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Charles Humble

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Techie, podcaster, editor, author and consultant, 1/2 of Twofish. I'd rather be making music. Work: https://www.conissaunce.com Music: http://www.twofish-music.com

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 25d

‘Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale’ is now live! Published by @thenewstack.io and sponsored by @siderolabs.com , it includes real-world case studies, vendor evaluations and proven strategies for managing distributed infrastructure at scale. 👉 bit.ly/kubernetes-e...

Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale

Edge computing promises incredible performance. But the reality is often unreliable connectivity, complex security, and overwhelming management. This ebook gives you the proven strategies to deploy an...

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 5d

@thenewstack.io NewStack (tech media publication) won't publish AI generated content. Policy is public and and has been in place since late 2023 - thenewstack.io/why-the-new-...

Why The New Stack Won’t Give You AI-Written Articles

There's a lot of pressure these days on journalists and content providers to use generative AI to create their work. We won't. Here's our AI policy.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 5d

Learn how HSBC, OVO Energy and the U.K. government are cutting carbon emissions and costs.

By @charleshumble.bsky.social feat. @annecurrie.bsky.social

Real-World IT Sustainability: 3 Case Studies From Green IO London

Learn how HSBC, OVO Energy and the U.K. government are cutting carbon emissions and costs.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 8d

Learn how HSBC, OVO Energy and the U.K. government are cutting carbon emissions and costs.

By @charleshumble.bsky.social feat. @annecurrie.bsky.social

Real-World IT Sustainability: 3 Case Studies From Green IO London

Learn how HSBC, OVO Energy and the U.K. government are cutting carbon emissions and costs.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 8d

There's so much happening in AI at the moment in can be hard to keep up. The @aifortherestofus.live newsletter, which @hannahfoxwell.net and I write between us, offers a good weekly round-up of what's happening and way it matters. You should subscribe: ai-for-the-rest-of-us.kit.com/139e8e415d

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 8d

🌱 New @thenewstack.io article: How HSBC, OVO Energy, and the UK government are making tech more sustainable (and cutting costs doing it): thenewstack.io/real-world-i...

#GreenSoftware #Sustainability #DevOps

Real-World IT Sustainability: 3 Case Studies From Green IO London

Learn how HSBC, OVO Energy and the U.K. government are cutting carbon emissions and costs.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall was extraordinary. Such an ability to connect with people from political leaders to TV viewers.

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 9d

My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.

"People think hope is wishful thinking, and actually hope is about action." Quote from the Wiser Than Me podcast with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

"Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential." Graphic by the Jane Goodall Institute of South Africa.

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Graphic by Ariana Huffington on Instagram.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 9d

I am filled with so much love and gratitude that I cannot grieve. Dr. Goodall worked tirelessly in her gentle, hopeful way for a better world for all life on Earth. She has laid down her field notebook for the last time; now it is for us to fill with wonder, joy, and connection, into infinity.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 21d

Unreliable connectivity and complex security — the reality of Kubernetes at the edge. But it doesn't have to be. Our new free eBook by @charleshumble.bsky.social, thanks to @siderolabs.com, provides the insights you need.

Download today ➡️ bit.ly/kubernetes-e...

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 14d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 15d

yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)

A herd of sheep move across a marshy bridge.

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Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com · 14d

I WOULD get up & go for my morning walk…

But there’s a cat curled up sleeping right next to me, on both sides, in my bed.

The 3rd Law of Feline Dynamics clearly states that you must not disturb a cat when it’s sleeping on or next to you, lest it throw the world off its axis.

That’s just science.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 15d

We value your time, so we made this survey quick! In just 5 min, you can help us understand what you need from us in 2026. Your insights will help us deliver the deep technical content and analysis you rely on ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025tns?so...

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Matthew Skelton @matthewskelton.com · 18d

Today marks an exciting milestone: Team Topologies, 2nd Edition is published 🎉. Manuel Pais and I share real-world success stories from 10 organisations across every continent - small teams to global corporations, with lessons for all.

Grab your copy here → https://www.teamtopologies.com/book

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20d

Not sure if folks realize that more people in Texas are employed working in renewable energy than in oil & gas now.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Would set up some interesting moral dilemmas for Bond. Although Timothy Dalton would make an ace baddie!

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Could set up a rather fun moral ambiguity; obviously what she is doing is terrible, but she is trying to bring the world to its senses!

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Operating from a high-tech research facility hidden beneath the Arctic ice, she has developed a network of clandestine weather manipulation technology capable of accelerating natural climate disasters.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Hmm. How about Dr. Helena Voss, a brilliant Norwegian climatologist turned radical eco-terrorist. Once a respected scientist whose warnings about climate tipping points were ignored by governments, has concluded that humanity will only change when faced with immediate, undeniable catastrophe.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Could The Point of No Return be a Bond eco-thriller?
A catastrophic methane leak from melting Siberian permafrost threatens to accelerate global warming beyond recovery, but MI6 discovers it's no accident.

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 21d

Good title! "I Saved the World Today" does sound like a Bond song. Brosnan's run of Bond wasn't my favorite but Tomorrow Never Dies' theme of technological manipulation feels rather prescient. I did think a rumoured spin-off with Halle Berry's Jinx could have been fun.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 21d

Learn deployment strategies, best practices and vendor insights in our new eBook, “Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale.”

By @charleshumble.bsky.social, thanks to @siderolabs.com

Why the Edge Isn't Just 'Cloud Computing, But Closer'

Learn deployment strategies, best practices and vendor insights in our new ebook, “Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale.”

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 22d

The next AI for the rest of us newsletter goes out on Sunday, giving you a fast round-up of everything important in the world of AI in the last week. You should subscribe. Its good!
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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 23d

I'm moderately obsessed with Anna Lapwood's most recent album Firedove. This sequence of tracks:
Time – Hans Zimmer
Flight – Rachel Portman
Limina Luminis – Olivia Belli
Firedove – Julie Cooper
Is just magic.
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& I love the Duruflé Prelude and Fugue at the end.

Ola Gjeilo, Anna Lapwood - Northern Lights

Listen to Northern Lights by Ola Gjeilo, Anna Lapwood.

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 25d

Why the Edge Isn't Just 'Cloud Computing, But Closer'

Learn deployment strategies, best practices and vendor insights in our new ebook, “Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale.”

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Charles Humble @charleshumble.bsky.social · 25d

My other @thenewstack.io book, "The Developer's Guide to Cloud Infrastructure, Efficiency and Sustainability", explores how developers can reduce the environmental impact of their software through operational strategies and thoughtful design choices.

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