Toni Alatalo 🇫🇮💚
@an.org
Software dev. https://github.com/antont/
Wide experience ranging from startups to academic research and open source, including Blender 3D dev, games and Web dev starting early on.
Previous own company https://www.playsign.net/ still has cool things up!
Wide experience ranging from startups to academic research and open source, including Blender 3D dev, games and Web dev starting early on.
Previous own company https://www.playsign.net/ still has cool things up!
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Ehdolla kuntavaaleissa 2025 | Toni Alatalo
Alkup. julkaistu Instagramissa, @vihreatoulu https://www.instagram.com/p/DCRotX4NAQS/
Toni Alatalo (@an.org), yrittäjä ja ohjelmistokehittäjä on asettunut ehdolle kevään kunta- ja aluevaaleissa. Hän ...
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Oon ehdolla kuntavaaleissa 2025 #Oulu. Nyt olen ollut tasa-arvo ja yhdenvertaisuustoimikunnassa, ja muuten talkoilin vihreiden valtakunnallista elinkeinopoliittista ohjelmaa työryhmässä. Paljon risteävätkin yhdenvertaisuus ja mm. työelämän asiat.
Bluesky-yhteensopivassa blogissa pidempi teksti! 💚💙❤️
Bluesky-yhteensopivassa blogissa pidempi teksti! 💚💙❤️
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Russian troops in Ukrainian city of Kupiansk cut off from supplies and surrender, Ukraine says: "About 50 Russian soldiers are currently in the city. Some of them are surrendering, including recorded cases of foreign mercenaries laying down their arms." RBC 25 Dec
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Russian troops in Ukrainian city of Kupiansk cut off from supplies and surrender, Ukraine says
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December 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Russian troops in Ukrainian city of Kupiansk cut off from supplies and surrender, Ukraine says: "About 50 Russian soldiers are currently in the city. Some of them are surrendering, including recorded cases of foreign mercenaries laying down their arms." RBC 25 Dec
newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russian...
newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russian...
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The Security Service of Ukraine hit a russian Il-38N naval reconnaissance aircraft before it blew up a submarine in Novorossiysk. The estimated cost of this aircraft is $24 million.
The Security Service of Ukraine hit a russian Il-38N naval reconnaissance aircraft before it blew up a submarine in Novorossiysk. The estimated cost of this aircraft is $24 million.
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The Security Service of Ukraine hit a russian Il-38N naval reconnaissance aircraft before it blew up a submarine in Novorossiysk. The estimated cost of this aircraft is $24 million.
The Security Service of Ukraine hit a russian Il-38N naval reconnaissance aircraft before it blew up a submarine in Novorossiysk. The estimated cost of this aircraft is $24 million.
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This beautiful song is about the etymology of joulu, jul or yule. It’s in Finnish worth to listen even without understanding the lyrics.
Joulu (sana germaanin)
Joulu (the word of German)
The music group is called Kärhämä.
Joulu (sana germaanin)
Joulu (the word of German)
The music group is called Kärhämä.
Joulu (sana germaanin)
YouTube video by Kärhämä - Topic
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December 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This beautiful song is about the etymology of joulu, jul or yule. It’s in Finnish worth to listen even without understanding the lyrics.
Joulu (sana germaanin)
Joulu (the word of German)
The music group is called Kärhämä.
Joulu (sana germaanin)
Joulu (the word of German)
The music group is called Kärhämä.
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Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Overlooked hydrogen emissions are heating Earth and supercharging methane, research finds
Rising global emissions of hydrogen over the past three decades have added to the planet's warming temperatures and amplified the impact of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, according ...
phys.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Image Color Pie Chart (Matplotlib) using Python
December 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Image Color Pie Chart (Matplotlib) using Python
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Linnuista viis kunhan sellukattilat porisee.
Tämän hallituksen luontosaldo on jo sysimusta, ja ilmeisesti synkkenee vaan loppuun asti.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Tämän hallituksen luontosaldo on jo sysimusta, ja ilmeisesti synkkenee vaan loppuun asti.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Linnut | Suomessa valmistellaan lakimuutosta, joka antaisi luvan häiritä lintuja aiempaa enemmän
Luonnonsuojelulain täsmennys helpottaisi metsänhakkuita kesällä lintujen pesimäaikana. Samalla se antaisi aiempaa laajemman luvan häiritä lintuja.
www.hs.fi
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Linnuista viis kunhan sellukattilat porisee.
Tämän hallituksen luontosaldo on jo sysimusta, ja ilmeisesti synkkenee vaan loppuun asti.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Tämän hallituksen luontosaldo on jo sysimusta, ja ilmeisesti synkkenee vaan loppuun asti.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
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⚡️ Update: Putin falsely claims Russia 'did not start this war,' denies responsibility for deaths.
"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people because we did not start this war," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people because we did not start this war," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia unmoved — Putin opens year-end presser with maximalist demands for Ukraine
"Nevertheless, we see, feel, and know about certain signals, including from (Ukraine), that they are ready to engage in some kind of dialogue," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
kyivindependent.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
⚡️ Update: Putin falsely claims Russia 'did not start this war,' denies responsibility for deaths.
"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people because we did not start this war," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people because we did not start this war," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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⚡️Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment and improving their positions, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps reported Dec. 18.
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment and improving their positions, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps reported Dec. 18.
Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, the Third Army Corps said, claiming an entire Russian regiment was destroyed and prisoners were taken.
kyivindependent.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
⚡️Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment and improving their positions, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps reported Dec. 18.
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment and improving their positions, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps reported Dec. 18.
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Sääliksi käy venezuelalaisia, jotka ovat jäämässä oman surkean hallintonsa ja Yhdysvaltain kansainvälisestä oikeudesta vähät välittävän maga-donroe-linjan väliin puristukseen.
Todella hyvä taustoittava juttu tilanteesta.
www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sN2Trg...
Todella hyvä taustoittava juttu tilanteesta.
www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sN2Trg...
Venezuelan valtaajat. Amerikan valtapelissä sotarikokset ovat vain sivujuonne.
Venezuela on ollut yhdysvaltalaisille jo kauan esimerkki sosialismin vaaroista. Nyt se on esimerkki Trumpin maailman uudesta asennosta.
www.uusijuttu.fi
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sääliksi käy venezuelalaisia, jotka ovat jäämässä oman surkean hallintonsa ja Yhdysvaltain kansainvälisestä oikeudesta vähät välittävän maga-donroe-linjan väliin puristukseen.
Todella hyvä taustoittava juttu tilanteesta.
www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sN2Trg...
Todella hyvä taustoittava juttu tilanteesta.
www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sN2Trg...
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Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
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If you do a google search for “Vim” it asks if you meant “Emacs,” and vice versa. This is pure chaos agent stuff.
December 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you do a google search for “Vim” it asks if you meant “Emacs,” and vice versa. This is pure chaos agent stuff.
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Vuonna 1959 juhlittiin amerikkalaisen öljyteollisuuden satavuotista historiaa. American Petroleum Instituten järjestämässä juhlasymposiumissa oli 300 vierasta. Puhuja toisensa jälkeen ylisti öljyä ihmiskunnan liikuttajana ja välttämättömänä sen edistymiselle ja vauraudelle.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Vuonna 1959 juhlittiin amerikkalaisen öljyteollisuuden satavuotista historiaa. American Petroleum Instituten järjestämässä juhlasymposiumissa oli 300 vierasta. Puhuja toisensa jälkeen ylisti öljyä ihmiskunnan liikuttajana ja välttämättömänä sen edistymiselle ja vauraudelle.
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⚡️Drone attack reportedly hits one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, setting it on fire
Russia’s Yaroslavl oil refinery reportedly on fire after overnight drone attack
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia’s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the country’s five largest, is reportedly on fire after being struck in an ov...
kyivindependent.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
⚡️Drone attack reportedly hits one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, setting it on fire
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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"The Baltic world and Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval & early modern Europe." My 1 semester at Uppsala was a reality check about the scale of this marginalization!
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
Paul Douglas Lockhart reviews 'Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century', by Adam Grimshaw @adamgeorgie.bsky.social
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@dgb-history.bsky.social
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@dgb-history.bsky.social
Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century, by Adam Grimshaw
The Baltic world and the Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval and early modern Europe. This imbalance—which tradi
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December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"The Baltic world and Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval & early modern Europe." My 1 semester at Uppsala was a reality check about the scale of this marginalization!
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
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How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
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Gamers have such incredibly unreasonable demands of indies it's sort of a wonder anything gets made at all.
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Gamers have such incredibly unreasonable demands of indies it's sort of a wonder anything gets made at all.
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
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Luonnonmetsäjoulukalenterin luukku 5: Pietarin Tupavaarassa tulee aina pakostakin miettineeksi, kuinka lähellä oli tämänkin 25km2:n paratiisin häviäminen: Tielinjat oli jo merkitty ja koneet paikalla. Pitänemme yhdessä huolen, että ensimmäinen hävittämisyritys jää myös viimeiseksi.
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Luonnonmetsäjoulukalenterin luukku 5: Pietarin Tupavaarassa tulee aina pakostakin miettineeksi, kuinka lähellä oli tämänkin 25km2:n paratiisin häviäminen: Tielinjat oli jo merkitty ja koneet paikalla. Pitänemme yhdessä huolen, että ensimmäinen hävittämisyritys jää myös viimeiseksi.
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⚡️NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
kyivindependent.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
⚡️NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
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I think where I’m starting to land, with my experienced pre and post coding agents:
1. This is true, coding agents make you more productive if you know how to use them.
2. MBAs hoping coding agents will replace coders wholesale are going to be very disappointed with the results if they try.
1. This is true, coding agents make you more productive if you know how to use them.
2. MBAs hoping coding agents will replace coders wholesale are going to be very disappointed with the results if they try.
At the risk of starting the flame war to end all flame wars...
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I think where I’m starting to land, with my experienced pre and post coding agents:
1. This is true, coding agents make you more productive if you know how to use them.
2. MBAs hoping coding agents will replace coders wholesale are going to be very disappointed with the results if they try.
1. This is true, coding agents make you more productive if you know how to use them.
2. MBAs hoping coding agents will replace coders wholesale are going to be very disappointed with the results if they try.
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
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If CO2 emissions go to zero in 2050 (top), the sinks (green) will bring atmospheric CO2 back down (middle), & temperature will stabalise at ~1.7°C (bottom).
Going to zero today will keep us <1.5°C
Constant emissions leads to 2.6°C, rising rapidly thereafter.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Going to zero today will keep us <1.5°C
Constant emissions leads to 2.6°C, rising rapidly thereafter.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If CO2 emissions go to zero in 2050 (top), the sinks (green) will bring atmospheric CO2 back down (middle), & temperature will stabalise at ~1.7°C (bottom).
Going to zero today will keep us <1.5°C
Constant emissions leads to 2.6°C, rising rapidly thereafter.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Going to zero today will keep us <1.5°C
Constant emissions leads to 2.6°C, rising rapidly thereafter.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Btw guys the transcript of the Witkoff phone call really is much worse than you think and I do think you should share it with literally everyone you know
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Btw guys the transcript of the Witkoff phone call really is much worse than you think and I do think you should share it with literally everyone you know