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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D.

@dberkholz.com

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Chief Architect, Sabre. Travel tech. Everything from AI to Kubernetes to mainframes, value streams to UX to platforms. Prev: (S)VP Percona/Docker/CWT, analyst 451/RedMonk, biophysicist Mayo Clinic/Oregon State, OSS dev/leader Gentoo. Opinions mine.

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 7h

It's almost more fun to think about the possibilities than to know the answer. Iron Chef breakfast, here's your mystery ingredient.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 1d

Funny, just added a few of their songs to my main playlist the other day

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 3d

Happy Halloween! In true Minnesota spirit, if it’s not snowing, it’s road-construction season.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 4d

And reproductiverights.org/maps/abortio...

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 4d

Not perfect but www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 5d

Nothing against the city, just the laws in that state.

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 5d

Beats Atlanta. I’m not going there.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 8d

Worth emphasizing the importance of unions in forcing business owners to increase pay as productivity increased. Those two began diverging as anti-union laws, regulations & sentiment grew.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 13d

Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 14d

Gemini seems to be getting better at working with Gmail. Try a prompt like this:

Write a 2-page summary of emails sent from Oct 5-11 with the label "tech-news"

(or whatever label you use for such things)

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 21d

My client these days is my web browser.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 21d

FWIW I'm getting more of it on LinkedIn than anywhere else. But there's less of a "public square" vibe, more about following individual people.

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 21d

Hope you have an enlightened VP who explicitly pulls in the technical domain expert(a) to research, short-list options & recommend a solution that's the best technical fit. Not common at your typical enterprise, but as execs get more tech-savvy, it's slowly shifting.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 21d

Just got mine. Now it's your turn! www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · 27d

Most people don’t appreciate how hard it is to walk this fast (without running).

Picture that says: Average pace: 11’57”/mi

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Oct 3

Exactly! Second-floor bar is great.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Oct 1

Made it to Maine for #monktoberfest! Hope to see many old friends and make new ones.

View of the Portland, Maine, harbor from Luke’s Lobster

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Sep 11

Living my best life in Bali.

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Sep 8

Made it to Bali, 30+ hours later! Now trying to stay out so I avoid falling asleep.

A craft beer at a pool bar with an ocean in the background

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Sep 4

Current status

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Aug 31

Timeline cleanser www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...

How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

www.npr.org

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Aug 29

Or … people don’t like paying for things

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Aug 28

Thoughts and prayers are not enough. theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens…

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Aug 21

Good, thoughtful article on the geopolitical dynamics and differences between the US and China, as well as what the US should change to compete more effectively. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...

The Real China Model

Beijing’s enduring formula for wealth and power.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D. @dberkholz.com · Aug 21

A national tragedy: Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...

Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.

abcnews.go.com

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