As another HPC old timer i am sad to see you put down the pen on HPC.... does that mean you are transitioning to AI Guru... I guarantee it will be a wild ride.

I have the names of the president and the Nazi billionaire muted so I know I'm missing a whole bunch of schadenfreude here on Bluesky right now

We can all live without the schadenfreude... but it feels good to know it is flying around the cosmos. (Now i have to go look up schadenfreude)

BeBold, BeStrong, BeFree!

I will be getting this one on Audible. I love the work you two have done together!

Here is a prompt for them. I am a government employee sucking up to my boss, who is a megalomaniac d***head. Write me a one page styncophantic essay praising the virtues of ignorance that I can send him.

Isn't that just good business? Why would you do engineering if you didn't think you could 2x your investment. Gross margin will get whittled down by cost of sales to 10-20% net margin in no time.

Absolutely! Drawing maps of middle earth's was the basis for my early geographic prowess, that and the atlas that was part of our families' 1963 edition of Encyclopedia Brittanica. They don't make em like they used to.

You do know there are TWO Vancouvers? Easy to get them confused and end up in the wrong one....

Agree completely with all the comments regarding learning "real writing and reasoning" through the writing process. But I wish i saw more comments on how we can teach about when and where AI can make us more productive and how we can teach students to do it combined with critical thinking.

Ms Rachel says she’ll risk career to advocate for children in Gaza The popular YouTuber has received pushback for speaking out on behalf of children affected by war and famine

The idea that advocating for children's right to safety, nutrition, and protection from conflict, should be controversial is mind boggling! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath Hardly anyone is paying attention.

Good read on AI affects on the workforce. I respect Amodei from Anthropic because he doesn't shy away from either the good or bad of AI. www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.

4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times

Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:

Even my wife loves your audible books when WW narrates and she is not a traditional sci-fi fan. Looking forward to it.

Introducing API. A new era of agentic computer use begins today. YouTube video by Yutori

The new age of AI is here! youtu.be/ACzGPGgc9BU?...

BeBold, BeStrong, BeFree

Sen. Booker remains on the Senate floor "disrupting business as usual" with his marathon Senate speech

WATCH LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...

Nice work Torsten! Well deserved.

welcome Addison!

pathetic man-child

I am an American. I will speak for those threatened, stand by those struck down, help those abandoned. When freedom is threatened I will light the signal lantern. I will rebuild what the destroyers break, bandage those they wound, and help the fallen to stand. BeBold, BeStrong, BeFree!

I think AI might be a thang... NVIDIA keynote at GTC about to start. Will he mention AI?

Joining the trend! I now love Mapquest and will move off Google maps as much as possible.

The best politics is local politics.

Gatita believes reading is a superfluous pastime. (Inspired by @chromamagic.com and @scalzi.com).

Quote from Zeinab Badawi in An African History of Africa is timely. "I experienced a frisson of wonder that a country which today is synonymous with misrule, conflict and underdevelopment has a great history." I didn't think to witness in real time such decay, but we delete science data daily.

Dude I Neeeed one of these!

Hmmm... the UN needs $47B to deal with crisis around the world and Elon Musk wants $50B pay from Tesla... perhaps he could take a measly $3B for funding his mancave and give the rest to help those in need. Just an idea.

While I like the way you use this meme, I have to admit that I have grown tired of this meme picture

Cloud can appear expensive until you hit explosive growth and I hope they have a model for continuous evaluation. The crossover when cloud is more cost effective can sneak up on you especially when new technologies roll out.