Giorgio Bonfiglio
@grg.pw
Principal Chaos Monkey @ AWS | IPv6/RPKI advocate | former network plumber | opinions my own | he/him
First day in one week not sleeping with the work phone next to my bed - counting this as a win!
October 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
First day in one week not sleeping with the work phone next to my bed - counting this as a win!
The Post-Event Summary for this week's event in North Virginia (us-east-1) is now out at: aws.amazon.com/message/1019...
Whether you were impacted or not, I believe it's a valuable read: there are a ton of lessons learned, for us and for the broader industry.
Whether you were impacted or not, I believe it's a valuable read: there are a ton of lessons learned, for us and for the broader industry.
Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
aws.amazon.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Post-Event Summary for this week's event in North Virginia (us-east-1) is now out at: aws.amazon.com/message/1019...
Whether you were impacted or not, I believe it's a valuable read: there are a ton of lessons learned, for us and for the broader industry.
Whether you were impacted or not, I believe it's a valuable read: there are a ton of lessons learned, for us and for the broader industry.
How do a sev1 and a baby rank in terms of difficulty for an engineer?
Asking for a friend who just got out of a day log call and who has a baby on the way.
Asking for a friend who just got out of a day log call and who has a baby on the way.
October 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
How do a sev1 and a baby rank in terms of difficulty for an engineer?
Asking for a friend who just got out of a day log call and who has a baby on the way.
Asking for a friend who just got out of a day log call and who has a baby on the way.
Been stuck in my mind for 4 days now: this picture was taken in London, UK.
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Been stuck in my mind for 4 days now: this picture was taken in London, UK.
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
After about one year of detox, I feel it's time for a comeback!
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
After about one year of detox, I feel it's time for a comeback!
PSA for US friends: would you please come collect your Trump? Someone let him out by mistake and he made it to the UK!
September 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
PSA for US friends: would you please come collect your Trump? Someone let him out by mistake and he made it to the UK!
I've this 20 years old slide by Jeff Dean making a point that "fault tolerant software is inevitable" - feels so strange there is still so much resistance today to this extremely simple principle.
June 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've this 20 years old slide by Jeff Dean making a point that "fault tolerant software is inevitable" - feels so strange there is still so much resistance today to this extremely simple principle.
I really hope, but strongly doubt, Netanyahu/Hegseth/Trump know what they are doing.
June 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I really hope, but strongly doubt, Netanyahu/Hegseth/Trump know what they are doing.
It's beyond me why/how most airlines don't allow you to save passenger information in your account, and require giant forms to be filled every time.
Like, it's not that my birth date is gonna change anytime soon.
Like, it's not that my birth date is gonna change anytime soon.
May 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It's beyond me why/how most airlines don't allow you to save passenger information in your account, and require giant forms to be filled every time.
Like, it's not that my birth date is gonna change anytime soon.
Like, it's not that my birth date is gonna change anytime soon.
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Our new report: local political parties are renting out office space to MPs — who claim the cost on expenses.
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
May 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Our new report: local political parties are renting out office space to MPs — who claim the cost on expenses.
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
I need an album "Fires in New Providence Wharf" at this point.
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I need an album "Fires in New Providence Wharf" at this point.
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Processing my todo list feels very much like trying to empty a bucket with a spoon. 😢
April 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Processing my todo list feels very much like trying to empty a bucket with a spoon. 😢
Impose tariffs on everything from everywhere
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
April 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Impose tariffs on everything from everywhere
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
Reposted by Giorgio Bonfiglio
Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.
Politics of the last few weeks are just unreal.
- Trump: China is imposing 67% tariffs on us, we’ll respond with 34%
- China: fine, we’ll do 34% too
- Trump: if you do 34% we do 84%
How does this even make sense? How do people not realise the 67% was totally made up?
- Trump: China is imposing 67% tariffs on us, we’ll respond with 34%
- China: fine, we’ll do 34% too
- Trump: if you do 34% we do 84%
How does this even make sense? How do people not realise the 67% was totally made up?
April 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Politics of the last few weeks are just unreal.
- Trump: China is imposing 67% tariffs on us, we’ll respond with 34%
- China: fine, we’ll do 34% too
- Trump: if you do 34% we do 84%
How does this even make sense? How do people not realise the 67% was totally made up?
- Trump: China is imposing 67% tariffs on us, we’ll respond with 34%
- China: fine, we’ll do 34% too
- Trump: if you do 34% we do 84%
How does this even make sense? How do people not realise the 67% was totally made up?
International stamps in UK (for a letter / postcard) went from £1.60 in 2021 to 2.20, 2.50, 2.80 and finally 3.20 in 2025.
🤯
🤯
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
International stamps in UK (for a letter / postcard) went from £1.60 in 2021 to 2.20, 2.50, 2.80 and finally 3.20 in 2025.
🤯
🤯
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
Reposted by Giorgio Bonfiglio
Today we’re onboard the special SAS Destination Unknown flight. As the name suggests, no one on board knows where we’re headed. Be sure to leave your guesses as we get going!
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Today we’re onboard the special SAS Destination Unknown flight. As the name suggests, no one on board knows where we’re headed. Be sure to leave your guesses as we get going!
Reposted by Giorgio Bonfiglio
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
We live in a parallel universe.
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We live in a parallel universe.
The plot thickens - LHR did have redundant power (3N), just for some reason didn’t use it.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The plot thickens - LHR did have redundant power (3N), just for some reason didn’t use it.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
The surprising thing about the North Hyde / Hayes substation fire is that London Heathrow's operations immediately decided to close the airport for 24 hours, well before the recovery time was known.
Does anyone know why? Any guess? Why pushing out recovery so far so early?
Does anyone know why? Any guess? Why pushing out recovery so far so early?
March 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The surprising thing about the North Hyde / Hayes substation fire is that London Heathrow's operations immediately decided to close the airport for 24 hours, well before the recovery time was known.
Does anyone know why? Any guess? Why pushing out recovery so far so early?
Does anyone know why? Any guess? Why pushing out recovery so far so early?
I can’t sleep so I’m gonna drop two unrequested, unpopular opinions here.
1 - Europe crying at US for dropping support and alliance is simply laughable. There’s no obligation for anyone to come change our diapers. Time to stop regulating ourselves into oblivion and start building, maybe? 1/2
1 - Europe crying at US for dropping support and alliance is simply laughable. There’s no obligation for anyone to come change our diapers. Time to stop regulating ourselves into oblivion and start building, maybe? 1/2
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I can’t sleep so I’m gonna drop two unrequested, unpopular opinions here.
1 - Europe crying at US for dropping support and alliance is simply laughable. There’s no obligation for anyone to come change our diapers. Time to stop regulating ourselves into oblivion and start building, maybe? 1/2
1 - Europe crying at US for dropping support and alliance is simply laughable. There’s no obligation for anyone to come change our diapers. Time to stop regulating ourselves into oblivion and start building, maybe? 1/2
Global ceasefires are doing real well under Trump’s strong leadership 🤦♂️
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu threatens to attack Hamas with ‘increasing military strength’ as mass strikes kill dozens – live
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu threatens to attack Hamas with ‘increasing military strength’ as mass strikes kill dozens – live
Medics in Gaza say children among the dead as Israel bombs at least 35 areas across the strip despite ceasefire
* Deaths reported in Gaza as Israeli military conducts ‘extensive strikes’ despite ceasefire
A senior Hamas official has told Reuters…
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Global ceasefires are doing real well under Trump’s strong leadership 🤦♂️
The amount of payment methods available in Japanese shops is just incredible. You can pay with pretty much anything including public transport card.
March 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The amount of payment methods available in Japanese shops is just incredible. You can pay with pretty much anything including public transport card.