Mitchell Volk
@mvolk.bsky.social
Twin Cities, MN based Software Engineer. Dad to two toddlers. Haver of ADHD.
I write C# and React for my day job. Someday I’ll get past my executive dysfunction and finish my website.
He/him/his
I write C# and React for my day job. Someday I’ll get past my executive dysfunction and finish my website.
He/him/his
Maybe cloud services are not so good after all.
Cloudflare outage for CDN took many systems offline this morning.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud is disabling software companies from functioning this afternoon.
Cloudflare outage for CDN took many systems offline this morning.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud is disabling software companies from functioning this afternoon.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Maybe cloud services are not so good after all.
Cloudflare outage for CDN took many systems offline this morning.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud is disabling software companies from functioning this afternoon.
Cloudflare outage for CDN took many systems offline this morning.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud is disabling software companies from functioning this afternoon.
“Easy ways to get explosive diarrhea”
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
“Easy ways to get explosive diarrhea”
Um Visual Studio 2026 is really good actually. I can finally feed CoPilot my instructions and chat modes!
And holy crap SSMS 22 has CoPilot built in too.
#VisualStudio #SSMS
And holy crap SSMS 22 has CoPilot built in too.
#VisualStudio #SSMS
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Um Visual Studio 2026 is really good actually. I can finally feed CoPilot my instructions and chat modes!
And holy crap SSMS 22 has CoPilot built in too.
#VisualStudio #SSMS
And holy crap SSMS 22 has CoPilot built in too.
#VisualStudio #SSMS
It should be illegal to have professional quality Christmas lights decorated on your house and all over your property this early in November
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It should be illegal to have professional quality Christmas lights decorated on your house and all over your property this early in November
I was hoping it would be cold and rainy again for going trick or treating with the kids 🤦🏻♂️
Life in Minnesota I guess. At least it wasn’t snow this year.
Life in Minnesota I guess. At least it wasn’t snow this year.
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I was hoping it would be cold and rainy again for going trick or treating with the kids 🤦🏻♂️
Life in Minnesota I guess. At least it wasn’t snow this year.
Life in Minnesota I guess. At least it wasn’t snow this year.
Me: *waking up and quickly glancing at news headlines*
“The Pentagon ordered the National Guard to create "quick reaction" forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.”
Me: *deep before coffee time sigh*
“The Pentagon ordered the National Guard to create "quick reaction" forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.”
Me: *deep before coffee time sigh*
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Me: *waking up and quickly glancing at news headlines*
“The Pentagon ordered the National Guard to create "quick reaction" forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.”
Me: *deep before coffee time sigh*
“The Pentagon ordered the National Guard to create "quick reaction" forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.”
Me: *deep before coffee time sigh*
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So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
I’m sure each generation of parents has to endure movies their kids really love, but are truly terrible. However…whoever green lit the movie “Spooky Buddies” needs to be tried by judge Judy.
m.imdb.com/title/tt1792...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1792...
Spooky Buddies (Video 2011) ⭐ 4.6 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
1h 28m | G
m.imdb.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m sure each generation of parents has to endure movies their kids really love, but are truly terrible. However…whoever green lit the movie “Spooky Buddies” needs to be tried by judge Judy.
m.imdb.com/title/tt1792...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1792...
Anyone in the Twin Cities area should really get out to see the Halloween Spooktacular at the MN Zoo this year. Some super cool pumpkins on display this year!
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Anyone in the Twin Cities area should really get out to see the Halloween Spooktacular at the MN Zoo this year. Some super cool pumpkins on display this year!
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Alt text version of image. I will also post text in the thread below.
The TL;DR: Kristi Noem is apparently holding a press conference in Minneapolis tomorrow (Friday 10/24) to discuss ICE and immigration.
The TL;DR: Kristi Noem is apparently holding a press conference in Minneapolis tomorrow (Friday 10/24) to discuss ICE and immigration.
![Office of Public Affairs
(caps) For planning purposes only
Media Advisory: Secretary Noem to Hold Press Conference in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota - On Friday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will hold a press conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss ICE operations and update on the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities.
What: Press conference
Who: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
When: Friday, October 24, 2025, at 4:30 pm CT, 5:30 pm ET
Media attending must arrive no later than 2:30 pm CT
Where: Minneapolis, Minnesota (address provided upon RSVP)
Livestream will be available at this link: [Homeland Security LIVE]
All press is required to RSVP to MediaInquiry@HQ.DHS.Gov and must present credentials upon arrival. This event is indoors.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lyhnliz2ikmyj55fokydtjyo/bafkreiftbp6uehbuasdxpzuywl7yjwgiiw5pgf74it3tyqxxwotszpnysu@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Alt text version of image. I will also post text in the thread below.
The TL;DR: Kristi Noem is apparently holding a press conference in Minneapolis tomorrow (Friday 10/24) to discuss ICE and immigration.
The TL;DR: Kristi Noem is apparently holding a press conference in Minneapolis tomorrow (Friday 10/24) to discuss ICE and immigration.
Being employed at a place that is verbally acknowledging the transition away from Agile practices to a waterfall approach because customers purportedly want, “big reveals” not incremental changes based on actual user feedback.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence that the management head count has tripled.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence that the management head count has tripled.
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Being employed at a place that is verbally acknowledging the transition away from Agile practices to a waterfall approach because customers purportedly want, “big reveals” not incremental changes based on actual user feedback.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence that the management head count has tripled.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence that the management head count has tripled.
Minnesota, wtf are we even doing?
More than 420 state bills attacking key public health protections have been introduced in 2025. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.
Please call your state's elected officials!
Please call your state's elected officials!
October 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Minnesota, wtf are we even doing?
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No money for pediatric brain cancer research, $200 million for a new Trump ballroom
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Federal funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research ‘taking away hope’ from families
Brain tumors are the leading cause of pediatric cancer-related death. In August, the Trump administration announced it would stop supporting a federally funded network dedicated to researching these d...
www.pbs.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
No money for pediatric brain cancer research, $200 million for a new Trump ballroom
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I’m speechless
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” The activist behind the law hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country. @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I’m speechless
Having kids on the spectrum can be challenging at times when it comes to hygiene. My 5 y/o son does ok as long as he has an explanation of why it’s necessary. Exempt from these rules are trimming fingernails and pulling baby teeth. Full meltdown tonight after tooth #2 came out. “I want it back in!”
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Having kids on the spectrum can be challenging at times when it comes to hygiene. My 5 y/o son does ok as long as he has an explanation of why it’s necessary. Exempt from these rules are trimming fingernails and pulling baby teeth. Full meltdown tonight after tooth #2 came out. “I want it back in!”
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🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars)
📦 EbookFoundation / free-programming-books
⭐ 373,247 (+475)
🗒 Python
📚 Freely available programming books
📦 EbookFoundation / free-programming-books
⭐ 373,247 (+475)
🗒 Python
📚 Freely available programming books
GitHub - EbookFoundation/free-programming-books: :books: Freely available programming books
:books: Freely available programming books. Contribute to EbookFoundation/free-programming-books development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars)
📦 EbookFoundation / free-programming-books
⭐ 373,247 (+475)
🗒 Python
📚 Freely available programming books
📦 EbookFoundation / free-programming-books
⭐ 373,247 (+475)
🗒 Python
📚 Freely available programming books
I’m not sure how many people in the twin cities realize the extent in which suburban nimby’s are salivating at the chance to call ICE on their neighbors for existing…because someone played their music too loud three years ago, or their kids laugh too much etc
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m not sure how many people in the twin cities realize the extent in which suburban nimby’s are salivating at the chance to call ICE on their neighbors for existing…because someone played their music too loud three years ago, or their kids laugh too much etc
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
If anyone out there in the Bluesky-verse has a recommendation for a SAD lamp I’d greatly appreciate it. My last blood draw already shows my Vitamin D levels are well below the normal range. It’s only a matter of time once clouds show up.
October 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If anyone out there in the Bluesky-verse has a recommendation for a SAD lamp I’d greatly appreciate it. My last blood draw already shows my Vitamin D levels are well below the normal range. It’s only a matter of time once clouds show up.
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we need to abolish this shit
October 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
we need to abolish this shit
If you have kids, make sure you’re keeping tabs on the impacts to their IEPs if they had any.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources
The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you have kids, make sure you’re keeping tabs on the impacts to their IEPs if they had any.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
“…leadership in the Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Center, the Global Health Center, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report team, the Epidemic Intelligence Service…”
“…the CDC’s entire Washington office was also cut. This office served as the agency’s conduit to Congress…”
“…the CDC’s entire Washington office was also cut. This office served as the agency’s conduit to Congress…”
October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“…leadership in the Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Center, the Global Health Center, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report team, the Epidemic Intelligence Service…”
“…the CDC’s entire Washington office was also cut. This office served as the agency’s conduit to Congress…”
“…the CDC’s entire Washington office was also cut. This office served as the agency’s conduit to Congress…”
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“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre
Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.
www.msnbc.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
I love how Jared Leto curses all movies and franchises to be doomed at the box office
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I love how Jared Leto curses all movies and franchises to be doomed at the box office
The times are changing
October 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The times are changing