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@funnelfiasco.bsky.social

Author of "Program Management for Open Source Projects" and all-around opinion haver. Always looking for my next tornado. I get too invested in sports. https://funnelfiasco.com https://duckalignment.academy

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https://media2.giphy.com/media/Zly8HjJHRTUli/200.gif Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones hugging in front of a crowd of people

Instead of saying "my condolences", what if we said "Mickey Dolenz"?

31.10.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's horny on main.

31.10.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A little telling that these dudes see a robot taking out the trash and immediately are like β€œwell I clearly can’t compete with that”

31.10.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 473    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a hand holding a shaving razor with a Snickers candy bar very poorly Photoshopped onto it.

Photo of a hand holding a shaving razor with a Snickers candy bar very poorly Photoshopped onto it.

Hey folks: Be careful out there tonight. I bought a razor blade and it had a Snickers in it.

31.10.2024 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3857    πŸ” 845    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10

I really want to believe that this is a shitpost

31.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot imagine giving a single fuck if someone is abusing SNAP. If it's that easy, maybe you should be too. Paying for groceries when the government can allegedly be easily scammed into buying them for you? Skill issue

31.10.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
A picture of George W. Bush looking like an absolute doofus with the text "rarely is the question asked is our Republicans learning?"

A picture of George W. Bush looking like an absolute doofus with the text "rarely is the question asked is our Republicans learning?"

31.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Journalists, the phrase you are looking for is "committing acts of war"

31.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Halloween is the perfect example of how the time spent in or around cars are the most dangerous periods of any day for most Americans. And it is rarely acknowledged on a wide scale.

31.10.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 479    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
Call for Presentations | SCALE We are proud to announce the 23rd Annual Southern California Linux Expo – SCaLE 23X – to be held March 5-8, 2026 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles.

Tell your story. Teach your tools. Inspire your people. Submit your SCaLE 23x talk idea today.

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#SCaLE23x

30.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apropos of nothing: now would be a real cool time for the CNCF to realize that North America includes both Mexico and Canada and decide that KubeCon NA can be somewhere other than the US

Just a thought

30.10.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

Construction at the LA site apparently forced a relocation.

30.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OH: "I swear, this the worst year to have hands."

30.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The glory of the Free Marketβ„’!

30.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: I am going to start running again to get in better shape.
Me: *actually does it consistently*
My shin: Surprise! Here's a stress fracture, you dumb bastard!

30.10.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please don't worry. I speak for all stoners when I say I will not waste my precious and expensive gummies on your child

30.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1698    πŸ” 357    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10
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THEY. WERE. DOING. THIS. WITHOUT. PAY.

NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.

Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.

(πŸŽ₯ Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).

30.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 509    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 33
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Reflections on 10 Years w/ OSTIF Β· Luma Description The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund is celebrating its 10th year, and we're spilling our secrets to the community! Come learn about our…

Amir and Derek present Reflections on 10 Years: Celebrating the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund next Thursday, November 6th 13:00 CST. Hear our friends and collaborators in discussion with us about our past, present, and future.

RSVP here: luma.com/nudnh5sv

30.10.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guess it's a good thing the House won't be flying in to do their jobs, eh?

30.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior

30.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6337    πŸ” 2026    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 62

Many years ago when I was working at McDonald's, I overheard a guy say what sounded like "and I'm Pickle." That's not what he said (I forget what he said now), but for the rest of the summer, I called him Pickle (with his consent). His name is Adam.

30.10.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, y'all, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is almost over. In case you weren't aware of cybersecurity, you are now. You're welcome.

30.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the "cool" part is that the effects of these moves will last a generation (or more)

30.10.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So many own goals.
Once again: higher ed is one of our most successful exports. We export more higher ed to China than soybeans. And yet Trump and the mini-Trumps are deliberately destroying the quality of our product

30.10.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2542    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 60

trump is building a golden ballroom while military families cant meet their basic needs

30.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The next iteration will be calling you "Lorenzo" or something like that. Eventually it will telephone game to some totally cool and entirely unrelated-to-your-name nickname.

30.10.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It totally is. I've read arguments that it's basically the reason western Europe was able to colonize the rest of the planet. I don't remember if it was in Roland Allen's "The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" or another book.

30.10.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't let the New York Post hear about this!

29.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't try to be productive. Just sit back with a book, movie, podcast, whatever.

29.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)

The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

29.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 837    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 26