ANYWAY, for those who I haven't seen lately, fully 1/3 of my identity has been displaced by Valkyries fandom so if you want to talk about that hmu

the "from devops to AI" panel was brilliant. @eanakashima.bsky.social: "people miss how much of devops was about culture... the culture stuff is maybe more important than ever now."

David Williams shared how AI is a black box we need observability to understand. bsky.app/profile/hone... #o11yDaySFO

YES!!! 🔥

Indeed. Wish it were just the Valkyries but nearly every WNBA team seems to have its own version when you look at who they promote.

And as a competitive athlete, I want to play against the best in the game, whether they're cis or trans. Please let my trans teammates play!

My heart breaks at the idea that we would deprive a generation of young trans athletes these formative experiences with their peers because of hateful, hysterical fear-mongering that has no basis in fact.

Not every team I played on had out transgender athletes, but when I have had trans teammates, they played the game with the exact same heart, determination, team spirit, and love of the game that my cisgender teammates brought.

Through sports, I also learned how to work together with people who might have come from different backgrounds or life experiences than me — and I learned to see the many things we all had in common.

From soccer to softball to rugby to rowing, the many sports teams I've been on throughout my life have been a safe haven, a second family, and a place where I developed lifelong teamwork and leadership skills.

Feel free to borrow:

Senator <name>,

As a lifelong competitive athlete in girl's and women's sports, I am writing to ask you to support the rights and dignity of my transgender teammates and to please VOTE NO on any bans or restrictions on transgender athletes in sports.