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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 12h

This is why Scorpio is my favorite astrological sign ♏️

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 15h

bsky.app/profile/pasc...

Pascal Vanenburg @pascalvanenburg.nl · 16h

Wilders schorst z’n campagne niet. Dit ís z’n campagne.

Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 15h

🎶 Jutekei, jutekei, jutekeisasa 🎶

Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 17h

Op naar de volgende honderd jaar! 😁

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 19h

#AI or real? ☺️

Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 20h

Das gibt's doch gar nicht! ☺️

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Joel David Hamkins @joeldavidhamkins.bsky.social · 20h

I answered a question on MathOverflow about the fruitfulness of considering the closeness-to-falsity of a given statement in mathematics. mathoverflow.net/a/501465/1946

Relations between the usefulness of a true statement, its closeness to falsity, and the difficulty of its proof

Let us start with a trivial observation: for any statements $A$ and $B$ (in a standard language), the implication $A\implies B$ is true if $A$ is false. So, if one were able to prove a false statem...

mathoverflow.net

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 22h

Nice, thanks! 🙏

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 22h

Is that a typo, or a mod of Midjourney I don't know about? 😊 Care to share the prompt?

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 22h

Wat nu weer!

Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 23h

Which system generated this?

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 23h

"There is no indication that an effective vaccine exists against false saviours."

Arnon Grunberg @arnonyy.bsky.social · 23h

As early as the 1920s, Hitler compared himself to Jesus: ‘We may be small, but once there was a man in Galilee, and now his teachings rule the world,’ he said in one of his speeches.

www.eurozine.com/the-elastici...

The elasticity of morals

A century after publication, ‘Mein Kampf’ is instructive not just of the mass appeal of delusional xenophobia, but also of the circumstances under which morality can become a form of terror.

www.eurozine.com

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 23h

a cartoon of pink elephants with the words they 're here , they 're there , pink elephants everywhere

ALT: a cartoon of pink elephants with the words they 're here , they 're there , pink elephants everywhere

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EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 1d

More fresh new images from METimage!

The Severe Storms RGB helps spot dangerous thunderstorms fast by showing what’s happening at the tops of clouds. It combines data on moisture, light, & heat to reveal where tall, icy storm clouds are building - a sign of hail, strong winds, & lightning ahead.

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 1d

"When you use GenAI to learn more about compact, regular or normal topological spaces, make sure that GenAI uses the same definitions as you do." ☺️

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Zeeger Ernsting @zeeger.bsky.social · 1d

‘Morning!

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 1d

Zwanenburgwal?

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 1d

Where is R'lyeh? ☺️🐙

Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 1d

Monty Python Taunting GIF

ALT: Monty Python Taunting GIF

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 2d

@stephenwolfram.bsky.social

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 2d

The philosophy behind the Sheperdson-Cohen model, please! (Is it meaningful in the first place to claim that it does or doesn't exist? ☺️)

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 2d

Is it me, or does watchOS 26 drain the battery much faster? ⌚️🪫 #apple #hanlonsrazor

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 3d

Ik vind ook *de* toenemende onrust verwarrend. Dat suggereert dat het om de echte defensie gaat in plaats van om een fictieve 🙄

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Freek Wiedijk @freekwiedijk.bsky.social · 3d

De enige keer dat ik het idee had dat er verwarring zou kunnen ontstaan was met deze roomboter. Maar ik zou verwachten dat de regels deze naam sowieso niet zouden verbieden.

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