Recently, @oxidecomputer rolled out an eye-popping 3D rack explorer at https://explorer.oxide.computer/. Today, @ahl and I will be joined by designer extraordinaire, Ben Leonard, to describe the process behind realizing this dream of turning CAD drawings into something you can twirl on a website.
Join us at a special time: 2p Pacific/5p Eastenr/10p London
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@rain/116681245175413548
ICYMI, @rain had a terrific blog entry last week -- and today, she joins @ahl and me on Oxide and Friends to discuss the blog entry, the work behind it, and the reaction to it. Join us, 5p Pacific today!
Last week, I wrote about using LLMs to restore an old computer game I wrote in college:
https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/05/25/a-portentous-reunion/
Over the weekend, I made it open source:
https://github.com/bcantrill/BattleTris
Today on the podcast, @ahl and I are going to talk about the restoration of BattleTris, how LLMs were invaluable in getting it working again quickly -- and what it might mean for the way we think of the longevity of software.
Join us, 5p Pacific today!
A portentous reunion
https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/05/25/a-portentous-reunion/
Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl and I will be joined by our colleagues to tell the tale of Reverso, an interesting (and deceptively simple!) piece of hardware that has proved essential to scaling manufacturing. Join us today, 5p Pacific!
LLMs are changing every aspect of higher education, but perhaps none more so than computer science, where LLMs inflame the age-old tension between the thrill of building and the importance of first-principles understanding. Today, @ahl and I will be joined by Brown University CS professors Shriram Krishnamurthi and Kathi Fisler to talk about their experience teaching an agentic AI course -- and what it might bode for the future of CS education.
Join us, 5p Pacific today! https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1500866494588780544
On Monday's episode, @ahl and I will be joined by @oxidecomputer's mechanical engineering team to talk about their work on the manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, and (yes!) safety of the Oxide rack.
Join us, at a special time of 3p Pacific Monday:
Tomorrow on Oxide and Friends, Polish software engineer Gregorein joins @ahl.bsky.social and me at a Europe-friendly(ish?) time: noon Pacific (9p in Europe) to discuss his work taking apart Garry Tan's code -- and my blog entry reflecting on the peril of laziness lost.
https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/the-peril-of-laziness-lost/
Join us live, or catch the recording in syndication (as always):
The peril of laziness lost
https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/the-peril-of-laziness-lost/
Oxide and Friends is back, at a special time! @ahl and I will be joined by Oxide engineers Andrew Stone and Finch Foner to talk about how we build a quorum of trust in the distributed system that is the Oxide rack. Join us today at 2p Pacific/5p Eastern!
