Ken
@kenhoover.bsky.social
Husband, dad, cloud guy, struggling golfer.
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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I demoed this at Ignite last year—now it's real. Every server gets a dedicated Hardware Security Module. This fundamentally changes how we secure connected systems. End-to-end hardware-protected keys is now the baseline, not the exception: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureCo...
Microsoft Azure Introduces Azure Integrated HSM: A Key Cache for Virtual Machines | Microsoft Community Hub
Today we are excited to release the public preview support for Azure Integrated HSM for AMD v7 Virtual Machines. As announced last year at Ignite, Azure...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I demoed this at Ignite last year—now it's real. Every server gets a dedicated Hardware Security Module. This fundamentally changes how we secure connected systems. End-to-end hardware-protected keys is now the baseline, not the exception: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureCo...
This is something to keep an eye on as demand from pop up data centers that provide no real value to the community (like crytoptomining) continue to proliferate faster than power production can come online.
apnews.com/article/big-...
apnews.com/article/big-...
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.
apnews.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This is something to keep an eye on as demand from pop up data centers that provide no real value to the community (like crytoptomining) continue to proliferate faster than power production can come online.
apnews.com/article/big-...
apnews.com/article/big-...
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The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying.
Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.
I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.
Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.
I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.
September 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying.
Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.
I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.
Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.
I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.
Resharing for all the math majors out there!
September 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Resharing for all the math majors out there!
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For those asking, my American Revolution lecture course is free online here:
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
The American Revolution | Open Yale Courses
oyc.yale.edu
August 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For those asking, my American Revolution lecture course is free online here:
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
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Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."
August 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."
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My Inside Azure Innovation session from Microsoft Build is available for on-demand viewing. See the world's first neural network optical computer, 10,000 containers launch in < 2 minutes, me play space invaders on task manager, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBo...
Inside Azure innovations with Mark Russinovich | BRK195
YouTube video by Microsoft Developer
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May 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My Inside Azure Innovation session from Microsoft Build is available for on-demand viewing. See the world's first neural network optical computer, 10,000 containers launch in < 2 minutes, me play space invaders on task manager, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBo...
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Interesting article.
Interesting question.
Interesting question.
March 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Interesting article.
Interesting question.
Interesting question.
I'll show up for this.
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
oldgoats.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I'll show up for this.
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When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Me: Hi wife, here are some flowers for V-day. I hope you like them.
Wife: [Takes one look] You got those at the grocery store?
Me: Ummm...Yes?
Wife: Oh good! They're really lovely but I don't want you spending eighty bucks on flowers for me. Grocery store flowers are fine!
Me: 💜💜
Wife: [Takes one look] You got those at the grocery store?
Me: Ummm...Yes?
Wife: Oh good! They're really lovely but I don't want you spending eighty bucks on flowers for me. Grocery store flowers are fine!
Me: 💜💜
February 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Me: Hi wife, here are some flowers for V-day. I hope you like them.
Wife: [Takes one look] You got those at the grocery store?
Me: Ummm...Yes?
Wife: Oh good! They're really lovely but I don't want you spending eighty bucks on flowers for me. Grocery store flowers are fine!
Me: 💜💜
Wife: [Takes one look] You got those at the grocery store?
Me: Ummm...Yes?
Wife: Oh good! They're really lovely but I don't want you spending eighty bucks on flowers for me. Grocery store flowers are fine!
Me: 💜💜
Hey @jackboxgames.com here's a new one for the #Dictionarium.
February 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Hey @jackboxgames.com here's a new one for the #Dictionarium.
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I worry about overpromoting, but screw it. KITEMASTER comes out at the end of May. I’m super proud of this one.
What else do y’all have coming?
What else do y’all have coming?
To American writing colleagues: Who has new books coming out this season? I know it's hard to feel celebratory during a constitutional crisis, but I also know the time, effort and heart that goes into each new book. Please comment with the titles of your new publications so readers can support you.
February 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I worry about overpromoting, but screw it. KITEMASTER comes out at the end of May. I’m super proud of this one.
What else do y’all have coming?
What else do y’all have coming?
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Reading a lot lately about the posthumous publication of Harlan Ellison's white whale, THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS, a project hitting shelves 50 years late. This is the best of the pieces I've read — an analysis of Harlan, a history of the project, a fan appreciation, and a tour of his wild home.
Harlan Ellison’s Unfinished Business
In 1973, the legendary science fiction author announced The Last Dangerous Visions. Fifty-one years later, it has finally appeared.
www.altaonline.com
January 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reading a lot lately about the posthumous publication of Harlan Ellison's white whale, THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS, a project hitting shelves 50 years late. This is the best of the pieces I've read — an analysis of Harlan, a history of the project, a fan appreciation, and a tour of his wild home.
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“We’ll lose a generation of scientists”:
Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01...
Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01...
“We’ll lose a generation of scientists”: Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
President Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants.
yaledailynews.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“We’ll lose a generation of scientists”:
Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01...
Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension
Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01...
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Regex is too hard for even OpenAI o1: it thought for over three minutes and then produced regex that didn't work. Looks like regex is a good test for AGI.
January 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Regex is too hard for even OpenAI o1: it thought for over three minutes and then produced regex that didn't work. Looks like regex is a good test for AGI.
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wow the entwives have really fallen on hard times to be out here hustling like this
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
wow the entwives have really fallen on hard times to be out here hustling like this
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Learn about the risks of hallucination, jailbreaks and prompt injection and current mitigations in our ACM Queue paper:
The Price of Intelligence - ACM Queue
queue.acm.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Learn about the risks of hallucination, jailbreaks and prompt injection and current mitigations in our ACM Queue paper:
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
Ok this is really funny.
December 16, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Ok this is really funny.
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I test every new frontier model’s alignment using Crescendo. Just tested o1 and succeeded easily on all the harmful tasks I test, like getting instructions for homemade ricin, writing a white nationalist manifesto, and role playing an AI that wants to destroy humanity:
December 8, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I test every new frontier model’s alignment using Crescendo. Just tested o1 and succeeded easily on all the harmful tasks I test, like getting instructions for homemade ricin, writing a white nationalist manifesto, and role playing an AI that wants to destroy humanity:
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Did you know Windows Server Management with Azure Arc is now GA? And you have PaYG or SA licensing, it doesn't even cost! Azure Update Management, Change Tracking, Best Practices, all included! #MVPBuzz #MSIgnite #SysAdmin #AzureArc
Announcing General Availability: Windows Server Management enabled by Azure Arc | Microsoft Community Hub
Windows Server Management enabled by Azure Arc offers customers with Windows Server licenses that have active Software Assurances or Windows Server licenses...
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November 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM