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Christoph Blecker

@toph.ca.bsky.social

I fight for the users. | maintainer, @kubernetes.io | @cncf.io governing board | architect & sr principal sre, redhat | opinions == mine | he/him/his

91 Followers  |  58 Following  |  35 Posts  |  Joined: 19.09.2023  |  2.2072

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Yeah, since the spring! I can’t express how happy I am to be home, even if my bath mat is always soggy. Would love to grab something the next time you’re back 😁

14.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Moving back to Van from the Okanagan was a trip for the same reason. So many things I could just air dry but can’t here.

14.07.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing will ruin the streak 🫑

06.07.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The bat signal of millennials: completing your Duolingo on public transit, heading home from a music festival that ended at 11p πŸ˜‚

06.07.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is the correct decision

04.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

especially when you’re trying to β€œcompare investment and influence” in oss projects because πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ who tf knows

04.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is where the neurodivergent flavour β€œtrack every flight you’ve been on because planes and trains are cool” really comes in handy πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

04.07.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha I was hanging out with @aparker.io briefly last night. Hope #OTelDay is great!

26.06.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol I just missed you. Heading back to Vancouver today!

26.06.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Skinny jeans already seem to be making a come back

24.06.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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23.06.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last week at KubeCon Japan was amazing! This week, back at it at Open Source Summit NA in Denver!

Want to chat about Kubernetes, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, or which Japanese konbini chicken is best? Come find me! #osssummit

23.06.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me too!

23.06.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so cool! ✨

13.06.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to KubeCon Japan in Tokyo and Open Source Summit in Denver in the next couple of weeks. Hope to see you all there! #KubeCon #ossna25

13.06.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian Blood Services | Canada's Lifeline There are many ways to join Canada's Lifeline. Discover how you can make all the difference for someone in Canada today.

I donated today, and if you would like to as well, please learn more at blood.ca

28.04.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Struggling to put into words how I feel about the recent tragedy in Vancouver on Lapu Lapu Day. My heart is aching, along with the rest of our city.

One thing folks can do if you feel so inclined, is to donate blood. It’s always needed, but events like this can be a significant drain on the system

28.04.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For the first time in my life, I have a drivers license that doesn’t require me to wear corrective lenses. This is strange lol

22.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jorge is both amazing and a grade A troll πŸ˜‚

17.04.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I leave one legacy in the #kubernetes community, I hope it will not be for any code I’ve written, systems I’ve built, or governance policies I’ve implemented.. I hope I will be remembered for the kindness and empathy I bring to others around me and the relationships I made.

Be kind. #kubecon

03.04.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a conflict and won’t be able to make this today, but if you are wanting to get started in #kubernetes contributing, go meet my exceptionally talented friends and colleagues! #kubecon

03.04.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - cncf/gitjobs: GitJobs is a simple open source, developer first job board focused on open source job opportunities. GitJobs is a simple open source, developer first job board focused on open source job opportunities. - cncf/gitjobs

Hopefully ya'll have seen how passionate Jeefy, Bob, and I are about our contributors. We're ready to push harder, with an explicit focus on developers. gitjobs.dev

Find us at the project pavilion to learn more.

#KubeCon #CloudNativeCon

github.com/cncf/gitjobs

03.04.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Easier for many more places to get to, easier visa processes, many NA tech companies pulling back on travel budgets, etc.. been a trend for a few years, and to be honest not one I’m upset about. Love to see cloud native technologies exposed to more and more people, US based or not.

02.04.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really fascinating keynote. I love seeing the ways that the things we build are enabling folks like Rob and his team to make the world a better place.

02.04.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha I remember that. And for the record, wasn’t pissed. But I have also told folks many times that we aren’t β€œsaving lives” in upstream. Nothing we do is life or death. Mistakes can be fixed. A nation state government on the other hand…

29.01.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s an opportunity for a funny alt account: status.lookitup.baby

22.12.2024 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At a certain point I think Ian needs to invest in a status page πŸ˜‚

β€œπŸ”΄ offline for the holidays, please don’t bother kat”

22.12.2024 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It must suck to be one of those people who paid for Canada Post’s mail holding services for when folks are on vacation and the like, now that they’re just giving that to every resident of Canada for free, regardless if they wanted it or not.

20.11.2024 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotcha. So not so much about the tech or working in our communities, but how companies are exploiting workers as opposed to partnering with their labour force for shared success and growth.

Seems like a straightforward problem to solve, if there was any desire from the corporate class πŸ˜•

18.11.2024 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Without Me Eminem Β· The Eminem Show Β· Song Β· 2002

Back to work after being partially/completely out for 5 weeks. We are absolutely cranking Eminem while I nuke my inbox from orbit. open.spotify.com/track/7lQ8MO...

18.11.2024 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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