the forbidden unix
@forbiddenunix.com
retired unix whisperer and hpc apprentice
“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com
manages @chromamagic.com
formerly big dot edu, etc.
🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸
“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com
manages @chromamagic.com
formerly big dot edu, etc.
🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸
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All the early Ensembl days of genome annotation in Cambridge, with @forbiddenunix.com and @micheleclamp.com and Ewan and many others, came after I left! I just saw y'all on the way in. A fascinating history- not one I have firsthand knowledge of, though I admired it from afar (and collaborate today)
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
All the early Ensembl days of genome annotation in Cambridge, with @forbiddenunix.com and @micheleclamp.com and Ewan and many others, came after I left! I just saw y'all on the way in. A fascinating history- not one I have firsthand knowledge of, though I admired it from afar (and collaborate today)
When computers failed in the past, we used to say oops, a chaos monkey, must be cosmic rays or some other cute euphemisms.
Now, when a device fails I just say:
“Oh look, it’s done a BritBox”
Now, when a device fails I just say:
“Oh look, it’s done a BritBox”
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When computers failed in the past, we used to say oops, a chaos monkey, must be cosmic rays or some other cute euphemisms.
Now, when a device fails I just say:
“Oh look, it’s done a BritBox”
Now, when a device fails I just say:
“Oh look, it’s done a BritBox”
“The syntax looked like a trendy new programming language called Java to satisfy Netscape management”
Godspeed JavaScript - you are still powering all the awesome, beyond anywhere anyone could have ever imagined.
Least of all “The Management”
Godspeed JavaScript - you are still powering all the awesome, beyond anywhere anyone could have ever imagined.
Least of all “The Management”
30 years ago today, Netscape announced a new programming language, one that emerged from a frantic, week-and-a-half-long sprint. It ended up sticking around far longer than anyone could've expected.
In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“The syntax looked like a trendy new programming language called Java to satisfy Netscape management”
Godspeed JavaScript - you are still powering all the awesome, beyond anywhere anyone could have ever imagined.
Least of all “The Management”
Godspeed JavaScript - you are still powering all the awesome, beyond anywhere anyone could have ever imagined.
Least of all “The Management”
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Everyone is doing a “color of the year”, songs of the year thing.
Not to be outdone, here we present the #chromamagic chip of the year!!
Drumroll. 🥁
It’s 7.5PB 5/14!!!
(Wikipedia cornflower reference, and a Michael Harding Pale Violet is a good start to mix it!)
#art #fun
Not to be outdone, here we present the #chromamagic chip of the year!!
Drumroll. 🥁
It’s 7.5PB 5/14!!!
(Wikipedia cornflower reference, and a Michael Harding Pale Violet is a good start to mix it!)
#art #fun
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Everyone is doing a “color of the year”, songs of the year thing.
Not to be outdone, here we present the #chromamagic chip of the year!!
Drumroll. 🥁
It’s 7.5PB 5/14!!!
(Wikipedia cornflower reference, and a Michael Harding Pale Violet is a good start to mix it!)
#art #fun
Not to be outdone, here we present the #chromamagic chip of the year!!
Drumroll. 🥁
It’s 7.5PB 5/14!!!
(Wikipedia cornflower reference, and a Michael Harding Pale Violet is a good start to mix it!)
#art #fun
Fun fact, all the #hpc systems admin was the exact same dodgy ass unix soup of hurry up and make it work.
Perl expect over rs232 to provision hundreds of DEC boxes while techno blared from our builders portakabins round the back of the Sanger next to the bins…
#genomics
Perl expect over rs232 to provision hundreds of DEC boxes while techno blared from our builders portakabins round the back of the Sanger next to the bins…
#genomics
The very first "database" version of Pfam ( @ianholmes.org remembers those days - happy house music banging out on the last room of the corridor) was actually unix file system and a series of command line pipes between cut, awk, uniq and other unix tab delimited tools
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The #chromapuss, and the #magicpuss in @micheleclamp.com’s studio.
They rarely sit together these days since being one years old, and basically stroppy teenagers. 🤣
Magic muscled in on Chroma’s favorite chair spot.
Chroma wasn’t for moving.
Photo by Michele.
#studiocats #cats #catsofbluesky
They rarely sit together these days since being one years old, and basically stroppy teenagers. 🤣
Magic muscled in on Chroma’s favorite chair spot.
Chroma wasn’t for moving.
Photo by Michele.
#studiocats #cats #catsofbluesky
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The #chromapuss, and the #magicpuss in @micheleclamp.com’s studio.
They rarely sit together these days since being one years old, and basically stroppy teenagers. 🤣
Magic muscled in on Chroma’s favorite chair spot.
Chroma wasn’t for moving.
Photo by Michele.
#studiocats #cats #catsofbluesky
They rarely sit together these days since being one years old, and basically stroppy teenagers. 🤣
Magic muscled in on Chroma’s favorite chair spot.
Chroma wasn’t for moving.
Photo by Michele.
#studiocats #cats #catsofbluesky
Reposting because the comment thread is pure 🧑🍳 💋
Also way before emoji were even a twinkle in our eyes, but now our arms and back hurt like hell when putting on a jumper, because six months ago we picked up the cat, and tore a major ligament or something.
🤣
Also way before emoji were even a twinkle in our eyes, but now our arms and back hurt like hell when putting on a jumper, because six months ago we picked up the cat, and tore a major ligament or something.
🤣
I had the Orinoco model before Linksys existed. I had a silver and gold model and I ran them in a Caldera Linux server that ran some early configuration of NAT routing. I had to recompile the kernel to include the Orinoco drivers.
And it’s not my back that hurts it’s my elbow. Get off my lawn.
And it’s not my back that hurts it’s my elbow. Get off my lawn.
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposting because the comment thread is pure 🧑🍳 💋
Also way before emoji were even a twinkle in our eyes, but now our arms and back hurt like hell when putting on a jumper, because six months ago we picked up the cat, and tore a major ligament or something.
🤣
Also way before emoji were even a twinkle in our eyes, but now our arms and back hurt like hell when putting on a jumper, because six months ago we picked up the cat, and tore a major ligament or something.
🤣
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Harvie the Honda mower has sipped his last glass of petrol for the season!
Our lad did good this year, >26 hours on his new blades, and just shy of 57 miles of trotting behind him as he chomped through much grass and leaf.
He’s now eight, and still as sprightly as ever!
#lawn #retirement #garmin
Our lad did good this year, >26 hours on his new blades, and just shy of 57 miles of trotting behind him as he chomped through much grass and leaf.
He’s now eight, and still as sprightly as ever!
#lawn #retirement #garmin
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Harvie the Honda mower has sipped his last glass of petrol for the season!
Our lad did good this year, >26 hours on his new blades, and just shy of 57 miles of trotting behind him as he chomped through much grass and leaf.
He’s now eight, and still as sprightly as ever!
#lawn #retirement #garmin
Our lad did good this year, >26 hours on his new blades, and just shy of 57 miles of trotting behind him as he chomped through much grass and leaf.
He’s now eight, and still as sprightly as ever!
#lawn #retirement #garmin
Merry thanksgiving everyone!!
Two top tips:
1. If you have a crowd, a pair of chickens always beats a turkey.
2. Quickly login to LinkedIn (right now) and block anyone with a post that uses the word “gratitude”, your future self will thank you.
3. Sorry if the chicken advice is too late.
Two top tips:
1. If you have a crowd, a pair of chickens always beats a turkey.
2. Quickly login to LinkedIn (right now) and block anyone with a post that uses the word “gratitude”, your future self will thank you.
3. Sorry if the chicken advice is too late.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Merry thanksgiving everyone!!
Two top tips:
1. If you have a crowd, a pair of chickens always beats a turkey.
2. Quickly login to LinkedIn (right now) and block anyone with a post that uses the word “gratitude”, your future self will thank you.
3. Sorry if the chicken advice is too late.
Two top tips:
1. If you have a crowd, a pair of chickens always beats a turkey.
2. Quickly login to LinkedIn (right now) and block anyone with a post that uses the word “gratitude”, your future self will thank you.
3. Sorry if the chicken advice is too late.
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Vet: So which one is this, Chroma or Magic?
Me: This one is, she is Chroma
Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur.
Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media
Vet: I can only imagine
#cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets
Me: This one is, she is Chroma
Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur.
Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media
Vet: I can only imagine
#cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Vet: So which one is this, Chroma or Magic?
Me: This one is, she is Chroma
Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur.
Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media
Vet: I can only imagine
#cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets
Me: This one is, she is Chroma
Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur.
Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media
Vet: I can only imagine
#cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets
What did we think would happen?
“Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful”
Mostly for @ernie.tedium.co et. al.
“Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful”
Mostly for @ernie.tedium.co et. al.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What did we think would happen?
“Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful”
Mostly for @ernie.tedium.co et. al.
“Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful”
Mostly for @ernie.tedium.co et. al.
I was thinking about this “story”, and mid morning run came up with:
“Just because you got caught with your fingers near the cookie jar this time, doesn’t mean at some point in the past, you weren’t elbows deep with your grubby paws rummaging through the Jammie Dodgers”
Made me chuckle. 🤣
“Just because you got caught with your fingers near the cookie jar this time, doesn’t mean at some point in the past, you weren’t elbows deep with your grubby paws rummaging through the Jammie Dodgers”
Made me chuckle. 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
To quote Lilly Allen.
“Everyone’s at it”
bsky.app/profile/tech...
My thread and thoughts of a “parallel” activity below.
#hpc #cloud #ai
“Everyone’s at it”
bsky.app/profile/tech...
My thread and thoughts of a “parallel” activity below.
#hpc #cloud #ai
⚠️ this might be a bit of a thread, and full of personal #cloud and #hpc opinion.
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
New World Order Coming with New DOE Supercomputers - HPCwire
There’s a changing of the guard coming with the new leadership-class supercomputers that the Department of Energy is building at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories. According to Jack Dongerra...
www.hpcwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
To quote Lilly Allen.
“Everyone’s at it”
bsky.app/profile/tech...
My thread and thoughts of a “parallel” activity below.
#hpc #cloud #ai
“Everyone’s at it”
bsky.app/profile/tech...
My thread and thoughts of a “parallel” activity below.
#hpc #cloud #ai
The *WAY* bigger story to me here is it appears one can land a super senior vice president gig at Intel (who have recently laid off 10’s of 1,000’s) after being retired — at aged 75! 😱
#hpc
#hpc
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The *WAY* bigger story to me here is it appears one can land a super senior vice president gig at Intel (who have recently laid off 10’s of 1,000’s) after being retired — at aged 75! 😱
#hpc
#hpc
⚠️ this might be a bit of a thread, and full of personal #cloud and #hpc opinion.
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
New World Order Coming with New DOE Supercomputers - HPCwire
There’s a changing of the guard coming with the new leadership-class supercomputers that the Department of Energy is building at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories. According to Jack Dongerra...
www.hpcwire.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
⚠️ this might be a bit of a thread, and full of personal #cloud and #hpc opinion.
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
So, I’m in mixed emotions about this, it’s complicated because I almost did something very similar.
Folks think I’m “anti-cloud”, I’ll explain why this is an interesting development…
www.hpcwire.com/2025/11/19/n...
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Proper reporting. We’ve all had more than enough of the breathless company sponsored weblog puff pieces.
Doug is bringing back proper, old skool in the trenches opinion pieces. No “microsite” / “house account” pieces that have become all too common in our community.
Well done Doug!
#hpc #sc25
Doug is bringing back proper, old skool in the trenches opinion pieces. No “microsite” / “house account” pieces that have become all too common in our community.
Well done Doug!
#hpc #sc25
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
⚠️ Turkey update for our new internet friend @mostlybree.kitrocha.com
15lbs, sold as “fresh not frozen” still had a plug of ice in the cavity after ‘defrosting’ for 3 days in fridge.
Yield: 5lbs of ground turkey + breasts for curry!
Basically 2/3’s bone and non edibles.
This bad boy is epic! 👇
15lbs, sold as “fresh not frozen” still had a plug of ice in the cavity after ‘defrosting’ for 3 days in fridge.
Yield: 5lbs of ground turkey + breasts for curry!
Basically 2/3’s bone and non edibles.
This bad boy is epic! 👇
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
⚠️ Turkey update for our new internet friend @mostlybree.kitrocha.com
15lbs, sold as “fresh not frozen” still had a plug of ice in the cavity after ‘defrosting’ for 3 days in fridge.
Yield: 5lbs of ground turkey + breasts for curry!
Basically 2/3’s bone and non edibles.
This bad boy is epic! 👇
15lbs, sold as “fresh not frozen” still had a plug of ice in the cavity after ‘defrosting’ for 3 days in fridge.
Yield: 5lbs of ground turkey + breasts for curry!
Basically 2/3’s bone and non edibles.
This bad boy is epic! 👇
Bit of #sc25 fun. For each ❤️ I’ll write a glowing and uplifting comment about an aspect of #hpc that sparks true joy.
Each comment will be 100% factually correct according to me, and me alone.
Let’s start:
1. Dell really do have the nicest server bezels in the whole wide world ever.
Each comment will be 100% factually correct according to me, and me alone.
Let’s start:
1. Dell really do have the nicest server bezels in the whole wide world ever.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Well well well, this is certainly gonna put the cats firmly amongst the pigeons. Quite a few center directors, (my good self included) have swerved on this hairball for years.
HIPAA “Eligible”
Wonder who carries the liability?
#sc25 #hpc #cloud
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
HIPAA “Eligible”
Wonder who carries the liability?
#sc25 #hpc #cloud
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
AWS Parallel Computing Service is now HIPAA eligible - AWS
Discover more about what's new at AWS with AWS Parallel Computing Service is now HIPAA eligible
aws.amazon.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Well well well, this is certainly gonna put the cats firmly amongst the pigeons. Quite a few center directors, (my good self included) have swerved on this hairball for years.
HIPAA “Eligible”
Wonder who carries the liability?
#sc25 #hpc #cloud
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
HIPAA “Eligible”
Wonder who carries the liability?
#sc25 #hpc #cloud
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
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generative AI disclosure:
this proposal used ChatGPT to figure out how to have LaTeX output a separate PDF for the narrative and references from a single .tex source.
this proposal used ChatGPT to figure out how to have LaTeX output a separate PDF for the narrative and references from a single .tex source.
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
generative AI disclosure:
this proposal used ChatGPT to figure out how to have LaTeX output a separate PDF for the narrative and references from a single .tex source.
this proposal used ChatGPT to figure out how to have LaTeX output a separate PDF for the narrative and references from a single .tex source.
If you were wondering. @thedeadline.bsky.social and @hpcnotes.bsky.social are delivering the very best current #sc25 adhoc photos.
Presenting “No Comment #HPC”
Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣
Presenting “No Comment #HPC”
Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If you were wondering. @thedeadline.bsky.social and @hpcnotes.bsky.social are delivering the very best current #sc25 adhoc photos.
Presenting “No Comment #HPC”
Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣
Presenting “No Comment #HPC”
Post your #nocommenthpc below. 🤣
“Performance Oblivious” is my absolutely new favorite way to describe certain containers. 🤣
Love it!
#hpc #ai #sc25
Love it!
#hpc #ai #sc25
This year at #SC25, we will present XaaS containers, the Best Paper Finalist at 🏆! We propose a new paradigm for performance portability to bridge the gap between #cloud productivity and #HPC performance 🚀
#HPCignites @thoefler.bsky.social
#HPCignites @thoefler.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM