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Chris K Wensel
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Co-Organizer of https://lu.ma/sf-distsys Developer of https://github.com/ClusterlessHQ, https://cascading.wensel.net, and other data related projects.
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · Oct 26
Thought I'd share a project i'm tinkering on

github.com/ClusterlessHQ/subpo...

it's a cli for finding emerging patterns. think of it as a way to diff one or more subsets of data in a dataset.

Or, what patterns (or itemsets) are showing more frequently in an outlier set than are in an inlier set.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 13h
"The reality right now is that if you refuse to engage with the science- the science that shows that COVID is a virus that disables human beings, and that this virus is asymptomatic 44% of the time- then you are spreading a disabling virus, and you are harming people. "
Beyond all reason
Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
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Phil Eaton @eatonphil.bsky.social · 2d
JIT: so you want to be faster than [the PostgreSQL] interpreter on modern CPUs

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JIT: so you want to be faster than an interpreter on modern CPUs… – Pinaraf's website
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South Bay Systems @southbaysystems.xyz · 2d
South Bay Systems returns on October 27th at Adobe in downtown San Jose. We have an Analytics-on-Object-Storage double feature this time starring two different Apache projects: Apache Pinot and Apache Doris. (Talk descriptions below.)

Register now!
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South Bay Systems: Apache Pinot on Object Storage / Variants in Apache Doris · Luma
Welcome to another edition of South Bay Systems! This time, we'll have a double feature! First we'll have Songqiao Su and Raghav Yadav talking about…
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 3d
I was a regular at Astroworld in the early 80s
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Janelle Zetty @janellezetty.bsky.social · 3d
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Astroworld amusement park map, 1983. Houston, Texas.
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 3d
It’s an empty string.
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Kate Ozment @grubstreetwomen.bsky.social · 4d
Today's public library haul 🥰 I love trying out new cookbooks through the library. Sometimes they are a bust, sometimes I like 2 things, and sometimes they go on the "must buy" list. It helps keep me from buying $40 books I dislike after a few recipes.
Four books on a sunny table. They are Breaking Up With Dairy, The Yearlong Pantry, Big Veg Energy, and Beans and Grains
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 5d
Excellent.
www.vistocycling.com/product/joyo...
Joyous Elevations California Shirt
More Photos coming soon! I've always loved the famous Joy Division album cover. It reminded me of mountain ridges layering into the distance....
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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 5d
Happy Friday. We are shipping zines today, and I just got Spongebob stamps. The first 5 people who DM me a mailing address get a free zine. www.mulebooks.com/store/dont-b...
Don't Build the Torment Nexus! zine — MULE BOOKS
It’s a wee 3×5 zine with an essay inside and some fun collages. You want it. You want more than one.
www.mulebooks.com
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 5d
My overfitted pattern matching brain has been cleansed.
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 6d
80 minutes in the dark with strangers
autechre will perform in darkness. For their set all lights in the venue will be off. Please plan on being in one place for the performance and do not move unnecessarily until it has finished when the lights will come back on again. Please do not shine any lights at the stage or around the room during the performance unless you require assistance. In case of emergency lights will come on and staff will be there to assist you to leave the venue If you need to leave for any reason during the show please use your mobile phone to light your way. If you are in need of assistance please turn on your phone's light and wave above your head. Security will come to you and help. If vou are uncomfortable with the idea of spending around an before the performance starts. minutes in the dark while Autechre play, please see venue staff Venue security will be in place for your safety and monitoring the audience as at any normal show. Abrolutely no recording of Rash photography please Thank you
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 6d
80 minutes in the dark with strangers
autechre will perform in darkness. For their set all lights in the venue will be off. Please plan on being in one place for the performance and do not move unnecessarily until it has finished when the lights will come back on again. Please do not shine any lights at the stage or around the room during the performance unless you require assistance. In case of emergency lights will come on and staff will be there to assist you to leave the venue If you need to leave for any reason during the show please use your mobile phone to light your way. If you are in need of assistance please turn on your phone's light and wave above your head. Security will come to you and help. If vou are uncomfortable with the idea of spending around an before the performance starts. minutes in the dark while Autechre play, please see venue staff Venue security will be in place for your safety and monitoring the audience as at any normal show. Abrolutely no recording of Rash photography please Thank you
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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 6d
I am biased and think you should consume all my work (😘), but this one really is important.

This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.

redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...
A RedMonk Conversation: CRA – The First Horizontal Regulation of the Software Industry
In this conversation, Rachel Stephens (Research Director at RedMonk) and Mike Milinkovich (Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation) discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Mike explains the law, its...
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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 6d
The CRA is rewriting the rules of selling software.

After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.

I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.
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Dmitriy Ryaboy @squarecog.bsky.social · 7d
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Andy Pavlo @andypavlo.bsky.social · 14d
One problem with Parquet is many implementations are not updated when the official spec improves. Everyone just uses the lowest version feature set. That means if Parquet adds a better data encoding scheme and a file uses it, many common reader libraries won't be able retrieve the data.
Survey of the features used in public Parquet files.
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Harry Pierson @devhawk.net · 7d
Looking forward to the next #SeattleSystems meetup: luma.com/n6a1kjgj.

My background is compilers & debuggers, with a healthy dose of database stuff. But I like to get outside my wheelhouse when I can, so I'm really excited about the Protosocket talk.
Building Efficient Systems: From Protosockets to Global Tables · Luma
Talk 1: When HTTP is too heavy: Designing a minimal RPC layer with protosocket at Momento Modern systems often default to HTTP-based RPC frameworks like…
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 7d
486,000 people live full-time in an RV in 2025, more than twice as many as in 2021, per NBC.
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Phil Eaton @eatonphil.bsky.social · 7d
A special edition of the EDB Engineering Newsletter this month celebrates the release of Postgres 18; including contributions by 21 engineers at EDB.

Also features Theia Vogel's seahorses, Jeremy Schneider on Jepsen and CloudNativePG, Hints for Computer System Design, and more.
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Adam Keys @therealadam.com · 7d
Muse is featured on the App Store and you should check it out. It's one of the fastest, well considered, and dare I say "tactile" apps out there. Plus, the people who created it are some of the smartest and most helpful folks out there.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 8d
Reminds me that I need to reread Seeing Like A State. Also I’m a Loser.

www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-...
Seeing like a software company
The big idea of James C. Scott’s Seeing Like A State can be expressed in three points: Modern organizations exert control by maximising “legibility”: by…
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qntm @qntm.org · 8d
THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION made it onto the American Booksellers Association's Indie Next List for November 2025, which is legitimately pretty major!
The November 2025 Indie Next List Preview
Here are the 25 Indie Next List and 6 Now in Paperback picks on the November 2025 Indie Next List flier.
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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 11d
There's an LLM hiding in your Chrome browser.
Check out these instructions by @petewarden.bsky.social
petewarden.com/2025/10/02/h...
How to Try Chrome’s Hidden AI Model
There’s an LLM hiding in Chrome. Buried in the browser’s basement, behind a door with a “Beware of Leopard” sign. But I’ll show you how to find it. In a couple minutes…
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Hilary Mason @hmason.bsky.social · 9d
How many folks have actually experienced a CEO or manager pressuring them to use AI in a way that's dumb or out of touch?
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 8d
Gonna make it a point to use the word fabricated instead of created when referring to anything generated by an AI tool.
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Chris K Wensel @chris.wensel.net · 8d
Cancelled my OpenAI subscription. Tired of the lies.

I am using Claude Code + vector + full text with some confidence.