Dave Cuthbert 🌲❄️🏊🏽♂️
@dacut.bsky.social
Geeking out on Bainbridge Island in the Pacific Northwest on cloud and circuits. Open water swimming is my poison. Mbr of Tech Staff at Corbalt, ex-AWS, building things for the public sector. Opinions my own.
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My wife's family is Belgian. I can't wait to ask them about their whistles next time they visit.
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
My wife's family is Belgian. I can't wait to ask them about their whistles next time they visit.
Satya Nadella wants you to stop using the term “AI slop.”
I’m onboard with this. I’ll start calling it Microslop from now on.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
I’m onboard with this. I’ll start calling it Microslop from now on.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it's time to stop talking about AI 'slop' and start talking about a 'theory of the mind that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tool...
That sounds really neat man, could we have Arkane Austin back?
www.pcgamer.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Satya Nadella wants you to stop using the term “AI slop.”
I’m onboard with this. I’ll start calling it Microslop from now on.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
I’m onboard with this. I’ll start calling it Microslop from now on.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
I was working on a jigsaw puzzle earlier today, and having everything laid out on a large board made it easier to find related pieces and visualize the entire puzzle.
I wish we had this for coding and systems documentation. Like the old school drafting boards. Large monitors don’t come close.
I wish we had this for coding and systems documentation. Like the old school drafting boards. Large monitors don’t come close.
December 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I was working on a jigsaw puzzle earlier today, and having everything laid out on a large board made it easier to find related pieces and visualize the entire puzzle.
I wish we had this for coding and systems documentation. Like the old school drafting boards. Large monitors don’t come close.
I wish we had this for coding and systems documentation. Like the old school drafting boards. Large monitors don’t come close.
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.
When you drive north on I-5 from Seattle to Vancouver, you get to see one of the most beautiful valleys as you pass through Skagit County.
The entire area is now under evacuation orders. 😢 I hope everyone manages to find safe shelter.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The entire area is now under evacuation orders. 😢 I hope everyone manages to find safe shelter.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
When you drive north on I-5 from Seattle to Vancouver, you get to see one of the most beautiful valleys as you pass through Skagit County.
The entire area is now under evacuation orders. 😢 I hope everyone manages to find safe shelter.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The entire area is now under evacuation orders. 😢 I hope everyone manages to find safe shelter.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
No Christmas tree is complete until you top it with an angle.
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
No Christmas tree is complete until you top it with an angle.
Killing a few minutes at RePC in Seattle today. They have a Sega Dreamcast developer kit on display.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Killing a few minutes at RePC in Seattle today. They have a Sega Dreamcast developer kit on display.
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Second result for "PCB Acid Trap" on DDG: www.raypcb.com/pcb-acid-trap/
"A PCB acid trap, also sometimes referred to as an acid scrubber, is a device used to neutralize acidic contaminants from gas streams in industrial processes and environments."
You do you, AI lords...
"A PCB acid trap, also sometimes referred to as an acid scrubber, is a device used to neutralize acidic contaminants from gas streams in industrial processes and environments."
You do you, AI lords...
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Second result for "PCB Acid Trap" on DDG: www.raypcb.com/pcb-acid-trap/
"A PCB acid trap, also sometimes referred to as an acid scrubber, is a device used to neutralize acidic contaminants from gas streams in industrial processes and environments."
You do you, AI lords...
"A PCB acid trap, also sometimes referred to as an acid scrubber, is a device used to neutralize acidic contaminants from gas streams in industrial processes and environments."
You do you, AI lords...
Today is Cyber Monday, aka the day when apps annoy you to the point you revoke their notification permissions.
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today is Cyber Monday, aka the day when apps annoy you to the point you revoke their notification permissions.
Oh, holy cow. I'm just now realizing that S3 double-chunks data streams.
There's the outer Transfer-Encoding: chunked stream, which is the normal HTTP chunked encoding. But within it S3 re-chunks the data into possibly different chunk sizes and puts chunk headers within the chunk headers. 1/2
There's the outer Transfer-Encoding: chunked stream, which is the normal HTTP chunked encoding. But within it S3 re-chunks the data into possibly different chunk sizes and puts chunk headers within the chunk headers. 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Oh, holy cow. I'm just now realizing that S3 double-chunks data streams.
There's the outer Transfer-Encoding: chunked stream, which is the normal HTTP chunked encoding. But within it S3 re-chunks the data into possibly different chunk sizes and puts chunk headers within the chunk headers. 1/2
There's the outer Transfer-Encoding: chunked stream, which is the normal HTTP chunked encoding. But within it S3 re-chunks the data into possibly different chunk sizes and puts chunk headers within the chunk headers. 1/2
Although this is coming from Outlook, I see a lot of these types of issues across various applications since updating to Tahoe. Lots of force quitting applications to get around stuck windows, etc.
It's... not a good release.
It's... not a good release.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Although this is coming from Outlook, I see a lot of these types of issues across various applications since updating to Tahoe. Lots of force quitting applications to get around stuck windows, etc.
It's... not a good release.
It's... not a good release.
@kvlly.com has a great article up, "You might be carrying an invisible gun." (Subtitle: "The more senior you get, the more your words start to sound like orders")
I have *so* felt this as loftier adjectives started getting added to my title.
modernleader.vercel.app/posts/invisi...
I have *so* felt this as loftier adjectives started getting added to my title.
modernleader.vercel.app/posts/invisi...
The Modern Leader
A leadership newsletter for engineers, PMs, and technical leads who want to build clarity without the chaos.
modernleader.vercel.app
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@kvlly.com has a great article up, "You might be carrying an invisible gun." (Subtitle: "The more senior you get, the more your words start to sound like orders")
I have *so* felt this as loftier adjectives started getting added to my title.
modernleader.vercel.app/posts/invisi...
I have *so* felt this as loftier adjectives started getting added to my title.
modernleader.vercel.app/posts/invisi...
Have we reached AGI yet?
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Have we reached AGI yet?
Missed an important meeting this morning because:
* Someone mistyped my email address
* Someone else saw this and forwarded it to me
* Somewhere in this the time zone was set to Pacific instead of Eastern (while keeping the numeric time intact)
Computers and time zones were a mistake.
* Someone mistyped my email address
* Someone else saw this and forwarded it to me
* Somewhere in this the time zone was set to Pacific instead of Eastern (while keeping the numeric time intact)
Computers and time zones were a mistake.
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Missed an important meeting this morning because:
* Someone mistyped my email address
* Someone else saw this and forwarded it to me
* Somewhere in this the time zone was set to Pacific instead of Eastern (while keeping the numeric time intact)
Computers and time zones were a mistake.
* Someone mistyped my email address
* Someone else saw this and forwarded it to me
* Somewhere in this the time zone was set to Pacific instead of Eastern (while keeping the numeric time intact)
Computers and time zones were a mistake.
I'm not sure if this is shutdown related or something else going on at DCA. But I did like the icon used in the QR code.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I'm not sure if this is shutdown related or something else going on at DCA. But I did like the icon used in the QR code.
Softbank was considering buying Marvell, to combine them with Arm. This would've been an interesting combo; there's a lot of weird memory tricks done with networking (RDMA, etc) in HPC systems to reduce latency. Having this on a single die/chiplets, etc. ... hmm.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
SoftBank Said to Have Weighed Potential Takeover of Marvell
SoftBank Group Corp. explored a potential takeover of US chipmaker Marvell Technology Inc. earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said, in what would have been the semiconductor industry’s...
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Softbank was considering buying Marvell, to combine them with Arm. This would've been an interesting combo; there's a lot of weird memory tricks done with networking (RDMA, etc) in HPC systems to reduce latency. Having this on a single die/chiplets, etc. ... hmm.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
So, uh, this is one of the three health plans recommended for me, and the only one of those that covers providers locally.
Are we winning yet? I hope so; I can't afford much more winning.
(No, I won't be selecting the recommended plan.)
Are we winning yet? I hope so; I can't afford much more winning.
(No, I won't be selecting the recommended plan.)
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So, uh, this is one of the three health plans recommended for me, and the only one of those that covers providers locally.
Are we winning yet? I hope so; I can't afford much more winning.
(No, I won't be selecting the recommended plan.)
Are we winning yet? I hope so; I can't afford much more winning.
(No, I won't be selecting the recommended plan.)
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October 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Ouch. I feel ya, fellow Gen Xer tank 1…
October 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ouch. I feel ya, fellow Gen Xer tank 1…
So, I just had to put my cybersecurity hat on and lock a device.
To be specific, my son’s iPhone.
Because he left it behind in class and it was being hacked.
By his sibling.
🙄
To be specific, my son’s iPhone.
Because he left it behind in class and it was being hacked.
By his sibling.
🙄
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So, I just had to put my cybersecurity hat on and lock a device.
To be specific, my son’s iPhone.
Because he left it behind in class and it was being hacked.
By his sibling.
🙄
To be specific, my son’s iPhone.
Because he left it behind in class and it was being hacked.
By his sibling.
🙄
Reposted by Dave Cuthbert 🌲❄️🏊🏽♂️
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Just to clarify, there are some situations in which I will *very* much kink shame you:
* Kinking my CAT-6 cables
* Kinking my HDMI or other display cables
* Kinking any of my coaxial or optical cables
* Kinking my CAT-6 cables
* Kinking my HDMI or other display cables
* Kinking any of my coaxial or optical cables
September 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Just to clarify, there are some situations in which I will *very* much kink shame you:
* Kinking my CAT-6 cables
* Kinking my HDMI or other display cables
* Kinking any of my coaxial or optical cables
* Kinking my CAT-6 cables
* Kinking my HDMI or other display cables
* Kinking any of my coaxial or optical cables