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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent! The Fannies are such a great band.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 2d

Great song, great video.

Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 2d

Incredibly inspiring. Brian Eno is not only one of the most important figures in modern music, he is also extremely knowledgeable about art and life. And Ezra is able to bring out the best in him.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I. and his deep gratitude for the uniqueness of human life.
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Brian Eno on How Machines Can Make Us More Human

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 4d

Flot cover!

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 6d

Patchy, yes, but I actually think quite highly of some of Nova Mobs songs, and Good News For Modern Man has great tracks as well. Also, "Schoolbuses Are For Children" from "Hot Wax" is a standout in his later work. Truly a gifted songwriter, drummer and singer.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · 6d

Amazing track.

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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · Sep 7

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is also the case in many cafés and restaurants in Copenhagen (Denmark). Totally normal by now, and most are Europeans, some Amercians as well.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 28

Stor lyrik!

Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is really interesting. Some people in the thread make the point that photo ops are a special occasion and people would dress up, but I have seen tons of photos of long-past relatives, and the impression is the same: They dressed better.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 13

Have you ever noticed that people dressed better in the past? Even in the summer, when it was scorching hot?

Why is this? 🧵

A mid-century family sitting on the porch steps. The man is wearing a camp collar shirt with a flapped pocket (collar and flap have a distinctive shape). he pairs them with fuller cut pants and leather shoes.

Some people standing around. Photo is from the mid-century. Man has a knitted polo and full legged, pleated pants.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

Mistral politely thanked me for the addition of Reunion and Martinique :) - but let's see what happens when others ask the same question.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

To be fair, when I asked Mistral to correct the list, it did weed out the wrong states and included 21 correct ones.

Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

It listed 11, all of them including "r". I'm not sure if this is the correct number.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · Aug 8

My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.

A shitty map created by ChatGPT5. it purports to be US States with an R in their name, but it's wrong and dumb and worthless just like LLMs.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

Mistral wrote that 21 states have "r" in their names - including Minnesota and Kentucky.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 7

I've long viewed Taylor Swift as the Bruce Springsteen of her generation - a storyteller and a poet of a certain emotional landscape - and here John McWhorter is thinking along the same lines, and writing it a lot better than I could: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

Opinion | I Stopped Listening to Springsteen’s Music. I Heard Something More.

www.nytimes.com

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 6

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Aug 6

I asked Mistral for introductions to geopolitics and it recommended me Aleksandr Dugin without mentioning his name, his extreme conservatism or his reprenhensive views on Russian imperialism and the attack on Ukraine.

Like recommending "Mein Kampf" as an introduction to nazism.

#truestory #ai

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

Exclusive: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit — an apparent change to its plans to update its collection of artifacts about the historic U.S. proceedings.

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum

A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dropkick Murphys

Warped Tour Long Beach

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snabel_a @bygger.bsky.social · Jul 11

Har efterhånden fået lavet en ok liste med forskellige kunst- og kulturpersonligheder der har en konto her på platformen.

Håber nogle kan bruge listen. Enten som feed eller inspiration til at finde folk at følge. Der er helt sikkert flere derude.

#dkkultur #dkkunst

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Jul 11

Love the ending: "You will never be disappointed with the United States of America". Indeed, never.

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Lars Hvidberg @whiteberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Got lucky at the end - also got "Mulch" in there as a word, a flashback to the days of the comic book Groo.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hours after Putin spoke to Trump
And a few days after the US announced it would cut supplies of Ukrainian air defense

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · Jul 4

Kyiv right now ‼️

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