sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Nobel Prize economist Daron Acemoglu has been doing a series of daily posts on X about AI. I've found them very useful in thinking about the issues. Worth reading and following, I think. x.com/dacemoglumit...x.com 001
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water 413186773902
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026How I see ai develop AI gets you roughly 2/3rds of the way to good result on almost any cognitive task. That final third is where taste, judgment, iteration, domain expertise, & originality compound. Today the last 3d is where almost all value lives. As models get better, the last 3d will shrink. 000
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026📹| In a funny incident, two people tried to enter a movie theater screening [The Odyssey] without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse in a comedic reenactment of the famous story. 17151501028
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026If having money doesn't change what you do - then you're rich 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Travelling without curiosity is just expensive sightseeing 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Vatican pilgrimage.The Eternal City.The pinnacle of the dome. 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This could well be the post we should all keep talking about for the coming years... www.oneusefulthing.org/p/choosing-t...oneusefulthing.orgChoosing to Stay HumanIf you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look suspiciously similar to each other: 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026When you start really working intensely with AI, you start to realise strength and weakness - both you and A l. My own AI told me this : A life cannot be fully governed into meaning. At some point it also has to be lived. 000
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJoris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Je kunt zeggen: ga niet in gesprek op radicaal-rechtse platforms. Maar hoe bereik ik dan de kijkers in die bubbel? Ik heb goede hoop dat zij in dit gesprek met Ad Verbrugge iets hebben gehoord dat nieuw voor ze was en dat hun zekerheden deed wankelen. Oordeel zelf. www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXd...youtube.comAd Verbrugge vs Joris Luyendijk ''Is Rusland de Grootste Bedreiging voor Europa?'' | #2304YouTube video by De Nieuwe Wereld 226912
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Leaving X. German parties leaving, collectively, is more than a symbolic exit. It is a chance to reassess how and where political communication happens. A platform’s relevance is not inherent. It is constructed through user behavior. And when influential users walk, the relevance begins to erode. 320158
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We saw these 2 young male giraffes in sunny Kruger park 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Read this - absolutely believe it. Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. Change routine. 000
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialThe Progress Network @progressntwrk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026🇱🇺Luxembourg has enshrined abortion rights in its constitution, the second country, after France, to do so.luxtimes.luLuxembourg becomes second country worldwide to enshrine abortion rights in constitutionLarge majority in parliament backs amendment to Luxembourg’s highest law, with ‘freedom’ to have an abortion added to constitution 175128672753
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialSaskia Dekkers @saskiadekkers.bsky.social · 26/03/2026🇭🇺 Hungary Orbánland It has come to this: a renowned and highly trusted investigative Hungarian journalist is being accused of espionage simply for doing his job. Please support @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social in every possible way and read his long message (1/3) 410584
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialFact Point @factpoint.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a tiny, rice sized magnetic robot that can treat kidney stones without surgery. Guided by external magnets, the soft micro robot can travel through the urinary tract and reach the stone directly. 951648366
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialTerence Eden @edent.tel · 22/03/2026I've decided to shut my business and do more volunteer / community work. If you know of an organisation which could use a board member with strong digital skills, extensive experience in open source and open standards, or cybersecurity please let me know. 65328
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Beautiful sunny day in Battersea park (London) 010
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialLex Heerma van Voss @lexhvv01.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Simon Kuestenmacher publiceerde op X een zinnige vergelijking tussen Amerikaanse staten en Europese landen. Europeanen werken minder uren om evenveel te verdienen als Amerikanen. 011
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJoris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026De beste Midden-Oosten expert van ons prachtland heeft een ingelaste uitzending over Iran die ik van harte aanbeveel. Waarom worden ook kleine politiebureaus gebombardeerd? www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsHu...youtube.comDe oorlog in Iran wordt meer een Europa- dan een Amerika-dossier | Achter de FrontlinieYouTube video by NPO Radio 1 0164
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialCaitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social · 03/03/2026In any normal week this would be a huge story. France moves toward extending a nuclear umbrella over European allies-- a major sign of declining credibility of US extended deterrence. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...defensenews.comMacron opens door to deploying French nuclear forces to European alliesThe plan is a “major evolution” of France’s deterrence posture, the president said in a long-awaited speech at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany. 822686
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialTerence Eden @edent.tel · 21/02/2026@dirtyfeed.org Do you know of any site/archive which lists the on-screen credits for TV shows? Not the cast list, but more "the makers would like to thank…" I've seen a few TV programmes recently which have "Contains data licenced under the UK Open Government Licence" and wondered I could find more. 012
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I absolutely love)all) wintersports, except for the part where I have to dig out my car... 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026We're in France, Les Arcs - and it's snowing... 000
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialBarbara Kathmann @barbarakathmann.bsky.social · 10/02/2026De Amerikanen hebben ons in de digitale houdgreep en elke week popt er weer een overheidsdienst of spoorwegbedrijf of een andere belangrijke partij op die aankondigt ook lekker te kiezen voor het Amerikaanse tech-infuus, daarom goed om het ook te melden als er goed nieuws is! nos.nl/artikel/2601...nos.nlNederlandse banken willen afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse tech afbouwenING, Rabobank en andere Europese banken overleggen hoe ze de afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse technologiebedrijven kunnen verminderen. 1218041
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJoris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Every time we replace some American military capability with our own, Europe becomes stronger. Someone should keep track of these and keep a score chart. This way everyone can see the slow but very real progress we are making. 14911
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Went to see he Monument to the Great Fire of London, built in the late 17th century to commemorate the devastating fire of 1666. 000
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’! 632216354
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026🚨BOOM!! 💥 YOU DID IT!!! The Petition for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party has hit 100,000 signatures! NOW LETS HAVE A DATE FOR A DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT Cc @HoCpetitions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... 451059262
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialBarbara Kathmann @barbarakathmann.bsky.social · 17/01/2026De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/ 921360672
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 17/01/2026LLMs + World Models + Agentic Behavior = AGI youtu.be/PqVbypvxDto?...youtu.beThe future of intelligence | Demis Hassabis (Co-founder and CEO of DeepMind)YouTube video by Google DeepMind 010
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...petition.parliament.ukPetition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another partyWhen an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their... 12419341203
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJoris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026we need more reporting and op-eds on the American big tech lobby in Bxl - from the firms they hire to the tricks they pull themselves, to the role of the US embassy all the way through to that of the White House in lobbying for Big Tech. US is now like China: the state and business one hostile blob. 02512
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialBarbara Kathmann @barbarakathmann.bsky.social · 11/01/2026“In het nieuwe kabinet komt waarschijnlijk een minister van Digitale Zaken. Volgens Tweede Kamerlid Barbara Kathmann, die zich al jaren inzet voor zo’n ministerspost, 'lijkt het erop' dat deze post wordt gecreëerd. Anders in ieder geval een minister met geld & mandaat” www.bnr.nl/nieuws/nieuw...bnr.nlMinister van Digitale Zaken ‘lijkt er te gaan komen’Van links tot rechts in de politiek zijn partijen het erover eens dat de Rijksoverheid af moet van zijn afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse cloudaanbieders. 1515329
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We saw a pilot whale near the coast of Tenerife 010
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 01/01/2026If you know a high school student interested in language and/or puzzles, tell 'em about the linguistics olympiads, there are lots of national versions in many countries plus an international competition! 36036
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialJoris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Dat u het weet. www.humo.be/achter-het-n...humo.beJoris Luyendijk: ‘Alle slimme mensen zitten nu op Bluesky’Joris Luyendijk beantwoordt HUMO’s Eindejaarsvragen. 4326939
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Dutch comfort food : carrots and mashed potatoes 010
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialPolitie Nederland @politie.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Bluesky staat met 350.000 gebruikers in Nederland ver af van X met 2,8 miljoen gebruikers. Maar die trekken daar weg en zoeken alternatieven. De politie blijft actief op X, maar test Bluesky, of ze via dat platform specifiek de media kan bereiken. www.politie.nl/nieuws/2025/...politie.nlPubliek weet weg naar (politie)Bluesky nog niet te vindenSinds enige tijd is de politie actief op Bluesky. Dit sociale mediaplatform biedt nieuwe mogelijkheden om betrouwbaar te communiceren over maatschappelijke kwesties en de rol die de politie daarin hee... 2112042
Reposted by @sjoerk.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/12/2025The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow 507385247426
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025AI from growth engine to threat to the global economy? AI is still driving growth, yet evidence for broad adoption remains weak, the economic risks are mounting and cracks are visible in both corporate behaviour & product quality. The US depends on AI spending for a large share of its GDP growth... 000
sjoerk.bsky.social @sjoerk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025This is a personalised interpretation of a birth date using the ancient Mexica (Aztec) calendar systems. The Mexica didn’t use just one calendar — they used two main calendars at the same time, each with a different purpose. 010
