Kevin Pilch
@pilchie.dev
Marathon runner, hockey player, beer drinker, chocolate chip cookie lover. Father. Group Manager for CosmosDB DevExp at Microsoft. Born 🇨🇦, Seattle since 2002. he/him
A little early Christmas present from work. I was due for a machine refresh and a new 15” Surface with a 12core Snapdragon X1E80100 ARM64 CPU, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD was delivered today. All set up now, and I’m excited to see how the battery holds up through a day in the office when I go back in Jan.
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A little early Christmas present from work. I was due for a machine refresh and a new 15” Surface with a 12core Snapdragon X1E80100 ARM64 CPU, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD was delivered today. All set up now, and I’m excited to see how the battery holds up through a day in the office when I go back in Jan.
Watched Spirited again. It remains a modern Christmas Classic.
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Watched Spirited again. It remains a modern Christmas Classic.
Oh, thanks. I think it was a different episode of the same segment and I got confused.
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Oh, thanks. I think it was a different episode of the same segment and I got confused.
@johntmhiggins.bsky.social what was the arm mount HR monitor you recommended on the Vergecast?
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
@johntmhiggins.bsky.social what was the arm mount HR monitor you recommended on the Vergecast?
Nevermind, they are already taking about making 4km x 4km solar arrays to power their 5GW datacenter, so I guess adding half that area again as radiators wouldn’t be a blocker.
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Nevermind, they are already taking about making 4km x 4km solar arrays to power their 5GW datacenter, so I guess adding half that area again as radiators wouldn’t be a blocker.
By my read this means a GW data center in space needs a radiator array with an area half the size of Central Park. That’s a lot to bring up, maintain, keep in orbit, etc. They neglect pumps, but I don’t see how you’d do it without them which means more energy, which means more area still.
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
By my read this means a GW data center in space needs a radiator array with an area half the size of Central Park. That’s a lot to bring up, maintain, keep in orbit, etc. They neglect pumps, but I don’t see how you’d do it without them which means more energy, which means more area still.
I just don’t get what the heat dissipation plan is?
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I just don’t get what the heat dissipation plan is?
Better late than never. Made a batch of @altonbrown.bsky.social ‘s aged egg nog for the holidays
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Better late than never. Made a batch of @altonbrown.bsky.social ‘s aged egg nog for the holidays
@scalzi.com I saw recently that you wrote a summary of the Old Man’s War series. About to start The Shattering Peace, and now I can’t find it. Can you share a link, and maybe put it on whatever?
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@scalzi.com I saw recently that you wrote a summary of the Old Man’s War series. About to start The Shattering Peace, and now I can’t find it. Can you share a link, and maybe put it on whatever?
I typically make @altonbrown.bsky.social’s recipe, which is a combo.
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I typically make @altonbrown.bsky.social’s recipe, which is a combo.
All thread all the time. J/k it’s a bit of a pain still, but hopefully with brands like IKEA adopting it things will get simpler.
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
All thread all the time. J/k it’s a bit of a pain still, but hopefully with brands like IKEA adopting it things will get simpler.
I’ve got a fire tablet that I use, but they aren’t designed to be always charging. Also, does the app work as a mic/speaker for Home Assistant voice? I haven’t tried that part yet.
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I’ve got a fire tablet that I use, but they aren’t designed to be always charging. Also, does the app work as a mic/speaker for Home Assistant voice? I haven’t tried that part yet.
Related - can NabuCasa make a hub with a tablet/speaker/mic to compete with Google home, Alexa devices?
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Related - can NabuCasa make a hub with a tablet/speaker/mic to compete with Google home, Alexa devices?
When will #HomeAssistant support for #Matter binding come out of beta? Have been slowly replacing all my switches with Inovelli smart switches lately and having them control smart bulbs is terrible.
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
When will #HomeAssistant support for #Matter binding come out of beta? Have been slowly replacing all my switches with Inovelli smart switches lately and having them control smart bulbs is terrible.
Cool blog about how the RecordScanner app uses Azure #CosmosDB's vector search capabilities: devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/rec...
Record Scanner for vinyl collectors cuts costs with Azure Cosmos DB vector search - Azure Cosmos DB Blog
by Artur Drozdz, Founder of Record Scanner (recordscanner.com) If you’re like me, there’s at least one room in your home with an entire cabinet dedicated to your growing vinyl collection. At this poin...
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Cool blog about how the RecordScanner app uses Azure #CosmosDB's vector search capabilities: devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/rec...
I *may* own a pair of carbon plated shoes for races, but I’m not out here talking about them all the time Tim.
September 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I *may* own a pair of carbon plated shoes for races, but I’m not out here talking about them all the time Tim.
I think you are looking for @timheuer.com . I don’t cycle, I just run.
September 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I think you are looking for @timheuer.com . I don’t cycle, I just run.
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#rustlang docs are live on Microsoft Learn: aka.ms/rust/docs
These expand on #AzureSDK examples with more user scenarios and more to come. While we always want our crate READMEs to be helpful, we also want them to be concise. Of course, there's more information and many doc examples on docs.rs
These expand on #AzureSDK examples with more user scenarios and more to come. While we always want our crate READMEs to be helpful, we also want them to be concise. Of course, there's more information and many doc examples on docs.rs
Azure for Rust developers - Rust on Azure
Get started developing with Rust on Azure using services like Azure Functions, Key Vault, Messaging, Identity, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and the Azure SDK for Rust.
aka.ms
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#rustlang docs are live on Microsoft Learn: aka.ms/rust/docs
These expand on #AzureSDK examples with more user scenarios and more to come. While we always want our crate READMEs to be helpful, we also want them to be concise. Of course, there's more information and many doc examples on docs.rs
These expand on #AzureSDK examples with more user scenarios and more to come. While we always want our crate READMEs to be helpful, we also want them to be concise. Of course, there's more information and many doc examples on docs.rs
No. Right now I don’t really have anything connected to Health Kit. Should i connect any/all of Garmin/Oura/Ladder?
August 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No. Right now I don’t really have anything connected to Health Kit. Should i connect any/all of Garmin/Oura/Ladder?
Of course. I should remember to do this!
August 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Of course. I should remember to do this!
Oh, that’s fine. I have a Fenix 7, and I do record there too. It’s more my Oura activity completion is trending down, since it doesn’t know about the work I’m doing (and maybe that plays into recovery advice, etc).
August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Oh, that’s fine. I have a Fenix 7, and I do record there too. It’s more my Oura activity completion is trending down, since it doesn’t know about the work I’m doing (and maybe that plays into recovery advice, etc).
I’ve been getting back into lifting a bit lately. I always take my Oura off when I do, but then I don’t get “credit” for it. Any other suggestions? @vicmsong.bsky.social ?
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I’ve been getting back into lifting a bit lately. I always take my Oura off when I do, but then I don’t get “credit” for it. Any other suggestions? @vicmsong.bsky.social ?
People who are good at photography stuff - I have very few pictures of my mom. One of the best is an iPhone shot from 2017, but it’s backlit. Any tips to help make it better to print?
August 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
People who are good at photography stuff - I have very few pictures of my mom. One of the best is an iPhone shot from 2017, but it’s backlit. Any tips to help make it better to print?
Reposted by Kevin Pilch
🧠 Vector Search in 2 Minutes
This video explains how AI agents use embeddings + similarity to find relevant info—fast.
See how Azure Cosmos DB enables smarter search for AI & analytics.
▶️ msft.it/63320sng7G
#VectorSearch #AI #AzureCosmosDB #DevTools #SemanticSearch
This video explains how AI agents use embeddings + similarity to find relevant info—fast.
See how Azure Cosmos DB enables smarter search for AI & analytics.
▶️ msft.it/63320sng7G
#VectorSearch #AI #AzureCosmosDB #DevTools #SemanticSearch
Vector Search Explained in 2 Minutes
Ever wonder how AI agents find the information that's most relevant to your conversation? This video breaks down the fundamentals of vector search, the tech that powers modern search for AI.
You’ll learn:
⚡ How data like text, images, or audio can be transformed into vectors using embedding models
⚡ How queries are compared in the same vector space
⚡ The role of similarity measures like cosine similarity and Euclidean distance
⚡ How Azure Cosmos DB uses vector search to enable smarter, more intuitive retrieval for AI and analytics
Whether you’re building apps that need semantic understanding or exploring hybrid search for richer results, this video gives you a clear foundation for how vector search powers it all.
#AzureCosmosDB #VectorSearch #AI
msft.it
August 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🧠 Vector Search in 2 Minutes
This video explains how AI agents use embeddings + similarity to find relevant info—fast.
See how Azure Cosmos DB enables smarter search for AI & analytics.
▶️ msft.it/63320sng7G
#VectorSearch #AI #AzureCosmosDB #DevTools #SemanticSearch
This video explains how AI agents use embeddings + similarity to find relevant info—fast.
See how Azure Cosmos DB enables smarter search for AI & analytics.
▶️ msft.it/63320sng7G
#VectorSearch #AI #AzureCosmosDB #DevTools #SemanticSearch
OMG - almost 2 years after I bought them, I *finally* managed to get my Nanoleaf bulbs to connect to my Home Assistant Sky Connect with Open Thread Border Router. Getting thread credentials synced between iOS and HA has been a PITA.
August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
OMG - almost 2 years after I bought them, I *finally* managed to get my Nanoleaf bulbs to connect to my Home Assistant Sky Connect with Open Thread Border Router. Getting thread credentials synced between iOS and HA has been a PITA.