Kristian Glass
@doismellburning.bsky.social
Hire me to run your tech org. @PyConUK Treasurer. @UKPython Trustee. Pythonista Arsonist. Tweets barely represent me, let alone anyone else. 2E0KGG. He/him.
At @incident.io SEV0 watching @lawrencejones.dev show some of the internals of their AI SRE
The product itself looks absolutely fantastic and incredibly powerful
But the other thing that is a joy to see is the sheer quality of internal tooling they’ve built to learn and improve and monitor 😍
The product itself looks absolutely fantastic and incredibly powerful
But the other thing that is a joy to see is the sheer quality of internal tooling they’ve built to learn and improve and monitor 😍
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
At @incident.io SEV0 watching @lawrencejones.dev show some of the internals of their AI SRE
The product itself looks absolutely fantastic and incredibly powerful
But the other thing that is a joy to see is the sheer quality of internal tooling they’ve built to learn and improve and monitor 😍
The product itself looks absolutely fantastic and incredibly powerful
But the other thing that is a joy to see is the sheer quality of internal tooling they’ve built to learn and improve and monitor 😍
Oh no I accidentally Did A Thing and I don’t know what it was or how to undo it
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Oh no I accidentally Did A Thing and I don’t know what it was or how to undo it
It’s @reconditerose.bsky.social quoting antirez at #MonkiGras on the importance of optimising for joy!
"[..] We believe writing code is a lot of hard work, and the only way it can be worth is by enjoying it. When there is no longer joy in writing code, the best thing to do is stop. [..]”
"[..] We believe writing code is a lot of hard work, and the only way it can be worth is by enjoying it. When there is no longer joy in writing code, the best thing to do is stop. [..]”
March 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s @reconditerose.bsky.social quoting antirez at #MonkiGras on the importance of optimising for joy!
"[..] We believe writing code is a lot of hard work, and the only way it can be worth is by enjoying it. When there is no longer joy in writing code, the best thing to do is stop. [..]”
"[..] We believe writing code is a lot of hard work, and the only way it can be worth is by enjoying it. When there is no longer joy in writing code, the best thing to do is stop. [..]”
“The myth that receiving money is merely enough to make a project sustainable” @chrisjrn.fyi #MonkiGras
Some tough truths about the challenges of sustainability in open source and the choices we need to make - and the importance of choosing to organise as workers
Some tough truths about the challenges of sustainability in open source and the choices we need to make - and the importance of choosing to organise as workers
March 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“The myth that receiving money is merely enough to make a project sustainable” @chrisjrn.fyi #MonkiGras
Some tough truths about the challenges of sustainability in open source and the choices we need to make - and the importance of choosing to organise as workers
Some tough truths about the challenges of sustainability in open source and the choices we need to make - and the importance of choosing to organise as workers
“Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities” @powen.net #MonkiGras
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March 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities” @powen.net #MonkiGras
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“Open source is a sewer” @powen.net #MonkiGras
That is to say, it’s vital under-appreciated infrastructure critically underpinning so much of what we do and rely on…
(Though “dealing with a lot of shit” also applies…!)
That is to say, it’s vital under-appreciated infrastructure critically underpinning so much of what we do and rely on…
(Though “dealing with a lot of shit” also applies…!)
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Open source is a sewer” @powen.net #MonkiGras
That is to say, it’s vital under-appreciated infrastructure critically underpinning so much of what we do and rely on…
(Though “dealing with a lot of shit” also applies…!)
That is to say, it’s vital under-appreciated infrastructure critically underpinning so much of what we do and rely on…
(Though “dealing with a lot of shit” also applies…!)
Great point from @popey.me at #MonkiGras about how some resistance often comes from the folks who care the most - so there’s huge opportunity for value from building bridges with resistors
March 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Great point from @popey.me at #MonkiGras about how some resistance often comes from the folks who care the most - so there’s huge opportunity for value from building bridges with resistors
It’s @popey.me at #MonkiGras talking about how resistance to progress can be *productive and valuable* when applied thoughtfully and constructively - the Luddites were asking some legitimate questions!
March 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It’s @popey.me at #MonkiGras talking about how resistance to progress can be *productive and valuable* when applied thoughtfully and constructively - the Luddites were asking some legitimate questions!
“[The importance of] knowing what good looks like” @jedi.be #MonkiGras
Nails a key challenge with folks’ LLM use - need to know what good looks like to get the best out
If you write well, I think LLMs can help you be faster and better. Same for software etc
Taking it blindly gives you…something
Nails a key challenge with folks’ LLM use - need to know what good looks like to get the best out
If you write well, I think LLMs can help you be faster and better. Same for software etc
Taking it blindly gives you…something
March 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“[The importance of] knowing what good looks like” @jedi.be #MonkiGras
Nails a key challenge with folks’ LLM use - need to know what good looks like to get the best out
If you write well, I think LLMs can help you be faster and better. Same for software etc
Taking it blindly gives you…something
Nails a key challenge with folks’ LLM use - need to know what good looks like to get the best out
If you write well, I think LLMs can help you be faster and better. Same for software etc
Taking it blindly gives you…something
“The Automation Paradox: 20% making it work, 80% dealing with failure” @jedi.be #MonkiGras
It always bugs me (though I do appreciate why) how much folks focus on “easy to build something new”, when cost of maintenance or operations so often dominates
(Parallels with LLMs generating code, much? :D)
It always bugs me (though I do appreciate why) how much folks focus on “easy to build something new”, when cost of maintenance or operations so often dominates
(Parallels with LLMs generating code, much? :D)
March 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“The Automation Paradox: 20% making it work, 80% dealing with failure” @jedi.be #MonkiGras
It always bugs me (though I do appreciate why) how much folks focus on “easy to build something new”, when cost of maintenance or operations so often dominates
(Parallels with LLMs generating code, much? :D)
It always bugs me (though I do appreciate why) how much folks focus on “easy to build something new”, when cost of maintenance or operations so often dominates
(Parallels with LLMs generating code, much? :D)
“Written context democratises knowledge” @luxas.dev #MonkiGras
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Documentation is scaling for knowledge - if it’s written down, people can easily read and learn
Yes spoken knowledge transfer is great but it’s less accessible and more resource intensive
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Documentation is scaling for knowledge - if it’s written down, people can easily read and learn
Yes spoken knowledge transfer is great but it’s less accessible and more resource intensive
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Written context democratises knowledge” @luxas.dev #MonkiGras
💯
Documentation is scaling for knowledge - if it’s written down, people can easily read and learn
Yes spoken knowledge transfer is great but it’s less accessible and more resource intensive
💯
Documentation is scaling for knowledge - if it’s written down, people can easily read and learn
Yes spoken knowledge transfer is great but it’s less accessible and more resource intensive
“The Slippery Slope of Volunteering” @miketheman.com #MonkiGras
I can already tell this is going to be an absolute mood
I can already tell this is going to be an absolute mood
March 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“The Slippery Slope of Volunteering” @miketheman.com #MonkiGras
I can already tell this is going to be an absolute mood
I can already tell this is going to be an absolute mood
“Long-lasting systems cannot grow without bound; they need weeding” @alexwlchan.bsky.social #MonkiGras
I’ve been part of building some great stuff, but lots of what I’m most proud of has been “weeding”; shutdowns, migrations, cleanups etc
Invisible to users, but invaluable for sustainable progress
I’ve been part of building some great stuff, but lots of what I’m most proud of has been “weeding”; shutdowns, migrations, cleanups etc
Invisible to users, but invaluable for sustainable progress
March 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“Long-lasting systems cannot grow without bound; they need weeding” @alexwlchan.bsky.social #MonkiGras
I’ve been part of building some great stuff, but lots of what I’m most proud of has been “weeding”; shutdowns, migrations, cleanups etc
Invisible to users, but invaluable for sustainable progress
I’ve been part of building some great stuff, but lots of what I’m most proud of has been “weeding”; shutdowns, migrations, cleanups etc
Invisible to users, but invaluable for sustainable progress
Excited to be back at #MonkiGras after far far too long! 💖
March 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Excited to be back at #MonkiGras after far far too long! 💖
I don’t have a cat, but hopefully the latest funny picture on my phone will do
March 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I don’t have a cat, but hopefully the latest funny picture on my phone will do
A reminder that modern day streaming can be bullshit, and ownership and physical media are valuable
On the 25th January, I “bought” a series of #Letterkenny on Amazon Prime Video for £12
Today on the 28th of February I cannot watch it because the “title is unavailable due to expired rights”
Sigh
On the 25th January, I “bought” a series of #Letterkenny on Amazon Prime Video for £12
Today on the 28th of February I cannot watch it because the “title is unavailable due to expired rights”
Sigh
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A reminder that modern day streaming can be bullshit, and ownership and physical media are valuable
On the 25th January, I “bought” a series of #Letterkenny on Amazon Prime Video for £12
Today on the 28th of February I cannot watch it because the “title is unavailable due to expired rights”
Sigh
On the 25th January, I “bought” a series of #Letterkenny on Amazon Prime Video for £12
Today on the 28th of February I cannot watch it because the “title is unavailable due to expired rights”
Sigh