stanford_mings @stanford_mings

I am technologist. layer8.vi 18.34003, -64.94952 Joined June 2008

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

2 weeks ago

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke I see this every day.

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Constellation Response @ConResponse

2 months ago

Happy birthday, America - 249 looks good on you. Greatest country there ever was.

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Pepperbody Paulo @bottledpaul

3 months ago

She's a gymnast, collects weapons and travels regularly? I know an assassin when I see one.

Zaynah Bear 🇹🇹 @zaynahbear

3 months ago

She's a gymnast, collects weapons and travels regularly? I know an assassin when I see one.

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

6 months ago

A thought experiment. What would a mind Denis Ritchie like develop or do, if C had been created before he touched a compute ? I only ask because it would be interesting what that level of genius would have created with such a powerful tool.

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

10 months ago

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

a year ago

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Daniel Suarez ✍️ New Short Story ~ HEIR APPARENT @itsDanielSuarez

a year ago

This CrowdStrike outage brought to mind the Ragnorok module from my 2006 novel DAEMON (its Destroy() function in particular). A key theme of Daemon was that monocultures are highly efficient -- but also highly vulnerable. Well, here we are... #resilience

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Magatte Wade @magattew

a year ago

Wakanda isn’t as great as you think.

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Magatte Wade @magattew

a year ago

Colonization IS NOT the reason that Africa is poor. Was colonization horrible? Yes. Were people treated badly? Yes. Were resources plundered? Yes. And were Africans turned into the global poster child for poverty porn and pity? Yes. Africa suffered the largest and most…

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Robert E Kelly @Robert_E_Kelly

2 years ago

BBC Dad content Today is the 7th anniversary of the BBC Dad blooper. So here it is again, with some recent family pictures in the thread below. 1

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 years ago

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

2 years ago

hic sunt dracones

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Historic Vids @historyinmemes

2 years ago

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, LAN parties were a cornerstone of young gamers' social lives. These gatherings, typically hosted in someone's basement or a local community center, revolved around connecting multiple computers through a local network. This allowed groups of…

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Historic Vids @historyinmemes

2 years ago

On July 27, 1981, six-year-old Adam Walsh and his mother Revé went to a Sears department store in a Hollywood, Florida mall to shop for lamps. When they entered the store, Adam spotted a group of teenagers playing an Atari video game system and asked if he could watch them. His…

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stanford_mings @stanford_mings

2 years ago

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Television Jamaica @televisionjam1

2 years ago

An impressive Drone Show to celebrate #Jamaica61!🇯🇲 Drop 🇯🇲 if you could easily identify the items and representations displayed!

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Kimolisa Mings @kimolisa

2 years ago

They will be the ones who are AI natives? You know what, @stanford_mings , we are going to sit down and unravel this growing knot in my head because I'm really feeling like

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Kimolisa Mings @kimolisa

2 years ago

It hits different when your father has passed on, but it is an opportunity to remember the good times and put the not so good ones to the side. #happyfathersday #happyfathersday2023 #RIPDad

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Historic Vids @historyinmemes

2 years ago

Bob Marley, a legendary musician, was not only recognized for his musical talents but also for his remarkable skills on the soccer field. He possessed a profound passion for the sport and engaged in it on an almost daily basis. His dedication to soccer was so profound that he…

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Kimolisa Mings @kimolisa

2 years ago

But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.