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
BRB, updating the Funnel Fiasco AFD Hall of Fame
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
BRB, updating the Funnel Fiasco AFD Hall of Fame
Cignetti could go winless for a decade and still have a statue built. There is exactly zero reason for him to leave IU, which is a wild thing to say.
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Cignetti could go winless for a decade and still have a statue built. There is exactly zero reason for him to leave IU, which is a wild thing to say.
Well all of his ideas are a no-brainer, to be scrupulously fair.
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Well all of his ideas are a no-brainer, to be scrupulously fair.
Counterpoint: piss
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Counterpoint: piss
I always loved when we had corporate visits during my McDonald's days. It meant we'd actually be well-staffed.
January 20, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I always loved when we had corporate visits during my McDonald's days. It meant we'd actually be well-staffed.
If I were a billionaire, I'd have someone whose entire job was to take my phone out of my hand whenever I tried to get online.
"Sorry, boss, you just have to sit here on the beach and read books."
"Sorry, boss, you just have to sit here on the beach and read books."
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM
If I were a billionaire, I'd have someone whose entire job was to take my phone out of my hand whenever I tried to get online.
"Sorry, boss, you just have to sit here on the beach and read books."
"Sorry, boss, you just have to sit here on the beach and read books."
HOW DARE YOU?!
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
HOW DARE YOU?!
Reposted by Ben Cotton (he/him)
i've modified the Pomodoro method so I work for 5 minutes and then scream into an abyss for 25 minutes, i'm not getting anything done but at least my coworkers refuse to talk to me
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
i've modified the Pomodoro method so I work for 5 minutes and then scream into an abyss for 25 minutes, i'm not getting anything done but at least my coworkers refuse to talk to me
Huh. I thought we left "web3" in 2024.
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Huh. I thought we left "web3" in 2024.
Glad I could help!
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Glad I could help!
Or dropping a brick on the Yard of Bricks
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Or dropping a brick on the Yard of Bricks
It tells me they need to have their degree revoked 😜
January 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
It tells me they need to have their degree revoked 😜
The whole (heh) motivation is: Trump has never gotten over Obama cracking a few jokes in 2011.
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The whole (heh) motivation is: Trump has never gotten over Obama cracking a few jokes in 2011.