Kartik
@k4rtik.bsky.social
Compiler Engineer at Quantinuum. Quantum Computation, Programming Languages & Software Engineering.
Chicago
Chicago
Traveling to Cambridge, UK between Sat Jan 31 and Fri Feb 6, say hi if you are around.
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Traveling to Cambridge, UK between Sat Jan 31 and Fri Feb 6, say hi if you are around.
#TIL about duti that can mass select default apps for documents and URL schemes on macOS
github.com/moretension/...
github.com/moretension/...
GitHub - moretension/duti: A command-line tool to select default applications for document types and URL schemes on Mac OS X
A command-line tool to select default applications for document types and URL schemes on Mac OS X - moretension/duti
github.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
#TIL about duti that can mass select default apps for documents and URL schemes on macOS
github.com/moretension/...
github.com/moretension/...
Surprised that Google is showing grokipedia among the top results. They should be completely blacklisting it as a source.
grokipedia.com/page/qir
"Fact-checked" What a massive #fail!
grokipedia.com/page/qir
"Fact-checked" What a massive #fail!
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Surprised that Google is showing grokipedia among the top results. They should be completely blacklisting it as a source.
grokipedia.com/page/qir
"Fact-checked" What a massive #fail!
grokipedia.com/page/qir
"Fact-checked" What a massive #fail!
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If you're thinking of applying to PLISS, you've got three days left! pliss.org/2026/registr...
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
If you're thinking of applying to PLISS, you've got three days left! pliss.org/2026/registr...
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FYI if you want to remove all the useless things on the ACM DL website, you can use these uBlock rules:
dl.acm.org##aside[data-core-aside="right-rail"]
dl.acm.org##div.edition-badge-wrapper
dl.acm.org##div.upgrade-banner
dl.acm.org##span.premium
dl.acm.org##aside[data-core-aside="right-rail"]
dl.acm.org##div.edition-badge-wrapper
dl.acm.org##div.upgrade-banner
dl.acm.org##span.premium
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
FYI if you want to remove all the useless things on the ACM DL website, you can use these uBlock rules:
dl.acm.org##aside[data-core-aside="right-rail"]
dl.acm.org##div.edition-badge-wrapper
dl.acm.org##div.upgrade-banner
dl.acm.org##span.premium
dl.acm.org##aside[data-core-aside="right-rail"]
dl.acm.org##div.edition-badge-wrapper
dl.acm.org##div.upgrade-banner
dl.acm.org##span.premium
A featured Wikipedian I have met in person!
Meet Netha, the Wikipedia editor who quietly debunks medical myths for millions #Wikipedia25
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A featured Wikipedian I have met in person!
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25 years of humanity at its best
Join us in celebrating Wikipedia’s birthday. via @wikimediafoundation.org
wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
#publicdomain #culture
Join us in celebrating Wikipedia’s birthday. via @wikimediafoundation.org
wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
#publicdomain #culture
Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th Birthday – Wikimedia Foundation
Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday and the hundreds of thousands of people around the world who make the backbone of knowledge on the internet what it is today.
wikimediafoundation.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
25 years of humanity at its best
Join us in celebrating Wikipedia’s birthday. via @wikimediafoundation.org
wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
#publicdomain #culture
Join us in celebrating Wikipedia’s birthday. via @wikimediafoundation.org
wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
#publicdomain #culture
Ah, that explains mine too.
ohh thats why my fucking mouse stopped working properly...
www.pcmag.com/news/logitec...
www.pcmag.com/news/logitec...
Logitech Mice Broke This Week After Its macOS Certification Expired
A fix is now available for accessories connected to Mac products, but you’ll have to manually install the update.
www.pcmag.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Ah, that explains mine too.
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The paper of record is, thank heaven, fulfilling its responsibility this time. That really matters
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The paper of record is, thank heaven, fulfilling its responsibility this time. That really matters
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Do PL people prefer the PLSky feed to be activated only if they use the hashtag #PLSky? Or are we okay with a simple allowlist from bsky.app/profile/k4rt... as it currently stands? Or a union of both?
Following this discussion, there's now a PLSky feed at bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
Are programming languages people still active on BlueSky? I've been on a hiatus from social media, but would like to try to be more active going forward.
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Do PL people prefer the PLSky feed to be activated only if they use the hashtag #PLSky? Or are we okay with a simple allowlist from bsky.app/profile/k4rt... as it currently stands? Or a union of both?
Following this discussion, there's now a PLSky feed at bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
Are programming languages people still active on BlueSky? I've been on a hiatus from social media, but would like to try to be more active going forward.
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Following this discussion, there's now a PLSky feed at bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
Thanks to @bandukwala.me for the source starter pack.
I almost missed this from Scott Aaronson:
> Meanwhile, Quantinuum took a victory lap, boasting of their recent successes in a way that I considered basically justified.
scottaaronson.blog?p=9425
cc: @quantinuum.bsky.social
> Meanwhile, Quantinuum took a victory lap, boasting of their recent successes in a way that I considered basically justified.
scottaaronson.blog?p=9425
cc: @quantinuum.bsky.social
More on whether useful quantum computing is “imminent”
These days, the most common question I get goes something like this: A decade ago, you told people that scalable quantum computing wasn’t imminent. Now, though, you claim it plausibly is immi…
scottaaronson.blog
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I almost missed this from Scott Aaronson:
> Meanwhile, Quantinuum took a victory lap, boasting of their recent successes in a way that I considered basically justified.
scottaaronson.blog?p=9425
cc: @quantinuum.bsky.social
> Meanwhile, Quantinuum took a victory lap, boasting of their recent successes in a way that I considered basically justified.
scottaaronson.blog?p=9425
cc: @quantinuum.bsky.social
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A once-in-a-generation investment that benefits everyone in our state.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A once-in-a-generation investment that benefits everyone in our state.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
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The term "qubit" was born out of a joke between Ben Schumacher and Bill Wootters!
@perimeterinstitute.ca
@perimeterinstitute.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The term "qubit" was born out of a joke between Ben Schumacher and Bill Wootters!
@perimeterinstitute.ca
@perimeterinstitute.ca
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ICYMI: Our Helios technical webinar is now available to watch!
In this webinar, Helios' lead architect, Dr. Tony Ransford, offers a close look at how we built Helios and what makes it the most accurate quantum computer in the world.
www.quantinuum.com/webinar/an-o...
In this webinar, Helios' lead architect, Dr. Tony Ransford, offers a close look at how we built Helios and what makes it the most accurate quantum computer in the world.
www.quantinuum.com/webinar/an-o...
Quantum Computing With Real-World Impact
www.quantinuum.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ICYMI: Our Helios technical webinar is now available to watch!
In this webinar, Helios' lead architect, Dr. Tony Ransford, offers a close look at how we built Helios and what makes it the most accurate quantum computer in the world.
www.quantinuum.com/webinar/an-o...
In this webinar, Helios' lead architect, Dr. Tony Ransford, offers a close look at how we built Helios and what makes it the most accurate quantum computer in the world.
www.quantinuum.com/webinar/an-o...
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
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“What I’ve been feeling most is just, like, how dare this country allow this to happen to someone like me twice?”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
America Is Failing Its Children
Yesterday’s attack at Brown University is just the latest example.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“What I’ve been feeling most is just, like, how dare this country allow this to happen to someone like me twice?”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Happy Hour Wednesday the 10th!
www.meetup.com/chicago-rust...
www.meetup.com/chicago-rust...
Rust Happy Hour, Tue, Oct 28, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Discord: [https://discord.gg/fvNhZkxvkt](https://discord.gg/fvNhZkxvkt)
Matrix: [https://matrix.to/#/#deep-dish-rust:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#deep-dish-rust:matrix.
www.meetup.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Happy Hour Wednesday the 10th!
www.meetup.com/chicago-rust...
www.meetup.com/chicago-rust...
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This is absolutely real. The current HBO Max version of this "Mad Men" episode "remastered for 4K" did not include an updated visual effects shot, which originally painted out the crew and equipment. Not just that, the HBO Max episode titles/order is jumbled for s01.
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is absolutely real. The current HBO Max version of this "Mad Men" episode "remastered for 4K" did not include an updated visual effects shot, which originally painted out the crew and equipment. Not just that, the HBO Max episode titles/order is jumbled for s01.
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "quantum" (11×)
2. "guppy" (6×)
3. "programming" (5×)
4. "bangalore" (5×)
5. "papers" (4×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "quantum" (11×)
2. "guppy" (6×)
3. "programming" (5×)
4. "bangalore" (5×)
5. "papers" (4×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "quantum" (11×)
2. "guppy" (6×)
3. "programming" (5×)
4. "bangalore" (5×)
5. "papers" (4×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "quantum" (11×)
2. "guppy" (6×)
3. "programming" (5×)
4. "bangalore" (5×)
5. "papers" (4×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
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Want to hear more about #quantinuum's Helios #quantum computer? There's a webinar. It's on Teams, Tuesday 11 December, twice!.
-- 3pm GMT / 9am MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37fe2b...
-- 11pm GMT / 4pm MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/35bd82...
-- 3pm GMT / 9am MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37fe2b...
-- 11pm GMT / 4pm MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/35bd82...
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Want to hear more about #quantinuum's Helios #quantum computer? There's a webinar. It's on Teams, Tuesday 11 December, twice!.
-- 3pm GMT / 9am MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37fe2b...
-- 11pm GMT / 4pm MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/35bd82...
-- 3pm GMT / 9am MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37fe2b...
-- 11pm GMT / 4pm MT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/35bd82...
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I guess it's also a week until the #AoCO2025 Advent of Compiler Optimisation! xania.org/202511/adven...
youtu.be/j-BwR-Cw0Gk
youtu.be/j-BwR-Cw0Gk
[AoCO 0/25] The Advent of Compiler Optimisations
YouTube video by Matt Godbolt
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Exclusive: Quantinuum unveils its latest system, Helios, inching the industry toward the day the technology will deliver meaningful commercial value on.wsj.com/4otzoXl
Exclusive | The Next Big Quantum Computer Has Arrived
Quantinuum unveiled its latest system, Helios, inching the industry toward the day the technology will deliver meaningful commercial value.
on.wsj.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Exclusive: Quantinuum unveils its latest system, Helios, inching the industry toward the day the technology will deliver meaningful commercial value on.wsj.com/4otzoXl
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What can you do with a state of the art quantum computer? For example, you can simulate superconducting materials.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02125
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02125
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
Superconducting pairing correlations on a trapped-ion quantum computer
The Fermi-Hubbard model is the starting point for the simulation of many strongly correlated materials, including high-temperature superconductors, whose modelling is a key motivation for the construc...
arxiv.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What can you do with a state of the art quantum computer? For example, you can simulate superconducting materials.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02125
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02125
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
Off to Atlanta for a few days! ✈️
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Off to Atlanta for a few days! ✈️