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Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿
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Software Developer. Nerd. Cynic. Has lovely, soft, floppy ears. Nerdy on main, 24/7. Rainbow person. I help .NET o11y 🔭 at 📈ana. He/him/his. HONK 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺💻
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The 4th annual Observability Survey is in full swing and we're seeking input!

Share your (anonymous) thoughts on tooling, AI, cost & complexity to help shape the report for the community.

Take the survey for your chance to win Grafana swag: https://grafana.com/observability-survey/
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I just learned the Bugs Bunny No meme doesn't even come from him saying no. It's a frame rotated 90 degrees from him taking a drink from a bottle. I needed to share this.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I genuinely can’t think of a movie set in Birmingham and I can’t be bothered to google it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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GitHubActionsTestLogger now has support for Microsoft.Testing.Platform!

Thanks a lot to @martincostello.com for testing and debugging.

github.com/Tyrrrz/GitHu...
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Applied for a software testing graduate job as it sounded easy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The disadvantage of being the tall one in our relationship is that it’s always me that has to change the smoke alarm batteries…
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Time to replace this weary traveller 🫡
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just what you need when you get back from holiday: a tax bill 🙃
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@secretfox23.bsky.social dinner venue was also v you
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Maximum bottled-up fangirling at dinner this evening when we spotted a TNG cast member sat a few tables away 🤩🖖
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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#RemoteWork at Grafana Labs means:

You get time back in your day.

You're enabled to do better work.

Being remote-first enables our team to be based where they feel most productive & to ensure that work & life aren't in competition.

See our openings & apply: https://grafana.com/about/careers/
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
@secretfox23.bsky.social they’re on to you
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Retirement goals
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On holiday during a Cloudflare outage? Great timing.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Me after a few drinks:
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Found my holiday home:
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The hotel restaurant carpet looks like a confused video game character 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
List 3 things you think you're known for and your followers will tell you if you're right or wrong

1. Geese
2. .NET
3. Dad jokes
List 3 things you think you're known for and your followers will tell you if you're right or wrong

1. Baking
2. A singular wit
3. A bad back
List 3 things you think you're known for and your followers will tell you if you're right or wrong
1. Mugs
2. Valet's mug and music choices
3. Lucille Bluth gifs

What a sad little life.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can Disney not live-action-remake something for even 5 minutes?
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Why did going in search of the hotel ice machine feel so spoopy?
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Not saying I’m a nerd, but saw a building from the plane and thought "that looks like a data centre. I wonder if it’s eu-west-1?"

Checked. It was. 🤓
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Since the iOS 26.1 update the time isn’t centred anymore and it’s bugging me
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Watched Fantastic Four: First Steps last night. It was so underwhelmingly beige.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We keep finding mosquitoes on our bedroom, but we have no idea how they’re getting in 😤
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Glad to hear Al👁️en Earth has been renewed for a second season
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM