“It is not simple. I do not know what that means.“

Be careful out there in the Yule Void, everyone

Casino buys new slot machine.

"At its core, Progressive Delivery is a set of software delivery practices to deliver the right software to the right users at the right time in a way that is sustainable for everyone." —from Progressive Delivery by James Governor, Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman

1/2 Apropos of nothing in particular, I guarantee I will never write a piece of fiction with the "help" of a large language model because a) I spent too many years developing skills to just fuck off now, b) I don't plagiarize other authors, whether intentionally or by way of statistical matches.

This is a great clip. Say no to the future they want. But also actively build the future we want. Honestly, I think that's the part we're really struggling with. In the absence of our own vision to give us direction, we'll still get dragged along with whatever is happening.

when you’re mean to me today this is who you’re being mean to

This supports my early theory about why people are obsessed with LLM tech. The underlying value proposition. "What if you didn't need to interact with other humans in order to get what you want?"

It’s the closing Popeye quote 👨🏻‍🍳💋

Mick Foley with more integrity than the entire WWE roster

28 Democrats voted yes on a bill that motherfucking TED CRUZ voted no on. It could not have passed without those 28 so check the list and if one of your senators is on it don't forget to write or call to tell them they're a bigot and a quisling and worse. Than. TED. FUCKING. CRUZ.

the right attitude

If kids knew who these two characters were, they’d think this image was hilarious. I don’t know why.

i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.

Related: my novella GREYHOWLER is a weird Western dark fantasy book about elemental magic and scary monsters! Buy that shit today! If you like it, leave a heckin' review! bit.ly/greyhowler

Authors: promote your books

"Progressive Delivery takes the DevOps idea of breaking the wall between silos to its logical conclusion: We need to knock down the wall between software users and software makers." —from Progressive Delivery by James Governor, Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman

I read this an knew it was snowing at @wiredferret.bsky.social house.

Alone or Lonely? When we're making software, it's easy to have our hearts and minds focused on The Next Thing, the new hardware that will support it, the rate of adoption. But it's worth remembering that you may have devoted customers who are not going to install your new things right away.…

NEW Change, Technically just dropped: in this episode you'll learn why @analog-ashley.bsky.social has shipped ONE THOUSAND COCKROACHES through the mail and what that has to do with science for everyone 🪳🪳🪳 www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...

Someone made a mod for Elden Ring featuring Zohran Mamdani, AOC, Cuomo, Hasan Piker, and more we are living in an explosion of culture and media with no historical precedent

This was what convinced me to explore/write about @progressivedelivery.com I used to give a talk “The Gen Z | Boomer Challenge” about software simultaneously moving to fast and too slow, depending on the need and expectation of the user. Empathy and patience are needed and PD helps even more.

Every now again someone tries to diss me by calling out my style of humor as "millennial" and I get indignant, SIR, I am Gen-X, the millennials got their humor from watching me

Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:

Thinking about this as the year draws to a close. Anyone have good examples of ‘technological jerk” they have experienced this year? Was there an App, device, or website the made a change that ruined your day?

You need to have the Four Pillars of Progressive Delivery working in tandem to truly create value that your customers (both internal and external) can appreciate and utilize. Abundance: buff.ly/FHJHDlL Autonomy: buff.ly/PkbhGtR Alignment: buff.ly/4t4WzGH Automation: buff.ly/91EFosT

Good weekend read from @mikemaney.bsky.social the use of papyrus-like font brings an additional sense of turn of the century wisdom and zen.

TL;DR Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.

Why Progressive Delivery Demands a Frictionless Developer Experience We're deeply invested in the future of software development, specifically how we can deliver exceptional value to users while minimizing risk. That's why we're excited about Dr. Nicole Forsgren and Abi Noda’s new book,…

China's huge JUNO neutrino detector turned on three months ago, and has already achieved new levels of sensitivity in studying these mysterious particles. The detector weighs 20,000 tons & contains 45,000 sensors watching for rare neutrino interactions. 🧪🔭 www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...

I’m on board.

Nobody: Me: LORD OF THE RINGS IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE THERE ARE ELVES.

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

The most sophisticated automation doesn't replicate human processes—it creates entirely new capabilities. Continuous feedback loops, predictive risk management, and dynamic resource allocation all transform system operation in ways manual approaches never could. itrev.io/47WGagX

AWS eliminates "undifferentiated heavy lifting"—work every organization needs but that doesn't create competitive advantage. Instead of each company building data centers, AWS automates infrastructure management and lets customers focus on unique business logic. itrev.io/47WGagX

Come for the amazing comparisons, stay for the fantastic alt text.

Seeing this it occurs to me, has anyone explored the idea that Sex in the City is basically the prequel to Golden Girls?

Does anyone else think of alt text as album liner notes?

Effective automation focuses on four categories: work we value but don't enjoy, work requiring precision beyond human consistency, work crossing system boundaries, and work operating at inhuman scale. GitHub's deployment automation exemplifies this approach. itrev.io/47WGagX

As systems grow complex, manual intervention becomes both more necessary and less feasible. No human reacts quickly enough to cascading changes serving millions. Automation is the stabilizing force transforming erratic motion into predictable progress. itrev.io/47WGagX

For another example of what happens when you try to please everyone, here is a screenshot I took a decade ago from one of the community forks of Second Life's desktop client.

Yesterday was productive.

One of the best parts about co-authoring a book with other writers you love to read is the follow-on blog posts. Check out this great post from @wiredferret.bsky.social that makes a great case for being opinionated, but flexible. Or as @dinel.net like to say, strong opinions, loosely held.

Customization Complications On the surface, letting people have all the customizations anyone has ever asked for seems like a great way to get alignment with what they want. They'll just use the things they need! And maybe they want something they haven't thought to ask for. But that's just the…

Dr Hicks is an amazing communicator. Do yourself a favour and consider reaching out to her to speak at your conference next year.

AWS's most sophisticated automation addresses social challenges. Automated policy enforcement lets hundreds of teams maintain autonomy while ensuring they can't violate safety constraints. This eliminates coordination bottlenecks at scale. itrev.io/47WGagX

✍️ It's not high-brow, it's not erudite, but it is a ranty af blog post about AI slop: rmoff.net/2025/11/25/a... #enshittification #AISlop #blogging

The goal isn't eliminating people. It's eliminating toil. Humans excel at context and judgment calls. Automation excels at consistent execution and inhuman scale. Progressive Delivery leverages both strengths for capabilities greater than either alone. itrev.io/47WGagX