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CaliforniaKarl

10,039 karma · joined March 4, 2016

Hello! I work at Stanford University, at the Stanford Research Computing Center, as an HPC sysadmin.

I have a blog: https://karl.kornel.us/

My HN handle is also my Twitter handle.

My work email is a!k!kornel@stanford,edu (with ! removed and , corrected).

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Sarah de Lagarde fell on to the Tube tracks. Nobody helped. Why?

ft.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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We made Umashimenkana artwork for Alfredo Jaar [video]

youtube.com·48 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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Driving 100 Taxis to Disneyland Paris (2022) [video]

youtube.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
0

Driving across America again for a DMS-10 [video]

youtube.com·39 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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Tokyo by Train (2016) [video]

youtube.com·98 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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SVB customers who lost their deposits remain on the hook for loans

wsj.com·132 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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SVB shows that there are few libertarians in a financial foxhole

ft.com·322 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
472

Palo Alto’s first tech giant was a horse farm

theatlantic.com·65 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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Why are TV Cameras still huge and expensive? (2019) [video]

youtube.com·145 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
82

Twitter sued by landlord at S.F. HQ after alleged $6.8MM in missed rent payments

sfchronicle.com·21 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
2

There Is No Algorithm for Truth: Tom Scott Royal Institution (2019) [video]

youtube.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
0

Cook shortage threatens to sink U.S. Coast Guard operations

forbes.com·128 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
189

Pilot Project on Stanford Campus–Separated Bike Lanes on Santa Teresa Street

transportation.stanford.edu·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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“Shit Academics Say” Twitter account hacked, Twitter Support refusing help

twitter.com·62 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
17

“Tabs vs. Spaces” Is All Sorts of Messed Up

trezy.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
3

Behind the Scenes of a Bank Takeover by FDIC (1986)

latimes.com·79 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
48

Vetting the [Rust] cargo

lwn.net·3 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
1

Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partial schematic [video]

youtube.com·215 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
217

Push Options: Control Gitlab CI/CD and Merges with Git Push

docs.gitlab.com·81 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
11

The logistics behind corn farming [video]

youtube.com·58 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
13

Stanford Research Network (network connectivity for researchers)

srn.stanford.edu·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
0

I tried out T-Mobile this summer; avoid them if you can [Tweet thread]

twitter.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
1

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. (2010)

matt.might.net·158 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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Reasons Truck Drivers Walk Out the Door [video]

youtube.com·119 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
200

I Spent Weeks Converting This Go Kart to Electric [video]

youtube.com·46 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
4

Tesla agrees to big office lease in Palo Alto, despite HQ exit

mercurynews.com·3 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
2

To capture the scope of Covid's toll, photographer spent 30 hours on one photo

npr.org·3 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
0

Connextras: Sights and Sounds [video]

youtube.com·1 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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I messed up. You're using too much detergent. [video]

youtube.com·2 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
2

A Battery Spot Welder Made from an Old Microwave and Excessive Mahogany [video]

youtube.com·65 pts·CaliforniaKarl·
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