Tema Hassan
@thassan.bsky.social
Work at Zayo, ultra runner, telecoms/tech geek and Biathlon fan. Views are my own.
Awesome analysis James 👍🏼
I've published some thoughts on the problems with the network tiering system: tier1-analysis.53bits.co.uk
This includes a report comparing the Tier 1 networks and largest non-Tier 1 networks for Q4-2025: tier1-analysis.53bits.co.uk/part3/2025/R...
This includes a report comparing the Tier 1 networks and largest non-Tier 1 networks for Q4-2025: tier1-analysis.53bits.co.uk/part3/2025/R...
LinkedIn
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lnkd.in
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Awesome analysis James 👍🏼
Fig and Olive trees packed ready for the winter!
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Fig and Olive trees packed ready for the winter!
Checking mandatory kit list with a week to go 🏃🏻.… and some gifts for @cashforkids.bsky.social
www.canarytrailevents.com/event-detail...
www.canarytrailevents.com/event-detail...
The Copthorne Races 2024 | Canary Trail Events
Modeled on the infamous Caesars Camp races, The Copthorne Races take place in Surrey, featuring a wide mix of terrain, woodland and contouring in and around the Box Hill, Mickleham and Headley areas.
www.canarytrailevents.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Checking mandatory kit list with a week to go 🏃🏻.… and some gifts for @cashforkids.bsky.social
www.canarytrailevents.com/event-detail...
www.canarytrailevents.com/event-detail...
I don’t expect Boston Dynamics will be losing much sleep…
Russian Robot Faceplants on Stage During Moscow Showcase https://gizmodo.com/russian-robot-faceplants-on-stage-during-moscow-showcase-2000685134
Russian Robot Faceplants on Stage During Moscow Showcase
The humanoid robot industry is still a little shaky on its feet.
gizmodo.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I don’t expect Boston Dynamics will be losing much sleep…
Canada in Eurovision? Sounds like fun…😁
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Country explores taking part in the glitzy song contest as it distances from the US and seeks to deepen ties with Europe
When Canada released its federal budget this month, much of it was standard fare, from the plans to downsize the public service to the boost in defence spending.
But one line tucked in the nearly 500-page document has captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic: a mention that the government is working with Canada’s national broadcaster to explore participation in the Eurovision song contest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Canada in Eurovision? Sounds like fun…😁
Essentially just selling Voda paid-peering for AS3209 and picking up the support for it too. Will have some interesting chats at DENOG next week.
Vodafone taps Inter.link to speed up network peering
Vodafone taps Inter.link to speed up network peering
Carrier to automate interconnections with ISPs and content providers across Europe
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Essentially just selling Voda paid-peering for AS3209 and picking up the support for it too. Will have some interesting chats at DENOG next week.
6 months ban, but 5 suspended so effectively only out for 1 month. Couldn’t see the FFS keeping her out of the Olympics in Feb.
#biathlon
#biathlon
Julia Simon looks set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being handed a six-month ban by French Ski Federation.
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/olympic-games-milano-cortina-2026/2026/julia-simon-winter-olympics-ban-credit-card-theft_sto23238757/story.shtml
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/olympic-games-milano-cortina-2026/2026/julia-simon-winter-olympics-ban-credit-card-theft_sto23238757/story.shtml
Simon set to compete at Winter Olympics despite six-month ban by French Ski Federation
Julia Simon looks set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being handed a six-month ban by French Ski Federation.
www.tntsports.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
6 months ban, but 5 suspended so effectively only out for 1 month. Couldn’t see the FFS keeping her out of the Olympics in Feb.
#biathlon
#biathlon
Well done @medalmagpie.bsky.social nice bit of bling there! Great event to tick off, yes I am mildly jealous 😁
Squeezed in under 6 hours with no water on course after 20k - that’s official marathon number 71 done!
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Well done @medalmagpie.bsky.social nice bit of bling there! Great event to tick off, yes I am mildly jealous 😁
No Julia Simon at the Winter Olympics will be a big setback for France
apple.news/AALH9vBy5SvW...
apple.news/AALH9vBy5SvW...
French biathlon star Julia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud — The Guardian
Olympic medallist Julia Simon was handed a three-month suspended prison sentence after admitting using her teammate’s bank card
apple.news
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
No Julia Simon at the Winter Olympics will be a big setback for France
apple.news/AALH9vBy5SvW...
apple.news/AALH9vBy5SvW...
After the AWS issue yesterday, reading far too many sales pitches online that promise to fix the issue.
Ambulance chasing is not the answer. "Half the Internet" did not go offline. 🤦♂️
Ambulance chasing is not the answer. "Half the Internet" did not go offline. 🤦♂️
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
After the AWS issue yesterday, reading far too many sales pitches online that promise to fix the issue.
Ambulance chasing is not the answer. "Half the Internet" did not go offline. 🤦♂️
Ambulance chasing is not the answer. "Half the Internet" did not go offline. 🤦♂️
Alexa, tell me why a DNS issue has caused many popular websites to have issues this morning..... Alexa?... ALEXA??
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Alexa, tell me why a DNS issue has caused many popular websites to have issues this morning..... Alexa?... ALEXA??
New Zayo network POP open at Telepoint DC in Sofia, Bulgaria.
#as6461
www.linkedin.com/posts/zayo-e...
#as6461
www.linkedin.com/posts/zayo-e...
#zayoeurope #bulgaria #connectivity #sofia #400g #fastasabunny #networkbuiltforwhatsnext | Zayo Europe
🐇 Guess who just hopped into Bulgaria? 🇧🇬
We’re thrilled to announce Zayo Europe’s brand-new Point of Presence (PoP) in Sofia, unlocking high-speed, low-latency connectivity for businesses across the...
www.linkedin.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New Zayo network POP open at Telepoint DC in Sofia, Bulgaria.
#as6461
www.linkedin.com/posts/zayo-e...
#as6461
www.linkedin.com/posts/zayo-e...
Is Quantum computing being pitched as the green energy saviour?
The most interesting takeaway from IDC earlier today. IBM is promising a 200 qubit computer by 2029 that can be used to off-load LLM training from standard AI compute and potentially save lots of energy.
www.forbes.com/sites/stevem...
The most interesting takeaway from IDC earlier today. IBM is promising a 200 qubit computer by 2029 that can be used to off-load LLM training from standard AI compute and potentially save lots of energy.
www.forbes.com/sites/stevem...
IBM Promises Enterprise-Ready Quantum Computing By 2029
IBM announced plans for its IBM Quantum Starling, a fault-tolerant quantum computer that will be ready in 2029.
www.forbes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Is Quantum computing being pitched as the green energy saviour?
The most interesting takeaway from IDC earlier today. IBM is promising a 200 qubit computer by 2029 that can be used to off-load LLM training from standard AI compute and potentially save lots of energy.
www.forbes.com/sites/stevem...
The most interesting takeaway from IDC earlier today. IBM is promising a 200 qubit computer by 2029 that can be used to off-load LLM training from standard AI compute and potentially save lots of energy.
www.forbes.com/sites/stevem...
Yay.. about time!
The first of a fleet of shiny new DLR trains entered service this morning, to a collective shug from most of the passengers – and that’s exactly as it should be.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The DLR's newest trains carried their first passengers this morning
The first of a fleet of shiny new DLR trains entered service this morning, to a collective shug from most of the passengers – and that’s exactly as it should be.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Yay.. about time!
Plan for the day… what could go wrong?
September 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Plan for the day… what could go wrong?
Probably one of the best regular datacenter reports to read and reference for work stuff:
cushwake.cld.bz/globaldatace...
cushwake.cld.bz/globaldatace...
2025 Global Data Center Market Comparison
A publication of Cushman & Wakefield's Data Center Advisory Group
cushwake.cld.bz
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Probably one of the best regular datacenter reports to read and reference for work stuff:
cushwake.cld.bz/globaldatace...
cushwake.cld.bz/globaldatace...
Bib number 223…. Less than 3 days! 😎 www.centurionrunning.com/races/chilte...
Centurion Running
www.centurionrunning.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Bib number 223…. Less than 3 days! 😎 www.centurionrunning.com/races/chilte...
Cheap NAS anyone?
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/inside-a-2...
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/inside-a-2...
Inside a 250Tb Netflix cache server
More drives than Lewis Hamilton.
sevenlayers.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Cheap NAS anyone?
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/inside-a-2...
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/inside-a-2...
Queen - One Vision or Fried Chicken?
September 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Queen - One Vision or Fried Chicken?
Actually liked the look of the new orange iPhone until Wife said “ah you’re going for the Wienerphone?” 🤣. Can’t be having that piss-take so dark blue it is.
September 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Actually liked the look of the new orange iPhone until Wife said “ah you’re going for the Wienerphone?” 🤣. Can’t be having that piss-take so dark blue it is.
Reports are the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems are the ones affected near Jeddah.
Submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupt connectivity between Europe and Asia.
Latency spikes as traffic is re-routed around the broken cables. @kentik.bsky.social's Cloud Latency Map captures the impacts here:
clm.kentik.com?q=4084ef2b1d...
Latency spikes as traffic is re-routed around the broken cables. @kentik.bsky.social's Cloud Latency Map captures the impacts here:
clm.kentik.com?q=4084ef2b1d...
September 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Reports are the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems are the ones affected near Jeddah.
High operational costs for maintaining compatibility with legacy systems and security challenges due to loss of traffic visibility...
The Lost Decade of IPv6.
blog.lacnic.net/en/the-lost-...
The Lost Decade of IPv6.
blog.lacnic.net/en/the-lost-...
LACNIC Blog | The Lost Decade of IPv6
By Henri Alves de Godoy Recently, while preparing a timeline for a presentation, something caught my attention and that’s why I decided to write this post, a period that I consider the Internet’s miss...
blog.lacnic.net
September 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
High operational costs for maintaining compatibility with legacy systems and security challenges due to loss of traffic visibility...
The Lost Decade of IPv6.
blog.lacnic.net/en/the-lost-...
The Lost Decade of IPv6.
blog.lacnic.net/en/the-lost-...
Cold-weather kit activated for both the #OCC and #UTMB races this weekend. -7c windchill overnight! 🥶
montblanc.utmb.world/weather
montblanc.utmb.world/weather
Weather
montblanc.utmb.world
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Cold-weather kit activated for both the #OCC and #UTMB races this weekend. -7c windchill overnight! 🥶
montblanc.utmb.world/weather
montblanc.utmb.world/weather
Wrote another article on bandwidth demand, and how it's changing for enterprises.
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/is-demand-...
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/is-demand-...
Is Demand for Bandwidth Is No Longer Relevant?
Speed Isn’t Everything - Reliability is Priceless
sevenlayers.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Wrote another article on bandwidth demand, and how it's changing for enterprises.
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/is-demand-...
sevenlayers.substack.com/p/is-demand-...