Alex McKenna
@alexmckenna.bsky.social
Experimenting with ai code generation using local models, sailing and solar electric conversions. I also love microscopes, especially small ones.
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Wait! Musky boy is upset people are calling Teslas Swasticars? Well, definitely don't be spreading this around...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Wait! Musky boy is upset people are calling Teslas Swasticars? Well, definitely don't be spreading this around...
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move to make “ozowned“ a verb, all in favor
December 27, 2023 at 9:25 PM
move to make “ozowned“ a verb, all in favor
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Just these 100 counties in purple produce 53.8% of America's entire GDP, and contain 41.3% of the population. 😲
Credit: @statisticurban
Credit: @statisticurban
December 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Just these 100 counties in purple produce 53.8% of America's entire GDP, and contain 41.3% of the population. 😲
Credit: @statisticurban
Credit: @statisticurban
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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Beyond imagination!
A zoom out from the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, showing more than 100 million stars!
(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci)
A zoom out from the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, showing more than 100 million stars!
(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci)
December 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Beyond imagination!
A zoom out from the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, showing more than 100 million stars!
(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci)
A zoom out from the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, showing more than 100 million stars!
(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci)
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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This whole thread is fantastic.
I don't see many long threads on here, but I'll try one - it's about Holbein's Ambassadors, his 1533 masterpiece in the National Gallery. It's often presented as a great mystery, but I think once we understand the circumstances in which it was made, its meaning becomes clearer.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM
This whole thread is fantastic.
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I’ve never seen this particular cover.
My kid brought me this incredibly awesome copy of Neuromancer by @greatdismal.bsky.social from Japan.
My other kid asked why would I want a book that I can't read and I just stared at him until he went away.
My other kid asked why would I want a book that I can't read and I just stared at him until he went away.
December 21, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I’ve never seen this particular cover.
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What do you get, U.S., for $5 trillion annual healthcare expenditures? Up 7.5% from last year.
The worst outcomes for life expectancy, maternal, and infant mortality of all 38 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social member countries
The worst outcomes for life expectancy, maternal, and infant mortality of all 38 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social member countries
December 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
What do you get, U.S., for $5 trillion annual healthcare expenditures? Up 7.5% from last year.
The worst outcomes for life expectancy, maternal, and infant mortality of all 38 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social member countries
The worst outcomes for life expectancy, maternal, and infant mortality of all 38 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social member countries
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It’s weird to think that Elon Musk will end up having paid far less for the United States Government than he did for Twitter
December 19, 2024 at 2:44 AM
It’s weird to think that Elon Musk will end up having paid far less for the United States Government than he did for Twitter
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The ultimate question.
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
December 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
The ultimate question.
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
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We ran this Humble Bundle last year and it was so popular it's been brought back for a three-day encore. If you want to grab a bunch of my novels AND support a nifty charity (First Book, which gives books to kids), come get it!
www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...
www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...
Humble Book Bundle: The John Scalzi Collection: Old Man's War, The Interdependency, and More, by Tor Encore
Dive into Hugo Award winner John Scalzi's beloved sci-fi! Get Old Man's War, Redshirts, and other great books & support First Book with your purchase!
www.humblebundle.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
We ran this Humble Bundle last year and it was so popular it's been brought back for a three-day encore. If you want to grab a bunch of my novels AND support a nifty charity (First Book, which gives books to kids), come get it!
www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...
www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...
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"Putin, Putin you will see, Ukraine will be free!" Syrians celebrating the liberation from Assad in front of the Russian embassy in London. #freeSyria
December 10, 2024 at 10:57 AM
"Putin, Putin you will see, Ukraine will be free!" Syrians celebrating the liberation from Assad in front of the Russian embassy in London. #freeSyria
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fucken poet laureate👻
December 10, 2024 at 2:44 PM
fucken poet laureate👻
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Trying out the new QwQ-32B-Preview model with deep reasoning on a M4 Max MacBook Pro with 128gb of ram and I am getting 18 tokens per second using Ollama. It feels snappy and responsive and I like seeing the reasoning as the model works through problems. huggingface.co/Qwen/QwQ-32B...
November 29, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Trying out the new QwQ-32B-Preview model with deep reasoning on a M4 Max MacBook Pro with 128gb of ram and I am getting 18 tokens per second using Ollama. It feels snappy and responsive and I like seeing the reasoning as the model works through problems. huggingface.co/Qwen/QwQ-32B...
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I don’t think it will all fit in there.
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I don’t think it will all fit in there.
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Transformer by hand ✍️ in Excel by Tom Yeh
He has released his first-ever "Full-Stack" implementation of the Transformer model.
Repo: github.com/ImagineAILab...
He has released his first-ever "Full-Stack" implementation of the Transformer model.
Repo: github.com/ImagineAILab...
GitHub - ImagineAILab/ai-by-hand-excel
Contribute to ImagineAILab/ai-by-hand-excel development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Transformer by hand ✍️ in Excel by Tom Yeh
He has released his first-ever "Full-Stack" implementation of the Transformer model.
Repo: github.com/ImagineAILab...
He has released his first-ever "Full-Stack" implementation of the Transformer model.
Repo: github.com/ImagineAILab...
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
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Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.
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dodging a damning sex trafficking report by becoming AG, as one does
November 14, 2024 at 1:02 AM
dodging a damning sex trafficking report by becoming AG, as one does
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Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.
November 14, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.
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