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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 12

I recently joined Google's Open Source Office to help champion OSS growth both internally and externally! I'm thrilled to be back in the open-source ecosystem supporting teams across Google and open-source communities across the globe.

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · 2d

Less than 1 week until @allthingsopen.bsky.social kicks off! My buddy Lamar and I can't wait to see everyone in Raleigh. Be sure to check out my Monday morning keynote so we can address the elephant in the room to kickoff #AllThingsOpen

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · 7d

Explaining the Bible to the literal Pope is a level of ignorance and ego that I fear humanity may never be able to exceed

worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 7d

really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today

Pope Leo XIV
Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal

Austin
I reject this whole heartedly. What you fail to see Mr Pope, the Bible says

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · 24d

Haha yeah your skeet saved me from seeing a spoiler. Though after watching the Steelers game yesterday, it would've been less painful to see it

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · 24d

Meanwhile I'm trying to actively avoid seeing scores while I'm at a conference and it's not going great...

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · 28d

Good morning #CommunityOverCode 2025! If you're here in Minneapolis for ASF's Community over Code 2025, I would love to say hi and get to know the community even better! You can probably find me in any of the data talks. If not, DM me! Let's grab your beverage of choice and chat 😀

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Sep 5

I think depends on the nature of the data. Are there changing trends throughout the month or are they single data points measured at fixed point each month? If throughout, I'd say between so it's clear the measures between are in that month. If fixed, I'd say at aligned

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Sep 3

There are a lot of technologies that succeed because they map our way of thinking to existing paradigms! For example: Your turn signal clicks because it used to use a relay that made that noise. We no longer use manual relays, but the noise remains!

Amy Trask @amytrask.bsky.social · Sep 3

It just realized that YouTube was probably named YouTube because we used to call televisions the tube (e.g., "go turn on the tube") and because you can make a YouTube "channel" all about you - so it's the you tube - yeah, that just occurred to me.

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Aug 29

The United States is THE ONLY COUNTRY ON EARTH that cannot prevent school shootings. It's obviously not just mental health

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 29

Speaker Mike Johnson on the Minnesota shooting: "At the end of the day the problem is not guns. Ok, Jen Psaki? The problem is the human heart. It's mental health."

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Aug 15

One night, I was getting my 4YO ready for bed and I said "I love you" to him and he goes "yeah" as nonchalantly as anyone has ever said anything

Kids know how to humble you faster than anyone

Riss @marissasays.bsky.social · Aug 15

Didn’t think I’d have much besides T swiz to talk about in my own therapy today but then when I took W to daycare he just walked right in and didn’t even look back at me

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Aug 14

The #GSoC team did awesome work this year to make the GSoC program a success. Check out the highlights, including how many first-time open source contributors, the variety of projects, & record-breaking proposal submissions! #GSoC2025 #OpenSource #GoogleOpenSource

goo.gle/gsoc-2025-st...

Google Summer of Code 2025: Contributor Statistics

Get key stats for Google Summer of Code 2025: contributors, projects, proposals, and registrations. Discover program highlights and mentor insights.

goo.gle

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Aug 7

Data engineers, take note: Apache Iceberg v3 is here!🎉 New binary deletion vectors make CDC, row-level updates can be made much faster, and more! Read the latest Google Open Source blog post for all the details. #DataEngineering #ApacheIceberg
goo.gle/apache-icebe...

What's new in Apache Iceberg v3?

The Apache Iceberg project is taking on the challenge of how to bring database-like agility to petabyte-scale datasets stored in open cloud storage.

goo.gle

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jul 29

Age verification? I used to collect call my parents to pick me up from middle school and say "pleasepickmeupweredone" when they asked for my name

Rebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · Jul 29

Age verification? I regularly say “videotape” (verb) and “answering machine” to young people confusing & bewildering them

this is a great one ⤵️

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · Jul 11

Age verification? There was a smoking section at my high school

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jul 29

I definitely read the Census for fun

USAFacts @usafacts.org · Jul 29

We’re not saying we read the census for fun.
But we’re also not not saying that.

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jul 22

As a lifelong Pirates fan, nothing about this surprises me.

Bill Buchman @billbuchman.bsky.social · Jul 21

even lowly Pittsburgh Pirates - acquired principally by Bob Nutting 18 years ago for 300M & now valued at 1.3B - 8.5% annual return for doormat franchise operating on shoestring budget & profiting from luxury tax from bigger spenders. Nutting is top 10 in personal wealth among 10 MLB owners

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is a great example of how data can be used to create a feedback loop that helps humans improve from @jjcoop36.bsky.social and the team at @baseballamerica.com! www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...

MLB Umpires Have Gotten Much Better At Calling Balls & Strikes

J.J. Cooper digs into historical data on balls and strikes to see just how much better today's umpires are at calling games.

www.baseballamerica.com

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jun 25

This might be the most developer-friendly launch I've seen in.... well I don't know, but a long time. This is awesome!

Taylor Mullen @ntaylormullen.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is truly a proud moment for me. For the past few months we've pushed non-stop to build Gemini CLI.

It's been a journey, and I couldn't be happier to finally share it with all of you. Free and open source!

Check it out: github.com/google-gemin...

#GeminiCLI #Gemini #AI #OpenSource

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · Jun 12

If I ever build a BI tool, the UI will have a button for pie charts. But instead of creating a visualization, it'll just show them this and a LONG text explanation of why they shouldn't use pie charts

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says `` i need some pie . ''

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and says `` i need some pie . ''

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 27

The moon landing? Foot prints in dust. Antibiotics? Mold farming. Flight? Even birds can do it!

No. It's a bridge-obsessed model. We see you, Golden Gate Claude

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 27

As a Pittsburgher, I pride myself on being something of an expert on bridge obsessions. So I can safely say @anthropic.com's Golden Gate Claude was the absolute pinnacle of humanity's technological advances, and it will only be downhill from there.

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 27

This is an excellent summary of how we don't REALLY understand why LLMs make the "decisions" they do! youtu.be/nMwiQE8Nsjc?...

No one actually knows why AI works

YouTube video by Alberta Tech

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 18

Good morning #PyConUS, it's a great day for lightning talks! I'd love to talk about open data and learn how you're using Python to analyze your data. Come find me and say hi to the sea otters!

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Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 17

It's #PyConUS25 time!! If you're here in Pittsburgh, come find me to say hi. I'll be the guy in the awesome jacket carrying a bag of salty sea otters.

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 15

Who is coming to Pittsburgh for #PyCon this weekend?! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and showing off my hometown! And, if you like salty sea otters, you'll definitely wanna find me and say hi. You'll be able to find me easily, I'll be the guy in the great jacket!

Shane Glass @shanecglass.bsky.social · May 14

"Hm, what are the pain points people have with our products? We'll just tell them AI will solve them! ...it's making them worse? Eh, call it a roadmap item"