Jesús Pineda
@jesuspi.bsky.social
Former professor of Mathematical Physics, sceptic and atheist. Dropping mad science connections James Burke-style.
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Here’s part 2 of this week’s three-part Better Offline NVIDIA special. I walk you through the history of Enron, how it differs from NVIDIA, and how growth-desperation led big tech to waste hundreds of billions of dollars on GPUs.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Here’s part 2 of this week’s three-part Better Offline NVIDIA special. I walk you through the history of Enron, how it differs from NVIDIA, and how growth-desperation led big tech to waste hundreds of billions of dollars on GPUs.
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Currently playing @aftermath.site's "Uh Oh, You Have Billions Invested In Generative AI"
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December 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Currently playing @aftermath.site's "Uh Oh, You Have Billions Invested In Generative AI"
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Premium: This is Vol 2 of the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, an 18k word guide to the major public/private players in AI, with bits on why ads won't save OpenAI, why vibe coding is a scam, and how we must hold every booster accountable once the bubble bursts.
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Premium: The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble Vol. 2
We’re approaching the most ridiculous part of the AI bubble, with each day bringing us a new, disgraceful and weird headline. As I reported earlier in the week, OpenAI spent $12.4 billion on inference...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Premium: This is Vol 2 of the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, an 18k word guide to the major public/private players in AI, with bits on why ads won't save OpenAI, why vibe coding is a scam, and how we must hold every booster accountable once the bubble bursts.
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Talking about whatever the fuck this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Jf...
WTF Is Going On?
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
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October 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Talking about whatever the fuck this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Jf...
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Physics Nobel announcement tomorrow.
If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...
If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...
a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom
ALT: a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom
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October 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Physics Nobel announcement tomorrow.
If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...
If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...
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Here’s part 1 of our four-part Better Offline case against generative AI. I walk you through how generative AI is sold through a complete misunderstanding of the concept of labor - and myth-building by companies like NVIDIA and OpenAI.
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The Case Against Generative AI (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 09/30/2025 · 25m
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September 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Here’s part 1 of our four-part Better Offline case against generative AI. I walk you through how generative AI is sold through a complete misunderstanding of the concept of labor - and myth-building by companies like NVIDIA and OpenAI.
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the rats nest that is the flow of money in AI compute is so unbelievably complicated and circular that i had to make a diagram
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
the rats nest that is the flow of money in AI compute is so unbelievably complicated and circular that i had to make a diagram
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I still can’t believe this guy said this. What more proof do people need that this is a bubble? What exactly do you think “overbuild” means other than “the demand isn’t there”? When will everybody stop running the stupid asshole Olympics?
Hey all, quick question: is it good that mark zuckerberg’s answer to “are we in a bubble” was “yeah, maybe, but don’t worry, it’s just like the dot com boom,” a point easily-disproved? Isn’t he meant to be the guy who has a real answer? Is this good? Hello?!
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September 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I still can’t believe this guy said this. What more proof do people need that this is a bubble? What exactly do you think “overbuild” means other than “the demand isn’t there”? When will everybody stop running the stupid asshole Olympics?
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Here's the latest episode of Better Offline. I'm joined by Steve Burke of @gamersnexus.bsky.social to talk about the black market for AI GPUs in China - and how Bloomberg suspiciously forced YouTube to take his video about it down.
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The Black Market for AI GPUs with Steve Burke
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 09/03/2025 · 37m
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September 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Here's the latest episode of Better Offline. I'm joined by Steve Burke of @gamersnexus.bsky.social to talk about the black market for AI GPUs in China - and how Bloomberg suspiciously forced YouTube to take his video about it down.
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Here's this week's Better Offline monologue, where I consider what would happen if I'm right about the AI bubble bursting - and the consequences of both three years of myth-peddling journalism and markets addicted to growth at all costs.
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Monologue: What If I'm Right?
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 08/29/2025 · Bonus · 21m
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August 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Here's this week's Better Offline monologue, where I consider what would happen if I'm right about the AI bubble bursting - and the consequences of both three years of myth-peddling journalism and markets addicted to growth at all costs.
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Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
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How To Argue With An AI Booster
Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
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My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
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I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
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Biomedical Scientist Answers More Pseudoscience Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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August 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
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I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
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We built the simplest possible social media platform. No algorithms. No ads. Just LLM agents posting and following.
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
Can We Fix Social Media? Testing Prosocial Interventions using Generative Social Simulation
Social media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms, including rising polarization and the erosion of constructive debate. Can these problems be mitigated through prosocial interventions?...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We built the simplest possible social media platform. No algorithms. No ads. Just LLM agents posting and following.
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
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Retailers, I am begging you: DO NOT USE AI generated videos of pretend people to try and give me ‘more info’ on my purchase. Because I guarantee I will never shop with you again. Ever.
July 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Retailers, I am begging you: DO NOT USE AI generated videos of pretend people to try and give me ‘more info’ on my purchase. Because I guarantee I will never shop with you again. Ever.
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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Arrrrrgh
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket so it can free up time and resources for cramming more "AI-powered" trash into Firefox www.404media.co/pocket-app-s...
Pocket, One of the Only Apps I Ever Liked, Is Shutting Down
Pocket, the app for saving articles to read later, announced it is shutting down on July 8.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Arrrrrgh
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And I looked, and behold a blue horse:
And his name that sat on him was Rollbacks
And Low Prices followed with him
And his name that sat on him was Rollbacks
And Low Prices followed with him
WTFIWWY Live - The Four Horsemen of the Walmart - 4/15/25
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April 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And I looked, and behold a blue horse:
And his name that sat on him was Rollbacks
And Low Prices followed with him
And his name that sat on him was Rollbacks
And Low Prices followed with him
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Tarifs on 185 countries but NOT Russia or North Korea: what does that tell you?
April 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Tarifs on 185 countries but NOT Russia or North Korea: what does that tell you?
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Episode 56 of the pod is out now, featuring BJJ legend @stephankesting.bsky.social talking about survival in both the wilderness, and modernity. Find The Art of Fighting BS podcast on Spotify, iTunes, and your mom's burner phone.
March 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Episode 56 of the pod is out now, featuring BJJ legend @stephankesting.bsky.social talking about survival in both the wilderness, and modernity. Find The Art of Fighting BS podcast on Spotify, iTunes, and your mom's burner phone.
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When you don’t understand how anything works, everything is a conspiracy.
February 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When you don’t understand how anything works, everything is a conspiracy.
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You will believe a man can cheez.
WTFIWWY Live - The Incredible Human Cheez Whiz - 1/27/24
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February 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You will believe a man can cheez.
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"This is how authoritarianism works": https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-price-of-speaking-up-in-trumps?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
January 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"This is how authoritarianism works": https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-price-of-speaking-up-in-trumps?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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[NEW VIDEO] What are molten salt nuclear reactors? Because this company thinks they will power the entire planet youtu.be/FjHH8Qf3aO4?...
Is THORIUM the Future of Nuclear Power?
YouTube video by Kyle Hill
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January 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
[NEW VIDEO] What are molten salt nuclear reactors? Because this company thinks they will power the entire planet youtu.be/FjHH8Qf3aO4?...
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Here's part 2 of the Better Offline year-end finale, where I tell you how we fight back against the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - better, user-focused coverage, naming those responsible, and remembering what we truly love about tech.
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The Invisible War Criminals
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 01/03/2025 · 36m
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January 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Here's part 2 of the Better Offline year-end finale, where I tell you how we fight back against the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - better, user-focused coverage, naming those responsible, and remembering what we truly love about tech.
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This episode cuts being as angry as I've been with a minute long list of people I love. Better Offline contains multitudes
Here's part 2 of the Better Offline year-end finale, where I tell you how we fight back against the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - better, user-focused coverage, naming those responsible, and remembering what we truly love about tech.
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The Invisible War Criminals
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 01/03/2025 · 36m
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January 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This episode cuts being as angry as I've been with a minute long list of people I love. Better Offline contains multitudes