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Weird Al meets Grace Hopper. Rustacean. He/him.

I work for @AWSCloud. Opinions on twitter and elsewhere are my own.
Congratulations Michele! Nobody worked harder than you. I don't envy you the challenge of figuring out how to navigate school funding in our current political environment, but I'm glad it'll be you helping to do it.
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Anybody out there living in Somerville Ward 3? Take a good look at Michele Lippens for School Committee! She’s a working teacher (20+ years of experience) and she is passionate about education and inclusion. Just what you want on the committee. You can learn more at micheleforsomerville.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Looking through old photos and I found this one of a whiteboard in Mozilla offices from Nov 2011. IIRC I was explaining early borrow checker designs to @dherman.dev and @pcwalton.bsky.social.
May 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reading www.datadoghq.com/blog/enginee... I was struck by this paragraph— seems like the definition of foundational software to me!
April 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I didn't realize Rust had its first conference in 1924. Amazing!
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM