Tim Saucer

You can use ApacheParquet for Vector Search with embedded indexes:

> We don’t change the file format; we just tune it.

Xiangpeng Hao explains how in blog.xiangpeng.systems/posts/vector...

I'd love to see this talk whenever you give it. I think Weston & team are doing a great job, but I have to admit I don't know of who the other big players in the space are right now. From a Rust/Arrow/DataFusion perspective going with Lance was almost a no-brainer.

Time to go swipe some unused FPGAs from the university!

My home media server is called Kronos.

Once my son was trying to watch something and said, “Dad, something is wrong with Kronos!”

“There always is, son. Let’s start with the infighting among the great houses after Khitomer…”

What did you settle on? For years my primary machine was called Iconia after the planet in the Star Trek TNG episode “Contagion.”

I learned the hard way that I need to keep these kinds of lists in something like google drive because the moment I realize I need it I'm not at home.

Yes, that’s me. Thanks. I switched hosts recently so there must be something wrong with the new server. If you DM me your email address I can share you what I have so far about my game. I haven’t tried running it in a while due to life stuff.

I've been posting work advice once a week for 17 weeks and gotten a lot of good feedback. I am running out of topics, and I have no intention of posting just for the sake of shouting my opinions. If anyone has topics, feel free to throw them my way either here or DM. I'd be happy to help if I can.

We're pleased to announce that Apache DataFusion in Python 46.0.0 is released! Since the last announcement post we've had a lot of great features and new contributors. Please check out the blog post with details.

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#DataFusion #Python #DataFrame #PyData #Apache

OneWheel XR Classic, Vans half cabs in green/blue, and safety gear

After wanting it for years, I finally ordered a OneWheel XR Classic. I’ve put on six miles around the neighborhood, but looking forward to venturing out farther soon. These are extremely fun to ride.

This week in career advice: Asking for a demotion

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This week in career advice: giving technical interviews

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Every left-leaning woman in your life is getting heavy into arts and crafts right now because they don’t know what else to do with their rage

Spicy take?

Being "unproblematic" should be the baseline and not a compliment.

For whatever you're posting through it over, I hope things resolve as fast as possible. Coffee soon?

1/ We just raised $17M to build the multimodal data stack for Physical AI! 🚀

Lead: pointnine.com
With: costanoa.vc, Sunflower Capital,
@seedcamp.com
Angels including: @rauchg.blue, Eric Jang, Oliver Cameron, @wesmckinney.com , Nicolas Dessaigne, Arnav Bimbhet

Thesis: rerun.io/blog/physica...

Getting started in Open Source - Tim Saucer Lately I've gotten a lot of questions about getting started in Open Source, mostly from students interested in the Google Summer of Code. Here I try to give some advice on getting started.

This week in career advice: Getting started in Open Source
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Kill Your Darlings - Tim Saucer I talk about the need to refactor and when you should start fresh. It's something many engineers, especially the more junior, tend to struggle with.

Career Advice: Kill Your Darlings

When your architecture doesn't meet your needs, sometimes cleansing fire is the only solution.

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This week in career advice: The best advice I was ever given about how to write.

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DataFusion datafusion.apache.org just hit commit 10,000

This week in career advice: Are you solving the right problem? It's a tricky topic.

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31 reaction emojis of the Vulcan salute

Today is my last day at my job before I head off to Rerun.io to work on their data platform. May Mobility has been a great place to work. I look forward to seeing where they go from here.

I’m very pleased with the slack reactions to my departure announcement.

#llap #StarTrek

This week in career advice: It is my last week at my current company, so a lot of people are asking me for parting advice. Here I try to collect common thoughts.
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Enjoy the hobby! I’ve got one sleeve and a cuff left from the knitting book on the right.

She’s in a meeting so she just sent a 😂 emoji.

I just sent it to my wife! 😂

This week's work advice is focused on software engineers: How to get the OK to refactor your code. It's something I've come across time and again.

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This week in career advice: So you want to get a Ph.D.?

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What do I do when life stuff is constantly on my mind? - Tim Saucer In this post I'm responding to a question someone asked about how to deal with the fact that they're constantly distracted by life outside of the office.

This week in career advice is my response to the question, "What do I do when life stuff is constantly on my mind?"

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Tired of the Borg, and the Mirror Universe? Hear me out:

Star Trek: Mirror Universe Borg

They pull up in giant, colourful party cubes led by the Borg Drag Queen.

"Resistance is fine! Be your best self. Btw, your biological and technological distinctiveness? Nailed it! 😘"

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