When filming the og STAR WARS trilogy, Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) would really speak to Harrison Ford in the scenes - so when Solo is reacting, he's reacting to actual dialogue and not just wookie sounds. This is *hilarious* I'm gonna need an entirely new Special Edition.

one of the easiest policy wins i can imagine for the US is to reform high-skill immigration. the fact that many of the most talented people in the world want to be here is a hard-won gift; embracing them is the key to keeping it that way. hard to get this back if we lose it.

NCEP has placed Earth's average temperature yesterday as the hottest single day thus far measured by humans. This is driven by the combination of El Niño on top of global warming, and we may well see a few even warmer days over the next 6 weeks.

Imagine if Google kept Google plus around. We would have had a viable Twitter alternative all along. Their stupid identity push is really what people hated. Google already had identity solved via Gmail! Plus was actually a decent product on its own.

Overall warming of climate system is remarkably steady & will CONTINUE (as will worsening of impacts--stronger hurricanes, extreme weather events, etc) UNTIL we bring carbon emissions to zero. Rapid decarbonization is where focus must be. Eye on the prize! theguardian.com/environment/20…

The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to install Python.

Giving Zuck a chance. For my friends on the Bird app. threads.net/@realjaimeyap

The North Atlantic just completely destroyed its June average temperature record, breaking the previous record by more than 0.4 °C (0.7 °F). A stunning event for such a large body of water. berkeleyearth.org/june-2023-temp…

It does look like the pandemic may have kicked e-commerce into a sustained higher gear. (Via Morgan Stanley)

Distributed systems person among AI researchers with three PhDs and two postgraduate experiences.

There is a huge problem if VanMoof would go under: the bike's software is tightly coupled to VanMoof servers. If those servers go offline: you can no longer communicate with your bike (!!) If you own a bike, export your keys ASAP with this tool: github.com/grossartig/van…

This June was the hottest on NASA’s record, which dates back to 1880, when modern global recordkeeping became possible.🌡️ This month is part of a pattern of increasing global temperatures, as a result of human activities, mainly carbon dioxide emissions. nasa.gov/feature/goddar…

Started reading The Art of Science and Engineering by Richard W Hamming and it is fascinating from the get go. “In science, if you know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. In engineering, if you do not know what you are doing, you should not be doing it.”

Imagine Google would spin out TPUs as an independent business unit and go head-to-head with Nvidia

If you've not met Terren before, this is it. I've chatted to him. He knew then that he'd have to define the path for the next gen of LMG. I don't think he knew to what degree. He does now. youtube.com/watch?v=0cTpTM…

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I have a massive respect for Vinod Khosla but this a short-term, inaccurate view. All the comments describe how China is already at the SOTA for LLMs. You can not stop information flow. The only way to stay ahead is to create a social/political environment that encourages

Taking vacation or faking vacation to be able to write code uninterruptedly is the unspoken truth of corporate jobs.