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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 2d

I got the flu and COVID vaccine yesterday, I had a small reaction this morning, so I took some Tylenol. Now I have the urge to watch some trains (more than usual). Should I be worried?

a train is going down train tracks in a row .

ALT: a train is going down train tracks in a row .

media.tenor.com

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 3d

That company is named openai so the software is open as well, what a deal

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 7d

Bit of news: I have stepped back from Managing Editor of HPCwire, still a contributor and still busy with a bunch of other things. New ME is Alex Woody

www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire...

Tabor Communications Appoints New Editorial Director, Promotes Staff

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2, 2025 — Tabor Communications Inc. (TCI), publishers of HPCwire, BigDATAwire, AIwire, and QCwire, has promoted long-time BigDATAwire Managing Editor Alex Woodie to the position of TCI...

www.hpcwire.com

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 13d

I have to say, I do like the blue beard accent

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 16d

NFS is one of those technology that at the base level "just works" These days, do basic config, run "mount ..." on a client and BAM, you have file access. Tweaking and optimization can come later, and the base functionality provides 80% of what you need initially. Same as Ethernet.

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anthony restaino @anthonycr.bsky.social · 17d

ah shit, I had swapped lambda and coreweave around to make the diagram more sane and forgot to move the super micro funding arrow from coreweave to lambda. fixed

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 20d

Which is why my next book is entitled,

"You don't know what you are talking about, go back to Starbucks. "

Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 21d

More like an armistice

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 24d

I use TimeTunnel for backup

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 26d

You bring up an interesting situation. I'm curious, I assume AI written papers also need careful reviews of content and references? What about halucinations?

Is the AI written review paper more complete than the human version, or substantially better?

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 28d

You may want to get some tissues.

When AI Sneezes, Do We All Catch a Cold?

www.hpcwire.com/2025/09/11/w...

www.hpcwire.com

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · 29d

That's where I got mine, it should be here next week. And the amazing thing is they take Apple gift cards.

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh how I remember punch cards. You thought really hard about how your code worked, no debugger, lots of print statements, and reams of green and white paper

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm clean, I need to spice things up a bit. Here goes

I use AI to write all my books and articles, even this post. Grand Funk Railroad is the best band of all time. Best movie ever "Hell Comes to Frogtown" Look it up, it is a thing.

Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Sep 8

Let's try an tone it down Glen, try and be more like @chromamagic.com.

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Sep 5

I think NIH is also about preserving/creating sovereign technical capabilities

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Sep 5

I know someone who lost their job to A1, they said it was a tough situation with some tender moments

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Aug 27

Let's take this private, we don't want to create some kind of Internet mob event

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Aug 27

You got it, I'll just sell some of my VA Linux stock.

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm not a finance type, but when the entire stock market is holding its breath for the results of one HW company that sells to a market that essentially is not making much $, seems a little "tulipy" to me.

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Aug 26

Serious question: Will future US government HPC HW procurements favor US-Intel parts over AMD, Nvidia, etc. ? Seems like you want to support your brand.

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Doug Eadline @thedeadline.bsky.social · Aug 18

C is a more universal assembly language (and of course dangerous). Fortran is much easier to learn and a bit safer. Learning languages like Chapel or Julia are much better options these days.

And to answer your second question: No, not yet

garymarcus.substack.com/p/llms-codin...