Eric Richards
@rufustheruse.bsky.social
Technorati of Leisure. And doodler. Pre-doodler as software-enator, at Microsoft, Intel, and Axon. Pacific Northwesterner who loves to explore and plays way too much Destiny 2 / Xbox. Lover of Sci-Fi. Star Trek > Star Wars but both are great. 🖖🤘
Boooo. @amazonprime.bsky.social video is getting as bad as @netflix.com when it comes to giving up on glorious, epic shows. I still mourn @greatdismal.bsky.social 's "The Peripheral" cancelation, in addition to "The Expanse." Well, I guess I'm putting all my eggs & hopes into Apple TV+.
‘The Wheel Of Time’ Canceled By Prime Video After 3 Seasons
Prime Video will not be renewing The Wheel of Time for a fourth season.
deadline.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Boooo. @amazonprime.bsky.social video is getting as bad as @netflix.com when it comes to giving up on glorious, epic shows. I still mourn @greatdismal.bsky.social 's "The Peripheral" cancelation, in addition to "The Expanse." Well, I guess I'm putting all my eggs & hopes into Apple TV+.
AI newspaper content that's hallucinogenicly bogus = different kind of lazy fueled by generator hubris and publisher greed. #AI is not akin to the calculator because calculators don't occasionally tell you the wrong thing. Authentic, high-quality, organic content is going to need a label. #Organic?
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
www.404media.co
May 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is... not good. So my 2017 car has front facing cameras for safety, it has a backup camera, and maybe one day a dash camera. Tesla cars are all about the camera, no lidar. So this #Volvo is going to go driving around, blasting away everyone's camera? Let alone the stray urban selfie drive-by...
Volvo EX90's Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone's Camera
Laser beams don't play nice with camera image sensors, and Volvo recommends avoiding close-up photography or using a protective filter if you must snap a pic.
www.thedrive.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is... not good. So my 2017 car has front facing cameras for safety, it has a backup camera, and maybe one day a dash camera. Tesla cars are all about the camera, no lidar. So this #Volvo is going to go driving around, blasting away everyone's camera? Let alone the stray urban selfie drive-by...
Washington State has a page reflecting significant #layoffs. #Microsoft popped up today, the first since 2023. 2023 looks like a year of suck if you search for Microsoft. I think there's been more cutbacks since 2023 but not enough to register.
Best wishes to those affected. #techlife #MSFT #jobs
Best wishes to those affected. #techlife #MSFT #jobs
Worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) layoff and closure database | Employment Security Department
esd.wa.gov
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Washington State has a page reflecting significant #layoffs. #Microsoft popped up today, the first since 2023. 2023 looks like a year of suck if you search for Microsoft. I think there's been more cutbacks since 2023 but not enough to register.
Best wishes to those affected. #techlife #MSFT #jobs
Best wishes to those affected. #techlife #MSFT #jobs
As a dev lead, I triaged all incoming bugs, like crashes. I'd load up WinDBG and figure out what the crash was so that I could factually justify why I was assigning the bug to a person or group. THIS... this looks like heaven. Esp. if it can debug crashes w/ the PPL C++ thread library (🤮). #MCP FTW
The Future of Crash Analysis: AI Meets WinDBG
Because manually squinting at hex dumps is so last century. Let me show you how AI-assisted debugging is leaving WinDBG's command line in the dust.
svnscha.de
May 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As a dev lead, I triaged all incoming bugs, like crashes. I'd load up WinDBG and figure out what the crash was so that I could factually justify why I was assigning the bug to a person or group. THIS... this looks like heaven. Esp. if it can debug crashes w/ the PPL C++ thread library (🤮). #MCP FTW
A nice data-based discussion of how shipping is looking with tariffs. It talks about the tariff pre-surge and looks at data, especially with the port of LA, of what's down so far. TL;DW - chaos in the logistics system now, June+ empty shelves.
#tariffs #economy #shortages
#tariffs #economy #shortages
Are US Ports Empty and What Impact Does the Tariff Have on Global Shipping?
YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A nice data-based discussion of how shipping is looking with tariffs. It talks about the tariff pre-surge and looks at data, especially with the port of LA, of what's down so far. TL;DW - chaos in the logistics system now, June+ empty shelves.
#tariffs #economy #shortages
#tariffs #economy #shortages
Today's cover song discovery: Joey by The Dead South, one of my most favorite songs by Concrete Blonde. It's a nice country twang re-interpretation. #CoverSong #ConcreteBlonde
Album - Joey
YouTube video
music.youtube.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Today's cover song discovery: Joey by The Dead South, one of my most favorite songs by Concrete Blonde. It's a nice country twang re-interpretation. #CoverSong #ConcreteBlonde
Alright, my new winner for best @stephenking.bsky.social adaptation is "The Outsider" on @hbomax.bsky.social . Totally fantastic with great acting - esp. Ben Mendelsohn - and surprise, Cynthia Erivo is playing Holly Gibney. Sorrowful and super well done. #TheOutsider #HollyGibney #TV
April 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Alright, my new winner for best @stephenking.bsky.social adaptation is "The Outsider" on @hbomax.bsky.social . Totally fantastic with great acting - esp. Ben Mendelsohn - and surprise, Cynthia Erivo is playing Holly Gibney. Sorrowful and super well done. #TheOutsider #HollyGibney #TV
May 16th can't come soon enough. Apple TV+ continues to be on fire for science fiction.
#Murderbot #AppleTV+
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEio...
#Murderbot #AppleTV+
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEio...
Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
May 16th can't come soon enough. Apple TV+ continues to be on fire for science fiction.
#Murderbot #AppleTV+
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEio...
#Murderbot #AppleTV+
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEio...
2024 #TurboTax is buggy for me -"continue" buttons don't continue. I ran into error 25300. I tried some online searching and then asked #Claude.ai for recommendations. The error is fixed! From your %temp% directory, delete Intuit.Spc.Map.Features.WindowsFirewallLog. Go @claudeai.bsky.social .
March 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
2024 #TurboTax is buggy for me -"continue" buttons don't continue. I ran into error 25300. I tried some online searching and then asked #Claude.ai for recommendations. The error is fixed! From your %temp% directory, delete Intuit.Spc.Map.Features.WindowsFirewallLog. Go @claudeai.bsky.social .
I love Cliff Mass. I was ready to be without power due to severe weather, plus I parked my car under the trees to avoid damaging hail. The event was a nothing burger. And I wasn't surprised because Dr. Mass put out a post saying why he thought conditions weren't right for bad #pnw #weather.
The Predicted Severe Storms Never Occurred. Why?
This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics
cliffmass.blogspot.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
One of the best video game beginnings I experienced was from Prey. My character is in a bar, I choose to play "Don't Fear the Reaper" from the jukebox, then everything goes to hell as aliens pull us & the bar upwards to their ship, the song still playing. But there are two Prey video games...
Prey (2006 video game) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One of the best video game beginnings I experienced was from Prey. My character is in a bar, I choose to play "Don't Fear the Reaper" from the jukebox, then everything goes to hell as aliens pull us & the bar upwards to their ship, the song still playing. But there are two Prey video games...
It's good to keep in mind the *Multiplier Effect*.
Given the number of job reductions in progress right now, I remind myself it's not just those jobs lost. The jobs help support other jobs, and those support jobs are at gone, too. Microsoft job supports 4-5 additional jobs. Brutal ripple effect. 🦋😖
Given the number of job reductions in progress right now, I remind myself it's not just those jobs lost. The jobs help support other jobs, and those support jobs are at gone, too. Microsoft job supports 4-5 additional jobs. Brutal ripple effect. 🦋😖
Updated employment multipliers for the U.S. economy
When it comes to the ripple effects that spread to the rest of the labor market, one lost dollar of economic output or one lost job is not the same as another.
www.epi.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's good to keep in mind the *Multiplier Effect*.
Given the number of job reductions in progress right now, I remind myself it's not just those jobs lost. The jobs help support other jobs, and those support jobs are at gone, too. Microsoft job supports 4-5 additional jobs. Brutal ripple effect. 🦋😖
Given the number of job reductions in progress right now, I remind myself it's not just those jobs lost. The jobs help support other jobs, and those support jobs are at gone, too. Microsoft job supports 4-5 additional jobs. Brutal ripple effect. 🦋😖
I've been reading @wired.com since issue #1. It has had its ups and has had its downs (the dot com years being the worst - phonebook sized issues with wordy articles to sell more ads).
Anyway, right now WiReD is on fire and this is a great boss move.
Anyway, right now WiReD is on fire and this is a great boss move.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've been reading @wired.com since issue #1. It has had its ups and has had its downs (the dot com years being the worst - phonebook sized issues with wordy articles to sell more ads).
Anyway, right now WiReD is on fire and this is a great boss move.
Anyway, right now WiReD is on fire and this is a great boss move.
"Hello, this is the Streisand Effect calling. You ordered a jumbo-max effect, is that correct?" -- so I'm totally reading this book now... I just have to figure where I can buy the #ebook from that's not a place as bad as #Meta.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Meta Tries to Stop Sarah Wynn-Williams From Further Selling Scathing Memoir
An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Hello, this is the Streisand Effect calling. You ordered a jumbo-max effect, is that correct?" -- so I'm totally reading this book now... I just have to figure where I can buy the #ebook from that's not a place as bad as #Meta.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
May all car makers be permitted to follow #VW. I have a 2017 #Subaru. I got a 2024 loaner and it had no real buttons for climate etc anymore, all screen that you're fat fingering and glancing at real quick to ensure you're pressing the right control, vs. dials and real buttons. I'm not buying that.
Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions | Autocar
Brand's design chief commits to "never" repeating the "mistake" of relegating essential controls to touchscreens
www.autocar.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🤣Who's got ten thum,bs and a new mechanical. keyuboard? This guyQ!!!🤣
I bought an Alice layout keyboard from Keychron. It's heavy enough to be a weapon! But different from my poor last Microsoft ergo ekyboard, which was slowly peeling apart. Anyway, I obviously have to get used to a new layout!
I bought an Alice layout keyboard from Keychron. It's heavy enough to be a weapon! But different from my poor last Microsoft ergo ekyboard, which was slowly peeling apart. Anyway, I obviously have to get used to a new layout!
February 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🤣Who's got ten thum,bs and a new mechanical. keyuboard? This guyQ!!!🤣
I bought an Alice layout keyboard from Keychron. It's heavy enough to be a weapon! But different from my poor last Microsoft ergo ekyboard, which was slowly peeling apart. Anyway, I obviously have to get used to a new layout!
I bought an Alice layout keyboard from Keychron. It's heavy enough to be a weapon! But different from my poor last Microsoft ergo ekyboard, which was slowly peeling apart. Anyway, I obviously have to get used to a new layout!
502 Kindle books in the queue, 502 Kindle books, click to download the next, see it's a success, 501 Kindle Books in the queue... #Amazon #Kindle #ThisSucks #BuyMyEbooksAnywhereElse
February 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
502 Kindle books in the queue, 502 Kindle books, click to download the next, see it's a success, 501 Kindle Books in the queue... #Amazon #Kindle #ThisSucks #BuyMyEbooksAnywhereElse
I cannot wait! 🖤 I recently finished the last (so far!) Murderbot book🖤 - I plowed through the series. I was having Murderbot dreams… with ART being a real obstructive butt to me. Hmm. 🤔 Who should do ART’s voice in Season Two? I want a golden voice that can easily slip into malice.
Longer article here, which has a nice picture of my book, so: winteriscoming.net/the-murderbo...
Murderbot TV series starring Alexander Skarsgård gets release date at Apple TV+ (and its sooner than we expected!)
Rejoice, sci-fi nerds! We officially have a release date for Murderbot, the highly-anticipated television show based on beloved Muderbot Diaries books by Martha
winteriscoming.net
February 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I cannot wait! 🖤 I recently finished the last (so far!) Murderbot book🖤 - I plowed through the series. I was having Murderbot dreams… with ART being a real obstructive butt to me. Hmm. 🤔 Who should do ART’s voice in Season Two? I want a golden voice that can easily slip into malice.
Thanks to @timesausages.bsky.social video, I finally pursued Malfeasance in @destinythegame.bungie.net . I saw it was a special version of "The Corrupted" strike (my least favorite) so I bore down and got it done. And I just got the catalyst! Advice (cont): #Destiny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioV...
Destiny 2 How To Get The Malfeasance In 2023 SOLO! Darkness In The Light Complete Guide!
YouTube video by Time Sausages Gaming Channel
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Thanks to @timesausages.bsky.social video, I finally pursued Malfeasance in @destinythegame.bungie.net . I saw it was a special version of "The Corrupted" strike (my least favorite) so I bore down and got it done. And I just got the catalyst! Advice (cont): #Destiny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioV...
First: this is fun to watch. Second: I cannot imagine the discipline and intelligence it takes to plan and execute this vision of a smooth "one shot" dance flow. Grab some popcorn and enjoy (...maybe if this was promoted heavily 'Better Man' would have popped more).
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ (Regent Street) | Better Man | Official Movie Scene
YouTube video by Robbie Williams
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
First: this is fun to watch. Second: I cannot imagine the discipline and intelligence it takes to plan and execute this vision of a smooth "one shot" dance flow. Grab some popcorn and enjoy (...maybe if this was promoted heavily 'Better Man' would have popped more).
Super interesting #DeepSeek FAQ by Ben Thompson over at Stratechery. Good background on the DeepSeek #model and capabilities / training compared to other #AI models.
DeepSeek FAQ
DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?
stratechery.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
(1) OMG #DeepSeek & I are having a great time discussing a design for a collaborative *newsroom editorial process* for multiple specialized #models to be woven together into a fact-checked high-quality response, w/scoring of those models for improvement (w/ risk taking). (2) Bullets. I love bullets.
January 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
(1) OMG #DeepSeek & I are having a great time discussing a design for a collaborative *newsroom editorial process* for multiple specialized #models to be woven together into a fact-checked high-quality response, w/scoring of those models for improvement (w/ risk taking). (2) Bullets. I love bullets.
You've got to love disruption. #DeepSeek is the unasked for ice-bucket challenge to wake-up call for all the folks putting our limited supply of eggs into the #AI basket. There's so much going on here. Thoughts, probably overlapping with yours' ...
China’s DeepSeek AI app sends U.S. tech stocks reeling
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index lost nearly 2.7 percent in early trading, with chipmaker Nvidia down nearly 12 percent.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For some reason, I thought about Dr. Graf this morning. My first fulltime job was at #EPOS, doing consulting and then software for plastics injection monitoring. Dr. Graf founded the company and was a *character*. One of his traditions was early evening "gar beak" burger runs for the devs. #RIP.
Edward Graf Obituary (2023) - Opelika, AL - The Opelika-Auburn News
View Edward R. Graf's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM