Commentary on Brandolini’s Law

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Brandolini defined the following law:

The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

It normally applies to arguments and misinformation. Now that generating content with AI is so easy, the orders of magnitude have changed. Both the statement and the refutation can be forged very quickly and people believing stuff on the Internet just look more and more foolish.

So, while trying to figure out what to even think about this, I came up with the following commentary on Bardolini’s Law.

The probability that any new online content is AI, BS, or both increases over time.

With the growth of DC power, personal AI orchestrators, GEO, and SEO, this probability will eventually be trending towards 1. What would be the point to refute, or even read anything, if it’s one of a million clear BS pieces of information? So here’s my prediction:

The authenticity of content will become more important than its quality.

Roar

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We almost never see large aircraft visiting the Sofia Airport. When I heard the roar, I thought it’s a helicopter or some US military aircraft with a hundred propellers. Looked up, and I was genuinely surprised to see a Jumbo Jet. We had A380 landing here once and it made it to the news. This would be the first time I hear 747 landing in Sofia. Also, flying over the city center with full throttle, probably not the best.

It’s a flight from Sofia to Djibouti. I couldn’t find any information about it but I would put my money that it’s an evacuation route for people who want to leave the Gulf area.

Liberation Day

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Today is Bulgaria’s national holiday. Happy liberation day to all of us! 🇧🇬

Unfortunately, we couldn’t visit the celebration this year. We used to have fireworks, which the kids loved and gave us a reason to go to the ceremony. The fireworks were cancelled a year or two ago to not upset the animals.

At least fluff wasn’t disturbed.

Two Reps

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This is my first documented pull-up with my feet not touching the ground even slightly. When I set an annual goal of one pull-up, it felt like a stretch goal. Doing it in 2027 was quite fine for me. I haven’t been to the gym since 2019, more than 6 years ago. I haven’t done any upper body training other than carrying kids since then. I’ve also gained weight.

But while I wonder if I should update the goal or blame the steps, here’s a video.

February in Books

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February didn’t bring any particularly interesting books to my shelves. I was tempted to skip the monthly summary this month but it would break a long tradition. My alternative idea for a blog post was to write about 4-dimensional spheres. Unfortunately, that idea needs more research and lost. After all, have you seen a 4-dimensional sphere?

Best

  • Fleet of the Damned by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch – space opera that shot above its weight. I awarded it with 5*. Looking back, it’s probably a 4* that just looked so much nicer than the series of disappointments before it.
  • I, eater by Alex Kosh – a 5* ghost fantasy that starts and ends nowhere. Alex Kosh is talented and I hope he gets translated to English one day.

Worst

Now that I look at the list, it’s hard to distinguish any book as particularly worst of all. I read a book that had an average of 1* on Goodreads. Was it bad – yes! But was it worse than Children of Time that took me 2 months? Not at all. It was a quick read with an okay idea.

I owe myself some good books. Or a break from reading bad books. Even the best two above were not something you’d want to remember. Maybe I need to find myself something non-fiction to flush my brain.