Daniel Probst
@skepteis.bsky.social
Computer scientist, Bioinformatician, PhD in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences. Working on the above as an Assistant Prof at WUR. Interested in all the sciences. Materialist. Fan of cats, Punk Rock, and Hockey.
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“People have lost the narrative that they are essentially a source of infection for other people.”
“Why should you follow traffic laws? You don’t just put yourself in harm’s way. This is a transmissible disease.” And by not getting vaccinated, “you are not just an innocent bystander but a culprit”
“Why should you follow traffic laws? You don’t just put yourself in harm’s way. This is a transmissible disease.” And by not getting vaccinated, “you are not just an innocent bystander but a culprit”
Moderna is most shorted stock in S&P 500 as Americans skip jabs
Maker of Covid-19 shots has slumped since pandemic as people turn against vaccines
www.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“People have lost the narrative that they are essentially a source of infection for other people.”
“Why should you follow traffic laws? You don’t just put yourself in harm’s way. This is a transmissible disease.” And by not getting vaccinated, “you are not just an innocent bystander but a culprit”
“Why should you follow traffic laws? You don’t just put yourself in harm’s way. This is a transmissible disease.” And by not getting vaccinated, “you are not just an innocent bystander but a culprit”
Düsseldorf ist fast so schlimm wie Zürich
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Düsseldorf ist fast so schlimm wie Zürich
"Uncomfortable", he says
"He also drew further generalizations about the differences between racial groups and mused about fascism, describing it as “probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance,” but adding that it “makes romantic doo-gooders like me very uncomfortable.”"
"He also drew further generalizations about the differences between racial groups and mused about fascism, describing it as “probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance,” but adding that it “makes romantic doo-gooders like me very uncomfortable.”"
Former MIT scientist funded by Epstein made racist and sexist claims in private emails - The Boston Globe
Joscha Bach, an AI researcher, worked at the MIT Media Lab from 2014 to 2016. He was hired in large part because of Jeffrey Epstein’s donations.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Uncomfortable", he says
"He also drew further generalizations about the differences between racial groups and mused about fascism, describing it as “probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance,” but adding that it “makes romantic doo-gooders like me very uncomfortable.”"
"He also drew further generalizations about the differences between racial groups and mused about fascism, describing it as “probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance,” but adding that it “makes romantic doo-gooders like me very uncomfortable.”"
COP ist auch so eine Wohlfühlfarce...
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
COP ist auch so eine Wohlfühlfarce...
What could possibly go wrong...
Blijft DigiD veilig of worden we kwetsbaar als Solvinity in Amerikaanse handen komt?
Solvinity levert de infrastructuur waar DigiD op draait. Het is als het ware 'de snelweg' waar onze gegevens overheen gaan.
nos.nl
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What could possibly go wrong...
And that's compared to the enshitified Google of 2025...
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
And that's compared to the enshitified Google of 2025...
Interesting...
Python Developers Looking At Introducing The Rust Programming Language In CPython
A proposal has been raised by two CPython core developers to introduce the Rust programming language to CPython
www.phoronix.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Interesting...
Finally, pepernoten time 😁
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Finally, pepernoten time 😁
Reposted by Daniel Probst
Invited speaker 3 at #ML4Molecules2025: Daniel Probst ( @skepteis.bsky.social ).
He is known for his works on exploring chemical spaces, fingerprints, language models,... and some unconventional ideas like learning on gzip compressed data.
Join: moleculediscovery.github.io/workshop2025/
He is known for his works on exploring chemical spaces, fingerprints, language models,... and some unconventional ideas like learning on gzip compressed data.
Join: moleculediscovery.github.io/workshop2025/
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Invited speaker 3 at #ML4Molecules2025: Daniel Probst ( @skepteis.bsky.social ).
He is known for his works on exploring chemical spaces, fingerprints, language models,... and some unconventional ideas like learning on gzip compressed data.
Join: moleculediscovery.github.io/workshop2025/
He is known for his works on exploring chemical spaces, fingerprints, language models,... and some unconventional ideas like learning on gzip compressed data.
Join: moleculediscovery.github.io/workshop2025/
Heroes. All of them.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Heroes. All of them.
One of my least favourite politicians 🤝 three of my least favourite companies.
The bar is quite high for both
The bar is quite high for both
Scientists just called out Ursula von der Leyen for claiming that AI will match human reasoning by 2026. Her "evidence" consisted, it turns out, of CEO statements from OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia. Not research. Marketing materials. 🧵
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of my least favourite politicians 🤝 three of my least favourite companies.
The bar is quite high for both
The bar is quite high for both
Reposted by Daniel Probst
1/ Everyone’s chasing AI.
But in bioinformatics, solid foundations still win.
Here’s why mastering the basics matters more than ever. 🧵
But in bioinformatics, solid foundations still win.
Here’s why mastering the basics matters more than ever. 🧵
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1/ Everyone’s chasing AI.
But in bioinformatics, solid foundations still win.
Here’s why mastering the basics matters more than ever. 🧵
But in bioinformatics, solid foundations still win.
Here’s why mastering the basics matters more than ever. 🧵
It's hard for the German car industry to be in a worse situation
German car companies: "Hold my beer"
German car companies: "Hold my beer"
INTERVIEW: Give up on hydrogen and you hand the technology to China, says BMW | Euractiv
Jürgen Guldner, BMW’s hydrogen technology programme manager, tells Euractiv why he believes Europe shouldn’t give up on the technology just yet
www.euractiv.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's hard for the German car industry to be in a worse situation
German car companies: "Hold my beer"
German car companies: "Hold my beer"
Wieder erschreckend was die Schweiz ohne NHL Spieler zeigt... und mMn liegt das nicht an den Spielern sondern am Coaching.
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Wieder erschreckend was die Schweiz ohne NHL Spieler zeigt... und mMn liegt das nicht an den Spielern sondern am Coaching.
I'm using an ANSI keyboard for the first time, and my dislike for it is somewhere between Fahrenheit and mm-dd-yyyy
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm using an ANSI keyboard for the first time, and my dislike for it is somewhere between Fahrenheit and mm-dd-yyyy
There definitively is an "AI" bubble in academia and, while I'm not sure about this specific case, it likely comes at the cost of the humanities and social sciences.
Both of which are more important than ever before.
Both of which are more important than ever before.
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There definitively is an "AI" bubble in academia and, while I'm not sure about this specific case, it likely comes at the cost of the humanities and social sciences.
Both of which are more important than ever before.
Both of which are more important than ever before.
Let's also not forget about Raymond Gosling, the PhD student who took photo 51.
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let's also not forget about Raymond Gosling, the PhD student who took photo 51.
Phrenology is back and it's, of course, still pseudoscience.
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Phrenology is back and it's, of course, still pseudoscience.
Niemand: Wie können wir unseren ökologischen Fussabdruck noch grösser machen? Einmal um die Welt schippen reicht nicht.
Private: Hold my beer.
"Auf privaten Raumstationen sollen künftig Hightechprodukte entstehen, bei deren Herstellung die Schwerelosigkeit quasi als Werkzeug zum Einsatz kommt."
Private: Hold my beer.
"Auf privaten Raumstationen sollen künftig Hightechprodukte entstehen, bei deren Herstellung die Schwerelosigkeit quasi als Werkzeug zum Einsatz kommt."
Die ISS fällt bald vom Himmel – und Private drängen in den Orbit
Die Tage der internationalen Raumstation ISS sind bald gezählt. Wie geht es danach weiter im Orbit der Erde?
www.srf.ch
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Niemand: Wie können wir unseren ökologischen Fussabdruck noch grösser machen? Einmal um die Welt schippen reicht nicht.
Private: Hold my beer.
"Auf privaten Raumstationen sollen künftig Hightechprodukte entstehen, bei deren Herstellung die Schwerelosigkeit quasi als Werkzeug zum Einsatz kommt."
Private: Hold my beer.
"Auf privaten Raumstationen sollen künftig Hightechprodukte entstehen, bei deren Herstellung die Schwerelosigkeit quasi als Werkzeug zum Einsatz kommt."
Just a random reminder that during the so-called war on terror, 4.5–4.6 million people were directly or indirectly murdered.
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just a random reminder that during the so-called war on terror, 4.5–4.6 million people were directly or indirectly murdered.
You now have to publish reviews before you can put them on a preprint server.
Thanks LLMs.
Thanks LLMs.
The #arXiv computer science category is trying to cut down on AI slop spamming the system. They no longer accept un-published (journal or conference) review papers... Other categories may follow (depending on decisions by the moderators). ⚛️🧪☄️
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You now have to publish reviews before you can put them on a preprint server.
Thanks LLMs.
Thanks LLMs.
I try to avoid to buy from quite a few companies, but Nestlé, one of the worst, keeps tricking me into buying their stuff because I not always read labels closely or look up brand ownership.
The Shameful Case of Nestlé
YouTube video by Georg Rockall-Schmidt
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I try to avoid to buy from quite a few companies, but Nestlé, one of the worst, keeps tricking me into buying their stuff because I not always read labels closely or look up brand ownership.
Ah yes. Green liberalism.
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ah yes. Green liberalism.
I'm quite new to the Dutch political landscape but...
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm quite new to the Dutch political landscape but...