Phil Eaton
@eatonphil.bsky.social
cheerleader, organizer, software infrastructure
eatonphil.com
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> “Supply chain security” is a serious problem. It’s also seriously overhyped
> Setting a cooldown of 7 days would have prevented the vast majority of these attacks from reaching end users
blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/W...
> Setting a cooldown of 7 days would have prevented the vast majority of these attacks from reaching end users
blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/W...
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
> “Supply chain security” is a serious problem. It’s also seriously overhyped
> Setting a cooldown of 7 days would have prevented the vast majority of these attacks from reaching end users
blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/W...
> Setting a cooldown of 7 days would have prevented the vast majority of these attacks from reaching end users
blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/W...
Software Internals Discord nearly 9,000 members.
Not a bad 4.5 years.
Not a bad 4.5 years.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Software Internals Discord nearly 9,000 members.
Not a bad 4.5 years.
Not a bad 4.5 years.
Breakfast this morning, ricotta pancakes. 🧑🍳
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Breakfast this morning, ricotta pancakes. 🧑🍳
Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to.
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to.
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.
h4x0r.org/funreliable/
This kind of thing makes the software internals discord jobs channel unparalleled for systems software jobs.
PhD student posts a cool and relevant job at a public database company he has no connection to, the hiring manager / director of engineering pops in to say its his team.
PhD student posts a cool and relevant job at a public database company he has no connection to, the hiring manager / director of engineering pops in to say its his team.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This kind of thing makes the software internals discord jobs channel unparalleled for systems software jobs.
PhD student posts a cool and relevant job at a public database company he has no connection to, the hiring manager / director of engineering pops in to say its his team.
PhD student posts a cool and relevant job at a public database company he has no connection to, the hiring manager / director of engineering pops in to say its his team.
The latest EDB Engineering Newsletter is out
- Robert Haas introduces patches for query hints in Postgres
- Armin Ronacher builds durable workflows using just Postgres
- Anantha Kumaran migrates tables across Postgres instances with logical replication
& more
edbeng.substack.com/p/edb-engine...
- Robert Haas introduces patches for query hints in Postgres
- Armin Ronacher builds durable workflows using just Postgres
- Anantha Kumaran migrates tables across Postgres instances with logical replication
& more
edbeng.substack.com/p/edb-engine...
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The latest EDB Engineering Newsletter is out
- Robert Haas introduces patches for query hints in Postgres
- Armin Ronacher builds durable workflows using just Postgres
- Anantha Kumaran migrates tables across Postgres instances with logical replication
& more
edbeng.substack.com/p/edb-engine...
- Robert Haas introduces patches for query hints in Postgres
- Armin Ronacher builds durable workflows using just Postgres
- Anantha Kumaran migrates tables across Postgres instances with logical replication
& more
edbeng.substack.com/p/edb-engine...
Dinner last night was a gnocchi bake
(chicken sausage, anchovies, spinach, tomatoes, garlic and onion, parmesan, mozzarella, basil)
(chicken sausage, anchovies, spinach, tomatoes, garlic and onion, parmesan, mozzarella, basil)
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Dinner last night was a gnocchi bake
(chicken sausage, anchovies, spinach, tomatoes, garlic and onion, parmesan, mozzarella, basil)
(chicken sausage, anchovies, spinach, tomatoes, garlic and onion, parmesan, mozzarella, basil)
I take a 30 minute call with anyone who donates to one of a few educational non-profits.
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I take a 30 minute call with anyone who donates to one of a few educational non-profits.
Dinner this evening: french onion soup.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dinner this evening: french onion soup.
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Drew DeVault taught me a really important lesson early in my career, that it's possible for a person to change the direction of an organization.
notes.eatonphil.com/2025-11-03-a...
notes.eatonphil.com/2025-11-03-a...
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Drew DeVault taught me a really important lesson early in my career, that it's possible for a person to change the direction of an organization.
notes.eatonphil.com/2025-11-03-a...
notes.eatonphil.com/2025-11-03-a...
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
serious eats's butternut squash orrechiette
creamy, cheesy, one of my favorite recent dishes
creamy, cheesy, one of my favorite recent dishes
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
serious eats's butternut squash orrechiette
creamy, cheesy, one of my favorite recent dishes
creamy, cheesy, one of my favorite recent dishes
Last night: a sardine, capers and olives, tomato pasta
This morning: a breakfast carbonara with chicken sausage
This morning: a breakfast carbonara with chicken sausage
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Last night: a sardine, capers and olives, tomato pasta
This morning: a breakfast carbonara with chicken sausage
This morning: a breakfast carbonara with chicken sausage
Why do we even need tools like pgbouncer or pgcat for Postgres? And what does transaction pooling even mean?
Let's play around with transaction pooling in pgcat to see.
www.enterprisedb.com/blog/transac...
Let's play around with transaction pooling in pgcat to see.
www.enterprisedb.com/blog/transac...
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Why do we even need tools like pgbouncer or pgcat for Postgres? And what does transaction pooling even mean?
Let's play around with transaction pooling in pgcat to see.
www.enterprisedb.com/blog/transac...
Let's play around with transaction pooling in pgcat to see.
www.enterprisedb.com/blog/transac...
Coffee clubs are such an easy way to build a local community. I've added a section to my page linking to a few other similar groups in other cities/neighborhoods.
NYC Systems Coffee Club started when one friend promised me he'd show up at least. Send me when you start your own.
NYC Systems Coffee Club started when one friend promised me he'd show up at least. Send me when you start your own.
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Coffee clubs are such an easy way to build a local community. I've added a section to my page linking to a few other similar groups in other cities/neighborhoods.
NYC Systems Coffee Club started when one friend promised me he'd show up at least. Send me when you start your own.
NYC Systems Coffee Club started when one friend promised me he'd show up at least. Send me when you start your own.
this learned helplessness is silly, happy to chat with anyone on finding sponsors for independent tech meetups
October 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
this learned helplessness is silly, happy to chat with anyone on finding sponsors for independent tech meetups
A special edition of the EDB Engineering Newsletter this month celebrates the release of Postgres 18; including contributions by 21 engineers at EDB.
Also features Theia Vogel's seahorses, Jeremy Schneider on Jepsen and CloudNativePG, Hints for Computer System Design, and more.
Also features Theia Vogel's seahorses, Jeremy Schneider on Jepsen and CloudNativePG, Hints for Computer System Design, and more.
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A special edition of the EDB Engineering Newsletter this month celebrates the release of Postgres 18; including contributions by 21 engineers at EDB.
Also features Theia Vogel's seahorses, Jeremy Schneider on Jepsen and CloudNativePG, Hints for Computer System Design, and more.
Also features Theia Vogel's seahorses, Jeremy Schneider on Jepsen and CloudNativePG, Hints for Computer System Design, and more.
broccoli steaks over manchego with drizzled honey, shrimp
October 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
broccoli steaks over manchego with drizzled honey, shrimp
October 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Linguine and clams, white wine sauteed green beans, budweiser
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Linguine and clams, white wine sauteed green beans, budweiser
Applaud the confidence to give swag with almost no hint of who the company is (it's jetbrains, had to search the whole bag to find it on the handle)
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Applaud the confidence to give swag with almost no hint of who the company is (it's jetbrains, had to search the whole bag to find it on the handle)
DBeaver out here at PGConf with some of the most practical conference wag I've seen, glasses cleaning cloth.
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
DBeaver out here at PGConf with some of the most practical conference wag I've seen, glasses cleaning cloth.
Team won season finals last night for the second time in a row! Moving up a division for the fourth season in a row now. Such a fun sport and such a good way to make friends
September 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Team won season finals last night for the second time in a row! Moving up a division for the fourth season in a row now. Such a fun sport and such a good way to make friends
