Rob Ricci
@ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy
Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research […]
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[uspol, utpol]
In the primary for the new #slc house seat, I am going to be a single-issue voter: commit to kicking out the current Democratic leadership. They are failing hard now, and they will fail harder if the balance of power shifts in November.
In the primary for the new #slc house seat, I am going to be a single-issue voter: commit to kicking out the current Democratic leadership. They are failing hard now, and they will fail harder if the balance of power shifts in November.
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
[uspol, utpol]
In the primary for the new #slc house seat, I am going to be a single-issue voter: commit to kicking out the current Democratic leadership. They are failing hard now, and they will fail harder if the balance of power shifts in November.
In the primary for the new #slc house seat, I am going to be a single-issue voter: commit to kicking out the current Democratic leadership. They are failing hard now, and they will fail harder if the balance of power shifts in November.
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Nice picture I've not seen before from the Bell Labs UNIX room.
Joe Condon and Ken Thompson talking about Belle, their chess machine. Dennis Ritchie all the way in the back. Not sure who is in the middle.
Happy Birthday to Ken!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(chess_machine)
Joe Condon and Ken Thompson talking about Belle, their chess machine. Dennis Ritchie all the way in the back. Not sure who is in the middle.
Happy Birthday to Ken!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(chess_machine)
Belle (chess machine) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Nice picture I've not seen before from the Bell Labs UNIX room.
Joe Condon and Ken Thompson talking about Belle, their chess machine. Dennis Ritchie all the way in the back. Not sure who is in the middle.
Happy Birthday to Ken!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(chess_machine)
Joe Condon and Ken Thompson talking about Belle, their chess machine. Dennis Ritchie all the way in the back. Not sure who is in the middle.
Happy Birthday to Ken!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(chess_machine)
[food (not vegetarian, alcohol)]
Peruvian/Japanese fusion
Peruvian/Japanese fusion
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
[food (not vegetarian, alcohol)]
Peruvian/Japanese fusion
Peruvian/Japanese fusion
Kiki is trying to make herself look big to intimidate a toothpick
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Kiki is trying to make herself look big to intimidate a toothpick
There was a contentious faculty meeting today. After 10 minutes of arguing with someone implementing an unpopular policy, one of my colleagues finished with "nevermind you're doing a great job" and I'm still thinking about the quality of this mic drop
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
There was a contentious faculty meeting today. After 10 minutes of arguing with someone implementing an unpopular policy, one of my colleagues finished with "nevermind you're doing a great job" and I'm still thinking about the quality of this mic drop
There is no way to design a good system for accomplishing a task that is fundamentally bad
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
There is no way to design a good system for accomplishing a task that is fundamentally bad
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
Awesome, our college is implementing policies so complex that they contain logarithms in the equations for calculating them
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Awesome, our college is implementing policies so complex that they contain logarithms in the equations for calculating them
So this was not what I expected to see on the way into work yesterday
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
So this was not what I expected to see on the way into work yesterday
The existence of Post Malone implies the existence of Shitpost Malone
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The existence of Post Malone implies the existence of Shitpost Malone
Reposted by Rob Ricci
In a society with weird rules and bizarre cultures, it is important for each person to announce the rule loudly as they are invoking it.
#monsterdon
#monsterdon
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
In a society with weird rules and bizarre cultures, it is important for each person to announce the rule loudly as they are invoking it.
#monsterdon
#monsterdon
Reposted by Rob Ricci
It is the 22nd century and Elon Musk's "Boring Company" has delivered its first hyperloop. Investors, 7 generations removed from the original investors, are thrilled.
#monsterdon
#monsterdon
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
It is the 22nd century and Elon Musk's "Boring Company" has delivered its first hyperloop. Investors, 7 generations removed from the original investors, are thrilled.
#monsterdon
#monsterdon
Crash-landing on planet #Monsterdon in 10 minutes, get your mute buttons ready!
I think we are watching This Island Earth or something idk I better figure it out
I think we are watching This Island Earth or something idk I better figure it out
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Crash-landing on planet #Monsterdon in 10 minutes, get your mute buttons ready!
I think we are watching This Island Earth or something idk I better figure it out
I think we are watching This Island Earth or something idk I better figure it out
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Reposted by Rob Ricci
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/111004128276431553
Hello to my new followers. I'm glad you liked the trolley problem post. Maybe you'll like my other posts, which are usually nothing like that
PSA: I will be participating in the movie watch event #Monsterdon in a few hours (9 PM ET, 01:00 […]
Hello to my new followers. I'm glad you liked the trolley problem post. Maybe you'll like my other posts, which are usually nothing like that
PSA: I will be participating in the movie watch event #Monsterdon in a few hours (9 PM ET, 01:00 […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/111004128276431553
Hello to my new followers. I'm glad you liked the trolley problem post. Maybe you'll like my other posts, which are usually nothing like that
PSA: I will be participating in the movie watch event #Monsterdon in a few hours (9 PM ET, 01:00 […]
Hello to my new followers. I'm glad you liked the trolley problem post. Maybe you'll like my other posts, which are usually nothing like that
PSA: I will be participating in the movie watch event #Monsterdon in a few hours (9 PM ET, 01:00 […]
It has been WAY TOO LONG since I've listened to the Voodoo Glow Skulls, WHY
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It has been WAY TOO LONG since I've listened to the Voodoo Glow Skulls, WHY
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Also, and I've said this on a few occasions in the past, and will keep saying it: props to all the marginalized people and others who deal with fedibros and mansplainers on here daily, and yet continue to stick around, because they believe in what we're all creating here with the fediverse.
I […]
I […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Also, and I've said this on a few occasions in the past, and will keep saying it: props to all the marginalized people and others who deal with fedibros and mansplainers on here daily, and yet continue to stick around, because they believe in what we're all creating here with the fediverse.
I […]
I […]
Preparing for new arriva9
January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Preparing for new arriva9
I'm really very sorry Mr Paul Newman, but when I see this logo from a distance a different and infinitely more dishonorable person comes to mind first
January 31, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I'm really very sorry Mr Paul Newman, but when I see this logo from a distance a different and infinitely more dishonorable person comes to mind first
The kids are more than alright, they are fucking magnificent
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-utah-students/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-utah-students/
Utah students walk out to protest ICE tactics: ‘Fascism has got to go’
In Park City, hundreds of students joined in early morning chants in the cold. Walkouts have been announced around the state.
www.sltrib.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The kids are more than alright, they are fucking magnificent
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-utah-students/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-utah-students/
Reposted by Rob Ricci
I was always upset that my PhD advisor would read printouts of my paper drafts and correct my LaTeX by hand in the margins. I mean, not even seeing the code...?
Now I'm reading paper drafts by my PhD students and collaborators as PDFs and also correcting their TeX code because I cannot stand […]
Now I'm reading paper drafts by my PhD students and collaborators as PDFs and also correcting their TeX code because I cannot stand […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I was always upset that my PhD advisor would read printouts of my paper drafts and correct my LaTeX by hand in the margins. I mean, not even seeing the code...?
Now I'm reading paper drafts by my PhD students and collaborators as PDFs and also correcting their TeX code because I cannot stand […]
Now I'm reading paper drafts by my PhD students and collaborators as PDFs and also correcting their TeX code because I cannot stand […]
It gives me just a little jolt of joy when I sort stuff in my Desktop by date and I am reminded that I have files in there that have legit timestamps from 1974
January 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It gives me just a little jolt of joy when I sort stuff in my Desktop by date and I am reminded that I have files in there that have legit timestamps from 1974
RE: https://flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-GUgb5-bbQPiOz2uPf3cgJw%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0
We are running out of rights for them to violate
We are running out of rights for them to violate
flipboard.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-GUgb5-bbQPiOz2uPf3cgJw%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0
We are running out of rights for them to violate
We are running out of rights for them to violate
[uspol]
Democratic leadership is a machine that turns political capital into self-amputated feet
Democratic leadership is a machine that turns political capital into self-amputated feet
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 AM
[uspol]
Democratic leadership is a machine that turns political capital into self-amputated feet
Democratic leadership is a machine that turns political capital into self-amputated feet
Reposted by Rob Ricci
thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
thinking about how there's a true solution to the trolley problem and union workers were the ones to point it out