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rbanffy
Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:11pm PST
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Seasoned software developer, proficient in Python, Java. Less proficient in Ruby and Lisp. A bit rusty in C and C++. Learning Erlang very slowly. Also a computer collector and restorer, lover of 8-bit computers, mainframes and interesting Unix workstations.

email: username at that google mail thing

http://about.me/rbanffy

https://linkedin.com/in/ricardobanffy

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/rbanffy; my proof: https://keybase.io/rbanffy/sigs/HtF1uAf_RNpwIkNP1-YGWP_-3doWV6S5Cc1KywXeLYo ]

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Sun Jul 6, 2025 4:09pm PST
Beyond Downtime: Architectural Resilience on Hyperscalers
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A new platform for developing advanced metals at scale
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 4:08pm PST
Jon Danzig's World: Desperate for health care in the richest country
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 2:59pm PST
Timex Sinclair 1000 computer: Revisiting its legacy
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 2:58pm PST
The AI Bubble Is Real. So Is the AI Revolution – By OMC
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 2:03pm PST
How the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Make China Great Again
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 12:16pm PST
Inequality, Part VI: Wealth and Power – Paul Krugman
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 10:46am PST
Western Digital sees HAMR capacity advantage in roadmap – Blocks and Files
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Sun Jul 6, 2025 10:46am PST
Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10B for NASA – SpaceNews
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 7:13pm PST
Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10B for NASA – SpaceNews
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 6:56pm PST
AI 'thinks' like a human – after training on 160 psychology studies
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 6:35pm PST
Kioxia CD9P Showing the Power of New BiCS Flash at HPE Discover 2025
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 6:35pm PST
Overview of new technologies applied to BiCS FLASH generation 8
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 5:54pm PST
The Deathbed Vigil and other tales of digital angst – the end of Commodore [video]
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 5:19pm PST
Overly Long Variable Name Could Have Been a Comment
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 5:02pm PST
The Tandy Corporation, Part 2
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 3:21pm PST
New Versions of HercPrt and HercGUI Released – SoftDevLabs
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 3:19pm PST
The Revolution Will Be Cognitive – By Caroline Orr Bueno
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Sat Jul 5, 2025 12:25pm PST
Path Tracing Done Right? A Deep Dive into Bolt Graphics [video]
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Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:23pm PST
How I've run major projects
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 5:18pm PST
DevSummit Boston: Key Lessons from Shipping AI Products Beyond the Hype – InfoQ
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 4:38pm PST
What happens when engineers work more than one job
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 4:06pm PST
The Tandy Corporation, Part 2
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 12:27pm PST
The Mystery of People Who Speak Languages
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 10:45am PST
The Discreet Charm of the Infrastructureless
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 10:44am PST
Why They Hate Education – Robert Reich
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 8:50am PST
Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 8:44am PST
Laptop Mag is shutting down
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Thurs Jul 3, 2025 8:05am PST
Monkeys, typewriters, and busy beavers
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 7:38pm PST
I've Run Major Projects
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 7:16pm PST
Unlock deeper insights with the new Python client library for Data Commons Blog
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 7:15pm PST
Code reading: The Python std lib module – shelve.py
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 7:01pm PST
Statically checking Python dicts for completeness – lukeplant.me.uk
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 6:37pm PST
A.I. Frenzy Escalates as OpenAI, Amazon and Meta Supersize Spending
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 2:43pm PST
The Tandy Corporation, Part 2
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 2:43pm PST
How Oracle Is Winning the AI Compute Market – SemiAnalysis
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 2:42pm PST
Boeing ships more O3B mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 2:28pm PST
Gnome Papers Document Viewer Approved to Replace Evince in Gnome 49
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:17pm PST
The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:48pm PST
When a PM Takes over Engineering
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:43pm PST
Software engineering with LLMs in 2025: reality check
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:41pm PST
Positive FDI performance in first half of 2025 – IDA Ireland
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:10am PST
Adult ADHD is becoming more inclusive, but not overdiagnosed
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:09am PST
Continuous AI in Software Engineering
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Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:09am PST
The discreet charm of the infrastructureless
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Tues Jul 1, 2025 9:56am PST
Helsinki appeal court convicts two HS journalists of treason
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Tues Jul 1, 2025 9:24am PST
What Can We Learn from History's Most Bizarre Software Bugs?
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Tues Jul 1, 2025 8:36am PST
Portal, for the C64
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Tues Jul 1, 2025 8:12am PST
Thinking Machines Lab's $2B Seed Round Is Biggest by a Long Shot
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:23pm PST
I got an ambulance ride, CT scan and ER care in Brazil. My bill: $0
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:05pm PST
Skyrocketing HBM Will Push Micron Through $45B and Beyond
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:55pm PST
Brazil's Supreme Court clears way to hold social media liable for user content
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:22pm PST
Portal, for the C64
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:18pm PST
Monkeys, Typewriters, and Busy Beavers
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:17pm PST
'smart toilet' started as a joke – now it's gaining momentum – The Hustle
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:48pm PST
The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:47pm PST
The Discreet Charm of the Infrastructureless
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:41pm PST
A U.S. plan to use immigrants in Latin America as WWII bartering chips
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:12pm PST
Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:11pm PST
AI/LLMs Can Help, Hinder Developers
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Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:10pm PST
The Worst Bill in History
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