David Aronchick
@ironyuppie.com
CEO, Expanso. Prev: Protocol Labs, MSFT, K8s, Kubeflow, GOOG, AMZN, etc. 4x founder/CEO. The universe is a vector in Hilbert space.
god i love skiing - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
god i love skiing - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
my friend has an AMAZING cooking youtube channel - i watch them all the time - for example, the first video i've ever seen that explains how airfryers differ from convection ovens and mimic deep frying! youtu.be/yw--NLjZBNk?...
WORLD'S BEST AIR FRIES (Weird Trick, But It Works!)
YouTube video by Chris Young
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
my friend has an AMAZING cooking youtube channel - i watch them all the time - for example, the first video i've ever seen that explains how airfryers differ from convection ovens and mimic deep frying! youtu.be/yw--NLjZBNk?...
lol - Apple really giving up on the bootstrap concept (this is on a three year old iPad)
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
lol - Apple really giving up on the bootstrap concept (this is on a three year old iPad)
Reposted by David Aronchick
Delete your Twitter account right now.
Just do it.
Just do it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Delete your Twitter account right now.
Just do it.
Just do it.
i love both NYC and SF in different ways but i can't get over the fact that i have heard it several times that people who visit SF say how dirty it is and the same people who visit NYC say it's great. I've lived in both places let me assure you there is plenty of grime to go around.
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
i love both NYC and SF in different ways but i can't get over the fact that i have heard it several times that people who visit SF say how dirty it is and the same people who visit NYC say it's great. I've lived in both places let me assure you there is plenty of grime to go around.
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Very cool development. Being on his website and giving this man your data for free while he uses your accounts as AI feeders and experiments on you to perfect his exploitative algorithm is definitely still morally neutral. For sure.
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Very cool development. Being on his website and giving this man your data for free while he uses your accounts as AI feeders and experiments on you to perfect his exploitative algorithm is definitely still morally neutral. For sure.
I love them so so so much
The fascinating subculture of cryptic crosswords
If there’s a bit of mental torture in struggling towards a solution, well, isn’t that the point?
By @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
If there’s a bit of mental torture in struggling towards a solution, well, isn’t that the point?
By @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
The fascinating subculture of cryptic crosswords
If there’s a bit of mental torture in struggling towards a solution, well, isn’t that the point?
www.newstatesman.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I love them so so so much
I didn't see enough news about this crazy/cool paper from DeepSeek - you take text, and convert it to imagery, and you get BETTER performance. Oh and some really neat ideas about contextual memory too.
www.distributedthoughts.org/a-picture-is...
www.distributedthoughts.org/a-picture-is...
A Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Tokens
DeepSeek's new OCR model achieves 97% accuracy while using one-tenth the tokens by rendering text as images. The computationally "heavy" modality turns out to be the efficient one, which should make u...
www.distributedthoughts.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I didn't see enough news about this crazy/cool paper from DeepSeek - you take text, and convert it to imagery, and you get BETTER performance. Oh and some really neat ideas about contextual memory too.
www.distributedthoughts.org/a-picture-is...
www.distributedthoughts.org/a-picture-is...
There is no other explanation for the supposed anti-government people (usually on the right) to not be out in the streets rioting about this than they were always disingenuous in their anti-government stances.
Fascism for me but not for thee.
Fascism for me but not for thee.
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There is no other explanation for the supposed anti-government people (usually on the right) to not be out in the streets rioting about this than they were always disingenuous in their anti-government stances.
Fascism for me but not for thee.
Fascism for me but not for thee.
Genuinely one of the most unprofessional things I’ve seen in sport.
Panthers kneeling out a loss. Haven't seen a team do that in a while
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Genuinely one of the most unprofessional things I’ve seen in sport.
This is among the worst experiences in the world
Just deboarded my plane two hours after boarding it. In the same city. Not good
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is among the worst experiences in the world
yet again i learn that no matter HOW upstanding you think someone is, NEVER allow start work without explicitly detailing the work/time.
Someone claimed to spend 8 hours doing something that couldn't have taken more than 15m. i'll never stiff anyone, but i'll never work with this person again.
Someone claimed to spend 8 hours doing something that couldn't have taken more than 15m. i'll never stiff anyone, but i'll never work with this person again.
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
yet again i learn that no matter HOW upstanding you think someone is, NEVER allow start work without explicitly detailing the work/time.
Someone claimed to spend 8 hours doing something that couldn't have taken more than 15m. i'll never stiff anyone, but i'll never work with this person again.
Someone claimed to spend 8 hours doing something that couldn't have taken more than 15m. i'll never stiff anyone, but i'll never work with this person again.
Ever wonder why yesterday is before today which is before tomorrow? Chinese Physicists have a (proposed) answer!
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Ever wonder why yesterday is before today which is before tomorrow? Chinese Physicists have a (proposed) answer!
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
in other news, this is incredible. karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
If you could have it point at your own email/chats/etc, and give you hindsight analysis, that would be a fucking super power.
If you could have it point at your own email/chats/etc, and give you hindsight analysis, that would be a fucking super power.
x.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
in other news, this is incredible. karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
If you could have it point at your own email/chats/etc, and give you hindsight analysis, that would be a fucking super power.
If you could have it point at your own email/chats/etc, and give you hindsight analysis, that would be a fucking super power.
lazy web - does anyone remember a campaign style poster from the 50s or 60s i want to say, all black and white, something like "electricity. home. job" or something like that?
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
lazy web - does anyone remember a campaign style poster from the 50s or 60s i want to say, all black and white, something like "electricity. home. job" or something like that?
"With a microsecond pause, and a finely calculated micromodulation of pitch and timbre—nothing you could actually take offense at—Marvin managed to convey his utter contempt and horror of all things human." - HHGTG
God, this quote lives in my brain.
God, this quote lives in my brain.
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"With a microsecond pause, and a finely calculated micromodulation of pitch and timbre—nothing you could actually take offense at—Marvin managed to convey his utter contempt and horror of all things human." - HHGTG
God, this quote lives in my brain.
God, this quote lives in my brain.
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some thoughts on why NVidia acquiring SchedMD/Slurm is such a big deal! it is!
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
NVIDIA Bought the Bouncer: SchedMD and Where Lock-In Actually Lives
On December 15, 2025, NVIDIA acquired SchedMD, a 40-person company based in Lehi, Utah. The price wasn't disclosed, the press release emphasized a commitment to open source, and most coverage focused ...
www.distributedthoughts.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
some thoughts on why NVidia acquiring SchedMD/Slurm is such a big deal! it is!
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
*watching original Avatar*
1: nice fade to black
my 17 y/o: that’s designed for an ad break
The kids are going to be ok
1: nice fade to black
my 17 y/o: that’s designed for an ad break
The kids are going to be ok
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
*watching original Avatar*
1: nice fade to black
my 17 y/o: that’s designed for an ad break
The kids are going to be ok
1: nice fade to black
my 17 y/o: that’s designed for an ad break
The kids are going to be ok
some thoughts on why NVidia acquiring SchedMD/Slurm is such a big deal! it is!
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
NVIDIA Bought the Bouncer: SchedMD and Where Lock-In Actually Lives
On December 15, 2025, NVIDIA acquired SchedMD, a 40-person company based in Lehi, Utah. The price wasn't disclosed, the press release emphasized a commitment to open source, and most coverage focused ...
www.distributedthoughts.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
some thoughts on why NVidia acquiring SchedMD/Slurm is such a big deal! it is!
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
www.distributedthoughts.org/nvidia-bough...
Ok this may be an insane take but I don play football in HS.
Padding is really good and I think you’d be able to be healthy for all 10. You’re not gaining a yard unless the blocking scheme is PERFECT, but pads work!
Padding is really good and I think you’d be able to be healthy for all 10. You’re not gaining a yard unless the blocking scheme is PERFECT, but pads work!
been thinking about that “if you had 10 carries behind an NFL line, could you get a first down” hypothetical
and the trickier question is this: assuming you don’t slide, could you make it through all ten carries without fumbling
and the trickier question is this: assuming you don’t slide, could you make it through all ten carries without fumbling
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Ok this may be an insane take but I don play football in HS.
Padding is really good and I think you’d be able to be healthy for all 10. You’re not gaining a yard unless the blocking scheme is PERFECT, but pads work!
Padding is really good and I think you’d be able to be healthy for all 10. You’re not gaining a yard unless the blocking scheme is PERFECT, but pads work!
Reposted by David Aronchick
This is the sweetest thing and I hope they keep hanging out periodically
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is the sweetest thing and I hope they keep hanging out periodically
This is wild. I wonder how long they’ll be able to keep this out of the US.
A warning to any automakers slowing down in the EV race: Chinese giant BYD is making the impossible possible.
insideevs.com/features/782...
insideevs.com/features/782...
Why BYD's 5-Minute Fast-Charging Is Our Technology Of The Year
BYD's Megawatt charging, which can recharge an electric vehicle in about five minutes while reaching speeds of up to 1,000 kilowatts, is coming to Europe soon.
insideevs.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is wild. I wonder how long they’ll be able to keep this out of the US.
Kind of wild to think about it but the solar/battery boom is as likely to end war in Russia (and soon to be Venezuela) as anything else.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Kind of wild to think about it but the solar/battery boom is as likely to end war in Russia (and soon to be Venezuela) as anything else.
I’m always fascinated by those who think that metals will somehow be a store of value in the apocalypse. Like… can you eat gold? Shoot gold? Worthless.
Gold and silver hit records in 2025. They aren't the only metals having a massive year.
Gold and silver hit records in 2025. They aren't the only metals having a massive year.
In a year of market upheaval, store-of-value stalwarts gold and silver had their best stretch in decades. Industrial metals also spent 2025 in a run-up.
yhoo.it
December 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I’m always fascinated by those who think that metals will somehow be a store of value in the apocalypse. Like… can you eat gold? Shoot gold? Worthless.
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