The Scott D
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Seattle, software, SJI, etc
Back when Seattle was a real city, and really had it all: trucks on roofs, windmill signs, 2-tone El Caminos...
arell equipment co., pacific highway, seattle, washington, 1977
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Back when Seattle was a real city, and really had it all: trucks on roofs, windmill signs, 2-tone El Caminos...
First time I’ve gotten “works on my machine” from a non-human developer
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
First time I’ve gotten “works on my machine” from a non-human developer
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Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
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Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Well, shoot. Thanks for a fun season Seattle Mariners! Excited to see what Dan Wilson & team can do next year
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Well, shoot. Thanks for a fun season Seattle Mariners! Excited to see what Dan Wilson & team can do next year
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in the Andrej Karpathy interview, he says that the code produced by AI is slop
i think we’ve arrived at “slop is in-distribution”, boring because it’s not unique. And Karpathy’s words reflect that’s how he understands the word
but my entire career i’ve strived to write code that is exactly that
i think we’ve arrived at “slop is in-distribution”, boring because it’s not unique. And Karpathy’s words reflect that’s how he understands the word
but my entire career i’ve strived to write code that is exactly that
October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
in the Andrej Karpathy interview, he says that the code produced by AI is slop
i think we’ve arrived at “slop is in-distribution”, boring because it’s not unique. And Karpathy’s words reflect that’s how he understands the word
but my entire career i’ve strived to write code that is exactly that
i think we’ve arrived at “slop is in-distribution”, boring because it’s not unique. And Karpathy’s words reflect that’s how he understands the word
but my entire career i’ve strived to write code that is exactly that
Amazed by this Kilauea eruption that started last night, with lava fountains reaching 1,000-1,500 feet in height at 10p HST (!!!!) www.youtube.com/usgs/live
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October 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Amazed by this Kilauea eruption that started last night, with lava fountains reaching 1,000-1,500 feet in height at 10p HST (!!!!) www.youtube.com/usgs/live
A-rod: "When I was on the Mariner's, i played with this guy, named Jay Buhner...". We remember and love Buhner, Alex. We remember.
October 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A-rod: "When I was on the Mariner's, i played with this guy, named Jay Buhner...". We remember and love Buhner, Alex. We remember.
First dusting of snow for the fall on the Olympics
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
First dusting of snow for the fall on the Olympics
Caught the transient orcas feeding on a porpoise this am. Apologies to the porpoise
September 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Caught the transient orcas feeding on a porpoise this am. Apologies to the porpoise
Caught some cool video of orcas, I think J-Pod, playing as they head north in Haro Strait
September 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Caught some cool video of orcas, I think J-Pod, playing as they head north in Haro Strait
There’s a chance of hail tonight. This neighbor has a plan…
March 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
There’s a chance of hail tonight. This neighbor has a plan…
Tramell Tillman is one of the GOATs, showing how anyone with an outer office life can nurture the inner life of a badass drum major
March 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Tramell Tillman is one of the GOATs, showing how anyone with an outer office life can nurture the inner life of a badass drum major
Nothing better than a good ferry sunset
February 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Nothing better than a good ferry sunset
I think otters are on my top-10 list of fav animals cc: @otters.hourly.media
January 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I think otters are on my top-10 list of fav animals cc: @otters.hourly.media
Just a coyote, having a Sunday stroll around the city
November 3, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Just a coyote, having a Sunday stroll around the city
A pretty darn good sunset tonight
October 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
A pretty darn good sunset tonight
Today’s high tide zen
September 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Today’s high tide zen
I’ll take “how median and average are different measurements” for $100, Alex
January 30, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I’ll take “how median and average are different measurements” for $100, Alex
A close to perfect fall sunrise today
November 21, 2023 at 3:08 PM
A close to perfect fall sunrise today
A day of sailing creates some odd activity metrics
October 30, 2023 at 12:51 AM
A day of sailing creates some odd activity metrics