Michael Iedema

South Dakotan in Basque Country. Principal Engineer at AMN

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

This was such a fun talk to give! Finally, I get to let everyone peek behind the curtain of a ~4yr journey. From zero to 6 million min/day on 1400+ towers in ultra rural environments using open source tech; 12 million/day on 4000+ towers in total. Solar, satellite, and @Starlink

[LaForge - @[email protected] @LaF0rge]

"Operating Open Source Mobile Networks at Scale" video recording of #osmocom #OsmoDevCon2024 talk by @iedemam has been released https://t.co/mvQuHUOINp #3gpp #osmocom - thanks to @c3voc - watch it to see how Osmocom is used in production at scale

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@ahoekman @kuipjak It’s so you can double stack them on the spindle. The first record drops down, it plays side A all the way, then the second record containing side B drops and plays. Then take the whole stack and flip it to get sides C and D. Only one interaction to play all 4 sides. Kids… 😛

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@jeffcannata Less than 1h long and definitely in your new niche of extreme challenges: a documentary about The Race Across America. It’s over 3000mi long and some finish in 7 days. ~0 sleep. Just nuts. It’s been held since 1982. Watching this made me train my first half-Ironman.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@TheDakotaScout Where can I pick up a print copy? I thought there was a list on your site but can’t find it now. Thanks!

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

How close are we to achieving true telepathy? My first Singularity Dispatch column takes a look at what is already possible. https://t.co/NMBsSF25rO

[DakotaCon @DakotaCon]

Work is underway for DakotaCon 2024! We’d love to have you, submit to our CFP here: https://t.co/7PlWCi9eiv

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

An introduction to my new series of columns about:

T H E
F U T U R E
(insert 1920’s radio voice here)

https://t.co/7fuma5aw9S

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

A couple of announcements about Midwestern Europe: https://t.co/Gsk1kyE2A6

[Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋☄️ @SquigglyVolcano]

Dante Lauretta, the PI of the OSIRIS-REx mission, has one of the most understated and badass out-of-office messages I have ever seen.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

Which word art did you want to use?

Yes.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

Rejected art from my latest article “Drugs” for Midwestern Europe: https://t.co/IjLxwpO4e8

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute

And what is the best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@FitFounder Congrats on 100k!

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@FitFounder Almost there!

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@kuipjak Very jealous! That entire album still holds up.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@TylerJRoney …as you go buy enchiladas.

(Sorry…had to, the sign is right there. Yes, being a dad is pretty cool!)

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

“Where did you get that Marvel shirt?”
“At the friking store.”
“Which one?”
“THE FRIKING STORE, MAN!”

(in Spain “friki” is roughly “nerdy”)

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

My entry on Osakidetza was pushed to Substack this week: https://t.co/KDHREtiVbB

I tried to generate some ironic “people as money” or “doctors treating cash” art for the header but it didn’t really work. I ended up using the Osakidetza logo.

Here are some failed attempts:

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@BartoloMe___ @berria Eskerrik asko! Espero dut liburuaz gozatzea.

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

The Basque language newspaper @berria did AN ENTIRE BACK PAGE interview with me about my book! Crazy!

https://t.co/TOwowJDW4W

[Michael Iedema @iedemam]

@saghul @berria Eskerrik asko!