Alex Davies
@rethinkalex.bsky.social
Senior Analyst @ Rethink Technololgy Research. Covering Cellular, Wireless, Video, Broadcast, Broadband, Internet Infrastructure.
Haver of dog+cat, liker of nasty horrible music, victim of too many blows to the head
Haver of dog+cat, liker of nasty horrible music, victim of too many blows to the head
all this AI stuff is much more tolerable if you intentionally misread it as Al, and imagine Pacino doing it instead
a close up of a man 's face with the words ho-ah written on it .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words ho-ah written on it .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
all this AI stuff is much more tolerable if you intentionally misread it as Al, and imagine Pacino doing it instead
this feels like a bad idea
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this feels like a bad idea
@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz y’all still into party speakers? Somerset Carnival season ramping up into gear
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz y’all still into party speakers? Somerset Carnival season ramping up into gear
VIDEO STANDARDS ESSENTIAL PATENT HUB WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
October 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
VIDEO STANDARDS ESSENTIAL PATENT HUB WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
you've had a gNodeB, but what about a gNodeBoat? (courtesy of Neutral Wireless and Cisco, at the Olympics, for the sailing coverage)
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
you've had a gNodeB, but what about a gNodeBoat? (courtesy of Neutral Wireless and Cisco, at the Olympics, for the sailing coverage)
'hey copilot can you turn this word document into a powerpoint?'
yes, absolutely i can, here's how i'd do it
'great'
alright would you like me to start making the images?
'yes'
alright sure here's how i'd do it
'just get on with it!'
now, I never said i could make a powerpoint ...
yes, absolutely i can, here's how i'd do it
'great'
alright would you like me to start making the images?
'yes'
alright sure here's how i'd do it
'just get on with it!'
now, I never said i could make a powerpoint ...
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
'hey copilot can you turn this word document into a powerpoint?'
yes, absolutely i can, here's how i'd do it
'great'
alright would you like me to start making the images?
'yes'
alright sure here's how i'd do it
'just get on with it!'
now, I never said i could make a powerpoint ...
yes, absolutely i can, here's how i'd do it
'great'
alright would you like me to start making the images?
'yes'
alright sure here's how i'd do it
'just get on with it!'
now, I never said i could make a powerpoint ...
some truly disgusting noises in the new Synestia EP. check 'em out: open.spotify.com/album/3AbL2Y...
Premonitions
open.spotify.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
some truly disgusting noises in the new Synestia EP. check 'em out: open.spotify.com/album/3AbL2Y...
and when the poor (the telcos) have nothing left to eat (sell their tower and network assets) they shall eat the rich (spin themselves out as MVNOs)
September 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
and when the poor (the telcos) have nothing left to eat (sell their tower and network assets) they shall eat the rich (spin themselves out as MVNOs)
a very quiet benefit of the 8Bitdo keyboards is that the option to jump between Bluetooth, the 2.4 GHz dongle, and the 'off' position for the USB cable means that with the toggle switch, you can instantly switch between 3 machines with the same keyboard
would be neat if there was a mouse too
would be neat if there was a mouse too
August 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
a very quiet benefit of the 8Bitdo keyboards is that the option to jump between Bluetooth, the 2.4 GHz dongle, and the 'off' position for the USB cable means that with the toggle switch, you can instantly switch between 3 machines with the same keyboard
would be neat if there was a mouse too
would be neat if there was a mouse too
@reckless.bsky.social what do your sources say about the Madison plant? (hope you are well, btw, i parasocially miss hearing your dulcet tones)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Foxconn and SoftBank to make data centre equipment in Ohio for Stargate project
Foxconn said on Monday it plans to manufacture data centre equipment with Japan's SoftBank at the Taiwanese firm's former electric vehicle factory in Ohio, part of the Stargate project to advance U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure.
www.reuters.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
@reckless.bsky.social what do your sources say about the Madison plant? (hope you are well, btw, i parasocially miss hearing your dulcet tones)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Everyone should listen to more Conjurer
August 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Everyone should listen to more Conjurer
Snapping awake at night in the revelation that sistering the joist is the note pragmatic approach than packing it 🫥
August 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Snapping awake at night in the revelation that sistering the joist is the note pragmatic approach than packing it 🫥
are you prepared for The Great British Firewall?
no, not that silly 2016 GCHQ project, but the inevitable extension of the Online Safety Act?
i love whitelisting it's just the best can't wait let's go
no, not that silly 2016 GCHQ project, but the inevitable extension of the Online Safety Act?
i love whitelisting it's just the best can't wait let's go
August 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
are you prepared for The Great British Firewall?
no, not that silly 2016 GCHQ project, but the inevitable extension of the Online Safety Act?
i love whitelisting it's just the best can't wait let's go
no, not that silly 2016 GCHQ project, but the inevitable extension of the Online Safety Act?
i love whitelisting it's just the best can't wait let's go
I think there are better ways to describe Sequans, but there we are:
July 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I think there are better ways to describe Sequans, but there we are:
remember, all the agentic ai stuff that is 'automating' backend operator/telco networks is a sticking plaster - that you need to boil the ocean to bring these systems to bear is the real issue. wipe the slate clean
July 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
remember, all the agentic ai stuff that is 'automating' backend operator/telco networks is a sticking plaster - that you need to boil the ocean to bring these systems to bear is the real issue. wipe the slate clean
really is dumb as all heck that the FR3 band is somehow between FR1 and FR2
also, rename the 3GPP to the 5GPP pls, i hate that too
also, rename the 3GPP to the 5GPP pls, i hate that too
July 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
really is dumb as all heck that the FR3 band is somehow between FR1 and FR2
also, rename the 3GPP to the 5GPP pls, i hate that too
also, rename the 3GPP to the 5GPP pls, i hate that too
hot glue your rgb header on your mobo; reject modernity
July 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
hot glue your rgb header on your mobo; reject modernity
i love em-dashes and whatnot, but i wonder if we're entering a phase where misusing SPAG rules in writing is going to become a thing to try and convey authenticity, vs. the perfect AI language usage
wouldn't be long until the LLM outputs changed, I guess? feh
wouldn't be long until the LLM outputs changed, I guess? feh
July 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
i love em-dashes and whatnot, but i wonder if we're entering a phase where misusing SPAG rules in writing is going to become a thing to try and convey authenticity, vs. the perfect AI language usage
wouldn't be long until the LLM outputs changed, I guess? feh
wouldn't be long until the LLM outputs changed, I guess? feh
SoftBank should probably see about some 'shiny and chrome' adverts for these new Sceye 'lighter than air' HAPS zepplins ...
June 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
SoftBank should probably see about some 'shiny and chrome' adverts for these new Sceye 'lighter than air' HAPS zepplins ...
