Forgot to post this yesterday… twinning with @rstephens.me at #kubeconNA!

I used Lasagna Love earlier this year after we had a loss in the family. I didn't have a financial need, I just wanted a home cooked meal and the feeling that someone cared. The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.

“we’re taking another selfie, this time look like you like us” Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses

This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!

4 year old: let’s have a staring contest 8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win! 4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest

if someone says there's good news and bad news about something related to super glue, you should mentally brace yourself for mostly bad news. (it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)

I have an application or a browser tab that is periodically making clicking noises. This would be irritating. Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right. Now I'm just laughing at human brains.

All hail Brenda www.tiktok.com/@belligerent...

LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.

It's a launch day at @redmonk.com! My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world! Let me tell you about their book! redmonk.com/rstephens/20...

I try so hard to teach my children about having a good moral compass And then they go and leave their Halloween candy bags unattended directly outside my office while they're at school And frankly it's just rude to make me model the behavior back to them

Children in costumes is my best life. I love Halloween.

This is disappointing news on next year's KubeCon location. www.linkedin.com/posts/cloud-...

What do you get when you mix Akamai's edge network with @fermyon.com's WebAssembly platform? A fun conversation about what’s next for serverless edge computing! Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute. redmonk.com/videos/akama...

Double-entry accounting is one of the underrated "this changed the world" innovations. Everyone gets excited about the Italian art renaissance and no one gets excited about the Italian accounting renaissance, and that's a damn shame. (kind of said in jest... but also kind of not)

Normally I try to call them retros but I think post-mortem is correct in this instance.

today I realized I apparently haven't logged into facebook since sometime before June 26 2023. I know the date because that's the timestamp of the oldest of many messages I had waiting for me. It was an invitation to a friend's backyard BBQ. I RSVP'd my regrets.

Well done, PSF 👏

“are you ready to go to *the fanciest* restaurant you have EVER been to??“ <rolls in with an awed 4 year old to the Olive Garden>

P99 Conf runs today and tomorrow! Historically #p99conf features technically rich talks, and this year's agenda seems to indicate 2025 will be more awesomeness! You should drop in for a session or two if you have time. www.p99conf.io/agenda/

Past conversations with my preschooler: 4 -yo: "That's the s-word" Me: Sorry, which word? 4: (whispers) "Stupid" 4: "That's the d-word" Me: It's what word? 4: (furtive glance) "Dumb" Tonight's conversation:

OpenAI dropping Atlas definitely gives some additional context to Atlassian acquiring the Dia / Arc browsers.

Legit question, not bait: if someone sends out a group email asking for everyone to vote on which day to meet up, is the polite thing to reply all or not? I instinctively avoid reply all, but maybe I'm putting too much strain on the originator by dropping everyone else from the message?

next day’s function high-class luncheon #dreamforce

I am a sucker for branded latte art

I really enjoyed tonight’s “random question in an attempt to stall bedtime” If laughing is called laughter why isn’t coughing called coughter?

In this @redmonk.com Conversation, our Research Director @rstephens.me and @mmilinkov.bsky.social, Director of @eclipse.org, discuss the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and its profound impact on how software is sold and managed. Tune in and listen to the full conversation at redmonk.com/blog/2025/10....

Who Link was here & how he formed site culture, insisting on alt text & accessibility & disability justice, insisting on standing with trans people, mutual aid, irreverent shitposting, shows exactly that this culture of early bluesky that forged the platform is the opposite of what the team wants.

Conclusion Make proof ??? Profit?

The CRA is rewriting the rules of selling software. After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source. I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.

"I can control myself around peanut butter cups" is one of the lies I tell myself over and over again without ever acknowledging the truth

💻 “Technical debt always charges interest.” #Monktoberfest 🦞

Actual legend on stage rn at #monktoberfest. John "maddog" Hall on sovereignty and open source.

“Attending @monktoberfest.com = a lifelong condition.” - @grimalkina.bsky.social

Talking of great speakers oh my it's @grimalkina.bsky.social at monktoberfest

"The forks we carry will be heavy, so carry forks that bring you closer to where you want to go, bring you closer to who you want to be, and who you want to be with."

A beautiful #monktoberfest metaphor woven by @juliaferraioli.com about the cost and weight of carrying forks: "Forks are not universally bad. They happen because of an unmet need. We need forks because we needed agency that upstream did not allow us."

Thank you to all the lovely sponsors who have made this informative and heart-warming conference. There are no other events that make me think and make me feel as connected to others as #monktoberfest

This was such a lovely talk by @hildjj.cto.af, talking about how to be an effective engineering leader My favorite quote was “making folks feel like anyone gives a crap about what’s going on in their lives is one of the manager’s most important jobs”

One of the opener talks from @gabyberk.bsky.social at #monktoberfest that includes the impact of math anxiety Love this especially bc @analog-ashley.bsky.social and I did a deep dive into math anxiety & how it works & why it's not learners' fault www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...

Learning roller derby at @monktoberfest.com! Incredible.

There are a lot of times I feel like #monktoberfest talks are made for me, but I think Amanda Cassari’s talk about roller derby is legitimately just her talking to me while other people happen to be in the room.

Thank you @dynatrace.com team for enabling an amazing #monktoberfest cruise!!!

a text from @quinnypig.com describing his layover at the Denver International Airport:

I really wish everyone could experience a group of 8 year old girls sing-yelling about their ‘napalm era’ while they hold hands roller skating KPop Demon Hunters-themed parties at the roller rink are a vibe

I wonder if anyone has ever joined the PTA just because they want to have input on the fonts used for flyers?

AI tools have made it easier than ever to feed the snake. But until the rest of the system learns to digest as quickly as it swallows, speed gains stay stuck in the middle. redmonk.com/rstephens/20...

I have the ducktales theme song stuck in my head thanks to @kateholterhoff.com and I'm bringing you all down with me. wooo-Ooo!

London is amazing. Love this city so much. The incredible diversity is a feature, not a bug. Always has been.

having autism is actually fine. the Tylenol and vaccination stuff is bullshit, obvi, but also: it’s okay to have autism. to all my friends and loved ones on the spectrum feeling attacked by this discourse, please remember you are gifts to the world. ❤️❤️