Ted
@tednonumbers.bsky.social
TedNoNumbers and TedNoDigits on X [locked out by X biometrics requirement].
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On 2023-10-17 Al-Ahli hospital explosion:
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
You will not find here anything useful for reasoning about AI capabilities. It may provide you with a confused impression that this intelligent guy has done the reasoning for you, and you can believe in his ~claim that reading this will provide you with immunity against hype about AI. ~homeopathy
"Using some of my own work, I set out to clear up a few relevant concepts from theoretical computer science and computational cognitive science that can help to build conceptual hygiene and immunity against hyped claims about “AI” capabilities."
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/09/12/c...
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/09/12/c...
Computational complexity for hype immunity
Using some of my own work, I set out to clear up a few relevant concepts from theoretical computer science and computational cognitive science that can help to build conceptual hygiene and immunity…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
You will not find here anything useful for reasoning about AI capabilities. It may provide you with a confused impression that this intelligent guy has done the reasoning for you, and you can believe in his ~claim that reading this will provide you with immunity against hype about AI. ~homeopathy
I guess at most some of them believe that climate change [and catastrophic effects from it] would be irreversible by the end of decade.
[Does not seem to me like a good idea to use the previous successfully viral doomerism thread as a template]
[Does not seem to me like a good idea to use the previous successfully viral doomerism thread as a template]
September 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I guess at most some of them believe that climate change [and catastrophic effects from it] would be irreversible by the end of decade.
[Does not seem to me like a good idea to use the previous successfully viral doomerism thread as a template]
[Does not seem to me like a good idea to use the previous successfully viral doomerism thread as a template]
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Breaking News!
Code: y-Axis Alert!
On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD.
The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.
Code: y-Axis Alert!
On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD.
The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.
September 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Breaking News!
Code: y-Axis Alert!
On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD.
The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.
Code: y-Axis Alert!
On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD.
The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.
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I gave a tutorial on geolocation for the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social at the @uwsjmc.bsky.social, working through one real case: a white phosphorus plume in south Lebanon, traced from a single photo to exact coordinates using only free, open source tools: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/geolocating-...
Geolocating White Phosphorus Plumes with Open Source Tools
A tutorial from the Public Tech Media Lab, University of Wisconsin Madison By Ahmad Baydoun In today’s media landscape, by the time you see a photo from a war zone on your phone or computer, it has pr...
ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu
September 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I gave a tutorial on geolocation for the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social at the @uwsjmc.bsky.social, working through one real case: a white phosphorus plume in south Lebanon, traced from a single photo to exact coordinates using only free, open source tools: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/geolocating-...
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Editor’s Pick:
Israel called its strikes on Beirut “precise.”
@baydoun.nl and @chrisosieck.bsky.social reconstructed five of them to test what “precision” actually meant for the civilians living around the targets.
https://f.mtr.cool/mivlcnrmvg
Israel called its strikes on Beirut “precise.”
@baydoun.nl and @chrisosieck.bsky.social reconstructed five of them to test what “precision” actually meant for the civilians living around the targets.
https://f.mtr.cool/mivlcnrmvg
August 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Editor’s Pick:
Israel called its strikes on Beirut “precise.”
@baydoun.nl and @chrisosieck.bsky.social reconstructed five of them to test what “precision” actually meant for the civilians living around the targets.
https://f.mtr.cool/mivlcnrmvg
Israel called its strikes on Beirut “precise.”
@baydoun.nl and @chrisosieck.bsky.social reconstructed five of them to test what “precision” actually meant for the civilians living around the targets.
https://f.mtr.cool/mivlcnrmvg
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New from @hrw.org and Harvard Law's International Human Rights Clinic: a report on white phosphorus and the loophole in international law that keeps it lawful.
It draws on whitephosphorus.info, the archive from my PhD, now at 286 strikes in south Lebanon, October 2023 to May 2026. 🧵
It draws on whitephosphorus.info, the archive from my PhD, now at 286 strikes in south Lebanon, October 2023 to May 2026. 🧵
Recent use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores the need for regulations. https://bit.ly/4idO2lb
Just how harmful are these weapons? Learn more ⤵️
Just how harmful are these weapons? Learn more ⤵️
September 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
New from @hrw.org and Harvard Law's International Human Rights Clinic: a report on white phosphorus and the loophole in international law that keeps it lawful.
It draws on whitephosphorus.info, the archive from my PhD, now at 286 strikes in south Lebanon, October 2023 to May 2026. 🧵
It draws on whitephosphorus.info, the archive from my PhD, now at 286 strikes in south Lebanon, October 2023 to May 2026. 🧵
On 2023-10-17 Al-Ahli hospital explosion:
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
September 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
On 2023-10-17 Al-Ahli hospital explosion:
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
Israeli airdropped bombs were approx overflying the hospital, to reach that nearby area with 21+ airstrikes from 5min before to 34 minutes after the hospital explosion.
Aircraft trajectory is ~crudely reconstructed based on observed decoy flares it deployed.
X: "Let's confirm you are a human" -> scan qr code on smartphone -> open on smartphone -> has to open in the X app -> provide access to your camera for biometric scans.
Hm, no I'll not.
Fuck them.
Unfortunate.
Hm, no I'll not.
Fuck them.
Unfortunate.
September 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
X: "Let's confirm you are a human" -> scan qr code on smartphone -> open on smartphone -> has to open in the X app -> provide access to your camera for biometric scans.
Hm, no I'll not.
Fuck them.
Unfortunate.
Hm, no I'll not.
Fuck them.
Unfortunate.
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Where we are in Syria right now:
December 8, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Where we are in Syria right now:
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There is honestly no appropriate time. Israel must surrender illegally occupied-and-annexed Golan to Syrian control.
December 8, 2024 at 4:15 AM
There is honestly no appropriate time. Israel must surrender illegally occupied-and-annexed Golan to Syrian control.
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This past summer, I had a cab driver who I discovered was a Syrian refugee after asking where his roots are from. As it was a long drive, we had quite a lot of time to share a conversation. /1
December 8, 2024 at 2:33 PM
This past summer, I had a cab driver who I discovered was a Syrian refugee after asking where his roots are from. As it was a long drive, we had quite a lot of time to share a conversation. /1
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New SkySat imagery from Planet Labs over northern Gaza from Dec 5 shows extensive damage to the Beit Lahia Cemetery after the IDF cleared two paths through the middle of it.
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
December 6, 2024 at 4:07 PM
New SkySat imagery from Planet Labs over northern Gaza from Dec 5 shows extensive damage to the Beit Lahia Cemetery after the IDF cleared two paths through the middle of it.
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
🧵 Israel destroying Gaza Strip, visualizations based on UNOSAT Gaza Comprehensive Damage Assessments.
2023-10-07 -> 2024-09-06
2023-10-07 -> 2024-09-06
December 6, 2024 at 3:16 PM
🧵 Israel destroying Gaza Strip, visualizations based on UNOSAT Gaza Comprehensive Damage Assessments.
2023-10-07 -> 2024-09-06
2023-10-07 -> 2024-09-06