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Rocky Lhotka
@rocky.lhotka.net
960 followers 460 following 370 posts
🧑 he/him
🧑‍💻 #oss #cslanet
🤵 VP @ Xebia; Chief Architect @ Marimer LLC
🎗️ #MicrosoftMVP and RD Program member
🙏 #a11y, #BlackLivesMatter
🏓 #rock, #metal, #LiveMusic, #ttrpg, #travel, #outdoors, #scifi, #fishing

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carnage4life.bsky.social
Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did!
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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taylorlorenz.bsky.social
Social media isn’t driving the teenage “loneliness epidemic”. Teenagers’ loneliness was the same in the 1970s,1980s, and 1990s long before anyone heard of TikTok or smartphones.
Social media isn’t driving the teenage “loneliness epidemic”
Teenagers’ loneliness was the same in the 1970s,1980s, and 1990s long before anyone heard of TikTok or smartphones.
mikemales.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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timmarchman.bsky.social
NEW: Pranksters recreated Jeffrey Epstein's inbox in a format you can use just like Gmail, and @boone.bsky.social caught up with them! After you read the story, dive in at jmail.world
Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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allenconway.bsky.social
Great day presenting at #Live360 with @rocky.lhotka.net and @jasonbock.net
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
rocky.lhotka.net
@allenconway.bsky.social teaching #blazor at #vslive in Orlando
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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mrglobaltoo.bsky.social
PSA From Epstein Survivors - Please Share
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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jasonbock.net
Dinner with @rocky.lhotka.net and @allenconway.bsky.social in Orlando for VSLive!
Rocky, me, and Allen eating Mexican.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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alvinashcraft.com
A first look at the all‑new UX in Visual Studio 2026 | by Ruben Rios

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#visualstudio #ux #vs2026 #ide #productivity
A first look at the all‑new UX in Visual Studio 2026 - Visual Studio Blog
Visual Studio 2026 introduces a refreshed user experience, thoughtfully crafted for clarity, accessibility, and a clean interface that feels right at home on Windows. This update is the result of…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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alvinashcraft.com
Maui-Linux[dot]NET starts now!

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#dotnetmaui #dotnet #linux #appdev #crossplatform
Maui-Linux.NET starts now!
In 2022, .NET MAUI was officially released by Microsoft. However, despite numerous requests from the community, official Linux support was never provided. Shortly afterward, the Maui-Linux and Maui…
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
rocky.lhotka.net
#dotnet 10 is online!

devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou...
Announcing .NET 10 - .NET Blog
Announcing the release of .NET 10, the most productive, modern, secure, intelligent, and performant release of .NET yet. With updates across ASP.NET Core, C# 14, .NET MAUI, Aspire, and so much more.
devblogs.microsoft.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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akelacooper.bsky.social
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
Screenshot of a tweet from Joyce Carol Oates posted on Sunday, November 9th that reads "so curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates--scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. in fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. the poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world."
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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captainsafia.com
First: I am really proud of this blog post title. It’s for the girlies (IYKYK).

Second: .NET 10 drops tomorrow, so I did a whirlwind tour of the big and small features I worked on this cycle.

Third: go read it!

#dotnet #aspnetcore

📰 :https://blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/10/aspnetcore-ten/
And just like that .NET 10 ships tomorrow
A look at key ASP.NET Core features shipping in .NET 10, including: model validation for Minimal APIs, OpenAPI 3.1 support with unified JSON Schema, improved integration testing with top-level…
blog.safia.rocks
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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mircovanini.bsky.social
How Copilot Studio uses .NET and WebAssembly for performance and innovation - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/copil...
How Copilot Studio uses .NET and WebAssembly for performance and innovation - .NET Blog
Learn how Microsoft Copilot Studio uses .NET to provide a consistent AI agent execution across platforms, including on the web via WebAssembly.
devblogs.microsoft.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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visualstudio.com
🙌 .NET Conf 2025 in on its way... 👏

Join us November 11th for an action-packed keynote welcoming the release of .NET 10! See some of the amazing new things you can do with .NET 10, C# 14 and Visual Studio 2026.

Save the date: msft.it/63329tDtKH
dotnet conf title slide. text reads: Session Highlight Welcome to .NET 10 & Visual Studio 2026! Allie Barry, Brady Gaster, Cathy Sullivan, David Fowler, Gaurav Seth, Maddy Montaquila, Mike Kistler, Scott Hanselman, Mads Kristensen, Damian Edwards, Safia Abdalla, Rachel Kang, Maria Naggaga Nakanwagi
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
rocky.lhotka.net
I have an #anker power supply that is supposed to put out 140 watts. I use it mostly to power my #surface, but sometimes also my phone or other things.

In the US when I power other things, the #surface says it is a weak power supply. In EU/UK at 240V it works as expected.

Interesting!
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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erikej.bsky.social
Looking forward to the release of .NET 10, watching #dotnetconf and sharing my session "Let's create an MCP Server from our .NET tool - and improve our SQL scripts with Copilot"
#dotnet #mcp #mvpbuzz
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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aspire.dev
have you visited aspire.dev yet? 💫
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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sagconference.bsky.social
#SemanticAI takes #GenAI to the next level! 🤖✨

At #SAGconf, @christianweyer74.bsky.social shows how to combine #LLMs & embedding models like GPT or LLaMA to build smarter, modular architectures. 💡

Learn more 👉 t1p.de/gt2lf

#SAG2025 #SoftwareArchitecture #MachineLearning #AIArchitecture #iSAQB
October 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
rocky.lhotka.net
OK, #copilot is getting out of hand. Now the agent I talk to doesn't even do the work, it delegates to _subagents_!
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
rocky.lhotka.net
Once you get used to Agent mode for #copilot in vscode or Visual Studio, the Copilot experience in #m365 seems so lame.

It apparently can't manipulate my open documents, it has to create a new slide deck, doc, spreadsheet, whatever. Very frustrating compared to the dev world.
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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richcampbell.bsky.social
The next version of CSLA is out!

@Rocky.Lhotka.net talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1973 about his years of developing the open-source business objects framework that pre-dates .NET itself!
.NET Rocks!
.NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
www.dotnetrocks.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
rocky.lhotka.net
Submit your talks for Visual Studio Live in Redmond for 2026. #VSLive at Redmond is always a good event because it is on campus. Great attendees, lots of Microsoft folks, and summer in the Pacific Northwest!

sessionize.com/vslive_Micro...

#dotnet #azure #ai #copilot #blazor #sqlserver #cloudnative
Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ 2026: Call for Speakers
For over 34 years, Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) conferences have provided expert solutions for developers, engineers, software architects, and design...
sessionize.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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visualstudio.com
VSLive! at Live! 360 Orlando offers immersive developer training across .NET, Azure, AI, and more. Designed for professionals ready to grow, connect, and lead in tech.
Explore the full agenda and register at msft.it/63326sfV1E
Photo of Shawn Bales. text reads: “I’m a Visual Studio developer and I like breakpoints with tracepoints for multithreaded debugging. – Shawn Bales” On the T-shirt: “Microsoft Headquarters Redmond, Washington”
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
rocky.lhotka.net
A talk about #cslanet 9 and some glimpses into what's coming in version 10.
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM