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James Sanders

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Senior Analyst at TechInsights covering semiconductor markets, processors, and quantum. Cheerful pessimist. Hype resistant. Accept no substitutes. Ex-journalist. Seattle. (He/Him.) 日本語おK On Signal: jasanders.72

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · Nov 19

Brief (re-)intro, as BlueSky is taking off:
Hi! I'm James Sanders, an analyst at TechInsights covering CPUs, GPUs, AI, and Quantum, as well as everything that has a semiconductor in it.
I'm probably the most hype resistant analyst in the industry—technology isn't a panacea for organization problems.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 2h

most programmers can’t outsmart a compiler, C/C++ is fine, Rust is probably better

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

GIANT ENEMY CRAB

A large, like 16’ crab, mounted to the ceiling.

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 6h

This is objectively a terrible take

I have a lot of respect for Gergely's explorations of team processes and culture. These are invaluable

If you are a junior or midlevel engineer, my wholehearted advice as someone in this industry for decades is to aggressively disregard this advice.

Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 6h

LLMs everywhere - in software engineering, but in all other industries as well - is happening faster than any past tech adoption.

This is also why, the strategy to ignore AI for a few years is likely to have a similar outcome as ignoring the internet for a decade or two from the late 90s

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 6h

The rise of the internet coincided with PCs becoming affordable as IBM PC compatibles became commoditized.

This isn’t just an unequal comparison, it’s actively ignoring context.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 6h

It very fortunately is not.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

I asked, the crab is not for sale.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

It’s the Red Baron!

I swear this place also sells furniture.

It’s a giant Snoopy plushie in a red single-propeller airplane.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

The moose head also talks and I was not expecting that specific thing to start talking.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

I swear this place isn’t more normal during not Halloween, but Halloween definitely adds a layer to the chaos.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

They have popcorn, also.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

This isn’t it, but there’s a company that sells these flipboards and I unironically want one for my house.

It’s a retro flip board, like from a train station, where the display cycles through preprinted letters instead of using LEDs.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

More… animatronics.

It’s a guy, animatronic, with a goatee, wearing a vest, riding a flying carpet, floating in midair. Draw whatever conclusion you like.

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

GIANT ENEMY CRAB

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

They’re not joking about the fudge. There’s also ice cream, but I didn’t get a photo of that.

A store display of over a dozen types of fudge.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

And a giant model train track, for some reason. Can’t begin to describe the vibe, really.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

They have animatronics!

An anamatronic with a goatee and a wizard hat, because Halloween.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 7h

I’m going to the world’s weirdest furniture store / fudge factory today.

A sign that says “The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse” with a sign below that says “& Fudge Factory”.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 12h

Wow, something that’s even worse than SPACs.

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 1d

Some interesting Graviton NEON vs SVE benchmarks: ashvardanian.com/posts/aws-gr...

2x Faster Hashes on AWS Graviton: NEON → SVE2

AWS is the world’s largest cloud provider. It’s hard to comprehend how many billions of times per second their instances compute string hashes and SHA-256 file checksums! After releasing StringZilla v...

ashvardanian.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

This is a big deal.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 2d

Des'ree said it all.

youtu.be/tAzVpTMsJQ8?...

Des'ree - You Gotta Be (Official Audio)

YouTube video by DesreeVEVO

youtu.be

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 2d

To be fair, I think I've been violating the EULA of my Coca-Cola glass for years by putting Pepsi in it.

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Wes Miller @getwired.com · 2d

It’s like we’re stuck in a hybrid of Idiocracy, Office Space, and Groundhog Day.

Every day we wake up, and it’s the same as the day before, only dumber.

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 3d

Wonder what possibly could be causing that… 🤔

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · 3d

Writing again today, and listening to this again today. It's seriously good, please give it a listen. (It's also quite soothing if you're stressed out.)

James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · Jul 17

Today's writing music: "Crossover Drive" by Keizo Kawano. Kawano was the keyboardist for T-Square from 2000 to 2019, this is from his 2022 solo album. The piano parts are great, though it's a largely saxophone-driven song—not sure who performed that here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmY...

Crossover Drive

YouTube video by Keizo Kawano - Topic