Chris
@cjf.bsky.social
Democracy is good. It requires four elements: earth, water, air, and fire... no, that's not it. I think you get the general idea though. Never could reach the top shelf.
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It was a pleasure to meet Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social and Minister Evan Solomon today as part of an official visit at @mila-quebec.bsky.social with many collaborators from our AI ecosystem. We discussed AI risk mitigation, sovereignty & economic potential among other important topics.
August 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It was a pleasure to meet Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social and Minister Evan Solomon today as part of an official visit at @mila-quebec.bsky.social with many collaborators from our AI ecosystem. We discussed AI risk mitigation, sovereignty & economic potential among other important topics.
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Tremendous honor to be invited back to be the keynote speaker for the US Naval War College’s Future Warfighting Symposium.
August 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Tremendous honor to be invited back to be the keynote speaker for the US Naval War College’s Future Warfighting Symposium.
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Chillin’ with a glacier. Thanks again, Alaska (we broke the all-time attendance record at the State Fair!!) Eugene, Oregon, here we come!
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Chillin’ with a glacier. Thanks again, Alaska (we broke the all-time attendance record at the State Fair!!) Eugene, Oregon, here we come!
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Dream of writing for The Economist? We’re looking for journalists to work in our Washington, DC, office. Find out how to apply here
The Economist is hiring journalists to work in Washington
We’re looking for writers to cover politics and public policy
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July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours.
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
February 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours.
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
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Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
February 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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I just heard the sad news that the historian of chemistry Bill Brock has died. Bill was a giant in this field, and his massive Fontana History of Chemistry remains a definitive text.
Here's my review of one of Bill's books, which combined scholarship with readability.
www.nature.com/articles/nch...
Here's my review of one of Bill's books, which combined scholarship with readability.
www.nature.com/articles/nch...
Chemical history in bite-sized pieces - Nature Chemistry
Nature Chemistry - Chemical history in bite-sized pieces
www.nature.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I just heard the sad news that the historian of chemistry Bill Brock has died. Bill was a giant in this field, and his massive Fontana History of Chemistry remains a definitive text.
Here's my review of one of Bill's books, which combined scholarship with readability.
www.nature.com/articles/nch...
Here's my review of one of Bill's books, which combined scholarship with readability.
www.nature.com/articles/nch...
"...it's not the ones we lose that bother me, Leo. It's the ones we don't suit up for." Toby's great.
February 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"...it's not the ones we lose that bother me, Leo. It's the ones we don't suit up for." Toby's great.
Rewatching The West Wing. Love the idealism, integrity, and competence in American politics. Never change, friends!
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rewatching The West Wing. Love the idealism, integrity, and competence in American politics. Never change, friends!
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Our 2025 national team jersey has been selling very well so far. You have until 5th February 2025 in which to pre-order.
ÍPL 2025 is just 4 months away. The world's greatest T20 franchise tournament located in the sub-Arctic will be back soon.
January 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Our 2025 national team jersey has been selling very well so far. You have until 5th February 2025 in which to pre-order.
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In February 1925, Wolfgang Pauli published a paper outlining what became known as the exclusion principle. His work enabled us to understand the stability of matter, something @philipcball.bsky.social thinks is 'well worth celebrating'.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
Celebrating 100 years of the Pauli exclusion principle
How a quantum view of electron states enabled us to understand the stability of matter
www.chemistryworld.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In February 1925, Wolfgang Pauli published a paper outlining what became known as the exclusion principle. His work enabled us to understand the stability of matter, something @philipcball.bsky.social thinks is 'well worth celebrating'.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
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I keep asking, "What's the business use of crypto if you're not a criminal?" And I never get a convincing answer.
January 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I keep asking, "What's the business use of crypto if you're not a criminal?" And I never get a convincing answer.
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One of the cool things about the computing industry is that many of its pioneers are still around to share their knowledge and stories. I'm beyond excited that Vint Cerf is going to speak at SharkFest again.
We're excited to announce that Vint Cerf will be joining us at SharkFest'25 US!
He'll be giving a keynote on June 18th titled: "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Internet from 2025 on...".
Join us this June: sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus
#Wireshark
He'll be giving a keynote on June 18th titled: "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Internet from 2025 on...".
Join us this June: sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus
#Wireshark
January 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
One of the cool things about the computing industry is that many of its pioneers are still around to share their knowledge and stories. I'm beyond excited that Vint Cerf is going to speak at SharkFest again.
Book quote of the day "... democracy is more than a word or even a system; it is a way of life that both trusts human nature and makes demands on it." - Hell and Other Destinations, Albright.
This is also the book quote of the week, and possibly month, since I don't read fast.
This is also the book quote of the week, and possibly month, since I don't read fast.
January 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Book quote of the day "... democracy is more than a word or even a system; it is a way of life that both trusts human nature and makes demands on it." - Hell and Other Destinations, Albright.
This is also the book quote of the week, and possibly month, since I don't read fast.
This is also the book quote of the week, and possibly month, since I don't read fast.
A lot of people are asking me for my 2025 prediction, so here it is:
2025 will be the year that I stop defining "a lot" to mean zero or more.
2025 will be the year that I stop defining "a lot" to mean zero or more.
January 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A lot of people are asking me for my 2025 prediction, so here it is:
2025 will be the year that I stop defining "a lot" to mean zero or more.
2025 will be the year that I stop defining "a lot" to mean zero or more.
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Today is the day, the global release of the documentary, Beyond the Game - Cricket in Iceland: Chasing the Dream
Will you be tuning in?
Will you be tuning in?
January 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today is the day, the global release of the documentary, Beyond the Game - Cricket in Iceland: Chasing the Dream
Will you be tuning in?
Will you be tuning in?
Happy 425th anniversary of Scotland recognizing today as the start of the year!
January 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Happy 425th anniversary of Scotland recognizing today as the start of the year!
Wikipedia's article on Tuesday is now my favorite article. It had me at "Not to be confused with Thursday."
December 31, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Wikipedia's article on Tuesday is now my favorite article. It had me at "Not to be confused with Thursday."
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President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy unlike any other.
Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity, and revered for his commitment to our common humanity.
He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race.
May his memory be an inspiration.
Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity, and revered for his commitment to our common humanity.
He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race.
May his memory be an inspiration.
December 29, 2024 at 10:20 PM
President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy unlike any other.
Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity, and revered for his commitment to our common humanity.
He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race.
May his memory be an inspiration.
Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity, and revered for his commitment to our common humanity.
He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race.
May his memory be an inspiration.
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Question: should individual NATO allies decide that Russia’s hybrid campaign merits a response broadly in the same currency - setting aside if that’s prudent or not - what are the Russian targets that are vulnerable and could be disrupted in similarly limited fashion?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Estonia navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged
Nato also says it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic after a ship was suspected of sabotaging the Estlink 2 cable.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Question: should individual NATO allies decide that Russia’s hybrid campaign merits a response broadly in the same currency - setting aside if that’s prudent or not - what are the Russian targets that are vulnerable and could be disrupted in similarly limited fashion?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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