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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 21h

I really enjoyed tonight’s “random question in an attempt to stall bedtime”

If laughing is called laughter why isn’t coughing called coughter?

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · 2d

In this @redmonk.com Conversation, our Research Director @rstephens.me and @mmilinkov.bsky.social, Director of @eclipse.org, discuss the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and its profound impact on how software is sold and managed. Tune in and listen to the full conversation at redmonk.com/blog/2025/10....

A RedMonk Conversation: CRA – The First Horizontal Regulation of the Software Industry

In this conversation, Rachel Stephens (Research Director at RedMonk) and Mike Milinkovich (Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation) discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Mike explains the law, its...

redmonk.com

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

Who Link was here & how he formed site culture, insisting on alt text & accessibility & disability justice, insisting on standing with trans people, mutual aid, irreverent shitposting, shows exactly that this culture of early bluesky that forged the platform is the opposite of what the team wants.

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 3d

I haven't listened to AFI since college - I'm excited to revisit!

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 3d

I love Sneaky Sasquatch! :)

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 3d

we try to stay confined to Apple Arcade and PBS Kids for this exact reason

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Mars Zipan @zipanmars.bsky.social · 3d

Conclusion
Make proof
???
Profit?

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 3d

I am biased and think you should consume all my work (😘), but this one really is important.

This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.

redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...

A RedMonk Conversation: CRA – The First Horizontal Regulation of the Software Industry

In this conversation, Rachel Stephens (Research Director at RedMonk) and Mike Milinkovich (Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation) discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Mike explains the law, its...

redmonk.com

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 3d

The CRA is rewriting the rules of selling software.

After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.

I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 4d

iA Presenter worked pretty well for me!

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 5d

Yeeesh!

Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 5d

(even though these are not my kids and the mom tax 100% does not apply, this was literally just me stealing candy...)

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 5d

for the record I went with the almond joy, a much more "mom tax" candy than the reese's

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 6d

"I can control myself around peanut butter cups" is one of the lies I tell myself over and over again without ever acknowledging the truth

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Shane Curcuru @shanecurcuru.bsky.social · 10d

💻 “Technical debt always charges interest.” #Monktoberfest 🦞

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Richard Arugula @monkchips.com · 10d

Actual legend on stage rn at #monktoberfest. John "maddog" Hall on sovereignty and open source.

Picture of an elder white guy wearing a baseball cap, giving a conference talk.

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

most of the credit to your photogenic subject, but it's a very nice camera :)

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

your camera is incredible

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

Truth

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TheSpinMD @mikemaney.bsky.social · 10d

“Attending @monktoberfest.com = a lifelong condition.” - @grimalkina.bsky.social

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Richard Arugula @monkchips.com · 10d

Talking of great speakers oh my it's @grimalkina.bsky.social at monktoberfest

Picture of a white woman in a black sleeveless shirt and a long burgundy skirt. She is talking expressively.

Picture of a white woman in a black sleeveless shirt and a long burgundy skirt. She is talking expressively, and stands with arms wide

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

"The forks we carry will be heavy, so carry forks that bring you closer to where you want to go, bring you closer to who you want to be, and who you want to be with."

Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

A beautiful #monktoberfest metaphor woven by
@juliaferraioli.com
about the cost and weight of carrying forks:

"Forks are not universally bad. They happen because of an unmet need.
We need forks because we needed agency that upstream did not allow us."

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

A beautiful #monktoberfest metaphor woven by
@juliaferraioli.com
about the cost and weight of carrying forks:

"Forks are not universally bad. They happen because of an unmet need.
We need forks because we needed agency that upstream did not allow us."

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

Thank you to all the lovely sponsors who have made this informative and heart-warming conference. There are no other events that make me think and make me feel as connected to others as #monktoberfest

Morgan Harris @morgankharris.bsky.social · 10d

Sponsor board @monktoberfest.com #monktoberfest @redmonk.com

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Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10d

You were WONDERFUL 💖

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