Mike Senese
@mikesenese.com
Tinkerer of all sorts. You may have seen my work in Wired (senior editor), Make: magazine (executive editor), on Discovery (show host).
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The world added 500TwH(!) of solar *last year*. The scale of it is unbelievable, and absolutely wild how little attention it gets.
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The world added 500TwH(!) of solar *last year*. The scale of it is unbelievable, and absolutely wild how little attention it gets.
Amazing that the “barn boogie” rules for my son’s sleepover camp just happen to be the EXACT SAME rules as those I have followed for my own entire personal life.
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Amazing that the “barn boogie” rules for my son’s sleepover camp just happen to be the EXACT SAME rules as those I have followed for my own entire personal life.
Maybe it's just me, but the fact that these "robot fight club" robots have the same size and dexterity as elementary school children makes it feel pretty yucky.
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Maybe it's just me, but the fact that these "robot fight club" robots have the same size and dexterity as elementary school children makes it feel pretty yucky.
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YOLO-Pro means better performance, lower latency, and smarter resource usage for your embedded object detection projects, all available as a part of Edge Impulse without needing additional licensing.
Learn more: www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/introdu...
#AI #edgeAI #computervision
Learn more: www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/introdu...
#AI #edgeAI #computervision
Introducing YOLO-Pro: Object Detection Optimized for the Edge
Whether you're working with high-end microcontrollers, GPUs, or accelerators, YOLO-Pro is designed to deliver top-tier performance where it matters most, on the edge.
www.edgeimpulse.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
YOLO-Pro means better performance, lower latency, and smarter resource usage for your embedded object detection projects, all available as a part of Edge Impulse without needing additional licensing.
Learn more: www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/introdu...
#AI #edgeAI #computervision
Learn more: www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/introdu...
#AI #edgeAI #computervision
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Giant Home Depot skeleton as recession indicator.
September 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Giant Home Depot skeleton as recession indicator.
I'm cancelling Disney+.
I don't need to watch their stupid movies where superheroes and galactic rebels and cartoon cars protect humanity from power-hungry evil maniacs who want to control the planet.
Turns out you guys were just pulling our legs.
You can Hail Hydra by yourselves. I'm out.
I don't need to watch their stupid movies where superheroes and galactic rebels and cartoon cars protect humanity from power-hungry evil maniacs who want to control the planet.
Turns out you guys were just pulling our legs.
You can Hail Hydra by yourselves. I'm out.
September 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm cancelling Disney+.
I don't need to watch their stupid movies where superheroes and galactic rebels and cartoon cars protect humanity from power-hungry evil maniacs who want to control the planet.
Turns out you guys were just pulling our legs.
You can Hail Hydra by yourselves. I'm out.
I don't need to watch their stupid movies where superheroes and galactic rebels and cartoon cars protect humanity from power-hungry evil maniacs who want to control the planet.
Turns out you guys were just pulling our legs.
You can Hail Hydra by yourselves. I'm out.
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This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
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Two of my favorite people being intensely human and smart about an overhyped subject. There’s wisdom here. Worth your time.
Gary Kasparov (legendary Chess Player) & @garymarcus.bsky.social are having a sobering conversation about AI, LLMs and Deepblue in this @theatlantic.com piece.
Many people believe generative or any AI show signs of "intelligence", but Marcus attributes it to brute forcing with pattern recognition.
Many people believe generative or any AI show signs of "intelligence", but Marcus attributes it to brute forcing with pattern recognition.
AI and the Rise of Techno-Fascism in the United States
Will powerful new tools be used to promote democracy or undermine it?
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Two of my favorite people being intensely human and smart about an overhyped subject. There’s wisdom here. Worth your time.
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Why we can't have nice things, continued: makezine.com/article/make...
Why is Open Source Hardware Not Working for 3D Printers? - Make:
FAB25 in Brno and Prague raises the question of how we "support and protect" open innovation.
makezine.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why we can't have nice things, continued: makezine.com/article/make...
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SNACK OR MEAL? WHICH IS IT GONNA BE? YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS GUYS. ILLEGAL.
July 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
SNACK OR MEAL? WHICH IS IT GONNA BE? YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS GUYS. ILLEGAL.
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A wolverine has been documented in southern Finland for the first time in 80 years. Once persecuted and considered extinct in the south, the species’ reappearance follows years of legal protection and recovery in the north. buff.ly/UJrV1oo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Wolverine returns to southern Finland
Wolverine has returned to southern Finland after being hunted to local extinction in the 19th century. Using satellite imagery and field data, scientists tracked the mammal's recovery and found that…
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July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A wolverine has been documented in southern Finland for the first time in 80 years. Once persecuted and considered extinct in the south, the species’ reappearance follows years of legal protection and recovery in the north. buff.ly/UJrV1oo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
This right here is how someone like myself suddenly becomes a stamp collector.
June 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This right here is how someone like myself suddenly becomes a stamp collector.
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Earth Ranked Number One Party Planet
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June 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Earth Ranked Number One Party Planet
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Your first ML model in three steps:
1. Sign up for a free Edge Impulse account: edgeimpulse.com/signup
2. Select "new project"
3. Choose "audio detection" or "image classification" from the popup.
You're on your way to building and deploying an ML model.
Enjoy! And be sure to share your creation.
1. Sign up for a free Edge Impulse account: edgeimpulse.com/signup
2. Select "new project"
3. Choose "audio detection" or "image classification" from the popup.
You're on your way to building and deploying an ML model.
Enjoy! And be sure to share your creation.
June 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Your first ML model in three steps:
1. Sign up for a free Edge Impulse account: edgeimpulse.com/signup
2. Select "new project"
3. Choose "audio detection" or "image classification" from the popup.
You're on your way to building and deploying an ML model.
Enjoy! And be sure to share your creation.
1. Sign up for a free Edge Impulse account: edgeimpulse.com/signup
2. Select "new project"
3. Choose "audio detection" or "image classification" from the popup.
You're on your way to building and deploying an ML model.
Enjoy! And be sure to share your creation.
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The BBC obtained a mobile phone that was smuggled out of North Korea.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
May 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The BBC obtained a mobile phone that was smuggled out of North Korea.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
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The best idea I've heard so far is to take a fraction of that money and make grants to buy/start local papers in rural areas that mostly report on high school sports and obituaries alongside editorials about how the local gop run government is screwing people over
May 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The best idea I've heard so far is to take a fraction of that money and make grants to buy/start local papers in rural areas that mostly report on high school sports and obituaries alongside editorials about how the local gop run government is screwing people over
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"'People lacked the fortitude to tell DOGE there was no fraud because they were afraid to lose their jobs. They knew there was no fraud.' It’s not just that DOGE was unwilling to listen: they would fire anyone willing to speak up."
New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
What DOGE gets wrong about tech and government
Lessons learned by civic tech, forgotten by DOGE
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"'People lacked the fortitude to tell DOGE there was no fraud because they were afraid to lose their jobs. They knew there was no fraud.' It’s not just that DOGE was unwilling to listen: they would fire anyone willing to speak up."
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I'm launching my new project—THE FARCE.
I hope you'll check it out. Free or paid—your support matters.
Here's what it's all about: www.thefarce.org/anger-and-ho...
I hope you'll check it out. Free or paid—your support matters.
Here's what it's all about: www.thefarce.org/anger-and-ho...
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I'm launching my new project—THE FARCE.
I hope you'll check it out. Free or paid—your support matters.
Here's what it's all about: www.thefarce.org/anger-and-ho...
I hope you'll check it out. Free or paid—your support matters.
Here's what it's all about: www.thefarce.org/anger-and-ho...
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Here's a wonderful obit about a 104 year old WW2 Code breaker: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/w... Best part- did Wordle every day until she died, and texted it to her children so they'd know she was OK. I assume the "kids" are in their 70s and 80s.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here's a wonderful obit about a 104 year old WW2 Code breaker: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/w... Best part- did Wordle every day until she died, and texted it to her children so they'd know she was OK. I assume the "kids" are in their 70s and 80s.
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I say this as someone fond of brutalist architecture, so some would say my bar’s pretty low, but this is an absolute piece of shit. The layer lines. The Z-banding. But not even *charming* Z-banding, it’s just ugly, ill-calibrated shit. Shittier than the San Jose turd.
www.dezeen.com/2025/04/23/s...
www.dezeen.com/2025/04/23/s...
"Starbucks first 3D printed build" nears completion in Texas
The first 3D-printed store by Starbucks is nearing completion in Brownsville, Texas, which will offer drive-through and pick-up services only
www.dezeen.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I say this as someone fond of brutalist architecture, so some would say my bar’s pretty low, but this is an absolute piece of shit. The layer lines. The Z-banding. But not even *charming* Z-banding, it’s just ugly, ill-calibrated shit. Shittier than the San Jose turd.
www.dezeen.com/2025/04/23/s...
www.dezeen.com/2025/04/23/s...
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