Adrian Mouat
@adrianmouat.com
Technical community advocate at Chainguard. Bad guitarist. He/him.
Evaluating risk and focusing on actual problems is key to security. Quantum risks are real, but does it matter when you leave long-lived tokens accessible?
As Bruce Schneier said "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk."
As Bruce Schneier said "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk."
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Evaluating risk and focusing on actual problems is key to security. Quantum risks are real, but does it matter when you leave long-lived tokens accessible?
As Bruce Schneier said "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk."
As Bruce Schneier said "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk."
I have found the original inspiration for space invaders
December 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I have found the original inspiration for space invaders
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
I stumbled across this quote from Refactoring by Martin Fowler when looking at dannorth.net/blog/cupid-f... by @tastapod.com .
I stumbled across this quote from Refactoring by Martin Fowler when looking at dannorth.net/blog/cupid-f... by @tastapod.com .
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
I stumbled across this quote from Refactoring by Martin Fowler when looking at dannorth.net/blog/cupid-f... by @tastapod.com .
I stumbled across this quote from Refactoring by Martin Fowler when looking at dannorth.net/blog/cupid-f... by @tastapod.com .
At a private event last week Bogomil Balkansky shared his thoughts on what he looks for when investing and advising companies.
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
At a private event last week Bogomil Balkansky shared his thoughts on what he looks for when investing and advising companies.
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
When I've had to explain what containers are in the past, I've often used this quote from @bcantrill.bsky.social
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When I've had to explain what containers are in the past, I've often used this quote from @bcantrill.bsky.social
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
@puerco.mx kicking off Open Source SecurityCon by demonstrating how to prevent cats messing with your training data.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@puerco.mx kicking off Open Source SecurityCon by demonstrating how to prevent cats messing with your training data.
Continuing quote Friday, here's one from Werner Herzog when a journalist asks him about teaching his son "real things":
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Continuing quote Friday, here's one from Werner Herzog when a journalist asks him about teaching his son "real things":
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
On Wednesday, during the booth crawl, I will be taking part in the biggest event at KubeCon. Alongside the one-and-only (thankfully) @bretfisher.com , we will be hosting "The CVE Price is Right" at the Chainguard booth. Come along to win amazing prizes (Bret's broken juicer)!
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On Wednesday, during the booth crawl, I will be taking part in the biggest event at KubeCon. Alongside the one-and-only (thankfully) @bretfisher.com , we will be hosting "The CVE Price is Right" at the Chainguard booth. Come along to win amazing prizes (Bret's broken juicer)!
The product page has even more business numbers you can twiddle with!
https://www.chainguard.dev/containers
https://www.chainguard.dev/containers
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The product page has even more business numbers you can twiddle with!
https://www.chainguard.dev/containers
https://www.chainguard.dev/containers
If you've visited the @chainguard.dev Images page recently you might have noticed there's a fun new calculator which estimates how much $$$ you could save by moving to our images and thereby eliminating CVE remediation tasks.
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If you've visited the @chainguard.dev Images page recently you might have noticed there's a fun new calculator which estimates how much $$$ you could save by moving to our images and thereby eliminating CVE remediation tasks.
One of my favourite movie quotes:
"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
One of my favourite movie quotes:
"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
Great demo recreation starring @matts.net as the voice of Claude
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Great demo recreation starring @matts.net as the voice of Claude
Now we have @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social telling us how to trust a liar. Or creating a journal application with Claude code and open telemetry.
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Now we have @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social telling us how to trust a liar. Or creating a journal application with Claude code and open telemetry.
Anyone can give a talk!
October 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Anyone can give a talk!
@mccune.org.uk is next up at @kcduk.bsky.social talking about, err, talks
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@mccune.org.uk is next up at @kcduk.bsky.social talking about, err, talks
Day 2 of @kcduk.bsky.social and @lianmakesthings.bsky.social is explaining how platform engineering replaced the DevOps walk of confusion with a canyon of confusion.
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Day 2 of @kcduk.bsky.social and @lianmakesthings.bsky.social is explaining how platform engineering replaced the DevOps walk of confusion with a canyon of confusion.
Some of the problems with the git part of GitOps
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Some of the problems with the git part of GitOps
Now we have Jake Klein and Chunyi Lyu talking about how Kratix builds on top of GitOps. @kcduk.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Now we have Jake Klein and Chunyi Lyu talking about how Kratix builds on top of GitOps. @kcduk.bsky.social
Flagger for progressive delivery
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Flagger for progressive delivery
Flux rewrite in 2020 for modularity, extensibility and security.
October 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Flux rewrite in 2020 for modularity, extensibility and security.
@stefanprodan.com kicks off track 1 at @kcduk.bsky.social with a talk on GitOps and Flux
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
@stefanprodan.com kicks off track 1 at @kcduk.bsky.social with a talk on GitOps and Flux
@hannahfoxwell.net continues the @kcduk.bsky.social keynotes by telling us how GenAI is redefining software development.
October 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
@hannahfoxwell.net continues the @kcduk.bsky.social keynotes by telling us how GenAI is redefining software development.
@mt165.co.uk it's talking about trade and geography in Scotland. But he showed a map of Scotland without Shetland. Which is basically a diplomatic incident as far as I'm concerned.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
@mt165.co.uk it's talking about trade and geography in Scotland. But he showed a map of Scotland without Shetland. Which is basically a diplomatic incident as far as I'm concerned.
@lizrice.com kicks off @kcduk.bsky.social by telling us about the business of open source software. It's free like a puppy can be free!
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@lizrice.com kicks off @kcduk.bsky.social by telling us about the business of open source software. It's free like a puppy can be free!
I'm hugely excited because this is the first day of the KCDUK Edinburgh edition!
It's been a long year getting ready for this moment. I'm really impressed with the line-up we've put together and the venue is looking great as well.
I really hope you all enjoy the event.
It's been a long year getting ready for this moment. I'm really impressed with the line-up we've put together and the venue is looking great as well.
I really hope you all enjoy the event.
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I'm hugely excited because this is the first day of the KCDUK Edinburgh edition!
It's been a long year getting ready for this moment. I'm really impressed with the line-up we've put together and the venue is looking great as well.
I really hope you all enjoy the event.
It's been a long year getting ready for this moment. I'm really impressed with the line-up we've put together and the venue is looking great as well.
I really hope you all enjoy the event.