Serdar Basegmez
@serdar.uk
Scientific Skeptic, Procrastinating Writer, Podcast Fanatic, Tolerable Speaker, Conspiracy Whisperer, Minister of Silly Jokes, Shilling at
@yalansavar.bsky.social, @greenwichskeptics.org & @londonskeptics.bsky.social, Ex-Istanbulite New-Londoner
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@yalansavar.bsky.social, @greenwichskeptics.org & @londonskeptics.bsky.social, Ex-Istanbulite New-Londoner
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Serdar Basegmez
@serdar.uk
· Oct 10
Virüslere inanmadığını iddia eden bir virolog, onun mikrop kuramı inkârcılığı ve aşı karşıtları tarafından halen çarpıtılarak aktarılan kızamık virüsü davasını @skeptic.org.uk için yazdım.
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The obsession with trans women in women’s changing rooms seems to take up a lot of the media space that could be used to highlight cis male sexual abusers - but the concerns over them are usually only of interest when they are dead after a lifetime of praise
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The obsession with trans women in women’s changing rooms seems to take up a lot of the media space that could be used to highlight cis male sexual abusers - but the concerns over them are usually only of interest when they are dead after a lifetime of praise
You can say “Experts told you so” all day long. Somehow, it always fits.
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
You can say “Experts told you so” all day long. Somehow, it always fits.
Discovered another mysterious database, which turned out to be an @openntf.org project that has been running quietly on the site for a long time.
Many companies are not aware of how they actually utilise quality software written by fantastic OpenNTF contributors!
Many companies are not aware of how they actually utilise quality software written by fantastic OpenNTF contributors!
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Discovered another mysterious database, which turned out to be an @openntf.org project that has been running quietly on the site for a long time.
Many companies are not aware of how they actually utilise quality software written by fantastic OpenNTF contributors!
Many companies are not aware of how they actually utilise quality software written by fantastic OpenNTF contributors!
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Thanks @drkatedevlin.bsky.social for the wonderful talk and thanks everyone for the record attendance!
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Thanks @drkatedevlin.bsky.social for the wonderful talk and thanks everyone for the record attendance!
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Starting now - and standing room only 😃
Join us on Monday, 12 Jan at 19:30 for "Your AI Is Not in Love with You (No Matter How Much You Love It)" with Prof. Kate Devlin - @drkatedevlin.bsky.social at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Starting now - and standing room only 😃
One thing that pushes me away from Bluesky is that it is becoming the “good twin of Twitter”. I see the same 20-second video of ICE assaulting a woman shared again and again, yet I learn nothing new.
Is that really enough for everyone?
Is that really enough for everyone?
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
One thing that pushes me away from Bluesky is that it is becoming the “good twin of Twitter”. I see the same 20-second video of ICE assaulting a woman shared again and again, yet I learn nothing new.
Is that really enough for everyone?
Is that really enough for everyone?
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Shermer is an embarrassment to the term skeptic. He has been for a long time. He isn’t welcome at any skeptical event I’m aware of, and rightly so. Jesus fucking christ.
The publisher of "Skeptic Magazine" thinks if you get murdered by agents of the government in the act of protest, it's your fault for just not staying home.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Shermer is an embarrassment to the term skeptic. He has been for a long time. He isn’t welcome at any skeptical event I’m aware of, and rightly so. Jesus fucking christ.
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This evening I will be at @SITP London watching @chriscfrench alk about 'The Science of Weird Shit'. sitp.online/sitp/london/...
London Skeptics in the Pub - Skeptics in the Pub Online
Welcome to the first home of drinking and critical thinking! Next Talk on 7 Jan: “The Science of Weird Shit” by Prof Chris French London Skeptics in the Pub is an award winning lecture series. We cove...
sitp.online
January 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This evening I will be at @SITP London watching @chriscfrench alk about 'The Science of Weird Shit'. sitp.online/sitp/london/...
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Join us on Monday, 12 Jan at 19:30 for "Your AI Is Not in Love with You (No Matter How Much You Love It)" with Prof. Kate Devlin - @drkatedevlin.bsky.social at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
January 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Join us on Monday, 12 Jan at 19:30 for "Your AI Is Not in Love with You (No Matter How Much You Love It)" with Prof. Kate Devlin - @drkatedevlin.bsky.social at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
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It's back! @londonskeptics.bsky.social returned with 'Krampus: Santa's Little Helper' yesterday evening. Thank you to @carmenego.bsky.social and Serdar for arranging a brilliant evening. More to come in 2026
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's back! @londonskeptics.bsky.social returned with 'Krampus: Santa's Little Helper' yesterday evening. Thank you to @carmenego.bsky.social and Serdar for arranging a brilliant evening. More to come in 2026
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A friendly reminder for tomorrow!
London Skeptics in the Pub continues on 7 Jan with Professor Chris French (@profchrisfrench.bsky.social) talking about The Science of Weird Shit — why paranormal experiences feel so real, and how psychology explains them.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A friendly reminder for tomorrow!
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Serdar Basegmez
London Skeptics in the Pub continues on 7 Jan with Professor Chris French (@profchrisfrench.bsky.social) talking about The Science of Weird Shit — why paranormal experiences feel so real, and how psychology explains them.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
London Skeptics in the Pub continues on 7 Jan with Professor Chris French (@profchrisfrench.bsky.social) talking about The Science of Weird Shit — why paranormal experiences feel so real, and how psychology explains them.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
Reposted by Serdar Basegmez
Come along! (It's friendly and very inclusive)
London Skeptics in the Pub continues on 7 Jan with Professor Chris French (@profchrisfrench.bsky.social) talking about The Science of Weird Shit — why paranormal experiences feel so real, and how psychology explains them.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Come along! (It's friendly and very inclusive)
LLM'lerin uydurmasına örnek lazımsa ChatGPT'ye az bilinen alternatif metal şarkılarının ne hakkında olduğunu sorup sözlerini yorumlatın. Şarkı özellikle yabancı ise (Nordik/Rus/vs) bullshit makinesine dönüşüyor.
Çoğu hakkında bilgisi yok, ama bir şey söylemek zorunda. İşkembeden sallamaya başlıyor.
Çoğu hakkında bilgisi yok, ama bir şey söylemek zorunda. İşkembeden sallamaya başlıyor.
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
LLM'lerin uydurmasına örnek lazımsa ChatGPT'ye az bilinen alternatif metal şarkılarının ne hakkında olduğunu sorup sözlerini yorumlatın. Şarkı özellikle yabancı ise (Nordik/Rus/vs) bullshit makinesine dönüşüyor.
Çoğu hakkında bilgisi yok, ama bir şey söylemek zorunda. İşkembeden sallamaya başlıyor.
Çoğu hakkında bilgisi yok, ama bir şey söylemek zorunda. İşkembeden sallamaya başlıyor.
Ayda 2-3 kez Feysbuka ve Twitter'a girip Skeptics in the Pub etkinliklerini ayarlıyorum. Her seferinde aman bir şeye bakmayayım, sinirim bozulmasın, takılmayayım falan diye stres oluyorum.
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ALT: Exo Sehun Sehun Walking GIF
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ayda 2-3 kez Feysbuka ve Twitter'a girip Skeptics in the Pub etkinliklerini ayarlıyorum. Her seferinde aman bir şeye bakmayayım, sinirim bozulmasın, takılmayayım falan diye stres oluyorum.
Social media checks have been around since Trump’s first term, just for visas, so only for the "lesser people".
Funny how when a western dictator applies the same stuff to western Europeans, it suddenly becomes a huge deal. It was always a huge deal. Some were simply exempt from this idiocracy.
Funny how when a western dictator applies the same stuff to western Europeans, it suddenly becomes a huge deal. It was always a huge deal. Some were simply exempt from this idiocracy.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
All tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would also require any email addresses and telephone numbers visitors have used in the same period, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members, including children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Social media checks have been around since Trump’s first term, just for visas, so only for the "lesser people".
Funny how when a western dictator applies the same stuff to western Europeans, it suddenly becomes a huge deal. It was always a huge deal. Some were simply exempt from this idiocracy.
Funny how when a western dictator applies the same stuff to western Europeans, it suddenly becomes a huge deal. It was always a huge deal. Some were simply exempt from this idiocracy.
One of the rare taxation efforts of Labour, affecting upper-middle classes. It might have been more extensive by targeting those with several properties.
It also seems like right-wing media is pretty negative about this move, which sadly means that there will be a U-turn pretty soon :)
It also seems like right-wing media is pretty negative about this move, which sadly means that there will be a U-turn pretty soon :)
How much is the mansion tax and who will have to pay it?
How much is the mansion tax and who will have to pay it?
Rachel Reeves has announced a mansion tax on homes worth more than £2 million.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
One of the rare taxation efforts of Labour, affecting upper-middle classes. It might have been more extensive by targeting those with several properties.
It also seems like right-wing media is pretty negative about this move, which sadly means that there will be a U-turn pretty soon :)
It also seems like right-wing media is pretty negative about this move, which sadly means that there will be a U-turn pretty soon :)
Unspoken Rule: If you’re asking data from a legacy system, keep your transformation requests simple. The other developers probably don’t give a sh*t, and they’ll do a half-baked job if you complicate things.
(Not that I know of anything!)
(Not that I know of anything!)
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Unspoken Rule: If you’re asking data from a legacy system, keep your transformation requests simple. The other developers probably don’t give a sh*t, and they’ll do a half-baked job if you complicate things.
(Not that I know of anything!)
(Not that I know of anything!)
IDE karşıtı arkadaşlarım meğerse IDE derken Visual Studio'dan bahsediyorlarmış.
Eski bir C projesini recompile etmem gerekti diye girdim VS'e, üç gündür çıkamıyorum. Böyle garip bir IDE görmedim ben. Ne nerede, nereden ne yapılıyor hiç bir şey anlamadım.
Eclipse çok gürültülü geliyordu bana, haşa!
Eski bir C projesini recompile etmem gerekti diye girdim VS'e, üç gündür çıkamıyorum. Böyle garip bir IDE görmedim ben. Ne nerede, nereden ne yapılıyor hiç bir şey anlamadım.
Eclipse çok gürültülü geliyordu bana, haşa!
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
IDE karşıtı arkadaşlarım meğerse IDE derken Visual Studio'dan bahsediyorlarmış.
Eski bir C projesini recompile etmem gerekti diye girdim VS'e, üç gündür çıkamıyorum. Böyle garip bir IDE görmedim ben. Ne nerede, nereden ne yapılıyor hiç bir şey anlamadım.
Eclipse çok gürültülü geliyordu bana, haşa!
Eski bir C projesini recompile etmem gerekti diye girdim VS'e, üç gündür çıkamıyorum. Böyle garip bir IDE görmedim ben. Ne nerede, nereden ne yapılıyor hiç bir şey anlamadım.
Eclipse çok gürültülü geliyordu bana, haşa!
I’m really looking forward to this.
The London branch was the very first Skeptics in the Pub group, and it started a tradition more than 25 years ago. Now we’re bringing it back. Exciting!
The London branch was the very first Skeptics in the Pub group, and it started a tradition more than 25 years ago. Now we’re bringing it back. Exciting!
Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @deborahhyde.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’m really looking forward to this.
The London branch was the very first Skeptics in the Pub group, and it started a tradition more than 25 years ago. Now we’re bringing it back. Exciting!
The London branch was the very first Skeptics in the Pub group, and it started a tradition more than 25 years ago. Now we’re bringing it back. Exciting!
Reposted by Serdar Basegmez
Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @deborahhyde.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @deborahhyde.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
Reposted by Serdar Basegmez
What does ‘safe’ mean for people persecuted for their identites like the non-religious & LGBTQ+? Their risk doesn’t disappear because a country looks stable on paper.
Reassessing thousands of cases every 30 months won’t capture that nuance, and the Home Office is already overwhelmed.
Reassessing thousands of cases every 30 months won’t capture that nuance, and the Home Office is already overwhelmed.
Refugee status set to become temporary in radical asylum reforms
Refugee status set to become temporary in radical asylum reforms
People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in sweeping reforms to be announced on Monday.
news.sky.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What does ‘safe’ mean for people persecuted for their identites like the non-religious & LGBTQ+? Their risk doesn’t disappear because a country looks stable on paper.
Reassessing thousands of cases every 30 months won’t capture that nuance, and the Home Office is already overwhelmed.
Reassessing thousands of cases every 30 months won’t capture that nuance, and the Home Office is already overwhelmed.
Adana'da pencereye çıkıp cloud'a ateş ettiler!
Old man yells at Cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Adana'da pencereye çıkıp cloud'a ateş ettiler!
Cloudflare'in çökmesi AWS'den daha yıkıcı... Internet gitti...
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Cloudflare'in çökmesi AWS'den daha yıkıcı... Internet gitti...