Gary Rogers
@garyrogers.bsky.social
Somewhere in middle America.
Why didn't the Death Star use Red Mater?
February 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Why didn't the Death Star use Red Mater?
Reposted by Gary Rogers
"When you're hurt, hurting others is easy. It takes strength to choose not to. When life has not always treated you with kindness, doing the right thing anyways always takes strength."
- Lydia to Timothy/Amos, The Expanse, "Churn" (season 5 episode 2)
- Lydia to Timothy/Amos, The Expanse, "Churn" (season 5 episode 2)
February 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"When you're hurt, hurting others is easy. It takes strength to choose not to. When life has not always treated you with kindness, doing the right thing anyways always takes strength."
- Lydia to Timothy/Amos, The Expanse, "Churn" (season 5 episode 2)
- Lydia to Timothy/Amos, The Expanse, "Churn" (season 5 episode 2)
We can't maintain this level of outrage, not healthily. Pace yourselves.
February 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We can't maintain this level of outrage, not healthily. Pace yourselves.
I mean, has the dog ever brought Labrador back? More like 'Stick Retriever.'
February 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I mean, has the dog ever brought Labrador back? More like 'Stick Retriever.'
I mean, sure, prompt engineering is all the rage, but prompt _critical_ engineering is da bomb.
February 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I mean, sure, prompt engineering is all the rage, but prompt _critical_ engineering is da bomb.
Trudeau drops the gloves. Trump skates to the bench.
February 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Trudeau drops the gloves. Trump skates to the bench.
Fuck you R.E.M. I don't feel fine.
February 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fuck you R.E.M. I don't feel fine.
Gen X, looking at all ya spunky Millennial resistance fighters.
a man is crying and saying `` i 'm tired boss '' in a dark room .
ALT: a man is crying and saying `` i 'm tired boss '' in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Gen X, looking at all ya spunky Millennial resistance fighters.
I wonder if Democratic lawmakers are just letting it all play out and preparing to pick up the pieces.
Hrmmm that would take organization for forethought.
Nah.
Hrmmm that would take organization for forethought.
Nah.
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I wonder if Democratic lawmakers are just letting it all play out and preparing to pick up the pieces.
Hrmmm that would take organization for forethought.
Nah.
Hrmmm that would take organization for forethought.
Nah.
It's all fun and games until Canada withdraws from NORAD.
February 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's all fun and games until Canada withdraws from NORAD.
I've been restrained about current events, but, well, I've had enough Scotch to say, don't end up as dangling shoes y'all.
February 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I've been restrained about current events, but, well, I've had enough Scotch to say, don't end up as dangling shoes y'all.
Is it just me, or has the use of synthetic training data by DeepSeek been completely lost in the discourse?
That feels like the real breakthrough. There's only so much Internet to train on. If companies can train on AI produced content we're in a new world.
That feels like the real breakthrough. There's only so much Internet to train on. If companies can train on AI produced content we're in a new world.
January 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Is it just me, or has the use of synthetic training data by DeepSeek been completely lost in the discourse?
That feels like the real breakthrough. There's only so much Internet to train on. If companies can train on AI produced content we're in a new world.
That feels like the real breakthrough. There's only so much Internet to train on. If companies can train on AI produced content we're in a new world.
Introduce yourself with…
One book: Beartown
One movie: The French Dispatch
One album: Come On Die Young
One show: The Expanse
One book: Beartown
One movie: The French Dispatch
One album: Come On Die Young
One show: The Expanse
Introduce yourself with…
One book: Needful Things
One movie: Back To The Future
One album: One-X
One show: The Office
One book: Needful Things
One movie: Back To The Future
One album: One-X
One show: The Office
Introduce yourself with…
One book: Cryptonomicon
One movie: Intersteller
One album: Moving Pictures
One show: Silo
One book: Cryptonomicon
One movie: Intersteller
One album: Moving Pictures
One show: Silo
January 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Introduce yourself with…
One book: Beartown
One movie: The French Dispatch
One album: Come On Die Young
One show: The Expanse
One book: Beartown
One movie: The French Dispatch
One album: Come On Die Young
One show: The Expanse
I'm sorry Washington Commanders, America isn't ready for an all Navy Super Bowl.
January 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm sorry Washington Commanders, America isn't ready for an all Navy Super Bowl.
Remember that Grey-Hair developer that did everything in EMACS and complained when they watched you use Intellisense?
That's what y'all sound like.
That's what y'all sound like.
January 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Remember that Grey-Hair developer that did everything in EMACS and complained when they watched you use Intellisense?
That's what y'all sound like.
That's what y'all sound like.
Emilio Gonzalez.
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
January 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Emilio Gonzalez.
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
A thought: at the dawn of the internet we overbuilt networking.
Today we (could be) overbuilding data centers.
Whether they bring about an AI revolution or not, the capacity will drive _some_ revolution.
Today we (could be) overbuilding data centers.
Whether they bring about an AI revolution or not, the capacity will drive _some_ revolution.
January 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A thought: at the dawn of the internet we overbuilt networking.
Today we (could be) overbuilding data centers.
Whether they bring about an AI revolution or not, the capacity will drive _some_ revolution.
Today we (could be) overbuilding data centers.
Whether they bring about an AI revolution or not, the capacity will drive _some_ revolution.
Digital whispers blend
With daily tasks, unnoticed—
The new normal dawns
With daily tasks, unnoticed—
The new normal dawns
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Digital whispers blend
With daily tasks, unnoticed—
The new normal dawns
With daily tasks, unnoticed—
The new normal dawns
Reposted by Gary Rogers
Nine Inch Nails 'Closer', covered by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
a close up of a stuffed animal with a big mouth
ALT: a close up of a stuffed animal with a big mouth
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Nine Inch Nails 'Closer', covered by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
Reposted by Gary Rogers
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
Companies have looked at the numbers and decided which clientele they want to cater to: High-value, affluent, high-disposable income clients who value DEI, or the masses who see it as anathema.
January 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Companies have looked at the numbers and decided which clientele they want to cater to: High-value, affluent, high-disposable income clients who value DEI, or the masses who see it as anathema.
Reposted by Gary Rogers
Tommy Shelby or Michael Corleone, who comes out on top?
January 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tommy Shelby or Michael Corleone, who comes out on top?
I keep my professional notes in VSCode Markdown files (Obsidian for personal stuff) and have enabled GitHub Copilot for those files.
It's wild what copilot thinks me day-to-day life is.
It's wild what copilot thinks me day-to-day life is.
January 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep my professional notes in VSCode Markdown files (Obsidian for personal stuff) and have enabled GitHub Copilot for those files.
It's wild what copilot thinks me day-to-day life is.
It's wild what copilot thinks me day-to-day life is.