Tom Barber
@magicaltrout.bsky.social
Engineering Manager, herder of devs. I help build research platforms for public good. Work at Princeton Uni on https://researchaccelerator.org and also run https://www.concepttocloud.com
Saving money with cloud services... I have a new vlog out... finally!
January 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Saving money with cloud services... I have a new vlog out... finally!
Most people seem to be spending this week getting their boats hauled out. Such a waste. I'm burning some holiday over Thanksgiving here in the UK getting out and catching up on life outside of work from an alternative location. ⛵
November 27, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Most people seem to be spending this week getting their boats hauled out. Such a waste. I'm burning some holiday over Thanksgiving here in the UK getting out and catching up on life outside of work from an alternative location. ⛵
Anyone catching up on the NFL highlights whilst doing some knitting on a Saturday night?
No? Weird....
No? Weird....
November 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Anyone catching up on the NFL highlights whilst doing some knitting on a Saturday night?
No? Weird....
No? Weird....
Sometimes you just need to get out and about...
November 13, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Sometimes you just need to get out and about...
My old line manager at JPL who has laid off hundreds of people is talking about adding to the morale bank account 😂
Fun times!
Fun times!
November 12, 2024 at 8:39 AM
My old line manager at JPL who has laid off hundreds of people is talking about adding to the morale bank account 😂
Fun times!
Fun times!
I'm not a prolific reader but occasionally on weeks like this one. Very apt books cross my desk...
November 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM
I'm not a prolific reader but occasionally on weeks like this one. Very apt books cross my desk...
If anyone on Linkedin is bored of the giant tangerine and rocket man, then I have a pretty decent hack if you have ublock installed….
November 7, 2024 at 9:35 PM
If anyone on Linkedin is bored of the giant tangerine and rocket man, then I have a pretty decent hack if you have ublock installed….
As I’m not American and don’t want to spend the day doom scrolling polarising news outlets or dealing with tweets. I literally dug out an old PI and slapped PI Hole on it and immediately updated the block list…..
November 6, 2024 at 2:58 PM
As I’m not American and don’t want to spend the day doom scrolling polarising news outlets or dealing with tweets. I literally dug out an old PI and slapped PI Hole on it and immediately updated the block list…..
Back to work after a few days away with the kids to end half term 😢😎
November 4, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Back to work after a few days away with the kids to end half term 😢😎
Random but cool.
Post box from 1865.
🤓
Post box from 1865.
🤓
November 2, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Random but cool.
Post box from 1865.
🤓
Post box from 1865.
🤓
Whilst most of my drone flying is for environmental and business based research sometimes you just need to get out and go flying. Obviously, moody nightscapes and boats help! 😎
October 31, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Whilst most of my drone flying is for environmental and business based research sometimes you just need to get out and go flying. Obviously, moody nightscapes and boats help! 😎
I wonder sometimes how much Spotify stalks... I mean... just knows me.... 😬
(The Track Name, not the Band Name before ya'll start freaking out!)
(The Track Name, not the Band Name before ya'll start freaking out!)
October 30, 2024 at 11:13 PM
I wonder sometimes how much Spotify stalks... I mean... just knows me.... 😬
(The Track Name, not the Band Name before ya'll start freaking out!)
(The Track Name, not the Band Name before ya'll start freaking out!)
I don't commute much but I did get rid of my car. This Tern folding ebike is a life changer for getting to the station, the shops or further afield!
October 30, 2024 at 7:49 AM
I don't commute much but I did get rid of my car. This Tern folding ebike is a life changer for getting to the station, the shops or further afield!
Amazing how quickly good habits go out of the window when you've got work travel with sporadic breaks in between to really scupper that routine.
Good to get back out there! (Even if the treat was a mid ride fish and chip stop off...)
Good to get back out there! (Even if the treat was a mid ride fish and chip stop off...)
October 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Amazing how quickly good habits go out of the window when you've got work travel with sporadic breaks in between to really scupper that routine.
Good to get back out there! (Even if the treat was a mid ride fish and chip stop off...)
Good to get back out there! (Even if the treat was a mid ride fish and chip stop off...)
Some Friday scribblings on the Evolution of Data Sharing.
articles.concepttocloud.com/p/the-evolut...
articles.concepttocloud.com/p/the-evolut...
October 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Some Friday scribblings on the Evolution of Data Sharing.
articles.concepttocloud.com/p/the-evolut...
articles.concepttocloud.com/p/the-evolut...
Anthropic’s Claude randomly looking up Yellowstone National Parks pictures on Google has made my day.
Doing what we all do and look wistfully at stuff out of our reach!
Doing what we all do and look wistfully at stuff out of our reach!
October 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Anthropic’s Claude randomly looking up Yellowstone National Parks pictures on Google has made my day.
Doing what we all do and look wistfully at stuff out of our reach!
Doing what we all do and look wistfully at stuff out of our reach!
Hello! I signed up to a blue sky a long time ago, it was a ghost town & things have moved on since then!
My name is Tom; Ex NASA, I work as a Dir. of Engineering for the Research Accelerator at Princeton University. I also moonlight as a consultant on various other projects via concepttocloud.com
My name is Tom; Ex NASA, I work as a Dir. of Engineering for the Research Accelerator at Princeton University. I also moonlight as a consultant on various other projects via concepttocloud.com
October 21, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Hello! I signed up to a blue sky a long time ago, it was a ghost town & things have moved on since then!
My name is Tom; Ex NASA, I work as a Dir. of Engineering for the Research Accelerator at Princeton University. I also moonlight as a consultant on various other projects via concepttocloud.com
My name is Tom; Ex NASA, I work as a Dir. of Engineering for the Research Accelerator at Princeton University. I also moonlight as a consultant on various other projects via concepttocloud.com