Jon
@jmalkin.bsky.social
Dad, contributor to Apache Datasketches, dabbler in martial arts. Cephalopod fan.
Any opinions are my own and not reflective of my employer or the open source project to which I contribute.
Any opinions are my own and not reflective of my employer or the open source project to which I contribute.
This is me! Happy that it helps protect others but I’m trying to keep myself from getting infected
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is me! Happy that it helps protect others but I’m trying to keep myself from getting infected
Office workers in a half shell?
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Office workers in a half shell?
Wait, I’m allowed to think about multiple topics within the same month?? 🤯
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Wait, I’m allowed to think about multiple topics within the same month?? 🤯
I thought that was supposed to change with encrypted RCS but that it wasn't enabled for most implementations yet? But I haven't been following too closely
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I thought that was supposed to change with encrypted RCS but that it wasn't enabled for most implementations yet? But I haven't been following too closely
Blue bubble is end-to-end encrypted, no?
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Blue bubble is end-to-end encrypted, no?
That does not sound like a pleasant task. I wish you luck
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
That does not sound like a pleasant task. I wish you luck
IIRC, very slightly higher male birth rate but women live longer
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
IIRC, very slightly higher male birth rate but women live longer
Now I feel old making that reference
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Now I feel old making that reference
It's like the tides. Nobody knows how they work!
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's like the tides. Nobody knows how they work!
Not quite the same situation here, but I think it's ok to let it leak to students that you also had/have reactions to the material
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Not quite the same situation here, but I think it's ok to let it leak to students that you also had/have reactions to the material
We had a reading group going over some pre-print book chapters in grad school, led by my advisor. One of the most helpful things he said was that the material was new and challenging for him, too. Cuz it didn't feel like that!
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We had a reading group going over some pre-print book chapters in grad school, led by my advisor. One of the most helpful things he said was that the material was new and challenging for him, too. Cuz it didn't feel like that!
Huh, I thought they'd ruled otherwise. Thanks for the clarification.
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Huh, I thought they'd ruled otherwise. Thanks for the clarification.
Does accepting a pardon (and iirc accepting the guilt implied by it) have any impact on the state case?
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Does accepting a pardon (and iirc accepting the guilt implied by it) have any impact on the state case?
But that's a very, very different scenario from trying to do research studies on people
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
But that's a very, very different scenario from trying to do research studies on people
There are valid use cases. Think of stress testing online systems with mostly realistic usage patterns. If the patterns are too similar you can get misleading effects so you need to ensure some variability, but being perfectly real isn't a strict requirement
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
There are valid use cases. Think of stress testing online systems with mostly realistic usage patterns. If the patterns are too similar you can get misleading effects so you need to ensure some variability, but being perfectly real isn't a strict requirement
You’ve written lots of books now. What’s the hardest part of the process for you? And has that changed over time?
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
You’ve written lots of books now. What’s the hardest part of the process for you? And has that changed over time?
Any correct answer must be at least 5000
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Any correct answer must be at least 5000
I love that about that photo
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I love that about that photo
Only last year, actually!
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Only last year, actually!
Little cuties. Got a nice shot of one on my house wall a few years ago
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Little cuties. Got a nice shot of one on my house wall a few years ago
Was unable to dial in, but I appreciate that you’re still doing constituent events
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Was unable to dial in, but I appreciate that you’re still doing constituent events
I certainly remember and I try to translate that into doing better going forward, but I don’t lose sleep over it
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I certainly remember and I try to translate that into doing better going forward, but I don’t lose sleep over it
I knew someone who worked at Disneyland one summer. You might think that solid waste wouldn't get above, say, waist height in a stall. And yet...
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I knew someone who worked at Disneyland one summer. You might think that solid waste wouldn't get above, say, waist height in a stall. And yet...
Seems like a poster is easier to make resistant to liquid
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Seems like a poster is easier to make resistant to liquid