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Max Poletto

@maxp.net
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Generalist computer systems builder, climate nerd. Enjoy cycling, rowing, mountaineering. He/him.

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Max Poletto @maxp.net · 04/06/2026
Does it have to be a photograph, or do you accept generated images?
Generative AI rendering of a hyper-muscular Donald Trump wearing a hybrid football player / Roman gladiator outfit with "47" on the chest, in heroic pose on a football field, surrounded by buff, absurdly happy male cheerleaders in tight shorts.
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Max Poletto @maxp.net · 30/10/2025
This from the "Head of Mission Alignment" at OpenAI. Huge uncertainties, indeed. 🤡
A slide with the title "A rough sketch of the century". It predicts, among other things, "Global Conflict?" in the 2030s, "Elon King of Mars?" in the 2040s, "Conflicts over Transhumanism?" in the 2060s, and admits, "Note: ... I have *huge* uncertainties around these".
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Max Poletto @maxp.net · 30/01/2025
Nat Bullard's annual report is here. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations The opening slide is itself striking.
Chart titled "1200 years in Kyoto". X-axis: years from 800 to 2000+. Y-axis: day of the year for full flowering of cherry trees in Kyoto. Stable around 100-110 for centuries, dropping to ~85 over the 20th century.
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Max Poletto @maxp.net · 10/12/2024
Obligatory Simpsons meme. (Credit: imgflip.com/i/6k7hyi)
A dejected Bart Simpson says, "This is the hottest summer of my life".
Homer corrects him: "The hottest summer of your life so far".
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