How can I integrate with Oxide Computer? FAQ Friday #34

And yes, we’re hiring! oxide.computer/careers

At @oxide.computer, we pride ourselves on terse performance reviews: we have exceeded expectations!

Does Oxide Support Windows Instances? FAQ Friday #33

On Monday, @sunshowers.io and @davidcrespo.bsky.social joined me and @bcantrill.bsky.social to talk about their use of LLMs for building software--not to make vibe-coded one-offs, but to build much *more* robust systems software.

These guys make a great service and are incredibly attentive. We host Oxide and Friends on @transistor.fm and I have zero complaints.

Today, @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to take on a hot topic: what does engineering rigor look like in the age of LLMs? We will be joined by Oxide engineers who have been at the forefront of using LLMs to increase the rigor in their own work. Join us, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

I joined the Oxide and Friends annual predictions podcast episode this week - here are my 1, 3 and 6 year predictions for AI and LLMs (and Kākāpō parrots) simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...

Oxide and Friends first pod of the year is up! And predictions are open if you have some ones you'd like to get on record: github.com/oxidecompute...

New year, new Oxide and Friends predictions episode! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by @simonwdc.bsky.social and @steveklabnik.com to predict 1, 3, and 6 years into the future. Winners from previous years? Apple in and out of the VR/AR business? Looking prescient! Agents not a thing? Sure!

Love your customers bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/31/l...

In a move eerily reminiscent of my own accurate-but-wrong three-year prediction of the iPhone in 2003, @ahl.bsky.social wanted to predict vibe coding in 2023 (!) -- but then dismissed it because "I don't know who is going to debug that" youtu.be/6nQbe9EYFaw?...

What does it mean to love our customers? FAQ Friday #32

Last OxF of the year! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I reflected on the year of Oxide and Friends. Big theme this year? Bugs and debugging. Or as ChatGPT put it inaccurately, "filled with painful specificity and earned insight". Sure, whatever! youtu.be/kGNoSYQchS8

Why do Oxide Compute Sleds have one processor? FAQ Friday #31

How have servers and the cloud evolved in the last 30 years, and what might be next? @bcantrill.bsky.social has been at the thick of the industry since the Dotcom Boom, and shares fascinating stories. Bryan is one of my all-time favorite people to talk with - don't miss this one. (cont'd)

It's our last episode of the year -- so @ahl.bsky.social and I will be engaging in our @changelog.com-inspired annual tradition of reviewing the year of episodes. Join us at 5p Pacific -- and bring your own favorite moments! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Another awesome @monktoberfest.com talk by @bcantrill.bsky.social ! It's absolutely worth watching the whole talk, but I think the last bit is great way to wrap up, where Bryan talks about broken institutional and organisational trust using RTO example: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7J...

Self-service updates have arrived! Oxide system v17 adds support for installing complete system updates without Oxide involvement, further enabling organizations to own your cloud. Here's a look at what's new in v17:

Can Oxide Run in an Air-Gapped Environment? FAQ Friday #30

I love getting to work on strange debugging problems and get to learn a little more about a system oxide.computer/blog/cosmo-sp

Look, I know you think that @oxide.computer only builds computers to turn interesting bugs into podcasts, but that's obviously not true: we also write blog entries

I have put together a (long overdue!) draft RFD on using LLMs at @oxide.computer, but I know that there is a ton more to be said on the topic; thoughts and experiences welcome! rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576

Is Oxide ideal for CI/CD runners? FAQ Friday #29

Reflecting on my application materials after six years at Oxide, and I feel that I continue to stand by all of this.

New post: a defense of lock poisoning in Rust. Followup to recent discussion: decided to write about lock poisoning, looking at the arguments on each side, and informed by our experience at @oxide.computer dealing with the parallel problem of unexpected async cancellations Please give it a read!

On brand, @ahl.bsky.social and I are picking this one up on the podcast today. Join us at 5p Pacific for a wild tale of death by uptime! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Happy Thanksgiving! Need a pod while washing dishes? New Oxide and Friends examines a bug introduced over 18 years ago. Performance is great but not—it turns out—without correctness oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/gro...

Hey hey! We recently tripped over a ZFS data corruption bug–introduced over 18 years ago! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I discuss with members of the Oxide team as well as Matt Ahrens, the co-inventor of ZFS.

Just another day of content generation at @oxide.computer github.com/oxidecompute...

On Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by members of the Oxide team to talk about a doozy: an 18-year-old ZFS data corruption bug that we recently nailed. We'll be at a special Europe-friendly time: 9a Pacific/noon Eastern/5p GMT -- join us for the wild tale! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Oxide is hiring in the embedded space. If you enjoy baffling choices by hardware vendors and debugging performance issues come join me. oxide.computer/careers/sw-e...

Demo Fridays are the best. Love hearing about parts of Oxide that I'm unfamiliar with from people that have such deep expertise.

Does Oxide Have Enterprise-Grade Support? FAQ Friday #28

On Monday, OxF hosted @oxide.computer founders, @sdtuck.bsky.social and @bcantrill.bsky.social, Oxide investor Seth Winterroth, and the authors of Founder vs. Investor, Liz Zalman and @ganeumann.bsky.social. Delved into best and worst investor behavior. Check it out!

cool job at a very special computer company - write TypeScript and Rust - everyone makes $235k - fully remote - everything is open source

This is a very special job. One that I specifically helped write the job description for because it's that special of a role. Ping myself or David for more information!

I love these kinds of software systems talks by @bcantrill.bsky.social "The Complexity of Simplicity" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...

I know I’m a massive fan boy and can’t shut up about @oxide.computer buuuut, you should really, really watch this talk by Bryan. It’s tremendous. ”Abstractions allow us to build software systems that do sophisticated things; they are the shoulders we stand upon - and provide to others”

What Kubernetes integrations does Oxide have? FAQ Friday #27 Check out Matthew's All Things Open presentation for more: buff.ly/JMmKeUv

The video for my #taloscon2025 keynote is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...

The recording is available and, as expected, it is exceptionally good! It will genuinely ignite (or re-ignite) your enthusiasm for being an engineer! Thank you, @bcantrill.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...

Thanks folks for coming out to our special #KubeCon event with the @oxide.computer team. Now, back to the booth!

Been fun collaborating on a web 3d rack explorer UI for @oxide.computer with @krystianzun.com. It always feels a little magic to have shared state between the main UI and the canvas so the user can interact with either. Placeholder content and rack model coming soon.

KubeCon! We’re excited to join @siderolabs.com to talk cloud infrastructure & Kubernetes later today, who’s joining us? Registration link in the comments 👇

Last call for tomorrow’s Oxide+ @siderolabs.com event at KubeCon! Registration closes today & we’d love to see you there. Doors open at 3:45 PM at STATS Brewpub. Come talk shop with our team about running Kubernetes on infrastructure you own and control. Register here: buff.ly/3YJ7OaC

I recorded my All Things Open talk about developing Kubernetes integrations for Oxide. Just in time before I leave for KubeCon. youtu.be/xIZApRfRLgY?...

cool job alert. surprise: it's my job. come do my job, with me

New on the pod oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/fut...

How Does Oxide Manage Kubernetes? FAQ Friday #26