Abner G
@abnerg.bsky.social
Collector of tech surveys.
Founding storybuilder for Silicon Valley/ SF companies serving software businesses.
Recovering industry analyst in security, networks, and devops.
bit.ly/m/therightstack
Founding storybuilder for Silicon Valley/ SF companies serving software businesses.
Recovering industry analyst in security, networks, and devops.
bit.ly/m/therightstack
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Abner G
@abnerg.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Navigating The State of Cloud, Developer, AI, and Security Surveys
“The State of [insert category]” research is now a multi-year investment staple for technology vendors serving developers and software company builders. This post covers the five methodologies used in...
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See all those "The State of [insert a tech vendor's thing]" studies? I wrote a guide to reading them and released a database of over 250 studies on building a business with software, AI adoption, AI Apps and Agents, security, developers, and more
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We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...
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Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
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The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
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Good luck to the intel agencies with dismantling every panel in the 747 that Qatar is giving Trump to check for bugs and trackers
May 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Good luck to the intel agencies with dismantling every panel in the 747 that Qatar is giving Trump to check for bugs and trackers
WHAT THE FUCK?
Also smartwatch data?????
Also smartwatch data?????
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
WHAT THE FUCK?
Also smartwatch data?????
Also smartwatch data?????
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King: listen, if I have to, you know, *prove* stuff against each person I want to deprive of liberty, then I won’t be able to deprive as many people of liberty!
American Founders: Exactly. And, just to be clear, we’re going to write this part down.
American Founders: Exactly. And, just to be clear, we’re going to write this part down.
"We cannot give everyone a trial," says the president of these United States.
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
King: listen, if I have to, you know, *prove* stuff against each person I want to deprive of liberty, then I won’t be able to deprive as many people of liberty!
American Founders: Exactly. And, just to be clear, we’re going to write this part down.
American Founders: Exactly. And, just to be clear, we’re going to write this part down.
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AWS VP Kevin Miller comments on the Wells Fargo note saying Amazon has hit pause on conversations with colo partners regarding data center leases: "This is routine capacity management, and there haven’t been any recent fundamental changes in our expansion plans." www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/a...
Amazon has paused some data center lease commitments, Wells Fargo says
Amazon and Microsoft both appear to be slowing down or holding off on early data center projects.
www.cnbc.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
AWS VP Kevin Miller comments on the Wells Fargo note saying Amazon has hit pause on conversations with colo partners regarding data center leases: "This is routine capacity management, and there haven’t been any recent fundamental changes in our expansion plans." www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/a...
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I'm glad to see St. Lawrence University on this list. Kid #2 is making college decisions right now. This kind of stuff matters.
Good to see Rutgers and Georgetown supporting this effort.
Lots of liberal arts colleges and Catholic universities.
Ivies remain AWOL. Embarrassing.
Lots of liberal arts colleges and Catholic universities.
Ivies remain AWOL. Embarrassing.
April 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm glad to see St. Lawrence University on this list. Kid #2 is making college decisions right now. This kind of stuff matters.
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Like, I cannot understate how fundamental the CVE process is to modern cybersecurity. I have my critiques of how they do certain things, but they are one of the most important resources out there for people doing the kind of work I do. And trust me, you want people doing the kind of work I do.
April 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Like, I cannot understate how fundamental the CVE process is to modern cybersecurity. I have my critiques of how they do certain things, but they are one of the most important resources out there for people doing the kind of work I do. And trust me, you want people doing the kind of work I do.
Yet another typically quiet, yet core service critical to our national and global security.
BREAKING.
From a reliable source. MITRE support for the CVE program is due to expire tomorrow. The attached letter was sent out to CVE Board Members.
From a reliable source. MITRE support for the CVE program is due to expire tomorrow. The attached letter was sent out to CVE Board Members.
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yet another typically quiet, yet core service critical to our national and global security.
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This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.
April consumer sentiment falls off a Covid-sized cliff as The Orange Experiment takes shape. www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/e...
April 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
April consumer sentiment falls off a Covid-sized cliff as The Orange Experiment takes shape. www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/e...
Ugh.
BMO: “.. the U.S. dollar also seems to have officially lost its safe-haven status, in part due to the unique driver of this storm. Just since the reciprocal tariff regime was first unveiled, the yen and euro have popped about 5%, and even the loonie has soared ..”
April 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ugh.
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
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I want you to understand how unusual the moves were today.
Before Trump announced a pause, there was HUGE $QQQ volume on a 460C expiring 04/17.
They were bought for $0.85 and ran to as high as $31 per contract!!!
This was before any news.
Later in the day, it rallied 2000% in ten minutes.
Before Trump announced a pause, there was HUGE $QQQ volume on a 460C expiring 04/17.
They were bought for $0.85 and ran to as high as $31 per contract!!!
This was before any news.
Later in the day, it rallied 2000% in ten minutes.
April 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I want you to understand how unusual the moves were today.
Before Trump announced a pause, there was HUGE $QQQ volume on a 460C expiring 04/17.
They were bought for $0.85 and ran to as high as $31 per contract!!!
This was before any news.
Later in the day, it rallied 2000% in ten minutes.
Before Trump announced a pause, there was HUGE $QQQ volume on a 460C expiring 04/17.
They were bought for $0.85 and ran to as high as $31 per contract!!!
This was before any news.
Later in the day, it rallied 2000% in ten minutes.
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Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
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Putting aside debates about macroeconomics for a moment
In a way, everything you need to know about why tariffs and why not is right here in this trading chart from this afternoon.
In a way, everything you need to know about why tariffs and why not is right here in this trading chart from this afternoon.
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Putting aside debates about macroeconomics for a moment
In a way, everything you need to know about why tariffs and why not is right here in this trading chart from this afternoon.
In a way, everything you need to know about why tariffs and why not is right here in this trading chart from this afternoon.
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
Oh man, buckle up. The bond market doesn’t do memes.
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Oh man, buckle up. The bond market doesn’t do memes.
1. Everyone advising Trump on trade policy is whacked.
2. We've pissed off all of our allies, so they won't be buying weapons from us.
3. Congress needs to intervene, pronto.
2. We've pissed off all of our allies, so they won't be buying weapons from us.
3. Congress needs to intervene, pronto.
New statement from CEA Chair Stephen Miran, whose work people used to drum up the "Mar-A-Lago Accord" idea.
This is deeply unhinged stuff. Of the ideas presented, one (1) is helpful to rebalance the global economy (more defense spending by other countries).
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
This is deeply unhinged stuff. Of the ideas presented, one (1) is helpful to rebalance the global economy (more defense spending by other countries).
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
April 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1. Everyone advising Trump on trade policy is whacked.
2. We've pissed off all of our allies, so they won't be buying weapons from us.
3. Congress needs to intervene, pronto.
2. We've pissed off all of our allies, so they won't be buying weapons from us.
3. Congress needs to intervene, pronto.
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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
OMFG what a disaster. $SPY
April 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
OMFG what a disaster. $SPY
