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I realise on the fediverse this is maybe asking for a flaming, but yesterday out of sheer curiosity I tried Claude for a simpleish coding task that I'd been putting off (largely inspired by @… 's latest on #theclimatebrink). The performance of Claude was seriously impressive. I am convinced the AI cycle is more than hype (and have been for a while), the chatbots have been a huge attention hogger, misleadingly so, while the serious work has been done elsewhere. (We are developing ML tools to supplement parts of our climate model workflows).
Now I'm wondering if there is any serious EU competition to Anthropic? - Mistral's codestral perhaps?
Because this kind of performance changes everything and we can't afford to lag behind...
#AIcoding #ML
Edit: here is the climate brink post I mentioned
https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-ai-augmented-scientist

U.S. immigration officials do not plan to detain #Kilmar #Abrego #Garcia again -- as long as a judge’s order banning it stands, according to a Tuesday court filing.
❌Immigration and Customs Enforcement did make clear they would detai…

ICE doesn't plan to detain Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands
Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands That's according to a Tuesday court filing from the U.S. government. The Salvadoran citizen’s case has become a lightning rod for both sides of the immigration debate as he fights to remain in the U.S. after a mistaken deportation to his home country, where he was imprisoned. The government court filing comes after U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis earlier this month questioned …

"Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music or a book can make a difference. It can change the world."
—Alan Rickman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

RE: #UKRI funding for UK #research. "Change leadership", eh?
#AcademicChatter

The ‘pleasant fiction’ of a rules-based order has been blown apart. It’s time for Australia to codify a bill of rights | Julianne Schultz | The Guardian
#Australia #BillOfRights #AusPol

The ‘pleasant fiction’ of a rules-based order has been blown apart. It’s time for Australia to codify a bill of rights
What’s happening on American streets makes clear that a charter of rights does not prevent state overreach. But human rights must be more than a debating point

Bergrücken
(From the same October morning as the previous image...)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography

#Moltbook #AI #Vulnerability Exposes Email Addresses, Login Tokens, and API Keys

Squirrel snacking on a tasty green leaves. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. January, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #squirrels #animals

Yet another #DarkAmbient song I have just composed: A landscape of war and keys.
#ambient #ambientmusic

A live view of the #ArtemisII stack on the pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrPD7tfcr0 - where the countdown for the Wet Dress Rehearsal has begun at 1:13 UTC; see https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/01/31/countdown-begins-for-artemis-ii-wet-dress-rehearsal/ for the timeline and https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/generalprobe-wet-dress-rehearsal-fur-artemis-ii/ for maaany Artemis-related links going back to 2023.

Interesting
#ai

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week
Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications

Rad Sounds II: Attempting a Higher-fi Home-heating Time-lapse - Audification: a sequel with added audio advice from colleagues! #podcast #audification -

Rad Sounds II: Attempting a Higher-fi Home-heating Time-lapse
Audification: a sequel with added audio advice from colleagues! #podcast #audification

Oh boy, #notebooklm is unfortunately really cool to create / prepare / test podcast style explanations. I played around a bit with fediverse explations after taking a lot with my wife about it...
#ai #genai

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Apparat:
🎵 An Echo Skips A Name (alternate take)
#NowPlaying #Apparat
#newRelease 🆕 album
https://apparat-music.bandcamp.com/track/an-echo-skips-a-name-alternate-take-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/26GdDz2OWiCxQWQEoUfBQ5

Let op: #ARD #Sonntagskrimi met #tatortbegint wat later:
Vorschau: Brennpunkt: Iran – Krieg im Nahen Osten • Moderation: Christian Nitsche
https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69a43b7c89402f041de41a57
/2

Die #Rabatte für #Elektroautos bleiben trotz angekündigter #Kaufprämie hoch.
Im Februar 2026 lagen sie bei durchschnittlich 19,5 Prozent.

Trotz Kaufprämie: Rabatte für elektrische Neuwagen weiterhin hoch - Golem.de
Die Autohersteller reagieren auf die angekündigte Kaufprämie für E-Autos bislang nicht mit höheren Preisen.

Code Mode: give #agents an entire #API in 1,000 #tokens
https://

Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist who ran on an #affordability agenda,
pledged during the campaign to freeze rent on the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
“We know we are fighting for a #rent #freeze…

Mamdani’s First Orders Focus on Housing and Undoing Adams’s Decisions
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a flurry of executive orders on his first day as mayor of New York City. They were aimed at protecting tenants and revoking some of ex-Mayor Eric Adams’s past orders.

"What sets you apart can feel like a burden, but it’s not. A lot of the time it’s what makes you great."
—Emma Stone
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Zum #EqualPayDay erklärt die #Arbeitgeber-Seite, dass es selbstverständlich keine #Ungleichbehandlung gäbe.
Gründe seien:
- die Frauen und ihre

Dinner for One - #ARD
#DinnerForOne

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."
—Julie Andrews
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"The only way I can move past the absurdity of what I do, is to commit to the point of absurdity."
—Jake Gyllenhaal
#acting #coaching #inspiration