Keith Lawson
@9600baud.net
CISO @lhsc.on.ca | D.Eng Student exploring the Alberta Plan & Reinforcement Learning | Linux grey beard (Debian 🌀) | Building resilient healthcare infrastructure through SRE & AI. 🌐 blog.9600baud.net
Top 🎵 This week:
Bless Yourself — Jack White (x3)
Demon Cleaner — Kyuss (x3)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x3)
📀 The Final Cut — Pink Floyd
#NowPlaying #Music
Bless Yourself — Jack White (x3)
Demon Cleaner — Kyuss (x3)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x3)
📀 The Final Cut — Pink Floyd
#NowPlaying #Music
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Top 🎵 This week:
Bless Yourself — Jack White (x3)
Demon Cleaner — Kyuss (x3)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x3)
📀 The Final Cut — Pink Floyd
#NowPlaying #Music
Bless Yourself — Jack White (x3)
Demon Cleaner — Kyuss (x3)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x3)
📀 The Final Cut — Pink Floyd
#NowPlaying #Music
I started my Doctor of Engineering this month. Here's a posting on my path and how I got here. It certainly wasn't a straight path.
#ReinforcementLearning #AlbertaPlan #DEng #AI
blog.9600baud.net/doctoral_pat...
#ReinforcementLearning #AlbertaPlan #DEng #AI
blog.9600baud.net/doctoral_pat...
My Path to a Doctor of Engineering at 50
Thirty Years Later: My Non-Traditional Path to a Doctor of Engineering in AI Research is rarely a straight line. For me, the path began thirty years ago when I first graduated with a Computer Science ...
blog.9600baud.net
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I started my Doctor of Engineering this month. Here's a posting on my path and how I got here. It certainly wasn't a straight path.
#ReinforcementLearning #AlbertaPlan #DEng #AI
blog.9600baud.net/doctoral_pat...
#ReinforcementLearning #AlbertaPlan #DEng #AI
blog.9600baud.net/doctoral_pat...
Seriously? Captchas are getting a bit ridiculous. Have we moved to where it's easier for computers to solve them than it is for humans defeating their entire purpose?
January 29, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Seriously? Captchas are getting a bit ridiculous. Have we moved to where it's easier for computers to solve them than it is for humans defeating their entire purpose?
Just published the first release of the Alberta Framework on PyPI.
It’s a JAX-based toolkit designed for the "Alberta Plan" for AI research. Right now I'm focusing on Step 1: Meta-learned step-sizes.
pip install alberta-framework
#AI #RL #reinforcementlearning #albertaplan
It’s a JAX-based toolkit designed for the "Alberta Plan" for AI research. Right now I'm focusing on Step 1: Meta-learned step-sizes.
pip install alberta-framework
#AI #RL #reinforcementlearning #albertaplan
January 26, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Just published the first release of the Alberta Framework on PyPI.
It’s a JAX-based toolkit designed for the "Alberta Plan" for AI research. Right now I'm focusing on Step 1: Meta-learned step-sizes.
pip install alberta-framework
#AI #RL #reinforcementlearning #albertaplan
It’s a JAX-based toolkit designed for the "Alberta Plan" for AI research. Right now I'm focusing on Step 1: Meta-learned step-sizes.
pip install alberta-framework
#AI #RL #reinforcementlearning #albertaplan
Top 🎵 This week:
Keep Out Of The Storm — The Sheepdogs (x4)
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x4)
Band On The Run - 2010 Remaster — Paul McCartney (x4)
📀 Wood and Wire — Greigg Fraser
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
Keep Out Of The Storm — The Sheepdogs (x4)
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x4)
Band On The Run - 2010 Remaster — Paul McCartney (x4)
📀 Wood and Wire — Greigg Fraser
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I published a new technical post on my blog documenting a replication of Richard Sutton’s 1992 IDBD (Incremental Delta-Bar-Delta) algorithm.
#AI #RL #AlbertaPlan
Full implementation details and analysis here:
blog.9600baud.net/sutton92.html
#AI #RL #AlbertaPlan
Full implementation details and analysis here:
blog.9600baud.net/sutton92.html
Replicating Sutton 1992
Replicating the Foundations: Sutton 1992 and the Alberta Plan As I officially begin my D.Eng, I've been eager to start producing something. My method of learning has always been to understand things
blog.9600baud.net
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I published a new technical post on my blog documenting a replication of Richard Sutton’s 1992 IDBD (Incremental Delta-Bar-Delta) algorithm.
#AI #RL #AlbertaPlan
Full implementation details and analysis here:
blog.9600baud.net/sutton92.html
#AI #RL #AlbertaPlan
Full implementation details and analysis here:
blog.9600baud.net/sutton92.html
This is a great cover of It's a Sin and the video is classic. All the nostalgia of #win95 😍
#music #ghost #petshopboys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMV...
#music #ghost #petshopboys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMV...
Ghost - It's A Sin (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ghost
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This is a great cover of It's a Sin and the video is classic. All the nostalgia of #win95 😍
#music #ghost #petshopboys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMV...
#music #ghost #petshopboys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMV...
In the latest issue of "The Batch" Andrew Ng presents a good evidence-backed argument that consolidating data centres is better for the environment than our current practice of many companies hosting their own infrastructure.
info.deeplearning.ai/governments-...
info.deeplearning.ai/governments-...
Governments vs. Grok, Meta Buys Agent Tech, Healthcare Chatbots, Limits of AI-Powered Retrieval
info.deeplearning.ai
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
In the latest issue of "The Batch" Andrew Ng presents a good evidence-backed argument that consolidating data centres is better for the environment than our current practice of many companies hosting their own infrastructure.
info.deeplearning.ai/governments-...
info.deeplearning.ai/governments-...
Prompt injection attacks are the new SQL injection attacks. Just on steroids.
The more things change the more they stay the same. What hasn’t changed is the golden rule of never trusting un-sanitized input from anything.
#AI #cybersecurity
www.darkreading.com/cloud-securi...
The more things change the more they stay the same. What hasn’t changed is the golden rule of never trusting un-sanitized input from anything.
#AI #cybersecurity
www.darkreading.com/cloud-securi...
Google Gemini Flaw Turns Calendar Invites Into Attack Vector
The indirect prompt injection vulnerability allows an attacker to weaponize Google invites to circumvent privacy controls and access private data.
www.darkreading.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Prompt injection attacks are the new SQL injection attacks. Just on steroids.
The more things change the more they stay the same. What hasn’t changed is the golden rule of never trusting un-sanitized input from anything.
#AI #cybersecurity
www.darkreading.com/cloud-securi...
The more things change the more they stay the same. What hasn’t changed is the golden rule of never trusting un-sanitized input from anything.
#AI #cybersecurity
www.darkreading.com/cloud-securi...
Top 🎵 This week:
Alone — Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals (x4)
Confrontation — Colm Wilkinson (x3)
Come To Me (Fantine's Death) — Colm Wilkinson (x3)
📀 Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) — Colm Wilkinson
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
Alone — Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals (x4)
Confrontation — Colm Wilkinson (x3)
Come To Me (Fantine's Death) — Colm Wilkinson (x3)
📀 Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) — Colm Wilkinson
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Happy to share the next step in my academic journey: I’ve officially begun my Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng) at @umich.edu Dearborn campus.
My research focuses on #ReinforcementLearning guided by the Alberta Plan for AI Research. (1/2).
My research focuses on #ReinforcementLearning guided by the Alberta Plan for AI Research. (1/2).
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Happy to share the next step in my academic journey: I’ve officially begun my Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng) at @umich.edu Dearborn campus.
My research focuses on #ReinforcementLearning guided by the Alberta Plan for AI Research. (1/2).
My research focuses on #ReinforcementLearning guided by the Alberta Plan for AI Research. (1/2).
The "Data Residency" myth in Canada is officially dead. 🇨🇦
For years, we’ve been told "servers in Toronto" means "protected by Canadian law." But residency is just a postal code; sovereignty is a technical status.
For years, we’ve been told "servers in Toronto" means "protected by Canadian law." But residency is just a postal code; sovereignty is a technical status.
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The "Data Residency" myth in Canada is officially dead. 🇨🇦
For years, we’ve been told "servers in Toronto" means "protected by Canadian law." But residency is just a postal code; sovereignty is a technical status.
For years, we’ve been told "servers in Toronto" means "protected by Canadian law." But residency is just a postal code; sovereignty is a technical status.
Reposted by Keith Lawson
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
It's that time of year again! The annual @eff.org Breachies are out:
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year
Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How many...
www.eff.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
It's that time of year again! The annual @eff.org Breachies are out:
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
ChatGPT has released a chatbot specifically designed for health advice with the ability to connect patient medical records, as well as apps like Apple Health and MyFitnessPal.
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
ChatGPT has released a chatbot specifically designed for health advice with the ability to connect patient medical records, as well as apps like Apple Health and MyFitnessPal.
🎵 This week:
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
🎵 This week:
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
📂 2025 - Winter
#NowPlaying #Music
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🎵 This week:
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
#NowPlaying #Music
No More Love — God Lives Underwater (x5)
Manager's Special — Hermano (x3)
How Blue Can You Get — Joe Bonamassa (x3)
📀 Ten$ion — Die Antwoord
#NowPlaying #Music
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Reposted by Keith Lawson
Utah is the first state to allow AI to renew prescriptions without doctor involvement
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah
Pilot program will test how far patients and regulators are willing to trust AI in medicine.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Utah is the first state to allow AI to renew prescriptions without doctor involvement
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Some good reminders on taking care of yourself, mindfulness and setting boundaries from @joelleadams.bsky.social as we start the new year.
#values #mindfulness #wellbeing
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#values #mindfulness #wellbeing
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Aligning to Authenticity for Well-being: steps for overcoming burnout and reclaiming joy
“It’s the first week of the semester and I already feel exhausted,” a colleague recently opined.
medium.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Some good reminders on taking care of yourself, mindfulness and setting boundaries from @joelleadams.bsky.social as we start the new year.
#values #mindfulness #wellbeing
medium.com/@jjoelleadam...
#values #mindfulness #wellbeing
medium.com/@jjoelleadam...
Snow Crash has been on my reading list since the early 2000s so I decided to finally read it over the holidays. It sure seems a lot less fictional today than it did when read the start in 2006! The Librarian basically exists now. Wild.
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Snow Crash has been on my reading list since the early 2000s so I decided to finally read it over the holidays. It sure seems a lot less fictional today than it did when read the start in 2006! The Librarian basically exists now. Wild.
🎵 This week:
Nothin' — Guns N' Roses (x4)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x4)
Green Fuzz — Naked Giants (x2)
📀 SHISH
#NowPlaying #Music
Nothin' — Guns N' Roses (x4)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x4)
Green Fuzz — Naked Giants (x2)
📀 SHISH
#NowPlaying #Music
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🎵 This week:
Nothin' — Guns N' Roses (x4)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x4)
Green Fuzz — Naked Giants (x2)
📀 SHISH
#NowPlaying #Music
Nothin' — Guns N' Roses (x4)
Dive Into The Ocean (Prod. By Alok) — Alok (x4)
Green Fuzz — Naked Giants (x2)
📀 SHISH
#NowPlaying #Music
Man I miss Chris Cornell. Wish he were here to see this induction.
I “want to put a flannel shirt on, run into the streets and shout ‘my mother smoked during pregnancy’”!
#soundgarden
youtu.be/I-TsffhGQIg?...
I “want to put a flannel shirt on, run into the streets and shout ‘my mother smoked during pregnancy’”!
#soundgarden
youtu.be/I-TsffhGQIg?...
Jim Carrey Inducts Soundgarden into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Rock Hall 2025 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Man I miss Chris Cornell. Wish he were here to see this induction.
I “want to put a flannel shirt on, run into the streets and shout ‘my mother smoked during pregnancy’”!
#soundgarden
youtu.be/I-TsffhGQIg?...
I “want to put a flannel shirt on, run into the streets and shout ‘my mother smoked during pregnancy’”!
#soundgarden
youtu.be/I-TsffhGQIg?...
Interesting article that demonstrates the power of a coding agent (Claude) in the hands of an experienced engineer.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/03/c...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/03/c...
Rust vet making new Rue language with help from Claude
: Rust veteran Steve Klabnik is using an LLM to explore memory safety without garbage collection
www.theregister.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Interesting article that demonstrates the power of a coding agent (Claude) in the hands of an experienced engineer.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/03/c...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/03/c...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 2 - A song that has aged beautifully
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
youtu.be/txJK9CPvV4o?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 2 - A song that has aged beautifully
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
youtu.be/txJK9CPvV4o?...
Wish You Were Here
YouTube video by Pink Floyd - Topic
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 2 - A song that has aged beautifully
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
youtu.be/txJK9CPvV4o?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 2 - A song that has aged beautifully
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
youtu.be/txJK9CPvV4o?...