Chip
@chipmonkey.bsky.social
ex-SpaceX ex-NASA ex-Apple
Doing Data and AI things
Currently in Life Sciences
Saying "before it was trendy" before it was trendy
Doing Data and AI things
Currently in Life Sciences
Saying "before it was trendy" before it was trendy
The number of deer and raccoons being jump scared by #Halloween decorations is my latest I-don't-know-what-to-make-of #AI mile-marker.
October 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The number of deer and raccoons being jump scared by #Halloween decorations is my latest I-don't-know-what-to-make-of #AI mile-marker.
Current situation. Gotta let life keep you on your toes.
October 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Current situation. Gotta let life keep you on your toes.
I feel like "toast breadcrumbs" is a step put in recipes as an ironic joke.
September 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I feel like "toast breadcrumbs" is a step put in recipes as an ironic joke.
For posterity, since I seem to forget a lot, the scene I was talking about (to myself) is #bunheads Season 1 (how sad that there was only one season) Episode 16 around the 36 minute mark.
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For posterity, since I seem to forget a lot, the scene I was talking about (to myself) is #bunheads Season 1 (how sad that there was only one season) Episode 16 around the 36 minute mark.
Question (for like my one follower) : does anyone have good examples of ELEGANT code that was #AI-generated or #vibe-coded?
September 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Question (for like my one follower) : does anyone have good examples of ELEGANT code that was #AI-generated or #vibe-coded?
See, this is the sort of thing that makes me question modern journalism.
August 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
See, this is the sort of thing that makes me question modern journalism.
Quick, how much will ten of these cost? Hint: the answer is NOT eight dollars.
May 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Quick, how much will ten of these cost? Hint: the answer is NOT eight dollars.
I think #Delta is literally loading this plane in the least efficient manner imaginable. Front to back, aisle then window. Now we have people moving two directions for overhead space. It's would be impressive if you tried to do it this precisely.
May 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I think #Delta is literally loading this plane in the least efficient manner imaginable. Front to back, aisle then window. Now we have people moving two directions for overhead space. It's would be impressive if you tried to do it this precisely.
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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
If I haven't said this on @bsky.app before, The Woz is my hero (tho I can't really confirm if he has an account here). Also he happened to be in the news today: gizmodo.com/steve-woznia...
Steve Wozniak Has Had It With Elon Musk’s Antics
The Apple co-founder isn't a fan of the
gizmodo.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If I haven't said this on @bsky.app before, The Woz is my hero (tho I can't really confirm if he has an account here). Also he happened to be in the news today: gizmodo.com/steve-woznia...
I can't tell if Firefly Aerospace has an official Bluesky account, but wherever you are, congratulations!
www.space.com/the-universe...
www.space.com/the-universe...
'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA
Blue Ghost just became the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon.
www.space.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I can't tell if Firefly Aerospace has an official Bluesky account, but wherever you are, congratulations!
www.space.com/the-universe...
www.space.com/the-universe...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date
I just... #SQLServer should not let you have a table definition where a column name is just a carriage return. #no
February 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I just... #SQLServer should not let you have a table definition where a column name is just a carriage return. #no
It dissipated a lot by the time I got my camera out, but I'd you fling #macaroni powder into a ray of sunlight it's actually quite #beautiful.
February 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It dissipated a lot by the time I got my camera out, but I'd you fling #macaroni powder into a ray of sunlight it's actually quite #beautiful.
Have I complained about Azure Data Factory ever? Probably not - I quit using SSIS years ago. But here... here's a dynamic parameter for generating a table name. What's wrong with it? There's a TRAILING `\n` THAT YOU CAN'T SEE BUT IT NOW TRIES TO WRITE TO A TABLE NOW WITH A LINE FEED IN THE NAME.
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Have I complained about Azure Data Factory ever? Probably not - I quit using SSIS years ago. But here... here's a dynamic parameter for generating a table name. What's wrong with it? There's a TRAILING `\n` THAT YOU CAN'T SEE BUT IT NOW TRIES TO WRITE TO A TABLE NOW WITH A LINE FEED IN THE NAME.
We asked ChatGPT to roast Louisville
And the AI chatbot didn’t hold back.
loutoday.6amcity.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This both makes me feel #old and #sad. I <3 physical media, and I SUPER LOVED my first BluRay writeable drive. I admit I don't really use it any more, but I do have stacks of disks to go through for my personal archaeology. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
After 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Feb
MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes will also be abandoned.
www.tomshardware.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This both makes me feel #old and #sad. I <3 physical media, and I SUPER LOVED my first BluRay writeable drive. I admit I don't really use it any more, but I do have stacks of disks to go through for my personal archaeology. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
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Is there a tag for weird or bad #requirements, particularly those that come from actual #PMs? The hour long meeting we recently had included the gem "... should be greyed out in " was found to mean "not literally greyed out" and in situations that can never occur. *sigh*
January 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Is there a tag for weird or bad #requirements, particularly those that come from actual #PMs? The hour long meeting we recently had included the gem "... should be greyed out in " was found to mean "not literally greyed out" and in situations that can never occur. *sigh*
Having watched Minions about 20 times in the last 40 days (it's kiddo's new favorite), guess what the Netflix #algorithm thinks we should watch?
January 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Having watched Minions about 20 times in the last 40 days (it's kiddo's new favorite), guess what the Netflix #algorithm thinks we should watch?
I actually don't hate it. It's like gift wrapping for code. I mean I'd hate to write it but it's not horrid to read if you have to like teach code.
You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
December 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I actually don't hate it. It's like gift wrapping for code. I mean I'd hate to write it but it's not horrid to read if you have to like teach code.
Love this thread. I loved my Atari 2600 when I was a child. My high school Commodore-128. Nintendo-64 and PC gaming in College. Wii with a kid. Xbox when I had a teenager. My wife's PS4. And looking forward to what li'l baby gets into! Every era can be magical! But I get the #nostalgia #age bias.
hate to be that person who makes everything about games but i DEFINITELY see this trend in games as well. so many people incapable of even considering the possibility that maybe part of the reason the games of their youth seem so magical and superior to everything since is BECAUSE THEY WERE YOUNG!
Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 18, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Love this thread. I loved my Atari 2600 when I was a child. My high school Commodore-128. Nintendo-64 and PC gaming in College. Wii with a kid. Xbox when I had a teenager. My wife's PS4. And looking forward to what li'l baby gets into! Every era can be magical! But I get the #nostalgia #age bias.
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here's a Sora generated video of gymnastics
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
here's a Sora generated video of gymnastics