Chris Petersen
@cpetersen-cs.bsky.social
My pronouns are nerd/geek. I hope I'm an ally to many and an enemy to few. I can't believe bsky ran out of more interesting people to invite.
Well, the folks at the #AI related presentation I was just watching from #msIgnite are really lucky I'm not there in person. What a bunch of horseshit and irrational boosterism. "Just ask the model what it got wrong. You may have to push it a little." And trust what it makes up??????? 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A1.1) That's tough because much of it is about feels/qualitative employee experience. For quantitative data, we usually have to tie systems together multiple sources and look at throughput and velocity on a per team basis w/r/t their on-lineness. #ciochat
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A1.1) That's tough because much of it is about feels/qualitative employee experience. For quantitative data, we usually have to tie systems together multiple sources and look at throughput and velocity on a per team basis w/r/t their on-lineness. #ciochat
Not always a fan of a16z, but this is a fascinating write-up about the US' #NaturalGas industry. Not sure I agree with their conclusion that these numbers aren't a big problem for the massive #AI/#DataCenter growth and power requirements, but they explain a lot...
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/g...
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/g...
Gas-Fired Intelligence
Everything you need to know about the resource powering AI
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not always a fan of a16z, but this is a fascinating write-up about the US' #NaturalGas industry. Not sure I agree with their conclusion that these numbers aren't a big problem for the massive #AI/#DataCenter growth and power requirements, but they explain a lot...
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/g...
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/g...
Well... That's a fascinating bit of news... Much better than that fake #Stargate that the AI nerds are currently failing to create down in Texas... 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82u...
Stargate Announcement | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Well... That's a fascinating bit of news... Much better than that fake #Stargate that the AI nerds are currently failing to create down in Texas... 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82u...
It might be a bit much to call this "inevitable", but fast-tracking connection requests for large loads and new generation capacity specifically to serve them was always risky. Another loose spike that might derail the #AI / #DataCenter runaway train...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-mi...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-mi...
Groups sue FERC over MISO, SPP fast-track interconnection programs
The groups contend the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool’s processes give undue advantage to fast-tracked projects and will lead to higher residential ratepayer costs.
www.utilitydive.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It might be a bit much to call this "inevitable", but fast-tracking connection requests for large loads and new generation capacity specifically to serve them was always risky. Another loose spike that might derail the #AI / #DataCenter runaway train...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-mi...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-mi...
It's been a while since I was inside a telecom or a telecom software provider, but I would really prefer to see these rules tightened, not loosened. This seems like another bizarre example of deliberately weakening our #cybersecurity capabilities.
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-tel...
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-tel...
FCC plan to scrap telecom cyber rules draws congressional backlash
A prominent U.S. senator wants the commission to rethink its plans.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's been a while since I was inside a telecom or a telecom software provider, but I would really prefer to see these rules tightened, not loosened. This seems like another bizarre example of deliberately weakening our #cybersecurity capabilities.
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-tel...
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-tel...
What happened to fewer packages and less waste? I chose the nicer option. 3 books from Amazon today = 3 packages including 2 oversized soft mailers and 1 oversized box. 🤷♂️
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What happened to fewer packages and less waste? I chose the nicer option. 3 books from Amazon today = 3 packages including 2 oversized soft mailers and 1 oversized box. 🤷♂️
So... When I was ranting about the cavemanesque "point and grunt" of graphical user interfaces reducing fluency and tech literacy 40 years ago, I was just ahead of my time? Who knew! 🤔 Time to start posting in all emojis like the cool kids!
bigthink.com/the-present/...
bigthink.com/the-present/...
The digital age’s reversion to pre-literate communication
Today's digital tools are pulling us away from fixed texts and back toward fluid, interactive communication.
bigthink.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So... When I was ranting about the cavemanesque "point and grunt" of graphical user interfaces reducing fluency and tech literacy 40 years ago, I was just ahead of my time? Who knew! 🤔 Time to start posting in all emojis like the cool kids!
bigthink.com/the-present/...
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A more nuanced take on the impending #AI bubble than a lot of folks. Not sure I buy the argument that backlash and another full "AI winter" might not follow an LLM bubble collapse. Much also depends on how he's defining the word "model" in there...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/h...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/h...
Hugging Face CEO says we're in an 'LLM bubble,' not an AI bubble | TechCrunch
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A more nuanced take on the impending #AI bubble than a lot of folks. Not sure I buy the argument that backlash and another full "AI winter" might not follow an LLM bubble collapse. Much also depends on how he's defining the word "model" in there...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/h...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/h...
Not great news for a number of stocks. It will be interesting to see who else gets hit. Modern #storage needs a boatload of cache memory to band-aid over capacity and performance woes.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
AI-led DRAM supply crunch reportedly has Morgan Stanley downgrading major OEMs — skyrocketing memory prices could erode server and PC margins
Apple apparently gets a pass for planning ahead.
www.tomshardware.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Not great news for a number of stocks. It will be interesting to see who else gets hit. Modern #storage needs a boatload of cache memory to band-aid over capacity and performance woes.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Got to love convergent evolution! AWS did "Nitro". Azure has to do "Boost" to compete on a number of levels. If nothing else, the performance / capacity numbers are impressive. I hope the gains in security / isolation are too! #MSIgnite
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Got to love convergent evolution! AWS did "Nitro". Azure has to do "Boost" to compete on a number of levels. If nothing else, the performance / capacity numbers are impressive. I hope the gains in security / isolation are too! #MSIgnite
Ugh... "Breaking" news, indeed... Seems like end-runs to the Supreme Court are the big thing right now, and they get results far too often. Asking companies w/ half a billion or a billion in revenue to report on climate-related issues is really that burdensome? 🤦♂️
www.esgdive.com/news/ninth-c...
www.esgdive.com/news/ninth-c...
Federal appeals court halts implementation of California’s climate law SB 261
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily stopped enforcement of a law that requires large businesses operating in California to publicly disclose their climate-related financial risks.
www.esgdive.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ugh... "Breaking" news, indeed... Seems like end-runs to the Supreme Court are the big thing right now, and they get results far too often. Asking companies w/ half a billion or a billion in revenue to report on climate-related issues is really that burdensome? 🤦♂️
www.esgdive.com/news/ninth-c...
www.esgdive.com/news/ninth-c...
Well, this makes total sense in Trump II. Let corporations do anything they please with respect to shareholder actions and hope nobody has the will and resources to file suit. I'm generally no fan of #ActivistInvestors, but their time may be coming...
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-to-...
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-to-...
SEC won’t weigh in on most no-action requests this proxy season, including ESG submissions
The change “has the potential to end shareholder proposals as we know them,” a former SEC corporation finance division director told ESG Dive.
www.esgdive.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Well, this makes total sense in Trump II. Let corporations do anything they please with respect to shareholder actions and hope nobody has the will and resources to file suit. I'm generally no fan of #ActivistInvestors, but their time may be coming...
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-to-...
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-to-...
Interesting data from an Uptime Institute survey. I don't know too much about the methodology or the demographics of survey participants, but this is one of many factors that could seriously impact the U.S.'s #DataCenter / #AI boom. We need to bring folks into data center-related trades and fast...
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Interesting data from an Uptime Institute survey. I don't know too much about the methodology or the demographics of survey participants, but this is one of many factors that could seriously impact the U.S.'s #DataCenter / #AI boom. We need to bring folks into data center-related trades and fast...
Very interesting! Partnering to provide the necessary #DataCenter infrastructure and permitting pipeline up-front from an already decarbonizing grid. Not many places can say that right now...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/opco...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/opco...
OpCore plans €4bn data center at former EDF coal power plant outside Paris, France
Firms in exclusive negotiations over site
www.datacenterdynamics.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Very interesting! Partnering to provide the necessary #DataCenter infrastructure and permitting pipeline up-front from an already decarbonizing grid. Not many places can say that right now...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/opco...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/opco...
Sure, the quote is fake, but when they scanned his head, his heart, and his soul; they sure as heck found nothing... #TheAbyssStaresBack
❌ No, Trump didn't say, "I got an MRI, it was perfect. They found nothing. The doctors were amazed. They said of all the MRIs done on presidents going back to George Washington, this is the first time nothing was found.” www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Did Trump say George Washington received MRI scan while discussing his own 'perfect' results?
The president did say he received an MRI scan in October 2025.
www.snopes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sure, the quote is fake, but when they scanned his head, his heart, and his soul; they sure as heck found nothing... #TheAbyssStaresBack
If even one person "brands me as the bad guy", it's time for me to look in the mirror and ask myself if they've got a point. If I don't get it, it may be time for me to enter into a dialog with them about why they feel that way. Making the choice to be a worse guy is simply not on the table... 🤷♂️
Dems didn't brand "white dudes" as the "bad guy" as Portnoy suggests. We branded people who support a toxic, hate-filled convicted felon who abuses women and lies constantly about everything as the bad guys, and they just happen to be disproportionately white men.
www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
www.mediaite.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If even one person "brands me as the bad guy", it's time for me to look in the mirror and ask myself if they've got a point. If I don't get it, it may be time for me to enter into a dialog with them about why they feel that way. Making the choice to be a worse guy is simply not on the table... 🤷♂️
Gosh! I wonder why the worst and most violent of the bad guys / henchmen in the new version of #TheRunningMan dresses exactly like these ICE/CBP types including the full-face mask? 😇 It's a mystery!
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gosh! I wonder why the worst and most violent of the bad guys / henchmen in the new version of #TheRunningMan dresses exactly like these ICE/CBP types including the full-face mask? 😇 It's a mystery!
The nice folks at Fortune must be hoping for some table scraps from the current regime to publish this kind of ... piece. They're doing more damage than I can possibly fit in a post anywhere.
fortune.com/2025/11/15/t...
fortune.com/2025/11/15/t...
Restoring America’s manufacturing backbone through semiconductor leadership | Fortune
America, the birthplace of the transistor and, by extension, the modern semiconductor industry, has gradually ceded its leadership. Not anymore.
fortune.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The nice folks at Fortune must be hoping for some table scraps from the current regime to publish this kind of ... piece. They're doing more damage than I can possibly fit in a post anywhere.
fortune.com/2025/11/15/t...
fortune.com/2025/11/15/t...
Just saw the new adaptation of #TheRunningMan. Lots to like about it. I'll need to dig in my library and re-read the original, but this is absolutely a product of its time like its predecessor. If you think it couldn't come true ... well ... good luck with that in the Kingdom of New Trumplandia.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just saw the new adaptation of #TheRunningMan. Lots to like about it. I'll need to dig in my library and re-read the original, but this is absolutely a product of its time like its predecessor. If you think it couldn't come true ... well ... good luck with that in the Kingdom of New Trumplandia.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Interviewee: I needed a few days to decompress, but the decompression algorithm got out of hand.
Interviewee: I needed a few days to decompress, but the decompression algorithm got out of hand.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resumé?
Programmer: I simply defragmented the periods I was doing useful work into the first part of the document for faster access.
Programmer: I simply defragmented the periods I was doing useful work into the first part of the document for faster access.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Bertrand Russell: I spent months staring at a blank piece of paper.
Bertrand Russell: I spent months staring at a blank piece of paper.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Interviewee: I needed a few days to decompress, but the decompression algorithm got out of hand.
Interviewee: I needed a few days to decompress, but the decompression algorithm got out of hand.
Not entirely surprising that they're watching other projects, the labor market, and other inputs and recognizing that there are headwinds building. Not great for New York but good for Idaho. "CHIPS and Science" could only do so much for the supply chain...
www.constructiondive.com/news/micron-...
www.constructiondive.com/news/micron-...
Micron delays construction at $100B New York megafab
Based on building timelines for other semiconductor plants, the tech company decided to push the start of the project to next year and stretch building phases through 2041.
www.constructiondive.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Not entirely surprising that they're watching other projects, the labor market, and other inputs and recognizing that there are headwinds building. Not great for New York but good for Idaho. "CHIPS and Science" could only do so much for the supply chain...
www.constructiondive.com/news/micron-...
www.constructiondive.com/news/micron-...
Reposted by Chris Petersen
We need to get ready for both price increases and potential shortages of everything that includes #memory chips of every kind. As the song almost says, "They paved paradise and put up an #AI #DataCenter, with a pink NOC, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot."
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Memory makers have no plans to increase RAM production despite crushing memory shortages — 'modest' 2026 increase predicted as DRAM makers hedge their AI bets
No relief in sight for RAM buyers.
www.tomshardware.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We need to get ready for both price increases and potential shortages of everything that includes #memory chips of every kind. As the song almost says, "They paved paradise and put up an #AI #DataCenter, with a pink NOC, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot."
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...