StaffSRE1138
@sysadmin1138.net
You might know me from ServerFault or maybe a few talks I gave. Or that book I wrote, "Software Telemetry" from Manning. Also sysadmin1138@ngmx.com
Back on twitter I posted a few times about building a #FascistFirewall that was trying to do what John explained RATHER BETTER in this blog-post.
* Yeet the filibuster, can't fix anything with it in place.
* Reform SCOTUS, so changes can stick.
* Yeet the filibuster, can't fix anything with it in place.
* Reform SCOTUS, so changes can stick.
Not that anyone has any free brain space to focus on the future of the Republic this morning. But I put together this short piece on how to figure out which Senators should be purged from Congress. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Back on twitter I posted a few times about building a #FascistFirewall that was trying to do what John explained RATHER BETTER in this blog-post.
* Yeet the filibuster, can't fix anything with it in place.
* Reform SCOTUS, so changes can stick.
* Yeet the filibuster, can't fix anything with it in place.
* Reform SCOTUS, so changes can stick.
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Not that anyone has any free brain space to focus on the future of the Republic this morning. But I put together this short piece on how to figure out which Senators should be purged from Congress. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not that anyone has any free brain space to focus on the future of the Republic this morning. But I put together this short piece on how to figure out which Senators should be purged from Congress. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
Once, a long, long time ago when I was with the family on the North Shore, we accidentally saw the Split Rock Lighthouse beacon sweeping. We had no idea it was scheduled to do that, and had never seen it before. It was amazing. Saw the Northern Lights on the same trip.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Once, a long, long time ago when I was with the family on the North Shore, we accidentally saw the Split Rock Lighthouse beacon sweeping. We had no idea it was scheduled to do that, and had never seen it before. It was amazing. Saw the Northern Lights on the same trip.
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Doing the 25th amendment thing requires the loyalists to agree that Vance should succeed, in case you are wondering why it is taking so long.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Doing the 25th amendment thing requires the loyalists to agree that Vance should succeed, in case you are wondering why it is taking so long.
November is now Black Friday, and that's just how it is.
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
November is now Black Friday, and that's just how it is.
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A real bucket list doing this one
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A real bucket list doing this one
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With yesterday’s word that Ford is likely to discontinue their popular, beloved electric F-150 (I own one), I’m about ready to conclude that the battle for the global auto market is over and China has won. The U.S. has dropped out of the race in favor of huffing glue.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
With yesterday’s word that Ford is likely to discontinue their popular, beloved electric F-150 (I own one), I’m about ready to conclude that the battle for the global auto market is over and China has won. The U.S. has dropped out of the race in favor of huffing glue.
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After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
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wrote this in 2023 . terrifying to see all this come to light. when i started writing about this stuff, no one was covering. it was like seeing something happen beneath the ice. and now its all coming out.
www.shanley.com/blog/venture...
www.shanley.com/blog/venture...
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
wrote this in 2023 . terrifying to see all this come to light. when i started writing about this stuff, no one was covering. it was like seeing something happen beneath the ice. and now its all coming out.
www.shanley.com/blog/venture...
www.shanley.com/blog/venture...
Mamdani's victory speech was very evocative of Obama's DNC speech that launched his national political career. But I'm old enough to remember the pushback Obama got, that one speech didn't impose an overnight phase-change in the Dem establishment.
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Mamdani's victory speech was very evocative of Obama's DNC speech that launched his national political career. But I'm old enough to remember the pushback Obama got, that one speech didn't impose an overnight phase-change in the Dem establishment.
I like happy election nights.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I like happy election nights.
Who is that last Minneapolis precinct???
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Who is that last Minneapolis precinct???
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Basically, less "well, I think some parents have some good points about trans students" and more "shut the fuck up about children's genitals, you creep."
The most important lesson for Democrats from Mamdani's victory is this: abandon the decades-old practice of triangulating to win the center. Instead, grow the base with a positive, joyful vision for what government can do when it gives up on being shackled to a Republican base.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Basically, less "well, I think some parents have some good points about trans students" and more "shut the fuck up about children's genitals, you creep."
Since Conde Nast is nerfing their political coverage by yeeting Teen Vogue's political desk the day before an election, here is a list of Conde Nast properties to reconsider your subscriptions. This includes Wired and Ars Technica. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cond%C3...
Condé Nast - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Since Conde Nast is nerfing their political coverage by yeeting Teen Vogue's political desk the day before an election, here is a list of Conde Nast properties to reconsider your subscriptions. This includes Wired and Ars Technica. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cond%C3...
Minneapolis and New York City, all the good vibes today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Minneapolis and New York City, all the good vibes today.
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Top developers expect modern tooling and fast feedback loops. Your scarcity mindset makes them update their resume.
The talent war isn't won by paying more—it's won by removing friction from the creative process.
itrev.io/4ngWheX
The talent war isn't won by paying more—it's won by removing friction from the creative process.
itrev.io/4ngWheX
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Top developers expect modern tooling and fast feedback loops. Your scarcity mindset makes them update their resume.
The talent war isn't won by paying more—it's won by removing friction from the creative process.
itrev.io/4ngWheX
The talent war isn't won by paying more—it's won by removing friction from the creative process.
itrev.io/4ngWheX
While the big man on top has impunity to do whatever he wants, your impunity to do what you want in your fiefdom is 100% contingent on the impunity of those above you.
George Tidmarsh, the Food and Drug Administration’s top regulator of drugs, has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of using his regulatory authority to inflict financial harm on a former business associate, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
While the big man on top has impunity to do whatever he wants, your impunity to do what you want in your fiefdom is 100% contingent on the impunity of those above you.
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Hi guys!! I am going to be putting together some bundles from this dragon hoard to raise food bank money. A lot of them are rare and no longer available. 💕
I’ll take some bundle pics for the thread. Send me a food bank donation receipt of $25 or more and I’ll pack one off to you!
I’ll take some bundle pics for the thread. Send me a food bank donation receipt of $25 or more and I’ll pack one off to you!
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hi guys!! I am going to be putting together some bundles from this dragon hoard to raise food bank money. A lot of them are rare and no longer available. 💕
I’ll take some bundle pics for the thread. Send me a food bank donation receipt of $25 or more and I’ll pack one off to you!
I’ll take some bundle pics for the thread. Send me a food bank donation receipt of $25 or more and I’ll pack one off to you!
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Indivisible and No Kings are pushing for this week to be a huge donation week for food pantries and other community aid organizations.
What up, Carol Corps.
What up, Carol Corps.
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Indivisible and No Kings are pushing for this week to be a huge donation week for food pantries and other community aid organizations.
What up, Carol Corps.
What up, Carol Corps.
The tendency to focus on the one thing you can change as the ONLY THING THAT MATTERS is one of the core biases in human thinking. "You can only manage what you can measure." I see this all the time in software availability work.
“Elections are determined by (1) your message, (2) the messenger, (3) the media environment, and (4) the moment. The only thing that political campaigns control is (1). There is a long-standing bad habit among pundits of treating it as the only thing that matters.” newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections
A new 60-page report insists the party is too radical. But the problem isn’t the party platform. The problem is the broader environment.
newrepublic.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The tendency to focus on the one thing you can change as the ONLY THING THAT MATTERS is one of the core biases in human thinking. "You can only manage what you can measure." I see this all the time in software availability work.
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Attempt #2 at apple butter this year.
This time I’ve used the appropriate amount of sugar, so hopefully it will set up.
This batch is also made with Honeycrisp, not Gala, because that’s what was on sale this week.
This time I’ve used the appropriate amount of sugar, so hopefully it will set up.
This batch is also made with Honeycrisp, not Gala, because that’s what was on sale this week.
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Attempt #2 at apple butter this year.
This time I’ve used the appropriate amount of sugar, so hopefully it will set up.
This batch is also made with Honeycrisp, not Gala, because that’s what was on sale this week.
This time I’ve used the appropriate amount of sugar, so hopefully it will set up.
This batch is also made with Honeycrisp, not Gala, because that’s what was on sale this week.
White House Ballroom is the new Inaugural Committee.
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
White House Ballroom is the new Inaugural Committee.
Even after my gender transition that removed evident threat I still give off *predator* vibes when I get the Mood. When that happens, 8. It used to be 9. My baseline is probably around 4.
October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Even after my gender transition that removed evident threat I still give off *predator* vibes when I get the Mood. When that happens, 8. It used to be 9. My baseline is probably around 4.
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Our range ecologist intern, Nicole Cournoyer, shares insights with a student. Tanka Fund’s mission has always been about creating opportunities for the next generation to reconnect w/traditional food systems & continue the work of restoration. For the land, people, & the Buffalo. #TankaFund #Native
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our range ecologist intern, Nicole Cournoyer, shares insights with a student. Tanka Fund’s mission has always been about creating opportunities for the next generation to reconnect w/traditional food systems & continue the work of restoration. For the land, people, & the Buffalo. #TankaFund #Native