Storage workflows/tech for film/TV/media. PMKTG/AI+human code and knowledge tools. Former Apple servers+storage evangelist, fmr Marine - write/code/teach/hype!
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A quantum of data assessment and autonomous management - blocksandfiles.com/data-mana…
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Only two more weeks left until the @MacDevOpsYVR conference begins! Join the event for Mac Admins in Montreal from June 25-26th. Secure your ticket here: mdoyvr.com/
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Marines now need 30 months time in service to be eligible for sergeant, reduced from 48 months.
If you haven't completed your Math For Marines MCI, that is 18 fewer months. But the Marines say they have a reason for the reduction.
Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/mari…
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Want to know when all of our wonderful speakers get on stage? We have now released our schedule for 2026. Get your tickets now! June 25, 26th 2026. #MDOYUL mdoyvr.com/schedule-2026/
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Astro 6.4 is out now with a pluggable Markdown pipeline, a new Rust-based Markdown processor and Cloudflare helpers for advanced routing.
Content first? Content fast 😎
astro.build/blog/astro-640/
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This year, Archiware is celebrating 25 years of data management at @nabshow booth N1624! Read the press release to discover more: archiware.com/press-releases
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We just flew 4 astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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📣 @backblaze is entering the annals of computer history. 💪🔥
Today we announced @ComputerHistory has added one of the original Storage Pod 1.0 pods to its permanent collection. I write about that journey:
Backblaze, Part of Computer History post.dsmn8.com/-M8tn1hwsy
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1/ We just launched the @twelvelabs Claude Code Plugin.
It brings video intelligence directly into Claude Code so you can work with videos from the terminal, not a separate app.
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250 years ago today, the first amphibious landing occurred.
At the outset of 1776, Continental Marines under the command of Captain Samuel Nicholas carried out the first amphibious landing in the history of the newly formed corps of Marines during the Battle of Nassau.
Leading approximately 200 #Marines and @USNavy #Sailors ashore, Nicholas seized key British positions and secured valuable cannons, munitions, and other military supplies.
The operation not only strengthened the Continental war effort but also demonstrated that the young nation possessed both the resolve and the capability to carry the fight for independence beyond its shores.
Watch the Full Documentary Now ⬇️:
youtu.be/4T7-gP3QxxQ?si=Zc_Z…
#NASSAU #MarineCorps #SemperFi
ALT At the outset of 1776, Continental Marines under the command of Capt. Samuel Nicholas carried out the first amphibious landing in the history of the newly formed corps of Marines during the Battle of Nassau. Leading approximately 200 Marines and Sailors ashore, Nicholas seized key British positions and secured valuable weapons, munitions, and other military supplies. The operation not only strengthened the Continental war effort, and boosted morale, but also demonstrated that the young Nation possessed both the resolve and the capability to carry the fight for independence beyond its shores.
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Did Apple just kill every iOS vibe coding app?
Apple just dropped Xcode 26.3 with agentic coding.
Claude Code + Codex are now built into Xcode.
And with MCP support.
Xcode 26.3 with Claude Agent & Codex hits the Mac App Store today! With advanced reasoning capabilities in Xcode, you can streamline workflows and build faster. And MCP support lets you easily connect other compatible agents.
ALT MacBook Pro screen with Xcode open to a project titled “Landmarks.” A pop-up shows Intelligence settings, and iPhone 17 Pro preview to the right displays the Landmark Split View app.
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Astro + Cloudflare
The @astrodotbuild team is joining Cloudflare! Together we're doubling down on making Astro the best framework to build content-driven websites.
Read more on the blog:
blog.cloudflare.com/astro-jo…
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Before we formed a Nation, we formed a Corps of Marines. For 250 years @USMC has fought & won our country’s battles in every clime & place. Our legacy & warrior ethos have been forged in combat & passed down through generations. We are the few, the proud. Happy Birthday, Marines!
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The #RailsWorld Opening Keynote is live. @dhh covered Rails 8.1 beta, Active Job Continuations, Markdown Rendering, Local CI, Action Text Lexxy, Beamer, Active Record Tenating, Kamal Geo Proxy, booted up a new Framework laptop to install the #Omarchy OS and launch a Rails app (all in 6 minutes), before closing with a call to fully own every part of your development workflow, end to end. Check it out here: youtu.be/gcwzWzC7gUA
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🚨 BREAKING - NEW Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Series Details!
🖖 Set in 32nd Century!
🔷 Series follows FIRST CLASS of Starfleet Cadets at the Academy after 120 years
🔷 More Details coming from San Diego Comic-Con (Sat 26th)
🔥 Viewers will see connections to #StarTrek TNG, VOY, DS9 and even PRODIGY!
Via EW
#SDCC
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Rclone v1.70.0 has been released!
Highlights:
• New providers: DOI, FileLu, MEGA S4, Pure Storage
• On disk sync, convmv, --name-transform
• Many more features, fixes and doc updates!
Announcement:
forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-v1…
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Codex can now generate multiple responses simultaneously for a single task, helping you quickly explore possible solutions and pick the best approach.
Best-of-N is rolling out to Pro, Enterprise, Team, Edu, and Plus users starting today.
Here’s Joey, an engineer on Codex showing you how it works!
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Most video datasets come without labels or metadata, making it nearly impossible to find the right video clip for your ML problem.
We’ve created a novel pipeline for fast, semantic video search, without manual labels.
In this workflow:
➡️ @twelvelabs analyzes frames, audio, and text to return embeddings
➡️ @databricks takes those embeddings and indexes them for fast, similarity search
➡️ @Voxel51 ochestrates the entire workflow—from loading and curating datasets to querying Vector Search and visualizing search matchups
📖 Read the full breakdown + try the demo notebook: link.voxel51.com/search-and-…
#ComputerVision #ML #AI #FiftyOne #VisualAI