Eric Eide
@ericeide.bsky.social
Research Associate Professor, University of Utah Kahlert School of Computing • Personal account • Opinions my own, not employer's • RTs not endorsements
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6 years ago, 1300+ of us signed a petition asking @TheOfficialACM to open up its digital library. As of today, January 1, 2026, all ACM papers are free to access by anyone!
Changing big orgs is tough, but your voice matters and the rewards are great!
www.change.org/p/associatio...
Changing big orgs is tough, but your voice matters and the rewards are great!
www.change.org/p/associatio...
Sign the Petition
ACM Support Open Access
www.change.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
6 years ago, 1300+ of us signed a petition asking @TheOfficialACM to open up its digital library. As of today, January 1, 2026, all ACM papers are free to access by anyone!
Changing big orgs is tough, but your voice matters and the rewards are great!
www.change.org/p/associatio...
Changing big orgs is tough, but your voice matters and the rewards are great!
www.change.org/p/associatio...
As of today, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library are open access. 🎉 @acm.org
www.acm.org/publications...
www.acm.org/publications...
Open Access Publication & ACM
Open Access Publication & ACM
www.acm.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
As of today, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library are open access. 🎉 @acm.org
www.acm.org/publications...
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🚪 The POWDER team will not hold office hours on Friday, January 2, due to the New Year's Day holiday. 🥳
December 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚪 The POWDER team will not hold office hours on Friday, January 2, due to the New Year's Day holiday. 🥳
This was shared with me, and now I am sharing it with you. Merry Christmas! youtu.be/uMoql_RYVBQ
Santa Claus on delivering 99% Uptime
YouTube video by Kai Lentit
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This was shared with me, and now I am sharing it with you. Merry Christmas! youtu.be/uMoql_RYVBQ
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
Remember the tape that my research group found recently? Well...
"Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of Utah last month." [Actually, in July.]
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
"Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of Utah last month." [Actually, in July.]
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered
: Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
www.theregister.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Remember the tape that my research group found recently? Well...
"Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of Utah last month." [Actually, in July.]
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
"Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of Utah last month." [Actually, in July.]
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
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We found a tape containing UNIX V4 - long believed lost - in storage at the University of Utah. Yesterday, the Computer History Museum read it! There's a raw copy of the tape up at archive.org/details/utah... , a .tar at squoze.net/UNIX/v4/ , and much more at discuss.systems/@ricci/11550...
UNIX V4 tape from University of Utah (raw) : Computer History Museum : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
UNIX V4 tape from the University of Utah, received by Martin Newell in June 1974 around when he modeled the Utah Teapot.This is the raw analog waveform and the...
archive.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We found a tape containing UNIX V4 - long believed lost - in storage at the University of Utah. Yesterday, the Computer History Museum read it! There's a raw copy of the tape up at archive.org/details/utah... , a .tar at squoze.net/UNIX/v4/ , and much more at discuss.systems/@ricci/11550...
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There has been outrage as the @acm.org rolls out AI generated summaries of papers. This is doing AI exactly wrong by replacing valuable, peer-reviewed content with a possibly inaccurate summary. It's still not too late to correct it though and use AI responsibly... anil.recoil.org/notes/acm-ai...
Dear ACM, you're doing AI wrong but you can still get it right
anil.recoil.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There has been outrage as the @acm.org rolls out AI generated summaries of papers. This is doing AI exactly wrong by replacing valuable, peer-reviewed content with a possibly inaccurate summary. It's still not too late to correct it though and use AI responsibly... anil.recoil.org/notes/acm-ai...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I performed with the West Valley Symphony in the annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along at the Delta Center. Spot me on stage!
Photo credit: Delta Center
Photo credit: Delta Center
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I performed with the West Valley Symphony in the annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along at the Delta Center. Spot me on stage!
Photo credit: Delta Center
Photo credit: Delta Center
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🤔 Do you have questions about your experiments on POWDER? Sign up for office hours on Friday, December 19. 🎅 calendly.com/powderwireless
POWDER Office Hours
Welcome to the POWDER Office Hours scheduling page! Please follow the instructions to schedule an appointment with members of the POWDER team.
calendly.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🤔 Do you have questions about your experiments on POWDER? Sign up for office hours on Friday, December 19. 🎅 calendly.com/powderwireless
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CloudLab 2025 Year in Review:
This year, CloudLab users collectively ran 124,025 experiments using 14.3 million node-hours.
The busiest cluster on CloudLab was Utah, which accounted for 5M node-hours. Wisconsin accounted for 3.7M node-hours, and Clemson 2.6M node-hours.
This year, CloudLab users collectively ran 124,025 experiments using 14.3 million node-hours.
The busiest cluster on CloudLab was Utah, which accounted for 5M node-hours. Wisconsin accounted for 3.7M node-hours, and Clemson 2.6M node-hours.
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
CloudLab 2025 Year in Review:
This year, CloudLab users collectively ran 124,025 experiments using 14.3 million node-hours.
The busiest cluster on CloudLab was Utah, which accounted for 5M node-hours. Wisconsin accounted for 3.7M node-hours, and Clemson 2.6M node-hours.
This year, CloudLab users collectively ran 124,025 experiments using 14.3 million node-hours.
The busiest cluster on CloudLab was Utah, which accounted for 5M node-hours. Wisconsin accounted for 3.7M node-hours, and Clemson 2.6M node-hours.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Computing @ Imperial are hiring four Ass. / Assoc. Profs! Priority areas:
- PL
- Systems
- Security
- Software Eng.
- Computer Architecture
- Theoretical Computer Science
Applications from individuals from underrepresented groups especially welcome!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- PL
- Systems
- Security
- Software Eng.
- Computer Architecture
- Theoretical Computer Science
Applications from individuals from underrepresented groups especially welcome!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Computing @ Imperial are hiring four Ass. / Assoc. Profs! Priority areas:
- PL
- Systems
- Security
- Software Eng.
- Computer Architecture
- Theoretical Computer Science
Applications from individuals from underrepresented groups especially welcome!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- PL
- Systems
- Security
- Software Eng.
- Computer Architecture
- Theoretical Computer Science
Applications from individuals from underrepresented groups especially welcome!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Did anyone ask the Ute tribe if the trademark to their name could be sold to PE?
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Did anyone ask the Ute tribe if the trademark to their name could be sold to PE?
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I did a study of now many users in the atproto world (Bluesky and the broader Atmosphere) have strong control over their identities via rotation keys or other methods
Rotation Key Census, December 2025
Census of rotation keys and other ways of asserting strong control over identity on the Atmosphere
rob.leaflet.pub
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I did a study of now many users in the atproto world (Bluesky and the broader Atmosphere) have strong control over their identities via rotation keys or other methods
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Today's scene: Residential Facilities in the bike lane, PG County Health Dept in the fire lane. All within view of *two* designated service vehicle parking spots.
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today's scene: Residential Facilities in the bike lane, PG County Health Dept in the fire lane. All within view of *two* designated service vehicle parking spots.
The Onion hits the nail on the head—again.
FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
SILVER SPRING, MD—Praising the drug’s ability to quickly and effectively increase fatalities amongst the nation’s opioid users, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray Wednesd...
theonion.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Onion hits the nail on the head—again.
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Timelapse video of the front parking lot outside the World’s Largest Costco in Salt Lake City, Utah.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and with each viewing I find a different absurdity. Just absolute chaos.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and with each viewing I find a different absurdity. Just absolute chaos.
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Timelapse video of the front parking lot outside the World’s Largest Costco in Salt Lake City, Utah.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and with each viewing I find a different absurdity. Just absolute chaos.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and with each viewing I find a different absurdity. Just absolute chaos.