Thomas Eckert
@thomaseckert.dev
I have a super cute corgi, live in Canada, I like to paint, and I work on making sure Redpanda's cloud stays up.
I'm writing at fieldtheories.blog.
I'm writing at fieldtheories.blog.
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$ softwear reboot --obsidian
> compiling new hoodies, tees, and stickers…
> bases: covered
> status: live → obsidian.md/softwear
> compiling new hoodies, tees, and stickers…
> bases: covered
> status: live → obsidian.md/softwear
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
$ softwear reboot --obsidian
> compiling new hoodies, tees, and stickers…
> bases: covered
> status: live → obsidian.md/softwear
> compiling new hoodies, tees, and stickers…
> bases: covered
> status: live → obsidian.md/softwear
Google's Gemini integration in the G-Suite (especially Sheets) is so useless that it's almost like working with someone deliberately trying to mess up your work.
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Google's Gemini integration in the G-Suite (especially Sheets) is so useless that it's almost like working with someone deliberately trying to mess up your work.
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i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
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Annie Lowrey, wife of Ezra Klein, gets an Atlantic Cuomo-apologist hit piece (with a scary illustration) against Zohran Mamdani, and is against ranked choice voting.
"Liberals" like this are why Trump wins. They'll throw aay "vote blue no matter who" and even democracy to stop progressives.
"Liberals" like this are why Trump wins. They'll throw aay "vote blue no matter who" and even democracy to stop progressives.
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Annie Lowrey, wife of Ezra Klein, gets an Atlantic Cuomo-apologist hit piece (with a scary illustration) against Zohran Mamdani, and is against ranked choice voting.
"Liberals" like this are why Trump wins. They'll throw aay "vote blue no matter who" and even democracy to stop progressives.
"Liberals" like this are why Trump wins. They'll throw aay "vote blue no matter who" and even democracy to stop progressives.
I’m so tired of how much betting apps have taken over my screen when I watch football.
October 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m so tired of how much betting apps have taken over my screen when I watch football.
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I've released my first Go application!
It's a (very basic) terminal video editor that uses ffmpeg and whisper to let you selectively choose which lines from a video you want to keep.
You can also preview each line with a pop-up video player!
It's called tsplice:
It's a (very basic) terminal video editor that uses ffmpeg and whisper to let you selectively choose which lines from a video you want to keep.
You can also preview each line with a pop-up video player!
It's called tsplice:
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've released my first Go application!
It's a (very basic) terminal video editor that uses ffmpeg and whisper to let you selectively choose which lines from a video you want to keep.
You can also preview each line with a pop-up video player!
It's called tsplice:
It's a (very basic) terminal video editor that uses ffmpeg and whisper to let you selectively choose which lines from a video you want to keep.
You can also preview each line with a pop-up video player!
It's called tsplice:
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this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life
My mom took Tylenol and now I have a homelab. Go figure.
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My mom took Tylenol and now I have a homelab. Go figure.
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my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter
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this is the guy the energy abundance bros lauded
lmao
lmao
September 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
this is the guy the energy abundance bros lauded
lmao
lmao
In an age where Republicans embrace jingoistic, fascist ideologies, it's helpful to remember there are still conservatives with naive understandings of socioeconomic problems happy to support a kleptocracy because it's totally going to start fixing things soon! God bless.
tinyurl.com/2mc4c2sx
tinyurl.com/2mc4c2sx
Opinion | This Is the Moment We Find Out if Trump Is for Real
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In an age where Republicans embrace jingoistic, fascist ideologies, it's helpful to remember there are still conservatives with naive understandings of socioeconomic problems happy to support a kleptocracy because it's totally going to start fixing things soon! God bless.
tinyurl.com/2mc4c2sx
tinyurl.com/2mc4c2sx
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If I were an editor, my questions for this Contributing Opinion Writer Who Is a Senior Fellow At a Right Wing Think Tank would have included:
1. What party is Zohran Mamdani a member of
2. What party just nominated him to be its candidate for mayor of New York
3. What are you talking about
1. What party is Zohran Mamdani a member of
2. What party just nominated him to be its candidate for mayor of New York
3. What are you talking about
September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If I were an editor, my questions for this Contributing Opinion Writer Who Is a Senior Fellow At a Right Wing Think Tank would have included:
1. What party is Zohran Mamdani a member of
2. What party just nominated him to be its candidate for mayor of New York
3. What are you talking about
1. What party is Zohran Mamdani a member of
2. What party just nominated him to be its candidate for mayor of New York
3. What are you talking about
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Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures.
Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.
Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.
Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.
Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures.
Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.
Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.
Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.
Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.
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My EuroPython keynote is debuting on YouTube in a couple of days for anyone who missed it IRL in July.
I'm really proud of this talk and am so honoured to have given it. Hope you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXX...
I'm really proud of this talk and am so honoured to have given it. Hope you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXX...
Keynote: You don’t have to be a compiler engineer to work on Python — Savannah Bailey
YouTube video by EuroPython Conference
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My EuroPython keynote is debuting on YouTube in a couple of days for anyone who missed it IRL in July.
I'm really proud of this talk and am so honoured to have given it. Hope you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXX...
I'm really proud of this talk and am so honoured to have given it. Hope you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXX...
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A Decade of Kubernetes: Cost, Code, and Complexity
YouTube video by Rawkode Academy
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Oh no I really hope Bill Clinton isn’t in the Epstein files, I’ll have to get rid of my Bill Clinton hat and my Bill Clinton sneakers and my Bill Clinton cologne and my Bill Clinton watch and take down my Bill Clinton flag and I’ll have to delete my Bill Clinton nft trading cards
July 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh no I really hope Bill Clinton isn’t in the Epstein files, I’ll have to get rid of my Bill Clinton hat and my Bill Clinton sneakers and my Bill Clinton cologne and my Bill Clinton watch and take down my Bill Clinton flag and I’ll have to delete my Bill Clinton nft trading cards
I’ve been painting so much this Summer. Here are two moon studies: “Deux Lunes”.
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’ve been painting so much this Summer. Here are two moon studies: “Deux Lunes”.
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“Ava applied the tacky mixture of cornstarch and red food dye to my face, let it drip down my chin, and I was placed in the path of oncoming traffic.”
Excerpt from “Granger, NY,” by Sophia Ross. It appears in the Summer 2025 collection of Online Exclusives.
buff.ly/X2j9Gd8
#writingcommunity
Excerpt from “Granger, NY,” by Sophia Ross. It appears in the Summer 2025 collection of Online Exclusives.
buff.ly/X2j9Gd8
#writingcommunity
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Ava applied the tacky mixture of cornstarch and red food dye to my face, let it drip down my chin, and I was placed in the path of oncoming traffic.”
Excerpt from “Granger, NY,” by Sophia Ross. It appears in the Summer 2025 collection of Online Exclusives.
buff.ly/X2j9Gd8
#writingcommunity
Excerpt from “Granger, NY,” by Sophia Ross. It appears in the Summer 2025 collection of Online Exclusives.
buff.ly/X2j9Gd8
#writingcommunity
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waxing exuberant about these waffles i made for breakfast
July 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
waxing exuberant about these waffles i made for breakfast
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The way Grok is referring to itself as MechaHitler demonstrates how AI will eliminate so many entry-level Nazi jobs.
July 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The way Grok is referring to itself as MechaHitler demonstrates how AI will eliminate so many entry-level Nazi jobs.
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Exclusive: A neo-Nazi has sent us footage of Zohran Mamdani playing air guitar at his high-school prom.
July 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Exclusive: A neo-Nazi has sent us footage of Zohran Mamdani playing air guitar at his high-school prom.
My favorite writer was interviewed and read her piece "Granger, NY" for @westtradereview.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIe...
Sophia Ross Reads "Granger, NY"
YouTube video by West Trade Review
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My favorite writer was interviewed and read her piece "Granger, NY" for @westtradereview.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIe...
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The New York Times: Hegseth Pushes Fresh Troop Readiness Agenda
Military Dot Com: The Fuckin Army Wants to Kick Out Black Men
Military Dot Com: The Fuckin Army Wants to Kick Out Black Men
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out
The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service -- an is...
www.military.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The New York Times: Hegseth Pushes Fresh Troop Readiness Agenda
Military Dot Com: The Fuckin Army Wants to Kick Out Black Men
Military Dot Com: The Fuckin Army Wants to Kick Out Black Men
Renaming all my `scripts/` directories to `tools/` and having Claude run them for me is how I embrace the future.
June 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Renaming all my `scripts/` directories to `tools/` and having Claude run them for me is how I embrace the future.