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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 6h

Great! Drop by the REPACSS (repacss.org) / Texas Tech booth for some cool LED swag!

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 8h

Hint: people who speak for God in such a way are invariably making it the f* up.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is always a highlight of the year as a combined reality check and update, this year including batteries and a bit of long-term storage!

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Alan Sill @alansill.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

"Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "That is an invalid OAUTH request, Dave. Have you updated your API software development kit?"

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Be precise, not political. 4/4

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You are building scripts or expert systems, or applying a specific mathematical model or algorithm. Be specific about your tool or effort. Avoid calling it AI, and take this silly game away from those who would attempt to manipulate the course of progress by commandeering its labels. 3/4

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You are training or inferencing, or using automated agents that build on these tools. You are using machine learning, or deep learning; you are using logic trees, hardcoded rules, lookup tables, key/value sorting with or without weights. 2/4

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Question: Are you doing "AI" or "SI"? Answer: Neither. Be more precise about the exact concepts and tools being applied. You are using language models (large, medium, or small, to be quantified where possible), or you are using neural networks, etc. 1/4

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Climate Desk @climatedesk.org · 08/10/2026

The Trump administration tried to claim Big Bend was a "high activity" sector for border crossings, but evidence presented in court indicated it was dead last. It's a real shame that the government can no longer be trusted to give truthful testimony.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is, letʻs not put too fine a point on it, a fucking disaster.

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Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 07/10/2026

We’re organizing a “birds of a feather” on AI-assisted research software engineering #RSE #RSEng for #HPC at #SC26. www.ucl.ac.uk/research-inn... @society-rse.org @us-rse.bsky.social

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Chris Short @chrisshort.net · 07/10/2026

Meet the A2A CLI: discover, message, and manage agents from your terminal - A2A Protocol #devopsish a2a-protocol.org/lat...

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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 05/10/2026

I thought this might be an exaggeration, but no! Despite all the talk of technology neutrality, it appears the permitting reform proposal would weaponize claims for federal damages — but in practice, only for fossil fuels.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

TTU Research Assistant Professor Jie Li has created a brilliant seven-minute video that compactly and efficiently summarizes the research program and industry outreach potential for the REPACSS project. Please review this and reach out to us if you have any questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9z...

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REPACSS: Photons to Tokens

YouTube video by NSF Cloud and Autonomic Computing Center

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Gwênlyn Glusman (she/her) ☸️ @gwenlyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have modernized and enhanced the NSF COA generator tool. Results now update dynamically • Published under more than one name? Covered! • Other people share your name? No problem! • You prefer searching by ORCID? Go ahead! Give it a try. Feedback, bug reports, feature requests are MOST welcome! 🧪

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

nytimes.com

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am confident that if this monstrosity is built, it is coming down permanently the day after he leaves office.

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"What is irrational is continuing down the road of fossil fuels. That's irrational on the costs, the risks, the impacts. It's an old technology." My comments about the opportunity of solar for all, everywhere, by 2030! #SolarForAll. Thanks @billmckibben.bsky.social for leading the way!

dw.com

Can there be solar for all, everywhere by the end of the decade?

Prominent climate leaders have called on governments, businesses, institutions and the public to make a push for solar power before the decade is out, repowering the world with cheap, clean energy. Is...

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Rocky Linux @rockylinux.org · 02/10/2026

You can help Rocky and the Linux Hardware Project today by submitting a hardware probe. Report your submission to this post before 10/15 for a chance at winning swag to one of our merch shops! Details: docs.rockylinux.org/teams/testin...

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Hardware compatibility - Documentation

A common question people have is "Will Rocky install on my machine?" It is an important question and generally the answer is "yes." However, the question becomes more challenging when it is "Will…

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

With all of these AI-generated articles, videos, other media, and even interactive versions of papers, etc.: Who is going to read them? Who is going to watch them? Who is going to interact with them? The core problem of out current time is not lack of "content" generation, but lack of interest.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What does the Senate permitting deal mean for US climate emissions? Some early modeling and several experts told me + @leslieatlarge.bsky.social the reforms are likely to slash US greenhouse gas emissions. Full story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.com

What the Senate Permitting Deal Means for US Climate Emissions

Experts say the bill, which would speed clean-energy and fossil-fuel projects alike, would probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 29/09/2026

In Texas, the State is removing climate change courses from the core curriculum. They have decided that climate change is just too dangerous to teach the students. This is indoctrination. I wrote an oped about it in the SA Express-News. Gift link: www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

expressnews.com

Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it

Texas has removed climate change courses from core curriculum at public universities. Ignoring climate change will not serve the state.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Am I the only one who thinks this seems like the cute-looking creatures in a Doctor Who episode that turn up later in a huge swarm to try to eat you?

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bets for #Supercomputing26 weather? (h/t @hpcnotes.bsky.social) 1️⃣ I should have brought t-shirts 2️⃣ Light coat needed 3️⃣ White Walkers on the Lakeshore 4️⃣ Not going but wish I were 📊 Show results

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every hexagon = 500 MW of data center capacity. Line them up on a grid intensity map and you get a pretty clear picture of where America’s AI buildout is landing on dirty power, and where it isn't.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026

"If a resurgent movement demands action, we finally have the tools to make that demand matter – a working planet that runs mostly on sun and wind is in tantalizing reach," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social. "At the last possible moment, with backs to the wall, we still have our face to the sun."

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The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben

There is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030

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OGAWA, Tadashi @ogawa-tadashi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

=> Energy Efficient Interfaces & Co-Packaging Interoperability Demo at ECOC 2026, OIF, 26-09-21-23 www.oiforum.com/wp-content/u... Large Scale-up Systems Benefit from Interconnect Energy Efficiency Next Gen AI Scale-up Connectivity Options Demo Lightmatter: High Efficiency DWDM Optical Interconnect

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hpc.social on BlueSky @hpc.social · 22/09/2026

The HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, organizations, products, and technologies in the industry. Polls close on October 2, 2026. Voting is open to HPCwire readers only. www.hpcwire.com/2026-hpcwire...

hpcwire.com

2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwire

Welcome to the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! The HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, organizations, products, and technologies in the industry. The...

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ACCESS received four nominations this year and you can vote once for each nominee through Friday, October 2. Winners will be announced in November at the SC Conference Series in Chicago!

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Neat assessment of power procurement strategies for 21 large data centers in development: energytag.org/wp-content/u...

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CraftComputing @craftcomputing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In December 2024, I built a set of Mini PCs for a client. Each PC had 32GB DDR5-5600, which cost $70.99 for each PC. That same kit of memory is $459.99 today.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just think of all the talent, time, and treasure that has gone into producing nonsense — NFTs, Bitcoin, “prediction markets”, fast fashion, data brokers, most social media, and a good fraction of AI “solutions” — that could have been used to make the world better instead… What a lost opportunity.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wait, so the Greenland treaty distraction is over already? But I made this meme!

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Scoop: The Trump administration is flouting a court order ruling their de facto freeze on wind farm height approvals was illegal, the lead plaintiff in the case told @heatmap.news, after an update to court laid out no new approvals since the edict

heatmap.news

Trump Keeps Wind Farms Waiting Despite Court Ruling

The administration told a federal court that it has a “new analytical methodology,” hence the continued delays.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...

billmckibben.substack.com

The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formation

Is There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense?

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every single step on the way to this energy disaster was caused or made worse by the ridiculous, stupid policies of the current US administration. We need to turn around right away and focus on cheaper, faster, more reliable renewable energy.

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Alan Sill @alansill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Whatever you think of the believability of OpenAI's intentions, I'm encouraged by how many senior people have applied to fill this role. If you think you can make a difference there, I encourage you to apply, and the rest of us should encourage doing the right thing. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

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Clean Energy and New Technology Lead at OpenAI — United States | LinkedIn Jobs

Apply for Clean Energy and New Technology Lead at OpenAI in United States. Full-time Director role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Brendan Bouffler ('boof') @boofla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

OpenHPC is more than just an open source project. It's a career builder for thousands of IT professionals around the globe who now know how to build super computers. And that's quite a trick. #ai #hpc #scientificcomputing #opensource #supercompputer #supercomputing youtu.be/dSFhHjHOaRk

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So very stupid

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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Kind of a lovely story with this one. Judith Moyers (you might know as creative partner/spouse of Bill Moyers, who passed last year) is now a first-time published poet at 91: www.texasobserver.org/poem-beware-...

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Poem: Beware the Perfect Day

Now is a perfect day, good and fresh, clear and bright...

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Rich Miller @techjournalism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why Big Money is Pouring into AI Cooling There's been a surge of acquisitions in the cooling sector. On this week's podcast we take a closer look at Ecolab’s $4.75 billion deal to acquire liquid cooling specialist CoolIT Systems. youtu.be/xVlnulAHR4Y?...

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Why Big Money Is Pouring Into AI Cooling

YouTube video by Data Center Richness

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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