Kirk van Gorkom

@kvangork
44 Followers
169 Following
567 Posts
Engineer and naturalist, lover of all great designs. I take pictures too.
Leading AI & ML Engineering @ CompanyCam
Photographyhttps://photos.vangorkom.org
Bloghttps://kvangork.org
Kirk van Gorkom21h ago
Zhuowei Zhang22h ago
The `left-pad` incident was 10 years ago today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident

Thankfully, we've completely solved software supply chains in the years since.
npm left-pad incident - Wikipedia

Kirk van Gorkom4d ago

Touching grass is good…but have you tried touching rocks?

Stoked to get back behind the wheel of a geology field studies van soon and be renewed by the tectonic power of collegiate scientists just getting started on their journeys.

Kirk van Gorkom4d ago
lenazun4d ago
sorry no more holidays named after men, just to be on the safe side. no buildings or statues either. it will save us work in the long run.
Kirk van GorkomMar 6
isaiahMar 6

Related to this post: https://mastodon.social/@isaiah/116177834415022567

If you have work for a green but enthusiastic young dev, let me know. I have a son that has time for more work than I can give him.

He's comfortable in C, C++, Python, JS, and similar. He's done some real CUDA coding and is good at GPU related stuff.

But I can also vouch for his code in R, HTML, SQL, and several game engines — just to name a few.

Resumé upon request.
Reposts appreciated.

#getfedihired #jobs #dev

Kirk van GorkomMar 1

@feedbin thanks for making Feedbin!

Saw my annual renewal charge a couple weeks ago and was reminded of how very glad I am to be a customer of your excellent service.

Kirk van GorkomJan 24
evacideJan 23

Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.

Forbes
Kirk van GorkomJan 21
Show threadKyle HughesJan 20
You need a working theory for why this is the top of the curve. Why can't we train models on making architecture decisions? What happens if someone articulates the way they make decisions, well, in a Markdown document? Are we even at the top of the curve for the emergent capabilities in this set of models?
Kirk van GorkomJan 15
John PorterJan 13
More restaurants/bars should have volcano live streams instead of sports.
Kirk van GorkomJan 10
randsJan 9
On the topic of figuring out what habits to build: https://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-stick-in-the-stream/
The Stick in the Stream

Come winter in the Santa Cruz mountains, the rain runs down the hills. When the rains start, I throw on my rain gear, grab my shovel, and tromp around the property. My goal: make sure the run-off creeks and streams run unimpeded and in a better direction. At the beginning of the season, this is w

Rands in Repose
Kirk van GorkomJan 6
Ken-ichiJan 6

I quit my job at #iNaturalist, the product I co-founded. If you'd like me to keep working on natural history software, support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/kueda. FWIW, I'm building an iNat backup tool and an app for viewing geologic maps.

Or, if you think you'd like to hire me, get in touch!