Jeroen Baert
@jbaert.bsky.social
Computer scientist, comedian, engineer, keynote speaker, Nerdland podcaster.
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
Website & booking info: https://www.jeroen-baert.be
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jbaert
Github: https://github.com/Forceflow
Die sneeuwpop I can't
“Closeups show human faces distorted beyond recognition, sprouting extra appendages. The bodies of what appear to be dogs horrifically merge with human figures. Happy holidays indeed.”
Town's Huge Christmas Mural Was Generated Using AI, Resulting in Ghastly Chthonic Horrors
An enormous new mural near London, depicting a crowded Christmas scene, has drawn outrage and mockery from passersby.
futurism.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Die sneeuwpop I can't
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RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
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"Decision-based evidence-making" is wel een briljante term.
"Decision-based evidence-making" — that's how one former #CDC leader described the approach to scientific decision making under the HHS secretary in a meaty examination of Kennedy's unprecedented tenure by several @statnews.com colleagues. www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Decision-based evidence-making" is wel een briljante term.
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I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
'We invited a homeless man for dinner - he stayed for 45 years'
The man was only meant to stay for a day.
metro.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
LEUK GEPROBEERD, BROCCOLI
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
LEUK GEPROBEERD, BROCCOLI
Misschien was het inderdaad niet zo'n slim idee om het halve internet achter Cloudflare te steken
Cloudflare is down, in yet another example of why 5 companies should not control the internet.
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Misschien was het inderdaad niet zo'n slim idee om het halve internet achter Cloudflare te steken
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Down detector is down because it can't verify that I'm human because Cloudflare is down
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Down detector is down because it can't verify that I'm human because Cloudflare is down
Okay maar enkel als de wielen ook die vorm krijgen
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Okay maar enkel als de wielen ook die vorm krijgen
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One way of thinking about genAI is:
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
January 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
One way of thinking about genAI is:
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
Perfecte fotokeuze, no notes
Lemurs’ vaginas have no permanent opening. For 24 to 72 hours in July of a good year, their vagina will open, there’s a brief frenzy of mating and then they close up again.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Perfecte fotokeuze, no notes
Het gerucht doet de ronde dat Apple eerst een adapter moet vinden om de nieuwste CEO compatibel te maken met het bedrijf
Tim Cook stapt volgend jaar wellicht op als CEO van het Amerikaanse technologiebedrijf Apple. Dat meldt de Britse zakenkrant Financial Times.
'Topman Tim Cook mogelijk volgend jaar weg bij Apple'
De raad van bestuur en topmanagers zouden zich voorbereiden op het vertrek van Cook, die inmiddels meer dan veertien jaar aan het hoofd staat van Apple.
datanews.knack.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Het gerucht doet de ronde dat Apple eerst een adapter moet vinden om de nieuwste CEO compatibel te maken met het bedrijf
Lees: je kan die van je partner ook nog om zeep helpen!
Ik wil iedereen er graag op wijzen dat het hoog tijd is als jullie nog iets van jullie Spotify Wrapped willen maken voor dit jaar. #krishelpt
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Lees: je kan die van je partner ook nog om zeep helpen!
Spotify's doppelgänger problem
Spotify's doppelgänger problem
After King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard left Spotify in protest earlier this year, something strange took their place
www.platformer.news
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Spotify's doppelgänger problem
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imagine being hit on by gross old Larry Summers when you just wanted professional advice and then finding out he was getting advice on how to hit on you from Jeffrey fucking Epstein
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
imagine being hit on by gross old Larry Summers when you just wanted professional advice and then finding out he was getting advice on how to hit on you from Jeffrey fucking Epstein
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
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*fluistert*
ik vind die nieuwe cd van Rosalía helemaal niet zo adembenemend weergaloos
ik vind die nieuwe cd van Rosalía helemaal niet zo adembenemend weergaloos
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
*fluistert*
ik vind die nieuwe cd van Rosalía helemaal niet zo adembenemend weergaloos
ik vind die nieuwe cd van Rosalía helemaal niet zo adembenemend weergaloos
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
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The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
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Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
You're dead to me if you ever dare to send me a file with an emoji in the filename.
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You're dead to me if you ever dare to send me a file with an emoji in the filename.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
Dus je moét niet scannen. Tot we arbitrair je service als "hoog risico" labelen en zeggen dat het moet. 🙄 #chatcontrol
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dus je moét niet scannen. Tot we arbitrair je service als "hoog risico" labelen en zeggen dat het moet. 🙄 #chatcontrol
Oh for fuck's sake
🇪🇺Today, EU gov'ts rejected changes to mandatory backdoor #chatcontrol & anonymity-destroying age checks. EU ambassadors are set to approve this soon.
ℹ️https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/#councilpositions
📢Our protest isn't loud […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
ℹ️https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/#councilpositions
📢Our protest isn't loud […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Oh for fuck's sake