People. Technology. Culture.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Joined April 2007
Christian Dalager retweeted
And we're back in Europe with a population density map of Denmark. #rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
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Christian Dalager retweeted
There's a debate on AI writing tools on Twitter right now. As an AI writer, I want to give my 2 cents. Here's my hot take: Mastering human language is out of reach for AI and it will remain this way unless current paradigms change radically. Here's why:
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Christian Dalager retweeted
TRETRINSTRÅD I dag har jeg en masse, jeg vil sige, men først det vigtigste: Lige nu skal din frisør/barber/kosmetolog/manicurist/bager/shawarmabar/slikbutik/tilføj selv flere betale deres udskudte moms fra coronakrisen tilbage. Med en solid rente. Efter at have holdt lukket i en
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Every supervillain has a backstory- here's mine. Why Do I Look Like...This? The SexyCyborg Origin Story A few of you know the broad strokes, this is more detail about how it happened- youtu.be/Z9vW_MpXTfs
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Christian Dalager retweeted
Vi leder efter en .NET udvikler med 1-3 års erfaring til vores kontor på Frederiksberg/KBH. Spændende opgaver, stærkt fagligt miljø og rare mennesker 🙂 Giv det et kig og se om du kan se dig selv i det: eksponent.com/net-webudvikle…
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People are asking me why I endorsed the use of "We're Not Gonna Take It" for the Ukrainian people and did not for the anti-maskers. Well, one use is for a righteous battle against oppression; the other is a infantile feet stomping against an inconvenience.
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In this thread: turns out pretty much everyone had a role in Miami Vice early on in their careers
Al Bundy as a Miami Vice Coke Dealer (1984)
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The internet age has certainly transformed journalism; these days we mostly think about investigative journalism's decline, but there are digital investigative outlets that shine like diamonds. I'm thinking here about @propublica. 1/
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"Ethiopia’s uncertain future speaks to Africa’s overriding challenge today: the crisis of its biggest states, few of which can be said to be performing well, and some of which teeter close to failure." Outstanding piece by @hofrench worldpoliticsreview.com/arti…
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Retorikprofessor Christian Kock: »Er der tale om overdreven aktivisme nogle steder, er det vist mest fra politikere, der vil undertrykke forskningsresultater.« Udmelding fra Folketinget er manipulerende og kryster-agtig videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/…
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Christian Dalager retweeted
Hvorfor er der INGEN der bringer den her historie? (Det er et retorisk spørgsmål. Jeg ved det jo desværre godt 🙄)
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"When I was 18, I thought: 'I'm going to change the way [developers write code].' Now, that seems pretty arrogant for an 18-year old to say something like that. Since then, I can reassure you I've gotten even older." - Kent Beck, XP 20 years later 🤣 #agile #xp #programming
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Christian Dalager retweeted
I always heard the “penicillin was discovered from bread mold” thing, but today I learned that one of the dudes involved in the process learned about it from Arab stable boys who would intentionally grow mold on saddle blankets to help treat saddle sores.
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Budding er afledt af det franske ord for blodpølse boudin, der igen kommer fra botulus, der betyder pølse på latin. Pølseforgiftningsstoffet hedder botulinum toxin, i folkepander kaldet Botox. Med andre ord er Botox og budding det samme. Jeg elsker budding.
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Christian Dalager retweeted
Tråd: Hvordan jeg mener at kunne dokumentere Frederik IV og Christian VI's engagement i slavehandel.
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Replying to @mattyglesias
That's Guangzhou, this is Shenzhen. From fishing village to Hardware Manufacturing capital of the World & Silicon Valley of China in 40 years. – at Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Christian Dalager retweeted
Jeg fik spørgsmålet "Ser du ikke også islam som den største trussel af de store religioner i EU - drab på journalister/tegnere/politikere eller deres beskyttelse 24/7 af frygt for angreb taget i betragtning? Hvis nej, hvorfor?" og her er mit svar:
Replying to @KentUlrich1
Mit svar: Nej. Med det siger jeg ikke, at det ikke udgør en trussel. Det synes jeg. Nu bliver det kringlet, men jeg er akademiker og jeg elsker den slags fis: Som udgangspunkt ser jeg ikke beskyttelse som tegnet på et problem, men som tegn på hvad der ses som et problem.
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Christian Dalager retweeted
Jeg bliver altså nødt til at minde om at børnene i Syrien er danske statsborgere. Alle os med rødbedefarvet pas der en gang imellem sætter os på et fly bør være rædselsslagne over den måde @regeringDK behandler danskere i udlandet. Ikke en retsstat værdigt. #dkpol – at Manhattan, NY
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When theory alone doesn’t pay the bills....🤣
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