Jeff Martens

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Milestone alert! As of this morning, @graze.social has delivered feeds to **5 million** readers on Bluesky! We're thrilled to support our brilliant feed operators creating amazing experiences for their communities, and humbled to be able to help create the future of social with you all.

“The coldest winter I’ve ever spent was a summer in San Francisco” may not have actually been said, but damn it’s true. Freezing my ass off today!

Happy No Kings Day to all who celebrate.

Trump: "I will end the war in Ukraine in 1 day!"
Trump Admin: "Ukraine, sign this mineral deal and we'll keep protecting you."
Zelensky: "Okay, done."
Vance: "The war in Ukraine will not end anytime soon."

Seamless Nix deployments with FlakeHub · Zoom · Luma Whether you're treating your Nix deployments as "pets" or "cattle," tune in to learn more about how FlakeHub features like private flakes, SemVer, resolved…

⏳ Last chance to register for our upcoming webinar! If you're using Nix in production (or want to), this session is a no-brainer. On April 24th, see how FlakeHub simplifies deployments with everything from versioning to secure cache to zero-eval. 🧪 RSVP now: lu.ma/ncdrlhd5

Lots of people are saying that JD Vance killed the Pope.

Wow, the experience of trying to follow a route on Strava is horrendously bad

Jesus was a poor, brown, minority who was unwanted in most places he traveled to.

I am now “compression socks for long flights” years old

Changelog: JSON logging, a new experience around hash mismatches, and more JSON logging has the potential to unlock all kinds of ergonomic benefits, starting with hash mismatches but with plenty of room to expand beyond that

Determinate Nix 3.3.1 is now out and folks, it is not playing games. We've added JSON logging to Nix and a whole new UX around fixing hash mismatches during Nix builds—and we've fixed some long-standing paper cuts to boot.

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Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky’s social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by Betaworks and Salesforce Ventures, have invested $1 million in the company’s small team, which is working to give users control over their algorithms and social media experiences. Graze’s software, available via the […]

Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads

Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads | TechCrunch Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky's social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by

The sky is looking really clear here! Congrats to @graze.social on this vote of confidence! techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/b...

You know what I haven't seen? Any serious founders or startup leaders posting AI generated, Studio Ghibli-style or action figure themed images of themselves on social media.

"Don't look at the stock market today, don't look at the stock market today, don't look at the stock market today...."

The mantra in my head rn

Up and running with FlakeHub Cache · Zoom · Luma Transform your Nix workflows with FlakeHub Cache 🚀 Tired of CI bottlenecks and slow, resource-intensive builds? Join us for an exclusive webinar where we’ll…

We're making Nix builds effortless with FlakeHub Cache, and we want to show you how! Our upcoming webinar will walk you through setup, benefits, and best practices. Whether you're new to FlakeHub or just want to optimize your workflow, this session is for you.

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Nix turns 22 today! 🎉🎂

Since its first commit in 2003, Nix has grown from an academic idea into the foundation of some of the most powerful software systems.

At DetSys, we’re ensuring its future remains bright—working alongside Nix’s creator, Eelco Dolstra, to push the technology forward. 🚀

You know you travel a lot when Uber sends you a message about your recent move and exploring your new area (in an Uber). I have not moved.

Is there a tool for Bluesky that helps me find my Twitter follows?

Does he have a new album?

Just started another Yuval Harari book and am reminded that he is one of the most interesting thinkers and effective communicators in the history of Homo sapiens.

My crypto portfolio (BTC/ETH) is down 26% since the day Trump was inaugurated. Not what I expected.

I've been using @determinate.systems #nix with nix-darwin for the past 3 months on my work and personal macOS.

It's a declarative way to manage your system. Your whole setup (packages, preferences, services) is in 1 config file and 1 command away from being fully restored.

It’s such a delight #dev

🎉 It’s almost time! #PlanetNix is just a few days away. If you're attending, let’s connect!

Whether you want to discuss enterprise #Nix, #DevOps workflows, or just grab a coffee, we’d love to chat. Send us a DM!

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Excited to have just pushed out a wee refresh of the Assistiv Labs brand! 🤩

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Nix Happy Hour with Root Ventures and Determinate Systems · Luma You are cordially invited to join fellow Nix enthusiasts for a hosted happy hour focused on Nix at work and in the enterprise. On Thursday, May 6th, Right…

📢 Last chance! Our invite-only “Nix @ Work” event is happening March 6 after #PlanetNix day 1. If you use #Nix at work, this is for you!

Only a few spots left—register now: 🔗 lu.ma/rciv7e8z

Check out FlakeHub at https://flakehub.com/,and get an exclusive deal with coupon VIMJOYER.Discord server: https://discord.gg/AqHbaeK43bDonations: https://ko... The Best Way To Use Python On NixOS

🐍❄️ Using #Python with #Nix? It doesn’t have to be a headache! This video breaks it down and makes it easy. If you’ve struggled with Python packaging in Nix, give it a watch!

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Introducing Determinate AMIs for NixOS Deploy NixOS configurations with just two commands

To support streamlined NixOS deployments to AWS, we now offer Determinate NixOS AMIs that come with Determinate Nix and fh, the CLI for FlakeHub, installed. Authenticate with STS, apply your configuration, and you're off to the races.

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What is Determinate Systems bringing to #PlanetNix and the #SCaLE conference?

✅ The creators of #Nix 🏗️
✅ The leading enterprise #NixOS experts 🏢
✅ A commitment to making Nix the best it can be 🚀
✅ Nix @ Work happy hour 🍻

Meet us March 6-7 to see why companies trust us with Nix.

This may be an unpopular opinion but I see nothing wrong with asking an employee to email their manager with 5 bullet points of what they did last week.