James Sanders
@jamesaltonsanders.com
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
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Get to know my music taste in 365 songs!
Inspired by @kyleor.land's #365games thread, I'm going to post every day about a song that is meaningful to me. These aren't necessarily the "best" songs, but they're all songs that left an impression in some way, with a loose theme each week.
#365songs
Inspired by @kyleor.land's #365games thread, I'm going to post every day about a song that is meaningful to me. These aren't necessarily the "best" songs, but they're all songs that left an impression in some way, with a loose theme each week.
#365songs
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Great piece by @caro-milanesi.bsky.social, who points out that the tech leaders who are asking us to trust their moral compass on AI & assure us they're acting ethically have been silent. And "staying silent right now is not neutral. It is a choice."
theheartoftech.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
theheartoftech.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
The Weekend Tech Chose to Say Nothing
On silence, power, and the moral trust tech leaders are asking us to grant
theheartoftech.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Great piece by @caro-milanesi.bsky.social, who points out that the tech leaders who are asking us to trust their moral compass on AI & assure us they're acting ethically have been silent. And "staying silent right now is not neutral. It is a choice."
theheartoftech.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
theheartoftech.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
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This is a win, but we can't let it be The Only Win. First, because Bovino and his troops are still free. Second, because this is a figurehead. It's cutting a wart off a tumor. The rot persists.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
This is a win, but we can't let it be The Only Win. First, because Bovino and his troops are still free. Second, because this is a figurehead. It's cutting a wart off a tumor. The rot persists.
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The Catholic Church is calling for defunding ICE. The Episcopalian bishops are all out calling for people to put their bodies in the streets. Make of that what you will.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The Catholic Church is calling for defunding ICE. The Episcopalian bishops are all out calling for people to put their bodies in the streets. Make of that what you will.
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And I refuse to quit. Doomerism sucks. Get a better personality.
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
And I refuse to quit. Doomerism sucks. Get a better personality.
I wonder how many games would fit in these Nestopia containers?
@cheesemeister.bsky.social
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@aeongenesis.net
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I wonder how many games would fit in these Nestopia containers?
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The press photos of this chip appear to be a mockup, not a genuine sample of the Maia 200.
It could be very close to the real thing, but it's not typical to use physical mockups for press.
Renders? Yes. Real chips? Yes.
Mockups? Not often.
It could be very close to the real thing, but it's not typical to use physical mockups for press.
Renders? Yes. Real chips? Yes.
Mockups? Not often.
Microsoft unveils the Maia 200, its 2nd-generation AI accelerator built on TSMC's 3nm process, deploying today in its Azure US Central data center region (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The press photos of this chip appear to be a mockup, not a genuine sample of the Maia 200.
It could be very close to the real thing, but it's not typical to use physical mockups for press.
Renders? Yes. Real chips? Yes.
Mockups? Not often.
It could be very close to the real thing, but it's not typical to use physical mockups for press.
Renders? Yes. Real chips? Yes.
Mockups? Not often.
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I can't even remember the last time I agreed with Greenwald on something, but this is absolutely perfect and I endorse it 100%.
Great. Everything is so fucked that somehow I agree with Greenwald.
He nails it here, though.
He nails it here, though.
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I can't even remember the last time I agreed with Greenwald on something, but this is absolutely perfect and I endorse it 100%.
I'm really curious where this leaves SkyWater's existing quantum computing client base. Will they trust a foundry owned by a a well-capitalized competitor?
Quantum computing company IonQ acquires US chipmaker SkyWater for ~$1.8B, paying $35/share, in IonQ's biggest deal yet; SkyWater will operate as a subsidiary (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I'm really curious where this leaves SkyWater's existing quantum computing client base. Will they trust a foundry owned by a a well-capitalized competitor?
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I wrote a guide for people who think that they want to buy a retro console but probably don't realize that they actually don't.
You probably don’t want to buy a retro console — a guide for people who aren’t freaks
Hello,
medium.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I wrote a guide for people who think that they want to buy a retro console but probably don't realize that they actually don't.
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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A typical police state tactic. This is what comes from Trump's "enemy within" rhetoric. And that enemy, per Trump, includes Democrats, liberals, the media who are all in league with "lunatic radicals, communists, and antifa.
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A typical police state tactic. This is what comes from Trump's "enemy within" rhetoric. And that enemy, per Trump, includes Democrats, liberals, the media who are all in league with "lunatic radicals, communists, and antifa.
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Bovino is plainly lying about Alex Pretti and seems to be saying killing him was justified because he was opposed to what was happening — aka, he had the wrong political beliefs
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Bovino is plainly lying about Alex Pretti and seems to be saying killing him was justified because he was opposed to what was happening — aka, he had the wrong political beliefs
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The United States Government’s position is that it is unlawful to watch law enforcement and you will be assaulted, it is treasonous to oppose their work and you will be executed for it, the President of the United States will defame you in death, and they will say “good job, law enforcement” on CNN.
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The United States Government’s position is that it is unlawful to watch law enforcement and you will be assaulted, it is treasonous to oppose their work and you will be executed for it, the President of the United States will defame you in death, and they will say “good job, law enforcement” on CNN.
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I do think the local bicycle shop declaring They Can’t Kill Us All does mean this is shifting Into a new gear.
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I do think the local bicycle shop declaring They Can’t Kill Us All does mean this is shifting Into a new gear.
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I am seeing quite a few nurses calling for a nationwide strike over the killing of Alex Pretti. I think we are seeing one of the largest workforces being radicalized before our very eyes.
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I am seeing quite a few nurses calling for a nationwide strike over the killing of Alex Pretti. I think we are seeing one of the largest workforces being radicalized before our very eyes.
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We called ‘em as we foresaw ‘em.
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We called ‘em as we foresaw ‘em.
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Every American citizen who cares about this country needs to read this brave woman’s eyewitness statement.
A witness to the Alex Pretti murder by regime forces reports fearing for her life and potential retaliation by the Trump regime, and says she is afraid to return home. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Every American citizen who cares about this country needs to read this brave woman’s eyewitness statement.
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Components market is getting quite bad—my friend Matt sent this from Micro Center in Phoenix today.
I bought this exact drive for ~$220 a year ago.
I bought this exact drive for ~$220 a year ago.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Components market is getting quite bad—my friend Matt sent this from Micro Center in Phoenix today.
I bought this exact drive for ~$220 a year ago.
I bought this exact drive for ~$220 a year ago.
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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