Josh Vander Hook

I swear this is the year I go to #rustconf @rustconf.com

I'm nearing the end of a week long "quick refactor" and I feel like a dumbass. Oh well.

The other side would say education is fine indoctrination is not. There is a distinct lack of diverse politics in higher education. But honestly the most divisive politicization is not from tech classes, that should be obvious.

Come on, people have been wordsmithing their grants, publications, results, and proposals since well before the days of Galileo and Copernicus. Stop pretending to be injured and just coddle the ruling class as we always have, then go good work. The bigger stink, the more censoring.

Unfortunately "keep politics out of science" cuts two ways. IMHO it's best to comply and as quickly as possible continue funding the grants that would be acceptable to the admin, vs trying to take a stand and burning down the whole thing.

Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.

If given the choice between more work done and fewer employees, most healthy businesses choose productivity. But it might slow hiring.

1804. Oceans are now Battlefields. In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French. It should be a massacre. Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵

I'd watch this 6x a week sometimes. It just felt like home for some reason.

If Wikipedia had released the first chat AI we'd be heralding a new age of knowledge, democratic access & achievement. But listless programmers built it first then decided to automate their own jobs. So here we are, white collars, worrying about the dangers of it all not one bit aware of the irony.

Got the itch to build something. Might go back to tcmaker.com, but last time wasn't a great experience. The problem with these clubs is the unspoken rules. I want to go in and use a table to cut something but it's not the way everyone else does it.

I think I figured out why one core on this machine runs hotter than the others.

With some thrashing, I've started to chip away at the big 3 learning goals for 2025-2028: * Quantum Computing * RL for planning (with obligatory side quest into LLMs) * CUDA and programming massive parallel processors On QC: The @mitopencourseware.bsky.social courses are great!

A new LLM is like a new source of steel: Fascinating scientific discovery. But nothing that really affects anyone not using raw materials. arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130 predicts 80% of jobs will have 10%+ LLM integration, 20% will have 50% integration. We're nowhere close. Go build!

We're researching vacation destinations for next year, and with the kids and school and all that, can really only swing one trip. I'd like to get satellite photos and data of the locations to get a real picture of the layout, amenities, location, congestion, etc. Tips? What data would you use?

@mcfunley.com Really amazing presentation here: egoless.engineering Thank you! Nailed so many things I felt but couldn't express at past jobs.

I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1

I'd like to learn basic chemistry. Catch is I only have time for audio books about 3 hrs a week while jogging or working out. There are zero good beginner / college level chemistry books as audio books. Tips?

Was just chilling with family. I take at least 3 hours and do nothing but family stuff every day. It's great. But I'd love to have 3 days straight to work every now and again. The Grad School sprint dies hard.

@wmk.io 👋

SW+S Baltics Nov 23 2024 Sabotage suspect Yi Pen 3 is still detained in Kattegat. She is guarded by two proper warships and it looks tense. Investigation in Baltic Sea proper ongoing, has received substantial escort too. Russian corvette might be around.

What is the most 40k/ ork-iest thing I can do with my first set of deer antlers? John Deere riding mower hood ornament? Hat?

Do #amateurradio folks ever dabble in radar? I'm fantastically curious about building a home made CW radar.

A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.

Hey check it out! I have a domain handle. What a great idea.

If you are a content/news creator that posts links to stories on your website, @bsky.app rewards you with engagement and more clickthroughs It's a huge difference between @bsky.app and other platforms. They reduce reach and engagement if you have external links.

Terraform Industries converted electricity and air into synthetic natural gas techcrunch.com/2024/...

Pretty sure I followed too many starter packs. Algorithm, I summon you to bring: * Rustlang * Security / hacking * retrocool computing * H/W hacking * HAM radio

I'm here because of @kelfrei.bsky.social !