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Kristian van der Vliet

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · Apr 17

Many commiserations on your post hitting the Discover feed and being found by Americans.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 10h

Ed's been all over this shit since day 1.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 14h

I believe he's currently fully-clenched

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah I have a friend at Coreweave; I wish him all the best in cashing out before his options become worthless.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 15h

Any time anyone says we should regulate banks & financial markets less they should be treated with deep suspicion and placed in a dark cell to give them time to really consider if that's true or not.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah but then that just points to a complete failure of market regulation, but we all know how that happened...

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 15h

If I could afford the interest payments I'd be all over them.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 15h

The fact that the AI bubble is such an obvious bubble raises the question of what financial analysts are even for. The fact these bubbles keep (being allowed to) happen is a strong indicator that the financial markets aren't fit for purpose.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 23h

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

IMDB was the only good & useful website ever created.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

What, not planning to go to the Big Tesco's?

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

I love it when channel4.com forgets which episodes I've watched and I've forgot which episodes I've watched I just have to go through them all trying to figure out if I watched it already.

Channel 4 | Stream & Watch Live TV

Watch your favourite shows online, from Channel 4, E4 and Walter Presents

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

My wife loves a Negroni and I have never once seen an olive in one of them, anywhere.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

Negrotini

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah bring me sandwiches while I shitpost.

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 1d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

Do we know that the Nobel committee know that?

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

The lady is not for turning, but she can be folded in half.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 1d

Technically correct: just never travel to the EU.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

I can not complain about being a desk bound knowledge worker who is employed by a US company who is heavily attached to SF and pays above average.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

I like going on holiday in St. Ives, because I'll either be welcomed as a local or met with blank stares and general confusion.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

Have any of these people ever considered shutting the fuck up and not giving a shit about what other people are doing? Do they realise that's a valid option, just letting other people do shit and being happy?

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah but as you know the accent changes within a mile, and pronunciation changes after 5. Hell I have entire words that are only used within 1 postcode.

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

See I'd do Lemster but I'm only from Bristol

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Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

This is literally the bit from The West Wing were Josh explains to Donna why she can't have her cut of the tax surplus back.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

Yes but also I just don't believe they know what words mean.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, and long stay seems to be explicitly what they *don't* want.