Open Risk

The open future of risk management

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2026-04-27 12:11:12 UTC

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I think the Linux desktop has been reasonably usable for almost a decade now.
The duopoly has cornered the mobile market much more effectively and we have at least "a lost decade", including all the failed projects (Firefox OS, Ubuntu etc.)
And its not even obvious that there is now a clear path forward (e.g Android-based versus pure Linux etc.)
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2026-04-27 07:31:31 UTC

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I have heard of them. And of Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS/Jolla etc. A tiny group of enthousiasts probably heard of other options too 🤣. There is simply no comparison. Linux on the desktop is now arguably the dominant option for general purpose computing. Holdouts are those locked on Windows-only games or Apple "creativity" tools. On mobile, the first question people ask: will I brick my phone. The second question: does it run banking apps. Very different level of maturity.

2026-03-04 10:37:40 UTC

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This asymmetry is not specific to "AI"/LLM but affects all statistical algorithms. In regulated sectors (finance, medicine) human control aims to dampen the "scaling" of bad outcomes.
E.g., algorithms in credit scoring used by banks. Many of the same frictions apply: what data are used, how were they collected, how transparent the model to the client, how to explain outcomes etc.
The main novelty of "AI" is bigtech's insane privilege of no regulation
@npub1ep3…ejg9 @npub1tc9…jjtx

2025-08-22 05:24:02 UTC

In 30 dense minutes @npub1fdr…lvhs summarizes the causes our enshittified digital predicament and suggests some paths that could help escape the 21st Twillight Zone we got ourselves trapped in.
NB: ironically, the video has to be shared on the well known platforms, as there is basically no realistic alternative...
#enshittification
#surveillancecapitalism
#twilightzone
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo

2025-04-03 07:40:38 UTC

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I would not celebrate prematurely. This drastic repositioning of the US economy will unleash enormous shocks around the world before (if) things stabilise into a new normal many years from now. Europe and the EU will have to survive growing social discontent if recession, trade wars and risk aversion create unemployment, inflation, and constrained public finances. If there is a path to safety at all, it will require extremely capable leadership to traverse.🙏

2025-03-31 13:19:07 UTC

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not sure how to cast this into a positive trait rather than "we don't want that" but the imho absolutely most hideous aspect of adtech social is what @npub1p09…m5vl calls "people farming". This is done by algorithms of course, but is catalysed by "influencers". These people explicitly embrace the manipulation paradigm for monetary gain (and they are by now a entire and well trained army).
The challenge is that many people are inately drawn to be "followers" in real life...

2025-03-21 08:34:06 UTC

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There is a certain rehashing of past political ideas - a valid starting point, there is nothing really new about the human condition - but the digital era brings unique and extremely powerful novelties to the mix:
Extreme connectivity, ubiquitous algorithms and automation and the representation of literally everything as bits and bytes. Those are attributes that open up genuine possibilities and risks
The #opensource phenomenon is a concrete bottom-up behavior but its not a complete blueprint

2025-03-21 08:18:49 UTC

There is no remotely realistic blueprint for how a democratic, equitable and thriving digital society would look like.
Obviously not the US with its out of control tech oligarchy, nor China with its own variation on the same theme.
But even in Europe, where e.g., historically abundant lip service was paid to "small and medium" firms as the backbone of social stability, there is no serious proposal for how that would look in the digital age.
#digitaltransformation
#democracy
#dataprivacy

2025-02-26 09:40:31 UTC

How do you achieve mass adoption for alternative #foss platforms that are human-centric and focused on empowering users rather than tech oligarchs?
The strategy that will *not* work: trying to be better dinosaurs than the dinosaurs. In other words emulating proprietary big tech (X, but free) in terms of functionality and features.
From #bluesky and #signal, to #libreoffice and #nextcloud and many other #opensource projects we know that achieving modest success is possible but difficult
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2024-11-12 15:13:22 UTC

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no crystal ball but I doubt we'll see an infinite sequence of enshittification.
We had a situation where vast numbers of "important" people, institutions etc. who *should know better* have been implicitly endorsing platforms with ingrained evil values.
Impishly they assumed nothing can go wrong, TINA, obliged to go where the masses are etc.
The implosion of twitter is piercing this make-believe bubble.
Difficult to see the charade continuing (but I have been wrong before 😅