Necktop owner. Sucker for new perspectives. Interested in empirical reality, but still a naive pragmatist.https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mt5fy2lij223Just enjoyed this talk. Was brilliant. The right questions around AI are asked IMHO. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5fy2lij223https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mskolqkxgs2u🇸🇪 #SE vs. #NL 🇳🇱 The Dutch have more bikes (23M+) than people (18M+). Swedes have 26 people/km² vs Dutch 547 people/km². Swedes have many lakes (100K+) and the Dutch have 0 lakes, unless you count a few flooded polders. The Dutch have 26% of their land below sea level, Swedes have none of that.08 Aug 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskolqkxgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mskgwxkohk2rKazimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition: White on White, 1918. Oil on canvas.08 Aug 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskgwxkohk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mse3hovpw22pListening to this extraordinary talent Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Just excellent. https://open.spotify.com/track/7Il5v7dknoshlFkQRpIqxm?si=YzhRm1F4SE6UxhWmY_lz7w&utm_source=native-share-menu05 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse3hovpw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3msdznco5p22pCongratulations Nick! Finally over a million listeners on Spotify 🥳 Good job.05 Aug 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdznco5p22phttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mscxq5cwvs2uQuick reminder: all life on Earth, you included, is related to each other. So that tree in your garden is your distant family.05 Aug 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscxq5cwvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3msbf2mjprc2m🐈 enough already! Yes I do sometimes adore cats. But will hardly ever interact with a cat post. Get too many of those and try not to encourage the system. To no avail: I have cats flying around everywhere! @bsky.app how do I change the algorithm so I get fewer pets in my feed? 1 cat per week= ok04 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbf2mjprc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3msb3smqkfc27Little did I know! Sweden and The Netherlands were neighbours overseas (East coast US) for about 17 years till the New England Colonies took over. 🇸🇪 🇳🇱04 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb3smqkfc27https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3msb2vy7ack27Das Zeitalter der Hohenstaufen map from 1866 showing central Europe around 1138 — 1255.04 Aug 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb2vy7ack27https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrz7jjpqbs2iOrgel's Second Law: "Evolution is cleverer than you are." Applies to just about everything that had millions of years to evolve. The universe itself included. Photo: left Francis Crick, right Leslie Orgel.01 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrz7jjpqbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrvgt2f2j225Wow! Amazing! Also hard not to see Van Gogh. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvgt2f2j225https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3lxroejyz3c2uSelf portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659 (cropped view). He is about 53 years old in this masterpiece.01 Sep 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxroejyz3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3maredwnbcc2qObservation. The human brain, as I understand, is running on a mere 20 watts of power. It is terrible at spotting what is and isn't real, it conserves energy using shortcuts, making us easy prey for lies, conspiracies, and tribalism. 20 watts. No wonder we love shortcuts.24 Dec 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3maredwnbcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3lyg3v7fmd223 George Hendrik Breitner 1897 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg3v7fmd223https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrkqjgkcos2yBrothers Richard and Cherry Kearton taking a photograph of a birds nest, around 1897.26 Jul 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkqjgkcos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrkpaxz76c2yRobert Cornelius, possibly the world's first selfie taken in 1839 in Philadelphia.26 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkpaxz76c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrklzpze5s2yRuin a book by changing a word: The Shellfish Gene [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrklzpze5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mrb6h36k322lOnly off by about 1000°C, no biggie 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb6h36k322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mqvt7c4wtk261/3 of the content you see may originate from bots, trolls, or coordinated influence operations. Well over 1/2 of overall internet traffic is now generated by non-human bots. Is there life on Mars?18 Jul 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvt7c4wtk26https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mqox2rw5bs26#fulufjallet #sweden Fulufjället National Park, Sweden, yesterday afternoon. Stunning nature around the corner. Feeling blessed!15 Jul 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqox2rw5bs26https://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mpaxxg6j622aThe discovery of nocebos, by Bruce Lee 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaxxg6j622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3lxodeebaf22yGood morning! A reminder: all life on earth is one huge family. Looking at this tree never stops to amaze... 👇31 Aug 2025 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxodeebaf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armanic.bsky.social/post/3mnvypggkh22nGood! This was the right thing to do at this point in time.10 Jun 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:euoytyl6rr7amnkt67udsrlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvypggkh22n