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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · Nov 30

Back in April, @bcantrill.bsky.social and I talked to Andres Freund on the @oxide.computer podcast to discuss the xz fiasco; over on Mastodon I described making the image, and since its starting to be used without attribution, I thought I'd talk about it here... share.transistor.fm/s/e2538f7d

A stopped-in-time physical simulation of xkcd 2347 collapsing due to removal of the critical dependency.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 10h

Google calendar feature request: allow me to choose violence and set the default 1:1 meeting title to be "quick chat..."

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

Sign up for our humor newsletter to get Daily Cartoons delivered to your inbox: nyer.cm/0EivDaD

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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social · 6d

OOPSLA 2026 deadline is just a week away! Can you please help us get the word out by sharing? Thanks!
2026.splashcon.org/track/oopsla...

SPLASH 2026 - OOPSLA - SPLASH 2026

Welcome to the website of the SPLASH 2026 conference. We are working hard to fill the website with all related information. Please check back soon! In the meantime, please consider this overview of th...

2026.splashcon.org

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 10d

In the same pile there were some great old radios... that I left for the next scavenger...

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 10d

Nice ewaste find on the dog walk the other night. Anyone able to educate me about what the heck this is?

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 12d

Boom!

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 12d

Looks delicious!

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 12d

Pod stats start in 2022 because at first we were just posting to YouTube and—by request—we added the podcast feed.

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 12d

This is kind of cool: today, Oxide and Friends is going to pass 1,000,000 downloads. I’m not sure what @bcantrill.bsky.social had in mind when we did our first Twitter Space in 2021, but I’m surprised and delighted to have reached so many folks.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 13d

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 13d

If frinkiac.com started charging $5/month I would not hesitate to put that on the corporate card as a legitimate, critical business expense.

Frinkiac

The Simpsons Search Engine - Create Memes and GIFs

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 13d

Latest Oxide and Friends is up on the pod share.transistor.fm/s/20b6e3dc

Systems Software in the Large | Oxide and Friends | Episode 28

Dave Pacheco is leading Oxide's multi-year effort around full-system update. He recently gave a talk about his experience leading that project, the complexities of designing the system and organizing ...

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 14d

Also:
- a spirited discussion of leadership and management
- the consumption of Play-Doh as a reflection of values (basically)
- a mid-episode earthquake!

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 14d

Dave's talk, if you'd like to check it out before we discuss:

OxCon 2025: Update on Update

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 14d

On Monday, Dave Pacheco joined @bcantrill.bsky.social and me to reflect on his experience leading a large, complex (very complex) project to build automated update into the Oxide Rack. Hard-won wisdom on leadership and the avoidance of debilitating "organizational procrastination".

Oxide and Friends 9/22/2024 -- Systems Software in the Large

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 15d

OxF from last night will be up shortly, but I couldn't resist sharing this teaser... which pretty much speaks for itself (and I swear is 100% unedited)

OxF Bonus Blather 9/22/2025

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 16d

As promised last week: today on the podcast, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by Dave to talk about this extraordinary talk, the system that it describes -- and the experiences of the team in developing it. Join us, 5p Pacific today!

discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

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Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 16d

OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 18d

Ok! Gotta remember to pack one!

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 19d

I upgraded iOS and every pixel is like a screaming toddler demanding my attention

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 19d

I still have 99 left from the last 100 you ordered me...

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 19d

More Oxide and Friends for your weekend

Scaling Manufacturing | Oxide and Friends | Episode 27

Bryan and Adam were joined by members of the Oxide manufacturing team to talk about all that goes into ramping up production, from people and processes to expanding the team and refining inefficiencie...

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 19d

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 20d

Stick around to the end to hear the pitch for @oaklandballers.bsky.social playoff baseball (back home tomorrow, down 2-0 in a best of 5 series!) and for next week's episode, which won't at all be a surprise to our colleague who will be joining us!

Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 20d

On this week's OxF, @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by the Oxide manufacturing team to talk about all that goes into ramping up production, from processes and tooling to expanding the team and refining inefficiencies. We can't build them fast enough, and it's a great problem to have!

Oxide and Friends 9/15/2025 -- Scaling Manufacturing

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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