Ethan Jewett
@esjewett.com
Progressive, biker, walker, urbanist, reader, gardener, Jewish, SAP Mentor & industry leader, technologist, erstwhile potter. Often sarcastic. Trying to be kind and inclusive. Based in Minneapolis.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
I think it’s worth noting that this is evenly distributed precinct level data. The dots are *not* the actual locations where the people who voted live. This probably results in artificially stark boundaries between precincts. I notice some people drawing conclusions based on this artifact.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I think it’s worth noting that this is evenly distributed precinct level data. The dots are *not* the actual locations where the people who voted live. This probably results in artificially stark boundaries between precincts. I notice some people drawing conclusions based on this artifact.
Someone missed the comms training. 😬
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Someone missed the comms training. 😬
I misspoke. I exhausted the *plus* allocation. Using it for data entry and requirements analysis.
August 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I misspoke. I exhausted the *plus* allocation. Using it for data entry and requirements analysis.
ChatGPT Agent mode is proving to be really useful for certain tasks. To the point that I’ve exhausted the Pro allocation. 😬
August 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ChatGPT Agent mode is proving to be really useful for certain tasks. To the point that I’ve exhausted the Pro allocation. 😬
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“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
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If you missed my epic SAP EWM talk at ABAPConf in Vienna, the replay is available here: youtu.be/9TblU8tz8_4?...
Presentation slides should be shared soon. Here is a taste. :)
Presentation slides should be shared soon. Here is a taste. :)
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If you missed my epic SAP EWM talk at ABAPConf in Vienna, the replay is available here: youtu.be/9TblU8tz8_4?...
Presentation slides should be shared soon. Here is a taste. :)
Presentation slides should be shared soon. Here is a taste. :)
The Gödel posts on AI over on LinkedIn are killing me. Great minds over there interpret the incompleteness theorem to imply whatever they please - and specifically that computers (“formal systems” 🤣) can’t think or be conscious. Proof positive that humans hallucinate too.
June 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Gödel posts on AI over on LinkedIn are killing me. Great minds over there interpret the incompleteness theorem to imply whatever they please - and specifically that computers (“formal systems” 🤣) can’t think or be conscious. Proof positive that humans hallucinate too.
AI/mind spiritualists are all up in my LinkedIn feed. They are so sure that humans are special. I’ve been a materialist for a long time. Human cognition is amazing, even awe-inspiring, but I don’t think it’s special. It has its faults as well as its close parallels in the natural world.
April 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
AI/mind spiritualists are all up in my LinkedIn feed. They are so sure that humans are special. I’ve been a materialist for a long time. Human cognition is amazing, even awe-inspiring, but I don’t think it’s special. It has its faults as well as its close parallels in the natural world.
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Hey, yall thought I was harsh when I said this over the years. I said what I said.
Do you still think it's harsh now?
Some of y'all think you are somewhat safe but you are not, because you are surrounded by unreliable people.
It's better to have a smaller group that will not cash you in.
Do you still think it's harsh now?
Some of y'all think you are somewhat safe but you are not, because you are surrounded by unreliable people.
It's better to have a smaller group that will not cash you in.
I've told folks many times, I'm not that concerned about nazis, racists, or fascists. Because they're not the real problem. Because there just aren't that many of them in the world. Most people aren't Nazis.🤷🏿♂️
I'm concerned about the people I have around me when nazis show up. That's the danger.
I'm concerned about the people I have around me when nazis show up. That's the danger.
March 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hey, yall thought I was harsh when I said this over the years. I said what I said.
Do you still think it's harsh now?
Some of y'all think you are somewhat safe but you are not, because you are surrounded by unreliable people.
It's better to have a smaller group that will not cash you in.
Do you still think it's harsh now?
Some of y'all think you are somewhat safe but you are not, because you are surrounded by unreliable people.
It's better to have a smaller group that will not cash you in.
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Still a banger: harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
March 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Still a banger: harpers.org/archive/1941...
6. Biggest Polestar 2 design flaw remains the single cup-holder design. 🤣
7. Pilot assist & radar cruise control have been pretty solid. Only conked out once not due to rain/fog. I continue to be a bit unhappy with the level of oversteering. It does require constant supervision, but it helps.
7. Pilot assist & radar cruise control have been pretty solid. Only conked out once not due to rain/fog. I continue to be a bit unhappy with the level of oversteering. It does require constant supervision, but it helps.
March 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
6. Biggest Polestar 2 design flaw remains the single cup-holder design. 🤣
7. Pilot assist & radar cruise control have been pretty solid. Only conked out once not due to rain/fog. I continue to be a bit unhappy with the level of oversteering. It does require constant supervision, but it helps.
7. Pilot assist & radar cruise control have been pretty solid. Only conked out once not due to rain/fog. I continue to be a bit unhappy with the level of oversteering. It does require constant supervision, but it helps.
5. ABRP is pretty conservative about efficiency (estimates car is about 25% less efficient than it actually is). Means that I need to get more aggressive about state of charge. Only arrived at one charger under 20%, which is not the most efficient way to go.
March 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
5. ABRP is pretty conservative about efficiency (estimates car is about 25% less efficient than it actually is). Means that I need to get more aggressive about state of charge. Only arrived at one charger under 20%, which is not the most efficient way to go.
3. ABRP has been really helpful for planning, but is buggy as &@#% and pretty terrible UI for navigation. Better to use it for planning and then use your preferred app for navigation.
4. CarPlay is so much better than vehicle UI/apps. And Polestar has a good built-in system, relative to comp.
4. CarPlay is so much better than vehicle UI/apps. And Polestar has a good built-in system, relative to comp.
March 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
3. ABRP has been really helpful for planning, but is buggy as &@#% and pretty terrible UI for navigation. Better to use it for planning and then use your preferred app for navigation.
4. CarPlay is so much better than vehicle UI/apps. And Polestar has a good built-in system, relative to comp.
4. CarPlay is so much better than vehicle UI/apps. And Polestar has a good built-in system, relative to comp.
Polestar 2 (2024 RWD LR) roadtrip observations:
1. Really like the experience of enforced short breaks. I estimate about a 10% increase in travel time.
2. Charging has been a non-issue. Electrify America has been solid and the Tesla adapter works fine if needed.
1. Really like the experience of enforced short breaks. I estimate about a 10% increase in travel time.
2. Charging has been a non-issue. Electrify America has been solid and the Tesla adapter works fine if needed.
March 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Polestar 2 (2024 RWD LR) roadtrip observations:
1. Really like the experience of enforced short breaks. I estimate about a 10% increase in travel time.
2. Charging has been a non-issue. Electrify America has been solid and the Tesla adapter works fine if needed.
1. Really like the experience of enforced short breaks. I estimate about a 10% increase in travel time.
2. Charging has been a non-issue. Electrify America has been solid and the Tesla adapter works fine if needed.
Guess Becka forgot her Popper. They might want to read up on the “paradox of tolerance”. 🤷🏻♂️
March 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Guess Becka forgot her Popper. They might want to read up on the “paradox of tolerance”. 🤷🏻♂️
Quality AI training input right there!
March 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Quality AI training input right there!
You cannot effectively program if you are not capable of building a fully functional computer with a soldering iron and a breadboard. 🤣🤷🏻♂️ Kids these days! 👴
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You cannot effectively program if you are not capable of building a fully functional computer with a soldering iron and a breadboard. 🤣🤷🏻♂️ Kids these days! 👴
Well, I guess this is one way to deal with existential angst. 🤔
March 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Well, I guess this is one way to deal with existential angst. 🤔
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Someone at SAP: "Yep, great example, totally better than old stuff. Very clear."
March 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Someone at SAP: "Yep, great example, totally better than old stuff. Very clear."
I mean, better to use dependency injection, but test seams are so much better than random conditionals mucking up the code.
March 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I mean, better to use dependency injection, but test seams are so much better than random conditionals mucking up the code.
That’s filthy. 🤣
But seriously, this is what test seams are for, isn’t it?
But seriously, this is what test seams are for, isn’t it?
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
That’s filthy. 🤣
But seriously, this is what test seams are for, isn’t it?
But seriously, this is what test seams are for, isn’t it?
@getmozi.bsky.social What would be really nice to help me bootstrap my use of the app (used for 2 months - only 3 people in my network): being able to add people who aren’t on the app. No contact info required - just a name and a city. Help me remember to reach out.
March 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
@getmozi.bsky.social What would be really nice to help me bootstrap my use of the app (used for 2 months - only 3 people in my network): being able to add people who aren’t on the app. No contact info required - just a name and a city. Help me remember to reach out.
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I’m reconsidering my photo backup situation now. 🤣
February 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’m reconsidering my photo backup situation now. 🤣