Reposted by Johannes Eckerhaenschen @haenschen.omg.lol · 27/09/2026Weekend Reading: Lest diesen Blog Eintrag von @tante.cctante.ccThe TestJensen Huang, the NVIDIA CEO and wearer of the most midlife crisis looking leather jackets in the world, was on Ezra Klein’s podcast. Now I don’t really want you do go through all of what was being sa... 001
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 27/09/2026Interesting read for sure, but I had to chuckle here. Diplomat, Investor, what’s the difference really 😃 101
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 24/09/2026Es geht schnell & es ist köstlichcooking.nytimes.comPeanut Butter Noodles (Published 2024) 020
Reposted by Johannes EckerIllia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tonight I took the car and drove across all of Kyiv, just to see how my beloved city feels at this time. It’s a strange feeling. 6644135
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 22/09/2026Yeah, a bit too much focus on established characters and not enough time allocated to develop all all the new ones. I do enjoy the season so far still, albeit with less enthusiasm than for earlier ones. 100
Reposted by Johannes EckerPaul Ford @ftrain.com · 12/09/2026I just want one killer app before we get a killer robot. 915321
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026It's quite something, right? I'd really love to be a fly in those marketing meetings where they came up with these scenarios as the best mix of "reality" (lol) and "tech showcase" 110
Reposted by Johannes EckerSamo Korošec @samokorosec.bsky.social · 10/09/2026That there is no one in the whole organization who could say: "Ladies. Gentlemen. These examples do look quite desperate, if I may so myself. Do we have anything actually useful to show, or should we, perchance, skip this during the presentation?" is so, so very Corporate America in 2026, too. 041
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026Scenario 3: Using AI & wearables to recall what a waiter just told you instead of… politely asking them to please say that again!? You are the guest, they are the host. They would gladly do that!? This is so ridiculous! 6322
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026Scenario 2: Using AI to auto-translate an encounter with a friendly stranger in a public place, instead of… idk… just act friendly and take or refuse the damn flyer lol 1230
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026Scenario 1: Asking AI to recall a recipe from an older message is one thing, but then going to the market and asking AI to choose the right fruit instead of… idk… maybe talking to the fruit vendor?! 2240
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026Three observations from yesterday's Apple Event that show how detached Silicon Valley people are from normal life and how they want to force technology on everyday interactions, always searching for things to solve that need no solving 🫠 2379
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 09/09/2026Wie weit ist eigentlich diese große Geran Drohnen Fabrik weg? 020
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 08/09/2026»But we gotta keep making the most unpleasant and unrelatable people on the planet rich. That’s the main driving force of the last decade. And it leaves us all poorer, not just economically but scientifically, spiritually and emotionally.« 💯 043
Reposted by Johannes EckerJohannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 06/09/2026You’ll find that some “uncharted waters” are actually well charted but the people driving the boat are not interested in looking at maps, because wrecking ships is just part of nautical culture. 021
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 05/09/2026Ridiculed Zelensky for his outfit but sends his own son in law like this to Putin 🙃 020
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 03/09/2026wait what :D need to check if that's also the case here in Austria, it's the same service provider for the printer at my local post office haha 010
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 26/08/2026Oh Look. Another one of those super insightful essays of a „tech leader“: “AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice…” Wow so deep 🙄theverge.comBill Gates is deeply worried about AI, and he’s no longer staying quietMicrosoft’s cofounder used to be optimistic about AI, now he’s concerned it could be ‘the worst source of injustice.’ 040
Reposted by Johannes EckerJohannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Oddly relatable 112
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 14/08/2026Sehr gut. Jemand in Redmond kann jetzt bald seinem Vorgesetzten berichten dass seine auferlegten KPIs "increase Chatbot Usage by 30%" erreicht wurden 😎 110
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 05/08/2026Zur "taktischen Verlogenheit" von Amodei kann ich auch dieses Essay vom kürzlich verstorbenen Om Malik empfehlen.om.coThe Myth, the Mythos and the ManFor a while I have been wondering why Anthropic named its most powerful AI model Mythos. A safety company. A company whose entire justification for existing is that someone needs to tell the truth … 142
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 05/08/2026Reading a NL about AI & Design Systems and of course it‘s written by AI. The paragraph still looks normal. The sentences build upon each other. It stops being an engaging read altogether. 😑 110
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 01/08/2026„A.I. models have become increasingly capable. The test examines their ability to do common freelance tasks, like building a mobile video game.“ Since when would this be a common freelance task lol. And nobody needs more mobile video game slop, there’s enough already ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 100
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 01/08/2026„To those in the A.I. industry, adding huge data centers is akin to outfitting a car with a jet engine.“ That’s a weird metaphor as a car with a jet engine is most probably inoperable or at least neither efficient nor good to handle 100
Reposted by Johannes EckerMario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 30/07/2026Es ist doch verblüffend: Da wählt die CDU einen 70-Jährigen aus der Provinz zum Vorsitzenden und zum Kanzler, der noch nie regierte, nichtmal auf Lokalebene, der zwar immer "Wirtschaft" brüllt, aber noch nie ein Unternehmen führte, und schon erweist er sich als Pfeife! www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...spiegel.de(S+) Anatomie eines politischen Versagens: Wie die CDU an ihrem Kanzler verzweifeltIn der Parteispitze beobachten sie fassungslos, wie Friedrich Merz seine Autorität verspielt. Der SPIEGEL hat sich in der Union umgehört: Dass der Kanzler noch eine Zukunft hat, glaubt niemand – ein W... 921795414
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 30/07/2026Seems like situational awareness only gets you so far… 🥁 010
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 29/07/2026Please use AI…shawnsmucker.substack.comPlease Use AIBe sure to use AI when making 000
Reposted by Johannes EckerEduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Fire in the sky, political fracturing, a reduction in naval trade, economic uncertainty, agriculture is suffering due to plague, and the Odyssey is premiering? Welcome back, Greek Dark Ages. 06718
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 24/07/2026He doesn’t look very comfortable in his leather jacket either 😅 010
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 23/07/2026I kinda want to try it just to confirm my hunch that this will result in a lot of stupid garbage 010
Reposted by Johannes EckerRoter Bär @roterbaer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Wilhoits Gesetz schlägt wieder zu. Spahn ist ehrlich genug nochmal deutlich zu machen, was Konservatismus wirklich will: In-Groups (Spahns Familie), die vom Gesetz beschützt aber nicht gestraft werden & Out-Groups (wir), die vom Gesetz gestraft aber nicht beschützt werden. 13613
Reposted by Johannes Eckermilalim 🇪🇺 @milalimofino.eurosky.social · 14/07/2026Which cluster of the EU-accession does this affect? 😂 2381
Reposted by Johannes EckerMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Oh, those European bottle caps :))) 4541337
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 11/07/2026oh no, I was so looking forward to a Jony Ive designed Humane Pin Thingy 100
Reposted by Johannes EckerMeanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Russia hit a residential building in Podil. ㅤ Another Kyiv home was torn open tonight — not a trench, not a base, not a military target. ㅤ This is Russia’s terror when it cannot break Ukraine at the front: it comes for ordinary life. Support link is in our Bio. 27719
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 02/07/2026»Goldman Sachs builds an altar to Benjamin in their lobby and cuts out the heart of a junior analyst on it every Friday. They call it “Blood Sacrifice Friday.” The name isn’t catchy, but the event becomes a management favorite nonetheless.«mcsweeneys.netAI Economics for Dummies“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi... 012
Reposted by Johannes EckerMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"And yet it funks," mutters Galileo 310523
Reposted by Johannes EckerAlina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 29/06/20263 DAYS TO KYIV 3 DAYS TO KYI 3 DAYS TO KY 3 DAYS TO K 3 DAYS TO 3 DAYS T 3 DAYS 3 DAY 3 DA 3 D 3 30 30 L 30 LI 30 LIT 30 LITE 30 LITER 30 LITERS 30 LITERS ONLY 20 LITERS ONLY 10 LITERS ONLY 0 LITERS 314129
Johannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 29/06/2026Is it also happening here or are you monitoring the X Hellscape? 100
Reposted by Johannes EckerMario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 27/06/2026Wenn wir statt "Künstliche Intelligenz" oder "KI-Software", nur noch "Maschine", "Gerät" oder "Automat" sagen, verschwindet sofort der Harry-Potter-trifft-2001-Vibe, von dem die "KI"-Branche profitiert, und Sätze wie: "Ein Automat formuliert meine Texte" hören sich einfach viel ehrlicher an. 1628578