Ian Jorre Beyst

Mathematician. I design algorithms. Interested in energy markets, greentech, thermodynamics, history, etc

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

... and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."

- Charles Darwin

3/3

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@CalebChamberla6 @LinkofSunshine No, there are many distributions that have no well-defined variance.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Woensdag 15 mei 1940

Verblijf te Kampenhout. Boodschap des Konings aan forten van Luik. Brabançonne. Eerst nu voelt men wat vaderlandsliefde is.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Dagboek mei 1940, van Korporaal Gustaaf Beyst.

Vrijdag 10 mei 1940

Bombardement van Waasmunster. Woede en schrik. Onvergetelijk afscheid van vrouw en kind. Ijselijke tragedie van mijn leven. Hoop in God. Geluk weerzien mijner eenheid.

[Bart Vantomme @Bart_Vantomme]

@Outlaw__Mike @RomboutLuc Vergeet De Leieslag niet. Het Belgische leger hield ongeveer vijf dagen stand tegen de Duitse overmacht.
Die dagen waren militair enorm belangrijk: terwijl de Belgen langs de Leie bleven vechten, konden de Britten en Fransen zich terugtrekken richting Duinkerke en de evacuatie

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Dinsdag 14 mei 1940

Bijna omsingeld door de Duitsche. Terugtrekking om 2 u s' nachts naar Kampenhout.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@MylanPiron @KVoorspools https://t.co/94wYgB9iTc
https://t.co/BrBqyCG22Z

Onbalans inkomsten worden verrekend via "flex credits" die mee op de factuur komen.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

There is a famous story about native Americans being unable to see the European ships landing on their shores because it was so far outside their cognitive horizon.
I always assumed this story was false, like, how is it possible to not see something right in front of your eyes?

[jamie IS seeing ariana! @jamiemcln]

someone explain to me why we can’t see any form of human existence from space? like surely there’s areas in earth that we’ve covered in concrete that are large enough to see from space

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@aidan_mclau Webb looks more like this, six diffraction spikes compared to Hubble's four.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@aidan_mclau I think these are all Hubble, judging by the diffraction spikes?

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

And how much extra expected income from oil and LNG exports did it yield?

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

The war has cost the US taxpayer $1.9 billion so far

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@sharghzadeh In fact, I would say the opposite holds for WWII than what you claim. History absolutely does not look kindly on those who remained silent then, while those who did not and proceeded to bomb their own country or help others bomb it are remembered as heroes.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

@sharghzadeh I respect your position, it's a tough position to be in and most importantly I pray for the safety of your family. But your comparison with WWII does not hold water?

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Metaculus:
https://t.co/FO3EvZJwRj

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Is it truly a certainty that Russia will pay reparations to Ukraine in the future?
Low liquidity, questionably signal to noise, but do with this info what you will.
This is not about what they *should*, this is about what they *will*.

[Ian Jorre Beyst @ianbeyst]

Manifold 2:
https://t.co/FNjp6eF4Wo