Vivek Srikrishnan
@vsrikrish.bsky.social
Climate uncertainty and risk. Decision-making under deep uncertainty. Assistant Professor, Cornell Biological & Environmental Engineering. Tottenham and the Knicks until they kill me. https://viveks.me
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The additional irony on this one being that Google did, in fact, fire Timnit Gebru for saying "Hey, maybe the real risks of AI aren't the AGI ghost stories, but [list of things that all turned out to be the real risks of AI]."
December 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The additional irony on this one being that Google did, in fact, fire Timnit Gebru for saying "Hey, maybe the real risks of AI aren't the AGI ghost stories, but [list of things that all turned out to be the real risks of AI]."
All of a sudden the right-wing Catholic-legal nexus makes sense to me.
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
All of a sudden the right-wing Catholic-legal nexus makes sense to me.
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the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
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blood-and-soil nativism repels me on a cellular level
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
blood-and-soil nativism repels me on a cellular level
And collecting bribes.
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And collecting bribes.
That’s clearly what Hegseth thinks it is, too.
December 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
That’s clearly what Hegseth thinks it is, too.
Agreed, switching to Qobuz went very smoothly and I’m enjoying it. Only downside so far is the CarPlay app is very limited, but it sounds other they’ll have a new beta out this winter.
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Agreed, switching to Qobuz went very smoothly and I’m enjoying it. Only downside so far is the CarPlay app is very limited, but it sounds other they’ll have a new beta out this winter.
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most famously fat is a store of resources built up in rich times and drawn down in lean times. but it's also a protective layer against external shock, an anti-wear substance distributed throughout the system, it both retains and generates heat for homeostasis—and these uses do not consume it!
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
most famously fat is a store of resources built up in rich times and drawn down in lean times. but it's also a protective layer against external shock, an anti-wear substance distributed throughout the system, it both retains and generates heat for homeostasis—and these uses do not consume it!
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if people are going to exhaust me with how "politics is like pro wrestling" they should learn that good bookers find the result they want and then book backwards
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
if people are going to exhaust me with how "politics is like pro wrestling" they should learn that good bookers find the result they want and then book backwards
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Hi, in case you're curious, we looked at the performance of different models last year:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The Risky Business of Predicting Where Climate Disaster Will Hit
Climate tech companies can calculate the chances that a flood or wildfire will ravage your home. But what if their odds are all different?
www.bloomberg.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hi, in case you're curious, we looked at the performance of different models last year:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...