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Joe Beda
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Semi-retired technologist. Did k8s, GCE, gtalk and IE. Figuring shit out. Protect Trans kids 🏳️‍⚧️. Seattle. Signal: jbeda.99 he/him
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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
h.olysh.it
Woohoo! @castrojo.bsky.social kicking off Day 2 of #kubecon. Go Jorge!
Jorge on stage at KubeCon NA 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
h.olysh.it
Hey @bryanl.dev! Call out to your talk from a couple of years ago talking about being inspired by rails. Keynote at #KubeCon from Joseph Sandoval from Adobe.
Photo of a quote from Bryan at keynote at KubeCon.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Excited to be back at #KubeCon. It’s been a minute. Fun to see all the new faces. I do miss how it was back in the day though.
Photo of Chris on the main stage during KubeCon 2025. Colorful illustration behind him with leaves and peaches and birds.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
h.olysh.it
A couple of weeks ago @kenmartin.bsky.social sent me an email asking me to “Invest in the DNC” with a slick powerpoint deck attached. This was my (as of yet unanswered) response.

I’ll invest in the Dems when they give me something to invest in.
Email screen cap. Text: Hi Ken, Thank you for sharing this. The first attachment here is asking me to “invest in the DNC”. What am I investing in? The focus here is on winning but I don’t have confidence in the Dem establishment to actually stick to its values. What even are Democratic values now?Whether it is candidates with Nazi tattoos or all the consultants banding together to throw trans (and other marginalized people) under the bus with a shitty open report, I’m not sure the dems are a party I want to associate myself with. Y’all are definitely better than Trump but beyond that I don’t know what you stand for. You talk about building a big tent but there are limits. I don’t want to be part of a tent that includes people that think that people I know and love shouldn’t have basic rights. How about we start with a clear establishment of what the values of the dem party are and go from there? I’m also still sticking to my guns on not donating until and unless I see change in the party leadership. There has to be room for new voices. I’d love to see the party learn from and boost new talent like, say, Mamdani instead of fighting those people tooth and nail. I’m sure that there will be a bit of a blue wave after the trauma that Trump is putting everyone through. But what happens after that? If its more Biden like leadership that doesn’t move things forward and tries to return to a world that no longer exists then we’ll end up back where we are. I know that much of this is out of your control. But you are in the unenviable position of being the face of an organization that you don’t have a lot of control over. I fear that if I throw my support behind the DNC I’m signaling that I’m ok with continuing with the failed people and policies that have gotten us to where we are now. Thanks, Joe
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
h.olysh.it
I’m at Costco. I any me to pick some up for you?
A big Costco bag of “Fanncy whole cashews”
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
h.olysh.it
That was an amazing event - both the conference and the party. I really enjoyed Copenhagen. And nova and I spent a layover in Reykjavik coming back and had a great time. That was her first visit to Iceland.
Nova in front of “Hotel Borg” in Reykjavik wearing a bright blue hat and green jacket.
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Hanging out at a bar with my favorite people (Willie, the dog, and @rbeda.bsky.social, the spouse) watching the M’s. First run in the post season since 2001!
Willie hanging out at Harry’s bar looking for some pizza.
October 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
h.olysh.it
Just pulled up this 2022 article from @theguardian.com on oligarchs planning their bunkers.

www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se...
What I came to realise was that these men are actually the losers. The billionaires who called me out to the desert to evaluate their bunker strategies are not the victors of the economic game so much as the victims of its perversely limited rules. More than anything, they have succumbed to a mindset where “winning” means earning enough money to insulate themselves from the damage they are creating by earning money in that way. It’s as if they want to build a car that goes fast enough to escape from its own exhaust.
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
h.olysh.it
Yup. Nothing odd going on here at all. Gah.
Reddit screencap from r/AMA. I'm a college-educated Black man who drove from Vermont to Florida this summer with my Asian girlfriend. We were pulled over 18 times in 4 days. Ask Me Anything. After telling a few coworkers about this when I returned to work, one of them (a true Reddit head) suggested I do an AMA. So hi Reddit, nice to meet you. So I live in New England, work a white-collar job, and fall into what most would call "upper middle class." This past August, I decided to use my summer vacation to visit family in Fort Myers, Florida. Since I'd never done a true long road trip before (my longest drives were maybe 5-7 hours), my girlfriend and I thought it would be fun to make the trip by car instead of flying. We started in Burlington, Vermont, and made our way down the East Coast. The drive was about 1,500+ miles, and we stretched it over four days. I did roughly 75% of the driving, she took the rest. Here's the part that baffled me: in just those four days, we were pulled over 18 times. Not for reckless driving or doing anything spicy. Just pulled over, again and again. Each time it was something else. So I'll give this a shot: Ask me anything.
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Little late to the game as I just finished Andor and re-watched Rouge One. Canceled my Hulu/Disney+ bundle.
Cancelation confirmation for Hulu. “We’ll miss ya, Joe. We’ve canceled your subscription. You can continue to watch until the end of your Hulu billing cycle.”
September 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Eye bleach. While I’m travel my wife took our dog to a ball game. Mariner’s “Bark in the Park”.
The tan dog with big ears and a slight smile looking at the camera. He is wearing a rainbow flag mini trucker hat. A handsome beige dog sitting on a seat in a baseball stadium, looking majestic
September 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Bear Canoe! OG Heptio folks know what I’m talking about.
A wooden carving on a rocky beach of three bears in a canoe, carrying backpacks and paddles.
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Lisbon, Feb 2024. Also Bluesky.
Graffiti stencil saying “EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE NOT THE FASCISTS”
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Here’s to those that fight nazis.
A memorial statue of commandos outside of Spean Bridge Scotland. Plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE COMMANDOS WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 THIS COUNTRY WAS THEIR TRAINING GROUND
September 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
h.olysh.it
“We’re Costco guys”
Burial monument for the “Kirkland” family. The base has the word “KIRKLAND” in a typeface reminiscent of the Costco generic brand.
September 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
h.olysh.it
I love the smell of a warm forest when out for a hike.
A Pacific Northwest trail through the forest with towering trees and a soft single track path. A woman and a dog are hiking on the path.
August 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
h.olysh.it
Just flew in to Seattle Lake Union on a float plane. I got to sit up front!
July 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
h.olysh.it
How many people outside of Seattle are aware of the whole “Hot Rat Summer” drama? I love him.

www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...
Mosaic of a rat standing up on his two hind legs the sun behind him has raise and makes him look like a saint. There is a heart near him. Also below is the text “HOT RAT SUMMER”
July 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
h.olysh.it
It really ties the room together.
A photo of a bathroom with a huge mural of The Dude from The Big Lebowsky. His eyes are mirrored sunglasses that are mirrors for the sinks.
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
h.olysh.it
Thinking about you, Nóva.
A sticker saying “Fuck the internet. I’m going to go climb mountains- Nóva” on a graffiti covered wall at the restaurant La Pepita in Barcelona.
July 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
h.olysh.it
Post your favorite doctor who. Wrong answers only.
Matt Smith dressed as a punk for an upcoming movie called “Caught Stealing”. He has an orange and yellow Mohawk and a studded leather jacket.
July 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
h.olysh.it
Look at this paragraph. The article is about how younger candidates share too much online. And this is the example they use?

Someone shares they were proud to be raised by a lesbian couple? The horror!
The revelations, from a 2011 appearance in an "Ask Me Anything" forum on Reddit, illustrate the potential ramifications of putting forward candidates who have grown up fully in the social-media era. Mr. Wahls is a stark example: He burst to a measure of national political fame at age 19, when he delivered a viral speech to Iowa's State House about his experience being raised by a lesbian couple.
June 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
h.olysh.it
Why is trump cult fan art so bad?
I don’t know how to describe this. It is a tabletop bronze statue of trump right after the assassination attempt. All the faces just look off. Not human. Trump is the larger figure and significantly thinner than real life.
May 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
h.olysh.it
Coyote in the back yard hunting wild bunnies. Scary as we usually let our smallish dog out without thinking too much.

Tried to scare him off by yelling and banging pots and pans. But only thing that really scared him was threatening to throw a rock at him.
A coyote looking pretty well fed staring confidently at the viewer through a window. He is surrounded by greenery.
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM