Siim Teller
@teller.bsky.social
I invest in and help startups, raise 3 boys and a dog and get progressively worse writing these short blurbs as I get older.
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Politico published symbolic awards following the Munich Security Conference, naming EU foreign policy chief Kallas for Worst Poker Face. She was seen pressing her lips and puffing her cheeks as US UN ambassador Mike Waltz praised Washington for ending several wars. The reaction spread quickly online
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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You know you’re deep in the bowels of your music library when song titles end with .mp3
Ah, simpler times
Ah, simpler times
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
You know you’re deep in the bowels of your music library when song titles end with .mp3
Ah, simpler times
Ah, simpler times
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Kirjutasin teemal, mille üle olen pikalt mõtisklenud. Väikestviisi sõbrapäeva eri, aga nukra alatooniga. Samas usun, et paljud suhestuvad:)
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Elame kõrvuti, aga eraldi. Sõprade nägemiseks tuleb saata kalendrilink
Sõprussuhetest on saanud projektid, mida hallatakse Google’i kalendri kutsega mitu kuud ette. Tehingupõhises maailmas oleme kaotanud spontaansuse ja ühes sellega ka „oma küla“.
ekspress.delfi.ee
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Kirjutasin teemal, mille üle olen pikalt mõtisklenud. Väikestviisi sõbrapäeva eri, aga nukra alatooniga. Samas usun, et paljud suhestuvad:)
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Post a tree you photographed
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Post a tree you photographed
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CEO of Brookfield Renewable Partners says there is “no slowdown” in the deployment of solar and battery storage in the US. "We are seeing an acceleration. And this is driven by solar...it is quick to deploy, it’s cheap, it’s the lowest cost form of production."
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reneweconomy.com.au/battery-pric...
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reneweconomy.com.au/battery-pric...
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts
Battery storage major says costs have fallen 60 pct in two years, helping redefine the grid and customer needs, and along with solar is cheapest and easiest to build.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
CEO of Brookfield Renewable Partners says there is “no slowdown” in the deployment of solar and battery storage in the US. "We are seeing an acceleration. And this is driven by solar...it is quick to deploy, it’s cheap, it’s the lowest cost form of production."
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reneweconomy.com.au/battery-pric...
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reneweconomy.com.au/battery-pric...
New personal airport record: Wake up 6:16am, boarding starts 6:30, reach gate at 6:36 ✈
Do not recommend, too much stress.
Bonus points: First time I'm being called by name over airport PA system.
#onlyinTallinn
Do not recommend, too much stress.
Bonus points: First time I'm being called by name over airport PA system.
#onlyinTallinn
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
New personal airport record: Wake up 6:16am, boarding starts 6:30, reach gate at 6:36 ✈
Do not recommend, too much stress.
Bonus points: First time I'm being called by name over airport PA system.
#onlyinTallinn
Do not recommend, too much stress.
Bonus points: First time I'm being called by name over airport PA system.
#onlyinTallinn
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This chart. Wow. reportearth.substack.com/p/the-washin... via @chriscmooney.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This chart. Wow. reportearth.substack.com/p/the-washin... via @chriscmooney.bsky.social
I could see it from our country place this morning. Was tempted to go but long wait times to get on the ice road so not this year.
Imagine you can see dashing cars on the horizon to the right on the pic ❄️🙂
Imagine you can see dashing cars on the horizon to the right on the pic ❄️🙂
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I could see it from our country place this morning. Was tempted to go but long wait times to get on the ice road so not this year.
Imagine you can see dashing cars on the horizon to the right on the pic ❄️🙂
Imagine you can see dashing cars on the horizon to the right on the pic ❄️🙂
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Michelangelo's First Painting, Made at Age 12. (This is an intense painting; painting it in a 7th grade art class today would result in a parental summons to the principal's office.) [kottke.org]
Michelangelo’s First Painting, Made at Age 12
The Torment of Saint Anthony is the earliest surviving work attributed to Michelangelo, painted by him in 1487 or 1488 when he was 12 or 13 years old. This is an intense painting, the kind of thing that would have result
kottke.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Michelangelo's First Painting, Made at Age 12. (This is an intense painting; painting it in a 7th grade art class today would result in a parental summons to the principal's office.) [kottke.org]
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February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Sea ice day. Unfortunately ice road between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa not open yet.
February 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Sea ice day. Unfortunately ice road between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa not open yet.
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This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
I'll just keep reposting this.
US Democrats still seem to believe there will be next free and fair election…
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I'll just keep reposting this.
Auditioning to join Rammstein
Stunned to discover that this guy is an antisemite
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Auditioning to join Rammstein
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My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM
My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
Setting full-VAT on meat products across the EU would reduce food-related environmental damage by ~4% and reduce CO2 emissions by almost 30 Mt each year, more than half of Ireland’s yearly emissions.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Environmental impacts from European food consumption can be reduced with carbon pricing or a value-added tax reform - Nature Food
The environmental impacts of food consumption in the European Union are global. This study estimates the environmental footprints of EU27 household food consumption, simulating the mitigation potentia...
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Setting full-VAT on meat products across the EU would reduce food-related environmental damage by ~4% and reduce CO2 emissions by almost 30 Mt each year, more than half of Ireland’s yearly emissions.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
In computer games and movies the countless waves of goons are always these faceless guys. Probably to make it less soul crushing for the protagonist to attack them. Always felt unrealistic.
Turns out goons in the US in 2026 look exactly like that.
Photo: Tim Evans, Reuters
Turns out goons in the US in 2026 look exactly like that.
Photo: Tim Evans, Reuters
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 AM
In computer games and movies the countless waves of goons are always these faceless guys. Probably to make it less soul crushing for the protagonist to attack them. Always felt unrealistic.
Turns out goons in the US in 2026 look exactly like that.
Photo: Tim Evans, Reuters
Turns out goons in the US in 2026 look exactly like that.
Photo: Tim Evans, Reuters
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Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Sweden announces deployment of anti-personnel weapon to Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Sweden announces deployment of anti-personnel weapon to Greenland
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We have no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground.
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We have no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground.
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)