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AWS Lightsail just launched an OpenClaw template 👀 Even comes pre-configured with Amazon Bedrock - Claude Sonnet 4.6 by default! Basically a private AI assistant running in your own AWS account. What I like about this: → No external APIs handling your data

Former Warhawk, and current CNU QB, Connor Barry has been Nominated for the Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in D3. Please take the time to vote for Connor as he is extremely deserving. d3football.com/notables/2025/…

@adhess @andrewdeme @articawe @robertgraham @__picaro8 Totally on point.

@andrewdeme @articawe @robertgraham @__picaro8 Linux killed commercial Unix

nVidia is in the same position as Sun Microsystems was in the early days of the dot-com bubble. Sun had the leading edge web servers, the smartest engineers, the most respect in the industry. If you were dot-com startup, you bought Sun servers. Smart engineers wouldn't come work for your startup if you were dumb enough not to buy Sun servers. And they charged a premium, their profits went through the roof. Except, well, there wasn't actually anything special about them -- they weren't actually "the best", nothing really was. It's just that they were the least risky option. You knew they'd work, that newly hired employees would be familiar with them, that they were good enough. As a startup, you don't optimize for the efficiency of your systems, you optimize for building the business, like selling pet food, doing auctions, selling books online, and so on. You want growth, not profits. Once you've dominated your market and have steady revenue, then you can afford to go back and fix the efficiency problems. It's funny because back in 1996, Windows NT 4 running on Pentium Pro was a vastly better web server than sun. It's just that Silicon Valley startups couldn't find anybody who knew the system. Techies looked down on "Windows" and considered it a "toy" operating system compared to the mighty Solaris, and Intel CPUs were "CISC" when everyone knew "RISC" was better. Everybody was wrong, of course. nVidia is in the same position. Everyone wants nVidia chips for AI because they are known to work, the techies know how to program for them, and so on. But Intel, AMD, and others makes competitive chips for part or all of the AI stack that cost a lots less. Indeed, Apple's own chips are quiet good -- their Private Cloud could in theory be serviced by racks of Mac Ultra servers. But they probably are buying nVidia, too. When the dot-com bubble burst, Sun crashed, and never recovered. Right now, VCs are throwing vast amounts of money at startups who are in turn sending it to nVidia. At some point, this will stop. Unsuccessful startups will go bankrupt and sell nVidia hardware and office chairs on eBay, successful companies will now work to attain profitability by reducing costs.

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This is the 1959 lost film I found in a dumpster that predicted the future we are in. This is a deep dive about Artificial Intelligence as the past predicted our future.

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@svpino Nice looking setup. Like the iPad stand. Where is the M1? And what are you using as a hub? I have a similar setup but need a good hub for everything to connect to.

Here is where the magic happens: • MacBook Pro 16-inch, M1 Pro • 32 GB RAM, 1 TB storage • Apple Pro XDR Display • iPad Pro 12.9" • Logitech MX Keys and MX Master 3 • Elgato Wave 3 Microphone • Bose Companion 20 Speakers

@chesterlampkin CVS! I bought two small items, they asked if I needed a bag. I said nope. Handed me my receipt, I said I might need that bag now! 😳

Guessing game. Which retailer gave me the longest receipt of my life for 4 items?

@curtiseinsmann This article does pretty good job on the “?” Email. inc.com/bill-murphy-jr…

@sfurlong Correction of Error: wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.concept.co… I’ve participated in many COE reviews. In my experience, they weren’t so stressful as long as the doc is transparent and accurate. It’s meant to be a learning experience for the org. I’ve never seen the “?” emails — interesting!

Transparency about a mistake is uncomfortable. Short term, there may even be negative consequences. But long term you’ll build respect, trust, and even credibility. Perfect example in software engineering: when things break in prod, a post-mortem document quantifying impact.

@mcgillmd921 @evernote +1 for Evernote. Works the same on all my devices and browser. They added Tasks recently, so started to use that for my todo list. Prior to Tasks, I used an Evernote stack with two notebooks: todo.active and todo.done. Would like them to add Siri integration!

My second brain lives in @evernote Book notes, writing, quotes, meeting notes, brainstorming… Everyone in the pool. It all lives in Evernote. Where does your second brain live?

@SarahVictoriaL Ohh man. Extra hard core. Nice work! 😄🩴🩴

@SarahVictoriaL One of mine finally shed off the black n blue it earned in a 10miler way back in Oct. proud battle scars. 😀✊🏼

@svpino Virtual environments. Learn this soon to avoid package clash nightmare. Venv’s are one of the real beauties of the language. “conda create -n [venv name]”

A good start to learn Python: • General syntax • Data types • Strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries • Control flow, loops • Slicing • Comprehensions • Functions, classes, OOP • Decorators • Input and output • Modules, external libraries What else would you recommend?

@curtiseinsmann Great question! My answer is a little indirect, but my philosophy is that the audience for your code is not you. Audience is the 10x times others will need to read/maintain. So, whatever is most clear for average coder who will read 2yrs from now.

The left uses a single function. The right breaks up the code into functions with intention-revealing names. I prefer the left. But 3 years ago, I would've preferred the right. Which do you prefer, and why?

@adrian_horning_ @mcalvey Never a perfect time. Gotta go when the fire 🔥 is strong. Sacrifices are there for sure. Investing in yourself will pay the biggest dividends. #LetsGo ✊🏼✌🏼🔥

@mcalvey 😆 yup, probably. We'll see 🤷‍♂️ I like a challenge

Quit my job yesterday 🙌 Have 40k of savings and 1 project is making ~$600/month. Rent is $1500, so gotta make another ~$1500/month in a year.

@Numenta Recently read Jeff Hawkins’ 1000 Brains book. Totally blown away by Numenta’s research. Looking forward to reading this blog. Curious, are there working prototypes of BNN? Is Numenta the only lab working on BNN?

In our latest blog, we define, compare and evaluate 3 different approaches to building smart machines: Classic #AI, Deep Learning, and Biological Neural Networks. numenta.com/blog/2022/01/2…

Post a great photo of a musician or band. I’m starting and I’m setting the bar goddamn high so don’t fucking disappoint me.

@Francessca_V Ohh man. Ralex, moving on. Great guy and AWSome builder!! Good luck!!

Wishing our builder Ralex, who was the first SA on AWS’ first customer, and first Principal SA, a special thank you and congrats on his next chapter. He’s helped countless customers. He’s humble. He’s a builder. #aws #awscloud #solutionsarchitecture #smugmug