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Eric Eide
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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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powderwireless.net
📢 Applications for the 2026 CyberPowder Fellows Program are now being accepted! For full consideration, applications are due by Friday, November 21, 2025.

Program info and application form: www.powderwireless.net/cyberpowder2...

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www.powderwireless.net
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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caylen.bsky.social
a “Space Force”, if you will
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h
we need a department of kerning
The Department of War's seal hangs on a wall. The kerning appears to be off.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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natefoster.bsky.social
Cornell AAUP statement on “the deal”

aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…
aaup-cornell.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ericeide.bsky.social
"'People send me back their the season brochure shredded in an envelope and say: "Never, never, will I return: while he's in power."'" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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anamarasovic.bsky.social
𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨!

KSoC: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/190... (AI broadly)

Education + AI:
- utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/189...
- utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/190...

Computer Vision:
- utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183...
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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newyorker.com
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ericeide.bsky.social
An update: bsky.app/profile/ricc...
ericeide.bsky.social Eric Eide @ericeide.bsky.social · Jul 28
Cleaning out the closet.
Label on a 9-track computer tape, with text: "UNIX Original / from Bell Labs V4 / (See Manual for format)."
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy
While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #unix v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973

Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition

We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum

#retrocomputing
An old reel to reel magnetic tape. It has a label, in Jay Lepreau's handwriting, proclaiming it to be "UNIX Original from Bell Labs v4 (see manual for fmt)"
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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price.utah.edu
Dr. Mustaque Ahamad is coming to the Kahlert School of Computing.

He will discuss the evolution of cybersecurity into an academic field and share insights from his entrepreneurial background.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 13th! The lecture will begin at 3:40pm with refreshments at 3pm
Flyer for Kahlert Distinguished Lecture featuring Mustaque Ahamad
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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uusci.bsky.social
🌟 This year's Utah AI Summit (hosted by @utahcommerce.bsky.social) features 2 @utah.edu speakers: Penny Atkins, our director of research & science, and Masood Parvania, director of the Utah Smart Energy Lab & professor of electrical & computer engineering. Learn more: aisummit.utah.gov
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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bucksarchives.bsky.social
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
A meme of 'Is this an archive?' showing a grid with various classifications of things that might be archives based on their content and structure.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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mattufford.bsky.social
Tom Cruise in the courtroom scene at the end of A Few Good Men but he's saying "that sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" Jack Nicholson in the courtroom scene at the end of A Few Good Men but he's saying "a little bit is coming out the bottom"
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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shriram.bsky.social
Have expertise with functional programming, interpreters, and Web technology? Like Rust, wasm, etc.? Looking for a job with a great team (like @adamchalmers.com )? Please see this job ad, and share with others you might know!
zoo.dev/jobs/4619187...
Zoo: Software Engineer, Language Development
A remote position now hiring at Zoo
zoo.dev
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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slsees.bsky.social
Raising money for the Utah Food Bank because — waves hands frenetically — the current situation.

Here’s a link:

www.justgiving.com/page/slsees-...

And if you donate $50 or more, DM me and I’ll send you one of my SLC coffee cups! Wow — what a deal!

Let’s feed some hungry Utahns!
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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powderwireless.net
🤔 Do you have questions about your experiments on POWDER? Sign up for office hours on Friday, November 7. 🍂 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
November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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archive.org
🎃 Trick or treat!

💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴

Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ste...

#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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powderwireless.net
📢 Applications for the 2026 CyberPowder Fellows Program are now being accepted! For full consideration, applications are due by Friday, November 21 2025.

Program info and application form: www.powderwireless.net/cyberpowder2...

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CyberPowder Fellows Program - 2026
Website for Powder
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October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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darinself.com
Political Scientist here: the entire point of a constitution is to outline the rules so that political officers cannot "go around it"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d
Tuberville on Trump's third term: "He might be able to go around the Constitution, but that's up to him."
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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rikergoogling.bsky.social
why are klingons so offended by bad kerning
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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rickhasen.bsky.social
My torts exam writes itself.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
ericeide.bsky.social
My computer science for the day.
Partial screenshot of an Excel formula bar, containing text: =XLOOKUP($A3,INDIRECT("'" & B$1 & "'!A:A"),IND
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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sigplan-pldi.bsky.social
Make sure to submit your co-located workshop and/or tutorial proposals to PLDI'26 by Nov. 14 with proceedings and Nov. 24 otherwise!
sigplan-pldi.bsky.social PLDI @sigplan-pldi.bsky.social · Oct 8
PLDI is soliciting proposals for co-located workshops and tutorials taking place on Mon. June 15 and Tues. June 16. Check out the call for workshops and tutorials: pldi26.sigplan.org/track/pldi-2.... The proposal submission deadlines are Nov. 14 with proceedings and Nov. 24 otherwise.
PLDI 2026 - PLDI Workshops and Tutorials - PLDI 2026
Welcome to the home page of the 47th ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI 2026)! PLDI is the premier forum in the field of programming languages and programmi...
pldi26.sigplan.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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python.org
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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webdesignmuseum.org
Happy 31st Birthday The First Web Banner!

On October 27, 1994, The AT&T Telecommunications Company placed the first web banner in Internet history on the HotWired magazine website.

The first web banner in the world was 476×56 px.

#WebDesignHistory
Happy 31st Birthday The First Web Banner!
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM