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Optimizer. Photographer. In disbelief that computers actually work. Accidentally writing a role-playing game. (he/him)

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My KubeCon recap blog post just went live! And you can see the highlights reel video from our "fit in the kube" challenge!

blog.appliedcomputing.io/p/kubecon-re...

#kubernetes #kubecon
KubeCon Recap: Can U Fit in the Kube?
KubeCon was last week!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
This week has been recursive rabbit hole week. I'm so far down these rabbit holes even the rabbits are wondering where I've gone.
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Welp, it finally happened. ACRL is now the proud (?????) owner of two (2) AWS accounts.
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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lookitup.baby
These are not serious people.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don't we just make more GPUS? ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons. COWEN: What's stopping that? What's the ultimate binding constraint? ALTMAN: We're working on it really hard. COWEN: If you could have more of one thing to have more compute, what would the one thing be? ALTMAN: Electrons.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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How my morning is going:

- I want to stop shuffling static IAM credentials everywhere, that seems bad
- Oh hey, AWS has IAM Roles Anywhere based on PKI
- I need to set up a private CA, that's reasonable
- HOLY FUCK IT COSTS $400/MONTH TO RUN A PRIVATE CA ON AWS?
- Ok I wonder how I create my own CA
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
In case you were wondering what I was up to at KubeCon, it was incredibly important content marketing.

youtube.com/shorts/ZDlQz...

Looking forward to seeing you all next year for "Can U Fit In The Kube 2"!!!!

#kubecon #kubernetes #funny #simkube #k8s #fitinthekube
Can U Fit In The Kube? #kubecon #funny #kubernetes #k8s #simkube
YouTube video by Applied Computing Research Labs
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November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
And that's all, folks! See you next year, back in SLC!

#kubernetes #kubecon
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
Last talk of the conference (for me): "Evolving Kubernetes Scheduling" by Eric Tune & Wojciech Tyczyński at Google.

#kubernetes #kubecon #scheduling
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Alright, next up is "Evicted! All the Ways Kubernetes Kills Your Pods (and How To Avoid Them)" by Ahmet Alp Balkan (of kubectx/kubens fame). This talk is 🔥

#kubecon #kubernetes
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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ACRL was a sponsor for the Dan Kohn travel scholarship for underrepresented or marginalized groups at KubeCon this year -- I'm heading over to chat with some of the scholarship recipients!

#kubecon #kubernetes
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
Major props to the two CNCF folks who were high-fiving every single attendee as they walked in this morning!

#kubecon
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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If you see me at #kubecon I have a stack of Nova stickers if you want a few.
A stack of stickers that say “Fuck the internet I’m going to go climb mountains - Nóva”
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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For today of you who are curious about how many people fit in the kube, enjoy this linkedin screenshot

#kubecon #kubernetes
A screenshot of a LinkedIn post. Ian says "It turns out not all workloads fit in our Kube. We've applied several patches on the kubecon floor. Our line is currently fully operational. Send tape tho." Beneath that are several photos of a cardboard box labeled SimKube and ACRL. One person is sitting on the ground with the box on their head. Another photo has several people trying to shove the box on someone else. David says, "unfortunately we don't have an autoscaler for our Kube. Next year!"
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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I'm at "From Panic To Peace: Making K8s Controller Observability Suck Less" by Cat Morris & Derik Evangelista, Syntassa

Lots of great tips for writing Kubernetes controllers/operators.

#kubernetes #kubecon
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
Come take the ACRL-sponsored "CAN U FIT IN THE KUBE" challenge at KubeCon! Look for the sign in the vendor hall.

#kubecon #kubernetes
A cardboard sign that says "CAN U FIT IN THE KUBE"
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Next up is "I’ve Got 99 Problems and They’re All Controllers" by Tim Goodwin from UCSC!!! I had the distinct pleasure to present with Tim at KubeCon last year, I'm excited to see that he's continuing the trend.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I'm at "Zero Downtime Migration of Monolith To K8s Using Sidecar and Container Lifecycle Hooks" by Deepak Kosaraju & James Dabbs, Procore"
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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lookitup.baby
“Azure is the most cost-effective cloud, because you’re running in someone else’s account”

- Corey Quinn
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
BTW I have Mr. Squidler stickers! Come find me if you want one. How could you say no to this lil' guy 😍

#kubecon #kubernetes
A purple octopus with an inquisitive expression on his face, holding a magnifying glass to his right eye.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Ok I'm going to my first actual talk at KubeCon proper: "Slurm Bridge: Slurm Scheduling Superpowers in Kubernetes" by Alan Mutschelknaus & Tim Wickberg, SchedMD
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Dear #cncf maybe think about a different plan for next time. .... Or, tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Once I get inside I'm never leaving holy fuck #kubecon
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Holy hell the line to get through security screening is....... 😱😱😱🫠🫠🫠

#kubecon
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Does anybody know what's up with the security measures at kubecon this year? I'm not objecting by any means, but they seem significantly more aggressive than in the past.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
drmorr.appliedcomputing.io
Happy KubeCon week! Looking forward to meeting a bunch of you here. Come talk to me about SimKube!

#kubernetes #kubecon
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM