vlado
@mmjs86.bsky.social
Brooklyn, NY
Bikes, buses, trains and the Balkans. I build things with computers and networks. I write about cities, transit and bikes. he/him.
Bikes, buses, trains and the Balkans. I build things with computers and networks. I write about cities, transit and bikes. he/him.
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vlado
@mmjs86.bsky.social
· Oct 11
BalCCon2k25 - Vlado Vince - Speedrunning Balkan railways, hacking your way through disconnected land
YouTube video by BalCCon - Balkan Computer Congress
youtu.be
A few weeks ago I had the great privilege to speak at BalCCon in Novi Sad. Listen to me talk about taking trains in the Balkans and check out the other great talks!
youtu.be/C4bhHxtu7dI?...
youtu.be/C4bhHxtu7dI?...
Dolazim na anti fa marš ali ovaj grafit ispod je chefs kiss
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dolazim na anti fa marš ali ovaj grafit ispod je chefs kiss
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God this is so motivating.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
God this is so motivating.
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Zagreb
Nepokoreni grad
30. 11. u podne na Glavnom.
Nepokoreni grad
30. 11. u podne na Glavnom.
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Zagreb
Nepokoreni grad
30. 11. u podne na Glavnom.
Nepokoreni grad
30. 11. u podne na Glavnom.
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[completely unironic voice] the greatest generation
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
[completely unironic voice] the greatest generation
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Svaka donacija za borbu protiv fašizma je dobrodošla.
Mreža antifašistkinja Zagreb traže za organizaciju nedjeljnog marša i budućih prosvjednih akcija.
www.facebook.com/100079611339...
Mreža antifašistkinja Zagreb traže za organizaciju nedjeljnog marša i budućih prosvjednih akcija.
www.facebook.com/100079611339...
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Svaka donacija za borbu protiv fašizma je dobrodošla.
Mreža antifašistkinja Zagreb traže za organizaciju nedjeljnog marša i budućih prosvjednih akcija.
www.facebook.com/100079611339...
Mreža antifašistkinja Zagreb traže za organizaciju nedjeljnog marša i budućih prosvjednih akcija.
www.facebook.com/100079611339...
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What was ChatGPT? Now nearly three years old, we can look at OpenAI's LLM as a product of its time, optimized ever since to its earliest uses. While this period of deep disorientation and social isolation has been obscured from public memory, it remains embedded within the interface.
What Was ChatGPT?
A Chatbot Optimized for Social Distance
Three years after the launch of ChatGPT, we can finally speak in hindsight about what it was and how it came to be. Its meteoric rise shocked the world, gather...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What was ChatGPT? Now nearly three years old, we can look at OpenAI's LLM as a product of its time, optimized ever since to its earliest uses. While this period of deep disorientation and social isolation has been obscured from public memory, it remains embedded within the interface.
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Skoro sam napisao sutra, ali danas je već sutra 🤷
Dobra svrha, dobar lajnap - kako bolje provesti utorak navečer? :)
Dobra svrha, dobar lajnap - kako bolje provesti utorak navečer? :)
Benefit za marš Ujedinjeni protiv fašizma
Kukasti križevi na zidovima, koljačke pjesme po gradu, represija na granicama, ZDS na stadionima i ulicama, kulturni rad označen kao neprijateljsko d...
mochvara.hr
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Skoro sam napisao sutra, ali danas je već sutra 🤷
Dobra svrha, dobar lajnap - kako bolje provesti utorak navečer? :)
Dobra svrha, dobar lajnap - kako bolje provesti utorak navečer? :)
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1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
i dalje ne mogu vjerovati da su stvarno spalili Vjesnik
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
i dalje ne mogu vjerovati da su stvarno spalili Vjesnik
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It’s still so strange to me Canadian resist accounts show up to yell at me about Americas fascism issue while claiming they do not have a massive issue at home.
Fascism is swamping all western democracy’s using neoliberal candidates to crack the systems open for literal Nazis to fill the void.
Fascism is swamping all western democracy’s using neoliberal candidates to crack the systems open for literal Nazis to fill the void.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s still so strange to me Canadian resist accounts show up to yell at me about Americas fascism issue while claiming they do not have a massive issue at home.
Fascism is swamping all western democracy’s using neoliberal candidates to crack the systems open for literal Nazis to fill the void.
Fascism is swamping all western democracy’s using neoliberal candidates to crack the systems open for literal Nazis to fill the void.
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planning to potentially do an internship in zagreb…is the weather miserable january through march, or is february through april marginally better? gdje su zagrepčani bluesky, treba mi savjet:)
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
planning to potentially do an internship in zagreb…is the weather miserable january through march, or is february through april marginally better? gdje su zagrepčani bluesky, treba mi savjet:)
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A small collection of some computer nerds [commissions]
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A small collection of some computer nerds [commissions]
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
Baš smo gledali stare kazete jučer. Ovakav snijeg je pao u Zagrebu 30.11.1994.
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Baš smo gledali stare kazete jučer. Ovakav snijeg je pao u Zagrebu 30.11.1994.
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"chatbots are just like calculators therefore it's fine to allow them being crammed into every corner of education" is absurdly silly on a million levels, but the most simple imo is that people *actually use them as calculators* - delivering incorrect answers for many millions times the energy use
Chatbot energy scores are welcome - but don't forget the toxic context of AI overconsumption
Julien Delavande , an engineer at AI research firm Hugging Face , has developed a tool that shows in real time the power consumption of the chatbot generating your query, and presents that energy valu...
www.linkedin.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"chatbots are just like calculators therefore it's fine to allow them being crammed into every corner of education" is absurdly silly on a million levels, but the most simple imo is that people *actually use them as calculators* - delivering incorrect answers for many millions times the energy use
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Sučelje operativnog sistema CICS korištenog u uredništvu Vjesnika, 1989.
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sučelje operativnog sistema CICS korištenog u uredništvu Vjesnika, 1989.
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Relatedly, I continued writing on non-prediction, and what the other case of (non)prediction I am specialising in, the dissolution of former Yugoslavia, can tell us about expertise and knowing the future: thedisorderofthings.com/2020/07/03/o...
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Relatedly, I continued writing on non-prediction, and what the other case of (non)prediction I am specialising in, the dissolution of former Yugoslavia, can tell us about expertise and knowing the future: thedisorderofthings.com/2020/07/03/o...
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This part from the #Covid19 inquiry speaks directly to something myself and Linsey McGoey wrote about in 2020 (published as journal article in 2024 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....): the construction of *impossibility to act* as the key feature of post-liberalism (a thread 🧵👇)
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This part from the #Covid19 inquiry speaks directly to something myself and Linsey McGoey wrote about in 2020 (published as journal article in 2024 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....): the construction of *impossibility to act* as the key feature of post-liberalism (a thread 🧵👇)
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
Omladina vs mladež vs mladi
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Omladina vs mladež vs mladi
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I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62
The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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Prophecy: the White House will attempt to treat Mamdani the same way it treated Zelensky, but Mamdani will repulse the insults so effortlessly & cheerfully that he'll come out stronger than ever.
Man, Mamdani sure has the political instincts to meet this moment. The odds are super high that Trump lashes out petulantly, which means more press for Mamdani and even more people who realize they like the guy
abc7ny.com/post/preside...
abc7ny.com/post/preside...
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to meet at White House on Friday
President Donald Trump made the announcement in a post on social media Thursday night.
abc7ny.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Prophecy: the White House will attempt to treat Mamdani the same way it treated Zelensky, but Mamdani will repulse the insults so effortlessly & cheerfully that he'll come out stronger than ever.