Ed Featherston
@efeatherston.bsky.social
Technology evangelist , Enterprise/Cloud Architect, with over 3 decades designing and delivering Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions for the most complex technical environments. #ciochat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edfeatherston/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edfeatherston/
If Democrats are on the list…lock them up and throw away the key. If Republicans are on the list…lock them up and throw away the key. Seems simple enough.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If Democrats are on the list…lock them up and throw away the key. If Republicans are on the list…lock them up and throw away the key. Seems simple enough.
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As I always tell folks, "Don't give readers an excuse to not to read your document. There are no awards for deliberate complexity."
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As I always tell folks, "Don't give readers an excuse to not to read your document. There are no awards for deliberate complexity."
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Yeah, nobody will find your docs 5 folders down in the sub-basement of your SharePoint site especially if the site search tool isn’t well maintained.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yeah, nobody will find your docs 5 folders down in the sub-basement of your SharePoint site especially if the site search tool isn’t well maintained.
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Nice! I still have the book but bought a better steel. Still cook pizza how I learned to tho. And I still use the same roller cutter I got that night - 'gangster style' every time! 😂
And 'choose you own adventure' dinner w/ Pizza & Ice Cream Sundae is a HUGE hit with the fam, esp. little kids! 🙏
And 'choose you own adventure' dinner w/ Pizza & Ice Cream Sundae is a HUGE hit with the fam, esp. little kids! 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nice! I still have the book but bought a better steel. Still cook pizza how I learned to tho. And I still use the same roller cutter I got that night - 'gangster style' every time! 😂
And 'choose you own adventure' dinner w/ Pizza & Ice Cream Sundae is a HUGE hit with the fam, esp. little kids! 🙏
And 'choose you own adventure' dinner w/ Pizza & Ice Cream Sundae is a HUGE hit with the fam, esp. little kids! 🙏
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I still have my pizza book they gave us and used the recipe a few months ago!
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I still have my pizza book they gave us and used the recipe a few months ago!
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So. Much. FUN!!! Still plotting to do it again sometime. Big smill on my face to see those photos again.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So. Much. FUN!!! Still plotting to do it again sometime. Big smill on my face to see those photos again.
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Listening to a speaker... "We had issues with JSON, so we switched to simpler YAML config files." If you've got major issues with supporting JSON as a config file format, you probably have bigger issues than #JSON. 🤔
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Listening to a speaker... "We had issues with JSON, so we switched to simpler YAML config files." If you've got major issues with supporting JSON as a config file format, you probably have bigger issues than #JSON. 🤔
Lets start with simple questions and math
- Who pays for them? There are roughly 19M felons in the US, each Robot costs $30K, so $570T
- Does a robot just stop the felon or any crime they see being committed? Is there liability if they don't
- Storage/Charging
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-te...
- Who pays for them? There are roughly 19M felons in the US, each Robot costs $30K, so $570T
- Does a robot just stop the felon or any crime they see being committed? Is there liability if they don't
- Storage/Charging
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-te...
Elon Musk says Tesla robots can prevent future crime
Elon Musk said that Tesla's Optimus robots could follow people around and stop them from committing crimes.
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lets start with simple questions and math
- Who pays for them? There are roughly 19M felons in the US, each Robot costs $30K, so $570T
- Does a robot just stop the felon or any crime they see being committed? Is there liability if they don't
- Storage/Charging
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-te...
- Who pays for them? There are roughly 19M felons in the US, each Robot costs $30K, so $570T
- Does a robot just stop the felon or any crime they see being committed? Is there liability if they don't
- Storage/Charging
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-te...
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Also banning THCA and going back 30 years in the failed war on drugs. Sneaky provisions they never talkef about, just kept pushing the 'clean CR' lie.
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Also banning THCA and going back 30 years in the failed war on drugs. Sneaky provisions they never talkef about, just kept pushing the 'clean CR' lie.
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So Trump says he has to “bring in” foreign talent because American workers don’t have it. I also notice he says “No YOU don’t have it, instead of WE, Americas President is a literal foreign agent
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So Trump says he has to “bring in” foreign talent because American workers don’t have it. I also notice he says “No YOU don’t have it, instead of WE, Americas President is a literal foreign agent
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NEW: A group of Senators and Congresspeople are warning Governors that their states are providing ICE “with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of your residents.”
The data sharing is managed by a nonprofit called Nlets, which is managed by state police agencies.
The data sharing is managed by a nonprofit called Nlets, which is managed by state police agencies.
Lawmakers warn Democratic governors that states are sharing drivers' data with ICE | TechCrunch
A group of Democratic lawmakers asked governors in California, Colorado, and other states to block ICE from accessing their residents’ driver’s license data without their knowledge.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW: A group of Senators and Congresspeople are warning Governors that their states are providing ICE “with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of your residents.”
The data sharing is managed by a nonprofit called Nlets, which is managed by state police agencies.
The data sharing is managed by a nonprofit called Nlets, which is managed by state police agencies.
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Some interesting points here, but this reads like it was written by #AI in a lot of ways. Strange word choices, strange jargon choices, misleading examples, and the works make it a pretty painful read. A useful primer? Maybe look elsewhere... ☹️
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The future of data centers | Brookings
Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West discuss various considerations around data centers, including energy, workforce, and climate implications.
www.brookings.edu
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Some interesting points here, but this reads like it was written by #AI in a lot of ways. Strange word choices, strange jargon choices, misleading examples, and the works make it a pretty painful read. A useful primer? Maybe look elsewhere... ☹️
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
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Wow, I saw this and instantly assumed it was a mistimed April Fools prank, or just some outrageous (and unbelievable) satire.
Nope. This is a real thing. For $230 ex. Goodness me! 😂😂😂
See also, Poe's Law, I guess. 🤡
www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Nope. This is a real thing. For $230 ex. Goodness me! 😂😂😂
See also, Poe's Law, I guess. 🤡
www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone
ISSEY MIYAKE and Apple today unveiled iPhone Pocket, designed to fit any iPhone as well as all pocketable items.
www.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wow, I saw this and instantly assumed it was a mistimed April Fools prank, or just some outrageous (and unbelievable) satire.
Nope. This is a real thing. For $230 ex. Goodness me! 😂😂😂
See also, Poe's Law, I guess. 🤡
www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Nope. This is a real thing. For $230 ex. Goodness me! 😂😂😂
See also, Poe's Law, I guess. 🤡
www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
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Worse, the fascist Republican regime sent this great American manufacturing innovator bankrupt with ego-pandering, business-killing tariffs.
Guess they didn't give Agent Kraznov a gold bar, buy any corrupt crypto, or siphon secret cash into the Epstein Ballroom.
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Guess they didn't give Agent Kraznov a gold bar, buy any corrupt crypto, or siphon secret cash into the Epstein Ballroom.
🤬
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Worse, the fascist Republican regime sent this great American manufacturing innovator bankrupt with ego-pandering, business-killing tariffs.
Guess they didn't give Agent Kraznov a gold bar, buy any corrupt crypto, or siphon secret cash into the Epstein Ballroom.
🤬
Guess they didn't give Agent Kraznov a gold bar, buy any corrupt crypto, or siphon secret cash into the Epstein Ballroom.
🤬
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We (US govts) bail out car manufacturers to the tune of billions of dollars in taxpayer money, give billions more taxpayer money to line the pockets of one specific EV oligarch, but looks like we will let one of the most important e-bike innovators go broke.
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Rad Power Bikes is in a tenuous position, and could shut down by early next year if it doesn't find new funding.
escapecollective.com/rad-power-bi...
escapecollective.com/rad-power-bi...
Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown after failed funding deal
Once the insurgent face of U.S. e-bikes, the Seattle brand may soon go dark.
escapecollective.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We (US govts) bail out car manufacturers to the tune of billions of dollars in taxpayer money, give billions more taxpayer money to line the pockets of one specific EV oligarch, but looks like we will let one of the most important e-bike innovators go broke.
😢
😢
So DoorDash is doing economic analysis and forecasting now? newrepublic.com/post/203039/...
Trump Team Uses DoorDash Data as Economic Indicator
Members of Donald Trump’s team are arguing that lower costs for breakfast indicate an improving economy.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So DoorDash is doing economic analysis and forecasting now? newrepublic.com/post/203039/...
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Oh, the irony... AI companies, developing some of the most sophisticated programs the world has ever seen, are making such elementary security mistakes...
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/ai-comp...
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/ai-comp...
Leading AI Companies Accidentally Leak Their Passwords and Digital Keys on GitHub - What You Need to Know
Many of the world's top artificial intelligence companies are accidentally publishing their passwords and digital keys on GitHub.
www.fortra.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Oh, the irony... AI companies, developing some of the most sophisticated programs the world has ever seen, are making such elementary security mistakes...
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/ai-comp...
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/ai-comp...
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I can hear it now. "At least we tried to reach across the aisle" as millions of Americans go broke and/or die as a result.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I can hear it now. "At least we tried to reach across the aisle" as millions of Americans go broke and/or die as a result.
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Exactly! Even if the Senate votes, more than partisan pro-forma, the House won't take it up. And yes, Johnson has been very clear on that.
The 'deal' was wishful thinking at best. Democrats need to realize angry, confrontational, radical MAGA has fully subsumed rational conservative republicanism.
The 'deal' was wishful thinking at best. Democrats need to realize angry, confrontational, radical MAGA has fully subsumed rational conservative republicanism.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Exactly! Even if the Senate votes, more than partisan pro-forma, the House won't take it up. And yes, Johnson has been very clear on that.
The 'deal' was wishful thinking at best. Democrats need to realize angry, confrontational, radical MAGA has fully subsumed rational conservative republicanism.
The 'deal' was wishful thinking at best. Democrats need to realize angry, confrontational, radical MAGA has fully subsumed rational conservative republicanism.
7 years ago at #CloudExpo conference, pre-pandemic. One of the last conferences I presented out. Group of us went out and took pizza making lessons.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
7 years ago at #CloudExpo conference, pre-pandemic. One of the last conferences I presented out. Group of us went out and took pizza making lessons.
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There will be no vote. Or at best, a cursory vote, with no debate, voted down, move on.
Proven history - they lie, all the time, about anything, and everything. They break their promises. They renege on their deals. They beach all trust.
iMO 💯 chance they break this promise, like they always do.
Proven history - they lie, all the time, about anything, and everything. They break their promises. They renege on their deals. They beach all trust.
iMO 💯 chance they break this promise, like they always do.
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
There will be no vote. Or at best, a cursory vote, with no debate, voted down, move on.
Proven history - they lie, all the time, about anything, and everything. They break their promises. They renege on their deals. They beach all trust.
iMO 💯 chance they break this promise, like they always do.
Proven history - they lie, all the time, about anything, and everything. They break their promises. They renege on their deals. They beach all trust.
iMO 💯 chance they break this promise, like they always do.
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First, none of them look like this. Second, how does this flex “protect” anything?
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
First, none of them look like this. Second, how does this flex “protect” anything?
Protect the West?
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Protect the West?