Tim Thacker
1.4K posts

Tim Thacker
@Tim_Thack
Milligan/UTK alum 4:00 miler Power System Dynamics Engineer

Straight. Dominance. 😳 Rowan’s Seth Clevenger led wire-to-wire to win the men’s 5000-meter title at the NCAA D3 Indoor Championships! 🏆 UW-La Crosse’s Aidan Matthai (14:03) and NYU freshman Theo Udelson-Nee (14:06) rounded out the top-three.





Cindy O’Laughlin - state politician - told me to stop asking questions about data centers & higher electricity rates. Not a chance. These data centers are massive electricity hogs. That’s why Silicon Valley wants more transmission lines, solar farms and windmills. Somebody has to pay for it all - and don’t believe any politician who says it won’t ultimately be you


New fastest shortest-path algorithm in 41 years! Tsinghua researchers broke Dijkstra’s 1984 “sorting barrier,” achieving O(m log^(2/3) n) time. This means faster route planning, less traffic, cheaper deliveries, and more efficient networks - and a CS curriculum revamp =)



You cannot train AGI without batteries. China knows this. Anybody who’s paying attention knows this. If we cannot make batteries — we lose.




I'm announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of measures to protect lives and property in Southern California for six months. I’ve told the Governor and officials to spare no expense and do whatever they need to contain the fires and protect families.

🏆 MECC 2024 Finals Concluded! 🏆 After months of competition, we have crowned our new Team and Individual Champions! 🎉 🥇 Team: University of Tennessee, Knoxville 🥇 Individual: Benjamin Weber 🇦🇹 #MECC2024Finals #ExcelChampions











