Michael Peeters

Start what you can.

@NMBS “aansluiting gegarandeerd” betekent niet: ik kom op het perron en de deuren zijn al dicht - dat betekent, we wachten zodat de mensen van de S1 tijd hebben om naar perron 3 te komen. 👎 (Trein naar Leuven van 8:22)

Volgend weekend: out of my comfort zone met een eenmalig experiment op het kruispunt tussen Weyn bier en Solar gin. Nerding out on mixology because everything worth doing is worth doing well. 🍺 🍸 @nerdlandbe

Working on my talk for @nerdlandbe 2023 - @maartenweyn The Brewery stage -> “Hoptails” instagram.com/p/Cp7dSN6MtWM/…

I saw "Maggie Smith" was trending this morning, so tweeting out one of my all-time favorite @maggiesmithpoet poems (from the *real* Maggie Smith)! "If you drive past horses and don't say horses you're a psychopath..." God, I love this poem!

@disruptivedean Indeed. Three corners: capacity (both less high throughput and many low throughput); reliability; and latency. M.

“Expect throughput fluctuations” “Have a fallback source” “Look for congestion” I’m coining a new acronym: FRLLC Fairly-Reliable Low Latency Communications In reality, 5G's awful & infamous triangle should have had UR & LL as separate vertices (along with FWA)

I'm often critical of @GSMA and broader mobile industry overhype of #5G, but this guide for app developers seems much more rooted in the real world Expect gaps & variability. Think about uplink & energy consumption. Have fallbacks etc. Sensible gsma.com/aboutus/workin…

Want to change the face of mobile communications? Design new materials and devices? Rethink networks for AI instead of jmore Netflix? Make the basestations and endpoints energy-efficieny? Deadline: 15/12! imec-int.com/en/work-at-ime… #semiconductor #phd #ai #opportunity #career

Made a typo. CatGPT. #ChatGPT

@copenhenken @monkchips @EuCyclistsFed @ITF_Forum @philippecrist @WCA_cycling @TUMInitiative @c40cities @PATHwalkcycle ‘Nuff said.

This picture shows how cycling increases the catchment area of a train station or public transport hub, without need for extensive car parking. Cycling range ~ 3x walking range --> 9x catchment area (e-bikes even 36x!). Source: itf-oecd.org/improved-cycli…

@ylecun @benedictevans People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world, but the real problem is that they're too stupid and they've already taken over the world. Pedro Domingos

1- Long-termist AI ethicists: OMG, AI will destroy use because it's too smart! 2- Short-termist AI ethicists: OMG AI will destroy society because it's too stupid! Both #1 and #2 underestimate human intelligence, learning abilities, and resilience.

Ok. Hopping on #micromobility. E-bikes didn’t work since I need to combine with public transportation segments (and don’t mention folding abominations). Runcommuting is great but not for every day. So.

With all the "Chips" acts and related excitement for #semiconductors nowadays, here is an early Xmas present: a webinar on semiconductors for next-gen #mobile technology. No dry slide carrousel, but a conversation with Nadine Collaert @imec_int → view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=…

@EmmaBostian Teufelsberg. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsbe…

Going to Berlin in early December! What are your favorite things to do/see? Also restaurant recommendations please! Danke euch 💛

@NickPinkston @gigastacey @kmikeym A good comment - the transitor dimensions are not reflected by this number. Think of it more as an “equivalent” size. Not just the gate has to shrink - everything else and esp. the metal interconnections (“the back end”) - that is where this innovation plays.

@kmikeym TSMC is getting close to a 1nm chip tech!?!? 🤯🤯🤯 Seriously nuts - for reference the diameter of a silicon atom is ~0.26nm. A "1nm process" doesn't necessarily mean it fully has 1nm features, but still crazy... edn.com/tsmc-approachi…

Since you can't get any research close to risky thru a review board nowadays, all the crazy shit people want to try just gets called "art", "sport", or "startup". Just discussing this w/ @zander at @longnow yesterday. For the record, I mostly approve :-) tvpworld.com/61613436/world…

@ChrsAWhte People tend to forget. Very good metaphor.

Be wary of the surprisingly lucky buffoon. While they may be lucky, chances are they not a buffoon.

@RuuDii Still happy with fenix 6X. Never hit limit. Likely new model out now. Last one was Fenix 3 - that one cut out after 18 hours. Never ran 30 hours though.

De batterijduur van mijn Polar Vantage M2 is na twee jaar al serieus verminderd, dus op zoek naar een sportswatch die het liefst minstens 30u meekan. Welke raden jullie aan?

Lets hear it for the Belgian team 🇧🇪 💥 #backyardultra

@patio11 Expand the growth curve into taylor series, integrate.

“Why does a very good graph look like a cumulative graph?” It’s late at night and I am unable to justify this intuition beyond “Isn’t that just how integrals work”, but maybe I’ll take out paper to sketch it tomorrow/

The subtle flex that is an investor update graph including the words “(not cumulative)” in the title. *chef’s kiss*

@patio11 Because the better the growth i.e. the closer to exponentional, the smaller the relative difference (up to a factor) between the growth curve and the cumulative growth curve. Higher powers will have a smaller relative difference as integration always only buys you x.

@femkesvs Seems to be the right moment to reshare this: kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/fal…

gotta love it – multi word last names exist people

@disruptivedean If you use your phone on an untrusted wifi without vpn … you get what you deserve.

I’ve been saying for a while that VPNs on smartphones will start to become a default option, rather than one just used by WiFi hotspots security concerns or content place-shifting Looks like Google is catalysing that move. I suspect Apple may follow suit