Daniel Brahneborg, PhD 🇸🇪
@daniel.social.braxo.se.ap.brid.gy
Teknologie doktor i datavetenskap, distribuerade system: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-60047
Bor i Stockholm.
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Bor i Stockholm.
Pokémon Go level 44, 1672 2310 […]
🌉 bridged from https://social.braxo.se/@daniel on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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I really wish the AI bubble would just burst already.
February 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I really wish the AI bubble would just burst already.
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Venn diagram ändå.
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Venn diagram ändå.
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Do you know what's not accessible? Writing "a11y" in any article or documentation
I will accept it as a convenience in APIs since developers are lazy and can't spell, but fuck off with using it in text
I will accept it as a convenience in APIs since developers are lazy and can't spell, but fuck off with using it in text
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Do you know what's not accessible? Writing "a11y" in any article or documentation
I will accept it as a convenience in APIs since developers are lazy and can't spell, but fuck off with using it in text
I will accept it as a convenience in APIs since developers are lazy and can't spell, but fuck off with using it in text
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February 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
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in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
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I think Firefall by Peter Watts is the absolute correct reference for this. Echopraxia is also very good for understanding AI https://distantprovince.by/posts/its-rude-to-show-ai-output-to-people/
It's rude to show AI output to people | Alex Martsinovich
Feeding slop is an act of war
distantprovince.by
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I think Firefall by Peter Watts is the absolute correct reference for this. Echopraxia is also very good for understanding AI https://distantprovince.by/posts/its-rude-to-show-ai-output-to-people/
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https://www.jernesto.com/articles/thinking_hard This distinction is actually interesting in the context of LLMs. It certainly gives a texture to the fact that many academic type people are LLM sceptics to a higher than average degree.
I usually complain about the opposite: that academia doesn’t […]
I usually complain about the opposite: that academia doesn’t […]
Original post on social.spejset.org
social.spejset.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
https://www.jernesto.com/articles/thinking_hard This distinction is actually interesting in the context of LLMs. It certainly gives a texture to the fact that many academic type people are LLM sceptics to a higher than average degree.
I usually complain about the opposite: that academia doesn’t […]
I usually complain about the opposite: that academia doesn’t […]
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If I was an activist investor, I'd find every company that still has a carbon zero policy and ask in investor calls "In light of your increasing usage of AI, is your corp remaining on target for your Carbon Zero commitment?"
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
If I was an activist investor, I'd find every company that still has a carbon zero policy and ask in investor calls "In light of your increasing usage of AI, is your corp remaining on target for your Carbon Zero commitment?"
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You know a good question to use on a technical interview? Ask them a language they know almost nothing about. Lisp or Haskell or Erlang or Scheme or whatever. Tell them: "Show me a running Hello World in that language without using AI.". Then watch them searching the internet to figure out how […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
You know a good question to use on a technical interview? Ask them a language they know almost nothing about. Lisp or Haskell or Erlang or Scheme or whatever. Tell them: "Show me a running Hello World in that language without using AI.". Then watch them searching the internet to figure out how […]
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This should be the mainstream #marketing position.
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This should be the mainstream #marketing position.
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ah, sure backbone of global connectivity för 10 miljoner av världens SEX MILJARDER internetanvändare kör Starlink. Dvs ca 0,17 procent. Slafsiga kablar på havets botten är the backbone of global connectivity och ingenting annat.
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
ah, sure backbone of global connectivity för 10 miljoner av världens SEX MILJARDER internetanvändare kör Starlink. Dvs ca 0,17 procent. Slafsiga kablar på havets botten är the backbone of global connectivity och ingenting annat.
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Avslutar med ett favoritcitat från Svend Brinkmann, professor i psykologi: "Om du tänker positivt varje dag, arbetar hårt, strävar efter att bli den bästa versionen av dig själv, omger dig med inspirerande människor och aldrig ger upp, så finns det inga gränser för hur utbränd du kan bli."
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Avslutar med ett favoritcitat från Svend Brinkmann, professor i psykologi: "Om du tänker positivt varje dag, arbetar hårt, strävar efter att bli den bästa versionen av dig själv, omger dig med inspirerande människor och aldrig ger upp, så finns det inga gränser för hur utbränd du kan bli."
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Kunde inte låta bli att skriva litet om Region Gävleborgs nya digitala fadäs.
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Region Gävleborg igen
Region Gävleborg har en historia av att vara ointreseerade av patienternas integritet och säkerhet. Redan 2017 riktade dåvarande Datainspektionen skarp kritik mot att man haft i princip fullt blås i s...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Kunde inte låta bli att skriva litet om Region Gävleborgs nya digitala fadäs.
fiaewald.se/blogg/region...
fiaewald.se/blogg/region...
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Dyr el – då rasar MP mot sin egen politik
https://www.expressen.se/ledare/dyr-el-da-rasar-mp--mot-sin-egen-politik/
https://www.expressen.se/ledare/dyr-el-da-rasar-mp--mot-sin-egen-politik/
LEDARE: Dyr el – då rasar MP mot sin egen politik
Miljöpartiet rasar mot de extra elavgifterna. Det är häpnadsväckande.
www.expressen.se
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Dyr el – då rasar MP mot sin egen politik
https://www.expressen.se/ledare/dyr-el-da-rasar-mp--mot-sin-egen-politik/
https://www.expressen.se/ledare/dyr-el-da-rasar-mp--mot-sin-egen-politik/
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Every time I'm writing a book I'm grateful to Benjamin Dreyer, who suggested that every writer should try going a week without using:
* very
* rather
* really
* quite
* so
* of course
* in fact
It's astonishing to search through a draft to find these words. In almost every case a sentence is […]
* very
* rather
* really
* quite
* so
* of course
* in fact
It's astonishing to search through a draft to find these words. In almost every case a sentence is […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
January 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every time I'm writing a book I'm grateful to Benjamin Dreyer, who suggested that every writer should try going a week without using:
* very
* rather
* really
* quite
* so
* of course
* in fact
It's astonishing to search through a draft to find these words. In almost every case a sentence is […]
* very
* rather
* really
* quite
* so
* of course
* in fact
It's astonishing to search through a draft to find these words. In almost every case a sentence is […]
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Reposted by Daniel Brahneborg, PhD 🇸🇪
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I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
Original post on bark.lgbt
bark.lgbt
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
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I uttryck som "till fots", "tillfreds" osv är det avslutande s-et en rest av att prepositioner styrde kasus i svenska en gång i tiden, på samma sätt som fortfarande sker i tyska. "Till" styrde genitiv, så det blev ett s på slutet. Sedan har det blivit kvar som fasta uttryck.
January 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I uttryck som "till fots", "tillfreds" osv är det avslutande s-et en rest av att prepositioner styrde kasus i svenska en gång i tiden, på samma sätt som fortfarande sker i tyska. "Till" styrde genitiv, så det blev ett s på slutet. Sedan har det blivit kvar som fasta uttryck.
Alltså, att man "numera" kan skicka C-structs som parameters by value och få tillbaka dem som returvärden gör galen skillnad för kodens läsbarhet.
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Alltså, att man "numera" kan skicka C-structs som parameters by value och få tillbaka dem som returvärden gör galen skillnad för kodens läsbarhet.
Jag undrar ibland hur många amerikanska tv-serier som skulle försvinna om de hade vettiga system för finansiering av sjukvård och utbildning.
January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Jag undrar ibland hur många amerikanska tv-serier som skulle försvinna om de hade vettiga system för finansiering av sjukvård och utbildning.