alex benik

@dissectpodcast Organized - Numbers youtu.be/HFVM9fI5Ws8?si…

Working on a piece about rappers using numbers / math in clever ways. Obvi Kendrick's "Nosetalgia" verse is the holy grail here, but what other bars come to mind?

Big day: We've acquired Atero, a company with powerful tech for managing AI infrastructure. This move boosts the performance and efficiency of Crusoe Cloud and accelerates our development of managed AI services. The acquisition also establishes our first Middle East office in Tel Aviv as we expand our global footprint! Read the full story: crusoe.ai/resources/news…

@stevesi @md_a_ @saranormous respect au MiniTel

I don’t sleep very much, so I have been really enjoying reading a bunch of dotcom bubble/bust era books. this was written (by a software engineer) about the uselessness of mobile:

YAIG is legacy now?

Thanks @WriteAheadLog for the awesome gift! ATT stock certificate from the 50s

PWL Boston/Cambridge is back for 2025. Get your extra large context length on and hear Marco speak on MemGPT in theory and in practice. Thanks to @pillar_vc for hosting! meetup.com/papers-we-love…

Hanging out the NEDB this AM. Sadly, I couldn't find my #FreePavlo shirt so I would stand out, @andy_pavlo #program" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nedbday.github.io/2025/#program

Too short a trip to SF last week but atleast I got to upgrade my external storage thanks to my friends at @oxidecomputer @bcantrill @ahl and @sdtuck Great to hang out!

HOTI-2024 Characterizing Communication in Distributed Parameter-Efficient-Fine-Tuning for Large Language Models dropbox.com/scl/fi/s2lk381…

@marklarosa @TemporalTom @tomloverro Aja also inspiring to numerous hiphop producers for this very reason. youtube.com/watch?v=TNzWuE…

@TemporalTom @tomloverro So many amazing studio musicians featured throughout. Steve Gadd on drums inspired a generation…Larry Carlton guitar solos. The list goes on

Current status: Hiding from the family and putting the new sound system through its paces with some monster classic rock. Nirvana Come As You Are Unplugged Live in NYC, Billy Joel Piano Man, Stevie Wonder Sir Duke, Led Zeppelin Ramble On. +Many more. Suggestions?

Great story on Battery portfolio company @bitdotioinc's seed round in @TechTarget this morning! Check out the full announcement here: bwnews.pr/3f6tAof

@cmeik Wind Parade! youtube.com/watch?v=5TGBrF…

The Soundtrack 2 My Life, IRL on @ClapForEncore 3/7 You better ask somebody if you don't know

INTRODUCING: THE ENCORE STUDIO APP! Kid Cudi co-founded AR music app Encore launches with $9m in funding - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/kid-cudi-co-fo…

Here's a little secret: @nobl9inc is a really good SLA tool, it gives you early warnings. You don't have to be in on all the error budget / SLO / tech debt hype (yet). Start with SLAs and you'll become a believer. nobl9.com/hydrogen

@ashleevance When is you book on Ivan coming out!

@terronk Ping / Pong :-)

So after we launched our interactive command line website at root.vc, some people (*cough* investors) said it was confusing and they wanted a “simple website with tables of your portfolio companies.” Um, so. Careful what you ask for. root.vc/welcome.htm

SNMP!

This talk is amazing if a NES played a role in your youth

French Cable Station Museum - Vintage Physical Layer ! instagram.com/p/CSAYpAxlhfY/…