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Thank you @nimbinatus.bsky.social for the shoutout at SCALE! We're honored to have you using our images.
Of course! I love that it just works 😃
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother.
gofund.me/9e987aead
The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
NCAR is foundational scientific infrastructure. This is escalating the assault on climate science, and there is a direct line between this step and the loss of many human lives.
Climate denialism, empowered by nihilists and know-nothings, undermining science & destroying the evidence that they previously just rejected. Meanwhile, out here in WA, roads are sliding into rivers (an unprecedented weather event) b/c it’s too damn warm to be raining this hard for this long.
Time to repurpose #AGU25 as a mass mobilization in support of NCAR, NSF, NOAA, NASA, USGS, DOE BER, and the Congressional power of the purse.
Key misunderstanding I want to get ahead of: NCAR isn't really a government agency like NIH or NSF. It's one of the largest NSF grants in history, and is given to a non-profit org called UCAR, whose job is to make NCAR exist (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). That means the buck stops with NSF right now
Does anyone know of a good writeup/course/presentation/etc. for contract negotiations for community-run events like volunteer-led conferences? I'd love to pass it along to various groups I volunteer with (and learn myself) as we get into sponsor contract negotiation season for the coming year.
Regular geometric shapes have a set mathematical definition. There's no way someone can wiggle around that legally. And you can't satisfy the legal reqs on equal pop sizes while somehow carving multiple separate cities into the same district (hello Austin/San Antonio) using a regular geometric shape
So I've had this idea bumping around in my brain forever, and I came across a few posts about gerrymandered districts that made me want to toss this out: What if the law was all districts must be a regular geometric shape such that each state picks one? E.g., state A picks hexagons. Stupid thought?
Definitely considering just driving there and back at this point. It's not a bad drive from my area (though long). It'll mean I get to make it home in the expected timeframe after without much fuss...
Want to learn why asking "Why?" is soo important?
How about the future of platform engineering?
We covered a lot in our latest episode of #CloudNativeCompass with hosts @rawkode.dev, @nimbinatus.bsky.social, and our special guest @chipnick.com
Check it out!
The start of a city block, with a bunch of people with flags and signs
Even in small-town Texas. Brief bit from the downtown Fredericksburg #NoKings. Full block full, both sides of Main Street. Lots of honking and cheering
Is it sad that I honestly had to think for a minute to understand this was a joke?
Philadelphia #NoKings
Even before I heard the devastating, horrific news of political assassination in Minnesota, I woke up this morning thinking about Emily Dickinson's great poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers -"
Lots of people know this beautiful little poem, but fewer, I think(?) realize when it was written. /1
A Garmin share screen that shows stats from a run titled "#NoKings Day Run" on June 14, 2025, at 6:52am. The run was done in 1 hour 06 minutes 12 seconds, burned 436 calories, had an average heart rate of 139 beats per minute, went 4.40 miles, and had an average pace of 15:03 minutes per mile.
Early run for #NoKings day, wearing US colors because the flag is for us (and US!), not a king. Find your your local protest: www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
#running #nevernotrunning
I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Oh my God David
The DevOpsDays Austin logo with the words "the schedule is live! Get your tickets!" underneath
DevOpsDays Austin is fast approaching on May 1-2! Our schedule is up, and tickets are selling fast. Join us: devopsdays.org/austin
The DevOpsDays Austin logo with the words "the schedule is live! Get your tickets!" underneath
DevOpsDays Austin is fast approaching on May 1-2! Our schedule is up, and tickets are selling fast. Join us: devopsdays.org/austin
Thank you!!!
I miss you, too :( :( :( Maybe Denver...
So jealous that I'm missing the both of you in one place at one time
The latest episode of #CloudNativeCompass is now out, featuring my wonderful co-host, @nimbinatus.bsky.social, and our fabulous guest, @kat.lol.
We dive into the @kubernetes.io release team and process, check it out!
cloudnativecompass.fm/13
It's an Austin tradition! Join us for the 12 Clouds holiday mega-meetup. It's a night of 5-minute lightning talks. We'd love to have you speak, sponsor, or attend (or all three!):
1. RSVP meetu.ps/e/NgTPW/dr5z...
2. Leave a comment to give a lightning talk.
3. To sponsor, ping me.
