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retired unix whisperer and hpc apprentice

“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com

manages @chromamagic.com
Crap. I gotta get my ZX spectrum tcp/ip up
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Those stones bring us all great joy!

Have a lovely conf AJ. You are rocking how this should all be!

Living vicariously through you. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
meat pasta ratio 🧑‍🍳 💋
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Mungo approved.

Go get ‘em AJ. *hugs*
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We salute you for your service
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Better than Marriott
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Love woodpeckers, wish they would stop trying to demolish our wooden tent.

(House)
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Having said that, given the complexity of certain modern scientific software, even “oblivious performance” sure beats out “zero performance” because you can’t get the bloody thing to even build, or pass test. 🤣

Heh.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In the old days there were Xbox and PlayStation.

This is what AI has done to us.

🤣
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Personal life goal for #SC25 is to see an AL the HPC elephant with @hpcprogrammer.bsky.social and @jeffgeerling.com selfie.

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Big Al’s enthusiasm for #HPC is mammoth 🐘. He will help you write faster code because he’s a great listener (look at those ears omg 😆) We are so excited about our first SC booth! If you come talk to us you can score your very own emotional HPC support pachyderm at the UA HPC booth #6829 #SC25
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Awww. Rats, it’s the cherry picker for installing your awesome sign.

Still. Rides would be cool.

See also bungee jumps. (With free glasses of scotch)

(This is also why I can’t work in marketing anymore) 🤣

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The @epcc.bsky.social #SC25 booth starting to go up, hanging sign and all
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Only here for this level of comment.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Free rides on the green truck? That’s better than AMD coffee!!!
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
*hugs*

(Kinda also thinking out loud this could be a legit review process for our future science)

“Director, the Nature paper just got 20,000 emoji - send to FDA stat!”

“h-index replaced by emoji, thousands of journal mills facing a whole pile of 💩 to generate new revenue”

🤣
November 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Building mysql one dot something “for production” in a massive hurry before Venter stole our very human self was much excite. See also that weird Perl DB module thing.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Everything about that “system” was hilarious. I basically built a whole career on how to not do any of that ever again. Hahahaha!

(Super fun fact, a few weeks ago I was hunted for a gig that looked wicked similar. I decided before discussing remuneration it was also a job for someone else. 🤣🤣)
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
… the cones did go bendy and sad melty after a bit, but by then the giant farmyard metal barn was almost finished and we could finally move the dec alphas to their new home. I had moved those racks three times by then, each move causing havoc and chaos everywhere they went on the hinxton campus.
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Reviewer One:

LOG: Starting auto review parsing v43.48a…
LOG: Failed to parse emoji storm at line 532*
LOG: Generating result…
LOG: Strong accept, publish immediately.
LOG: Desk accept protocol begin.
LOG: End auto review parsing.
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM