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Daniel Probst

@skepteis.bsky.social

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Computer scientist, Bioinformatician, PhD in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences. Working on the above as an Assistant Prof at WUR. Interested in all the sciences. Materialist. Fan of cats, Punk Rock, and Hockey.

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 5h

... you'll also be in the systematic witch hunts in Europe started. It was also in Switzerland where the last "witch" in Europe was murdered ("executed") in 1782. In "good" Swiss fashion, the court documents that lead to the murder were destroyed.

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 7h

If you go west from there, you might meet the Rollibock...

A person hairy demon looking costume walking in the alps

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 12h

The (most famous) Swiss devil's bridge. The original one is said to have been built by the devil.
There's also the matching devil's stone on a nearby field, with which he wanted to smash it again.

A bridge in the mountains with a river flowing under it

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

Oh scheisse, ein neues Summoning Salt Video...

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

Hab gerade drei Tage durchgeschrieben. Times New Roman, 11 pt, 2.0 cm margin, und am schlimmsten: Word.

Den Studis hab ich angefangen ein 10 Seiten maximum zu geben, sonst kommt leider zu viel.

So, ich geh mal wieder früh in's Bett.

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

Wann ist die deadline und wie viel müssens sein? 😉

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

... during the Qing dynasty, which started in 1644.

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 1d

Yes. Conflating "any data-driven prediction or decision software" with "AI" - a term almost everyone associates with large language models - is a huge gift to the hypemen who claim LLMs will do more energy/climate good than harm.

www.techpolicy.press/generative-a...

Quote from the linked article:

"Generative AI’s utility in optimizing content for social media algorithms is quite distinct from using real-time algorithms to monitor sensor data about the energy grid. Compressing these numbers into a single category of artificial intelligence is an unfortunate erasure of distinctions that could lead to clearer assessments of generative AI’s impact on productivity."

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

Finde den Fehler:

"13. AHV-Rente, gedeckelte Krankenkassenprämien im Kanton Tessin, vergünstigter ÖV in der Stadt Zürich"
... fallen laut SRF zusammen mit "Abschaffung Eigenmietwert" unter den Hut "Mehr für mich – weniger für alle"

Kantone im Minus: Was tun gegen Einbussen durch Initiativen?

Dem Tessin drohen Millionen-Einbussen wegen Volksinitiativen. Andere Kantone erwartet Ähnliches. Wie gehen sie damit um?

www.srf.ch

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 1d

When watching US movies as a kid, I always thought things were so cheap over there because the dollar was 1.50 francs. It's now 0.75 and if I wonder whether I could get cheaper suscriptions via a VPN. Although since this year I get paid in euro, which is also iffy...

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 2d

I hope so, but it will depend on how much I sleep tonight and how much is left to do tomorrow before the deadline ;-)

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 2d

Also, how did you like the bitterbal, @adafede.bsky.social?

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 2d

Hey! I know these guys :-D

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 2d

Wer weiss, man müsste sich seine Fiche angucken ;-)

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 2d

Wär auch noch interessant die Daten Finanzkriminalität zu filtern, dann wäre Deutschland sicher auch mit dabei ;-)

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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew Smith asks whether should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of computing 🧪
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies

The Oxbridge-educated boffin is feted as the codebreaking genius who helped Britain win the war. But should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of comput...

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, although for me, it's becoming increasingly unclear whether the benefits of the internet outweigh its drawbacks...

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 3d

The only problem here is the old private profits, socialised risks bit.

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 3d

Auso we me SRF list chönnt me meine Bärn stöng nümm...

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 4d

Centralising the internet to a few dozen services that decide what you see and with whom you interact stifled the internet's potential to be something that brings society forward. Chatbots and LLMs will weaponise it.

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

www.theverge.com

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 4d

One thing I could do without is checking the text that I wrote to make sure it isn't classified as being "AI" written. It already happened a few times that this actually happened, especially when describing an experiment...

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 5d

... an era that started a while ago in world history.

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 5d

Why would anyone want the same prize that was awarded to Henry Kissinger?

Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 5d

Ich war seit über nem Jahr nicht mehr in der Schweiz, aber das wär doch ein Besuch wert 😜

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Daniel Probst @skepteis.bsky.social · 5d

Uff... danke für die info.

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