Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])

@kehoste

HPC user support @ Ghent University (ugent.be/hpc); EasyBuild BDFL (easybuild.io); family guy; likes beer, loud music & FOSS

Belgium

github.com/boegel

Joined July 2009

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Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])
@kehoste
Mar 3, 2018
Well over 1000 people have viewed my "funny talk" at @FOSDEM'18 so far, wow! If you've ever had to endure the problems involved with getting (scientific) software installed (from source), check it out! "How to make package managers cry"
How To Make Package Managers Cry
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Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])
@kehoste
Nov 15, 2024
If you're getting ready to travel to Atlanta for #SC24, don’t forget to pack the important things! #HPC #stickerlove
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Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])
@kehoste
Aug 1, 2024
Really enjoying watching the recording of @t_redactyl's @GOTOcon talk "Beyond the Hype: A Realistic Look at Large Language Models". Can LLMs be useful? Yes, but with caveats. Are we close to AGI? Not really, but that doesn't mean LLMs are just hype. youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0cfs…
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Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])
@kehoste
May 28, 2024
Goosebumps when the almighty @Tool started their gig in Amsterdam last night, what a fan-tas-tic band... Really looking forward to catching them again at the @GraspopMetal festival in Belgium in a couple of weeks! \m/ Setlist @ open.spotify.com/playlist/7EznT…
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Kenneth Hoste (mastodon: [email protected])
@kehoste
May 1, 2024
This is a great in-depth lecture on the recent XZ Utils backdoor that shook the open source software community recently. A must see for anyone involved in FOSS, since this won't be the last attempt (and it may not be the first)
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Deep Dive into XZ Utils Backdoor - Columbia Engineering, Advanced Systems Programming Guest Lecture
On March 29th, a developer from Microsoft published that he had dis...