Bjelkeman

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Linus. Yes that Linus in AI tools. (I think @monkchips.com might like it) lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=w...

On AI tools. I blame my tools!

The program for the Fantastika sci-fi conference in Stockholm looks great this year. See you there!

Yours truly at the gig last Friday.

21 Sept

This is really bleak, but a good assessment of what we are up against.

Institute for the Study of War@thestudyofwar.bsky.social

1/ A full-scale Russian invasion of a NATO state is extremely unlikely while Russia remains fully committed to war against Ukraine. But full-scale invasion is not Putin's only option to conventionally escalate against a NATO state. Read the full scenario: isw.pub/NarvaScenari...

youtu.beHow do we solve the climate crisis? I Flipping The Script Ep. 3YouTube video by ENTR en

19 Sept

We don’t see enough conversation and participation in solving our problems, mostly adversarial “debate”. This format, where politicians listen we need more of. youtu.be/dl8wjuz6KVU?...

18 Sept

That great feeling when something you have been working on for weeks actually deploys and gets integrated into someone else’s work. It is fun helping with new businesses that are flying under the radar.

schneier.com25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough - Schneier on SecurityThis essay was written with Cindy Cohn, and originally appeared in Lawfare. One of the many legacies of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 is the government-wide shift from targeted surveillance—such a...

17 Sept

Mass surveillance. Something we must not have in Europe. The UK seems hellbent on going down that route. www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

13 Sept

With LLMs writing code it really is 90% of the work in 10% of the time. Then 90% of the time spent on fixing poor specs to wrap up the last 10% of features :)

oreilly.comWriting with AIA contrarian view

7 Sept

For a while Tim O’Reilly didn’t write many blog posts. I missed him. Well, I just discovered he is back writing. Here is a good one. www.oreilly.com/radar/writin...

4 Sept

One for @monkchips.com Transition

Ember@ember-energy.org

Bulgaria is a leading example in the EU of how increasing battery storage compounds the benefits of solar, and how quickly battery deployment can scale. In H1 2026, solar + batteries met nearly a quarter Bulgaria’s electricity demand in the evening 🔗 ember-energy.org/lat...

2 Sept

There are many things I like with my #Apple devices. But their web services are truly shitty. Why offer Apple account pages if they only produce ”Something went wrong”. @gruber.foo have you used them recently?

29 Aug

“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” — Ken Olsen, founder & CEO, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977. I beg to differ. Devices I use have (not cloud, or network stuff) : 22 CPUs with 119 documented core counts, 4 CPUs without core counts, and four GPU/DSP CPUs.

23 Aug

One of the nice things with letting LLMs do your coding is that you realise that your specification is shit earlier than you did before. So less time spent building the wrong thing.

22 Aug

Marketing without AI. :)

reddit.comFrom the geopolitics community on Reddit: What’s behind the rise of teens spying for Russia?Explore this post and more from the geopolitics community

17 Aug

An interesting and potentially horrifying use of social networks. Well worth reading.

Adrian Hon@adrianhon.bsky.social

I like doing video essays on a wide range of topics (i.e. not just traditional games or immersive stuff) but the challenge is finding an audience beyond my existing network. So, I was apprehensive posting my latest to r/geopolitics – its a serious subreddit – but it worked out!

youtu.beOrbital Decay – Live at Nalen, 2026-09-26.YouTube video by Orbital Decay

15 Aug

Live music is one of my passions. My band’s next event. youtu.be/5iLHz_X1s0M?...

15 Aug

@monkchips.com when you need some rock that engages people.

metalsweden.comMetal Sweden – Festivals and Gigs

10 Aug

One interesting aspect of LLMs becoming more capable, for me, is that I spend less time in my free time consuming media and more time producing things. metalsweden.com is just one part. Helping an under-the-radar s/w dev team is another. The web changed society. LLMs, more to come.

theguardian.comBritish widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 yearsAuthorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries

10 Aug

When two governments are wrong, people get stuck in the middle. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

9 Aug

Some really good insights in this. Worth the long format.

Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social

Excellent conversation with two excellent analysts. @vladvexler.bsky.social brings some excellent, rarely communicated in the West, insights into the psychology of Putin and illuminates how Russian history and societal developments affect its future. An excellent listen

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Anders Puck Nielsen

@anderspucknielsen.dk

30 July

John Mearsheimer has started a new YouTube channel, and he has gotten almost 80k subscribers in two days. It boggles the mind. Few people have been so consistently wrong about the war in Ukraine as Mearsheimer, and yet, people are still lining up to hear his takes.

26 July

Technical Museum in Stockholm is magical for any techies like me.

25 July

ArcGIS Pro @ €3500/year. I now with QGIS (open source) and Claude @ € 240/year can replace 90%+ of what I would need ArcGIS for. And QGIS is on prem. if you want that from ESRI it is €6800/year. Traditional SaaS and product companies are in for some hurt.

24 July

Perfekt day for some kayaking in what is hard to believe is the Stockholm suburbs. Hardly anyone near.

23 July

The shared clipboard between two macOS machines is very practical when I cut and paste commands between the LLM machine and the one I need to run the command on.

21 July

Enrichment for humans. Visiting and feeding the animals at Skansen with the animal caretakers, early in the morning. #skansen

1/12 Occasionally something you helped start makes you proud. Akvo Foundation, after more than a decade of diligent work, signing a global Programme Cooperation Agreement with UNICEF, is one such moment. This is important.

11/12 But also the people that started what became Akvo Flow, Dru Borden, Christopher Fagiani, that was the foundation for some of this. Emeline Bereziat who guided it through to the end.

12/12 We can't mention everybody, but if you have worked with or for Akvo then this is for you too! Together we can build a better world society!

9/12 The story also highlights early country-level examples under this global agreement including Puntland (Somalia), Tanzania, Chad, and the Marshall Islands, where Akvo is helping modernize water/sanitation information systems on the ground.

10/12 A shoutout goes to the co-founders of Akvo: Jeroen van der Sommen, Peter van der Linde, Mark Nitzberg, Mark Charmer, Gabriel von Heijne.

7/12 billions of dollars of infrastructure investment go untracked or tracked in incompatible systems, and when programmes end, their data often disappears with them. To fix this, Akvo and UNICEF are focused on giving UNICEF a clearer real-time picture of its WASH programmes,

8/12 consolidating fragmented national systems into single trusted sources, building lasting data skills inside ministries and country offices, and ensuring collected data actually informs policy and investment decisions.

5/12 The deal lets UNICEF country offices engage Akvo directly, without lengthy procurement, backed by $550,000 already committed plus further demand-led funding.

6/12 The core problem the partnership addresses is that WASH decision-making is often hampered by fragmented monitoring systems, low data-quality confidence, and limited capacity to turn data into action —

3/12 Hundreds of people who have worked with Akvo since we started in 2007/2008, both externally and internally, have contributed to make this happen. You should all be proud!

akvo.orgStrengthening WASH data systems with UNICEF, worldwide - Akvo FoundationAkvo has signed a landmark global Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with UNICEF to strengthen national WASH monitoring systems, build data capacity, and improve decision-making for water, sanitati...

4/12 The agreement is to strengthen national WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) monitoring systems worldwide, building on a decade of partnership in West and Central Africa.

2/12 akvo.org/stories/akvo...

19 July

My favourite piece of kitchen equipment. 50 years old. Still works perfectly. Has a 3D printed prosthetic handle. Powers on like a champ.

Windows is finally gone from the last place. My game PC.

dn.seKryssningsfartyg inpå knuten får Stavangerborna att kokaFartygen reser sig som massiva höghus framför ögonen på de boende närmast kajen

It is funny. When we in the Nordics do mass tourism in the Med it is ok When it comes to us, it isn’t appreciated as much www.dn.se/varlden/krys...

Cruise ships come and go. Massive tourist hotels are there more permanently

macOS image capture app. Missed that it can connect to my scanner directly. Can ditch the atrocious HP application. (Yeah i know, I shouldn’t have paid for an HP device…)

5 July

What is in your gig toolbox? #livemusic

4 July

Vanity Insanity and Orbital Decay on stage tonight. Kapellet, Norrtälje.

nrk.noDykkere tar roing til nye dybderRo! Ro! Ro! Velkommen til Norges lengste artikkel med ro-kos.

3 July

So much fun! The Norwegians are sharing #rowing with the world. Check the videos out www.nrk.no/fotballvm202...

youtu.beSwedish Giraffe Radar Saving Lives of Civilians in OdesaYouTube video by UNITED24

1 July

Ukraine air defence. Very interesting view on a modern air defence. youtu.be/L9RyfIaCwI8?...