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KellyAnn Fitzpatrick
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here for tech, cats, and dragons. she/her. all views my own.
ICYMI, Friday was my last day at @redmonk.com

I am excited about what’s next for me (more on this next week). For now, just want to say how grateful I am to my RedMonk colleagues for my time as a monk.

Also, I left you a post on my way out:
redmonk.com/kfitzpatrick...
Three things that matter
I have spent a lot of time on the road lately: three conferences (Monki Gras, KubeCon, Atlassian Team ‘25) in the past three weeks, with SIGCSE 2025 and Dynatrace Perform earlier this year and a slew ...
redmonk.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
#MonkiGras here I come!

Who will I see there?
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I'm looking for my next thing, and I need to move fast. I have several years of experience in developer relations from startups to the enterprise, and I'm particularly skilled at distilling complex topics into something easily understood by newbies and non-technical folks alike, on stage or off. 1/3
March 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For anyone out there who is considering (or knows someone who is considering) a career in STEM, some thoughtful, timely, and much appreciated advice from @grimalkina.bsky.social

The full conversation: redmonk.com/blog/2025/03...
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Take a few minutes and listen to this conversation with the always brilliant @grimalkina.bsky.social on the psychology of software teams, the importance of psychology to technical innovation, and why we need science.

Full episode here: redmonk.com/blog/2025/03...
March 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In 2025, is every Saturday morning flight basically like a flight to Vegas, or are folks just Buffalo Tracing their way through the end times?
March 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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How does @githubeducation.bsky.social plan to reach 1 BILLION developers? @github.com's @avni321.bsky.social joins @kellyann.bsky.social to talk global developer enablement, the role of generative AI, and why the world needs coding skills now more than ever.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/02...
February 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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In the latest @redmonk.com update from @kateholterhoff.bsky.social. Congratulations @rstephens.me A very well deserved promotion!!!!
February 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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it's just my experience, but i've been calling my rep's offices regularly since 2016, and one of my rep's mailboxes is full and half of one senator's lines either don't go through or were busy.

that's never happened in the time i have been calling.

keep the pressure on. call your reps. 5calls.org
Murkowski says call volume to the Senate is now 40x higher than normal:
February 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Wild how the category of “women” must both be ruthlessly defended by the right but also stripped from all direct research, support, or institutional funding.
February 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
my December 2024 brain has some serious explaining to do
January 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I regret to inform you that people have officially started circling back around after the holidays
January 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Here's my end-of-year review of things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 - we learned a LOT of things simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...

Table of contents:
December 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Shop Books | The Last Bookstore
www.lastbookstorela.com
December 30, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Jumping on the bandwagon by calling out my 5 star reads of 2024. It was not the best reading year for me, I'll admit. I DNF'd probably around 15 books, finished 45, and was pretty disappointed in a large majority of those. But here are some I loved!
December 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
when you have a holiday cold

and a cat insisting that you stop doomscrolling and rest
December 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
🎼 All I want for Christmas 🎶
🎵 Is a 2024 redo 🎶
December 25, 2024 at 2:51 AM
missed #caturday b/c planes, but here’s a sleepy Ishka
December 22, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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The William Morris Society US is now accepting applications for the 2025 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship, supporting scholarly and creative work about William Morris and his circle.

Deadline: January 31, 2025.

More information: morrissociety.org/2024/12/17/c...
Call for Applications: 2025 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship • William Morris Society in the United States
The William Morris Society in the United States calls for applications for the 2025 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship.The deadline is January 31, 2025.
morrissociety.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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This is notable because Vultr has self-funded their cloud infrastructure buildout from their operating cash flow up to now www.wsj.com/articles/clo...
Exclusive | Cloud AI Startup Vultr Raises $333 Million at $3.5 Billion Valuation
Chip giant Advanced Micro Devices and hedge fund LuminArx Capital Management raised $333 million for a growth financing round for cloud startup Vultr, a sign of the hot demand for artificial intellige...
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Headed to Notre Dame for an outdoor football game on Friday ☘️

And of course there is snow in the forecast 🌨️
December 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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On Monday, @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by @postwait.lethargy.org, @kellyann.bsky.social, and @sogrady.org to talk about tech conferences. Unsurprisingly, a lot has changed in the decades since we met these folks at conferences! What's worth the trip in 2025? youtu.be/YBId0FLKxCo
Oxide and Friends 12/9/2024 -- Conferences in Tech
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
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December 13, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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8:15AM, Edinburgh.
December 12, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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"Midwinter - Perchta and the Wild Hunt" ❄️
Personal piece
A counterpart piece to my summer witches, with Jupiter smuggling his way besides Perchta/Hulda riding in the night sky, because he has been shining so bright in the night sky this january.
January 25, 2024 at 1:06 AM