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Kieran Leach

@kieranleach.bsky.social

Project manager and recovering sysadmin at EPCC, general nerd

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The Blue Blazer is wonderful for a pint, though you'll need to look elsewhere for food.

02.03.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are lots of exciting #HPC and #AI projects going on at @epcc.bsky.social , with quite a few more to start in 2026. Come join us!

18.12.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A girl wearing a cardboard costume of a ghost donut

A girl wearing a cardboard costume of a ghost donut

Wasn't sure how to make @neillcameron.bsky.social 's Chalky the Ghost Donut as a costume, but that's what was requested for halloween and I think this works :)

23.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

It's really cool to read something like this, and then see a system you work on helped make it happen!

21.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Train 1 of 4 - on my way to #ISC25!

08.06.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the number of unread emails in outlook, showing 4.29 billion emails

Screenshot of the number of unread emails in outlook, showing 4.29 billion emails

Welp, apparently Outlook thinks I have 4.29 billion emails unread. Best set aside the lifetime of the sun to get through those.

14.02.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[living on a rock that is moving through an infinite space at sixty seven thousand miles an hour] what should we have for dinner

15.12.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1168    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 11
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EPCC logo

Vacancy at EPCC: Director of HPC Services.

This role provides high level, strategic leadership & hands-on management, working with stakeholders to grow the international reputation & standing of EPCC & The University of Edinburgh.
Closes: 20/03/2025, 23:59.
https://buff.ly/40RYyEe

07.02.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Dear Santa,
You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you

25.12.2024 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7533    πŸ” 1160    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 31

This is excellent and makes perfect sense

25.12.2024 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
EPCC logo with text "epcc" bracketed by vertical yellow bars.

EPCC logo with text "epcc" bracketed by vertical yellow bars.

Vacancy at EPCC, UK:
Collaboration Manager (Edinburgh International Data Facility).

We seek a project manager to develop collaborations in data science, especially ML, the delivery of MLOps, & provision of flexible data analytics services.

Apply by 12 Dec: edin.ac/3YVWERZ

#HPC

20.11.2024 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New PhD training programme will provide next-generation computing skills | EPCC ExaGEO’s training programme brings together more than 200 experts in geographical, Earth and environmental sciences, computing science, environmental statistics, and engineering.

I'm excited to announce ExaGEO, a new #PhD programme that will train the next generation of earth & env scientists to harness the power of Exascale computing to model the complex processes of natural world.
It is co-led by @epcc.bsky.social, Uni Glasgow & Lancaster. edin.ac/3URZzdw #HPC

13.11.2024 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure if you’d count German/Belgian/Empire biscuits

30.08.2024 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kieran's Prostate Cancer UK Great North Run Help Kieran Leach raise money to support PROSTATE CANCER UK

For anyone I haven't already shaken down I'm running the Great North Run in 9 days for Prostate Cancer UK, in memory of my grandfather Donald Leach. Anything anyone feels they can donate would be greatly appreciated.

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

30.08.2024 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rishi Sunak’s rail plan is policy as performance art From relocating Manchester to β€˜illustrative’ new schemes, the replacement for HS2’s northern leg is pure improvisation

β€œI love jazz, but not in a policy development sense.” Delightfully acidic column by Jen Williams on the scrapping of HS2 and the government's new list of 'illustrative' transport projects to replace it: www.ft.com/content/2161...

14.10.2023 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Conservative Party Conference 2023

04.10.2023 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1