Chris Dagdigian
@dagdigian.com
Life science informatics, Research IT & HPC infrastructure geek, #AWS cloud nerd & accidental entrepreneur @ http://bioteam.net. He/him.
Find me in Boston or Western Maine (Bethel area), where I'm transitioning from nerd to Tractor Guy / meadow planter
Find me in Boston or Western Maine (Bethel area), where I'm transitioning from nerd to Tractor Guy / meadow planter
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This was a fun review. I don't think folks realize how big a deal the DGX Spark is. A year ago an #Nvidia #workstation with 128GB+ of VRAM cost tens of thousands of dollars. Is it better than AMD's Strix Halo? Now that's the real question.
#DGXSpark #AI
www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/d...
#DGXSpark #AI
www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/d...
DGX Spark Nvidia's desktop supercomputer: first look
hands on: This relatively-affordable AI workstation isn’t about going fast; it’s about doing everything well enough
www.theregister.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was a fun review. I don't think folks realize how big a deal the DGX Spark is. A year ago an #Nvidia #workstation with 128GB+ of VRAM cost tens of thousands of dollars. Is it better than AMD's Strix Halo? Now that's the real question.
#DGXSpark #AI
www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/d...
#DGXSpark #AI
www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/d...
Used the US long holiday weekend to run #AWS #ParallelCluster build-pipeline and cluster deploy through a logging squid HTTP proxy to document internet destinations used -- this helps set firewall rules for orgs that block egress by default in research VPCs
ParallelCluster, External Destinations & Firewall Rules - BioTeam
When Internet egress is blocked by default inside your cloud environment, what external sites and destinations need to be allowed for AWS Parallelcluster?
bioteam.net
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Used the US long holiday weekend to run #AWS #ParallelCluster build-pipeline and cluster deploy through a logging squid HTTP proxy to document internet destinations used -- this helps set firewall rules for orgs that block egress by default in research VPCs
any #AWS #HPC folks familiar with the managed PCS service who can confirm that when using AWS PCS you can't configure Slurm to be aware of software licenses?
Adding license at CLI does not persist & API guide seems to confirm that "SlurmCustomSetting" does not support the "License" param ...
Adding license at CLI does not persist & API guide seems to confirm that "SlurmCustomSetting" does not support the "License" param ...
August 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Mural progress. West Bethel, Maine
August 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Mural progress. West Bethel, Maine
some cryoEM validation runs via cryosparc.com software integrated with #AWS parallelcluster HPC and using an FSX/Lustre parallel filesystem built from S3 input cryodata bucket via Lustre/S3 data repository associations. Can't do that on-prem!
June 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
some cryoEM validation runs via cryosparc.com software integrated with #AWS parallelcluster HPC and using an FSX/Lustre parallel filesystem built from S3 input cryodata bucket via Lustre/S3 data repository associations. Can't do that on-prem!
demo pics; former weed grow. all the drywall and insulation was wet, moldy and full of animal droppings. rented scissor lift goes poof this week so we gotta finish up
June 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
demo pics; former weed grow. all the drywall and insulation was wet, moldy and full of animal droppings. rented scissor lift goes poof this week so we gotta finish up
indoor & outdoor chores this weekend
June 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
indoor & outdoor chores this weekend
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Dirtwork when weather allowed, indoor demo when rain got too heavy
May 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dirtwork when weather allowed, indoor demo when rain got too heavy
The maverick hybrid truck was just to be for high MPG errand running and dump runs …. But I needed a rock bucket for the tractor and saw a sweet hydraulic dump trailer on dealer lot….
guess I tow stuff now. Swore I’d never own anything that could tow, hah!
guess I tow stuff now. Swore I’d never own anything that could tow, hah!
May 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The maverick hybrid truck was just to be for high MPG errand running and dump runs …. But I needed a rock bucket for the tractor and saw a sweet hydraulic dump trailer on dealer lot….
guess I tow stuff now. Swore I’d never own anything that could tow, hah!
guess I tow stuff now. Swore I’d never own anything that could tow, hah!
Tractor and mini excavator stuff today
April 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tractor and mini excavator stuff today
Still the coolest critter thing we’ve found at the Maine spot this year
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Still the coolest critter thing we’ve found at the Maine spot this year
@techaro.lol users of spack just became collateral damage in the anti AI-scraping wars. All I'm trying to do is use spack.io to compile relion.readthedocs.io/en/release-5... for CryoEM analysis on an HPC cluster.
I know this is not your fault of course but wanted to point out an edge case
I know this is not your fault of course but wanted to point out an edge case
April 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@techaro.lol users of spack just became collateral damage in the anti AI-scraping wars. All I'm trying to do is use spack.io to compile relion.readthedocs.io/en/release-5... for CryoEM analysis on an HPC cluster.
I know this is not your fault of course but wanted to point out an edge case
I know this is not your fault of course but wanted to point out an edge case
Found one other #meshtastic node while out on a coffee run today. Three are mine hah
April 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Found one other #meshtastic node while out on a coffee run today. Three are mine hah
NYT gift link, no paywall
How an Anime Master Perfects the Cool Guy Action Hero (Gift Article)
The protagonists in the shows created by Shinichiro Watanabe have smooth style, eclectic moves and a sense of swagger.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
NYT gift link, no paywall
Indoor chores on this rainy and snowy day
April 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Indoor chores on this rainy and snowy day
Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
western Maine project continues. When this was a gravel pit they piled the good topsoil in one spot but it got overgrown w/ sumac & weeds.
Eventually we are gonna rent a big ass screening machine to separate out good dirt from rocks/trash and use the lovely soil for meadow planting & remediation.
Eventually we are gonna rent a big ass screening machine to separate out good dirt from rocks/trash and use the lovely soil for meadow planting & remediation.
April 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
western Maine project continues. When this was a gravel pit they piled the good topsoil in one spot but it got overgrown w/ sumac & weeds.
Eventually we are gonna rent a big ass screening machine to separate out good dirt from rocks/trash and use the lovely soil for meadow planting & remediation.
Eventually we are gonna rent a big ass screening machine to separate out good dirt from rocks/trash and use the lovely soil for meadow planting & remediation.
No longer just a “tractor guy” as the Chinese mini excavator arrived. Midlife crisis takes many forms, heh.
This is the ECE CTX8012 Pro model. 1.5 ton diesel w/ all the features I wanted like swing boom, aux hydraulics, two speed tracking, expanding tracks & quick hitch
This is the ECE CTX8012 Pro model. 1.5 ton diesel w/ all the features I wanted like swing boom, aux hydraulics, two speed tracking, expanding tracks & quick hitch
March 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
No longer just a “tractor guy” as the Chinese mini excavator arrived. Midlife crisis takes many forms, heh.
This is the ECE CTX8012 Pro model. 1.5 ton diesel w/ all the features I wanted like swing boom, aux hydraulics, two speed tracking, expanding tracks & quick hitch
This is the ECE CTX8012 Pro model. 1.5 ton diesel w/ all the features I wanted like swing boom, aux hydraulics, two speed tracking, expanding tracks & quick hitch
So this happened … Mother Nature is lit.
March 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So this happened … Mother Nature is lit.
Speedrunning regaining my expired #aws certs. Got five in five days, although two were the foundational tier exams.
Gonna pause and study hard for the next series. I want Architect Professional, SysOps Professional and the Security Specialty certs next. AWS Professional exams are *hard* though
Gonna pause and study hard for the next series. I want Architect Professional, SysOps Professional and the Security Specialty certs next. AWS Professional exams are *hard* though
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Speedrunning regaining my expired #aws certs. Got five in five days, although two were the foundational tier exams.
Gonna pause and study hard for the next series. I want Architect Professional, SysOps Professional and the Security Specialty certs next. AWS Professional exams are *hard* though
Gonna pause and study hard for the next series. I want Architect Professional, SysOps Professional and the Security Specialty certs next. AWS Professional exams are *hard* though
Reposted by Chris Dagdigian
I cynically joke about companies wanting to use LLMs because they don’t know how to build a proper UI, but actually this is a perfect use case
March 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I cynically joke about companies wanting to use LLMs because they don’t know how to build a proper UI, but actually this is a perfect use case
Annoyed that I let all my #AWS professional, associate and foundational certifications expire out of laziness so I just booked 4 remote proctored exams in 4 days.
Gonna clear the foundation/associate ones before taking the Professional exams later.
Gonna clear the foundation/associate ones before taking the Professional exams later.
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Annoyed that I let all my #AWS professional, associate and foundational certifications expire out of laziness so I just booked 4 remote proctored exams in 4 days.
Gonna clear the foundation/associate ones before taking the Professional exams later.
Gonna clear the foundation/associate ones before taking the Professional exams later.