Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@kagi.com Umm, I guess that's not what I want when using Kagi instead of Google... 020
Reposted by Raphael WimmerJeffrey P. Bigham @jeffreybigham.com · 20/09/2026with more than 50,000 abstracts submitted to ICLR last week, can’t decide if that’s evidence ML research is stronger than ever or evidence that it’s dead 171
Reposted by Raphael WimmerMalte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ein Beschlusspapier mit sehr unterschiedlichen Verbindlichkeiten: - Neuer „Tankrabatt“ (Kosten: 2,5 Mrd. Euro) kommt sofort und definitiv. -Spritpreisdeckel kommt vielleicht irgendwie im nächsten Jahr. - Zur Übergewinnsteuer gibt weiter nur „Gespräche“ auf EU-Ebene, Ergebnis vollkommen offen. 44487147
Reposted by Raphael WimmerTransactions on Machine Learning Research @tmlrorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026TMLR has faced a deluge of submissions, necessitating stricter desk rejection policies due to limited reviewer capacity Co-EiC Nihar Shah reached out to authors of 10 papers slated for desk reject. Could they answer questions about their *own* submission? medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...medium.comAsking Authors About Their Own PapersBy Nihar B. Shah 116163
Reposted by Raphael Wimmerschoenescheisse.de @schoenescheisse.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Abwarten und im Tee ertrinken. 🤷 211687492
Reposted by Raphael Wimmerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie 1275207233993
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Falls es wen interessiert: Ich tröte drüben auf Mastodon ein bisschen über die Mensch und Computer '26 ( #MuC2026 ), die gerade in Duisburg stattfindet. hci.social/@RaphaelWimm...hci.socialRaphael Wimmer (@RaphaelWimmer@hci.social)Attached: 1 image Guten Morgen, #Duisburg, guten Morgen #MuC2026 ! Erster (=Workshop-)Tag der "Mensch und Computer", die jährliche gemeinsame Tagung des GI-Fachbereichs Mensch-Computer-Interaktion un... 020
Reposted by Raphael WimmerBasti Hirsch @bastihirsch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026„Wenn ich mir eine Maßnahme wünschen würde zur psychischen Gesundheit und wie man Kinder und Jugendliche unterstützt, dann wäre es Armutsbekämpfung.“ – Hörenswertes Gespräch mit @jschmitzleipzig.bsky.social (55min) #kindergrundsicherung 0127
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hab ja als Hochschullehrer inzwischen schon einiges gesehen, aber das ist eine Premiere: Student gibt Powerpoint-Präsentation für seinen Bachelorarbeits-Antrittsvortrag ab. In den Foliennotizen: präzise Anweisungen von ChatGPT, was er erzählen soll, wie er es betonen soll, wo er hinzeigen soll... 030
Reposted by Raphael WimmerZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 11/08/2026July 2026 was the warmest month for average temperatures on record across the contiguous U.S., even surpassing the Dust Bowl. This was especially due to an increase in those dangerously high overnight temps. 📣 REGISTER for our next briefing to learn more: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 13410166
Reposted by Raphael WimmerÖzden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026So, seit Jahren erzählen Meteorologen und Klimaforscher, dass eine Anpassung nur vorübergehend funktioniert. Und jetzt habt Ihr es, es funktioniert jetzt schon nicht, was glaubt Ihr wohl wie in den nächsten Jahren wird? s u r p r i se ! #Klimaignoranz ist dumm www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...spiegel.de(S+) Extremwetter in Deutschland: Die Politik versagt im Kampf gegen den HitzeschockFehlende Kühltechnik in Kliniken, Probleme beim Gütertransport auf dem Rhein: Die Regierungen von Bund und Ländern suchen schnelle Antworten auf die Hitzewelle. Wie können die Versäumnisse aus der Ver... 631376499
Reposted by Raphael WimmerParents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 25/07/2026Somehow we need to monetise this - and quickly 8595235
Reposted by Raphael WimmerPause @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 26/07/2026Ein Thema, mit dem meine Kolleg:innen und ich uns an der @uniregensburg.bsky.social seit ca. zehn Jahren beschäftigen, ist die Latenz bei der Interaktion mit dem Computer: Wo entstehen Verzögerungen, und wie wirken sie sich auf Effizienz, Fehlerrate und Zufriedenheit der Nutzenden aus? → <🧵> 1163
Reposted by Raphael WimmerPause @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 20/07/2026Lust auf ein kleines Quiz? Dieses Semester habe ich u.a. einen Kurs zum wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten gehalten, der eng mit unserem Bachelor-Forschungsseminar verzahnt ist. In der ersten Sitzung geht es darum, zu definieren, was gute Wissenschaft auszeichnet, und woran man schlechte erkennt. → <🧵> 28531
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Moin. Es ist mir eine Ehre, diese Woche auf @realscientists.de ein bisschen über Forschung und Lehre (und alles, was sonst noch dranhängt) schreiben zu dürfen. Schaut gerne vorbei :) bsky.app/profile/did:... 060
Reposted by Raphael WimmerMatthias Stahl @higsch.com · 15/07/2026We are hiring and looking for a creator and developer of interactive news apps. German language required. Please share and dm me, if you have any questions. jobs.spiegelgruppe.de/Vacancies/13...jobs.spiegelgruppe.deRedakteur (m/w/d) Interaktive Entwicklung - Ausschreibung 11111
Reposted by Raphael WimmerGergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 06/07/2026Amusing observation: Many of us devs are becoming as opinionated and knowledgeable about SOTA models (and their coding performance) like we used to be about programming languages and the tips-and-tricks to be more productive with them + now we don't really talk about prog languages all that much.. 5714
Reposted by Raphael WimmerErnie Piper @whoisernie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026My criminal law professor wrote about this topic exactly: openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31...openaccess.city.ac.uk 4127
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Anthropic released a new desktop application: Claude Science - which is actually an open-source tool called Operon (they don't hide it) primarily built for life-science research. Let's do a literature overview. Immediately, Claude Science attributes a reference to the wrong author. This is fine. 060
Reposted by Raphael WimmerZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 30/06/2026Wet-bulb temperature combines heat and humidity into a measure that is linked to heat stress. Climate change has made this week's wet-bulb temperatures at least 5x more likely across many areas, with dangerous levels expected in some locations. Explore the data: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat 613954
Reposted by Raphael WimmerBen McLeish @culturebullet.com · 29/06/2026Very funny that the promotional poster on LinkedIn for a webinar I am a panelist for in late July used a GenAI slop version of my face and both of my co-panelists! If I'm quick about it, the plastic surgery needed to match me to the advert should be JUST ABOUT done by the time the webinar goes up! 131
Reposted by Raphael WimmerFrau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Deutschland erlebt einen #Hitzenotstand, Infrastruktur bricht reihenweise zusammen, Krankenhäuser sind überlastet. Vom Gesundheitsministerium kein Piep, vom für Klima zuständigen Umweltministerium gibt es Tipps wie "viel trinken" und "Sonnencreme benutzen" 31399402
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026An bayerischen Hochschulen ist in Zukunft verboten, die Verwendung von KI in Haus- und Abschlussarbeiten zu verbieten. StM Blume: "Wir wollen in dieser Novelle auch sicherstellen, dass noch mehr Freiheit wehen kann an den bayerischen Hochschulen und Innovation." www.bayern.de/bericht-aus-... 010
Reposted by Raphael WimmerZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 21/06/2026Status of the most recent monthly-averaged greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide (record high), methane, and nitrous oxide (record high). Observational data provided by gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 1011846
Reposted by Raphael WimmerCenter for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social · 16/06/2026📣 Wir suchen eine:n PostDoc Zukunftsforschung/Digitale Zukünfte (all genders) – Vollzeit, unbefristet, EG 13 TV-L. Bau mit uns unser neues Forschungsfeld zu digitalen Zukünften auf. Bewerbung bis 05.07.2026. Alle Infos findest du hier: cais-research.de/aktuelles/st... 076
Reposted by Raphael Wimmer✂️ Alex - Fold Up Toys ✂️ @folduptoys.bsky.social · 15/06/2026i don't know what's going to happen with the UK social media ban for under 16's, but there is a very real chance it kills Fold Up Toys because i do not want to hand over my ID to some random 3rd party service to use half of the internet. 26620
Reposted by Raphael WimmerProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026📣 Just out: our new study on the 'cold blob' in the Northern Atlantic. Is that due to ocean currents bringing less heat there, or due to more heat being lost through the sea surface? Our data analysis strongly suggests it's due to #AMOC slowing. 🌊 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 7314169
Reposted by Raphael WimmerFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/06/2026Senior official from Germany’s AfD meets top Kremlin associates ft.trib.al/aQo19YAft.trib.alSenior official from Germany’s AfD meets top Kremlin associatesExecutives hold talks with far-right party, which leads German polls and supports restarting gas flows through Nord Stream 69455
Reposted by Raphael WimmerFrau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 03/06/2026So trocken war es noch nie seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen. Bayern erlebt ein beispiellos trockenes Jahr www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayer...sueddeutsche.deKlimawandel: Rekordtrockenheit in BayernSeit mindestens 140 Jahren ist in Bayern von März bis Mai nicht mehr so wenig Niederschlag gefallen wie in diesem Jahr. 1489181
Reposted by Raphael WimmerNathan Yau @flowingdata.com · 08/05/2026Divorce, by occupations: flowingdata.com/2026/05/07/d... Actuaries, professional estimators of risk and very on brand, are the outlier with the lowest rate. 35017
Reposted by Raphael WimmerElisa Mekler @elisamekler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Do you make games? Do you study or teach games? Do you create videos or blog about games? -- What theories or ideas help make good games? -- Share your opinion in our 10min online survey w @dooleymurphy.bsky.social & @florencesn.bsky.social res58.itu.dk/limesurvey/I... 03326
Reposted by Raphael WimmerAssociation for Computing Machinery @acm.org · 17/05/2026Happy birthday, Alan Kay! Kay received the 2003 #ACMTuringAward for pioneering many of the ideas at the root of contemporary object-oriented programming languages, leading the team that developed Smalltalk, and for fundamental contributions to personal computing. amturing.acm.org/award_winner... 096
Reposted by Raphael WimmerJulian @sojajunge.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026powersätze fürs akademische networking 237150
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Interesting tool: fingolas.eu/MyTech ---- This is where my tech comes from: OS PC/Laptop: 🌍 OS Smartphone: 🇫🇮 Browser: 🇺🇸 Messaging: 🇺🇸 E-Mail: 🇩🇪 Microblogging: 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🌍 Office Software: 🇩🇪 🇱🇻 Cloud: 🇨🇳 Payment Service: 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 Streaming: 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 AI: 🇺🇸 Percentage of 🇺🇸: 41%fingolas.euMy Tech OriginFind out where your software comes from — and share it. 110
Reposted by Raphael WimmerTomas Petricek @tomasp.net · 14/05/2026My university has a fund for post-docs coming from abroad! If you are interested in working with me & our group on something related to programming systems and languages, from PL, HCI or historical & philosophical perspectives, get in touch (ideally in a few days...) See: cuni.cz/UKEN-178.htmlcuni.czJunior Fund 0108
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Livestream of a Figure humanoid robot handling packages. Impressive and uncanny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=luU5...youtube.comF.03 LivestreamYouTube video by Figure 110
Reposted by Raphael WimmerSarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Meta glasses are absolute game changers for the blind community — this isn’t special pleading — they are completely revolutionary and though expensive they are in relative reasonable reach in a way a lot of disability tech is not It is expensive being blind 797299
Reposted by Raphael WimmerSarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The good taxpayers of New York have given me a pair of Meta glasses because I am low vision disabled, and I seem to have used them more than a lot of people on here, so let me say a little about my experiences: 571984555
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Whoa, an AI simulacrum that saves me from mentoring people myself. That's exactly what I need so I can devote my time to much more rewarding tasks - like grading or reading lengthy spam emails. (It's funny/sad that this guy thinks that grad students working at 2 a.m. is absolutely normal.) 010
Reposted by Raphael WimmerBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/05/2026ok i chuckled www.epicfurious.com 803009649
Reposted by Raphael WimmerSuresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · 08/05/2026AAAI did an experiment where they supplemented human reviews with AI-generated reviews and solicited feedback from authors and the review hierarchy about the process. They've now written up the experiment (arxiv.org/abs/2604.13940). Some thoughts, with a link to my full note at the end. 1/8arxiv.orgAI-Assisted Peer Review at Scale: The AAAI-26 AI Review PilotScientific peer review faces mounting strain as submission volumes surge, making it increasingly difficult to sustain review quality, consistency, and timeliness. Recent advances in AI have led the co... 181
Reposted by Raphael WimmerMalte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Kurzes Update zu entscheidenden Fragen beim Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz: 1. Warum wird das Verbot fossiler Brennstoffe ab 2045 gestrichen, obwohl Deutschland zu diesem Zeitpunkt klimaneutral sein will? Darauf gibt das BMWE auf mehrmalige Nachfrage keine Antwort. (1/7) 441008378
Reposted by Raphael WimmerDENIC eG @denic.de · 05/05/2026⚠️ Outage Alert: DENIC reports a major DNS service disruption affecting all DNSSEC-signed .de domains. This is causing global reachability issues. Technical teams are working at full speed on a fix. Stay tuned for updates. #DENIC #DNSSEC #InternetOutage 13224
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026FYI: currently, .de domains are unresolvable¹ - configuration error at DENIC seems to be the cause. ¹) unless they are still cached by your nameserver www.reddit.com/r/de_EDV/com...reddit.comFrom the de_EDV community on RedditExplore this post and more from the de_EDV community 020
Raphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Inspired by the Mirage paper¹, I asked ChatGPT to identify an image I did not actually upload. It described this image in some detail but said that the text was to blurry. Luckily, it could upscale the non-existing image on request. chatgpt.com/share/69f8c7... ¹) arxiv.org/abs/2603.21687 130
Reposted by Raphael WimmerFrank Elavsky (he/him) ⌁ @frank.computer · 25/05/2025Stop saying "AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used." I'm tired. I'm so tired of reading, hearing, and seeing this phrase/argument. It doesn't only matter how a tool is used, but how it is made, governed, and the impact it has on our world. We must shape tools before they shape us.frank.computerStop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is usedI’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature i... 6313102
Reposted by Raphael WimmerMichelle Kim @michelletomkim.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I'm a reporter (and lawyer) covering Musk v. Altman for @technologyreview.com . Here's what's going on day 2 of the trial at the Oakland federal courthouse. Elon Musk and Sam Altman are here. Musk will likely testify today. Opening statements from both parties' lawyers to come soon. 201612
Reposted by Raphael Wimmermichael veale @michae.lv · 28/04/2026south africa withdraws own government AI policy over hallucinated citations www.reuters.com/world/africa... 13023
Reposted by Raphael WimmerKy @ky.fyi · 24/04/2026I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.ky.fyiDo I belong in tech anymore?On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal. 1281791545