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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

They are jumping all the time for me, which is a bug. This was mostly to stress test the game engine, not to provide perfect game play, but I am happy to improve it, too. Have you tried flight mode?

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Raster (Clojure) can now compile to Wasm, the Valley example game is playable with this in the browser now replikativ.github.io/raster/valley/

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Valley walk — WebGPU (raster.render + wasm physics)

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I am a PhD researcher in statistics, machine learning and programming language theory, and it is starting to do my own job fairly well. The situation is very challenging, but I think exactly because of this it is necessary to engage and not just hate. It is both amazing and scary.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Cut nice deals with Europe and other allies maybe. Trump thinks he can get better deals out of this.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

This is a benefit of Linux/Open Source, they cannot just take things away from you like this. Use Signal.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I appreciate it, but I have not seen many Canadians yet face what they are really up against if Trump comes for Canada. bsky.app/profile/wh1l...

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I hope there is serious push back against Trump, but it is not really visible yet.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The US is in this position because of its monetary commitment and even more so because it is the sole manufacturer of many weapon systems such as Patriot and HIMARS. If the Europeans can replace that then the US has nothing to negotiate except sanctions. I don't think Trump cares about impartiality.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Please everybody wake up. It is really a problem that democracies always sit out problems for so long. There is no guarantee that things will end well.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

99% of immigrants could do his job better. He cannot even speak clearly. People like this are fascist because they have nothing else.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The most important force that could stop that from happening are Americans. They seem to be somewhat sleep walking now though. Too many decided to just sit it out, which will get them into authoritarianism.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Maybe it is just bluster of Trump and the US economy will not be able to disentangle from Canada over a few months to render Canadian counter tariffs manageable for them, but I have searched for reasons why it would not work and cannot find any. Lmk if you have. Alberta's oil is already pro US.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Not even the UK has a defence treaty with Canada, Canada is in economic and military terms just an extension of the US.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

If I have to bet I would say Canada is not going to exist in 2 years anymore. I think most Canadians have no clue how much economic leverage the US has over them. It can literally starve Canada to death through a naval blockade without any direct military engagement. Most people are still in denial.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Canadian EU membership is becoming more palatable, as strange as it seems. Probably it is just going to be more treatises, but it is also good for Europe to think more out of the box. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJKe...

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Trade tariff turmoil pushes Canada to rethink US ties | DW News

YouTube video by DW News

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Yes, I think intersectionality is also a powerful perspective on understanding structural inequalities in the system better. Unfortunately it is often used in a way to police and exclude e.g. white males. I think it does actually tell also about their difficulties in identity constructions.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It is really good. He points out, from a leftist position, that most leftists are detached from the working class and that they have lost complete connection to the "petty bourgeoisie", even though the problems of people have converged. His distinctions of groups on the left is helpful I think.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

My point is that the left has become very rigid around its issues (e.g. political correctness) and that it is often just trying to reactivate its old positions. I would say that even the left-right divide is a historical construction. In Germany the Green party is most progressive and flexible.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Yes, that is also my point. Trump was pro LGBQT+ in the first term. Culture war works now because it is as a distraction. Arguing pro or against DEI on cultural grounds is already buying into the right wing frame. I am not saying people should not defend those discriminated against.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I would love to know what you think about this youtube.com/watch?v=hRp5...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/02/2025

You can ignore climate change. The political system can ignore climate change. But the insurance industry cannot ignore climate change.

nytimes.com

Opinion | That Giant Sucking Sound? It’s Climate Change Devouring Your Home’s Value.

A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is very partisan and has the typical left-wing sectarian squabbles about different forms of Marxism or very specific issues of discrimination. Most workers don't care about this and they also are not really into anti-capitalism. Pragmatic parties are ideologically boring, but more effective.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Left-wing parties did survive in Europe, but there is no clear program. Anti-capitalist attempts have failed and I think it is way too easy to point at "capitalists" and blame them for everything. Capitalism dismantled feudalism despite the latter being in power.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I think cybernetics is interesting. Bogdanov was a funding member of the Bolsheviks and of cybernetics and emphasized the importance of organisation. Any progressive movement should be able to prove that it can organise society better.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

My point is that many startup founders also want a society in which they can build something meaningful. They want to make money, but they also care about building something. This spirit should at least be part of the game and appreciated.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I think this is a problem in Marxism, the notion of "false consciousness". It has enabled Stalin to claim that he knew better what the future proletariat will want and that he can oppress workers now. People's understanding contains a lot of truth, I think Trump supporters were not just stupid.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It is good to take responsibility. I did this as well in different forms. I am disappointed by left-wing parties, in Germany they came out pro-Putin and aligned dangerously closely to the AfD. I think we need new ideas and more flexibilty. Partisan leftist positions are comfortable and often wrong.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The problem is that the left has no credible alternative at least since the 1970s. One can blame everything on capitalists, but the truth is that the economic experiments were not really compelling to people. Most workers preferred social democracy and the New Deal of America post WWII.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is the proposed opposition at least since Marx. But Marx needed Engels, who was the son of a factory owner, to even get how things work in capitalism. The world is not simply divided in workers and capitalists, modern economies are complicated. A lot of workers voted for Trump.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is not super easy though, I tried to build a cooperative and it was not competitive with a real startup environment. People need to get their asses up and be able to strike messy compromises to push things forward and not just scream fascism at everything. Especially under current conditions.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Trump does not work for American business, not even really for corporations. But he does help the super wealthy who are just holding assets and extract rent. It is not smart to leave "business" to the right wing.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I think it would be possible to get entrepreneurs and people wanting to construct a better future (in what ever institutional form) if progressives would focus more how to organise a good economy for everyone than around culture issues. They are important, but it is not enough.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is a too simplistic take. There are quite a few billionaires against what Trump is doing. Harris had much more billionaire funding than Trump. But we need serious taxation of assets.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 11/02/2025

The only way I can interpret the GOP's actions is that they are 100% certain they will never face another democratic election again. They hit the shore and burned their ships.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

How often do people on social media or real life just let others think for them and fall for confirmation bias? Most of the information on this platform is also only partially true. Hating AI is a cheap and irresponsible position.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The problem is that Democrats are detached from the anger of the people. This form of shallow liberal inclusion has not worked for H. Clinton and has also not worked for Harris. Tusk had very slim margins. Unless the affordability problems get addressed people will stay angry.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Fun fact: Marx was not able to understand capitalism properly without Engels, who was the son of a factory owner. Many entrepreneurs struggle with the same structural issues that progressives do. But unfortunately many leftists love to hate business owners in general.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Because it is effectively a form of policing which then makes transgression against this superego pleasurable. Trump is the perfect example. Without "wokeism" he would not be at all entertaining to his base.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I am not saying that cultural or race issues are not important, but they need to be integrated into an approach to transform the economy and give people opportunities to build wealth and take responsibility. Leftism today is economically focused on preserving the status quo, it is very conservative.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

And it is true that many leftists are more obsessed with policing other people's behaviour than with building a better future for everyone. This was a huge invitation to the right wing to fight "wokeism" and distract from economics completely.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Progress requires agents that implement it in functioning economic systems. Leaving technological development and business success to the right wing is idiocy. The North American left is way too absorbed with culture issues and identity politics, this was a poor battle ground from the start.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

feel free to fight me: progressives will not be successful until they appreciate the importance of entrepreneurship 🌱 and successful economics 📈

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

That is right. A successful Germany needs the EU. It is the most important market for Germany.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Sad to see that this also happened in Canada. Germany getting out of nuclear was not as stupid as it is often made to look. All people working in the nuclear industry that I met were fairly conservative and unable to critically reflect their industry and the needs of climate change.

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Christian Weilbach @wh1lo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Main take away: Nuclear energy production always was a massive money grab because it is a capital intensive monopoly business. Once you buy into it they can charge the utilities whatever they want and never deliver. Plant manufacturers like BBC explicitly strategized like this in Germany in the 80s.

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