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Mike Bruin
@mikebruin.bsky.social
Husband, creative guy, liberal, dog dad, work-in-progress… 🐸 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 ☕ 💻 🛠️ (he / him)

Bellingham, WA 🌲🦥🌲

Opinions are mine. Content will be nerdy tech; dog-related; love of high desert landscapes, & more...
Driving on I-5 today is why I enjoy taking Amtrak for this trip (when I can) 🚞
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
If you heard William Shatner saying, "KHAAAN!," in your head, you understood my project name correctly 🖖 #ClaudeCode #refactoring #agenticmemory #nerd
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
My husband is a technology singularity- specifically cables, power adapters, and USB chargers 🔌 ⚡️

There’s an accretion disk - his desk, backpack, and workshop, where the item exists for a very short time - then it’s gone… ☠️

#non-tech #husbands #youhavethreephonechargers
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Brad says he's going to sit in the back waving a large foam finger that says "#1"...

My session, "Replacing Big-Tech Services: An Imperfect, Messy, and Ongoing Journey" was accepted 😀 I'll be speaking at LinuxFest Northwest 2026 this spring! 📣

#lfnw2026 #digitalsovereignty #linux #opensource
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE JSON FILES, ALL ALIKE. 🧌 🤯 🙀 #opencode #claudecode #offline #ollama
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
✅ 'sartre' #Fedora43 #server set up on 10+ yr old HP EliteDesk 800 G3 (i5-6500T; < 35watts)
#Forgejo git server set up on sartre
#Paperless-ngx server set up on sartre
✅ QNAP NAS (finally) set up correctly
😃 Backup scripts/workflows running, tested, & documented
🤖 #ClaudeCode my #homelab buddy
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 AM
If you’re not having fun with #SSID, #computer, and #systemnames at home, why not? 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I get by with a little #help from my #agentic friends 🤓
#opencode #claudecode #claudeproplan #TILT #ThingsILearnedToday
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Shortly after that I'll likely end up being a hyper-efficiently resourced and manufactured box of paperclips 📎🖇️ #agentictimelines #claudecode #nickbostrum #WontSomebodyPleaseThinkoftheChildren?
it’s over. for a brief, very beautiful moment, I will be incredibly productive, and then I will be obsolete
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Scooter pup and I were in the Woods Coffee drive-thru chatting with the baristas about having an adopted reactive dog. One said, “Sounds like a fulltime job.” When they heard that it was my last day before #retirement, & Scooter was the next job, they gave me a free coffee. Thanks #Bellingham Woods!
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
One of my 2026 tech resolutions is to use #git more, so I have more reasons to learn more about git, so I'll become more comfortable using and applying git, so I'll use git more...
#docsascode #distributedversioncontrol #opensource #forgejo
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Maybe I embrace a previously unknown furry identity in 2026? Listen to more Duran Duran? Get called out for how I consume snack foods?

So many questions 🐺
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
2026 is a good year to update the #72hourkit. You'll be preparing for #earthquakes, #poweroutages, and #windstorms, and bad #winterweather.

🔦 🤕 🥫 🎒 www.ready.gov/kit
Plenty of attention is given to the big 9.0 magnitude likely to impact the Pacific NW in coming years. But other faults in NW Washington could produce their own damaging earthquakes, writes geologist Cliff Knitter, who lays out some likely local shaking scenarios in a CDN guest commentary.
Geologist: Damaging Cascadia earthquakes are coming; here's a NW WA shaking primer | Cascadia Daily News
Whatcom, Skagit residents should prepare now to survive and recover from a catastrophe
www.cascadiadaily.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
My father worked for one of the big-three automakers in the early 1960's. He was told that he didn't move fast enough between meetings, so he threw his tie over his shoulder to make it look like he was hurrying.

Over the years I've been inspired by him (in my own way).

#work #smartass #rumination
December 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
An astrological #birthday reading from a book at #HathaiTrust, OGILVIE'S ASTROLOGICAL BIRTHDAY BOOK (more details in the Alt Text) ♑ 📖 🎂 🎁 🎉

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=lo...
December 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Brad and I are celebrating our #fifthanniversary today. It's been a challenging year. I couldn't have done it without him! ❤️ 5️⃣ 💍
#husbands #mostlynormal? #marriage
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Wintry Mix" is also what I call my holiday playlist 🎶
#latedecember #PNW #music #holidaylounge
December 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I've gathered branches, twigs, and sprigs to deck the halls and garnish the peppermint juleps ❄️🎅🎁⛄🎄
#holidayprep #wintersolstice #damnitscold
December 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just brainstorming here -- #ACTUP #furries, #unicorns, #Nyancats, and #Linux penguins on toaster pastries popping out of #flyingtoasters that are flying random #Pride flags? 🖥️🔻🐺🦄🐈🐧🏳️‍🌈
Queer Linux Weirdo Supremacy
i do kinda hope that whatever becomes of the tech industry, it does away with the whole hyperscaling venture capitalism deal and chills out to make more niche weird tech that people buy cuz it's creative or novel rather than more advanced than last year's model or whatever
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#Goodreads profile deleted
#StoryGraph account created
📚 I'll be slowly adding my books over time

app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mike...

#bigtech #bigdata #surveillancecapitalism #digitalsovereignty #reading #books
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
There was a break in the #wind and #rain, so Scooter and I took a short walk. We barked at the clouds, then Scooter kept a wary eye on a blown over trash can that was making big noises in the wind. #Bellingham #WA #atmosphericriver
December 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We’ve reached the stage where my 🚙 smells like 🐕‍🦺🐾
December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Everyone should have healthcare
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
One year on #Bluesky as of today 🎉

(Some of) what's given me dopamine:
1️⃣ Interesting people and diverse perspectives 🦄💡
2️⃣ #digitalsovereignty 💽 💾
3️⃣ #linux and #selfhosting 🐧🧑‍🔧

Thanks for a great year! ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM