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Ok so this might be new in 26.2 but tab management was pants in safari since 26. Now you can put your finger on the address bar and swipe up and it opens the multi tab window like how it used to be before they went and messed with it. You might have always been able to do this? #ios #iphone

Required basic science chapter reading for all of the “yay! let’s do the #gou and the #hpc in space!” drama that’s currently being bounced around… A H200 card is not a datacenter, Mr Simpson. #cloud #space #heat #datacenter www.nasa.gov/smallsat-ins...

There's nothing quite like a hyperscaler staffer's blog where the targeted #hpc leadership flex is "your computer be like $100 grand just too small for our big credits" "- Experience from world’s largest AI supercomputers down to $100k HPC systems" Quite. 🤣

it's ok, I don't need a prize, or an award or a trophy, but I would like to announce: I made a Roku play a BBC from an owntone server AND have a *BLANK* screen on the telly playing said airplay stream! (it's 100% a Nobel Prize, but I understand it may take a while for the academy to represent)

I’ve been on the internet for a very long time, and I’ve just done something so naive, and utterly embarrassing I’m still in shock, and so terribly ashamed of myself. I read comments on a @forbes.com post.

“Where we’re going, we don’t need generators!” “Crusoe has ordered 29 of the 42-megawatt natural gas turbines, providing 1.21 gigawatts for future data center development” #hpc #backtothefuture #1.2gigawatts #cloud

I do seem to be getting super oddy specific, and I must say rather tempting spam / spear fishing text messages. It does feel wicked rude to both not reply, and block and report such a lovey kind offer though! 🤣 Beats telling me I owe the RMV $8 though.

fun fact, @vsoch.bsky.social never ceases to amaze me. sure, we science, and we code. we code a lot. but sometimes we just dance. Thank you V! made my day.

So, @micheleclamp.com does very occasional 1:1 private art lessons. She records her videos to send back to her personal clients. Checkout who was larking about like an absolute clown in the background of her studio! It’s. The Magic Puss. Pure magic. #magicpuss #art #cats #catsofbluesky #painting

Breaking news: The ultimate @oxide.computer development terminal released! (Hehe. Sorry @bcantrill.bsky.social couldn’t resist 🤣) Jokes aside, some links in the comments by yours truly about the design. Super interesting! @kelseyhightower.com level design. Minimal. #linux #design #minimal

I’m also going to play the long game on this theory. The strategy clearly also worked for @bmann.ca and @bcantrill.bsky.social Here’s the thing. The forbidden unix? There is only one. 🤣

Here’s two critical things about retirement that no one will ever tell you. First, you always know which day is bin day, and secondly what time the postman comes. Tune in for more financial freedom tips next week!

All the early Ensembl days of genome annotation in Cambridge, with @forbiddenunix.com and @micheleclamp.com and Ewan and many others, came after I left! I just saw y'all on the way in. A fascinating history- not one I have firsthand knowledge of, though I admired it from afar (and collaborate today)

When computers failed in the past, we used to say oops, a chaos monkey, must be cosmic rays or some other cute euphemisms. Now, when a device fails I just say: “Oh look, it’s done a BritBox”

“The syntax looked like a trendy new programming language called Java to satisfy Netscape management” Godspeed JavaScript - you are still powering all the awesome, beyond anywhere anyone could have ever imagined. Least of all “The Management”

Everyone is doing a “color of the year”, songs of the year thing. Not to be outdone, here we present the #chromamagic chip of the year!! Drumroll. 🥁 It’s 7.5PB 5/14!!! (Wikipedia cornflower reference, and a Michael Harding Pale Violet is a good start to mix it!) #art #fun

Fun fact, all the #hpc systems admin was the exact same dodgy ass unix soup of hurry up and make it work. Perl expect over rs232 to provision hundreds of DEC boxes while techno blared from our builders portakabins round the back of the Sanger next to the bins… #genomics

The #chromapuss, and the #magicpuss in @micheleclamp.com’s studio. They rarely sit together these days since being one years old, and basically stroppy teenagers. 🤣 Magic muscled in on Chroma’s favorite chair spot. Chroma wasn’t for moving. Photo by Michele. #studiocats #cats #catsofbluesky

Reposting because the comment thread is pure 🧑‍🍳 💋 Also way before emoji were even a twinkle in our eyes, but now our arms and back hurt like hell when putting on a jumper, because six months ago we picked up the cat, and tore a major ligament or something. 🤣

ChadGPT. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_(S...

Harvie the Honda mower has sipped his last glass of petrol for the season! Our lad did good this year, >26 hours on his new blades, and just shy of 57 miles of trotting behind him as he chomped through much grass and leaf. He’s now eight, and still as sprightly as ever! #lawn #retirement #garmin

Merry thanksgiving everyone!! Two top tips: 1. If you have a crowd, a pair of chickens always beats a turkey. 2. Quickly login to LinkedIn (right now) and block anyone with a post that uses the word “gratitude”, your future self will thank you. 3. Sorry if the chicken advice is too late.

Vet: So which one is this, Chroma or Magic? Me: This one is, she is Chroma Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur. Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media Vet: I can only imagine #cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets

What did we think would happen? “Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful” Mostly for @ernie.tedium.co et. al.

Apropos of DOE and other TLA chatter #hpc #cloud

To quote Lilly Allen. “Everyone’s at it” bsky.app/profile/tech... My thread and thoughts of a “parallel” activity below. #hpc #cloud #ai

The *WAY* bigger story to me here is it appears one can land a super senior vice president gig at Intel (who have recently laid off 10’s of 1,000’s) after being retired — at aged 75! 😱 #hpc

⚠️ this might be a bit of a thread, and full of personal #cloud and #hpc opinion. So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar. Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development… www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...

Wendy’s and #gpu marketing copy? Identical. “Leadership position in chicken” #hpc #sc25 #ai

Proper reporting. We’ve all had more than enough of the breathless company sponsored weblog puff pieces. Doug is bringing back proper, old skool in the trenches opinion pieces. No “microsite” / “house account” pieces that have become all too common in our community. Well done Doug! #hpc #sc25

⚠️ Turkey update for our new internet friend @mostlybree.kitrocha.com 15lbs, sold as “fresh not frozen” still had a plug of ice in the cavity after ‘defrosting’ for 3 days in fridge. Yield: 5lbs of ground turkey + breasts for curry! Basically 2/3’s bone and non edibles. This bad boy is epic! 👇

Bit of #sc25 fun. For each ❤️ I’ll write a glowing and uplifting comment about an aspect of #hpc that sparks true joy. Each comment will be 100% factually correct according to me, and me alone. Let’s start: 1. Dell really do have the nicest server bezels in the whole wide world ever.

Looking for some hot exhibit floor photo action. So far Dan is winning. What y’all got for us watching via internet? #sc25 #hpc

Well well well, this is certainly gonna put the cats firmly amongst the pigeons. Quite a few center directors, (my good self included) have swerved on this hairball for years. HIPAA “Eligible” Wonder who carries the liability? #sc25 #hpc #cloud aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...

generative AI disclosure: this proposal used ChatGPT to figure out how to have LaTeX output a separate PDF for the narrative and references from a single .tex source.

If you were wondering. @thedeadline.bsky.social and @hpcnotes.bsky.social are delivering the very best current #sc25 adhoc photos. Presenting “No Comment #HPC” Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣

“Performance Oblivious” is my absolutely new favorite way to describe certain containers. 🤣 Love it! #hpc #ai #sc25

Reposting for reach. My poor mate Jeff he don’t have many followers. 🤣 #hpc #sc25

Quick reminder as you fly to/watch/participate in the extravaganza that is Supercomputing 25 St Louis, USA over the next few days. This giant list of wicked dedicated humans made it all happen for you. Enjoy the conf folks! #humans sc25.supercomputing.org/planning-com... #hpc #sc25 #cloud #ai

went to see the running man at the local imax last night. 10/10. @micheleclamp.com and I had the whole furniture store cinema to ourselves. (spoiler - 12 channel audio when he blows up the veteran’s hostel in Boston? Epic!) #imax #runningman

Fun fact our first #hpc cluster for the human genome vented out into the underground carpark. In true 🇬🇧 style we put some cones out to block off a few spots so we didn’t melt folks cars.

For @thedeadline.bsky.social. Behold. A *successful* transatlantic Linux kernel and network debug. Beats fixing printers back at Harvard. I’ve immortalized this truly one of a kind, remarkable achievement in my bluesky avatar. Truly forbidden unix! 🤣 #linux #parents #desktop #support

3 and 3/4 months of morning trots later, today our hero finally ascended Everest. 🤣 #running

Company did not use the #ai to write the on box copy for a bread machine. Absolutely not. Nope. “All you knead — and more!” 🤣

Must quote post this one. It might be a forever quote. “Yesterday’s flexibility has become today’s insurmountable technical debt.” Read @usrbinkat.io for detail. /cc @kelseyhightower.com

For #sc25 #hpc #cloud #ai Don’t forget, you also win extra self prescribed points for any highly performative desperate breathless marketing dressed up in a “Please come to our weird ass social (10 miles away) for most excellent conversation!” First to 10,000 pts wins. I don’t make the rules.

Heads up #hpc folks. There are going to be folks at the show who are EVEN MORE famous than @hpcnotes.bsky.social! Hard to imagine, but true! 🤣 Keep an eye out for “SC Selfies With Jeff” #sc25

As a research computing center director, I used to provide our customers with carefully crafted #hpc services that were designed to be like a beautiful Mac book pro… Our users sent me email demanding this: /cc @moorejh.bsky.social 🤣

See also: Johnny Cash references on BlueSky.