Nick Hallman
@nicholashallman.me
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It's not "Voting with your wallet" it's "Corporate conditioning"
March 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's not "Voting with your wallet" it's "Corporate conditioning"
It's gonna be a fine swell day
March 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's gonna be a fine swell day
I'm running deepseek-r1 14b locally and, while it is so so slow, it's neat to watch it "think" about the given code problem. I managed to solve my rust mutable borrowing issue faster than it could finish "thinking" about the problem but reading it's thinking helped me get there
January 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm running deepseek-r1 14b locally and, while it is so so slow, it's neat to watch it "think" about the given code problem. I managed to solve my rust mutable borrowing issue faster than it could finish "thinking" about the problem but reading it's thinking helped me get there
After 2 months I finally got wasm3-rs to run on an Pi Pico 😌
January 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
After 2 months I finally got wasm3-rs to run on an Pi Pico 😌
Any guesses on who Mark Carney was throwing shade at during the leadership bid announcement?
January 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Any guesses on who Mark Carney was throwing shade at during the leadership bid announcement?
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One thing I enjoy about the state of AI development is Big Tech spending a gajillion dollars to create transhuman Übermensch and ending up with gossipy gifted kids who spill their system prompt and can’t wait to tell you all the cool stuff they half remember from school
December 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
One thing I enjoy about the state of AI development is Big Tech spending a gajillion dollars to create transhuman Übermensch and ending up with gossipy gifted kids who spill their system prompt and can’t wait to tell you all the cool stuff they half remember from school
Wat doesn't support no_std so I can't parse wat files to wasm binaries on my pico... Buuut if I compile wat to wasm then I can run wat inside tinywasm on my pico? Lets find out!
December 15, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Wat doesn't support no_std so I can't parse wat files to wasm binaries on my pico... Buuut if I compile wat to wasm then I can run wat inside tinywasm on my pico? Lets find out!
Uhh yeah, I read theory 😎
December 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Uhh yeah, I read theory 😎
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Part of the problem is past Waterloo councils held property taxes at near inflation for two decades while piling up infrastructure deficits. The voting choices of previous generations now means we have to pick up the tab. I'd rather not pass it on to another.
December 10, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Part of the problem is past Waterloo councils held property taxes at near inflation for two decades while piling up infrastructure deficits. The voting choices of previous generations now means we have to pick up the tab. I'd rather not pass it on to another.
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October 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Circuses, not bread: Doug Ford is distracting you from his abysmal record on his signature issue — housing — which he has no plan to tackle. Instead, we get wedge issues and beer ahead of a spring election. Vote on his record, not on pomp and rhetoric. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Matt Elliott: Doug Ford wants you to focus on bike lanes and beer — and pay no attention to this, his biggest failure
Like the Wizard of Oz, Ontario’s premier wants you to look away from what’s actually not happening in this province.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Circuses, not bread: Doug Ford is distracting you from his abysmal record on his signature issue — housing — which he has no plan to tackle. Instead, we get wedge issues and beer ahead of a spring election. Vote on his record, not on pomp and rhetoric. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The Bloc and NDP keep pandering to seniors and I don't think it's a good look
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
The Bloc and NDP keep pandering to seniors and I don't think it's a good look
little guys little friend
November 25, 2024 at 12:45 AM
little guys little friend
Taking Doug Ford for a Bike Ride In Toronto
YouTube video by My Other Bike is a Bike
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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"Scientists did their job." said @whitehouse.senate.gov. "Then we came to the political phase. We did not do our jobs."
"Despite the warnings of science, politicians yielded to an unprecedented campaign of obstruction and disinformation orchestrated and funded by the fossil fuel industry..."
"Despite the warnings of science, politicians yielded to an unprecedented campaign of obstruction and disinformation orchestrated and funded by the fossil fuel industry..."
Time to Wake Up 285: COP29 and the Global Economic Consequences of Climate Change
YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
"Scientists did their job." said @whitehouse.senate.gov. "Then we came to the political phase. We did not do our jobs."
"Despite the warnings of science, politicians yielded to an unprecedented campaign of obstruction and disinformation orchestrated and funded by the fossil fuel industry..."
"Despite the warnings of science, politicians yielded to an unprecedented campaign of obstruction and disinformation orchestrated and funded by the fossil fuel industry..."
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Beyond the original recipe 99pi episodes, Power Broker, & Con Law, in 2024 we also produced an incredible miniseries about the systems under strain due to climate change called Not Built for This. Hosted by Emmett FitzGerald, it's truly the best work we've done
99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft...
99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft...
The Bottom of the Bowl - 99% Invisible
Reporter Emmett Fitzgerald was used to hearing people call his home state of Vermont a “climate haven.” But last summer, he got a wake up call in the form of a devastating flood.All throughout the Uni...
99percentinvisible.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Beyond the original recipe 99pi episodes, Power Broker, & Con Law, in 2024 we also produced an incredible miniseries about the systems under strain due to climate change called Not Built for This. Hosted by Emmett FitzGerald, it's truly the best work we've done
99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft...
99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft...
Bluesky's neat domain verification system reminds me that I should do something cool with my personal website...
November 19, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Bluesky's neat domain verification system reminds me that I should do something cool with my personal website...
Hearing @andyjayhawk.bsky.social on decoder talk about Elon Musk as someone who can "bring Trump over to a less climate antagonistic position" leaves me with a bit of hope. But this quote seems to be coming true:
"There is a lot more folks that have Trump's ear from the oil and gas industry"
"There is a lot more folks that have Trump's ear from the oil and gas industry"
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January.
apnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Hearing @andyjayhawk.bsky.social on decoder talk about Elon Musk as someone who can "bring Trump over to a less climate antagonistic position" leaves me with a bit of hope. But this quote seems to be coming true:
"There is a lot more folks that have Trump's ear from the oil and gas industry"
"There is a lot more folks that have Trump's ear from the oil and gas industry"
My man's never biked past Grand River hospital on King if he thinks our bike system is the gold standard. NTM the Northfield bike lane is the laugh of the town
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
Region of Waterloo’s latest cycling plan is puzzling
Why, as we wrestle with a proposed 12 per cent tax increase, would we believe an upgrade is needed for something that already meets the gold standard? asks Mike Farwell.
www.therecord.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:24 PM
My man's never biked past Grand River hospital on King if he thinks our bike system is the gold standard. NTM the Northfield bike lane is the laugh of the town
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
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every art form goes through early innovation, and then you have to stop worrying about reinventing the wheel from first principles every time, and you have to go into phase 2, which is generally considered the golden age of an art form, where we know how to DO things now, so innovation shifts.
November 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM
every art form goes through early innovation, and then you have to stop worrying about reinventing the wheel from first principles every time, and you have to go into phase 2, which is generally considered the golden age of an art form, where we know how to DO things now, so innovation shifts.