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@petergjones.bsky.social

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WARNING - includes politics! This is me, not Cisco, not Ethernet Alliance(EA), etc #ConcernedCitizen, Cisco Distinguished Engineer, EA chair, IEEE 802.3 participant. https://petergjones.substack.com/

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Jul 7

My latest Substack post is on human behavour. Let me know what you think.
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Encouraging Good Behavior

How do I help create the work culture I want?

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 7d

#OnTheRoadAgain
#Lounging in #CPH
#Carlsberg

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 12d

This is very dark humor, but it's really funny.
"But at least I’m not Stephen Miller."

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I, Shub-Niggurath, Don't Understand How Stephen Miller's Parents Did Not Eat Him As A Child

Geez, he's such a little asshole.

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 19d

#Ethernet #LatestAndGreatest #InteropDemo by @ethernetalliance.bsky.social at #ECOC2025
Want to get a copy of the #DemoDiagrams?
Grab them from bit.ly/488MwvB

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 20d

#Ethernet #LatestAndGreatest #Interop by @ethernetalliance.bsky.social at #ECOC2025
#FormericaOE having fun with their #ImmersionCooling demo.

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 20d

#Ethernet #LatestAndGreatest #Interop by @ethernetalliance.bsky.social at #ECOC2025

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
#KneeRoom and #FootRoom !!!

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
#LoungingAtSFO

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

It was all my perfect sales pitch and adorable personality :)

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
Heading to #ECOC2025.
#AirportArt at #SFO

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
Heading to #ECOC2025.
#AirportArt

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
Heading to #ECOC2025.
#AirportArt

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · 23d

#OnTheRoadAgain
Heading to #ECOC2025 in Copenhagen to show the #LatestAndGreatest in #Ethernet for @ethernetalliance.bsky.social
#SeeYouThere?

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 19

Happy that @cisco.com (who pay my bills) will be in the #Interop demo at #ECOC2025.

Ethernet Alliance @ethernetalliance.bsky.social · Sep 19

Thank you #Cisco for participating in our #ECOC2025 multi-vendor interoperability demo! Check them out before the show at www.cisco.com and stop by Ethernet Alliance booth C1419 at #ECOC. #VoiceOfEthernet #Ethernet

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 19

I'm looking forward working the @ethernetalliance.bsky.social booth at #ECOC2025 (no, seriously :) )

Ethernet Alliance @ethernetalliance.bsky.social · Sep 19

Thank you #Cisco for participating in our #ECOC2025 multi-vendor interoperability demo! Check them out before the show at www.cisco.com and stop by Ethernet Alliance booth C1419 at #ECOC. #VoiceOfEthernet #Ethernet

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 19

Happy to have Lowell Lamb joining the @ethernetalliance.bsky.social Board of Directors.

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 19

Was anyone surprised??

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I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 19

#Nvidia & #Intel

"Nvidia said today that it will invest $5 billion in Intel"

"Intel said “Intel’s leading CPUs and x86 ecosystem will be seamlessly connected with Nvidia’s AI and accelerated computing capabilities using NVLink”

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Jensen Huang Wants You to Know He’s Getting a Lot Out of the ‘Fantastic’ Nvidia-Intel Deal

Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel. The news comes after the US government took a roughly 10 percent equity stake in the struggling chipmaker.

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Sep 15

#WorthReading September #CryptoGram newsletter from #SchneierOnSecurity
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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 22

#WorthReading #AIHypeCycle
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Not All AI Needs a GPU

Every headline in AI seems to orbit the same gravity well: larger models, faster tokens, and ever more powerful GPUs. From xAI’s Colossus clusters to OpenAI’s 4.

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hmmm. I wonder how much more of this we will see.
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Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law

The Supreme Court declined to block the law earlier this month.

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm really happy to see this video about #OFC2025 from @ethernetalliance.bsky.social and Anabel Alarcon of #EXFO in Spanish.
Espero que lo disfrutes!
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Ethernet Alliance en OFC 2025 en español

YouTube video by Ethernet Alliance

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 1

#OnTheRoadAgain #KneeRoom and #LegRoom

Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 1

#BreakingGovernment #FightingBack
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Ukrainian Protesters Remind Us How to Fight for Democracy

In the middle of a war, thousands of Ukrainians stood up against corruption and for good government.

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 1

#BreakingGovernment #CourtsAndJudges
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The Senate Confirms Trump's Criminal Defense Lawyer to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

In a tragic moment for the judiciary, Senate Republicans, instead of waiting to get all of the facts, rushed to confirm Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer Emil Bove to a judgeship on the Third Cir...

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Peter Jones @petergjones.bsky.social · Aug 1

#BreakingGovernment
"Protection for me, but not for thee."
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What's really appalling? Iowa leaders' suppression of free speech on campuses

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