Daniel Stoddart
@stoddart.bsky.social
Ambidexter SRE from Philadelphia. Humanities enjoyer. Amateur musician. On a sugar cane plantation hacienda situated on a volcanic island in the Philippines. https://github.com/stoddart
Cherry Mx brown still rules
August 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Cherry Mx brown still rules
If anyone has compared, I'd like to see a breakdown of Linux wifi card support in the range of Beelink and Minisforum PCs.
I think Minisforum recently switched from Intel AX200 to MediaTek MT7921K wireless cards to "meet market demand" and support WiFi 6E.
I think Minisforum recently switched from Intel AX200 to MediaTek MT7921K wireless cards to "meet market demand" and support WiFi 6E.
August 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If anyone has compared, I'd like to see a breakdown of Linux wifi card support in the range of Beelink and Minisforum PCs.
I think Minisforum recently switched from Intel AX200 to MediaTek MT7921K wireless cards to "meet market demand" and support WiFi 6E.
I think Minisforum recently switched from Intel AX200 to MediaTek MT7921K wireless cards to "meet market demand" and support WiFi 6E.
After $44 billion in investment in only the first half of 2025, 95% of business AI projects fail to deliver any meaningful results.
Don't believe the hype.
Don't believe the hype.
mlq.ai
August 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
After $44 billion in investment in only the first half of 2025, 95% of business AI projects fail to deliver any meaningful results.
Don't believe the hype.
Don't believe the hype.
There's a new documentary about #Python, and it's outstanding.
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
YouTube video by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot)
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
There's a new documentary about #Python, and it's outstanding.
TFW your solution is better than Claude's
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
TFW your solution is better than Claude's
Hearing that the Arch Wiki is down again for US people and probably getting DDoS'd again. Up for me though, probably because I'm getting it from a different mirror
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hearing that the Arch Wiki is down again for US people and probably getting DDoS'd again. Up for me though, probably because I'm getting it from a different mirror
In case you missed it, Omarchy is now a legit Linux distro. Congrats to all who made this happen!
Release v2.0.0 · basecamp/omarchy
What changed?
Major additions
Add new Omarchy ISO online installer using the Omarchy Configurator front-end to archinstall by @Torxed + @dhh + @ryanrhughes + @jardahrazdera + @tahayvr
Add new Omar...
github.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In case you missed it, Omarchy is now a legit Linux distro. Congrats to all who made this happen!
"Wanting to skip Linux and jump to Kubernetes is like trying to become a surgeon without learning anatomy." ~ @kubecraft.community
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Wanting to skip Linux and jump to Kubernetes is like trying to become a surgeon without learning anatomy." ~ @kubecraft.community
Just installed GNU Chess for the first time in...forever
August 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Just installed GNU Chess for the first time in...forever
A lot of blog posts about #AWS are incredibly outdated because it's almost 20 years old, so make sure you're up to date.
AWS in 2025: The Stuff You Think You Know That's Now Wrong
One of the neat things about AWS is that it's almost twenty years old. One of the unfortunate things about AWS is... that it's almost twenty years old
www.lastweekinaws.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A lot of blog posts about #AWS are incredibly outdated because it's almost 20 years old, so make sure you're up to date.
It seems obvious but it bears repeating in light of that last WSJ story: nothing replaces "show your work."
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It seems obvious but it bears repeating in light of that last WSJ story: nothing replaces "show your work."
Be careful about choosing certifications and credentials. You should definitely be critical in assessing outcomes before signing up for a cert or credential.
August 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Be careful about choosing certifications and credentials. You should definitely be critical in assessing outcomes before signing up for a cert or credential.
A DevOps-oriented side project worth highlighting: run your workloads in your own Hetzner account. GitOps workflow and reduce infrastructure costs by up to 70%.
Edka Digital | Reduce Kubernetes Complexity | Deploy anything
Enterprise Kubernetes Management Platform - Simplify cloud operations and accelerate application delivery on Kubernetes
edka.io
August 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A DevOps-oriented side project worth highlighting: run your workloads in your own Hetzner account. GitOps workflow and reduce infrastructure costs by up to 70%.
Someone asked if #Omarchy is a Linux distro b/c it's not on Distrowatch. So should projects like this be classified as a distro or a configuration layer of sorts?
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Someone asked if #Omarchy is a Linux distro b/c it's not on Distrowatch. So should projects like this be classified as a distro or a configuration layer of sorts?
GPT-5: "I'm going to keep asking you to refine it until something breaks, and then you'll regret talking to me."
August 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
GPT-5: "I'm going to keep asking you to refine it until something breaks, and then you'll regret talking to me."
I wasn't aware until today that there are more adults that play #Minecraft than kids.
August 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I wasn't aware until today that there are more adults that play #Minecraft than kids.
How SSH handles output can sometimes be a little quirky. It's important to understand this when doing troubleshooting around issues of public keys and hostkeys files.
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How SSH handles output can sometimes be a little quirky. It's important to understand this when doing troubleshooting around issues of public keys and hostkeys files.
Yay, I can push to GitHub again
August 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yay, I can push to GitHub again
"A Kubernetes cluster with default configuration has access to only two deployment strategies: To get access to more advanced deployment strategies such as blue/green and canaries you need to use a dedicated Progressive Delivery controller such as Argo Rollouts."
Laser Focused Kubernetes Deployments Using Argo Rollouts and Header Based Routing
A Kubernetes cluster with default configuration has access to only two deployment strategies: To get access to more advanced deployment strategies such as blue/green and canaries you need to use a ded...
codefresh.io
July 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"A Kubernetes cluster with default configuration has access to only two deployment strategies: To get access to more advanced deployment strategies such as blue/green and canaries you need to use a dedicated Progressive Delivery controller such as Argo Rollouts."
"Context Engineering is new term gaining traction in the AI world. The conversation is shifting from 'prompt engineering' to a broader, more powerful concept: Context Engineering."
The New Skill in AI is Not Prompting, It's Context Engineering
Context Engineering is the new skill in AI. It is about providing the right information and tools, in the right format, at the right time.
www.philschmid.de
July 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Context Engineering is new term gaining traction in the AI world. The conversation is shifting from 'prompt engineering' to a broader, more powerful concept: Context Engineering."
Recently I re-discovered the work of Vernor Vinge by finding his book, "Rainbows End." That was enough get me going down the rabbit hole.
Amazon.com
a.co
July 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Recently I re-discovered the work of Vernor Vinge by finding his book, "Rainbows End." That was enough get me going down the rabbit hole.
Firefox is officially pozzed
June 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Firefox is officially pozzed
I don't think I've ever clicked on anything as fast as this Framework Laptop 12 review. Not sure how I feel about a purple laptop tho, tbh
Framework Laptop 12 review: I’m excited to see what the 2nd generation looks like
A sturdy, thoughtful, cute design that just can’t compete in its price range.
arstechnica.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I don't think I've ever clicked on anything as fast as this Framework Laptop 12 review. Not sure how I feel about a purple laptop tho, tbh
A good "state of the last six months of LLMs" by @simonwillison.net
The last six months in LLMs, illustrated by pelicans on bicycles
I presented an invited keynote at the AI Engineer World’s Fair in San Francisco this week. This is my third time speaking at the event—here are my talks from October …
simonwillison.net
June 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A good "state of the last six months of LLMs" by @simonwillison.net