nick
@nicktwoquick.bsky.social
site reliability engineer; t-skill enthusiast; breaker of production and learner of lessons; work hard and fail often. together <3
fantastic user engagement! the timer is imposing; the action the user takes is clearly rewarded.
together, everyone feels an accomplishment. everyone is pulled closer to the community, or into it for the 1st!
you can make engagement transactional and rewarding without begging for it! #ux #dev
together, everyone feels an accomplishment. everyone is pulled closer to the community, or into it for the 1st!
you can make engagement transactional and rewarding without begging for it! #ux #dev
I made a Skyrim mod where my weapons get more powerful the longer Twitch Chat stays quiet.
That means not typing any chat messages for an extended amount of time.
Pretty much did no damage the entire time.
That means not typing any chat messages for an extended amount of time.
Pretty much did no damage the entire time.
May 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The Kubernetes v1.34 Shadow Application is now open! Apply here to work with me and help release one of the largest open source projects in the world:
forms.gle/ESb6983wA7Nq...
You have until midnight anywhere 18 May to throw your hat into the ring! 🦇
forms.gle/ESb6983wA7Nq...
You have until midnight anywhere 18 May to throw your hat into the ring! 🦇
Kubernetes v1.34 Release Team Shadow Application
Thank you for applying to be a shadow on the Kubernetes v1.34 Release Team!
This questionnaire is to learn a little bit more about you, your journey with Kubernetes, your understanding of the Release...
forms.gle
May 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Kubernetes v1.34 Shadow Application is now open! Apply here to work with me and help release one of the largest open source projects in the world:
forms.gle/ESb6983wA7Nq...
You have until midnight anywhere 18 May to throw your hat into the ring! 🦇
forms.gle/ESb6983wA7Nq...
You have until midnight anywhere 18 May to throw your hat into the ring! 🦇
harvard should tap higher education institutions across the country to drum up the largest collective working movement the US has ever seen.
April 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
harvard should tap higher education institutions across the country to drum up the largest collective working movement the US has ever seen.
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What are things you really like about Windsurf? And what do you dislike / stuff that could be better?
And how has it changed how you code / build software?
(Asking as I'd like to get a more well-rounded view: will be later talking with the Windsurf team. Feel free to DM also)
And how has it changed how you code / build software?
(Asking as I'd like to get a more well-rounded view: will be later talking with the Windsurf team. Feel free to DM also)
April 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What are things you really like about Windsurf? And what do you dislike / stuff that could be better?
And how has it changed how you code / build software?
(Asking as I'd like to get a more well-rounded view: will be later talking with the Windsurf team. Feel free to DM also)
And how has it changed how you code / build software?
(Asking as I'd like to get a more well-rounded view: will be later talking with the Windsurf team. Feel free to DM also)
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yeah i'm into OPSEC. Only Posting Super Excellent Content
March 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
yeah i'm into OPSEC. Only Posting Super Excellent Content
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I’ll just be asking my dog the most unanswerable existential questions all day long like “are you the best boy?” and “how did you get so scruffy?” and “what are these little teefies for?” and then wonder why he needs to sleep 17 hours a day
March 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’ll just be asking my dog the most unanswerable existential questions all day long like “are you the best boy?” and “how did you get so scruffy?” and “what are these little teefies for?” and then wonder why he needs to sleep 17 hours a day
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they call me 007
0 lines of code
0 commits
7 open issues
0 lines of code
0 commits
7 open issues
February 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
they call me 007
0 lines of code
0 commits
7 open issues
0 lines of code
0 commits
7 open issues
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Nicole Forsgren (@nicolefv.bsky.social) is the brains behind DORA, lead author SPACE, and the co-author of Accelerate. Hardly a better person to share how to think about, measure and improve developer productivity!
Stream the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wufj...
(cont'd)
Stream the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wufj...
(cont'd)
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nicole Forsgren (@nicolefv.bsky.social) is the brains behind DORA, lead author SPACE, and the co-author of Accelerate. Hardly a better person to share how to think about, measure and improve developer productivity!
Stream the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wufj...
(cont'd)
Stream the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wufj...
(cont'd)
we devs are really just employed addicts. disagree? ok, when's the last time you wrote a (failing and wholly inadequate while simultaneously over complicated) custom job scheduler? even though there's plenty of perfect options? uh huhhhhh sure, but you don't have a problem.
February 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
we devs are really just employed addicts. disagree? ok, when's the last time you wrote a (failing and wholly inadequate while simultaneously over complicated) custom job scheduler? even though there's plenty of perfect options? uh huhhhhh sure, but you don't have a problem.
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I just wrote a piece called "In Praise of 'Normal' Engineers". (partly paywalled)
When people talk about world-class engineering orgs, they usually have in mind orgs that are top-heavy with the most experienced and pedigured talent.
This gets it exactly backwards.
refactoring.fm/p/in-praise-...
When people talk about world-class engineering orgs, they usually have in mind orgs that are top-heavy with the most experienced and pedigured talent.
This gets it exactly backwards.
refactoring.fm/p/in-praise-...
In Praise of "Normal" Engineers 🛠️
A guest article by Charity Majors
refactoring.fm
February 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I just wrote a piece called "In Praise of 'Normal' Engineers". (partly paywalled)
When people talk about world-class engineering orgs, they usually have in mind orgs that are top-heavy with the most experienced and pedigured talent.
This gets it exactly backwards.
refactoring.fm/p/in-praise-...
When people talk about world-class engineering orgs, they usually have in mind orgs that are top-heavy with the most experienced and pedigured talent.
This gets it exactly backwards.
refactoring.fm/p/in-praise-...
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I can’t keep track of all these new Pokémon.
Tencent is testing DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and its own LLM Ernie (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I can’t keep track of all these new Pokémon.
if you think monitoring your own code is "for the devops team" and logging is the first tool in your own prod debugging toolbag... you probably also believe "its qa's job to test."
listen: you are the problem. work harder, or go do something else. please. you are not an engineer. #devops #dev
listen: you are the problem. work harder, or go do something else. please. you are not an engineer. #devops #dev
February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We've launched agent mode for GitHub Copilot!🔥 Have a read on how agents can even fix their own errors🐛
...and read up on Copilot Edits...
github.blog/news-insight...
#GitHub #GitHubCopilot #dev #developer
...and read up on Copilot Edits...
github.blog/news-insight...
#GitHub #GitHubCopilot #dev #developer
GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
github.blog
February 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.
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Excellent news! If you do nothing different, your AWS bill will be 10% lower for February than January.
No need to thank me, it’s what I do.
No need to thank me, it’s what I do.
February 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Excellent news! If you do nothing different, your AWS bill will be 10% lower for February than January.
No need to thank me, it’s what I do.
No need to thank me, it’s what I do.
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i am sorry but the use of the word "czar" for everything that i see everywhere now especially in politics talk just cracks me up
i am going to debloat my windows 11 installation i am going to become the bloatware czar
i am going to debloat my windows 11 installation i am going to become the bloatware czar
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
i am sorry but the use of the word "czar" for everything that i see everywhere now especially in politics talk just cracks me up
i am going to debloat my windows 11 installation i am going to become the bloatware czar
i am going to debloat my windows 11 installation i am going to become the bloatware czar
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💡Keeping transactions consistent in microservices is tough. The saga pattern solves this by handling failures and ensuring workflows are completed reliably.
🚀Learn how it works and how companies simplify their workflows with Temporal.
Read more! 👉 temporal.io/blog/masteri...
🚀Learn how it works and how companies simplify their workflows with Temporal.
Read more! 👉 temporal.io/blog/masteri...
Mastering Saga Patterns for Robust Microservices Transactions
Learn how saga patterns manage distributed transactions in microservices. Discover key concepts, best practices, and real-world success stories that ensure data consistency and system resilience.
temporal.io
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
💡Keeping transactions consistent in microservices is tough. The saga pattern solves this by handling failures and ensuring workflows are completed reliably.
🚀Learn how it works and how companies simplify their workflows with Temporal.
Read more! 👉 temporal.io/blog/masteri...
🚀Learn how it works and how companies simplify their workflows with Temporal.
Read more! 👉 temporal.io/blog/masteri...
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endianness is a scam to sell more bswaps
February 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
endianness is a scam to sell more bswaps
i wish sagan were still here. in a way though, maybe he still is, and maybe we just need to remember what he was telling us.
“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”
#carlsagan
“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”
#carlsagan
February 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
i wish sagan were still here. in a way though, maybe he still is, and maybe we just need to remember what he was telling us.
“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”
#carlsagan
“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”
#carlsagan
