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Michael Bloch retweeted
Khatia Buniatishvili breathes new life into Schubert’s Ständchen, beautifully transformed for piano by Franz Liszt. Her passionate yet delicate interpretation weaves together tenderness, poetry, and dazzling artistry, making every note feel deeply alive.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
My Polish host taught me how to cook cabbage so deliciously!
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Ich muss noch einmal auf Steinmeiers einfältige, linke Geschichtsklitterung zum Kaiserreich, die er in China zum Besten gegeben hat, zurückkommen. Was gerne über das Kaiserreich und Wilhelm II. verschwiegen wird: ◾️ Bildung als Fundament Die Analphabetenquote sank auf beeindruckende 0,02 % (zum Vergleich: heute gelten etwa 12,1 % bzw. 6,2 Mio. als funktionale Analphabeten). ◾️ Exzellenzforschung Unter seiner Schirmherrschaft wurde 1911 die Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft gegründet – der direkte Vorläufer der heutigen Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Das Ergebnis: Eine weltweite Spitzenstellung der deutschen Wissenschaft, die rund 45 Nobelpreise hervorbrachte. ◾️ Wirtschaftsmacht Unter Wilhelm II. stieg Deutschland zur führenden Industrie- und Handelsnation Europas auf (weltweit Platz 2 hinter den USA), was den allgemeinen Wohlstand massiv anschob. ◾️Aufbau des modernsten Schienennetzes Europas Verdopplung des Eisenbahnnetzes auf über 64.000 Kilometer (1914), das weltweit Maßstäbe setzte bei Verlässlichkeit und Effizienz. ◾️ Ausbau des ersten Sozial- und Arbeiterschutzsystems  Neben den großen Sozialversicherungen veranlasste er umfassende Reformen zum Schutz der Arbeiter: Verbot von Kinderarbeit, Sonntagsruhe, Einschränkungen bei Frauennachtarbeit machten Deutschland im Arbeitsschutz zum internationalen Vorreiter. ◾️ Pionierarbeit im modernen Städtebau & Gesundheitsschutz Durch die flächendeckende Einführung von Kanalisationen, zentralen Wasserwerken und elektrischem Nahverkehr verwandelte das Kaiserreich seine rasant wachsenden Großstädte in weltweite Musterbeispiele für Hygiene. Zusammen mit dem Ausbau des Krankenhauswesens und der Seuchenbekämpfung (u. a. durch Robert Koch) stieg die Lebenserwartung der Bevölkerung drastisch an. Und nun, Herr Steinmeier?
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Seite 1 des niedersächsischen Mathematik-Abiturs aus dem Jahr 2026, und zwar im erhöhten Anforderungsniveau (eA). Der Rest oszilliert marginal um dieses neue eA. Die ganze Pracht kann man hier za-aufgaben.nibis.de/index.p… einsehen.
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Auszug aus dem LK-Abitur Mathematik, Bayern 1988. Damals waren wir Weltklasse; heute nur noch zweite Welt.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Richard Feynman literally gave a masterclass on how to think like a scientist, question everything, and discover what’s actually true and it will completely change how you think about common sense, evidence, and knowledge.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Hier sieht man die X-Nutzerzahlen der EU-Länder plus USA und Japan. Die europäische Verblendung hat leider System. Uninformierte Bürger sind viel anfälliger für Propaganda. Deutschland liegt mit 12% und einem Rückgang im unteren Mittelfeld. Beschämend.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
BREAKING NIUS: Für mich ist es einer der unglaublichste Auftritte von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz in dessen Amtszeit. Seit 17 Monaten erzählt Merz, er wolle Deutschland deregulieren, unnötige und schädliche Bürokratie beseitigen. Dann hat dieser Bundeskanzler die Möglichkeit, auf der Weltbühne, vor milliardenschweren Investoren dem Nvidia-Chef Jensen Huang eine Frage zu stellen. Und was fragt der Bundeskanzler? Er will wissen, wie man Künstliche Intelligenz am besten REGULIEREN kann. Als Huang antwortet, nunja, erstmal müsse die KI-Industrie in Deutschland aufblühen, bevor man sie regulieren könne, legt Merz nach. Er erklärt Huang, aus seiner Sicht sei entweder eine europäische oder gar eine globale Regulierung notwendig, um die "Schädlichkeit" von KI zu begrenzen.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Saskia Ludwig (CDU) erklärt im Schlagabtausch mit Lorenz Gösta Beutin (Die Linke), warum der ungebremste Ausbau von Wind- und PV-Anlagen nicht nachhaltig ist. Diese liefern nicht die notwendige gesicherte Leistung, Speicher sind zudem in der notwendigen Dimension nicht bezahlbar.
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A man suddenly approaches a group of street musicians and asks, “Can I play with you? I’ve got my pan flute.” When they ask what he wants to play, he chooses Vivaldi’s Winter from "The Four Seasons"—one of the most difficult pieces there is. And then he leaves everyone around him in awe. On the pan flute, Michel Tirabosco delivers an incredibly skillful performance, with remarkable breath control and emotion. Even though this was a planned flash-mob-style setup, the real talent of the musicians and the pure joy they bring still move people deeply. A beautiful moment of music, connection, and limitless passion.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
The singularity has already begun for math: Scott Aaronson is one of the world's leading quantum computing researchers and spent two years at OpenAI working on AI safety. We talked about why he thinks the singularity has already begun for math, who gets credit when AI writes the proof, and whether intelligence will still matter once machines do the thinking. In this episode: • Why the singularity has already begun for math • Who gets credit when AI writes the proof • What a proof that P = NP would be worth • Why he turned down getting rich to keep blogging • Whether intelligence will still matter Where to watch: • YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=ORlscppG… • Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/0qn… • Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… • Transcript - developing.dev/p/e070-scott-… Thank you to the sponsor of this episode for supporting my work: • WorkOS: makes your app Enterprise Ready with easy to use APIs to add SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and more in just a few lines of code, check them out at workos.com/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Why he updated so hard on AI 01:14 The people still denying AI progress 03:53 The singularity has already begun for math 08:30 Will human-driven math research survive 13:12 Who gets credit for AI-written papers 15:55 OpenAI's $15M Navier-Stokes proof 19:20 What if AI proved P = NP 23:07 Why AI is so good at finding counterexamples 26:13 The goalposts keep moving 28:52 Why AI disclosure matters in research 32:59 The fake Monet experiment 35:23 Why he blogs instead of getting rich 39:45 Are AI labs racing too fast 42:01 Will intelligence still matter 47:12 Book recommendations 52:27 Advice for students today 57:23 Reacting live to a new AI result 59:58 Outro
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Michael Bloch retweeted
This is how the binary system works, explained with an ingenious wooden counter.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Explainer for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics (Opus 5.5)🤯
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Michael Bloch retweeted
The internet is 90% garbage. But if you know where to look, it’s an absolute goldmine. Here are 29 of the Internet’s Most Legendary Rabbit Holes 👇 How to long drive each other 🌐🌐 1. window-swap.com — Look out the window of a random person 2. stellarium-web.org — Real sky map in your browser 3. thetruesize.com — Compare the true sizes of countries 4. neal.fun — Interactive knowledge experiences 5. zoom.earth — Watch the world via live satellite imagery 6. objecttracer.com — Explore the solar system in 3D 7. radiooooo.com — Pick a country and decade to listen to that era 8. flightradar24.com — See every plane currently in the sky 9. spaceengine.org — Explore a 1:1 scale virtual universe simulator using real data to fly across galaxies and land on exoplanets. 10. windy.com — Live map of winds and storms 11. submarinecablemap.com — Ocean cables carrying the internet 12. internetlivestats.com — Current number of tweets and searches being posted 13. oldmapsonline.org — Maps from centuries ago 14. openstreetmap.org — World map drawn by volunteers 15. virtualvacation.us — Virtual walks through cities 16. mapcrunch.com — Teleport to a random spot on Earth 17. ncase.me — A beautifully designed, interactive game that breaks down game theory, psychology, and why people choose to cooperate or cheat. 18. images.nasa.gov — NASA's entire visual archive, free 19. gapminder.org — What we mistakenly think we know about the world 20. data.worldbank.org — World Bank's open data 21. archive.org — Archive of millions of books, films, and software 22. gutenberg.org — 70,000 free books whose copyrights have expired 23. openlibrary.org — Record of every book in the world 24. loc.gov — U.S. Library of Congress digital archive 25. dp.la — America's digital library collection 26. artsandculture.google.com — Tour museums from home 27. wikiart.org — Archive of 250,000 artworks 28. metmuseum.org — Met Museum's open collection 29. everynoise.com — A massive, scattered map of every musical sub genre in existence clicking any genre plays a sound sample, taking you down endless musical pathways. Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖 Follow @justinbrave21 for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
The internet is 99% garbage. But if you know where to look, it’s an absolute goldmine. Here are 50 legendary websites that feel illegal to know and will save you thousands of hours👇 1. zoom.earth — Watch the world via live satellite imagery 2. flightradar24.com — See every plane currently in the sky 3. marinetraffic.com — Track all ships at sea in real time 4. windy.com — Live map of winds and storms 5. lightningmaps.org — Watch lightning strikes hitting Earth in real time 6. earthquake.usgs.gov — Live list of recent earthquakes 7. submarinecablemap.com — Ocean cables carrying the internet 8. globalforestwatch.org — Watch forests disappear from space 9. worldometers.info — The world's statistics, second by second 10. internetlivestats.com — Current number of tweets and searches being posted 11. thetruesize.com — Compare the true sizes of countries 12. oldmapsonline.org — Maps from centuries ago 13. davidrumsey.com — Archive of 150,000 historical maps 14. openstreetmap.org — World map drawn by volunteers 15. window-swap.com — Look out the window of a random person around the world 16. virtualvacation.us — Virtual walks through cities 17. mapcrunch.com — Teleport to a random spot on Earth 18. atlasobscura.com — Catalog of the world's strangest places 19. neal.fun — Interactive knowledge experiences 20. htwins.net/scale2 — Scale journey from atom to universe 21. eyes.nasa.gov — Explore the solar system in 3D 22. stellarium-web.org — Real sky map in your browser 23. apod.nasa.gov — NASA's astronomy picture of the day 24. images.nasa.gov — NASA's entire visual archive, free 25. pudding.cool — Visual articles told through data 26. ourworldindata.org — The state of the world with real data 27. gapminder.org — What we mistakenly think we know about the world 28. informationisbeautiful.net — Visualizing complex data 29. data.worldbank.org — World Bank's open data 30. data.tuik.gov.tr — Turkey's official statistics database 31. archive.org — Archive of millions of books, films, and software 32. gutenberg.org — 70,000 free books whose copyrights have expired 33. openlibrary.org — Record of every book in the world 34. loc.gov — U.S. Library of Congress digital archive 35. europeana.eu — Europe's cultural heritage archive 36. dp.la — America's digital library collection 37. artsandculture.google.com — Tour museums from home 38. rijksmuseum.nl — Download artworks in high resolution 39. wikiart.org — Archive of 250,000 artworks 40. publicdomainreview.org — Forgotten visual treasures of history 41. openculture.com — Free archive of culture and education 42. metmuseum.org — Met Museum's open collection 43. musicmap.info — Family tree of music genres 44. radiooooo.com — Pick a country and decade to listen to that era 45. listen.hatnote.com — Turn Wikipedia edits into audio 46. wikipedia.org — Random knowledge well 47. timeanddate.com — Time, sunrises, and sky events 48. sciencedaily.com — Live stream of science news 49. arxiv.org — Free preprints of scientific papers 50. observablehq.com — Visualize data with live code Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖 Follow @justinbrave21 for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Ist das Satire? Oder Neu-Versailles von Berlin Mitte in absolutistischer Vollendung?
Da hat Katja Riemann heute am Nationalfeiertag in zehn Sekunden den letzten verbliebenen Rest der Würde eines Verfassungsorgans komplett geschreddert. Man bekommt den Mund vor lauter Staunen nicht mehr zu.
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Michael Bloch retweeted
Remember the luxury of some houses and even mansions in G@za... Remember that some of the Arabs living there were capable of blaming ham@s and the PA for their misery. This documentary shows the reality that so many want to hide. Since its release, about 3 million people watched it, and it changed the mind of some. Propaganda dies. The truth remains.
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