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Kai

@kaiho.bsky.social

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balding man yells at clouds by day, loves cats and loud riffs by night. ✶✶✶✶ Chicago by way of lots of the world. Software by way of academia, beer and accidents. And by software I mean devops shizz but plz let's not make skeeting about work a thing.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

“Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park over the weekend shows an officer saying, “Do something, b----,” before pulling over & shooting the woman five times.”

DHS has lied, a lot, about every act of violence.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 1d

Timeline cleanse

A calico cat lying on her side, looking vacantly into the lens

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 2d

Lauuuura Hurtado Mirassssss

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 2d

yeah same, I scrolled the EPG seeing the Lions mentioned, switched to it and uhhh what

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 2d

Trey Yesavage looks like @girthmasterr.bsky.social change my mind

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 2d

In my current role I very rarely have to! And those are ad-hoc emails that usually follow from a conversation either in person or on a community Slack or similar.

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 3d

And what's frightening is that there's no going back. The rice pudding has been stirred.

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 3d

D.

But I don't send emails outside the org.

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 3d

Holy hell I'm craving Xinjiang style food. Big plate chicken. Cucumber salad. Those lamb skewers. Completely indifferent service.

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the hangs, chat, yes-ands, "let's have another"s, etc. I hope I see you again sooner than a year from now!

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

I was expecting a slightly fancier one-armed bandit. Encountered banks of those things and noped out to the roulette

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

Yup, one of those "you should just attend to see this stuff" moments.

My understanding was that Rachel said "ok now the recording is off, time for real talk"

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

Most of it was, until the inflection point

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 4d

i love how instead of just building a place for people to interact every one of these intellectually stunted coders thinks they're on some divine mission to shape human behavior

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 4d

Terror today in Logan Square.

“There was a gentleman over there that was vomiting. There were people in the store nearby that were trying to get water in people’s eyes as soon as they can,” he said.”

Masked federal agent throws chemical irritants outside Logan Square grocery store: 'My eyes are burning'

Video taken by several witnesses captured the moments where the agent can be seen dropping a canister from a white SUV.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4d

The deployment of smoke canisters — some witnesses described it as tear gas — came as tensions boiled over on the city’s Northwest Side Friday afternoon.

Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy NW Side street

The deployment of smoke canisters — some witnesses described it as tear gas — came as tensions boiled over on the city’s Northwest Side Friday afternoon.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

*reads news*

Oh, the above was meant as irony.

Oh god.

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

Ugh why am I about to land in this utter dreamscape-looking city, looks garbage, can't imagine anything good happens in here, in this city of broad shoulders on the lake

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly, I know I said this in an earlier skeet but when the talks get posted, WATCH THEM. I'll spam links for all 3 of you when they do. For now, having these, with the links, is an excellent use of your time.

Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 4d

Slides for my #monktoberfest talk today, "Trust as Infrastructure" (video to come): speakerdeck.com/bcantrill/tr...

Trust as Infrastructure

Presentation that I gave at Monktoberfest 2025. Video to come.

speakerdeck.com

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

I mean we didn't, we ridiculed Lowtax to the point of him self-banishing to FYAD

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 4d

#monktoberfest is the kind of conference where you end up drinking Italian orange wine with people and then sharing a ride to the airport with @wiredferret.bsky.social and @bcantrill.bsky.social , as you do.

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jobelenus @jobelenus.bsky.social · 5d

TRUST IS INFRASTRUCTURE #monktoberfest
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

Very weird to have self righteous Android users in my replies about the Apple removal bsky.app/profile/jose...

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
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Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 5d

I'm so glad that @bcantrill.bsky.social is a repeat #monktoberfest presenter.

Immensely deep technical knowledge coupled with humanity, a context window spanning decades, and one hell of a panache for speaking.

Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 5d

"if you are in a position of leadership, you ignore developer happiness at your peril". - @rstephens.me

And happiness here is not just having tool choice, choice of hours, etc. It's wider.

#monktoberfest

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