Don't take it from mainstream news or any government official, this is a short and clear explanation of the legal situation regarding @freedomflotilla.bsky.social by a Professor of International Law at the Australian National University.

Join us in welcoming the newest members of the #OpenTelemetry Technical Committee! 🎉 buff.ly/9Ctgeit

And then some of us grumble when we have to explain the value of observability over and over again... 😬

Spain will not be participating in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed to compete, the state broadcaster announced

Best part of preparing presentations? The memes, always the memes #opentelemetry #otel #observability #context #correlation

We all talk about high-quality telemetry, AI-assisted RCA, advanced tooling... but honestly, it's all meaningless without the foundational basis of system (and subsystem) boundaries, ownership, and responsibility.

On the downside, I have spent my Sunday drying my passports (yes, both, Spanish and British) very carefully after they went through the wash, learning about passport validity, and finding out that I cannot get any of them replaced in time for my trip to India and Bhutan in 9 days. On the upside...

Visited family last week and saw the tail end of this... 😢 As someone that left Galicia more than 15 years ago and visits often, I've seen the effects of climate change exponentially turn my rainy and green homeland into something unrecognisable at times, bit by bit.

UN-backed experts declared famine in Gaza for the first time. “The Gaza famine is the world’s famine,” UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said. “For humanity’s sake, let us in.” Watch Fletcher’s unfiltered interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, from earlier this summer: zeteo.com/p/un-humanit...

Our latest blog post shows how the End User SIG created a low-effort, data-driven way for the community to signal what matters most. So the next time you’re browsing issues, don’t read and leave. If an issue resonates, give the description a 👍. That’s it. Like it. That’s the signal. buff.ly/qczEqCH

This is clearly where this is all going

Hearing Oasis playing at Murrayfield Stadium from my flat... As a Blur fan, I can only think...

Spoken word gig at @edfringe.bsky.social, small audience, active participation. Got asked what I do. Panic. Observability Architect would be wtf so conversation moves on to open source... And just like that I got a poem (and a great performance). Thanks Brian! Go watch him at the Royal Scots Club!

New blog post! #OpenTelemetry in Practice: Alibaba's OpenTelemetry Journey

I've just realised I've not shared this over here! A couple of weeks ago I decided to put together some of my thoughts about what we mean by "good" telemetry, how it necessitates #OpenTelemetry and by extension semconv/Weaver, and how it relates to #InstrumentationScore and maturity models.

No, eBay, based on the fact that I just bought a Bluetooth adapter for an old computer for five quid, I'm not interested in checking out new deals on Bluetooth adapters!

Finally made the move from Spotify to Tidal, for many reasons... and oh boy! FLAC/Dolby Atmos, I wish I'd met you sooner!!

OTel Collector users — we want to hear from you (again)! Last year, we did a survey to learn how you’re using the Collector. The response shaped a lot of our thinking. Now we’re back with a quick follow-up. Tell us what’s changed, what’s working, and what’s still rough. 👉https://buff.ly/Ghoh5H9

Once again, I'm asking you to start your online recipe with the ingredients, not how you found it on a soul searching trip to Varanasi

As a Spaniard and an adopted Scot, I double endorse this message every time Spain plays against England. Vamos, la roja!! 💪

🎬 And that's a wrap! In the latest session of #OTel in Practice, we spoke with Huxing Zhang and Steve Rao of Alibaba, as they explained how Alibaba adopted #OpenTelemetry over the years, including their contributions to the project. If you missed it, catch up on the recording at buff.ly/iDYzz4J

📣 This Wednesday, 16th July at 4PM CST / 10AM CET join us for a new session of OTel in Practice with Huxing Zhang and Steve Rao. 🔭 Discover how Alibaba has approached #OpenTelemetry adoption within their internal platform and services. 📅 RSVP at

The toilet spares site I just ordered from asked me to "share my order on socials"... Either they don't know their audience, or there's a community of toilet enthusiasts eager to hear about my fill valve issues.

Hear me out. Oat milk white Russians are superior. But, what do we call them?

🔭 I'm really looking forward to hosting this #OTel in Practice session! Join us live on July 16 @ 16:00 CST/10 AM CET!! 📅 RSVP on the CNCF Community event below, or directly watch live on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgbB...

Observability by design (n.) 1 : the practice of integrating observability into design and development phases of the software development life cycle 2 :#OpenTelemetry Weaver Don't let observability be an afterthought. Learn to leverage semantic conventions with #OTel Weaver. buff.ly/cKgzvlt

There's a special place in hell for those that book an @lner.co.uk train seat on the quiet coach and then maintain a loud conversation across the aisle downing pints...

Still seeing a lot of definitions of observability that go "it's the action of..." or "it's the ability to collect data from...". IMO those miss the point that o11y is a quality of a complete system, or parts of it. Let's focus on improving it with actions to generate, collect and use quality data.

Audio Technica ATH-E70 IEMs + FiiO UTWS5 Bluetooth adapters are quite likely the best wireless setup I've ever had. And so handy to unplug the adapters and go back to cable for true lossless audio!

MOAR TRAINS!!! Love it.

For someone that's a human rights lawyer by trade, Keir Starmer struggles incredibly to condemn governments that break international law. SAY NO TO WAR.

I've recommended the Peak Design camera clip before for those that like outdoor photography, to put on your rucksack strap. I just got the Pro Pad and this is a game changer to clip it to a belt for street photography. So much more comfortable, and it feels way more secure too!

⚠️ Action required! ⚠️ The #CNCF Slack workspace is shifting to a free plan on Friday, June 20, 2025. Read the latest #OpenTelemetry blog post to find out what you should consider doing before then. buff.ly/ivleVDm

After many years wanting to do this, I've finally booked a trip to Bhutan to witness the Thimphu Festival and do the 5-day Dagala trek! Can't wait!

100% this! I've been asked to TL;DR strategy docs in the past. Exec summaries are fine, but that means you stay at that level. If you actually want to have an opinion, you need to read the bloody thing. AI has made the en-TikTokfication of strategic thinking more prevalent. Attention span is gone.

🚨 If you have a #CNCF #Slack account (or a #K8s one for that matter) you probably care about this 🚨 TL;DR: backup your saved files, pinned posts, and private channels (including DMs) before Friday, or lose those older than 90 days after Slack transitions these workspaces to the standard free plan.

Listening to @garyseconomics.bsky.social podcast on my run, because what's better than learning about the 5 stages of the "squeeze out", and how we're now full on stage 4, to improve your cardio with a side of existential dread?

#OpenTelemetry is celebrating #Pride Month! Download, use, and share our new logos! Happy Pride! buff.ly/8KLB6BC

Just found out about Intervision 2025, and about the participants... Sorry what?? Just when you thought Eurovision couldn't get more political! However, also looking at the participants, I suspect that the pride theme of Eurovision may unfortunately not be that popular here...

Earlier this year, we heard from #OpenTelemetry contributors in our Contributor Experience Survey. Now we're ready to release the results! Thank you to all the contributors who took time to complete the survey! buff.ly/jrSL5lf

new LFX Insights is out in beta and open sourced for community feedback #kubecon #cloudnativecon insights.linuxfoundation.org

You know what's a great source of income for #Edinburgh council? Scatterbrains like myself who live in an area with more parking licenses than parking spots, and are forced to park outside of residents parking when they come home, only to miss their reminders to move the car the next morning...

Someone should do a study of dub as a treatment for ADHD because these jamz get me to focus like nothing else!

Pet peeve: referring to observability as a practice, or process. Observability is a quality of a system or component. Like maintainability, or reliability. You can follow practices or processes to "improve it", but you cannot "do it". Otherwise it becomes a checkmark, and not an ongoing effort.

📣 If you work with both #OTel and #Prometheus, we’d love to hear from you. We’re running a short survey to better understand how users expect Prometheus to handle OTLP resource attributes Your feedback will help the OTel & Prometheus communities improve interoperability 🔗 forms.gle/nVwG3g5SaTue...

Expectations from @hazelightgames.bsky.social were very high after A Way Out, and It Takes Two... But somehow they delivered again! Split Fiction is the most fun game I've played with my partner since... It Takes Two??

After some behind-the-scenes work, my website has a fresh new look, and I've been able to find some time here and there to kick things off with a first blog post! Spoiler alert: this one is less about observability 😮 although I couldn't help myself so there's some OTel in there too 😄

Frente a las amenazas de Eurovisión, así ha arrancado RTVE el directo. Bravo.

Rediscovering the masterpiece that is "Au pays d'Alice" with Ibrahim Maalouf and Oxmo Puccino. Trying to compensate a little bit for what I'm about to listen to this weekend on #eurovision

I know it sounds like a cheap excuse but I swear I was en route to a PB at next week's Edinburgh half before I decided to change jobs, go to conferences in two different continents, and catch a nasty flu in one of them, all in the space of a month! It was kinda fun tho...