J. Peterson
@isonno.bsky.social
Long time software developer, silicon valley. Award winning embedded systems designer. Three-D CAD too.
Check out saccade.com for projects, blog posts, links to other sites.
Check out saccade.com for projects, blog posts, links to other sites.
Chatbots will be paid untold billions to tell you what to buy, where to go, what to watch.
And with the billions of SuperPAC money - who to vote for.
And with the billions of SuperPAC money - who to vote for.
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Chatbots will be paid untold billions to tell you what to buy, where to go, what to watch.
And with the billions of SuperPAC money - who to vote for.
And with the billions of SuperPAC money - who to vote for.
I just realized the profit end game for AI. It's the same thing that fueled Facebook, Google and all the other tech behemoths: Advertising.
As Internet search shifts from search engines to chatbots, this is the next frontier for AI companies.
As Internet search shifts from search engines to chatbots, this is the next frontier for AI companies.
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I just realized the profit end game for AI. It's the same thing that fueled Facebook, Google and all the other tech behemoths: Advertising.
As Internet search shifts from search engines to chatbots, this is the next frontier for AI companies.
As Internet search shifts from search engines to chatbots, this is the next frontier for AI companies.
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Important space research:
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Important space research:
With AI, the whole "seeing is believing" thing didn't quite work out.
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
With AI, the whole "seeing is believing" thing didn't quite work out.
You added the arrow keys!
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
You added the arrow keys!
There's probably an AI bot trained to do this.
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There's probably an AI bot trained to do this.
PG&E Pleads Guilty to 84 Counts of Manslaughter in Camp Fire Case (Published 2020)
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
With gear like this, who needs the gym?
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
With gear like this, who needs the gym?
Reposted by J. Peterson
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
I had to go begging on Usenet to find a copy. Fortunately, Ken Turkowski came through for us. IIRC, He was working with Martin Newell in Silicon Valley at the time.
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I had to go begging on Usenet to find a copy. Fortunately, Ken Turkowski came through for us. IIRC, He was working with Martin Newell in Silicon Valley at the time.
Where is the spline data? Alpha_1 era Utah would have insisted on a NURBS model, complete with proper Ws to make sure the teapot is perfectly round.
Funny story: When I first started working at the Utah graphics lab in the mid 1980s, I asked around for a copy of the teapot model. Nobody had one!
Funny story: When I first started working at the Utah graphics lab in the mid 1980s, I asked around for a copy of the teapot model. Nobody had one!
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Where is the spline data? Alpha_1 era Utah would have insisted on a NURBS model, complete with proper Ws to make sure the teapot is perfectly round.
Funny story: When I first started working at the Utah graphics lab in the mid 1980s, I asked around for a copy of the teapot model. Nobody had one!
Funny story: When I first started working at the Utah graphics lab in the mid 1980s, I asked around for a copy of the teapot model. Nobody had one!
Wrong side of the ro-
Oh, wait, nevermind.
Oh, wait, nevermind.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Wrong side of the ro-
Oh, wait, nevermind.
Oh, wait, nevermind.
Took a little practice, but it solves the selection & tool modifier issues when using Photoshop, CAD, etc.
I'm working at a desk most of the time, so the big gamer mouse is great; might not work so well as a mobile solution.
I'm working at a desk most of the time, so the big gamer mouse is great; might not work so well as a mobile solution.
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Took a little practice, but it solves the selection & tool modifier issues when using Photoshop, CAD, etc.
I'm working at a desk most of the time, so the big gamer mouse is great; might not work so well as a mobile solution.
I'm working at a desk most of the time, so the big gamer mouse is great; might not work so well as a mobile solution.
Thanks for the response!
The solution I found was to use a "gamer mouse" that comes loaded with extra buttons on the side (Logitech G502, many others to choose from). I remapped three buttons on the thumb side of the mouse to Shift/Ctrl/Alt with Logitech's app.
The solution I found was to use a "gamer mouse" that comes loaded with extra buttons on the side (Logitech G502, many others to choose from). I remapped three buttons on the thumb side of the mouse to Shift/Ctrl/Alt with Logitech's app.
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thanks for the response!
The solution I found was to use a "gamer mouse" that comes loaded with extra buttons on the side (Logitech G502, many others to choose from). I remapped three buttons on the thumb side of the mouse to Shift/Ctrl/Alt with Logitech's app.
The solution I found was to use a "gamer mouse" that comes loaded with extra buttons on the side (Logitech G502, many others to choose from). I remapped three buttons on the thumb side of the mouse to Shift/Ctrl/Alt with Logitech's app.
"Guyde" - very clever brand!
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Guyde" - very clever brand!
Micron ending it's Crucial consumer DRAM brand is a sign of a larger issue:
Computation going from individual ownership and moving to data centers you have rent resources from.
See also steadily rising prices on new GPU cards and SSDs.
The future is a Chromebook and a $150/month data center bill.
Computation going from individual ownership and moving to data centers you have rent resources from.
See also steadily rising prices on new GPU cards and SSDs.
The future is a Chromebook and a $150/month data center bill.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Micron ending it's Crucial consumer DRAM brand is a sign of a larger issue:
Computation going from individual ownership and moving to data centers you have rent resources from.
See also steadily rising prices on new GPU cards and SSDs.
The future is a Chromebook and a $150/month data center bill.
Computation going from individual ownership and moving to data centers you have rent resources from.
See also steadily rising prices on new GPU cards and SSDs.
The future is a Chromebook and a $150/month data center bill.
"AI gives money access to talent without giving talent access to money."
Not sure who the quote belongs to, but it sums up the situation well.
Not sure who the quote belongs to, but it sums up the situation well.
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"AI gives money access to talent without giving talent access to money."
Not sure who the quote belongs to, but it sums up the situation well.
Not sure who the quote belongs to, but it sums up the situation well.
My employer chipped in 200% of my IA donation today, so it's not all bad.
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
My employer chipped in 200% of my IA donation today, so it's not all bad.
@foldablehuman.bsky.social nailed NFTs already.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@foldablehuman.bsky.social nailed NFTs already.
Just take the "i" out of Worldcoin.
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just take the "i" out of Worldcoin.
Wait, what?
(confirmed in 3 clicks)
(confirmed in 3 clicks)
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Wait, what?
(confirmed in 3 clicks)
(confirmed in 3 clicks)
YouTube, in one concise diagram.
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
YouTube, in one concise diagram.