Omar Alonso

Data gaucho. Information retrieval, timelines, knowledge graphs, crowdsourcing, human computation. Author:

[Jimmy Lin @lintool]

Since we're counting model parameters, let me introduce you to a two-parameter model for agentic search that's awesome: It's called BM25. I haven't tried it yet, but I think fp4 will work fine. https://t.co/KvMqGKCRJF

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

The web is disappearing 🕳️

According to a Pew Research Center report, 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are no longer accessible.

But that’s not the whole story.

In a new study published in Internet Archive's book, VANISHING CULTURE, data scientists working with the Wayback Machine have found:
16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine.
56% are preserved before they disappear.

Preservation is the remedy for cultural loss.

📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive

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#VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive #BookTwitter

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Academic Search API and demo https://t.co/J1NpWCB3pW #wsdm2026

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Predicting the future is very very hard. Keep working on fundamentals.

[Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet]

If you are a software engineer "experiencing some degree of mental health crisis", now hear this, because I've been coding for 50 years since the days of punched cards and I have a salutary kick in your ass to deliver.

Get over yourself. Every previous "programming is obsolete" panic has been a bust, and this one's going to be too.

The fundamental problem of mismatch between the intentions in human minds and the specifications that a computer can interpret hasn't gone away just because now you can do a lot of your programming in natural language to an LLM.

Systems are still complicated. This shit is still difficult. The need for people who specialize in bridging that gap isn't going to go away.

As usual, the answer is: upskill yourself and adapt. If a crusty old fart like me can do it, you can too.

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Short papers notifications are out. @TheWebConf

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

TempWeb deadline extended to January 14th. Please consider submitting your research. More details https://t.co/XS1NgdW7co @TheWebConf

[Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks]

Just published my annual predictions update, tracking from Jan 1st 2018, with new commentary and new ten year predictions. It is long. https://t.co/wv2A2DBpP3

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Please consider submitting your research to TempWeb https://t.co/XS1NgdW7co (cc @TheWebConf ) #www

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@yoavgo Always look at the data first.

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Yosemite in Autumn

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

#redrum

[The Web Conference @TheWebConf]

🚨 ACM The Web Conference 2026 deadlines are just around the corner! Don’t miss your chance to submit your work!

📅 Research/Industry: Abs Sept 30, Papers Oct 7
📅 Short Papers: Abs Nov 10, Papers Nov 17
📍 Dubai · Apr 13–17, 2026
👉 https://t.co/GaqRp8Tb1Q

#TheWebConf #CFP

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@crockpics Gas panic

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Special Issue o Temporal Web is now available https://t.co/ejyqFkKTKm (@TheOfficialACM @TWebACM )

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@digital_phreak @oasis Note the Man City reference near Noel's amplifiers

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@digital_phreak @oasis Besides his football talent, he has a side gig watching Noel

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@digital_phreak @oasis Pep Guardiola

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

@crockpics Sorrow

[Omar Alonso @elunca]

Pep Guardiola watching Noel. #OasisLive25