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retired unix whisperer and hpc apprentice

“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com

manages @chromamagic.com
If you were wondering. @thedeadline.bsky.social and @hpcnotes.bsky.social are delivering the very best current #sc25 adhoc photos.

Presenting “No Comment #HPC

Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
went to see the running man at the local imax last night. 10/10.

@micheleclamp.com and I had the whole furniture store cinema to ourselves.

(spoiler - 12 channel audio when he blows up the veteran’s hostel in Boston? Epic!)

#imax #runningman
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For @thedeadline.bsky.social.

Behold.

A *successful* transatlantic Linux kernel and network debug. Beats fixing printers back at Harvard.

I’ve immortalized this truly one of a kind, remarkable achievement in my bluesky avatar.

Truly forbidden unix! 🤣

#linux #parents #desktop #support
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
3 and 3/4 months of morning trots later, today our hero finally ascended Everest. 🤣

#running
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Loaf at first sight.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Company did not use the #ai to write the on box copy for a bread machine.

Absolutely not. Nope.

“All you knead — and more!”

🤣
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not anything arm 7 either.
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For #sc25 #hpc #cloud #ai

Don’t forget, you also win extra self prescribed points for any highly performative desperate breathless marketing dressed up in a “Please come to our weird ass social (10 miles away) for most excellent conversation!”

First to 10,000 pts wins.

I don’t make the rules.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
See also: Johnny Cash references on BlueSky.
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Also unified login works way better, and reduces friction if there are at least n+1 authentication apps. Each “one login” must be similar, but also slightly different, but not the same as a gov gateway account, because that’s also different again.

Yep. It’s like one louder.
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Parallel fridge wine.

#hpc #wine

mostly for @lucyfishwife.bsky.social & @micheleclamp.com

🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
After just shy of 10 years, our old breadmachine seized up beyond repair.

A new shiny *much* smaller, quieter, lower powered offspring has now entered the arena!

Seems to only use an occasional 400W on bake mode for a 2 pounder…

Like all tech, incremental progress.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tomorrow I change back my #bsky “scary name”, but today I won a participation badge!

Points for just showing up?

Inspired. Living my best life.

Hashtag blessed etc. Haha.

#garmin #running
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Moved my tech posts because @chromamagic.com and @micheleclamp.com are now all like super famous and stuff. 🤣

Here?

We do the forbidden unix.

Thanks to the ever prolific and brilliant @albertvilella.bsky.social for being FU follower #100.

Magic puss is still laughing at me. Hehe.
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And why yes. We did just have the world’s most fancy pants version of chicken ‘n chips this side of Preston, Lancs.

Yep.
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In case y’all were wondering @micheleclamp.com and me are now at the making your own balsamic glaze, and buying a special squirty pot for it stage of life.

You are welcome.
October 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Please send flowers.
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I‘ve submitted #magicpuss as a Firefox logo.

#cats #browser
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Journalism folks. Peak journalism.
October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Quick.

Reboot the warehouse!!!

The internet. It is down!!!

IIt was dns, but well done every single “cloud evangelist” ever, your job is complete, AWS according to local morning news *is* THE internet now. Yep. Well played.

#cloud #hpc
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Awww yeah!

Our local offy is seriously stepping up their game!

Get in!

#OldSpeckledTrouser
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Out on the town with @micheleclamp.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
That’s fantastic that is. @micheleclamp.com made one for me about six or so years ago. Still up today!

Always thought it could be a nice little earner and bring some modicum of joy to that totally joyless platform, especially in the age of the super sloppy ay eyes.
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Neat. To follow on a light weight startup that doesn’t “load the whole house” would be a neat extension to this for sure. I wonder how many times a giant bolus of binary is read in when only the kernel is needed. This was also why we did stuff with “mex” and compiled matlab, which was fast!
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s all gone a bit sideways on the south east distress way this morning. Seemingly, the driver swerved hard to avoid a NAT gateway exit toll fee…

(for @quinnypig.com)

#hpc #cloud
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM