steve o’grady
@sogrady.org
helped found redmonk. if you see someone at a tech conference wearing a Red Sox hat, that's probably me. otherwise found in the great state of Maine. wrote the new kingmakers and the software paradox. married to @girltuesday.org. eph.
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steve o’grady
@sogrady.org
· Jan 30
wait, what?
Everyone knows that the PDF spec is powerful enough to allow a full Linux kernel to boot, right? linux.doompdf.dev/
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
wait, what?
[sobs quietly]
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
[sobs quietly]
1000%
it's edited poorly, and some of the cinematography hasn't aged well, but it's great. the scandi actors in particular are fantastic.
it's edited poorly, and some of the cinematography hasn't aged well, but it's great. the scandi actors in particular are fantastic.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
1000%
it's edited poorly, and some of the cinematography hasn't aged well, but it's great. the scandi actors in particular are fantastic.
it's edited poorly, and some of the cinematography hasn't aged well, but it's great. the scandi actors in particular are fantastic.
my favorite part of this absolutely golden thread was recalling and contributing some of my mom's - who is a very good cook almost all of the time - truly spectacular failures.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
my favorite part of this absolutely golden thread was recalling and contributing some of my mom's - who is a very good cook almost all of the time - truly spectacular failures.
NINE YEAR OLD: [trivia night] Marco Polo came before Joan of Arc which came before World War I
ME: what? how did you know that?
9YO: alrighty, so if Joan of Arc had been alive when Henry the Eighth was alive, his first wife was Queen Elizabeth’s mother, and she only died recently, so...
ME:
9YO:
ME: what? how did you know that?
9YO: alrighty, so if Joan of Arc had been alive when Henry the Eighth was alive, his first wife was Queen Elizabeth’s mother, and she only died recently, so...
ME:
9YO:
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NINE YEAR OLD: [trivia night] Marco Polo came before Joan of Arc which came before World War I
ME: what? how did you know that?
9YO: alrighty, so if Joan of Arc had been alive when Henry the Eighth was alive, his first wife was Queen Elizabeth’s mother, and she only died recently, so...
ME:
9YO:
ME: what? how did you know that?
9YO: alrighty, so if Joan of Arc had been alive when Henry the Eighth was alive, his first wife was Queen Elizabeth’s mother, and she only died recently, so...
ME:
9YO:
here's hoping they end up serving as examples that "i was just following orders" is not, in the end, a viable defense
This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
here's hoping they end up serving as examples that "i was just following orders" is not, in the end, a viable defense
what's a normal number of devices on your home network?
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
what's a normal number of devices on your home network?
there's an episode of Beavis and Butthead where they buy all of the candy they're supposed to sell using the same two dollars that they loan back and forth to each other.
thinking of that for no reason whatsoever.
thinking of that for no reason whatsoever.
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
there's an episode of Beavis and Butthead where they buy all of the candy they're supposed to sell using the same two dollars that they loan back and forth to each other.
thinking of that for no reason whatsoever.
thinking of that for no reason whatsoever.
wait, maybe i'm saved?
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
wait, maybe i'm saved?
buy this book, learn this programming language well enough to pass a computer exam in a week and we'll give you a job
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
buy this book, learn this programming language well enough to pass a computer exam in a week and we'll give you a job
there really needs to be a word for this
I’m having that thing where you log on to social and everyone is reacting to the new thing but the reactions are vague, aghast, angry enough that you’re struggling to figure out exactly what the new thing is. German must have a word for this.
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
there really needs to be a word for this
really, really irritated with past sog right now
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
really, really irritated with past sog right now
i'm the only one in the house, have been for hours and my daughter's ipad in the other room just made some noise, not sure what.
now leaning away from "iOS issue" and towards "haunted."
now leaning away from "iOS issue" and towards "haunted."
does anyone else have the issue with iOS devices spontaneously playing media? usually it's my iPad firing up Plex out of nowhere, and just now it was my iPhone suddenly playing a podcast via Pocketcasts.
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
i'm the only one in the house, have been for hours and my daughter's ipad in the other room just made some noise, not sure what.
now leaning away from "iOS issue" and towards "haunted."
now leaning away from "iOS issue" and towards "haunted."
1. this is the best news all week
2. i don't need to wait on a reduction in snout length, i'll take whatever now
3. it would help immensely if someone could make a highly convincing dog costume for raccoons so that i could trojan horse one into a household that other than me has zero raccoon fans
2. i don't need to wait on a reduction in snout length, i'll take whatever now
3. it would help immensely if someone could make a highly convincing dog costume for raccoons so that i could trojan horse one into a household that other than me has zero raccoon fans
This is very good and important news that we should all be talking about. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cuter and closer: Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America's next pet
The rubbish raiders are showing reductions in snout length, a sign of early domestication, researchers say.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
1. this is the best news all week
2. i don't need to wait on a reduction in snout length, i'll take whatever now
3. it would help immensely if someone could make a highly convincing dog costume for raccoons so that i could trojan horse one into a household that other than me has zero raccoon fans
2. i don't need to wait on a reduction in snout length, i'll take whatever now
3. it would help immensely if someone could make a highly convincing dog costume for raccoons so that i could trojan horse one into a household that other than me has zero raccoon fans
an underrated hiring strategy is getting smart people and letting them cook
I don't even know what @rstephens.me is talking about here, but co-signed. Rachel and @kateholterhoff.com are both higher order humans. We are so fucking lucky to have them both on our team.
I love moments when I'm reminded how amazing my colleagues are, and right now is a @kateholterhoff.com appreciation moment. She does such great work!
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
an underrated hiring strategy is getting smart people and letting them cook
two hours minimum. ideally three or more.
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
two hours minimum. ideally three or more.
does anyone else have the issue with iOS devices spontaneously playing media? usually it's my iPad firing up Plex out of nowhere, and just now it was my iPhone suddenly playing a podcast via Pocketcasts.
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
does anyone else have the issue with iOS devices spontaneously playing media? usually it's my iPad firing up Plex out of nowhere, and just now it was my iPhone suddenly playing a podcast via Pocketcasts.
this is why reporting is important.
and yes, before someone asks, i'm aware of the Vance texts to Bezos, the sad state of media today, etc etc etc.
the point stands.
and yes, before someone asks, i'm aware of the Vance texts to Bezos, the sad state of media today, etc etc etc.
the point stands.
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
this is why reporting is important.
and yes, before someone asks, i'm aware of the Vance texts to Bezos, the sad state of media today, etc etc etc.
the point stands.
and yes, before someone asks, i'm aware of the Vance texts to Bezos, the sad state of media today, etc etc etc.
the point stands.
Reposted by steve o’grady
Across all the planets in the milky way the average number of trees per planet is at least 30
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Across all the planets in the milky way the average number of trees per planet is at least 30
i thought scheduling meetings at re:invent was complicated, but compared to trying to figure out kids basketball team schedules it's single digit addition versus differential calculus.
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
i thought scheduling meetings at re:invent was complicated, but compared to trying to figure out kids basketball team schedules it's single digit addition versus differential calculus.
AYFKM?
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
AYFKM?
for any Mainers that would like to talk to a Collins staffer about her vote to confirm an anti-vaxxer to head the HHS, i just got through to a person at her Biddeford office.
you can get the number, as always, from 5calls.org.
you can get the number, as always, from 5calls.org.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
for any Mainers that would like to talk to a Collins staffer about her vote to confirm an anti-vaxxer to head the HHS, i just got through to a person at her Biddeford office.
you can get the number, as always, from 5calls.org.
you can get the number, as always, from 5calls.org.
would be remiss if i didn't note that it was on this date that Abraham Lincoln delivered not only one of the most famous, but one of the best and most inspiring speeches in this country's history.
i think about it far more regularly today than i wish i had to.
i think about it far more regularly today than i wish i had to.
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
would be remiss if i didn't note that it was on this date that Abraham Lincoln delivered not only one of the most famous, but one of the best and most inspiring speeches in this country's history.
i think about it far more regularly today than i wish i had to.
i think about it far more regularly today than i wish i had to.
i…did not need to read this
Half Life (1998) is now as old as the first ever arcade game, Computer Space (1971) was when Half Life was released.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
i…did not need to read this