Jim Armstrong
@jdarmstro.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Techie. Port.io now; ex-Snyk, Docker & VMW.
“…remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers…but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“…remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers…but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Memorial Day in Boston, in memory of the 37,000+ soldiers from Massachusetts who died to give us our freedoms. We must continue the fight, even from within.
May 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Memorial Day in Boston, in memory of the 37,000+ soldiers from Massachusetts who died to give us our freedoms. We must continue the fight, even from within.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Feeling the combo of:
“I’m way too tired to bake anything”
but also
“I want something sweet”?
This is the perfect 3 ingredient, 2 min recipe (4 ingredients if you add Bailey’s on top)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
“I’m way too tired to bake anything”
but also
“I want something sweet”?
This is the perfect 3 ingredient, 2 min recipe (4 ingredients if you add Bailey’s on top)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
Microwave Nutella Pudding Cake Recipe
This warm, gooey, flourless chocolate cake requires just three ingredients, five minutes and a zap in the microwave Nutella does the heavy lifting here, standing in for sugar, fat and flour and offeri...
cooking.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Feeling the combo of:
“I’m way too tired to bake anything”
but also
“I want something sweet”?
This is the perfect 3 ingredient, 2 min recipe (4 ingredients if you add Bailey’s on top)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
“I’m way too tired to bake anything”
but also
“I want something sweet”?
This is the perfect 3 ingredient, 2 min recipe (4 ingredients if you add Bailey’s on top)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
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Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.
Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever
Several independent book store owners are encouraging people to go out to their local independent bookstores to buy some novels to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and keep independent busines...
people.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.
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Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
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The Swan Boats have made their annual return to Boston.
🤍
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April 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Swan Boats have made their annual return to Boston.
🤍
🤍
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NEW: Better late than never, here is the Masters Morning After - bobsturm.substack.com/p/my-three-t...
My Three Thoughts - The 2025 Masters
Rory McIlroy has won the Masters and the Career Grand Slam, so what will we talk about next year?
bobsturm.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
NEW: Better late than never, here is the Masters Morning After - bobsturm.substack.com/p/my-three-t...
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What should I make next? I'm looking into AI Agents for DevOps and Infra work. Here's a poll youtube.com/post/Ugkx_BL...
Poll from Bret Fisher Cloud Native DevOps - YouTube
I'm getting into AI Agents lately. How many of you are learning how to use AI Agents for Dev and DevOps? Would you like some more AI content? Put ideas for w...
youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What should I make next? I'm looking into AI Agents for DevOps and Infra work. Here's a poll youtube.com/post/Ugkx_BL...
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🔒 Open source security is a growing concern—so how do we measure a project's reliability?
At next week’s @cncf.io event, Port’s @sebi2706.bsky.social will explore the OSSF Scorecard and explain how devs can improve security posture.
📅 Mar 11 | 5PM CET
🔗 Register: community.cncf.io/events/detai...
At next week’s @cncf.io event, Port’s @sebi2706.bsky.social will explore the OSSF Scorecard and explain how devs can improve security posture.
📅 Mar 11 | 5PM CET
🔗 Register: community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Cloud Native Live: Let's dive into the OSSF Scorecard | CNCF
Virtual Event - Security is a growing concern in open source software, but how do we measure the reliability of a project?
community.cncf.io
March 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🔒 Open source security is a growing concern—so how do we measure a project's reliability?
At next week’s @cncf.io event, Port’s @sebi2706.bsky.social will explore the OSSF Scorecard and explain how devs can improve security posture.
📅 Mar 11 | 5PM CET
🔗 Register: community.cncf.io/events/detai...
At next week’s @cncf.io event, Port’s @sebi2706.bsky.social will explore the OSSF Scorecard and explain how devs can improve security posture.
📅 Mar 11 | 5PM CET
🔗 Register: community.cncf.io/events/detai...
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DevOps Toolkit - Graphical User Interface - Feat. Backstage and Port (You Choose! Ch. 05 Ep. 04) - www.youtube.com/watc... #SuggestedRead #devopsish www.youtube.com/watc...
Graphical User Interface - Feat. Backstage and Port (You Choose!, Ch. 05, Ep. 04)
Graphical User Interface - Choose Your Own Adventure: The Dignified Pursuit of a Developer Platform
In this episode, we'll go through UIs typically used as a portal into the platform, etc. The tools we'll explore and compare are Backstage and Port.
Vote for your choice of a tool for signing artifa
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
DevOps Toolkit - Graphical User Interface - Feat. Backstage and Port (You Choose! Ch. 05 Ep. 04) - www.youtube.com/watc... #SuggestedRead #devopsish www.youtube.com/watc...
THIS article shook me (digitaleditionapp.ft.com/i9DX?pid=af_...). It gets to the core of the anxiety I’ve been feeling. Loads of great & brave journalism these past couple weeks giving me hope that one day we’ll get sane @wired.com , @theguardian.com and @financialtimes.com.
Today's International NewspaperFinancial Times
All the stories that featured in today's newspaper, available to digital subscribers.
digitaleditionapp.ft.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
THIS article shook me (digitaleditionapp.ft.com/i9DX?pid=af_...). It gets to the core of the anxiety I’ve been feeling. Loads of great & brave journalism these past couple weeks giving me hope that one day we’ll get sane @wired.com , @theguardian.com and @financialtimes.com.
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Man I feel like an underrated part of why I’m so anxious is the fact that I have to track like 4-5 mediums of communication all the time. Getting mail once a day and then your phone ringing if somebody needs something? Seems incredible
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Man I feel like an underrated part of why I’m so anxious is the fact that I have to track like 4-5 mediums of communication all the time. Getting mail once a day and then your phone ringing if somebody needs something? Seems incredible
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Brief break from hawking The Onion to tell everyone I just subscribed to Wired. Please support publications who do brave work right now.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Brief break from hawking The Onion to tell everyone I just subscribed to Wired. Please support publications who do brave work right now.
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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SREs, what are the most common questions developers ask you on a daily basis?
January 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
SREs, what are the most common questions developers ask you on a daily basis?
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Wild!
I might #YouTubeLive a breakdown of this... anyone git+GHActions savy want to join me?
Good write up here github.com/advisories/G...
(I stream weekly at Bret.live)
#devops #devsecops
I might #YouTubeLive a breakdown of this... anyone git+GHActions savy want to join me?
Good write up here github.com/advisories/G...
(I stream weekly at Bret.live)
#devops #devsecops
December 6, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Wild!
I might #YouTubeLive a breakdown of this... anyone git+GHActions savy want to join me?
Good write up here github.com/advisories/G...
(I stream weekly at Bret.live)
#devops #devsecops
I might #YouTubeLive a breakdown of this... anyone git+GHActions savy want to join me?
Good write up here github.com/advisories/G...
(I stream weekly at Bret.live)
#devops #devsecops
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MORNING BOSTON! Sunrise still from Bunkerhill!
November 24, 2024 at 11:55 AM
MORNING BOSTON! Sunrise still from Bunkerhill!
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One reason I found it hard to leave the pit, was my vestigial mutuals link to Dawn Foster.
So I'm just posting this dumb 360p video I made in 2006 that she liked, on a YouTube account I no longer have access to. Dawn Foster Forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssL...
So I'm just posting this dumb 360p video I made in 2006 that she liked, on a YouTube account I no longer have access to. Dawn Foster Forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssL...
Jennifer Tolstoy's Pets Of Desire
YouTube video by marthavandross
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:40 AM
One reason I found it hard to leave the pit, was my vestigial mutuals link to Dawn Foster.
So I'm just posting this dumb 360p video I made in 2006 that she liked, on a YouTube account I no longer have access to. Dawn Foster Forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssL...
So I'm just posting this dumb 360p video I made in 2006 that she liked, on a YouTube account I no longer have access to. Dawn Foster Forever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssL...
Nobody ever: “I’d love a bank office where I can’t do any actual banking, but I -can- buy a cup of coffee and just sit there staring out the window for a while.”
Some Capital One VP, probably: “I have an idea…”
Some Capital One VP, probably: “I have an idea…”
January 12, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Nobody ever: “I’d love a bank office where I can’t do any actual banking, but I -can- buy a cup of coffee and just sit there staring out the window for a while.”
Some Capital One VP, probably: “I have an idea…”
Some Capital One VP, probably: “I have an idea…”
First AWS re:Invent in 7+ years, and first Vegas trip in 4 yrs. Excited to see all the humans, but also already feeling Vegas fatigue.
November 27, 2023 at 1:55 PM
First AWS re:Invent in 7+ years, and first Vegas trip in 4 yrs. Excited to see all the humans, but also already feeling Vegas fatigue.
First post…so much pressure!
How about a pic of our cat protecting herself from the robot takeover?
How about a pic of our cat protecting herself from the robot takeover?
November 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM
First post…so much pressure!
How about a pic of our cat protecting herself from the robot takeover?
How about a pic of our cat protecting herself from the robot takeover?