Ted Dunning
@bsky.tdunning.com
That spoon is bigger than it looks. And it isn't a fork (in the road)
Member of Apache Software Foundation, committer on many Apache projects, Fellow at HPE.
Member of Apache Software Foundation, committer on many Apache projects, Fellow at HPE.
TIL about fail points
In many ways, fail points are what mock objects should be in a real world. They allow you to inject alternative behavior into a real object without having to mock up the entirety of realistic behavior.
See here for a golang implementation.
github.com/etcd-io/gofa...
In many ways, fail points are what mock objects should be in a real world. They allow you to inject alternative behavior into a real object without having to mock up the entirety of realistic behavior.
See here for a golang implementation.
github.com/etcd-io/gofa...
GitHub - etcd-io/gofail: failpoints for go
failpoints for go. Contribute to etcd-io/gofail development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
TIL about fail points
In many ways, fail points are what mock objects should be in a real world. They allow you to inject alternative behavior into a real object without having to mock up the entirety of realistic behavior.
See here for a golang implementation.
github.com/etcd-io/gofa...
In many ways, fail points are what mock objects should be in a real world. They allow you to inject alternative behavior into a real object without having to mock up the entirety of realistic behavior.
See here for a golang implementation.
github.com/etcd-io/gofa...
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Me: High five, me! 👋
Old Me: Way to go, me! 👋
Shout out to the #julialang Discourse for being a treasure trove of info -- check it out if you have not!
Link: discourse.julialang.org
Anyhow, back to automating everything with my #raspberrypi
#meme #programming #academicsky
Old Me: Way to go, me! 👋
Shout out to the #julialang Discourse for being a treasure trove of info -- check it out if you have not!
Link: discourse.julialang.org
Anyhow, back to automating everything with my #raspberrypi
#meme #programming #academicsky
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Me: High five, me! 👋
Old Me: Way to go, me! 👋
Shout out to the #julialang Discourse for being a treasure trove of info -- check it out if you have not!
Link: discourse.julialang.org
Anyhow, back to automating everything with my #raspberrypi
#meme #programming #academicsky
Old Me: Way to go, me! 👋
Shout out to the #julialang Discourse for being a treasure trove of info -- check it out if you have not!
Link: discourse.julialang.org
Anyhow, back to automating everything with my #raspberrypi
#meme #programming #academicsky
Looks like our Canadian friends are going to get quite a show tonight with the Aurora.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Looks like our Canadian friends are going to get quite a show tonight with the Aurora.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
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This holiday season, we’re saying it loud and clear: We Ain’t Buying It.
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This holiday season, we’re saying it loud and clear: We Ain’t Buying It.
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
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Trump team claims tariffs stop the "emergency" of trade imbalances (not an emergency, been that way for decades) and stops fentanyl (how? excuse me?).
How do they explain a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, when we have a trade surplus with Switzerland & they send us zero fentanyl?
How do they explain a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, when we have a trade surplus with Switzerland & they send us zero fentanyl?
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump team claims tariffs stop the "emergency" of trade imbalances (not an emergency, been that way for decades) and stops fentanyl (how? excuse me?).
How do they explain a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, when we have a trade surplus with Switzerland & they send us zero fentanyl?
How do they explain a 39% tariff on Swiss imports, when we have a trade surplus with Switzerland & they send us zero fentanyl?
Something strange happening with hertz. Pick any car in the gold zone, they said. Difficult choice it turns out. The white car in the distance isn't in the zone, btw. Also nobody in the office in the parking lot.
I've never seen this before.
I've never seen this before.
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Something strange happening with hertz. Pick any car in the gold zone, they said. Difficult choice it turns out. The white car in the distance isn't in the zone, btw. Also nobody in the office in the parking lot.
I've never seen this before.
I've never seen this before.
Stanislav Ulam
Yorick Wilks
Yorick Wilks
I don't know if it counts, exactly, since I'm not sure if she's a senior academic, but Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock was so lovely in person.
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Stanislav Ulam
Yorick Wilks
Yorick Wilks
Patty Smith sings a beautiful song here. I love the line about the people shall redeem the work of fools. It's incredible she can sing so well, but I think it probably always was incredible just in different ways.
We need more songs like this
youtu.be/SUlNixgSQIA?...
We need more songs like this
youtu.be/SUlNixgSQIA?...
“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Patty Smith sings a beautiful song here. I love the line about the people shall redeem the work of fools. It's incredible she can sing so well, but I think it probably always was incredible just in different ways.
We need more songs like this
youtu.be/SUlNixgSQIA?...
We need more songs like this
youtu.be/SUlNixgSQIA?...
Prices are not down for those folks on SNAP. Or, rather, the people that formerly were being helped by SNAP.
But of course he lies.
But of course he lies.
Trump: "The reason I don't want to talk about affordability is because everybody knows it's far less expensive under Trump than it was under Sleepy Joe Biden and the prices are way down."
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Prices are not down for those folks on SNAP. Or, rather, the people that formerly were being helped by SNAP.
But of course he lies.
But of course he lies.
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Remember Rev. David Black, the Chicago pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls? If you haven't heard him speak yet, listen to this.
To ICE: "You can repent"
To ICE: "You can repent"
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Remember Rev. David Black, the Chicago pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls? If you haven't heard him speak yet, listen to this.
To ICE: "You can repent"
To ICE: "You can repent"
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It's still so weird to me that the idea of universal healthcare is so political here. It's a given in so many other places, and I miss it. And people don't realize how good it is for innovation. You can take so many more risks when your health and well-being aren't tied to a salaried employer.
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's still so weird to me that the idea of universal healthcare is so political here. It's a given in so many other places, and I miss it. And people don't realize how good it is for innovation. You can take so many more risks when your health and well-being aren't tied to a salaried employer.
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Well, that certainly cleared that up.
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Well, that certainly cleared that up.
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Makes more sense now
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Makes more sense now
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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I love that the legend has a clear definition for what a "red arrow" captures but there are no actual red arrows in the figure that need to be defined.
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I love that the legend has a clear definition for what a "red arrow" captures but there are no actual red arrows in the figure that need to be defined.
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With 108,590 gold collected in a single run, I am currently, officially (probably temporarily) the BEST IN THE ENTIRE WORLD at Ron Gilbert's (@grumpygamer) new game Death By Scrolling.
This has never happened to me before.
This has never happened to me before.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
With 108,590 gold collected in a single run, I am currently, officially (probably temporarily) the BEST IN THE ENTIRE WORLD at Ron Gilbert's (@grumpygamer) new game Death By Scrolling.
This has never happened to me before.
This has never happened to me before.
It's like the old 80/20 rule for fascists.
BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's like the old 80/20 rule for fascists.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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OMG YOU GUYS THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE PRICE OF MERCY IS OUT AND LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED THE REVIEW AND SAID THE BOOK IS A "NECESSARY WORK" AND I'M LITERALLY JUST RUNNING AROUND IN A CIRRRRCCLLLLEEEEE AAAGGGHHHH!!!!!
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-p...
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-p...
The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America
www.libraryjournal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
OMG YOU GUYS THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE PRICE OF MERCY IS OUT AND LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED THE REVIEW AND SAID THE BOOK IS A "NECESSARY WORK" AND I'M LITERALLY JUST RUNNING AROUND IN A CIRRRRCCLLLLEEEEE AAAGGGHHHH!!!!!
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-p...
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-p...
I live it when watercolors are like this. Everything and nothing at the same time.
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I live it when watercolors are like this. Everything and nothing at the same time.
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Watch it turn out that the sandwich in question had neither onions nor mustard. These clowns can't help but lie.
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Watch it turn out that the sandwich in question had neither onions nor mustard. These clowns can't help but lie.
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Today's the day! VOTE!!! 🇺🇸💙
Want to do something to make a real difference? To save democracy in the US? 🇺🇸
VOTE! Vote for Democratic candidates and Democratic causes 💙🇺🇸
And if you live in CA, please vote YES on Prop 50 🇺🇸👍
VOTE! Vote for Democratic candidates and Democratic causes 💙🇺🇸
And if you live in CA, please vote YES on Prop 50 🇺🇸👍
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today's the day! VOTE!!! 🇺🇸💙
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People of California:
Don't take anything for granted. If you haven't voted early, be sure to vote today, YES on Prop 50.
(Conveniently, the only item on the usually clogged Calif ballot.)
Don't take anything for granted. If you haven't voted early, be sure to vote today, YES on Prop 50.
(Conveniently, the only item on the usually clogged Calif ballot.)
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
People of California:
Don't take anything for granted. If you haven't voted early, be sure to vote today, YES on Prop 50.
(Conveniently, the only item on the usually clogged Calif ballot.)
Don't take anything for granted. If you haven't voted early, be sure to vote today, YES on Prop 50.
(Conveniently, the only item on the usually clogged Calif ballot.)