Shane Glass
@shanecglass.bsky.social
Open-Source Strategist and Chart Scientist @googlecloud | Open Data Advocate | Calvin & Hobbes enthusiast | 2012 Ft. Sill 800m champion | @shanecglass on Twitter | @shanecglass@hachyderm.io on Mastodon
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Shane Glass
@shanecglass.bsky.social
· May 12
I recently joined Google's Open Source Office to help champion OSS growth both internally and externally! I'm thrilled to be back in the open-source ecosystem supporting teams across Google and open-source communities across the globe.
Want to unlock the real potential of #GenAI? It starts with well-built data fundamentals. 💡
My @allthingsopen.bsky.social keynote shows how you can combine AI tools like #GeminiCLI & OSS data tools like #Iceberg to build those fundamentals.
Watch: youtu.be/y4Hp5mEtukg #DataEngineering #OpenSource
My @allthingsopen.bsky.social keynote shows how you can combine AI tools like #GeminiCLI & OSS data tools like #Iceberg to build those fundamentals.
Watch: youtu.be/y4Hp5mEtukg #DataEngineering #OpenSource
AI Should Not Replace Well-Built Data Fundamentals by Shane Glass
YouTube video by All Things Open
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November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Want to unlock the real potential of #GenAI? It starts with well-built data fundamentals. 💡
My @allthingsopen.bsky.social keynote shows how you can combine AI tools like #GeminiCLI & OSS data tools like #Iceberg to build those fundamentals.
Watch: youtu.be/y4Hp5mEtukg #DataEngineering #OpenSource
My @allthingsopen.bsky.social keynote shows how you can combine AI tools like #GeminiCLI & OSS data tools like #Iceberg to build those fundamentals.
Watch: youtu.be/y4Hp5mEtukg #DataEngineering #OpenSource
New profile picture from my keynote talk, courtesy of my friends @allthingsopen.bsky.social! Thanks for a great time, an awesome conference, and this picture too!
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New profile picture from my keynote talk, courtesy of my friends @allthingsopen.bsky.social! Thanks for a great time, an awesome conference, and this picture too!
Good morning #AllThingsOpen! Be sure to check out my keynote in about an hour to learn more about how you can use AI to build better data fundamentals!
Less than 1 week until @allthingsopen.bsky.social kicks off! My buddy Lamar and I can't wait to see everyone in Raleigh. Be sure to check out my Monday morning keynote so we can address the elephant in the room to kickoff #AllThingsOpen
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Good morning #AllThingsOpen! Be sure to check out my keynote in about an hour to learn more about how you can use AI to build better data fundamentals!
Less than 1 week until @allthingsopen.bsky.social kicks off! My buddy Lamar and I can't wait to see everyone in Raleigh. Be sure to check out my Monday morning keynote so we can address the elephant in the room to kickoff #AllThingsOpen
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Less than 1 week until @allthingsopen.bsky.social kicks off! My buddy Lamar and I can't wait to see everyone in Raleigh. Be sure to check out my Monday morning keynote so we can address the elephant in the room to kickoff #AllThingsOpen
Explaining the Bible to the literal Pope is a level of ignorance and ego that I fear humanity may never be able to exceed
really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Explaining the Bible to the literal Pope is a level of ignorance and ego that I fear humanity may never be able to exceed
Good morning #CommunityOverCode 2025! If you're here in Minneapolis for ASF's Community over Code 2025, I would love to say hi and get to know the community even better! You can probably find me in any of the data talks. If not, DM me! Let's grab your beverage of choice and chat 😀
September 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Good morning #CommunityOverCode 2025! If you're here in Minneapolis for ASF's Community over Code 2025, I would love to say hi and get to know the community even better! You can probably find me in any of the data talks. If not, DM me! Let's grab your beverage of choice and chat 😀
There are a lot of technologies that succeed because they map our way of thinking to existing paradigms! For example: Your turn signal clicks because it used to use a relay that made that noise. We no longer use manual relays, but the noise remains!
It just realized that YouTube was probably named YouTube because we used to call televisions the tube (e.g., "go turn on the tube") and because you can make a YouTube "channel" all about you - so it's the you tube - yeah, that just occurred to me.
September 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There are a lot of technologies that succeed because they map our way of thinking to existing paradigms! For example: Your turn signal clicks because it used to use a relay that made that noise. We no longer use manual relays, but the noise remains!
The United States is THE ONLY COUNTRY ON EARTH that cannot prevent school shootings. It's obviously not just mental health
Speaker Mike Johnson on the Minnesota shooting: "At the end of the day the problem is not guns. Ok, Jen Psaki? The problem is the human heart. It's mental health."
August 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The United States is THE ONLY COUNTRY ON EARTH that cannot prevent school shootings. It's obviously not just mental health
One night, I was getting my 4YO ready for bed and I said "I love you" to him and he goes "yeah" as nonchalantly as anyone has ever said anything
Kids know how to humble you faster than anyone
Kids know how to humble you faster than anyone
Didn’t think I’d have much besides T swiz to talk about in my own therapy today but then when I took W to daycare he just walked right in and didn’t even look back at me
August 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One night, I was getting my 4YO ready for bed and I said "I love you" to him and he goes "yeah" as nonchalantly as anyone has ever said anything
Kids know how to humble you faster than anyone
Kids know how to humble you faster than anyone
The #GSoC team did awesome work this year to make the GSoC program a success. Check out the highlights, including how many first-time open source contributors, the variety of projects, & record-breaking proposal submissions! #GSoC2025 #OpenSource #GoogleOpenSource
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Google Summer of Code 2025: Contributor Statistics
Get key stats for Google Summer of Code 2025: contributors, projects, proposals, and registrations. Discover program highlights and mentor insights.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The #GSoC team did awesome work this year to make the GSoC program a success. Check out the highlights, including how many first-time open source contributors, the variety of projects, & record-breaking proposal submissions! #GSoC2025 #OpenSource #GoogleOpenSource
goo.gle/gsoc-2025-st...
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Data engineers, take note: Apache Iceberg v3 is here!🎉 New binary deletion vectors make CDC, row-level updates can be made much faster, and more! Read the latest Google Open Source blog post for all the details. #DataEngineering #ApacheIceberg
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What's new in Apache Iceberg v3?
The Apache Iceberg project is taking on the challenge of how to bring database-like agility to petabyte-scale datasets stored in open cloud storage.
goo.gle
August 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Data engineers, take note: Apache Iceberg v3 is here!🎉 New binary deletion vectors make CDC, row-level updates can be made much faster, and more! Read the latest Google Open Source blog post for all the details. #DataEngineering #ApacheIceberg
goo.gle/apache-icebe...
goo.gle/apache-icebe...
Age verification? I used to collect call my parents to pick me up from middle school and say "pleasepickmeupweredone" when they asked for my name
Age verification? I regularly say “videotape” (verb) and “answering machine” to young people confusing & bewildering them
this is a great one ⤵️
this is a great one ⤵️
Age verification? There was a smoking section at my high school
July 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Age verification? I used to collect call my parents to pick me up from middle school and say "pleasepickmeupweredone" when they asked for my name
I definitely read the Census for fun
We’re not saying we read the census for fun.
But we’re also not not saying that.
But we’re also not not saying that.
July 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I definitely read the Census for fun
As a lifelong Pirates fan, nothing about this surprises me.
even lowly Pittsburgh Pirates - acquired principally by Bob Nutting 18 years ago for 300M & now valued at 1.3B - 8.5% annual return for doormat franchise operating on shoestring budget & profiting from luxury tax from bigger spenders. Nutting is top 10 in personal wealth among 10 MLB owners
July 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As a lifelong Pirates fan, nothing about this surprises me.
This is a great example of how data can be used to create a feedback loop that helps humans improve from @jjcoop36.bsky.social and the team at @baseballamerica.com! www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...
MLB Umpires Have Gotten Much Better At Calling Balls & Strikes
J.J. Cooper digs into historical data on balls and strikes to see just how much better today's umpires are at calling games.
www.baseballamerica.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is a great example of how data can be used to create a feedback loop that helps humans improve from @jjcoop36.bsky.social and the team at @baseballamerica.com! www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...
This might be the most developer-friendly launch I've seen in.... well I don't know, but a long time. This is awesome!
This is truly a proud moment for me. For the past few months we've pushed non-stop to build Gemini CLI.
It's been a journey, and I couldn't be happier to finally share it with all of you. Free and open source!
Check it out: github.com/google-gemin...
#GeminiCLI #Gemini #AI #OpenSource
It's been a journey, and I couldn't be happier to finally share it with all of you. Free and open source!
Check it out: github.com/google-gemin...
#GeminiCLI #Gemini #AI #OpenSource
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This might be the most developer-friendly launch I've seen in.... well I don't know, but a long time. This is awesome!
If I ever build a BI tool, the UI will have a button for pie charts. But instead of creating a visualization, it'll just show them this and a LONG text explanation of why they shouldn't use pie charts
a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says `` i need some pie . ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says `` i need some pie . ''
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June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If I ever build a BI tool, the UI will have a button for pie charts. But instead of creating a visualization, it'll just show them this and a LONG text explanation of why they shouldn't use pie charts
As a Pittsburgher, I pride myself on being something of an expert on bridge obsessions. So I can safely say @anthropic.com's Golden Gate Claude was the absolute pinnacle of humanity's technological advances, and it will only be downhill from there.
May 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As a Pittsburgher, I pride myself on being something of an expert on bridge obsessions. So I can safely say @anthropic.com's Golden Gate Claude was the absolute pinnacle of humanity's technological advances, and it will only be downhill from there.
This is an excellent summary of how we don't REALLY understand why LLMs make the "decisions" they do! youtu.be/nMwiQE8Nsjc?...
No one actually knows why AI works
YouTube video by Alberta Tech
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May 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is an excellent summary of how we don't REALLY understand why LLMs make the "decisions" they do! youtu.be/nMwiQE8Nsjc?...
Good morning #PyConUS, it's a great day for lightning talks! I'd love to talk about open data and learn how you're using Python to analyze your data. Come find me and say hi to the sea otters!
May 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Good morning #PyConUS, it's a great day for lightning talks! I'd love to talk about open data and learn how you're using Python to analyze your data. Come find me and say hi to the sea otters!
It's #PyConUS25 time!! If you're here in Pittsburgh, come find me to say hi. I'll be the guy in the awesome jacket carrying a bag of salty sea otters.
May 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's #PyConUS25 time!! If you're here in Pittsburgh, come find me to say hi. I'll be the guy in the awesome jacket carrying a bag of salty sea otters.
Who is coming to Pittsburgh for #PyCon this weekend?! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and showing off my hometown! And, if you like salty sea otters, you'll definitely wanna find me and say hi. You'll be able to find me easily, I'll be the guy in the great jacket!
May 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Who is coming to Pittsburgh for #PyCon this weekend?! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and showing off my hometown! And, if you like salty sea otters, you'll definitely wanna find me and say hi. You'll be able to find me easily, I'll be the guy in the great jacket!
I wanted to make a joke here, but this is actually a GREAT way to vibe code. Start with documentation, then include that context in your prompt to generate code. Polish and publish!
Fun fact, for most things I've built, I *started* with the documentation. It's often the first thing I do before writing actual code. Then I go back and polish things before I publish.
Documentation is the UI for many technical products. You can build, build, build, but if your docs are an afterthought, people won’t see the features clearly. It’s also helpful for AI to pick up in explanations.
May 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I wanted to make a joke here, but this is actually a GREAT way to vibe code. Start with documentation, then include that context in your prompt to generate code. Polish and publish!