I do research software engineering and HPC as a member of ARCCA @ Cardiff University.
Avid road/club cyclist (Cardiff Ajax) and picks up a guitar from time to time.
PhD in neuropsychiatric genetics & bioinformatics/data science. Open source aficionado, occasional kernel maintainer.
University researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science...
RE: https://mastodon.social/@invadersil/116324993175863094
TWO THINGS:
1. itโs shocking how well written this terms of service document is. #Microslop uses plain language and proper emphatic formatting to identify whatโs important.
2. this was updated on October 24, 2025. since then NOT ONE TECH JOURNALIST has read it; because, not one tech "journalist" has reported that #Copilot IS MEANT AS #ENTERTAINMENT.
Fourth Estate my ass.
Satya Nadella gifted Sam Altman a billion of Windoze money for a lap dance?
cโmon #tech #journalism. DO YOUR JOBS!
Yes, I will try the GPL licensed bike computer
An open source bike computer based on Raspberry Pi Zero (W, WH, 2W) with GPS and ANT+ support, as well as offline maps and navigation functions. - hishizuka/pizero_bikecomputer
So apparently the source code of one highly valued, LLM-based code-production product has been inspected by external actors, and found to be extensive, but not exactly an impressive feat of engineering.
Reportedly it consists in some part of natural language directions that attempt to coax, beg, and beseech the text generator to produce desired kinds of output.
Has anyone coined the term "autocompleading" for this style of software development yet?
The Carpentries is calling for volunteers to onboard as Maintainers to support our lessons.
For the first time, we are also onboarding Maintainers for our newest Lesson Program @hpccarpentry.
โฐ Applications close on 13 April anywhere on Earth.
Details: https://carpentries.org/blog/2026/04/maintainer-onboading/
The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next cohort of Maintainers. We are delighted that 79 of 112 existing Maintainers have chosen to continue in their role for another year. To keep the community healthy and ensure that all lessons are well supported, we are calling for volunteers to step into the role. This year, we are also onboarding Maintainers for our newest Lesson Program, HPC Carpentry, for the first time. Read on for details!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@adamndsmith/116328215860941572
The perfect merger of "Go to the cloud," they said, "It'll be fine," they said,
and
"AI is going great"
has happened, @Viss
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