TOM

Engineer | Structure. Signal. Truth

[TOM @mdothompson]

@Itsfoss Started with Knoppix

[TOM @mdothompson]

Would love to see a proper accuracy/quality benchmark comparing Bonsai 27B 1-bit outputs against bigger models (GPT-5.6 Sol, etc.).
I tried it on a simple 3D stencil numerical calculation and the results diverged quite a bit.
Main goal is to understand how far off it actually is in real accuracy, not just speed/VRAM.

[TOM @mdothompson]

Beautiful

[DP World Tour @DPWorldTour]

Ridiculous one-handed bunker shot from Laurie Canter 🤯

#TheOpen

[TOM @mdothompson]

@it_unprofession “By not touching the code for 18 months, we allow the legacy dependencies to organically settle.” 😂

[TOM @mdothompson]

@AndySkosana @Sophie_Mokoena Thanks for the clarification.
The media is doing the devil’s work of amplifying misinformation in this whole saga.

[TOM @mdothompson]

@sudoingX Congratulations. Keep building and happy union!

[TOM @mdothompson]

Bring back the old World Cup: just pure football. These extra breaks, politics, planned halftime concerts/sideshows are killing the vibe. Don’t ruin the beautiful game.

[TOM @mdothompson]

@sudoingX 128MB then and now 16GB personal/ 512GB office

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

Success has no formula except for grace. I’ve seen all sorts of people succeed. I have seen hard-working people succeed, and I have seen lazy people succeed. I have seen the truthful win and liars triumph. Seen the poor get rich, and the rich get even richer without explanation.

[TOM @mdothompson]

@SportyTV At 1:18, the second goal, the commentator says “Messi for the hat trick”. Did he already know there’ll be a third from Messi?

[TOM @mdothompson]

@XpressTR Looks like an audition for the next grim reaper

[TOM @mdothompson]

@fatheranthoni Ghana’s official spokesperson to the Min. of the Interior inserting himself into an SA-DRC discussion with combative replies? Original tweet mentioned neither Ghana nor Nigeria. This is not professional comms. Official responses belong in measured pressers, not tweet spats.

[TOM @mdothompson]

That MacBook design language (clean minimalism, wedge/tapered profiles, large glass trackpads, flush hidden hinges, uniform thin bezels, keyboard layout, port placement, overall “invisible screw” aesthetic, etc.) is a specific visual and ergonomic language that Windows OEMs have heavily emulated

[Zac Bowden @zacbowden]

I went hands-on with Surface Laptop Ultra, and discovered some interesting things that Microsoft isn't yet ready to talk about.

It has a special USB-C port, one that's a little larger than normal USB-C ports. I asked Microsoft why, and they wouldn't tell me. Upon closer look, I think this might be a USB-C port with a Surface Connect-like breakaway design, which would be amazing.

The hardware is sublime, probably the best Surface has ever made. The 15-inch mini LED screen is gorgeous, as is the large trackpad and keyboard. It's both thicker and heavier than a normal Surface Laptop, but that's to allow the RTX Spark to operate under load without overheating. Microsoft tells me Laptop Ultra has a redesigned thermal envelope with the largest fans ever put in a Surface.

Lots more details at the link. This is the RTX Spark laptop to beat this fall. Heck, it might be the best laptop to beat, period. https://t.co/k2UJJQAI2b

[TOM @mdothompson]

‘demonize and abuse our people’
‘rampage assaulting our people’
The vigilante incidents in KZN/Gauteng targeted foreigners broadly, not just Ghanaians. SA government condemned excesses, told civilians not to enforce laws since it’s not official policy. Many South Africans oppose the vigilantism.
Your framing creates the impression Ghanaians were specially targeted. Not the case.

[TOM @mdothompson]

@RusGarbageHuman Office banter spike is the real win

[TOM @mdothompson]

🏆, finally!!!

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

[TOM @mdothompson]

Participated in an exhibition bout in my second year undergrad.
Three 3-minute rounds.
Still carrying the lessons from that “ass-whooping” today.

[Tife @whoistife_x]

when you start boxing. you’d realize why one round is 3 minutes 😂

[TOM @mdothompson]

Sometimes deception wears the mask of familiarity.

Not everything that feels familiar is safe.
Not every reassuring voice is telling the truth.

[TOM @mdothompson]

Not everything lost requires you to chase it. Some things return through structure, network, or time

[TOM @mdothompson]

There goes my morning latte

[NRM84 @Mappy6984]

Bye bye head gasket