Kjartan Rekdal Müller
@kjartanrm.bsky.social
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Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
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I would like all of you, each and every one, to go google “Miss Universe National Costume Competition 2025 Norway” right now
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I would like all of you, each and every one, to go google “Miss Universe National Costume Competition 2025 Norway” right now
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Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
1 På lang sikt, som jo er det perspektivet tekno-gjengen liker å ta, så vil jo det å bremse oppvarming redde flere liv enn hva vi klarer på kort sikt. For å bruke artikkelens eksempler, så vil jo både hetebølger, diare, malaria, tørke bli stadig større problemer med økt oppvarming. ...
Bill Gates sier farvel til Greta Thunberg (+)
Microsoft-gründeren tar et oppgjør med dommedagsprofetene.
www.dn.no
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1 På lang sikt, som jo er det perspektivet tekno-gjengen liker å ta, så vil jo det å bremse oppvarming redde flere liv enn hva vi klarer på kort sikt. For å bruke artikkelens eksempler, så vil jo både hetebølger, diare, malaria, tørke bli stadig større problemer med økt oppvarming. ...
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New newsletter klaxon!
Suppose that generative AI does ultimately kill the job market. What happens next?
I argue that the tragic lessons of the Thatcher era can serve as a warning.
www.whatwelo.st/p/whats-past...
Suppose that generative AI does ultimately kill the job market. What happens next?
I argue that the tragic lessons of the Thatcher era can serve as a warning.
www.whatwelo.st/p/whats-past...
What's Past is Prologue
Generative AI's Dream is a Thatcherite Nightmare
www.whatwelo.st
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New newsletter klaxon!
Suppose that generative AI does ultimately kill the job market. What happens next?
I argue that the tragic lessons of the Thatcher era can serve as a warning.
www.whatwelo.st/p/whats-past...
Suppose that generative AI does ultimately kill the job market. What happens next?
I argue that the tragic lessons of the Thatcher era can serve as a warning.
www.whatwelo.st/p/whats-past...
Kometen kommer og Sent i november er begge fin høstlesning. Og begge kan du finne på Spotify, lest av forfatteren selv, Tove Jansson
www.nrk.no/bokbrevet/bo...
www.nrk.no/bokbrevet/bo...
Jeg hadde ikke lest en eneste bok - så fant jeg den perfekte trøsten
I en utrygg verden trenger vi Mummifamilen
www.nrk.no
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Kometen kommer og Sent i november er begge fin høstlesning. Og begge kan du finne på Spotify, lest av forfatteren selv, Tove Jansson
www.nrk.no/bokbrevet/bo...
www.nrk.no/bokbrevet/bo...
Grokpedia skriver langt om Norge, med et fyldig avsnitt om "Ethnic Composition and Native Identity" som du neppe finner andre steder 🫤
grokipedia.com/page/Norway#...
grokipedia.com/page/Norway#...
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula along with the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Jan M...
grokipedia.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Grokpedia skriver langt om Norge, med et fyldig avsnitt om "Ethnic Composition and Native Identity" som du neppe finner andre steder 🫤
grokipedia.com/page/Norway#...
grokipedia.com/page/Norway#...
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Can't read the article because it's paywalled, but...
A big issue with LLMs I highlighted TWO YEARS AGO is that they can be manipulated (poisoned) by state actors to say what they want and that this is an unsolved problem fundamental to the tech www.baldurbjarnason.com/letters/the-...
A big issue with LLMs I highlighted TWO YEARS AGO is that they can be manipulated (poisoned) by state actors to say what they want and that this is an unsolved problem fundamental to the tech www.baldurbjarnason.com/letters/the-...
October 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Can't read the article because it's paywalled, but...
A big issue with LLMs I highlighted TWO YEARS AGO is that they can be manipulated (poisoned) by state actors to say what they want and that this is an unsolved problem fundamental to the tech www.baldurbjarnason.com/letters/the-...
A big issue with LLMs I highlighted TWO YEARS AGO is that they can be manipulated (poisoned) by state actors to say what they want and that this is an unsolved problem fundamental to the tech www.baldurbjarnason.com/letters/the-...
Kvinnestreik på Island før helgen, og det så vi lite til av i norske medier 🫤
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Women's Strike 2025 - live blog - RÚV.is
Events are being held across the country today in connection with the women’s strike. The occasion marks half a century since the (first) Women’s Day Off in 1975. Organisers say there has been a setba...
www.ruv.is
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Kvinnestreik på Island før helgen, og det så vi lite til av i norske medier 🫤
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
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Fukuyama debunks the AI abundance myth: we can't feed or clothe all not due to a lack of smarts, but priorities and resources.
The world simply can't sustain the abundant lifestyle AI proponents promise, lacking even the electricity to run the very AI they favor.
The world simply can't sustain the abundant lifestyle AI proponents promise, lacking even the electricity to run the very AI they favor.
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Fukuyama debunks the AI abundance myth: we can't feed or clothe all not due to a lack of smarts, but priorities and resources.
The world simply can't sustain the abundant lifestyle AI proponents promise, lacking even the electricity to run the very AI they favor.
The world simply can't sustain the abundant lifestyle AI proponents promise, lacking even the electricity to run the very AI they favor.
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Welcome to the AI slop era.
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Welcome to the AI slop era.
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Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
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In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
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My favorite Venn diagram. Nice and colorful.
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My favorite Venn diagram. Nice and colorful.
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Thank god AI has finally solved the problem of there not being enough podcasts
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Thank god AI has finally solved the problem of there not being enough podcasts
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“Over the past quarter century, American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known”
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
apnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Over the past quarter century, American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known”
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
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If robotaxis are Sputnik, ubiquitous, affordable, accessible public transit is a space elevator.
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If robotaxis are Sputnik, ubiquitous, affordable, accessible public transit is a space elevator.
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Satellites have been tracking the water held in glaciers, lakes and the world’s vast underground reserves — aquifers. A extensive analysis of that data reveals water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth are drying out. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier
Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents' water losses, contributing to rising oceans.
www.latimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Satellites have been tracking the water held in glaciers, lakes and the world’s vast underground reserves — aquifers. A extensive analysis of that data reveals water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth are drying out. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Hun kunne lagt til at meta allerede bremser innsatsen og at flere av de nyansatte innen ai har gått videre
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
1 milliard for å begynne i ny jobb? KI-stjernene er nå verdt like mye som Haaland.
USA satser alt på KI. Milliardene sitter ekstremt løst. Men er det verdt det?
www.aftenposten.no
September 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hun kunne lagt til at meta allerede bremser innsatsen og at flere av de nyansatte innen ai har gått videre
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
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Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...