Erik Holten
@holtenher.bsky.social
Serious science demands serious facial hair
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
Avisa Oslo har fleire artikler om denne tragikomiske saka frå Alexander Kiellands plass måndag, men denne var tidlegast og er dessutan ikkje mura inn. Biletteksta er ekstra fornøyeleg.
www.ao.no/vet-ikke-hva...
www.ao.no/vet-ikke-hva...
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Avisa Oslo har fleire artikler om denne tragikomiske saka frå Alexander Kiellands plass måndag, men denne var tidlegast og er dessutan ikkje mura inn. Biletteksta er ekstra fornøyeleg.
www.ao.no/vet-ikke-hva...
www.ao.no/vet-ikke-hva...
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Det er ganske sprøtt at det er en egen journalistutdanning når hele jobben består av å skrive ned det folk sier og sette sitatstrek foran. Journalister må være veldig, veldig, VELDIG dumme om de bruker tre år på å lære noe så enkelt.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Det er ganske sprøtt at det er en egen journalistutdanning når hele jobben består av å skrive ned det folk sier og sette sitatstrek foran. Journalister må være veldig, veldig, VELDIG dumme om de bruker tre år på å lære noe så enkelt.
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«I lekkede russiske dokumenter dukker navnet til en dansk aktivist opp. Nå spres innleggene hans i norske Facebook-grupper som protesterer mot metanhemmere i dyrefôr.» Fra @faktisk-no.bsky.social
Bovaer-aktivist nevnes i russiske påvirkningsplaner
Navnet til danske Kent Nielsen dukker opp i lekkede dokumenter fra et statlig russisk fond. Samtidig deles innholdet hans hyppig i norske landbruksgrupper.
www.faktisk.no
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
«I lekkede russiske dokumenter dukker navnet til en dansk aktivist opp. Nå spres innleggene hans i norske Facebook-grupper som protesterer mot metanhemmere i dyrefôr.» Fra @faktisk-no.bsky.social
Den nyvalde stortingsrepresentanten Julia Eikeland (Ap/Rogaland, f. 2000) vel annleis kurs når ho navigerer i etikkfarvatna enn den fullbefarne stortingsrepresentanten Frode Jacobsen (Ap/Oslo, f. 1968).
www.universitas.no/hoyskolen-kr...
www.universitas.no/hoyskolen-kr...
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Den nyvalde stortingsrepresentanten Julia Eikeland (Ap/Rogaland, f. 2000) vel annleis kurs når ho navigerer i etikkfarvatna enn den fullbefarne stortingsrepresentanten Frode Jacobsen (Ap/Oslo, f. 1968).
www.universitas.no/hoyskolen-kr...
www.universitas.no/hoyskolen-kr...
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Hard for me to say how this is different from Fox News's entire business model, except that it's less sophisticated. This is transparently and obviously bad — and Elon should ban these accounts — but the spirit here of trading rage for money is pretty much a lot of right-wing media.
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hard for me to say how this is different from Fox News's entire business model, except that it's less sophisticated. This is transparently and obviously bad — and Elon should ban these accounts — but the spirit here of trading rage for money is pretty much a lot of right-wing media.
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
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Tråd om eitt av visa den epistemiske allmenninga vår undergravast på.
The deeper problem isn’t just misinformation, its the collapse of shared verification environments and the rise of influencer-led moral-epistemic systems that feel more authentic than institutions.
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Tråd om eitt av visa den epistemiske allmenninga vår undergravast på.
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Sånn er det nå. Les ordene fra tidligere utenriksminister i Litauen, Gabrielis Landsbergis, nøye. Les de deretter en gang til og så en gang til. For sånn er det nå #frittukraina #HmmHelsehjelpUkraina landsbergis.com/the-28-point...
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Sånn er det nå. Les ordene fra tidligere utenriksminister i Litauen, Gabrielis Landsbergis, nøye. Les de deretter en gang til og så en gang til. For sånn er det nå #frittukraina #HmmHelsehjelpUkraina landsbergis.com/the-28-point...
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Dette er en helt suveren oppvisning i språklig framstillingsevne. youtu.be/PIIVDFjIrl4?...
Kvifor har Noreg levande dialektbruk?
YouTube video by Eldar Heide
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dette er en helt suveren oppvisning i språklig framstillingsevne. youtu.be/PIIVDFjIrl4?...
Tråd
The plan says that "A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States." This implies that both Russia and the Trump administration don't see the US as part of NATO in any real sense. That should deeply alarm every other NATO state.
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Tråd
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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Elon appears to have trained Grok to say he would win at everything
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Elon appears to have trained Grok to say he would win at everything
Eg forventar at regjeringane i Norge, EU, rest-NATO og dei andre demokratia som er att i FN står fast på at Ukraina skal sleppe å godta desse overgjevingsvilkåra.
No lyt vi alle vera realistar, og røynda er at USA heldt opp å vera alliert med oss i januar.
No lyt vi alle vera realistar, og røynda er at USA heldt opp å vera alliert med oss i januar.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Eg forventar at regjeringane i Norge, EU, rest-NATO og dei andre demokratia som er att i FN står fast på at Ukraina skal sleppe å godta desse overgjevingsvilkåra.
No lyt vi alle vera realistar, og røynda er at USA heldt opp å vera alliert med oss i januar.
No lyt vi alle vera realistar, og røynda er at USA heldt opp å vera alliert med oss i januar.
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🚨 Trump calls for the death of Democratic senators and representatives who produced a video advising members of the military and intelligence communities not to follow illegal orders:
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 Trump calls for the death of Democratic senators and representatives who produced a video advising members of the military and intelligence communities not to follow illegal orders:
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Kan forresten noen forklare hva en hegerlenke er (og hvilken heger den refererer til)?
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Kan forresten noen forklare hva en hegerlenke er (og hvilken heger den refererer til)?
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We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
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NRK Nyheter har innslag i radioen om Schjelderup. De AI-oversetter. Fra dansk. Det er helt fantastisk rævva. Dette er liksom kringkasteren som skal bidra til nordisk fellesforståelse.
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NRK Nyheter har innslag i radioen om Schjelderup. De AI-oversetter. Fra dansk. Det er helt fantastisk rævva. Dette er liksom kringkasteren som skal bidra til nordisk fellesforståelse.
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De har vokst seg store ved å få pressestøtte, i et par av disse tilfellene. Vi er et samfunn der beslutningstagerne tror toleransens paradoks er en halsbetennnelse.
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
De har vokst seg store ved å få pressestøtte, i et par av disse tilfellene. Vi er et samfunn der beslutningstagerne tror toleransens paradoks er en halsbetennnelse.
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“Washington and its allies must give up the idea that there is some ultimate cost that would force Putin to retreat. That ship has sailed. As such, a new strategy must be identified.”
@cjcmichel.bsky.social argues trying to persuade Putin is pointless, and containment is the only realistic option.
@cjcmichel.bsky.social argues trying to persuade Putin is pointless, and containment is the only realistic option.
Putin Will Never Compromise on Ukraine
Russia’s president is too committed to his own fantasies to ever accept Ukraine’s independence.
foreignpolicy.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Washington and its allies must give up the idea that there is some ultimate cost that would force Putin to retreat. That ship has sailed. As such, a new strategy must be identified.”
@cjcmichel.bsky.social argues trying to persuade Putin is pointless, and containment is the only realistic option.
@cjcmichel.bsky.social argues trying to persuade Putin is pointless, and containment is the only realistic option.
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Relatable. For ikke å snakke om kundene som kjører tekster man har skrevet gjennom ChatGPT, sånn for sikkerhets skyld.
Fuck’em.
Fuck’em.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Relatable. For ikke å snakke om kundene som kjører tekster man har skrevet gjennom ChatGPT, sånn for sikkerhets skyld.
Fuck’em.
Fuck’em.