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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Sep 3

I bet a million dollars he doesn't know what "kinetic" means

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms

Read more here.

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Aug 22

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Aug 19

Tomorrow @ noon on @vbrownbag.com:

"Cloud Credibility: Marketing Yourself in the AWS Era" with AWS Community Builder Janvi Bhagchandani!

In this episode we deploy a personal website using AWS services: S3, CloudFront, and (optionally) Amplify or Lambda!

Join us:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE5R...

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Aug 13

Last weeks @vbrownbag.com is UP: "Cannibalism (as a Metaphor for Love) in Open Source" with @kat.lol !

In this episode we got into a bunch of topics: Horror movies, cannibalism, contributing to open source, burnout, how we (sometimes) destroy the things we love😅

youtu.be/h7FGF3BaJ2I

Cannibalism (as a Metaphor for Love) in Open Source

YouTube video by vBrownBag

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Aug 4

This week (8:30PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com:

"Cannibalism (as a Metaphor for Love) in Open Source" with @kat.lol

Listen in as we (maybe) talk about:
- OSS contributions!
- If we shouldn't eat people, why are they so darn tasty?
- Wine pairings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMh6...

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Real Python @realpython.com · Jul 30

🐍📰 Use Sentiment Analysis With Python to Classify Movie Reviews
#python

Use Sentiment Analysis With Python to Classify Movie Reviews

In this tutorial, you'll learn about sentiment analysis and how it works in Python. You'll then build your own sentiment analysis classifier with spaCy that can predict whether a movie review is positive or negative.

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Tech Field Day - TFDx NetApp Insight 2025 - 10/15/2025 @techfieldday.com · Jul 30

The Tech Field Day News Rundown

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AI's Big Mistakes
Allianz Big Data Hack
White House AI Action Plan
Palo Alto to acquire @CyberArk
Commvault to acquire Satori Cyber
Mass Layoffs Hit Intel

@NetworkingNerd.net @TechFieldDay.com #TFDRundown #AI #CyberSecurity #ITNews #IntelLayoffs

Mass Layoffs Hit Intel | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 30, 2025

Intel is cutting about 24,000 jobs this year—roughly a quarter of its core workforce—as part of a major restructuring led by new CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The company is canceling projects in Germany and…

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Stu Miniman @stu.bsky.social · Jul 17

Replay is available if you missed today's livestream with @mistwire.com
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Stu Miniman @stu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Come join 2 tall guys for a conversation about community, cloud, open source, and of course AI
@mistwire.com on In The Clouds next Thursday 17 July 11am ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Seh...
#cloud #AI #opensource #community

In the Clouds (E46) | Building Community in the Cloud ft. Chris Williams

YouTube video by Red Hat

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jul 14

This week (7/16 @ 8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com:

"DevOps is a Foreign Language (Or Why There Are No Junior SREs)" w/ @joshleecreates.bsky.social!

We chat with him about what DevOps is, why it's so hard to define, and why there really aren't any "junior" SREs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOL8...

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jul 10

Join us July 17th for fun with me and @stu.bsky.social !

Stu Miniman @stu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Come join 2 tall guys for a conversation about community, cloud, open source, and of course AI
@mistwire.com on In The Clouds next Thursday 17 July 11am ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Seh...
#cloud #AI #opensource #community

In the Clouds (E46) | Building Community in the Cloud ft. Chris Williams

YouTube video by Red Hat

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vBrownBag @vbrownbag.com · Jul 1

Join Jenn Bergstrom & the vBrownBag crew as we dive into the world of Chaos Engineering, exploring how its principles can be applied to machine learning models of all kinds, from classic machine learning to cutting-edge LLMs!

Wednesday 7/2 @ 730p CT youtube.com/live/x--Ip4M...

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 29

I remember when VMware charged 1500 for a mandatory 3 day course so you could sit the VCP cert exam...

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 24

Last weeks @vbrownbag.com is UP:

"How to Vibe Code Responsibly (with a little help from MCPs)"

In this episode @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social, Tech Lead at Block, talks about: vibe coding, MCPs, some pitfalls... and how to do it right 🥳

youtu.be/7E7F_dKO0xE

How to Vibe Code Responsibly (with a little help from MCPs)

YouTube video by vBrownBag

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 24

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vBrownBag @vbrownbag.com · Jun 24

Do you have a technical talk or presentation and would like to be on a podcast? If so, consider signing up for a show at vbrownbag.com/brownbags/ We'd love to have you!

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 11

Last week's @vbrownbag.com is UP:

"Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career" w/ Kashaf Salaheen - SA @hashicorp.com by day, stand up comedienne by night! She shares with us lessons learned doing both things and how they bolster each other 🥳

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Luw...

Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career

YouTube video by vBrownBag

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 11

Talk to the hand ❌
Talk to the ass ✅

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 10

You shameless shill! I love it!!! 🥰🥰

Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 7

How to set up your very own local Skynet at home so Altman/Zuckerberg/Musk/Bezos/Etc... can't scrape your user data for additional, future nefarious purposes:

Getting Started Running Local LLMs with Ollama

With the recent (but not unexpected) discovery that OpenAI never deleted your chats and now courts are demanding chat histories for upcoming legal cases... I thought that now would be a good time to write an article helping people who want to explore large language models (LLMs) like LLaMA, Mistral, or Gemma without relying on cloud services or APIs 😬.

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · Jun 3

Tomorrow (8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com:

Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career

Kashaf is an SA @hashicorp.com by day... and a stand up comedienne at night! In this ep. she talks about lessons learned & how to lvl up your tech career!

Join us:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNh5...

Ctrl+Alt+ROFL - How Stand Up Comedy Helps My Tech Career

YouTube video by vBrownBag

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · May 31

IN 2 HOURS the @exampro.bsky.social Networking Fundamentals Bootcamp starts!

Join us if you are:
👨🏻‍💻 a new learner who wants to get a good fundamentals
👷🏾 an architect who wants to understand network design better
🥳 enjoy watching us make fun of each other

youtube.com/live/6LFr1of...

Network Fundamentals Bootcamp — Week 1

YouTube video by ExamPro

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · May 29

You might have heard about that cool new @hashicorp.com Terraform Quest that we built with the AWS GameDay team. Experience that Quest live with us today @ 11 AM PT on the AWS On Air channel on twitch.tv/awsonair!

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · May 28

In 1 HOUR on @vbrownbag.com:

"Building a Well-Architected Review Crew with GenAI" with @wellarchitectedadvocate.com

We will unpack how GenAI-powered AWS experts can transform your cloud strategy, & dive into real-world ways to use multi-agent workflows!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDqv...

Building a Well-Architected Review Crew with GenAI - with Alex Kearns

YouTube video by vBrownBag

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vBrownBag @vbrownbag.com · May 27

Join us & @wellarchitectedadvocate.com as he reveals how GenAI-powered AWS experts can supercharge your cloud strategy! Get actionable tips on the Well-Architected Framework & unlock real-world insights for your team. #AWS #GenAI #CloudComputing

Wed May 28 @ 3pm CDT
www.youtube.com/live/HDqvAQG...

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · May 26

It's crazy the number of ppl I know who are on Ozempic but tell everyone the results are from "diet & exercise"

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