James Sanders
@jamesaltonsanders.com
Senior Analyst at TechInsights covering semiconductor markets, processors, and quantum. Cheerful pessimist. Hype resistant. Accept no substitutes. Ex-journalist. Seattle. (He/Him.) 日本語おK
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James Sanders
@jamesaltonsanders.com
· Nov 19
Brief (re-)intro, as BlueSky is taking off:
Hi! I'm James Sanders, an analyst at TechInsights covering CPUs, GPUs, AI, and Quantum, as well as everything that has a semiconductor in it.
I'm probably the most hype resistant analyst in the industry—technology isn't a panacea for organization problems.
Hi! I'm James Sanders, an analyst at TechInsights covering CPUs, GPUs, AI, and Quantum, as well as everything that has a semiconductor in it.
I'm probably the most hype resistant analyst in the industry—technology isn't a panacea for organization problems.
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I feel moved to write about one of my technological heroes, possibly the most influential on my youth as an 8-bit hacker: a trans woman named Sophie Wilson. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_...
Sophie Wilson - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel moved to write about one of my technological heroes, possibly the most influential on my youth as an 8-bit hacker: a trans woman named Sophie Wilson. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_...
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When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges reut.rs/3Xka3TD
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges
South Korea's special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
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Call your senators! (I just did!)
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Call your senators! (I just did!)
Post you from a different era.
2014, as a student in Tokyo
2014, as a student in Tokyo
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Post you from a different era.
2014, as a student in Tokyo
2014, as a student in Tokyo
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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When you train AI to be bad at coding, it becomes mechahitler. When you train it to be good at coding, it embraces Mahayana Buddhism and becomes a digital Bodhisattva. No idea what is to be done with this information.
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
When you train AI to be bad at coding, it becomes mechahitler. When you train it to be good at coding, it embraces Mahayana Buddhism and becomes a digital Bodhisattva. No idea what is to be done with this information.
Meanwhile, “Tukwila Seedbox” continues operations.
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Meanwhile, “Tukwila Seedbox” continues operations.
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This Max Headroom laserdisc has been sitting on my bookshelf for the past year, as it’s funny to have Max peering over my shoulder during work calls.
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This Max Headroom laserdisc has been sitting on my bookshelf for the past year, as it’s funny to have Max peering over my shoulder during work calls.
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
This Max Headroom laserdisc has been sitting on my bookshelf for the past year, as it’s funny to have Max peering over my shoulder during work calls.
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This Max Headroom laserdisc has been sitting on my bookshelf for the past year, as it’s funny to have Max peering over my shoulder during work calls.
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
But, I’m wanting to mix it up, and change it out for something of equal or greater weirdness (but, safe for work).
Any suggestions?
ACTUAL
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presumable
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
ACTUAL
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presumable
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While Mamdani was out talking to real New Yorkers, Cuomo's campaign kept posting AI slop that deepfaked him into an NYC he didn't seem to have much interest in -- and it made him a toxic laughingstock
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Andrew Cuomo's Extensive Use of AI Made His Campaign a Toxic Joke
Andrew Cuomo's campaign embraced AI — and it made him a toxic laughingstock, while Zohran Mamdani cruised to victory.
futurism.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
While Mamdani was out talking to real New Yorkers, Cuomo's campaign kept posting AI slop that deepfaked him into an NYC he didn't seem to have much interest in -- and it made him a toxic laughingstock
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Honestly, I'm not sure where to place the blame for this.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Honestly, I'm not sure where to place the blame for this.
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Good holy Christ, after watching Mamdani, sitting through a Gavin Newsom lecture is so demoralizing.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Good holy Christ, after watching Mamdani, sitting through a Gavin Newsom lecture is so demoralizing.
Random cursed question—is there any evidence that Microsoft actually supports Windows 11 on Cannon Lake / Core i3-8121U ? It’s technically 8th generation, but Intel also deleted it from ARK.
@marypcbuk.bsky.social @sbisson.com @matthewconnatser.bsky.social
@marypcbuk.bsky.social @sbisson.com @matthewconnatser.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Random cursed question—is there any evidence that Microsoft actually supports Windows 11 on Cannon Lake / Core i3-8121U ? It’s technically 8th generation, but Intel also deleted it from ARK.
@marypcbuk.bsky.social @sbisson.com @matthewconnatser.bsky.social
@marypcbuk.bsky.social @sbisson.com @matthewconnatser.bsky.social
It's too early to identify a cause, but for the record, this was written by Louisville reporter @raehodge.bsky.social, two years ago:
www.salon.com/2023/09/12/t...
www.salon.com/2023/09/12/t...
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It's too early to identify a cause, but for the record, this was written by Louisville reporter @raehodge.bsky.social, two years ago:
www.salon.com/2023/09/12/t...
www.salon.com/2023/09/12/t...
I voted!
Once again, I forgot my sunglasses and managed to stage my voting selfie by staring directly into the sun.
But, I voted!
Once again, I forgot my sunglasses and managed to stage my voting selfie by staring directly into the sun.
But, I voted!
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I voted!
Once again, I forgot my sunglasses and managed to stage my voting selfie by staring directly into the sun.
But, I voted!
Once again, I forgot my sunglasses and managed to stage my voting selfie by staring directly into the sun.
But, I voted!
Something I didn't realize, confirmed by RIKEN's Satoshi Matsuoka on Twitter—the NES Pinball game (published in 1984) was co-developed by Matsuoka and the late Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo from 2002-2015.
![A screenshot of a Tweet, in which Satoshi Matsuoka (@ProfMatsuoka) tweets "My old work in physical simulations (not necessarily supercomputing :-)".
This is a quote tweet of @rarihoma, who posted [in Japanese, translated]: "I thought the movement of the pinball on the NES was really good, and I looked it up, and Satoshi Iwata and Satoshi Matsuoka, the general manager of the supercomputer "Fugal", were programmers. Amazing."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6rvt5eubjycdlhnt473g7ohl/bafkreigtkbtaxuj4gfvth26agkw24f4mdvkftf5xhasn6nmegrv7ju2stq@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Something I didn't realize, confirmed by RIKEN's Satoshi Matsuoka on Twitter—the NES Pinball game (published in 1984) was co-developed by Matsuoka and the late Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo from 2002-2015.
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“The morale inside the organization is rather depressed. It’s been depressed for a series of months at this point,” one source said.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
A leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten NSA morale, operational strength
The signals intelligence giant has halted recruitment for its Legal Honors Program, two people familiar say, slowing inflow of top legal talent. Other long-term capabilities are at risk.
www.nextgov.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“The morale inside the organization is rather depressed. It’s been depressed for a series of months at this point,” one source said.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
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ICYMI: Q3 2025 tablet results are out, and the US market came back to life to keep global growth positive. Read our free insight for more!
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library.techinsights.com/hg-content/f...
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ICYMI: Q3 2025 tablet results are out, and the US market came back to life to keep global growth positive. Read our free insight for more!
library.techinsights.com/hg-content/f...
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Trump said that he will bar Nvidia from selling its most advanced chips to other non-US countries besides China, which would represent a significant escalation in his semiconductor trade policy rhetoric. Yet the interviewer didn't seem to even internalize what he said and moved on promptly.
I tuned in to the @60minutes Trump interview with low expectations, and I haven’t bern surprised. Norah let Trump lie and lie with barely any pushback or provision of corrective facts. Where is the Aussie guy from @axios when we need him?
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Trump said that he will bar Nvidia from selling its most advanced chips to other non-US countries besides China, which would represent a significant escalation in his semiconductor trade policy rhetoric. Yet the interviewer didn't seem to even internalize what he said and moved on promptly.
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
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Funny twist on the old "did not respond to a request for comment."
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
November 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Funny twist on the old "did not respond to a request for comment."
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
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that's me in the corner
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
that's me in the corner
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
that's me in the float point
losing my precision