Forward engineer by day, reverse engineer by night. Le Cordon Bleu. Windows Dev MVP alum. My brain is protected by Beefbrain Shield Pro.

Joined October 2008
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Rafael Rivera retweeted
🌘 Kimi-K2.7-Code, our latest coding model, is now released and open-sourced! 🔷 Improved coding & agent performance over K2.6: 21.8% on Kimi Code Bench v2, 11.0% on Program Bench, and 31.5% on MLS Bench Lite. 🔷 Reasoning efficiency: Less overthinking, with 30% lower reasoning-token usage compared to K2.6. 🔷 Long-horizon coding: Improved instruction following, higher end-to-end coding task success rates. ⚡️ 6x High-Speed Mode coming soon! 🔌 Available today via Kimi API and Kimi Code. 🔗 Kimi Code: kimi.com/code 🔗 API: platform.moonshot.ai
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We have work to do as we move to a more open developer ecosystem. Today we shipped an XBOX Godot sample to GitHub, giving developers a simple starting point for building games with the GDK and other title services. developer.microsoft.com/en-u…
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Martin and his team were doing amazing work and I wish the world got to see it. I wish I got to see it, too.
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Sadly, it's true. Amazon has elected not to move forward with the new Stargate series. There's not much I can add beyond confirming what's happened. But I will say this... Creator Martin Gero developed a new Stargate series over two years, ultimately crafting a show that offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon. It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family. And based on that creative vision, the new Stargate series was greenlit in November of 2025. As of today, officially, that original vision is no more. We'll never get the opportunity to introduce you to that world and those characters - or reintroduce you to, and check in with, some familiar faces from the past. My heart breaks. For the incredibly talented writers who worked tirelessly to bring this show to life. For Martin who maintained an unwavering positive outlook throughout despite the challenges, and who always strove to make a show that would honor the fans while welcoming a new audiences. And for the long-suffering Stargate fandom who waited so long and came so close to getting a show they truly would have loved.
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We just added windows-reactor-setup, a crate that makes it easier for you to integrate with Reactor and lets you pick the deployment model. Feedback welcome. github.com/microsoft/windows… (We're still iterating on the self-contained footprint and overall developer ux.)
Reactor is a new experimental UI library for Rust targeting WinUI 3 to deliver native, efficient Windows experiences. App::new().render(|_| text_block("Hello, Reactor world!").font_size(24.0)) No XAML needed. github.com/microsoft/windows…
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All signs thus far indicating RTX Spark is just a slightly slower DGX Spark. Not necessarily a bad thing--could bring in better and long-term support for GB10. One thing to keep an eye 👁️ on is NVFP4--it's supposed to make things great but in reality it's slow/broken.
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Replying to @WithinRafael
Indeed. Correcting link for Patina repo (its not part of the Microsoft org): github.com/openDevicePartner… Also, on the 25th I will be moderating a Q&A session for Patina. Submit your questions: brighttalk.com/webcast/18206…
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#PowerShell 7 is coming inbox with Windows Server vNext #PSConfEU
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Code snippets you see flash on the screen are from github.com/microsoft/patina which I presume is in use on device.
Introducing Surface Laptop Ultra. Built for world makers. Designed for what's next. The most powerful Surface laptop ever. Coming Fall 2026. Sign up to learn more: msft.it/6019vw79T
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Yay, verified working here with local cluster (finally). Might be a great replacement for Cline.
Bring your own key in @code now supports 'custom endpoints' including chat completions, responses, and messages API shapes! code.visualstudio.com/update…
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Today we’re launching Command Line, a new technical blog about how and why we build. Our first stories go behind the architecture, design decisions, and research shaping the next wave of developer tools. Stay tuned for more next week at #MicrosoftBuild msft.it/6013vkN8f
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Morten has the C# side of Reactor covered, check it out:
Breaking news: There's a new way to create #WinUI desktop apps without xaml using declarative, component-based C# framework! Check out the repo: github.com/microsoft/microso…
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Reactor is a new experimental UI library for Rust targeting WinUI 3 to deliver native, efficient Windows experiences. App::new().render(|_| text_block("Hello, Reactor world!").font_size(24.0)) No XAML needed. github.com/microsoft/windows…
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Huge loss for Microsoft; wishing Michael the best though. Not too worried though. He's incredibly talented and will thrive wherever he lands. 🚀
Hey folks, have a life update to share about leaving Microsoft: linkedin.com/posts/michaelah…
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Confirm receipt of cu.txt.
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#BREAKINGNEWS: A 34,000-gallon tank at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove is spewing toxic chemicals into the sky, prompting an emergency response and evacuations. abc7.la/fsx8Ew
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