Ben Cotton (he/him)
@funnelfiasco.bsky.social
Author of "Program Management for Open Source Projects" and all-around opinion haver. Always looking for my next tornado. I get too invested in sports.
https://funnelfiasco.com
https://duckalignment.academy
https://funnelfiasco.com
https://duckalignment.academy
Y'all prepare to be inspired by me in 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Y'all prepare to be inspired by me in 2026!
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in 2026.
It's Batman!
It's Batman!
December 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in 2026.
It's Batman!
It's Batman!
Give the gift of knowledge this year. You can save 50% off of my book ("Program Management for Open Source Projects") or most other titles at @pragprog.com when you use offer code save50 through December 1.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Give the gift of knowledge this year. You can save 50% off of my book ("Program Management for Open Source Projects") or most other titles at @pragprog.com when you use offer code save50 through December 1.
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Everyone is forgetting he's Chicago Pope. Clearly the correct caption is
🎶Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should I try to do some more?
25 or six to four🎶
🎶Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should I try to do some more?
25 or six to four🎶
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Everyone is forgetting he's Chicago Pope. Clearly the correct caption is
🎶Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should I try to do some more?
25 or six to four🎶
🎶Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should I try to do some more?
25 or six to four🎶
Me: Why am I so worn out lately?
Todoist:
Todoist:
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Me: Why am I so worn out lately?
Todoist:
Todoist:
If you've ever wanted to buy a copy of my book but at 60% of the list price, then I have good news for you: my book is one of today's PragPicks titles. Order directly from @pragprog.com and you can save 40% with coupon code "PragPicks"
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you've ever wanted to buy a copy of my book but at 60% of the list price, then I have good news for you: my book is one of today's PragPicks titles. Order directly from @pragprog.com and you can save 40% with coupon code "PragPicks"
Created an Instapaper account today because I saw Kobo now supports it and it seems like a good way to keep articles from accumulating in my Firefox tabs forever. Reading their blog post about the premium service, I saw this comment, which made me laugh because Pocket goes fully dark tomorrow.
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Created an Instapaper account today because I saw Kobo now supports it and it seems like a good way to keep articles from accumulating in my Firefox tabs forever. Reading their blog post about the premium service, I saw this comment, which made me laugh because Pocket goes fully dark tomorrow.
What movie do you consider perfect?
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
What movie do you consider perfect?
August 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Taylor, please. My bank account can only take so much.
August 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Taylor, please. My bank account can only take so much.