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From a CTO WhatsApp group I'm in
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excited to share that I’m reviewing talks for the Distributed Data Systems track at Rootconf 2025! 🚀

If you’re working on high-throughput, low-latency systems — — we want to hear what you’ve been building.

📅 16–17 May, Bangalore
🎤 CFP: hasgeek.com/rootconf/roo...

@hasgeek.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Newsletter: The tech media needs to move away from optimism and dreaming about what AI (and AGI) can do, and start focusing on the dangerous financial crises brewing. Failing to hold the powerful accountable is cowardice, and actively harmful to society.
www.wheresyoured.at/optimistic-cowardice/
The Phony Comforts of AI Optimism
A few months ago, Casey Newton of Platformer ran a piece called "The phony comforts of AI skepticism," framing those who would criticize generative AI as "having fun," damning them as "hyper-fixated o...
www.wheresyoured.at
March 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Intel Appoints Lip-Bu Tan as Chief Executive Officer
Tan to join Intel board of directors.
newsroom.intel.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I was booking a flight for my family + parents + siblings when the Alaska Airlines ate and lost all the passenger details for 7 people as well as the flights in my cart. And flight search is now broken. This is fine.
a sign that says " what is even happening " next to a dumpster
Alt: a sign that says " what is even happening " next to a dumpster fire floating down a river
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Nice reminder of what attributes to demonstrate and grow as a leader

hbr.org/2023/12/8-es...
8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders
Becoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understandin...
hbr.org
January 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I don't think I've read anything as gut wrenching as this

www.readmargins.com/p/technology...
Technology and Grieving
In Loving Memory of Samaya June Roy-Yang: 12/13/2016 to 11/18/2023
www.readmargins.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:24 AM
@seattleaquarium.bsky.social is a magical place
November 17, 2024 at 11:08 PM
TIL that the server reflection API for grpc in python is broken because it can't describe service methods (github.com/grpc/grpc/is...) 😭
grpc-python's reflection doesn't work for "method" describe · Issue #34743 · grpc/grpc
What version of gRPC and what language are you using? grpcio 1.59.0 grpcio-reflection 1.59.0 (This has happened from 1.47.0 as I tried) What operating system (Linux, Windows,...) and version? Linux...
github.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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I'm excited there are more and more techie folks landing here 🦋

Tell your friends! Why are they still on X?

ICYMI, there are a few good starter packs, which I'll share below 👇
October 20, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Hey folks, catch me at the Rootconf Mini 2024 conference on Nov 22nd, sharing Tecton’s journey of rebuilding our real-time compute stack.

This is a deep dive into architectural decisions, and how we shaped Tecton’s ability to deliver a better product experience.

hasgeek.com/rootconf/2024/
Rootconf Mini 2024
Geeking out on systems and security since 2012
hasgeek.com
October 22, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Staring down a few weeks off work. Anyone have any suggestions for projects? I’ve been meaning to do something in the ML infra or personal productivity space and pick up rust/typescript/zig in the process
September 30, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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I’m not the biggest John Mulaney fan but fuck yes.

sfstandard.com/2024/09/19/c...
Comedian John Mulaney roasts SF techies at Dreamforce
"Let me get this straight," he said. "You're hosting a 'future of AI' event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?"
sfstandard.com
September 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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These are just a few of my favorite images I captured from this storm of a lifetime. Ridiculous structure, prolific lightning, and a sky full of stars. It doesn't get much better. What a planet we live on.
September 22, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Finally catching up with Joe Bob's Nightmareathon, and rewatching When Evil Lurks. Such a fantastic and effective movie - just the poster dredged up a bunch of images from the first time I saw it.
September 18, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Learned much more than I wanted to about Jib+public.ecr.aws+AWS network firewalls tonight. But hey! Builds are green
September 13, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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Compare and contrast.
September 11, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Something soothing about watching old episodes of The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob
September 8, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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how it feels to do PR reviews
September 5, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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Trump ended his Bitcoin 2024 speech with "Have a good time with your bitcoin and your crypto and everything else you're playing with"
July 27, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Purchasing land in India - the ultimate in wild goose chases
March 29, 2024 at 7:59 AM