Gavin Brown
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Ancient 21st century curse: may the thing you depend upon get bought by a billionaire
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ancient 21st century curse: may the thing you depend upon get bought by a billionaire
My monitoring script broke and I missed it, but some time in the last 6 weeks, the .gov TLD gained an RDAP server! As did .as, .ng and .to!
More details at deployment.rdap.org
#rdap
More details at deployment.rdap.org
#rdap
Deployment Dashboard - RDAP.ORG
deployment.rdap.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My monitoring script broke and I missed it, but some time in the last 6 weeks, the .gov TLD gained an RDAP server! As did .as, .ng and .to!
More details at deployment.rdap.org
#rdap
More details at deployment.rdap.org
#rdap
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*I blame Marxist AIs
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
*I blame Marxist AIs
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The pivot from 'we shouldn't bother with Net Zero 'cause China' to 'How does China have a massive lead in so many key 21st century technologies' doesn't seem to have caused any reflection at all from quite a few parties.
January 30, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The pivot from 'we shouldn't bother with Net Zero 'cause China' to 'How does China have a massive lead in so many key 21st century technologies' doesn't seem to have caused any reflection at all from quite a few parties.
How have I only learned about this story today?!
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
How have I only learned about this story today?!
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100% tariff on the MM/DD/YY format.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
100% tariff on the MM/DD/YY format.
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With #Greenland raising awareness of our massive 24/7 dependence on US clouds for vital services, I made a list of what (government) stuff would break here under US sanctions. It is EXTREMELY depressing. Tip: also make a list like this one for your own country! berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Dashboard totale Amerikaanse afhankelijkheden - Bert Hubert
Hier een lijst organisaties die voor hun primaire missie totaal afhankelijk zijn van Amerikaanse clouds, en waarbij de maatschappij ontwricht zou worden als ze hun werk niet meer konden doen, bijvoorb...
berthub.eu
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
With #Greenland raising awareness of our massive 24/7 dependence on US clouds for vital services, I made a list of what (government) stuff would break here under US sanctions. It is EXTREMELY depressing. Tip: also make a list like this one for your own country! berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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i would suggest an online safety act that can’t deal with CSAM on a widely used social network frequented by most westminster public figures isn’t doing a very good job of keeping anybody safe online
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
i would suggest an online safety act that can’t deal with CSAM on a widely used social network frequented by most westminster public figures isn’t doing a very good job of keeping anybody safe online
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Some of us were warning about this well over a decade ago. Same with pictures of your kids.
If you're a normal person taking bathroom or makeup selfies bc you feel cute, you should just stop. Return to tradition, share it with your friends on group texts. Any public photo is now fuel for the Porn Machine.
If your career/hobby involves sharing pics of yourself, it just sucks.
If your career/hobby involves sharing pics of yourself, it just sucks.
January 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Some of us were warning about this well over a decade ago. Same with pictures of your kids.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Data is important. Keep him safe.
December 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Data is important. Keep him safe.
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(The answer, for anyone blessedly too young to remember is: Yes. Yes it did.)
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
(The answer, for anyone blessedly too young to remember is: Yes. Yes it did.)
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Turns out a million monkeys on a million typewriters will generate `sudo rm -rf /` quite expeditiously!
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Turns out a million monkeys on a million typewriters will generate `sudo rm -rf /` quite expeditiously!
My family on school day mornings.
With enough flapping anything is possible.
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My family on school day mornings.
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My analysis. Polarisation does not exist in way it's to often described ('echo chambers'). But the mechanism can be exploited in propaganda, disinformation, mechanical information operations. Bonus: agreement with 'enemies of the group' is penalised socially. blog.lukaszolejnik.com/polarisation...
Polarisation is not about filter bubbles or echo chambers, here's why
In my book I gently touch upon a problem often framed as a technical story about algorithms and content feeds. The “information bubble” or "echo chamber" model suggests that most people are locked int...
blog.lukaszolejnik.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My analysis. Polarisation does not exist in way it's to often described ('echo chambers'). But the mechanism can be exploited in propaganda, disinformation, mechanical information operations. Bonus: agreement with 'enemies of the group' is penalised socially. blog.lukaszolejnik.com/polarisation...
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The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
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I believe that NVIDIA is breaking no laws, committing no fraud, and not doing anything other than forcing partners to buy endless GPUs, taking advantage of exec ignorance and FOMO. Repercussions will be the company's main revenue source going away (NVDA won't die)
@edzitron.com i know its annoyng asking the same question but i really want to know your opinion if nvida will survive all of this not only the bubble but all that coming after i really dont think they can go withow any repercutions maybe not in u.s with their current administration but in the EU?
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I believe that NVIDIA is breaking no laws, committing no fraud, and not doing anything other than forcing partners to buy endless GPUs, taking advantage of exec ignorance and FOMO. Repercussions will be the company's main revenue source going away (NVDA won't die)
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Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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