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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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.
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.
We live in a bubble, baby, a bubble's not reality
You've got to have a look outside
Nothing in a bubble is the way it's supposed to be
And when it blows, you'll hit the ground
youtu.be/4e8Qd81brk0?...
You've got to have a look outside
Nothing in a bubble is the way it's supposed to be
And when it blows, you'll hit the ground
youtu.be/4e8Qd81brk0?...
November 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We live in a bubble, baby, a bubble's not reality
You've got to have a look outside
Nothing in a bubble is the way it's supposed to be
And when it blows, you'll hit the ground
youtu.be/4e8Qd81brk0?...
You've got to have a look outside
Nothing in a bubble is the way it's supposed to be
And when it blows, you'll hit the ground
youtu.be/4e8Qd81brk0?...
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Those who remember from the 1990s when GMO-pushing corporations argued that being forced to label any food containing GMO would impact sales, and that hey, GMO foods are everywhere anyway can see this nefarious argument being made again by AI co's.
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Those who remember from the 1990s when GMO-pushing corporations argued that being forced to label any food containing GMO would impact sales, and that hey, GMO foods are everywhere anyway can see this nefarious argument being made again by AI co's.
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I do kinda think it's important to know, like, anything about the thing you're critiquing. In this particular case "AI" just means "mathematical model". ChatGPT is not diagnosing fucking cancer
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I do kinda think it's important to know, like, anything about the thing you're critiquing. In this particular case "AI" just means "mathematical model". ChatGPT is not diagnosing fucking cancer
Just a hunch, but maybe we should be using RADHARD microprocessors and ECC RAM for life-supporting operations in airspace (I.e. all of them).
🚨Airbus has just confirmed to me that this issue does indeed relate to single-event upsets, also known as bit flips🚨
This is pretty massive.
There is scant detail so far but they say "solar radiation" has caused problems for some aircraft.
This *could* be related to single-event upsets, where cosmic rays trigger computer errors. I've asked Airbus if they can share more detail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
There is scant detail so far but they say "solar radiation" has caused problems for some aircraft.
This *could* be related to single-event upsets, where cosmic rays trigger computer errors. I've asked Airbus if they can share more detail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just a hunch, but maybe we should be using RADHARD microprocessors and ECC RAM for life-supporting operations in airspace (I.e. all of them).
holiday clarification
(by bill wurtz)
(by bill wurtz)
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
holiday clarification
(by bill wurtz)
(by bill wurtz)
Detective Conan’s recurring cast is so sprawling, it’s basically The Simpsons but with relatively more murder and—occasionally—an overarching continuity.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Detective Conan’s recurring cast is so sprawling, it’s basically The Simpsons but with relatively more murder and—occasionally—an overarching continuity.
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Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
“Trailblazing” is such an odd word. It’s as if there’s no regard for sustainable trail management, that we’re all okay with someone just blazing an entire trail.
Not just okay, celebrated, even.
Not just okay, celebrated, even.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Trailblazing” is such an odd word. It’s as if there’s no regard for sustainable trail management, that we’re all okay with someone just blazing an entire trail.
Not just okay, celebrated, even.
Not just okay, celebrated, even.
Outlook indicates that I have 2^32 − 1 emails in my inbox.
I'm busy, but I'm not that busy.
I invite you to draw your own conclusions as to why Outlook would have this specific bug.
I'm busy, but I'm not that busy.
I invite you to draw your own conclusions as to why Outlook would have this specific bug.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Outlook indicates that I have 2^32 − 1 emails in my inbox.
I'm busy, but I'm not that busy.
I invite you to draw your own conclusions as to why Outlook would have this specific bug.
I'm busy, but I'm not that busy.
I invite you to draw your own conclusions as to why Outlook would have this specific bug.
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D-Wave CEO and CFO dump $29 million worth of shares of their own company. Quantum pump and dump in action!
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
D-Wave Quantum Shares Slide Following Executive Stock Disposals | NewsCase
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) experienced a notable decline in its share price, dropping 3.6% during yesterday's trading session. This downward movement c
www.newscase.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
D-Wave CEO and CFO dump $29 million worth of shares of their own company. Quantum pump and dump in action!
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
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At a HardOff I caught a glimpse of an oldschool Japanese mechanical typewriter. The Nippon Type PanWriter types in 3 colours and somehow impacts one of the over 2300 glyphs onto the paper after the user manually slides over the rows & columns and presses down to type it. (Zoom in for the details)
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
At a HardOff I caught a glimpse of an oldschool Japanese mechanical typewriter. The Nippon Type PanWriter types in 3 colours and somehow impacts one of the over 2300 glyphs onto the paper after the user manually slides over the rows & columns and presses down to type it. (Zoom in for the details)
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Most things are exactly what they look like, and we spend a lot of time twisting ourselves in knots to come up with explanations because we can’t believe people can be that obvious, greedy, and mean. They can. They are.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Most things are exactly what they look like, and we spend a lot of time twisting ourselves in knots to come up with explanations because we can’t believe people can be that obvious, greedy, and mean. They can. They are.
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Gingerbread Rainbow Road
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Gingerbread Rainbow Road
My local dying mall has a simulation of what a bakery would plausibly look like, apparently, I guess.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
My local dying mall has a simulation of what a bakery would plausibly look like, apparently, I guess.
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This is probably the most tone deaf question of the year from a tech exec.
Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI?
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's head of AI, vents after the company receives backlash for saying 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'
www.pcmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is probably the most tone deaf question of the year from a tech exec.
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Breaking: SEC says it is dropping high-profile lawsuit against SolarWinds: www.sec.gov/enforcement-...
Story coming soon.
Story coming soon.
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Breaking: SEC says it is dropping high-profile lawsuit against SolarWinds: www.sec.gov/enforcement-...
Story coming soon.
Story coming soon.
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anyone know a non-fascist vpn that will forward me a dang port?
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
anyone know a non-fascist vpn that will forward me a dang port?
I’ve got a mysteriously unreliable SSD that needs replacement.
The first new SSD is somehow lost in the mail, it want from CA to WA to AK.
The second new SSD order was cancelled three hours after I placed it.
🤷♂️
The first new SSD is somehow lost in the mail, it want from CA to WA to AK.
The second new SSD order was cancelled three hours after I placed it.
🤷♂️
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’ve got a mysteriously unreliable SSD that needs replacement.
The first new SSD is somehow lost in the mail, it want from CA to WA to AK.
The second new SSD order was cancelled three hours after I placed it.
🤷♂️
The first new SSD is somehow lost in the mail, it want from CA to WA to AK.
The second new SSD order was cancelled three hours after I placed it.
🤷♂️
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
Gentle reminder that FPGAs are absolutely emulation.
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Gentle reminder that FPGAs are absolutely emulation.
I haven’t had any coffee this morning, and my first read of the headline prompted the thought:
Did ProPublica just interview a bunch of chickens, or…?
Did ProPublica just interview a bunch of chickens, or…?
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I haven’t had any coffee this morning, and my first read of the headline prompted the thought:
Did ProPublica just interview a bunch of chickens, or…?
Did ProPublica just interview a bunch of chickens, or…?
My colleague @aanwar-sa-ads.bsky.social is super knowledgeable about electronics in the automotive industry, and this is a good report
but also, this MCU sounds cool outside of automotive contexts. MRAM is interesting!
but also, this MCU sounds cool outside of automotive contexts. MRAM is interesting!
Built on TSMC 22 nm ULL with Arm Cortex-M85 and Helium tech, but not yet auto-qualified, do Renesas’ new RA8 Series MCUs, that hit 1 GHz and integrate embedded MRAM, offer a glimpse into future SDV-ready designs?
Find out in the latest TechInsights Insight report, link.techinsights.com/kfxw.
Find out in the latest TechInsights Insight report, link.techinsights.com/kfxw.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My colleague @aanwar-sa-ads.bsky.social is super knowledgeable about electronics in the automotive industry, and this is a good report
but also, this MCU sounds cool outside of automotive contexts. MRAM is interesting!
but also, this MCU sounds cool outside of automotive contexts. MRAM is interesting!
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.