jsme to změnit, jenže ve vládě o to není zájemS ekonomickým analytikem Tomášem Kučerou o jeho snaze zlepšit rozhodování českého státu a o exekutivě, kde často chybí odvaha něco rozhodnout 1175
Reposted by David JašaJason Smith @jasonsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You can buy an ad saying chemtrails give you cancer, vaccines give you autism, and shiny rocks are the best medicine, but you can’t buy an ad for an Elon musk documentary. Fuck Mark Zuckerberg. 25411
Reposted by David JašaFrantišek🦄 @fr4ntis3k.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Říká se "aplikační místnost". 031
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump zařídí naftu za stovku za litr? 👀 Kolik že se v Evropě postavilo nových baterkáren? 120
Reposted by David JašaJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How bad could a US diesel export ban be for the EU? Quite bad, in fact. The EU gets about 32% of its diesel imports from the US, up from 17% in 2025. In North-West Europe, the dependency soars to 57%. Euronews explains.euronews.comWhat would a US diesel export ban mean to European countries?The EU has deepened energy ties with the US while seeking to reduce its exposure to geopolitical shocks. Yet US plans to limit diesel exports expose how quickly commercial dependence can become a stra... 0116
Reposted by David JašaEurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Building a European alternative to TikTok and am looking for testers (preferably Gen-Z). Who wants to give it a go? 100 spots - first come first serve. testflight.apple.com/join/xYr4BKy7 testflight.apple.comJoin the Bluescreen for Bluesky betaAvailable on iOS 912365
Reposted by David JašaPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 22/09/2026My latest: Picture a river in your mind. Is it sinous, single channel, uninterrupted? Only 11% of rivers in the world fit that standard. The river of the real world is dammed, braided, tidal, frozen -- and often left out of models, a pathbreaking NASA satellites shows.science.orgSatellite reveals a world of ‘weird rivers’ shaped by humansSWOT is exposing humans’ effects on rivers—and challenging flood prediction models 211927
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026VW má v Německu víc objednávek na baterkáče než na spalováky: insideevs.com/news/809219/...insideevs.comVolkswagen Is Now Selling More EVs Than Gas Cars In Germany. That Changes The PlanDemand for EVs is exploding in Germany, so Volkswagen needs to rethink how it builds cars in its home country. 082
Reposted by David JašaRob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Almost two months since BBC News decided it no longer needed a Prague correspondent. 22 years of memories: making the Dalai Lama laugh, Mel Gibson angry and Gerhard Schröder REALLY angry. Walking behind Václav Havel’s coffin. A look back, and ahead. 👇 www.basedinbohemia.com/p/goodbye-to... 2132
Reposted by David JašaKarin 🇨🇿 🇪🇺 @karincz.czesky.online · 23/09/2026www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac... English version of a must-read article on the work of Kremlin propagandists in Europeseznamzpravy.czThey came to Czechia to create Putin’s propaganda – after being exposed, they fled - Seznam ZprávySeznam Zprávy laid a trap for propagandists from the Russian organisation Rybar, which spreads pro-Putin lies to 1,5 million subscribers. The unmasked documentary makers could potentially face up to e... 0337
Reposted by David JašaEUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 22/09/2026In Kremlin speeches: Russia stands with the Global South. In the Black Sea: Russia strikes ports and export infrastructure feeding global markets. 36723
Reposted by David JašaLow Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember, "I don't know, I lack sufficient information on this topic" is NEVER an acceptable answer. Instead, loudly state the first opinion that pops into your head, speak with authority, and gaslight anyone who disagrees until they begin to question everything they know. 1017623
Reposted by David JašaHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This post is making the rounds again for some reason and therefore I feel I must inform you that they’ve hired another one so there are now TWO forensic pathologists working in Iceland. 552432587
Reposted by David JašaCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026We’re Google. Don’t crawl us, we’ll crawl you. 924139
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Proč nechcete, aby ve městech a okolí jezdili všichni (autonomními) auty 🎯 131
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Pamatujete ten fór o zdvojnásobení hodnoty auta natankování plné nádrže? Tak drahý ty paliva dnes ještě nejsou, ale podobný efekt má přezutí na nové pneumatiky 160
Reposted by David JašaLuis Villa @lu.is · 16/09/2026Related: Electrek has been doing god's work matching the small amounts of unobfuscated data in Tesla's accident disclosures with crashes. No surprise, turns out Tesla's FSD is involved in a lot of death. As Nathan says, we need to treat this like an airline crash. electrek.co/2026/09/01/t...electrek.coTracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its dataTesla redacts nearly every crash it reports to NHTSA. We're matching those hidden reports to real fatal crashes — a running Electrek investigation. 1165
David Jaša @djasa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A cou nás, je na současnou vládu vůbec někdo z opozice nasranej? Že nevidím Kupku, mě nepřekvapuje, ale že na ně nemá pravidelně držku Hřib, to jo... :/ 140
Reposted by David Jašalingvojazyce @lingvojazyce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Ženy se dnes u nás masivně staví do mužské pozice, a proto jsou rodiny nefunkční." Sandra Pogodová popisuje ve Vlastě (Vlastu zakládala Rada československých žen majíc v čele Miladu Horákovou), že žena je pečovatelka a muž ochránce a kasička. SP spolupracuje s dezinformátorem Tomášem Lukavcem. 4182
Reposted by David Jašalingvojazyce @lingvojazyce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Mimika Tomáše Portlíka, kandidáta na primátora ze Spolu, při společném rozhovoru s Terezou Nislerovou z Pirátů, patří do učebnic nonverbální komunikace. Jen nevím, do které kapitoly. 191
Reposted by David JašaSaavik ‘Careful of the Ankle’ Ford @saavikford.bsky.social · 13/09/2026FYI David is a climate scientist (who did not resign from ExxonMobil today). This is SATIRE re OpenAI & Anthropic, and contrasting the media narrative around AI with the one around climate. A satire a lot of folks seem to have missed… 24611
Reposted by David JašaJon Worth @jonworth.eu · 13/09/2026This is a #LongestTrainEU thread of the thread 😄 Apparently trying to work out what happened, when, in the huge thread is a mess So this should help! 67113
Reposted by David JašaAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026The Labour Party did this. That's why trans people are pushing back on Dems capitulating on trans issues. We have seen what happens when the liberal party abandons trans people after saying you must vote for them or it without be worse under a conservative government. 113048363
Reposted by David JašaAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom. 13850961543
Reposted by David JašaDavid Uhlir @daviduhlir.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Zatímco přímé institucionální financování ze strany krále či vlády nebylo nikdy prokázáno, nově odtajňované spisy a soudní řízení ukazují na hluboké vazby a logistickou pomoc ze strany nižších saúdských úředníků a zpravodajských aktivistů, kteří se v okolí budoucích teroristů v USA pohybovali. 171
Reposted by David JašaDr. Catherine Strickson @brigitteempire.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Eye-wateringly stupid defence from Rowling’s team here - ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’ - Really? So that £70,000 towards the bathroom ban was by accident? The JKR Women’s Fund was made by an impersonator? At least have the spine to admit you want us deadew.comJ.K. Rowling’s rep responds to Lilly Wachowski’s accusation of ‘funding trans genocide’ (exclusive)J.K. Rowling’s representative responded to Lilly Wachowski accusing the author of ‘funding trans genocide’: ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’ 994487880
Reposted by David JašaŠtěpán Ryšavý @stepanrysavy.cz · 12/09/2026Za 5 týdnů začnou dlouhé prázdniny. Jestli Turek nepoloží vládu. Ale do té doby je ještě dost věcí, s kterými si lze hrát. Třeba... 021
Reposted by David JašaJon Worth @jonworth.eu · 12/09/2026Meanwhile this is totally the #LongestTrainEU spirit! 😂 mastodon.online/@Pepijn/1172...mastodon.onlinePepijn (@Pepijn@mastodon.online)Attached: 2 images As there's now a good, almost direct, train connection between Lagos in Portugal and Kemi in Finland I'm wondering about the finances of owning a house in each place and migrating ... 2182
Reposted by David JašaElise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026At the individual level, this mean being "sex-typical" in one domain (like brain activation patterns on a certain task) doesn't correlate with being sex-typical in another domain (like a profile of scores on behavioral tests). (And this lack of correlation raises some interesting questions.) 4/n 1191