eric shamow
@botmatrix.myatproto.social
Engineering leadership, usually. People over technology, always
I used to be @eshamow on the Twitters
married to someone smarter than me
they/them
I used to be @eshamow on the Twitters
married to someone smarter than me
they/them
Pinned
Whooooo ok so I know I have a lot of new followers so maybe I need to say it
I'm Jewish, I'm anti-Zionist. I believe there is a genocide in Gaza, and I do believe Israel is an apartheid state.
None of that speaks to the conditions of Jews outside Israel or antisemitism as opposed to anti-Zionism
I'm Jewish, I'm anti-Zionist. I believe there is a genocide in Gaza, and I do believe Israel is an apartheid state.
None of that speaks to the conditions of Jews outside Israel or antisemitism as opposed to anti-Zionism
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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This is important to know about—it’s a common Covid outcome! One of my many scary first year of #LongCovid symptoms was not being able to breathe almost any time I tried to eat. It would start a few bites in & I would gasp for air for the next two hours, my lungs refusing to open properly
So I try not to give too many gory details about life with long covid, but I also think it’s important to give a clear picture of what can happen to anyone.
Over the last yearish, I’ve become allergic to more than 70 foods. Today I lost soy. I’m not how long I can keep eating at all.
Over the last yearish, I’ve become allergic to more than 70 foods. Today I lost soy. I’m not how long I can keep eating at all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is important to know about—it’s a common Covid outcome! One of my many scary first year of #LongCovid symptoms was not being able to breathe almost any time I tried to eat. It would start a few bites in & I would gasp for air for the next two hours, my lungs refusing to open properly
Man that Aileen Wournos doc goes hard. Honestly deserved a better name
I thought I was already about as sympathetic to her as I could be but this leaned FAR less into the sensationalization and more into the political/religious climate in FLA and whoooo....
letterboxd.com/film/aileen-...
I thought I was already about as sympathetic to her as I could be but this leaned FAR less into the sensationalization and more into the political/religious climate in FLA and whoooo....
letterboxd.com/film/aileen-...
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
letterboxd.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Man that Aileen Wournos doc goes hard. Honestly deserved a better name
I thought I was already about as sympathetic to her as I could be but this leaned FAR less into the sensationalization and more into the political/religious climate in FLA and whoooo....
letterboxd.com/film/aileen-...
I thought I was already about as sympathetic to her as I could be but this leaned FAR less into the sensationalization and more into the political/religious climate in FLA and whoooo....
letterboxd.com/film/aileen-...
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Uh oh, you scrolled too far, too greedily, too deep: you have encountered a balrog.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Uh oh, you scrolled too far, too greedily, too deep: you have encountered a balrog.
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He had a heart attack during the 2020 primaries. Why do people keep making it like that didn’t happen.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
He had a heart attack during the 2020 primaries. Why do people keep making it like that didn’t happen.
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If you take your issues out on convention staff it's going to make me ask questions about a) your integrity and b) your ability to accurately attribute and focus on the right thing when you're upset
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you take your issues out on convention staff it's going to make me ask questions about a) your integrity and b) your ability to accurately attribute and focus on the right thing when you're upset
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
"A different kind of science than scientists collect in their labs" 🫠
"i don't like the value judgment implied in 'that kid can't read so well'" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"A different kind of science than scientists collect in their labs" 🫠
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The next few months are hard on people with depression, myself included. It always helps me to remind myself there’s a lot of beauty and goodness in the world. Take your vitamin D and get outside when you can.
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The next few months are hard on people with depression, myself included. It always helps me to remind myself there’s a lot of beauty and goodness in the world. Take your vitamin D and get outside when you can.
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“Oh you think Schumer should step down well what would YOU do in that situation” is my favorite horrible counterargument because a shareholder does not have to personally headhunt a replacement if they vote to oust someone from a board, but if you dislike a politician you better have binders ready
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“Oh you think Schumer should step down well what would YOU do in that situation” is my favorite horrible counterargument because a shareholder does not have to personally headhunt a replacement if they vote to oust someone from a board, but if you dislike a politician you better have binders ready
If you take your issues out on convention staff it's going to make me ask questions about a) your integrity and b) your ability to accurately attribute and focus on the right thing when you're upset
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you take your issues out on convention staff it's going to make me ask questions about a) your integrity and b) your ability to accurately attribute and focus on the right thing when you're upset
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
tl;dr I am judging whoever did this very hard right now
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crapping on the help is not very chop wood/carry water
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
crapping on the help is not very chop wood/carry water
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IMHO,being unkind to service workers is an even better indicator of being a bad person than not returning your shopping cart to the cart corral.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
IMHO,being unkind to service workers is an even better indicator of being a bad person than not returning your shopping cart to the cart corral.
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Events don’t happen without workers. We literally wouldn’t be here without them
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Events don’t happen without workers. We literally wouldn’t be here without them
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Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
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Be like Ian. Be nice to the staff.
Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Be like Ian. Be nice to the staff.
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“is the person i think deeply resents having to answer questions from me harry potter posting on teams as dogwhistly hate speech or are they just that much of a theme park adult” and other annoying workday questions, by emily moonlight
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“is the person i think deeply resents having to answer questions from me harry potter posting on teams as dogwhistly hate speech or are they just that much of a theme park adult” and other annoying workday questions, by emily moonlight
I can feel this persons agony through time and space
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I can feel this persons agony through time and space
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For everyone who wanted a "Ben Shapiro for the left," this is what it looks like.
The Stancil Shufle (aka concern trolling)
1. Posit unsupported "concern" as fact*
2. Get dunked on
3. Ignore majority of critiques only engaging with weak ones
4. Move goalposts and act like victim
5. Claim victory in totality.
*Often multiple disparate conclusions at once to facilitate 3.
1. Posit unsupported "concern" as fact*
2. Get dunked on
3. Ignore majority of critiques only engaging with weak ones
4. Move goalposts and act like victim
5. Claim victory in totality.
*Often multiple disparate conclusions at once to facilitate 3.
November 11, 2024 at 9:27 PM
For everyone who wanted a "Ben Shapiro for the left," this is what it looks like.
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This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
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the bluesky corporate security are as bad at public relations as they're terrible at public policy.
Our policy has been not to comment on individual accounts. You end up having to litigate every case in public, and we don’t have the capacity for infinite debates in public.
Then there’s also the consequences such as the increased litigation and bad actors gaming your systems.
Then there’s also the consequences such as the increased litigation and bad actors gaming your systems.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the bluesky corporate security are as bad at public relations as they're terrible at public policy.
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in europe she's known as Kilometery Cyrus thank youuuuuhh
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
in europe she's known as Kilometery Cyrus thank youuuuuhh
fucking ghouls
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
fucking ghouls
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Imagine you came across a post with an image you couldn't see. When you clicked on it nothing happened.
You don't know if what's in the image has already been covered in the text.
A one-sentence description would let you know what it is, & that someone bothered to create access.
You don't know if what's in the image has already been covered in the text.
A one-sentence description would let you know what it is, & that someone bothered to create access.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Imagine you came across a post with an image you couldn't see. When you clicked on it nothing happened.
You don't know if what's in the image has already been covered in the text.
A one-sentence description would let you know what it is, & that someone bothered to create access.
You don't know if what's in the image has already been covered in the text.
A one-sentence description would let you know what it is, & that someone bothered to create access.
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“What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
This is a hell of a piece. Read it.
This is a hell of a piece. Read it.
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
This is a hell of a piece. Read it.
This is a hell of a piece. Read it.
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Watch: This is going to end up being because she said something about authoritarian violence and they misinterpreted it as a threat.
Same thing they did to Erin Biba for a post describing antisemitic violence
Same thing they did to Erin Biba for a post describing antisemitic violence
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Watch: This is going to end up being because she said something about authoritarian violence and they misinterpreted it as a threat.
Same thing they did to Erin Biba for a post describing antisemitic violence
Same thing they did to Erin Biba for a post describing antisemitic violence