Marc Jacobs (he/him)
@trollball.bsky.social
Not *that* Marc Jacobs.
Nik is a TTRPG reference.
Same nik on Mastodon.
Avatar: me at Neuschwanstein castle, Bavaria.
Profile: rainy street in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Nik is a TTRPG reference.
Same nik on Mastodon.
Avatar: me at Neuschwanstein castle, Bavaria.
Profile: rainy street in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
No connection but that would be a great episode.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 AM
No connection but that would be a great episode.
It must be that civics was eliminated from the High School curriculum. /s
This is (a) stunningly ignorant or (b) stunningly bad lying or (c) a mix, depending on the individual.
I am an engineer, not a lawyer, nor a Poli Sci or history major. And I remember that much from secondary school.
This is (a) stunningly ignorant or (b) stunningly bad lying or (c) a mix, depending on the individual.
I am an engineer, not a lawyer, nor a Poli Sci or history major. And I remember that much from secondary school.
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM
It must be that civics was eliminated from the High School curriculum. /s
This is (a) stunningly ignorant or (b) stunningly bad lying or (c) a mix, depending on the individual.
I am an engineer, not a lawyer, nor a Poli Sci or history major. And I remember that much from secondary school.
This is (a) stunningly ignorant or (b) stunningly bad lying or (c) a mix, depending on the individual.
I am an engineer, not a lawyer, nor a Poli Sci or history major. And I remember that much from secondary school.
He was a fantastic teacher. His insights were great.
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
He was a fantastic teacher. His insights were great.
My High School chemistry teacher had one about 6’ long atop the blackboard. He referred to it as his steam calculator.
He also had the periodic table in Cyrillic. Lectured us on strategic minerals. (“This element found in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the USSR” was a common theme.)
He also had the periodic table in Cyrillic. Lectured us on strategic minerals. (“This element found in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the USSR” was a common theme.)
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My High School chemistry teacher had one about 6’ long atop the blackboard. He referred to it as his steam calculator.
He also had the periodic table in Cyrillic. Lectured us on strategic minerals. (“This element found in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the USSR” was a common theme.)
He also had the periodic table in Cyrillic. Lectured us on strategic minerals. (“This element found in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the USSR” was a common theme.)
Logarithmically.
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Logarithmically.
Rush!
Hearty approval.
Hearty approval.
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Rush!
Hearty approval.
Hearty approval.
It’s the Putin approach post-MH17.
US journalists should not take the bait.
US journalists should not take the bait.
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It’s the Putin approach post-MH17.
US journalists should not take the bait.
US journalists should not take the bait.
VMware is widely quoted as 7x, after Broadcom bought them.
Which caused a lot of customers to say “FU” and move to Kubernetes.
(This is oversimplified, ofc)
But! The idea was 7x price while shedding customers so revenue roughly constant.
That scenario probably won’t work for AI companies.
Which caused a lot of customers to say “FU” and move to Kubernetes.
(This is oversimplified, ofc)
But! The idea was 7x price while shedding customers so revenue roughly constant.
That scenario probably won’t work for AI companies.
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
VMware is widely quoted as 7x, after Broadcom bought them.
Which caused a lot of customers to say “FU” and move to Kubernetes.
(This is oversimplified, ofc)
But! The idea was 7x price while shedding customers so revenue roughly constant.
That scenario probably won’t work for AI companies.
Which caused a lot of customers to say “FU” and move to Kubernetes.
(This is oversimplified, ofc)
But! The idea was 7x price while shedding customers so revenue roughly constant.
That scenario probably won’t work for AI companies.
Yes, see the Wiki article here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_mod...
Box was 1st author of the statistics book I used at work on experimental design. “Statistics for Experimenters,” aka “Box, Hunter, Hunter.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_mod...
Box was 1st author of the statistics book I used at work on experimental design. “Statistics for Experimenters,” aka “Box, Hunter, Hunter.”
All models are wrong - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Yes, see the Wiki article here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_mod...
Box was 1st author of the statistics book I used at work on experimental design. “Statistics for Experimenters,” aka “Box, Hunter, Hunter.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_mod...
Box was 1st author of the statistics book I used at work on experimental design. “Statistics for Experimenters,” aka “Box, Hunter, Hunter.”
“The argumentative branch of the church,” 🤣
I am Jewish and have no basis to judge your comment. But, unsurprisingly, brilliant writers can toss off witticisms.
Love that line.
I am Jewish and have no basis to judge your comment. But, unsurprisingly, brilliant writers can toss off witticisms.
Love that line.
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
“The argumentative branch of the church,” 🤣
I am Jewish and have no basis to judge your comment. But, unsurprisingly, brilliant writers can toss off witticisms.
Love that line.
I am Jewish and have no basis to judge your comment. But, unsurprisingly, brilliant writers can toss off witticisms.
Love that line.