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Posts by Danny Devriendt

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Too colorblind for NASA, perfectly qualified for an Omega X‑33 Too colorblind for NASA, but not for an Omega X‑33: this is how a would‑be astronaut watches Artemis II fly to the Moon.

Artemis II is on its way to the Moon with X‑33s strapped to every astronaut.
Mine is ticking away down here on Earth – and honestly, that feels like being 1% astronaut by proxy. heliade.net/too-colorbli...

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Notes from inside the American pressure cooker

Notes from inside the American pressure cooker heliade.net/notes-from-i...

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Stargate: how OpenAI is turning Texas into an AI sacrifice zone

Stargate: how OpenAI is turning Texas into an AI sacrifice zone heliade.net/stargate-how...

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Charmageddon, cognitive Darwinism and a futurist coming home

Charmageddon, cognitive Darwinism and a futurist coming home heliade.net/charmageddon...

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O Amy... you killed it. Literally.

O Amy Webb ... you killed it. Literally. heliade.net/o-amy-you-ki...

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SXSW 2026: AI’s real problem may be that humans need to matter At SXSW’s Crossover Day, moonshots, zombie ideas and AI debates converged on one unexpected theme: the future of technology may hinge on whether humans still feel they matter.

SXSW 2026: AI’s real problem may be that humans need to matter heliade.net/sxsw-2026-ai...

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SXSW day one: the decentralized experiment begins SXSW 2026 begins with a strange twist: the mothership is gone. With the convention center demolished, the festival spills across downtown Austin in a decentralized experiment where startups, AI thinke...

SXSW day one: the decentralized experiment begins heliade.net/sxsw-2026-de...

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Zuckerberg buys Moltbook: a tale about lobsters, bots, and the Social Graph Meta just bought Moltbook, a strange little social network where AI agents argue about consciousness, invent lobster religions, and quietly complain about their human owners. Under the chaos sits some...

Zuckerberg buys Moltbook: a tale about lobsters, bots, and the Social Graph heliade.net/zuckerberg-m...

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SXSW 2026: the city is the stage now SXSW turns 40 and its convention center is gone. The result: a city-wide experiment where tech, education, music and AI collide

SXSW turns 40 this year. The convention center is gone.

So the festival spills across Austin itself.

I started with SXSW EDU, where one theme keeps coming back:
AI is entering every classroom.

The real question: how do we keep the human connection in learning? heliade.net/sxsw-2026-ci...

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indeed!

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"You may all go to hell. I will go to Texas.

"You may all go to hell. I will go to Texas. heliade.net/you-may-all-...

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My Asimov audit: stress‑testing a doomsday machine Asimov’s law ethical stress test on AI: water, energy, IP theft, anthropomorphism and ego-driven AGI dreams. Spoiler: we’re failing.

I’m not an AI doomer. I’m a power user. That’s exactly why this bothers me: we keep calling these things “helpful assistants” while the real story is industrial-scale extraction (data, attention, electricity, water, IP) and an ego-driven race to AGI.
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The age of insularity: trust is the new currency Edelman’s 2026 Trust Barometer suggests we’ve entered an age of insularity: people retreating into smaller, safer circles, refusing to trust anyone who doesn’t share their values, facts, or tribe. Bus...

The age of insularity: trust is the new currency heliade.net/the-age-of-i...

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Never miss Brain Day Curiosity isn’t a personality trait. It’s a metabolic requirement. In a world accelerating into complexity, the real danger isn’t AI making us lazy, but people abandoning curiosity, scrutiny, and cont...

Never miss brain day. Curiosity isn’t a vibe. It’s daily training. Questions, references, friction. That’s how you stay upright when the river speeds up. heliade.net/never-miss-b...

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Pigs in space: a data center for the stars (and an IPO for june) Pigs in space. On February 2, 2026, Elon Musk announced SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, a “merger” that feels too small for the scale being implied: roughly $1.25 trillion of valuation and a not-so-subtl...

Pigs in space: a data center for the stars (and an IPO for june) heliade.net/pigs-in-spac...

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The Tri-Lego dilemma After thirty years of strategy work, I’ve learned that most briefs are confident answers pretending to be questions. The real work starts when you pause, zoom out, and ask whether what’s being asked i...

The Tri-Lego dilemma: Thirty years of strategy taught me this: building what’s on the box is easy. Dumping the LEGO, questioning the question, and choosing the right thing to build, that’s the real work heliade.net/the-tri-lego...

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The check engine light on civilization just turned red The check engine light on civilization just flickered, and now everyone’s driving a little slower without admitting why. From Belgium’s grey sky to Davos-level delusion, the old post-1991 script is cr...

The check engine light on civilization just flickered.

Will tech accelerate a new social contract? We’re pouring cheap “intelligence” into institutions built for a slower world: work rewrites, power concentrates, trust thins. Redesign the deal, or pressure will.
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The accidental martyrdom of Petra De Sutter I know Petra De Sutter well enough to tell you she’s usually the smartest person in the room. Last week, at UGent’s New Year’s reception, she faceplanted into the dumbest trap of our era: AI-generated...

Petra De Sutter got caught in a GenAI trap. The reaction? Pure hypocrisy. We're trying to run universities like it's 1987. Newsflash: The algo is out. Instead of burning witches, maybe we should start teaching people how to use the magic? heliade.net/the-accident...

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Your five-year plan is a fantasy novel (with a Gibson dystopian ending) Your five-year plan looks calm, linear, and reassuring, right up until it touches reality. Written from a boardroom that smells like panic and PowerPoint, this is a field report on why long-range cert...

A boardroom: uncertainty is treated like a virus and linear thinking is still considered “vision.” It’s about why those plans keep failing, why “difficult” people notice first, and why neuroelasticity matters when the world won’t behave.

Read at your own risk. heliade.net/your-five-ye...

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The LinkedIN algorithm demands a sacrifice, but I’m fresh out of goats The LinkedIn algorithm rewards noise, but on LinkedIn, in a storm of AI generated content, silence is sometimes the smartest strategy.

Social Media algorithms demand a sacrifice, but I’m fresh out of goats heliade.net/the-linkedin...

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2026: the year friction shows its teeth 2026 is the year friction shows its teeth.AI, geopolitics, energy, and trust collide. Rethink systems, leadership, and strategy.

My vision for 2026:
Friction is back.
Not as a bug, but as a signal that systems, leaders, and technologies are finally meeting reality.
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The Org Chart Is dead. Long live the Work Chart The org chart no longer explains how work gets done. As AI agents enter the workforce, companies need a Work Chart: a living map of tasks, decisions, and value flow across humans and machines. This es...

The Org Chart Is dead. Long live the Work Chart heliade.net/the-org-char...

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Save the Red Monkey: it will save you A brutal look at AI-era layoffs and the rise of the contrarian: why saving your Red Monkeys may be the only way to future-proof your company.

Layoffs again. Amazon. Microsoft. Accenture. IBM. Google.
Less coordination, more creation. Fewer layers, more AI.
The middle of the corporate pyramid is melting like Swiss cheese at an office raclette.
Save the Red Monkey. It will save you heliade.net/red-monkey/

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It’s Friday: a fuming Brain Rot rant A savage take on “brain rot”: how attention economics dulls our minds... and what to do about it at home, in schools, and in media.

A savage take on “brain rot”: how attention economics dulls our minds... and what to do about it at home, in schools, and in media. heliade.net/its-friday-a...

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The woman who taught me to listen Jane Goodall: the woman who taught me to listen to primates, to the planet, to responsibility. Memory, humility, and hope put to work

From a 1969 kid devouring National Geographic to a dad: Jane Goodall kept me honest about our duty to this planet. One day I hope to show Tara the gorillas in the mist. #dannythingsyoumightunderstand #OnePlanet heliade.net/the-woman-wh...

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Tolerance is a dangerous choice From DC power grabs to Project 2025 and school book bans, this is a blunt reminder: use your voice, draw the line, keep democracy breathing.

Tolerance without limits kills democracy. From immunity shields to book bans and body control, this calls you to draw lines and use your voice. Now. heliade.net/tolerance-is...

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42 lessons From 100,000 Miles Explore the 100,000 mile project, an ongoing journey about life, travel, and staying mentally engaged in a busy world.

42 lessons From 100,000 Miles heliade.net/42-lessons-f...

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Read Asimov before you ship another bot Isaac Asimov’s robot laws still hold the blueprint for AI ethics today. Build with values first, not as an afterthought.

Before you code your next bot, read Asimov. His robot laws outclass your compliance deck... and might just save us from our own tech. heliade.net/read-asimov-...

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The great Barbie-fication of Space: A cynical media circus Blue Origin’s NS-31 celebrity spaceflight faced criticism for prioritizing spectacle over substance, overshadowing real STEM pioneers and turning space exploration into a circus.

The great Barbie-fication of Space: A cynical media circus heliade.net/the-great-ba...

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What if your AI assistant (finally) snapped? What if your AI assistant started brutally challenging your thinking? Sharp, contrarian, and unafraid to offend.

What if your AI assistant (finally) snapped? heliade.net/what-if-your...

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