Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19hAmerica right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4382794759
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is to announce that four months after the initial order, and after three cancellations by international intermediaries, my local bookstore has received an in-print copy of a book by William Gass I have asked for. Such is the state of global retail for the one product that started it. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The age of financialisation has taught us that keeping as many options as possible as long as possible was sound decision-making. Don't over-commit, sell unproductive risk to the greater fool, be the first to jump ship. 100
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@nixonsimon.bsky.social 's advice for Burnham has significance beyond the UK: With the advent of ubiquitous AI, the neo-liberal idea of "efficiency" has become a moot political point. The State must (create incentives to) invest in resilience to sustain its viability. 031
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Barely a day goes by without reports of some new OpenAI hack. At what point does a company with rogue agents become a rogue company, and will it ever be able to IPO? Latest from Wealth of Nations on the implications for the biggest capex boom in history nixons.substack.com/p/the-bigges...nixons.substack.comThe Biggest Boom in HistoryTrump’s red-hot economy, whether OpenAI will ever IPO, why Blair’s Brexit Third Way won’t work, and why Europeans should contain their excitement about a midterm blue wave 077
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Es heißt jetzt "Schönbrunn Group" und ist eine Art Gut Aiderbichl für Reiche, denen der Park als Parkplatz dient. Zivilisierte Völker betreiben historische Parks gerne als Heiligtümer der eigenen Geschichte. Bei uns macht die Oligarchie weiter, wo der Kaiser aufgehört hat. lgct-vienna.comlgct-vienna.comLongines Global Champions Tour ViennaDie Königsklasse des Reitsports in Wien. 010
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A "rigorous understanding of its mind" would be helped a bit if AI intellectual ecosystems spent a bit more time engaging with other research disciplines with a better grasp of historical, cultural, political and economic context of the vast sources of data AI projects absorbed 2255
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You've also just buried EU membership.theguardian.comRatko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in SerbiaFanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership plan 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Somebody nominate Zelenskyy for an Academy Award for keeping a straight face with this insufferable morons. 143
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Kennt irgendwer eine Verwaltungssoftware für österreichische Hausverwaltungen, auf der nicht auf jedem Fenster "Errichtet unter Stadtrat Turbo Pascal, 1984" steht? Das gibts doch nicht. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A dear former colleague is getting her Austrian citizenship. After the dreaded test, she complained that Afghans and Syrians are getting preferred treatment and make up the majority of naturalizations. This is incorrect, but certainly a proof of successful integration.statistik.atEinbürgerungenUnabhängige Statistiken für faktenbasierte Entscheidungen 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This used to be the easy time of the year. Now everything is hot and dry. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Remember that social media was founded by a deeply disturbed undergrad who created a tool to nonconsensually rate the fuckability of his fellow Harvard students. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Es ist unglaublich, wie konservative Medien den anti-europäischen Knochen apportieren, den ihnen die Tech Bros hingeworfen haben.diepresse.comMassenansturm auf Ceuta: Jetzt sollen es Mauern an den...Die EU-Innenminister sprechen sich für „physische Barrieren“ aus, die die EU-Kommission künftig finanzieren könnte. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Palantir shouldn't be doing business in Europe in the first place. 010
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Before you despair about European media, read Simon's @nixonsimon.bsky.social consistently superb weekly commentary. 181
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Jetzt mit amazon.de Zwischenfruchtsamen für KI Herbst sichern. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"They just do the work, the same way they have for decades, and say Claude did it." Nikhil Suresh reporting from the front lines of AI madness in companies. hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...hermit-tech.comAI Mania Is Eviscerating Global DecisionmakingThe reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Some of this AI sourced data on fires and firefighting is obviously wrong, but some is truly astonishing: One of of them is that Austria may well be the world's firefighting champion by the number of volunteers. (created with kagi.com) 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The unflinching fight for workers' rights abroad will define this administration's social legacy. 000
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 21/07/2026By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells” 10169721534
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/07/2026“The Guardian wins the ‘Caption of the Year’ competition: - William Merrin @theguardian.com 10163041462
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Nolan's Odysseus: sort of ok with having lost all of his comrades; not ok with having lied about the horse. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Japan has kicked ties from its inflation basket. 000
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“.. I asked a few AI researchers whether they could name any other real-world software that scales so poorly. None of them could think of any. “.. By economic and engineering measures, generative AI might be the worst technology ever deployed.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... 11048711799
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This piece might overstate the humanities and political perspectives while overlooking the economic ramifications. We are entering a world in which commercial writing/reading might lose its significance, not at least because a growing portion of is written and read by machines.theatlantic.comThe End of Reading Is HereOptimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. 120
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 08/07/2026What I would like to see is a reel of this yellow chicken pressers where the bird has been edited out and the focus is on the mind-boggling faces of the people in the background. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Narcissistic rage: The mad king need to destroy everything if he can't have it his way. Sunk Cost Fallacy / Kayfabe: For his minions, the cost to quit is already prohibitive, considering the effort and time spent in pious reverence. Also, the potential threat to identity is unbearable. 000
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialCihan Çelik @cihancelik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Ein türkischer Twitterer schrieb mal über einen Autokraten, der sich in alles einmischt: „Wenn ihr denkt: ‚Von der Politik habe ich genug. Ich beschäftige mich lieber mit etwas Schönem‘ - was auch immer es ist: Sie werden auch das kaputt machen. Ihr werdet keine Luft bekommen.“ 11843231
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Bitte mehr @manueloberhuber.bsky.social Davon wird ja nicht mal das Gurkenkraut feucht. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The Supreme Court might just have handed Trump the crown he craves so much, but it also remade the U.S. political system to South American standards, where which each political change a new caste of corrupt elites is inserted into each crevice of government. 052
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 05/07/2026In Vonnegut's 1959 book The Sirens of Titan, we meet the billionaire Winston Niles Rumfoord who trains an invasion army on Mars to reconquer Earth. Speaking with an aristocratic yodel, he seems everything Elon Musk can ever hope to be. 100
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 05/07/2026AI Economics for Dummies www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...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... 030
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Setting up pre-installed Windows Home on a brand new Lenovo: The hustle is on bazaar levels, but the fun is all on your expense. Great job Microsoft, tremendous UX garbage, and of course, the AI vibe. 110
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Kein Unterricht wird je mehr für das Verständnis des Klimawandels für die Landbevölkerung leisten als die vielen Wienwochen, die derzeit den Ersten Bezirk der Hauptstadt besuchen. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It took me a while to finish, but it Magnifica Humanitas is a worthwhile slow read. It might be a bit unspecific on action and (purposefully?) ignores how interacting with chatbots is replacing meditation and prayer, but it is a thorough political analysis and a forceful assertion of human agency. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This has been very long in the making, but took an important legislative forward yesterday. The digital euro might arrive at just the right time to assert and grow European sovereignty in financial services.europarl.europa.euDigital euro: MEPs want to ensure sovereignty, privacy and financial stability | News | European ParliamentThe digital euro would offer citizens and businesses a private, secure and innovative way to pay, while reducing reliance on non-EU providers. 100
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Why not, you British geniuses. Keep addressing your problems as leadership issues, sure. It's only been six prime ministers since Brexit. My guess is that venerable Mr. Burnham will be politically dead before he's had time to purchase an acceptable suit. 010
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialArieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 18/06/2026Reassuring. Surely nobody ever signed a bad peace deal with bad consequences in Versailles. 831442
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Someone who is perennially surprised that depravity exits, who continues to fell disillusioned (even incredulous) when confronted with evidence of what humans are capable of inflicting ... upon other humans, has not reached moral or psychological adulthood. (Susan Sontag, 2023). 000
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Europe’s defence incapability gap, why Britain's Brexit reset has reached its limits, will Europe get steamrollered by China shock 2.0, who's afraid of Jordan Bardella, and the first AI World Cup. My latestopen.substack.comUltimate Fighting ChancesEurope's defence incapability gap, why Britain's Brexit reset has reached its limits, will Europe get steamrollered by China shock 2.0, who's afraid of Jordan Bardella, and the first AI World Cup 163
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I suspect an uptick in early white hair too. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A dude named Elon will be squeezed for cash and no bank will take his stock as collateral. That will be start of the next market crash. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I donate this headline to the first news outlet grabbing it: Asleep at the helm of anti-woke 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I disagree. Its obvious we need to re-arm, and fast, and continue to improve our decision-making. What makes Europe strong and attractive though is that we have, post WWII, mostly avoided the temptation to have our affairs taken care of by strongmen. That's exactly what triggers the autocrats.nytimes.comOpinion | Meet Europe’s New Machiavelli 100
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"AI ethics slop": There are no good guys in the AI game. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 01/06/2026For those dependent on representation, the question is whether the tech bros can build compute fast enough so reality won't catch up with AI. 000
wiesbier.bsky.social @wiesbier.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Wien baut einen Radweg in der Landstraßer Hauptstraße. Über den Verlauf und die Integration der Kanaldeckel wird noch verhandelt. 000
Reposted by @wiesbier.bsky.socialLauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜 277189335172