Jens Wiechers

@j.wieche.rs

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📨j@wch.rs 🗣️he/they 💼Herding Shibes 🧑‍💻information security, data science 📚int'l relations, IHL/LOAC, statistics ❤️ISO 8601 💜ISO 216 💛ISO 3166-1

Screenshot of an Audible library on a phone, dark mode, showing six audiobook entries: 1. The Book of the Night with Moon by Diane Duane — currently playing, 4h 8m left. Cover shows a black cat under an ornate title. 2. Starter Villain by John Scalzi — Finished. Cover is a close-up of a grey tabby's face. Tagged "LESEN & HÖREN" (read & listen). 3. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip G[abriel] — Finished. Cover is a stylized illustration of a figure with an umbrella above and a cat walking below, split across pink and green panels. 4. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, new translation by Michael Karpelson — Finished. Cover shows cartoonish figures including a large black cat holding a pistol. 5. Kitty Cat Kill Sat by Argus — Finished. Cover shows a cat in a spacesuit-style frame against a starfield. 6. The Book of the Night with Moon again, shown as the currently-active player entry at the bottom.
​A tweet from Deep Tech Week (@deeptechweek) dated May 9, 2026. The text identifies Dr. Charles Buhler, Lead Scientist of the NASA Electrostatics Physics Laboratory and CEO of Exodus Propulsion, presenting a discovery of a "new force" behind the Biefeld-Brown Effect and "Non-Newtonian propulsion" at an event in NYC. ​The accompanying image shows Dr. Buhler on stage next to a technical slide titled "Possible Explanation of the generation of Force: Classical Theory." The slide displays a series of equations involving potential energy in electrostatic systems (U = \frac{\epsilon_0}{2} \int E^2 \, d\tau) and the chain rule for derivatives. It concludes with a formula for Force (F) that splits into two components: "Electrostatic Pressure Force" and a highlighted box labeled "DiVinE Force ('Divergence in E')." The bottom of the slide includes a "Confidential and Proprietary" watermark for Exodus Propulsion Technologies Inc.
The image depicts a workstation during an intensive editing or research phase. The focus is on the stack of papers, which appears heavily organized or cross-referenced with many colorful tabs—a typical sight when working on manuscripts, legal documents, or academic research.
Dwarf3 photo gallery, 67 capture series sorted by date. Tuesday 21 April 2026 contains seventeen waning crescent Moon series in varying processing states (some natural grey‑brown, some pinkish, one strongly red) plus one wider series of the open star cluster M44. Wednesday 15 April 2026: a single galaxy integration series of Messier 64. Tuesday 14 April 2026: another series of M64 and two Jupiter captures.
Screenshot of a file viewer displaying a file with a very long file name. A cartoon drawing of Mudkip — a small, round, bipedal creature with pale blue skin, a large head, and a long flat tail. Two dark-blue fins stick up from the top of its head like ears, and orange gill-frills fan out from its cheeks. It is dressed formally: a black top hat tilted on one fin, a monocle on a chain over one eye, a red bow tie, and a black tailcoat with buttons down the front. The style is clean digital art on a plain white background. The overall effect is a small amphibious creature cosplaying as a Victorian gentleman.
Interior of the Cars Land ride queue at Disneyland, designed to look like an Italian garage or trattoria. A large framed antique map of Italy from before Italian unification, titled "ITALY with the Islands of SICILY, SARDINIA & CORSICA," hangs centrally on a brick wall under a pressed-tin ceiling. To the left are vintage Italian travel posters, a chrome car wheel on a stack of tires, and a sign partially reading "TO." To the right of the map, a yellow Ferrari logo with a prancing horse is displayed among rows of small white business cards mounted on the brick wall. In the foreground, a stainless steel counter holds stacks of paperwork, a bottle, and an organizer filled with colored folders.
Illustrated poster in 1970s industrial-manual style, titled "HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT SUIT MK. II" in bold orange text across the top. A subtitle reads "Printed for the department of Anomalous Materials Black Mesa Research Facility June 1977. Includes fully coloured illustrations by Jacob Briggs." The central figure is a person in a brown and orange HEV (Hazardous Environment) suit from the Half-Life video game series, wearing a helmet with a ventilation hose, the lambda logo on the chest, and holding a crowbar in the right hand while making a peace sign with the left. A diagonal teal and dark blue stripe runs behind the figure on an orange background. The right edge reads "REPAIR MANUAL" vertically. Bottom left shows a stylized Black Mesa-style logo with a sunset silhouette, and a banner at the bottom reads "DELIVERING THE FUTURE."
We're in the testing phase of really trying to figure out who can rise, who wants to rise, who tries to rise," the first official said. "And then as people rise, we'll do a quick test, and if they're radical, we'll take tuek out."
A jar of Kattus green peppercorns on a dark leather desk pad, surrounded by scattered silica gel beads from a torn desiccant packet that reads 'SILICA GEL — DO NOT EAT — THROW AWAY.' The beads are nearly identical in size and color to the peppercorns in the jar. A white-on-black label in the upper right reads 'the forbidden peppercorn.'
A screenshot of a social media post by Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) that reads: "Instead of fighting over a 21-mile-wide bottleneck forever, we cut a new channel through friendly territory. A dozen thermonuclear detonations and you’ve got a waterway wider than the Panama Canal, deeper than the Suez, and safe from Iranian attacks." ​Below the text is a map of the Persian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates. A thick, straight, brown corridor illustrates the proposed artificial channel cutting directly across the landmass to the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The massive trench carves directly through populated areas, passing over or extremely close to cities like Ras Al Khaimah, Dibba, Khor Fakkan, and Fujairah. The map visualizes the immense geographic scale and catastrophic local destruction that would be caused by the "dozen thermonuclear detonations" required to excavate the waterway.
Makita ratchet and bit set in a blue case, with the ratchet’s internal magnet visibly installed sideways in the square drive.
Screenshot of a Financial Times article. The FT masthead/hamburger menu is visible at top. The following passages are highlighted in yellow: "We were being pushed by clients as to who the big seller was," Skirrow said. "The speculation was that it could be from the US Treasury," he added, noting that the government has previously intervened in other markets, such as currencies. Rapidan Energy Group, a consultancy founded by former White House energy adviser Bob McNally, said this week that while such a move by the government would be "unprecedented", it was clear "the idea of the US Treasury selling front-month crude futures" was getting "more attention than usual". "Given the current panic situation," Rapidan analysts wrote in a note for clients, "we cannot completely rule it out". All four passages above are highlighted in yellow. Additionally, the phrase "The speculation was that it could be from the US Treasury," has extra orange/hand-drawn marker emphasis over the yellow highlighting.
Excerpt from an opinion article advocating military escalation against Iran linked in the first post. "What, then, should the Trump administration do? My prescription: Seize Kharg Island. Mine or blockade Iran's remaining ports. Destroy as much Iranian military capability as possible over the next week or two, including a second Midnight Hammer operation to destroy what's left of Iran's nuclear capacity and know-how. And threaten the regime with further bombing if it massacres its own citizens, mounts terrorist attacks abroad or returns to nuclear work. That constitutes the most realistic path to victory at the lowest plausible price in lives, risk and treasure. And for all its admitted dangers, it gives Iran's people their best chance of winning their freedom. Not bad for a one-month war its critics warned would be another Iraq."
Screenshot of a chat interface showing a conversation thread discussing or appreciating MRI machine mechanics. ​jwiechers: I'm not sure whether my recent appreciation for electronic music is a defence mechanism because I'm beginning to like gradient coil switching noises. 🧐🤔 ​[Omitted message, re: technical source or noise.] ​jwiechers: Heh. Yes. And I've never been in this practice, actually, so new machine to get to know. It's about 175km closer than the one I had my last several mris at, which is nice ​[Omitted message.] ​jwiechers (post study): Ahh, Philips... Very distinct [Sound: A breathy, sliding mechanical hiss] circulation and very regular [Sound: Fast, rhythmic tapping] and [Sound: Hard, distinct clicking] coil noises. 😅 The newer ones get slightly warm, tho, to the point where that is almost uncomfortable, at least without good auxiliary circulation. And inner diameter is a bit tighter than I'd like in most.
A brightly colored mid-20th-century illustration of the remodeled Persian Room at the Hotel Plaza, showing a lively supper-club scene. Couples dine, converse, smoke, and dance under a high gold proscenium framing a mural and a busy bar staffed by two bartenders. Men wear suits and tuxedos; women wear gowns in jewel tones. The image promotes Seagram’s whiskey, with product bottles and branded text filling the lower half of the advertisement.
A man with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses stands in a tailor shop during the second fitting of a tan-coloured suit. He is wearing the suit jacket and trousers over a black shirt, with black socks and no shoes. He is smiling, standing on a grey carpeted floor. Behind him are bolts of fabric draped on the wall and a wooden counter partially covered with blue velvet, indicating the workspace of the tailor. The setting is lit evenly, with visible wooden ceiling beams and a minimalist interior.
Four-panel coloured caricature comic featuring Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in a bedroom. Panel 1: Netanyahu, gesturing animatedly toward a sceptical Trump in a pink sleeveless dress, says "I have advised the United States to explore a number of regime changes." Panel 2: close-up of Trump's frowning face, caption "Did it work for any of them?" Panel 3: Trump leans toward a smirking Netanyahu who answers "No. It never does. I mean I help delude you people somehow into thinking it might, but it never does." Panel 4: close-up of Netanyahu grinning and adding "But... it might work for us, this time."
An older man sits at a cluttered office desk, using a vintage desktop computer with the case open. The room is packed with office supplies, stacks of papers, and shelves. The image is black and white.
Section 4 of Trump's EO STRENGTHENING AND UNLEASHING AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PURSUE CRIMINALS AND PROTECT INNOCENT Citizens from April 28th 2025. Sec. 4. Using National Security Assets for Law and Order. (a) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of agencies as appropriate, shall increase the provision of excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions to assist State and local law enforcement. (b) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall determine how military and national security assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime.
An interaction on X, formerly Twitter, between Noah Smith and Brianna Wu. Brianna reassures Noah that he is in no way transphobic after repeatedly making ambiguous statements and now reporting that, because of one such statement, he was kicked out of a group for San Francisco Rabbit Fanciers.
Video referenced above.
Post on X (formerly Twitter) by @HinduOnCampus: 22nd April 2025 marked the deadly day for Hindus around the world in over a decade. Today, American and British Hindu youth are calling on the world leaders to stand with Hindus, condemn anti-Hindu violence and stand with India — the world largest democracy, in the face against Islamist terrorism. TAG those in this video whom have NOT spoken up for Hindus yet. 🕉️🇮🇳 #hinduphobia #pahalgam❤️ #KashmirIsIndia
Hamas can only be understood through a transnational framing.
Excerpt from linked article. "Red Crescent jobs have been something of a family tradition: his father is a Red Crescent manager; his brother Mohammed, 25, also worked for the humanitarian agency until he was killed in a drone strike in May 2024."
An infographic showing various prosocial 'first aid' methods mice explore or engage in when finding an unconscious mouse. These include grooming, tongue biting, and tongue pulling.
A screenshot of the linked article with an arrow and highlighter marking of the first author's name: John Yoo.
A Boeing X-32, a competitor to the plane that would become the F35. Pareidolia makes it seem as if the large chin-mounted air intake of the plane was a mouth and the airplane was laughing.
Excerpt from linked article. "So I think there's some kind of globalized right-wing phenomena happening." highlighted.
Road sign of the city of Weimar.
Cropped view of Google Photos Memory View, showing part of a bed and a red shawl on top of a grey blanket. The label 9 years since is superimposed on the cropped photo.
The domino effect meme. A man demonstrates how a tiny domino can bring exponentially larger dominoes down. Here, the smallest domino is "lowtax (an admin of said forum) banning lolicon (a specific type of Japanese hentai) on the early web forum SomethingAwful.com. The largest Domino is "The Fall of Ukraine"
Screenshot of a tweet by Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN): I'll be introducing the "Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025" which would authorize Donald Trump to commission privately armed and equipped individuals or groups to seize persons and property of any cartel, cartel member, or cartel-linked organization.
Various drugs, packaged separately in clear plastic zip-lock bags, with labels indicating active ingredient and color-coded based on controlled/scheduled status in relevant majorVarious drugs, packaged separately in clear plastic zip-lock bags, with labels indicating active ingredient and color-coded based on controlled/scheduled status in relevant major jurisdictions.
Post on X, formerly Twitter, by Right Wing Watch: Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
Great circle chart of route from Cologne to Frankfurt, showing Siegburg in-between Cologne and Frankfurt.
Flight plan showing train ride from Cologne to Siegburg/Bonn, then a 53 minute flight to FRA. The train from Cologne goes to FRA as well. It will beat you there.
A satellite map of parts of Germany. The great circle path between Cologne, Munich, and Frankfurt is charted on the map, showing that flying from Cologne to Munich and back to Frankfurt is incredibly wasteful.
Industry insiders say DeepSeek’s singular focus on research makes it a dangerous competitor because it is willing to share its breakthroughs rather than protect them for commercial gains. DeepSeek has not raised money from outside funds or made significant moves to monetise its models.
Post on X by A. Bartway, in response to avowed religious fascist Matt Walsh saying the TV show American Primeval is "un-woke". Post: Got to watching American Primeval and I have never been more unclear about what woke means. Unless there have been some updates to the racial category of Mormons I missed out on.
"REDnote is not only tracking your every touch on the app to train to the algorithm but it’s doing FACE and OBJECT detection. So it’s tracking you and your surroundings for further analysis. 🧐"
Back label of a dry Riesling wine bottle. The serial number of the wine is F C K A F D 1224. AFD is a German right wing extremist party.
“The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it, “is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.” “I think otherwise,” the door said. “Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.” In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip. “You discover I’m right,” the door said. It sounded smug. From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door. “I’ll sue you,” the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, “I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.”