bret barker

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

Assuming there aren't other fees or splits I'm not aware of, I will be paid $7500 for my life's work being fed into The Machine, and also they won't be removing my work from The Machine

GitHub - mccollam/PrometheusForPets: Examples of using Prometheus and Grafana to monitor pet behavior Examples of using Prometheus and Grafana to monitor pet behavior - mccollam/PrometheusForPets

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I used to have a page-me script for this purpose that at various times through the ages sent an SMS, IRC, Telegram, Slack, etc

Computer Anonymous Portland has been meeting up for more than 12 years and it was still nice to see people tonight, people who have been coming the whole time and new faces

Snap, crackle, and pop

And now? same fuckers rounding up our neighbors with those same fucking masks - not because they suddenly believe in science, but because they are cowards & treasonous bastards that hopefully will be held to account for their actions.

I’m old enough to remember when these fuckers were telling us masks were emasculating, that you couldn’t breathe in them, and that laws needed to be passed to forbid wearing them for personal protection.

Ooh Heads of State is on my shortlist, so … worth it?

It occurs to me that Geordi La Forge was the OG vibes coder.

So You Want to Speak at the Monktoberfest When JJ Abrams asked the TED organizers what he should talk about, the entirety of their advice to him was "Be Profound." For would be speakers at the Monktoberfest, our advice is similarly straightfo...

speaking of @monktoberfest.com content, we've got a ton of incredible proposals as usual, but we're still looking for better diversity amongst our speakers.

if you're from a group under-represented in tech, and have thought about talking, do apply within.
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Closer to a Samsung A500 flip

Their service was amazing though. And their delivery crates, which I still have a few of.

Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

][+ is where it’s at.

Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.

Sprint wasn’t lying in their pin drop commercials.

If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?

Today we witnessed two opposite ends of the spectrum of class, quality of character, leadership, diplomacy, intelligence, eloquence, and every other human characteristic.

It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.

The next generation of Grafana Mimir: Inside Mimir's redesigned architecture for increased reliability | Grafana Labs Here’s a deep dive into the architectural changes we’re making to Grafana Mimir and Grafana Cloud Metrics to support future growth and new use cases at an even larger scale.

Oh hey we get to talk about our secret project now.
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Picard management tip: Take vacations.

And we all had a good laugh at geocities, not so funny in hindsight.

Old postcard from 2001, advertising Hurricane Electrics colocation service.

Anyone need some cheap colo space? I found this 2001 postcard as my bookmark in Circles by James Burke.

Socket wrench with 14mm socket

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the humble socket wrench makes a fantastic fidget toy.

Saco heath

Bridge from Masto? I gave in to Xbox way back and overall have been happy with it but the current gen has a weak portfolio vs PS5