Bryan Cantrill

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How do they expect us to not try to collect these?

Screenshot showing an "information panel" on the Oxide and Friends episode "AI in Higher Education with Michael Littman"

So, the episode that @ahl.bsky.social and I did on AI in higher education has an "information panel" on climate change (?) that they show on "videos related to topics prone to misinformation"?! WTAF? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vc...

Join us on Monday at 5p Pacific to discuss! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

My colleague Dave Pacheco wrote up a great description of a new (to us?) Rust async pathology--"futurelock"--another extremely sharp edge to watch out for, with no particular guardrails. Of course, we'll be talking about it with @bcantrill.bsky.social on Monday's Oxide and Friends

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company Oxide and Friends 10/27/2025 -- Books in the Box V

On Monday, @bcantrill and I revisited an Oxide and Friends tradition: Books in the Box! We--and live listeners--share recommendations--worth a listen if you're looking for your next read!

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

My "All postmortems are blameless, but this one is especially so" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

All of our other plans have fallen through, so it must be time for our annual Books in the Box episode! Bring the books you have read (and would recommend!) from the past year, and join @ahl.bsky.social and me, today at 5p Pacific discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

YouTube video by Changelog Everyone raising VC should do these TWO things

🎞️ @bcantrill.bsky.social shares two "sneaky hedges" he and @sdtuck.bsky.social deployed when raising VC for @oxide.computer youtube.com/shorts/Gf6_-...

God, too true 😐

Area Applebee's A Hotbed Of Machiavellian Political Maneuvering HARTFORD, CT–The site of a complex, ever-shifting web of alliances among servers, line cooks, hostesses, dishwashers, and managers, the Sheridan Avenue Applebee’s is a hotbed of Machiavellian politica...

Which @theonion.com story do you make reference to on at least a biannual cadence? I'll start. theonion.com/area-applebe...

USDT probes - cargo-nextest Dynamically trace nextest events with DTrace and bpftrace.

Coming soon: #USDT probes for #nextest! Use nextest to trace events with #DTrace or #bpftrace. Uses our (Oxide's) usdt crate, and works on Linux, macOS, illumos and FreeBSD.

AI in Higher Education with Michael Littman | Oxide and Friends | Episode 29 LLMs have had a dramatic impact on education. There are obvious reasons for concern, but what about the less obvious opportunities afforded by LLMs? Bryan and Adam were joined by Michael Littman, prof...

This conversation @bcantrill.bsky.social and I had with @browncsdept.bsky.social’s Michael Littman was so delightful and engaging. Hope you enjoy! share.transistor.fm/s/2f7628de

Noted! And honestly, a MUCH better term! (Reminds of when I told my wife's elderly Kiwi aunt that I was "freezing my fanny off" -- she was just as unfamiliar with the American interpretation as I was with the non-American interpretation!)

The Complexity of Simplicity Talk given at TalosCon in Amsterdam on October 17, 2025. Video to come.

Slides for my #taloscon2025 keynote, "The Complexity of Simplicity" (video to come): speakerdeck.com/bcantrill/th...

I would say that I appear to be double-fisting Coke Zero, but apparently that's, um... more of an Americanism than I realized?

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As my daughter says: Internet friends!

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company Oxide and Friends 10/13/2025 -- AI in Higher Education with Michael Littman

LLMs have the potential to dramatically impact education... for the better! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by Michael Littman, Associate Provost for AI at @browncsdept.bsky.social, to talk about his role advising the university on productive, innovative, creative uses for AI.

God I hate that thread so much -- and it's beyond me why out of the entire internet, Google has decided that an 8-year-old HN flamewar over a 12-year-old blog entry is the most apt result for someone searching for me...

Oh, I think we can guess!

How is it that the company that effectively invented both modern search AND modern AI is now managing to grievously fuck up BOTH of them? I mean, my affection for @matthewsanabria.dev aside, this is just COMICALLY bad.

Do not ask for whom the mic is muted...

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

As a reminder, this is coming up in a little bit -- join us!

🚨 OxF EUROPE-FRIENDLY TIME ALERT 🚨

On Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined my Brown CS prof Michael Littman (and AI provost!) to talk AI in higher ed. Join us at 9a Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!

discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

YouTube video by Changelog giant wire transfers gone wrong 😱

😱 @bcantrill.bsky.social on the big stress that comes with big wire transfers 💸💸💸 youtube.com/shorts/5ThbF...

I... have all of these same questions. Move over verb.com!

True -- and come to think of it, I never saw Fashism and fascism in the room at the same time...

Fashism App Review Get instant fashion feedback, but don't expect privacy. Read Common Sense Media's Fashism review, age rating, and parents guide.

Dumb company names can never single-handedly kill a comp--
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