Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Fascinating to see that SocDems have topped the poll in the first round of counting. The party is now on a roll. P

New General post in The Server Room: "Lftp rules!" community.monospacementor.com/t/400 If you'd like to benefit from our community's knowledge, join us: monospacementor.com/devops-learn...

More and more people I deeply respect and have learned a lot from over the years feel like they are speaking into a void, to the point where they are losing motivation to continue making content, which got me to write my first post on my site in over a year... www.kevinpowell.co/article/tell...

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/githubnext/m... An innovative superfamily of fonts for code

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/wojtczyk/trust TRUST – Coding Rust like it's 1989

To freshen up my dev environment, I configured Ghostty with Monaspace Krypton and Monaspace Radon, resulting in the same effect of cursive text highlights for which I bought my beloved Operator Mono font. monaspace.githubnext.com

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/DrCatHicks/l... A Claude or Codex skill for deliberate skill development during AI-assisted coding

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/MaheshChandr... Structured asynchronous runtime for Ada with futures, scheduling, timers, networking, channels, cancellation, and diagnostics.

In this job market, the leverage is in moving lower in the stack than most developers are willing to go, or higher in architecture than most sysadmins bother to reach. As a member in The Server Room, you will grow in any direction you like. → monospacementor.com/community/

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"Writing tests first forces a modicum of reusability to be built into an object from its inception; it would otherwise be impossible to write tests at all. Therefore, novice designers are best served by writing test-first code." (Sandi Metz, "Practical Object-Oriented Design")

A habit of taking notes is tremendously useful. (I wish I had started it decades earlier. 😥) Sharing your notes makes them even more useful. That’s why you can find all my DevOps and SRE notes published on my website. Take a look: mspc.sh/wiki Do you have your own wiki? Post a link!

📖 Interesting read: "kakoune is a text editor" ficd.sh/blog/kakoune... #tool

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/captn3m0/jek... A Jekyll plugin to use SQLite databases as a data source.

Ireland is "exposed to global energy shocks” as a result of its dependence on imported fossil fuels, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council. A further warning states that rising data centre demand is offsetting gains in renewable generation. jrnl.ie/7037689

Bertie Ahern is a corrupt fuck who ruined the lives of countless Irish people, and ended the lives of others. That he is now trying to point the finger at migrants, specifically those from Africa, is completely unsurprising. He's a waste of air and skin and we should starve him of attention.

New Basic Linux System Administration post in The Server Room: "Welcome to Basic Linux System Administration" community.monospacementor.com/t/398 If you'd like to benefit from our community's knowledge, join us: monospacementor.com/devops-learn...

Is growing your Dev/Ops skills important to you? My no-fluff newsletter has my “Mentor Monologue” column, news from my #DevOps membership community, and a bunch of useful reading recommendations. monospacementor.com/devops-know-...

Two jobs are going the way of the Dodo: Developers who are mainly feature builders, and sysadmins who only work by checklist. In The Server Room, you gain the knowledge and skills that make you stand out and give you confidence about your abilities. → monospacementor.com/community/

Today, I released version 5.6.82 of myself. Your Version Number yourversionnumber.com

My usual recommendation for a new workstation or laptop was “something like a Tuxedo or Framework” until I bought a used T480 for my son. Now, I recommend buying a refurbished computer. Reusing is superior to even the most sustainable and repairable new machine.

"Here, then, are the guidelines for what to test: Incoming messages should be tested for the state they return. Outgoing command messages should be tested to ensure they get sent. Outgoing query messages should not be tested." (Sandi Metz, Practical Object-Oriented Design)

TFW you swipe in Kagi Small Web and see your own blog post. 😊 monospacementor.com/2026/05/fixi...

📖 Interesting read: "Kubernetes on Bare Metal: Worth the Pain?" scrimreaper.dev/kubernetes-o... #devops #kubernetes #selfhosting

New blog post: "Fixing Flatpak Obsidian CLI" ➜ monospacementor.com/2026/05/fixi... #Learning #Linux

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/goern/forgej... MIRROR ONLY!! This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides tools and resources for interacting with the Forgejo (specifically Codeberg.org) REST API.

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/onox/spoon An Ada 2012 library for posix_spawn() to spawn processes without a fork().

New DevOps post in The Server Room: "Docker compose review please?" community.monospacementor.com/t/397 If you'd like to benefit from our community's knowledge, join us: monospacementor.com/devops-learn...

⭐️ Interesting project: github.com/clouedoc/hzf... A TUI to find the best Hetzner dedicated server auction deals, with PassMark CPU benchmarks built-in

Mitigating the barrage of LLM-powered threats requires human brain power. It’s not just about patching but balancing maintainability with rapid change throughout the whole software life cycle. The Server Room could be the place where you gain these skills. theserverroom.sh

My newsletter, "News From the Server Room", comes with a column on a specific topic, updates from my #DevOps membership community, and links to interesting engineering content. Subscribe for free: monospacementor.com/devops-know-...

📖 Interesting read: "I Sold Out for $20 a Month and All I Got Was This Perfectly Generated Terraform" matduggan.com/i-sold-out-f... #genai #softwareengineering

The 50% early-bird discount for Basic Linux System Administration ends today. Code: LINUXMAY. This is the lowest price this course will be offered at. After midnight, it's gone. (1/2)

Most Linux learning material online is years out of date. My course is kept current — updated tools, updated examples, the stuff you'll actually encounter at work. (1/2)

New System Administration post in The Server Room: "Dual-boot installing error from Bootable drive -- MX linux" community.monospacementor.com/t/393 If you'd like to benefit from our community's knowledge, join us: monospacementor.com/devops-learn...

New Basic Linux System Administration post in The Server Room: "Cohort conclusion" community.monospacementor.com/t/391 If you'd like to benefit from our community's knowledge, join us: monospacementor.com/devops-learn...

We got a feature request that would be a great improvement to our product but most likely break someone’s workflows. I wrote down how we rolled out the change without triggering a flood of angry emails. monospacementor.com/2023/10/un-b...

Basic Linux System Administration runs 12 weeks — weekly live sessions, a group of peers, a solid foundation to build on. That's shorter than the time most people spend planning to learn Linux. Starts 11 May. (1/2)

Team efficiency can suffer from all kinds of friction. In "Don’t push harder. Reduce friction.", I describe the problems and possible solutions. Be the Zamboni that enables your team to skate gracefully! ➜ monospacementor.com/2024/04/team... #TeamWork #CompanyCulture #Leadership

Distributed companies can learn a lot from Open Source projects. In fact, some of the most successful distributed companies are deeply rooted in the FLOSS community. monospacementor.com/2024/06/remo...

What logs to check when something's wrong. Which services to restart and when to just reboot. Which "obvious" fix will make things worse. That's what you pick up in your first year on the job. It's also what my Linux course covers. (1/2)

📖 Interesting read: "💎 redis-objects 2.0: 17 years, 2k stars, and 16M downloads later" nateware.com/2026/04/23/r... #ruby #opensourcesoftware

You can SSH into a server, edit a config file, restart a service. That gets you pretty far. Until something breaks and the gaps start to show. My course, Basic Linux System Administration, fills in those gaps. 50% off with code LINUXMAY. Ends 3 May. monospacementor.com/courses/lins...

Flying into RubyKaigi, I thought we had months to stand up AI-assisted vulnerability scanning for rubygems.org. Turns out we were out of time. We started prototyping during the conference, scanned the most critical gems, and four hours later submitted our first advisory to Nokogiri.

“A good, experienced mentor is worth their weight in gold. In fact, in many ways, it's worth prioritizing that above many other things when it comes to your career: getting that mentor.” (Martin Fowler) I could be that mentor for you: monospacementor.com/engineering-...

When something breaks at 2am, you need to know where to look — even AI can't help if you can't describe the problem. My course teaches you to diagnose your way out. Join TSR at 50% off — your discounted rate stays after the course. Code LINUXMAY (ends 3 May). monospacementor.com/courses/lins...

Linux tip: Use “journalctl -f -u servicename” for real-time service logs. The “-u” targets specific service units, “-f” follows live output. Add “-p err” for errors only. 🔗 Learn more in my course: monospacementor.com/courses/lins... #Linux #SystemAdministration

“I’m learning so much in my conversations on the group calls and the forum. My membership in The Server Room is paying off hugely.” That’s Matthew, enjoying the impact of his membership on his skills and career. Won’t you join us, too? monospacementor.com/community/