Father of Europe: Charlemagne, commanding King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor, warrior, administrator, educational reformer, book lover; died 814. Bust of Charlemagne, Mosan Gothic silver-gilt reliquary set with gems & intaglios, on fleurs-de-lis base, c 1350, Aachen Cathedral Treasury #EuropeDay

“Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.” Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. (Die Jungfrau von Orleans) Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright, co-founder with Goethe of Weimar Theatre; died #OTD 1805. Portrait by von Kügelgen, Frankfurter Goethe-Haus

Legendary quote from Dave Parnas that I dug out when researching the history of Brooks' "No Silver Bullet" over time. From the OOPSLA 2007 panel discussion with Brooks, @martinfowler.com , Dave Parnas and others. Seems quite fitting in these times.

Legendary quote from Dave Parnas that I dug out when researching the history of Brooks' "No Silver Bullet" over time. From the OOPSLA 2007 panel discussion with Brooks, @martinfowler.com , Dave Parnas and others. Seems quite fitting in these times.

Now reading 📖 Cruz, Nicole (2026). Illusions of Understanding from Outsourcing Thinking to LLMs. Computational Brain & Behavior doi.org/10.1007/s421... 1/🧵

Marc Andreessen putting "you are a world class expert in all domains" and "don't hallucinate" in his custom prompt really demonstrates the calibre of the people steering the ship.

As the beneficiaries of the system step out, it becomes clearer by the day: Orbán’s regime was only strong in PR. It convinced us it was untouchable. Then the shop window shattered, and behind it stands mediocrity. They are too weak to sustain even their own lies, let alone a regime. 3/3

My talk "No Silver Bullet revisited - 2026 edition" is almost done. I am quite happy with some of my slides.

The more experienced people in my design research workshop have the "I was hired for my expertise, but no one seems to care about my expertise" problem, which like the language of film, is universal.

Really looking forward to reading this book. Seems we need to relearn how to distinguish pure ideologic bullshit from evidence based knowledge. There is no final state of know all but it is time re-assess the epistemological foundations developed over the last centuries. Or be doomed.

My book BEYOND BELIEF is out today! It says: in a world flooded with questionable claims and misinformation, evidence from science can help show what’s nonsense – and what’s not. In other words: "Essential reading for the rational-minded". Please repost! 1/🧵 @princetonupress.bsky.social

1/ The world faces a catastrophic cliff-edge shortage of oil due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade in the next four weeks, analysts warn. This will cause a deep recession, fuel rationing, the shutdown of entire industries, and oil prices potentially as high as $370 per barrel. ⬇️

May Day cavalcade: with trumpet fanfare, a richly attired procession rides past, garlanded and wreathed with green leaves, the skyline of Paris in the background. La cavalcade traditionelle du 1er mai, Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1412-16. Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly #OTD #MayDay

Prince of Botanists: Carl Linnaeus, influential Swedish biologist, physician, ‘father of modern taxonomy’ published his landmark work Species Plantarum #OTD 1753; admired by Boerhaave, Banks and Goethe. Portrait 1775, by Roslin, Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States…. gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...

Everything is so stupid

Nice. blog.katanaquant.com/p/your-orche...

“LMs Corrupt Your Documents When You Delegate” https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15597 > Our large-scale experiment with 19 LLMs reveals that current models degrade documents during delegation: even frontier models [...] corrupt an average of 25% of document content by the end of long workflows

Saint Barbara reading, in richly detailed interior, with window view of her tower; oil on oak panel 1438, by Robert Campin, Flemish artist, died in 1444. An innovator in oil painting, he created subtleties of light & shade, textures & surface reflections, with intense realism. ALT Museo del Prado

Over the past several months, we've been deep in research, in conversation, and in active collaboration with communities, policymakers, and through that work, CC signals has evolved. Read our new blog post to learn more about this journey. buff.ly/i9CKx8T

Wenn ihr ständig fragt was Frauen tun können um sich besser vor übergriffigen, gewaltbereiten Männern zu schützen dann stellt ihr die falschen Fragen

I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.

Very good. The Polymarket shit always reminds me of Borges‘ „Lottery in Babylon“. Obviously not the same but having the possibility to bet on everything that happens with potentially life changing outcomes comes close. No doubt this needs to be forbidden.

🇧🇷 URGENTE: Brasil proíbe empresas de mercado de previsão, como Kalshi e Polymarket, de operar no país. Resolução do Conselho Monetário Nacional, assinada pelo presidente do Banco Central, Gabriel Galípolo, entra em vigor no dia 4 de maio e proíbe apostas sobre política, esportes e entretenimento.

Art within art: masterpieces by Titian, Veronese, Raphael, in art collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria; gallery painting recorded c. 1650 by David Teniers the Younger, influential Flemish artist & friend of Rubens; died #OTD 1690. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

The stunning mummy portrait of Eirene is one of the few mummy portraits that bears an inscription. It mentions the deceased as well as her parents: Eirene, daughter of Silvanos, her mother is Senpnoutis. May her soul live forever before Osiris-Sokar, the great god, the Lord of Abydos. 🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺

can we impeach someone for crimes against math

Brain dead.

New SendLog Version released. - Central Route DB - Better goal management - Bug fixes and improvements

Looks great and very useful has a handy reference! Just pruchased....

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The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!! Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on! I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

The new ThoughtWorks Tech Radar reads like a warning letter. Cognitive debt. Broken productivity metrics. Terms nobody agrees on. If you've been reading my posts, none of it will surprise you. It's always nice to get evidence that I'm not completely crazy and making all of this up.

The wedding at Cana, 1562-3, Late Renaissance masterpiece, monumental oil on canvas painted for Refectory of San Giorgio monastery, by Paolo Veronese, great Venetian artist died #OTD 1588, supreme colourist, influenced by Titian, worked with Palladio, inspired Rubens, Tiepolo. Musée du Louvre

La Serenissima: The Grand Canal Venice, with distinctive dome & pedimented portico of San Simeone Piccolo on the left; painted c. 1740 by Canaletto, died #OTD 1768. Master of Venetian views, admired for harmonious compositions of light & shade, and subtle water reflections. National Gallery London

This sums up my thoughts perfectly. Human-in-the-loop is a fallacy and does not work. There will be systems where using LLM-based coding agents is jut not an option (we will find this out painfully, I am afraid). The others will eat engineers like chips.

The trap is simple: AI makes code generation cheap, but it does not make correctness cheap. Once that asymmetry exists, every software engineer using LLMs to generate code is forced into a binary that guarantees madness. (3)

Nice one by @einarwh.bsky.social There is no reason to play the AI slop game. There is enough real stuff out there. The burden of figuring out what's real and what not is not on our side. If it's bad, it's bad - no need to figure out why. einarwh.no/blog/2026/04...

Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3

The Dutch Archimedes: Christiaan Huygens, leading Dutch scientist, mathematician, horologist, pioneer of probability theory, born #OTD 1629. Portrait by Caspar Netscher, 1671 Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden

I'm crying laughing rn. Iran stepping up to defend the honour of Pope Leo

47 years ago today "Love Song" is a single by English punk rock band The Damned, included on the band's third album Machine Gun Etiquette and released on this day in 1979 #punk #punks #punkrock #lovesong #thedamned #history #punkrockhistory

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

A great result this evening for Hungary, the EU and yes, Ukraine A disaster for Putin, MAGA and their far-right allies 🇪🇺🇭🇺

no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend

It looks not too shabby! the super majority for Magyar is totally possible.

💥🇭🇺🗳️First results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections are in: with 14.72% counted, the opposition leads with mandates nearing a two-thirds majority. Everything points to Viktor Orbán’s defeat and Péter Magyar becoming Hungary’s next prime minister.

Reposting this thread for one last time. Early morning participation is already at record high, on track for a record turnout. Happy voting! 🇭🇺

Master of shadows: Caravaggio, influential Italian Baroque artist, (1571-1610), used chiaroscuro to heighten dramatic tension. Supper at Emmaus, 1601, National Gallery London