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Sam wants your RAM

Denny — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:56:21 GMT

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Sam Altman: "But from a global allocation perspective, actually it's quite terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world's limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer”

From an allocation perspective, actually it seems quite terrible that the richest 100 US billionaires own more than 7 trillion dollar, sitting on more wealth than 70% of US households combined, while many have to struggle to get health care, education, nutrition and shelter.

But I guess we all have our pet peeves.

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Patrick Stewart

Denny — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:25:46 GMT

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When the table read of the first episode of The Next Generation happened, it was Patrick Stewart who first pronounced the name of the android Data. He enunciated a crisp T instead of the American habit of letting the letter disappear somewhere on the top of their mouth. Gene Roddenberry then set up the rule that whoever reads a name first decides on the pronunciation. Given the profound cultural impact of Star Trek this influenced the way data was pronounced, and thus much later also influenced Wikidata.

Captain Picard and Professor X as portrayed by Patrick Stewart embodied leadership for me, a role model since growing up. If you read up on the production of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you will learn that he also was a role model and a leader for the rest of the cast, his professionalism and conduct contributing far beyond the role he portrayed on screen. In his private life he served less of a role model, but unlike some other stars his private life sure didn't have anywhere near the prominence in the public consciousness as the roles he portrayed have.

He'll always be my Captain. "Make it so" is such a wonderful catchphrase, showing confidence in the capabilities of the crew, and how good communication and consensus had worked before. The scenes of Captain Picard and his leadership team sitting around the table, discussing options and coming to level headed decisions, had little counterpart on Kirk's Enterprise. I don't expect to get into the habit of drinking Earl Grey, hot, though.

And even though Magneto was right, Professor X exemplified the mercy and compassion I want to always aspire to. The real-world friendship with Ian McKellen provided such a fruitful interplay for the portrayal of the relationship between Professor X and Magneto: sure, both Stewart and McKellen were brilliant actors, and I have no doubt that they would have been able to bring that relationship to life on screen even if they would have despised each other off screen, but their chemistry and friendship off screen, knowing about it, just made the rivalry and friendship of the characters feel so much more vivid. I'm looking forward to seeing Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen portray Professor X and Magneto and their relationship once again in Doomsday.

Ad Astra.

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