Lauren Whit
@laurenwhit.bsky.social
Human and business performance improvement expert, data junky, AI frontiersman, proud parent, avid reader, podcast devotee, bread baker
There’s a plan to build an industrial electric car charging business inside a neighborhood in my city. The proposed business is in very close proximity to 3 schools. As the plan is universally opposed by all residents, this just bolsters the arguments about neighborhood safety not being supported.
Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses
Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses.
www.npr.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There’s a plan to build an industrial electric car charging business inside a neighborhood in my city. The proposed business is in very close proximity to 3 schools. As the plan is universally opposed by all residents, this just bolsters the arguments about neighborhood safety not being supported.
Still baking, even through this hot monsoon time of year.
Seeded whole grain rye.
#Breadsky #Sourdough #Sauerteig
Seeded whole grain rye.
#Breadsky #Sourdough #Sauerteig
September 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Still baking, even through this hot monsoon time of year.
Seeded whole grain rye.
#Breadsky #Sourdough #Sauerteig
Seeded whole grain rye.
#Breadsky #Sourdough #Sauerteig
“Trump’s budget will lead to residential electricity bills in Arizona increasing by $220 on average by 2035, by truncating the development of new, cost-effective solar energy capacity in the sunny state, according to analysis by Energy Innovation.”
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Trump’s budget will lead to residential electricity bills in Arizona increasing by $220 on average by 2035, by truncating the development of new, cost-effective solar energy capacity in the sunny state, according to analysis by Energy Innovation.”
“Scientific progress stalls if only one type of person is looking for solutions. Many groups need to be involved — not just in physics, but in chemistry, mathematics, medicine, engineering, automobile science and everything else.”
"I love to tell people is that computing is a Black people’s thing"
Passionate about making smaller and more efficient semiconductors, physicist Sonia Guimarães is a relentless voice for equity in Brazilian science.
go.nature.com/4oxew1E
Passionate about making smaller and more efficient semiconductors, physicist Sonia Guimarães is a relentless voice for equity in Brazilian science.
go.nature.com/4oxew1E
‘Computing is a Black people’s thing’
Passionate about making smaller and more efficient semiconductors, physicist Sonia Guimarães is a relentless voice for equity in Brazilian science.
go.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“Scientific progress stalls if only one type of person is looking for solutions. Many groups need to be involved — not just in physics, but in chemistry, mathematics, medicine, engineering, automobile science and everything else.”
Finally some good news for Intel. SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Intel to become a top-10 shareholder.
SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Intel to become a top-10 shareholder
SoftBank Group is taking a $2 billion equity stake in Intel , the two companies said on Monday, amid a ramp-up in efforts to provide financial support to the struggling U.S. chipmaker.
www.reuters.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Finally some good news for Intel. SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Intel to become a top-10 shareholder.
Seems like a significant advance in AI technology that provides a significant advantage for research - and for anyone building models where data segregation and protection are needed.
OpenAI has launched a 'reasoning' AI that is open-weight, meaning that researchers will be able to download and customise it
go.nature.com/46MZlem
go.nature.com/46MZlem
OpenAI launches reasoning LLM that you can download and tweak
Nature - One version of the gpt-oss large language model can run on a laptop, and performs nearly as well as the company’s most powerful models.
go.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Seems like a significant advance in AI technology that provides a significant advantage for research - and for anyone building models where data segregation and protection are needed.
June 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I used my infrared thermometer gun to test the ground temp. today. 🥵
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I used my infrared thermometer gun to test the ground temp. today. 🥵
Could this the light at the end of the tunnel?
Social media users across the Southwest, including in Arizona, shared photos of a mysterious beam of light in the sky on the night of May 16.
What was the mysterious streak of light? Here's what we know about the Southwest sighting
Social media users across the Southwest, including in Arizona, shared photos of a mysterious beam of light in the sky on the night of May 16.
bit.ly
May 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Could this the light at the end of the tunnel?
Great day for a hike.
May 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Great day for a hike.
As seen in Venice, CA. The Yelp rating was not as impressive.
May 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
As seen in Venice, CA. The Yelp rating was not as impressive.
I made this fun bowl in a pottery class today in WEHO.
May 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I made this fun bowl in a pottery class today in WEHO.
Reposted by Lauren Whit
The New York Times' classic #dataviz made in *Flash* are back online - thanks to some kind of tech magic. Via @flowingdata
flowingdata.com/2024/01/10/n...
flowingdata.com/2024/01/10/n...
April 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The New York Times' classic #dataviz made in *Flash* are back online - thanks to some kind of tech magic. Via @flowingdata
flowingdata.com/2024/01/10/n...
flowingdata.com/2024/01/10/n...
My most recent loaf is a lightly seeded sourdough whole wheat toast loaf. It’s on steady rotation these days. Great for toast and sandwiches.
March 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My most recent loaf is a lightly seeded sourdough whole wheat toast loaf. It’s on steady rotation these days. Great for toast and sandwiches.
My go-to cake. Fruit tart with a dense lemon cake (using only half the sugar), baked in a Maryann pan, with a base-layer of lemon mascarpone cream. I got a 10/10 from an eight-year-old visitor, which is a great review in my book!
March 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
My go-to cake. Fruit tart with a dense lemon cake (using only half the sugar), baked in a Maryann pan, with a base-layer of lemon mascarpone cream. I got a 10/10 from an eight-year-old visitor, which is a great review in my book!
😮 Yikes! Looks like the driver got out safe.
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
😮 Yikes! Looks like the driver got out safe.