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Amber Hayes
@amber-hayes.bsky.social
Tech and innovation specialist, mountain sport enthusiast including skiing, ultra trail running and dog powered sports. Amateur photographer of the wilds and my husky Ziggy.
Follow if you want a blend of zen BC wild pics,running & tech articles.
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Kevin Bacon is six degrees away

Five degrees now, sir

*alarm sirens blare*

Four degrees

Sir he’s breached the perimeter

Three degrees

Sir

Two degrees

One

*kevin bacon crashes through the ceiling*
August 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM
Now for lighter news … a few seconds of a happy Canadian snow husky
#bc #dogs #husky
February 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Aaaaand now Alibaba is in the game. Thier statement of going for AGI is interesting as it take them beyond others focused on Learning Model “AI”

www.reuters.com/technology/a...

#ai #agi
Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The Chinese tech company released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Contemplation
January 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Adding the occasional esthetic pic to brighten Bluesky
Kalamalka Lake #BCphotos
#trailrun
January 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This happened in Canada under Harper - a warning to my fellow Canadians let’s not go back down this road with our NRC funding :/
#sciencefunding
“researchers suspect [the grant review freeze] may be related to President Trump's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NSF reviews grant applications based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts”

www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I had to screenshot this.
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The DeepSeek chaos today seems very well timed. That said at the end of the day didn’t we all know that most AI models really aren’t that expensive to make? However the data is all being stored in China? So is this not actually a big massive TikTok?

#deepseek
January 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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This past week was a dark one for many of us. It saw the return of Donald Trump to the White House and the targeting of the most vulnerable Americans in a torrent of deplorable executive orders. But there was some light among the darkness.
January 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Winter light
January 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Checking the blue sky algorithm
Does tagging help?
Do we like dogs on blue sky? Tag and stitch if you like .. water dogs with blue skies
#dog #husky #blueskydog
January 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BC Corduroy in fine form
January 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Not skiing with care …. A cautionary tail ;) (no Ziggy’s were harmed in this photo)
January 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The expressions of my husky Ziggy waiting to head out to the trails
January 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM