Gilbert Sanchez (💻 HeyItsGilbert)
@gilbertsanchez.com
Staff Software Development Engineer. Formerly known as the "Señor Systems Engineer" at Meta. Preaching the value of #PowerShell, #DEI, and #DevEx. Always interested in Systems Thinking, Cognition, and Learning in Public.
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You should! Not sure why I never considered square root for batching. I almost always do limits base on number of cores, etc. Got any advice on tracking perf across runspaces? That's something I always bang my head on.
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
You should! Not sure why I never considered square root for batching. I almost always do limits base on number of cores, etc. Got any advice on tracking perf across runspaces? That's something I always bang my head on.
It was more like, "why can't we have a good shell?" If you've ever used a bash clone on windows they're awful and break in the weirdest ways. I was a Linux admin turned Windows admin. PowerShell is the only way to manage Win machines at scale programmatically. Also: Loops in PS > Loops in sh.
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It was more like, "why can't we have a good shell?" If you've ever used a bash clone on windows they're awful and break in the weirdest ways. I was a Linux admin turned Windows admin. PowerShell is the only way to manage Win machines at scale programmatically. Also: Loops in PS > Loops in sh.
Funny enough I actually used to limit email to twice a day. E-mail tends to result in reactive work, vs working on what I have prioritized. So I would try to spend my mornings working on the more challenging thing I have on my plate because that's when I have the most mental/creative energy.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Funny enough I actually used to limit email to twice a day. E-mail tends to result in reactive work, vs working on what I have prioritized. So I would try to spend my mornings working on the more challenging thing I have on my plate because that's when I have the most mental/creative energy.
One of the more known versions is Cal Newport where he also always ends with a "magic phrase." Maybe something like "System GC Collect!" lol calnewport.com/drastically-...
Drastically Reduce Stress with a Work Shutdown Ritual - Cal Newport
Schedule Shut Down, Complete Here’s what happens, without exception, at the end of my normal work day. First, I make sure my master task lists ... Read more
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January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
One of the more known versions is Cal Newport where he also always ends with a "magic phrase." Maybe something like "System GC Collect!" lol calnewport.com/drastically-...
I remember that was a thing that was hard to transition when I first started to first work remote. Before I would hop in the car to drive home sit in traffic and listen to a podcast and by the time I made it home I would have already disconnected.
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I remember that was a thing that was hard to transition when I first started to first work remote. Before I would hop in the car to drive home sit in traffic and listen to a podcast and by the time I made it home I would have already disconnected.
It sort of makes you wonder who #1 is...
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
It sort of makes you wonder who #1 is...
Some of it will depend on your theme. The cool thing about Hugo is that you can have it generate images at different sizes when it does the build which can help with load time, etc. chriswiegman.com/2024/10/bett...
Better Responsive Images with Hugo
I’ve really enjoyed getting back to Hugo for this site, but it does take a bit more work to get some things right. For me one of those things is images.
What I wanted to do was load the appropriate si...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some of it will depend on your theme. The cool thing about Hugo is that you can have it generate images at different sizes when it does the build which can help with load time, etc. chriswiegman.com/2024/10/bett...
That threw me early on also. github.com/HeyItsGilber... is my blog using Hugo and I work on 95% PowerShell.
Home
Gilbert's blog covering everything from ANSI to zsh!
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December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
That threw me early on also. github.com/HeyItsGilber... is my blog using Hugo and I work on 95% PowerShell.
At least it's warm here...
a young boy is wearing a red devil costume and waving .
Alt: A young boy (Dennis from the 1993 Dennis the Menace movie) is wearing a red devil costume and waving with a grin.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At least it's warm here...
The other side is all for AA's. It's awesome lol. I LOVE my Battery Daddy. I won it in a White Elephant a few years ago.
December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The other side is all for AA's. It's awesome lol. I LOVE my Battery Daddy. I won it in a White Elephant a few years ago.
I'm usually reluctant to say much. I'm paranoid about people calling and recording my voice for deepfakes. I never say my name (but it's not something you couldn't easily lookup). And it's not like my voice isn't available in other public recordings. But still...
a man wearing a tin foil hat looks at the camera on a television screen
Alt: a man wearing a tin foil hat looks at the camera on a television screen
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December 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm usually reluctant to say much. I'm paranoid about people calling and recording my voice for deepfakes. I never say my name (but it's not something you couldn't easily lookup). And it's not like my voice isn't available in other public recordings. But still...
"How dare you!" www.youtube.com/shorts/HSL0d...
The name's William M. Buttlicker! - The Office US #shorts
YouTube video by The Office
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December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"How dare you!" www.youtube.com/shorts/HSL0d...