Paschalis Tsilias
@tpaschalis.me
SWE @grafana.bsky.social Fleet Management, prev. Alloy, Agent - FOSS <3
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#golang #vim #observability #prometheus #opentelemetry #distsys
I sometimes write on tpaschalis.me
#golang #vim #observability #prometheus #opentelemetry #distsys
Software is rarely perfect; and doesn’t always have to be.
And this is yet another why with all their shortcomings, LLMs are _amazing_ tools
And this is yet another why with all their shortcomings, LLMs are _amazing_ tools
Just in time software
I didn’t plan to write software in the grocery store last night.
I was tired and hungry, kids in tow. My long shopping list sat in a text message. I wished I could check items off as I found them. Ide...
commaok.xyz
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Software is rarely perfect; and doesn’t always have to be.
And this is yet another why with all their shortcomings, LLMs are _amazing_ tools
And this is yet another why with all their shortcomings, LLMs are _amazing_ tools
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Depends if I paid for it or not, cause if I paid money for something mid I will be more pissed off than if I just had toast
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Depends if I paid for it or not, cause if I paid money for something mid I will be more pissed off than if I just had toast
In ironic news, I saw a recommendation on HN for “There Is No Antimemetics Division” by qntm.
I said, ok, sounds cool, let me check it out…
only to have forgotten I’d already read it in the past 😁
I said, ok, sounds cool, let me check it out…
only to have forgotten I’d already read it in the past 😁
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In ironic news, I saw a recommendation on HN for “There Is No Antimemetics Division” by qntm.
I said, ok, sounds cool, let me check it out…
only to have forgotten I’d already read it in the past 😁
I said, ok, sounds cool, let me check it out…
only to have forgotten I’d already read it in the past 😁
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Small intermission to share something I'm extremely proud of...
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
Grafana: The open and composable observability platform | Grafana Labs
Grafana is the open source analytics & monitoring solution for every database.
grafana.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Small intermission to share something I'm extremely proud of...
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
Small intermission to share something I'm extremely proud of...
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
Grafana: The open and composable observability platform | Grafana Labs
Grafana is the open source analytics & monitoring solution for every database.
grafana.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Small intermission to share something I'm extremely proud of...
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
We're launching the Instrumentation Hub, a new onboarding experience for #Grafana Cloud!
Start from scratch and get complete Application Observability and K8s Monitoring with a single Helm command and a couple of clicks.
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everyone forgets the full phrase
“fuck around, find out, write it down”
it’s only the scientific method if you write it down, otherwise it’s just sparkling curiosity
“fuck around, find out, write it down”
it’s only the scientific method if you write it down, otherwise it’s just sparkling curiosity
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
everyone forgets the full phrase
“fuck around, find out, write it down”
it’s only the scientific method if you write it down, otherwise it’s just sparkling curiosity
“fuck around, find out, write it down”
it’s only the scientific method if you write it down, otherwise it’s just sparkling curiosity
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Growing up in a poor family, this hits the nail exactly on the head.
You misunderstand what it means to be poor
The more I speak about being poor, the more I realize how fundamentally other folks misunderstand what it means to be poor versus being broke.
blog.ctms.me
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Growing up in a poor family, this hits the nail exactly on the head.
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A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
Το ότι ο Λιαγκας, η αρσενική κατινα του χωριού, που ούτε σάλιο για φτύσιμο δεν αξίζει, όχι μόνο έχει βήμα αλλά αυτοχαρακτηρίζεται και «άντρας παλαιάς κοπής» με ξεπερνάει 🤮🤮🤮
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Το ότι ο Λιαγκας, η αρσενική κατινα του χωριού, που ούτε σάλιο για φτύσιμο δεν αξίζει, όχι μόνο έχει βήμα αλλά αυτοχαρακτηρίζεται και «άντρας παλαιάς κοπής» με ξεπερνάει 🤮🤮🤮
The perks of having linguistic nerds in the family is that you often get hit with gems like this
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The perks of having linguistic nerds in the family is that you often get hit with gems like this
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Ok let’s see this time: Citizen Sleeper.
It doesn’t exactly scratch that Disco Elysium itch yet, but nice setting and so far, good writing. Also good to play in short bursts.
It doesn’t exactly scratch that Disco Elysium itch yet, but nice setting and so far, good writing. Also good to play in short bursts.
Post-thirties gaming cycle:
1. Start a new game, get hyped, OMG THIS IS AWESOME
2. Proceed to never EVER start the game again 🤷
Most recently happened with Alan Wake 2, Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Assetto Corsa, It Takes Two, Weird West, Sifu... 🥲
1. Start a new game, get hyped, OMG THIS IS AWESOME
2. Proceed to never EVER start the game again 🤷
Most recently happened with Alan Wake 2, Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Assetto Corsa, It Takes Two, Weird West, Sifu... 🥲
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ok let’s see this time: Citizen Sleeper.
It doesn’t exactly scratch that Disco Elysium itch yet, but nice setting and so far, good writing. Also good to play in short bursts.
It doesn’t exactly scratch that Disco Elysium itch yet, but nice setting and so far, good writing. Also good to play in short bursts.
Just how good is Alex Volkanovski???
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just how good is Alex Volkanovski???
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November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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steam machine de la abuela
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
steam machine de la abuela
I wrapped up Leviathan Wakes this past week, the first installment in the Expanse.
Anyone got any recommendations? Potentially with better worldbuilding?
Anyone got any recommendations? Potentially with better worldbuilding?
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I wrapped up Leviathan Wakes this past week, the first installment in the Expanse.
Anyone got any recommendations? Potentially with better worldbuilding?
Anyone got any recommendations? Potentially with better worldbuilding?
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
It took me 15 hours to _try_ the other weapons in Hades; who knew the game could be so much more fun??? 🤦
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It took me 15 hours to _try_ the other weapons in Hades; who knew the game could be so much more fun??? 🤦
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Gaslight-driven development tonsky.me/blog/gasligh...
Gaslight-driven development
Computers are starting to have opinions on how our APIs should look like
tonsky.me
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Gaslight-driven development tonsky.me/blog/gasligh...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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A couple of weeks ago, Trump struggled with a broken umbrella as he boarded Air Force One.
Let me tell you how we got to this point — and the tragic downfall of the noble umbrella. 🧵
Let me tell you how we got to this point — and the tragic downfall of the noble umbrella. 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A couple of weeks ago, Trump struggled with a broken umbrella as he boarded Air Force One.
Let me tell you how we got to this point — and the tragic downfall of the noble umbrella. 🧵
Let me tell you how we got to this point — and the tragic downfall of the noble umbrella. 🧵
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I know this is bait (4/5 of his "good" games are shooters) but I love talking about videogames, so here's a list of videogames that gave me sublime experiences, that make videogames into something precious and special and worthy of respect. Screenshots when I 'got em
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(honest question) what are the “good” video games? artistically i mean, not in a “i enjoyed this escapist slop” kind of way
Well. It's not Red Dead Redemption 2, but it's like one of three video games I'd genuinely consider good.
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I know this is bait (4/5 of his "good" games are shooters) but I love talking about videogames, so here's a list of videogames that gave me sublime experiences, that make videogames into something precious and special and worthy of respect. Screenshots when I 'got em
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2. RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN: A therapist once told me that all anger comes from loss. I told her some anger came from joy, because one discovery in Obra Dinn was SO GOOD it made me physically angry. Emotion hysteresis is real
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
2. RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN: A therapist once told me that all anger comes from loss. I told her some anger came from joy, because one discovery in Obra Dinn was SO GOOD it made me physically angry. Emotion hysteresis is real
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Does this make any sense? Please let me know if not, it was surprisingly difficult to explain Jujutsu's mental model in the end:
www.stavros.io/posts/switch...
www.stavros.io/posts/switch...
Switch to Jujutsu already: a tutorial - Stavros' Stuff
www.stavros.io
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Does this make any sense? Please let me know if not, it was surprisingly difficult to explain Jujutsu's mental model in the end:
www.stavros.io/posts/switch...
www.stavros.io/posts/switch...