This is the funniest take on AI I've seen lately. Quality, just in time for spooky season. I now choose to imagine a ghost in the machine situation, but the ghost is like, Oscar Wilde.

What does it mean to be poor in Romania? How does poverty affect your self worth, your views on life and your future? It hurt to listen to this podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Gv...

When (not if, when) the Americans will try to find a new "coalition of the willing" for their next war, I hope the Europeans will send thoughts and prayers.

On Chișinău's city day (hram), if you want to learn more about Moldova's capital, I'd recommend this website run by the municipal library, which includes entries like 120+ interesting facts about Chișinău (in Romanian: chisinauorasulmeu.com/2021/01/08/s...).

“In 2000, nearly 25 years ago” ... I do not like knowing the year 2000 is a quarter century ago. I do not like this at all.

I'm not old, I am vintage.

Faroe Islands won against Czech Republic in the qualifier group for the football World Cup next year. 😮 ... I would not be surprised if the End of Days commenced tomorrow...

Romania manged to scrape by in the latest S&P evaluation and we still have investment grade bonds. Lowest investment grade, but hey, let's take the wins where we get them. We may be getting lower rates for our new debt in the next months which we badly need. cursdeguvernare.ro/rating-agent...

So the Nobel peace prize was won by María Corina Machado, a Venezuela woman. First, she totally deserved it. Second, I absolutely love the level of petty of the Nobel committee. Third, I would be so worried to be Venezuelan right now, the US president is not known for emotional regulation.

Romania's trying really hard to pay down some of its debt. This will have some impact on growth, but I would argue we can deal with that for now. If an economic crisis gets imported from abroad though, we'll have a very bad time here. cursdeguvernare.ro/dobanzile-su...

This graph is madness. If any of these companies stumble, the entire house of cards is going to be brought down and we'll have a bear market from one week to another.

There is no way to appeal being on Santa's naughty list now :(

Always take care of you knees. Always. Do whatever you can to have properly conditioned lower limbs and tendons.

Well .. this is very scary and now I won't go to any drone show ever again.

Well said

Today's Unzoomed is gnarly. You can clearly see how the city has not healed from the earthquake that hit it nearly 14 years ago. It's unbelievable to still see the wounds.

In Poland authorities have captured a Russian intelligence operative carrying explosive-filled cans, drone components, and SIM cards. In Lithuania, explosives were discovered in a cemetery. All part of a big Russian plot to commit terrorist attacks across Europe.

This is a thing of beauty.

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, a scientist and global activist who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said reut.rs/3IPKG8E

Quick questuon: are they going to use live ammo during the training? A army can either efficiently fight it's country enemies or it can efficiently fight its population. It cannot do both. bbc.com/news/article...

Are they 12 year olds ?

After what we saw in the Moldovan elections, we already know the Russian playbook. Disinfo floods, troll farms, fake legitimacy. Moldova taught us a lot. Now Czechia faces the same weapon.

It needed to happen.

Here we go again.

Moldova chooses Europe.

“The danger is great, but our strength must be greater. Let us be worthy of our Moldova! Let us not sell it to thieves, nor allow others to sell it! Let us show the world this Sunday that Moldova is not a piece of land to be traded for thirty pieces of silver, but our sacred home.”

Morning Bluesky. The Moldovan elections have started. At stake - the country’s continued movement towards the EU or a new foothold for Putin.

This is ... something. Can it go on? Yes. Should it go on? No, not really. The market gods giveth, the market gods taketh away, as always.

Hundreds of Moldovan Orthodox priests received an offer that seemed too good to be true: a paid pilgrimage to visit the most significant religious sites in Moscow. The catch: they were told to set up social media channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/4gLOAfk

A page from The Autocrat's Playbook: when things get too hot inside the country (Epstein, tariffs, Kimmel, escalator attack or citizens not liking prices for basic foods), you can always deflect by provoking a war outside the country. It's well known this always works, it never ends badly. Ever.

⚡️Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike. "This creates a critical situation that threatens the security of not only Ukraine but also European countries," Energoatom said.

The move to electric continues unabated in Europe. Also, Tesla sales in Europe drop in August is 37% yoy. This is the biggest brand destruction I have seen in real life.

When Charles de Gaulle visited Romania in 1968, Ceausescu took him for a visit to the cake shop of his youth, Atletul albanez, in Slatina. When Richard Nixon visited China in 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai gave him White Rabbit candy as a gift. Maybe sugar and nostalgia could be the way to world peace.

MAE: Oana Țoiu a participat la reuniunea cvadrilaterală România–Bulgaria–Croația–Grecia, în marja AG ONU www.actuale.ro/2025/09/mae-...

Moldova is literally fighting for its statehood right now and it's heartbreaking that after 30+ years, Russia still hasn't let go, still thinks it has the right to exploit this country and its people.

🇺🇦🇵🇱🇷🇴 Zelensky: We are discussing coordination with Poland and Romania to shoot down drones in the western regions of Ukraine. ‼️ Russians will be destroyed in Kupyansk: now there are tough actions underway, inside the city AFU are engaged in a cleanup, — Zelensky

In the space of 10 days, Russia sent drones into Poland and Romania and 3 fighter planes in Estonia. The plan is, probably, to project power and scare Eastern Europe. The result will be that Eastern Europe will ramp up preparations for war. Russia's actions will backfire spectacularly, I think.

I'm so looking forward to when they try to re-create a "coalition of the willing" with their long term partners, that followed them into Afghanistan and Iraq. I'm sure the Danes, the Poles, even the Romanians will be looking forward to die for US strategic objectives.

Romania's got bears : balkaninsight.com/2025/09/18/i...

I'm going to hold out for the ChatGPT integrated fridge, with wall to wall Ozempic adds and automated weekly orders to McDonald's, that can't be cancelled. Because I've read enough science fiction dystopian books to know that exactly where this is going.

Remember, Artificial General Intelligence is going to happen as soon as they can get the wifi to work.

The EU working as intended: Eastern European members catching up to their wealthier Western counterparts.

This is a major development for the political landscape of Romania: the former candidate for president is officially accused of being complicit to an attempted coup basically, using armed mercenaries. Luckily, they failed. hotnews.ro/calin-george...

Other than "things you hear about China", did anyone make *any* risk assessment when pondering a huge move in one of the most successful US exports (its stock markets). Because let me tell you, China is not well known for excellent investors protections or having successful stock markets.

This is excellent news for Europe.

Valtoare = traditional Romanian "washing machine", made by diverting a stream through a wood barrel. These were lifesavers when you had to wash traditional carpets and other heavy duty fabrics. This one is from Bologa, Cluj County, still in use after at least 50 years.

⚡️Update: Romanian foreign minister calls Russian drone breach 'unacceptable and reckless.' Romanian Foreign Minister Toiu Oana condemned Moscow's latest provocation and pledged to raise the matter at the United Nations General Assembly.

It's not everyday that you can feel the world has gone to shit, but this moment, right here, yeah, the world has gone to shit. He's advocating murdering people, live on TV. This is insane.

The optimal way to discover computer is at age 13, at your friend's house, playing Prince of Persia on their dads 10 year old 286. That makes you appreciate every bit of data transfer like it's vintage champagne.