Travis Craft
@travislcraft.bsky.social
Software Engineer, Meetup Organizer, 日本語 student, Aikidoka, and Nintendo fan. MTG Commamder player. He/Him. Opinions my own.
This month’s lightning talks revolved around hosting MCP servers on Google Cloud Run, the CUPID properties, and AI art. I’m starting an AI project with a couple friends and shared my progress on a tutorial for Google Cloud Run. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Build and Deploy a Remote MCP Server to Google Cloud Run in Under 10 Minutes | Google Cloud Blog
Learn how to quickly build and deploy a remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to Google Cloud Run, enabling secure and scalable integration of external context with Large Language Models (LLMs).
cloud.google.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 AM
This month’s lightning talks revolved around hosting MCP servers on Google Cloud Run, the CUPID properties, and AI art. I’m starting an AI project with a couple friends and shared my progress on a tutorial for Google Cloud Run. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
I made a tavern style pizza similar to a local place in town. I played with how long I let the crust sit before making a couple of them. Overall pretty good!
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I made a tavern style pizza similar to a local place in town. I played with how long I let the crust sit before making a couple of them. Overall pretty good!
24.5 miles this morning, getting closer to the marathon!
January 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
24.5 miles this morning, getting closer to the marathon!
Tonight was the first meetup of the new year and I presented on interactive rebasing. I also discussed branching strategies like Gitflow and Trunk-based development. And we had a good conversation on developer idiosyncrasies and the patterns we follow.
about.gitlab.com/blog/keep-gi...
about.gitlab.com/blog/keep-gi...
How to keep your Git history clean with interactive rebase
Interactive rebase is one of Git’s most versatile tools. Here's how to use it to correct commit messages, fix mistakes, and more.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Tonight was the first meetup of the new year and I presented on interactive rebasing. I also discussed branching strategies like Gitflow and Trunk-based development. And we had a good conversation on developer idiosyncrasies and the patterns we follow.
about.gitlab.com/blog/keep-gi...
about.gitlab.com/blog/keep-gi...
Planning on playing some BF6 tonight with a friend. We played a ton of BF3 years ago. Looking forward to reliving that!
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Planning on playing some BF6 tonight with a friend. We played a ton of BF3 years ago. Looking forward to reliving that!
I made it up to 21 miles today! The last three and a half mile cycle was a little rough but I kept going.
December 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I made it up to 21 miles today! The last three and a half mile cycle was a little rough but I kept going.
Finally beat Bloodborne last night, now we're onto new game plus! Though we'll probably swap over to a new Elden Ring playthrough next with seamless co-op.
December 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Finally beat Bloodborne last night, now we're onto new game plus! Though we'll probably swap over to a new Elden Ring playthrough next with seamless co-op.
I made some Taiyaki! I had some custard filling leftover from a Christmas party so I made some more to finish using that up.
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I made some Taiyaki! I had some custard filling leftover from a Christmas party so I made some more to finish using that up.
I beat the Orphan of Kos last night, what a fight! So now my friend and I can continue on with wrapping up Bloodborne (my first playthrough). Only the final two bosses left!
December 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I beat the Orphan of Kos last night, what a fight! So now my friend and I can continue on with wrapping up Bloodborne (my first playthrough). Only the final two bosses left!
Planning a chaos draft tomorrow. I'm bringing Ice Age, Innistrad Remaster and Modern Horizons 2!
December 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Planning a chaos draft tomorrow. I'm bringing Ice Age, Innistrad Remaster and Modern Horizons 2!
I played in a commander tournament today and did well enough to get the promo Yuna. The games were fun and opponents had cool decks!
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I played in a commander tournament today and did well enough to get the promo Yuna. The games were fun and opponents had cool decks!
For Microsoft’s Season of AI Sky Bexten dug into a demo project utilizing MCP for tonight’s meetup presentation. Underneath it all the agent had access to four different tools which allowed it to query a Postgres database to retrieve results.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
What is the Azure MCP Server? - Azure MCP Server
Overview of the features and capabilities of the Azure MCP Server that helps developers be more productive when building and deploying apps to Azure
learn.microsoft.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
For Microsoft’s Season of AI Sky Bexten dug into a demo project utilizing MCP for tonight’s meetup presentation. Underneath it all the agent had access to four different tools which allowed it to query a Postgres database to retrieve results.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
My commander group played another round of our box sealed league today. Next time we're planning a chaos draft and then we'll add those cards to our pool to adjust our decks. Need to think of which packs I'll pick!
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
My commander group played another round of our box sealed league today. Next time we're planning a chaos draft and then we'll add those cards to our pool to adjust our decks. Need to think of which packs I'll pick!
I completed the Spartan Super over the weekend with a couple friends. One more to go for the Trifecta!
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I completed the Spartan Super over the weekend with a couple friends. One more to go for the Trifecta!
For tonight’s lightning talks we discussed security and researched some Azure deployment issues. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
What is the Azure portal? - Azure portal
The Azure portal is a graphical user interface that you can use to manage your Azure services. Learn how to navigate and find resources in the Azure portal.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
For tonight’s lightning talks we discussed security and researched some Azure deployment issues. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Had a fun day doing a Commander box sealed draft. I used Mystery Booster 2, others had Tarkir Dragonstorm, Avatar, Edge of Eternities and Spider-Man. It was a good time!
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Had a fun day doing a Commander box sealed draft. I used Mystery Booster 2, others had Tarkir Dragonstorm, Avatar, Edge of Eternities and Spider-Man. It was a good time!
Ran another 14 miles this morning, and the next Spartan race is next weekend!
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Ran another 14 miles this morning, and the next Spartan race is next weekend!
I’ve been working with Quickbase for some client work the last few months. Recently I created a To Do list app to learn more about integrating it with OpenAI. At tonight’s meetup I talked through the process and what I’ve learned. www.quickbase.com
Dynamic Work & Complex Project Management Platform | Quickbase
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November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’ve been working with Quickbase for some client work the last few months. Recently I created a To Do list app to learn more about integrating it with OpenAI. At tonight’s meetup I talked through the process and what I’ve learned. www.quickbase.com
Snorlax ex and Wigglytuff has been a fun deck to play in Pocket
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Snorlax ex and Wigglytuff has been a fun deck to play in Pocket
The pizza turned out pretty well!
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The pizza turned out pretty well!
I'm following a pizza recipe for a Chicago pan pizza. Just got the dough in the fridge and the sauce made as well. We'll try it out tomorrow.
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm following a pizza recipe for a Chicago pan pizza. Just got the dough in the fridge and the sauce made as well. We'll try it out tomorrow.
Made it 10.5 miles today with the 3 miles and 10 minute walk cycles!
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Made it 10.5 miles today with the 3 miles and 10 minute walk cycles!
I did 8.5 miles today. Slowly working up the distance again with the new 3 miles of jogging and 10 minutes of walking cycles. I plan to start some bench pressing too, following a plan my friend likes to do. I need earbuds that last longer than 1~2 hours lol
October 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I did 8.5 miles today. Slowly working up the distance again with the new 3 miles of jogging and 10 minutes of walking cycles. I plan to start some bench pressing too, following a plan my friend likes to do. I need earbuds that last longer than 1~2 hours lol
At tonight’s lightning talks our group touched upon a few different topics. From Dell’s new Pro Max desktops and tech lead tasks to what I learned from Pamela Fox’s recent presentation on multimodal LLMs.
github.com/Azure-Sample...
github.com/Azure-Sample...
GitHub - Azure-Samples/openai-chat-vision-quickstart: A demonstration of chatting with uploaded images using OpenAI vision models like gpt-4o.
A demonstration of chatting with uploaded images using OpenAI vision models like gpt-4o. - Azure-Samples/openai-chat-vision-quickstart
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
At tonight’s lightning talks our group touched upon a few different topics. From Dell’s new Pro Max desktops and tech lead tasks to what I learned from Pamela Fox’s recent presentation on multimodal LLMs.
github.com/Azure-Sample...
github.com/Azure-Sample...
I'm planning to do cycles of jogging three miles and then walking for 10 minutes as I train for the Kyoto marathon. Just started that this week.
October 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm planning to do cycles of jogging three miles and then walking for 10 minutes as I train for the Kyoto marathon. Just started that this week.