Claudio Cicali 🇪🇺
@caludio.social
Software, fintech, art, scale models ⛵️, watches ⌚︎, building and drawing random stuff. An Italian ♥️ with a European 🧠, living in Berlin.
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https://github.com/claudioc
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https://github.com/claudioc
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OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes, 44 Ukrainian Tu-22 heavy bombers and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes, 44 Ukrainian Tu-22 heavy bombers and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
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Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows reut.rs/3KwRf0B
Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows
Business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years in November as a robust service sector more than offset manufacturing weakness, a survey showed on Wednesday.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows reut.rs/3KwRf0B
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The fact that so many different people just glide over Ukraine's views, essentially granting them no agency, is one of the great under appreciated facts of this war.
It's why everyone, your master strategist included, is so swivel eyed with wonder when they remind us they have it.
It's why everyone, your master strategist included, is so swivel eyed with wonder when they remind us they have it.
December 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The fact that so many different people just glide over Ukraine's views, essentially granting them no agency, is one of the great under appreciated facts of this war.
It's why everyone, your master strategist included, is so swivel eyed with wonder when they remind us they have it.
It's why everyone, your master strategist included, is so swivel eyed with wonder when they remind us they have it.
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
Is the US delegation bringing this news to putin as well, or only smiles, handshakes and economic deals?
THREE PEOPLE KILLED, EIGHT WOUNDED IN RUSSIAN MISSILE ATTACK ON UKRAINIAN EAST-CENTRAL CITY OF DNIPRO, ACTING GOVERNOR SAYS
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is the US delegation bringing this news to putin as well, or only smiles, handshakes and economic deals?
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I do think a11y is a weak spot of current AI models, and I think that they will get better over time. But I remain deeply skeptical that we’ll reach a point anytime soon where someone without domain knowledge can compete in the job market. The advantage for knowing this stuff is so big.
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I do think a11y is a weak spot of current AI models, and I think that they will get better over time. But I remain deeply skeptical that we’ll reach a point anytime soon where someone without domain knowledge can compete in the job market. The advantage for knowing this stuff is so big.
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Ukrainian refugees generated 2.7% of Poland’s GDP in 2024, according to an analysis by Deloitte prepared for UNHCR. The report shows that 69% of adult Ukrainians in Poland are employed or actively seeking work. Polish companies are increasingly reporting the need for foreign workers — a trend that…
Poland Risks Losing Ukrainian Workers Without Rapid Legal Reforms
Ukrainian refugees generated 2.7% of Poland’s GDP in 2024, according to an analysis by Deloitte prepared for UNHCR. The report shows that 69% of adult Ukrainians in Poland are employed or actively seeking work. Polish companies are increasingly reporting the need for foreign workers — a trend that will intensify due to demographic changes. At […]
polandinsight.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ukrainian refugees generated 2.7% of Poland’s GDP in 2024, according to an analysis by Deloitte prepared for UNHCR. The report shows that 69% of adult Ukrainians in Poland are employed or actively seeking work. Polish companies are increasingly reporting the need for foreign workers — a trend that…
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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The "art of the deal" is to just give me everything I want and assume it means I won't come back for more.
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The "art of the deal" is to just give me everything I want and assume it means I won't come back for more.
Europe cannot agree on any peace agreement with russia which doesn't include the right to immediate retaliatiate against any cyber or hybrid attack on any European country that would just SMELL LIKE a russian provocation. Fuck russia, for fuck sake
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Europe cannot agree on any peace agreement with russia which doesn't include the right to immediate retaliatiate against any cyber or hybrid attack on any European country that would just SMELL LIKE a russian provocation. Fuck russia, for fuck sake
Sorry, maybe I am stupid but: are we telling russia that they won the war? What? Where is the compensation request? Where is the money for rebuilding Ukraine? What the actual fuck
The full leaked text of the proposed US-Russia agreement on Ukraine (translated from Russian):
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sorry, maybe I am stupid but: are we telling russia that they won the war? What? Where is the compensation request? Where is the money for rebuilding Ukraine? What the actual fuck
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French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
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This shit with Cloudflare right now is exactly why it's such a dumbass idea for so many tech companies/services to depend on any one company.
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This shit with Cloudflare right now is exactly why it's such a dumbass idea for so many tech companies/services to depend on any one company.
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
In a war with armies, the war will eventually end because one army or the other will eventually run out of resources or reach a truce.
Thiel, Trump, Musk and other billionaires can engage with anyone and anything on this planet because they won't run out of resources.
Thiel, Trump, Musk and other billionaires can engage with anyone and anything on this planet because they won't run out of resources.
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In a war with armies, the war will eventually end because one army or the other will eventually run out of resources or reach a truce.
Thiel, Trump, Musk and other billionaires can engage with anyone and anything on this planet because they won't run out of resources.
Thiel, Trump, Musk and other billionaires can engage with anyone and anything on this planet because they won't run out of resources.
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Instead of paying a ransom demand after getting hit by extortionists last week, payment services provider Checkout.com donated the demanded amount to fund cybercrime research.
Ransomed CTO falls on sword, refuses to pay extortion demand
: Checkout.com will instead donate the amount to fund cybercrime research
www.theregister.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Instead of paying a ransom demand after getting hit by extortionists last week, payment services provider Checkout.com donated the demanded amount to fund cybercrime research.
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never ask a distributed systems engineer what time it is
February 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
never ask a distributed systems engineer what time it is
"global commitment to climate change policy fades"
Guess whose fault is this?
Guess whose fault is this?
The International Energy Agency once predicted that demand for fossil fuels would peak this decade. But as global commitment to climate change policy fades, so have hopes of hitting "peak oil" any time soon. Here are the IEA's new forecasts.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"global commitment to climate change policy fades"
Guess whose fault is this?
Guess whose fault is this?
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It's not my fault, says the invader.
Moscow would like the conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible, Peskov said. He added that Russia is open to a political-diplomatic resolution, the situation is "stuck" not because of its fault.
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It's not my fault, says the invader.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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Technocratic autocracy is the end goal here, and they're not even hiding it anymore.
These people should be treated as existential threats to democracy, human rights and human dignity.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
These people should be treated as existential threats to democracy, human rights and human dignity.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
He also had strong opinions about people's
gizmodo.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Technocratic autocracy is the end goal here, and they're not even hiding it anymore.
These people should be treated as existential threats to democracy, human rights and human dignity.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
These people should be treated as existential threats to democracy, human rights and human dignity.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...