Alex Colpitts

@AlexColpitts
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I make boxes talk across the room using *MAGIC*.
I know what you #Mosstodon folks want, and it's bloody disgusting.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@rebane2001/115998023365214091

I LOVE this. It's like StumbleUpon in microblog form.

i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
https://xikipedia.org/
Don't ever let Windows know you got into a flow state. It will sense the boost in productivity and blue screen as an act of protest. 💀 🔵

Fascinating article from IEEE Spectrum that discusses the carbon footprint of software and how we can both measure and improve it: https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-software

The benefit is not only less carbon, but following some of the principles that are outlined can decrease costs and improve efficiency.

The article references tools such as Firefox Profiler and Ecograder as well as an open source Sustainable Software Engineering course.

#computing #computerscience #softwareengineering #sustainability

We Need to Decarbonize Software

<p>The green software movement is tackling the hidden environmental impact of today’s code</p>

IEEE Spectrum
@brian_gettler wait y'all don't sort your messages/emails as you get them? 
who called it object oriented programming and not class struggle
@nixCraft shared Excel in OneDrive

@brian_gettler I am shocked that it is only that recently that peer review has become the defacto standard.

I don't know what it is like in other domains, but in the AI/ML space preprints really dominate. People are producing state-of-the-art results so fast that they go straight to preprint and worry about peer review later.

How does peer review for history look? How do you even handle authenticity checks on all of that information?

@helenczerski my MSc thesis was originally around 25-30 pages. My supervisor suggested I make it longer, not to increase information, but to avoid reviewers saying it was too short.

Concise writing is hard and is something that needs more love.