Steerpike
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ceding AI to the right is a generational poltical mistake and bullying LLM researchers off bluesky to cook their brains in twitter racism is a self defeating and foolish act from well meaning people deluding themselves into thinking intentional ignorance is a valid form of critique and resistance
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
ceding AI to the right is a generational poltical mistake and bullying LLM researchers off bluesky to cook their brains in twitter racism is a self defeating and foolish act from well meaning people deluding themselves into thinking intentional ignorance is a valid form of critique and resistance
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Apologies to the @australia.theguardian.com team who may have to read my sweary feedback. You are doing a great job but I'm not so keen on my support also helping the UK mothership and their bigoted anti-trans coverage
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Apologies to the @australia.theguardian.com team who may have to read my sweary feedback. You are doing a great job but I'm not so keen on my support also helping the UK mothership and their bigoted anti-trans coverage
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We are getting close to a wrap on (the first draft of) the second edition of "Observability Engineering", but there are a few places where I could use some of y'all's help.
Find more details, Buffy quotes, AND a funtastic grammar quiz... 👉 charity.wtf/2025/10/13/g...
Find more details, Buffy quotes, AND a funtastic grammar quiz... 👉 charity.wtf/2025/10/13/g...
Got opinions on observability? I could use your help (once more, with feeling)
Last month I dropped a desperate little plea for help in this space, asking people to email me any good advice and/or strong opinions they happened to have on the topic of buying software. I wasn’t…
charity.wtf
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We are getting close to a wrap on (the first draft of) the second edition of "Observability Engineering", but there are a few places where I could use some of y'all's help.
Find more details, Buffy quotes, AND a funtastic grammar quiz... 👉 charity.wtf/2025/10/13/g...
Find more details, Buffy quotes, AND a funtastic grammar quiz... 👉 charity.wtf/2025/10/13/g...
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Are you an experienced software buyer? I could use your help.
I'm working on the second edition of "Observability Engineering", and hoping to include the kind of advice an experienced principal engineer might give a staff engineer buying for the first time.
charity.wtf/2025/09/19/a...
I'm working on the second edition of "Observability Engineering", and hoping to include the kind of advice an experienced principal engineer might give a staff engineer buying for the first time.
charity.wtf/2025/09/19/a...
Are you an experienced software buyer? I could use some help.
If it seems like I’ve been relatively quiet lately on social media and my blog, that’s because I have. Liz, Austin, George and I have been busy toiling away on the second edition of “Observability …
charity.wtf
September 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Are you an experienced software buyer? I could use your help.
I'm working on the second edition of "Observability Engineering", and hoping to include the kind of advice an experienced principal engineer might give a staff engineer buying for the first time.
charity.wtf/2025/09/19/a...
I'm working on the second edition of "Observability Engineering", and hoping to include the kind of advice an experienced principal engineer might give a staff engineer buying for the first time.
charity.wtf/2025/09/19/a...
Discovered that "I install software on the web" is the clearest explanation for my job that my wife has heard after 15+ years together
August 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Discovered that "I install software on the web" is the clearest explanation for my job that my wife has heard after 15+ years together
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Part one came out last week, and focused on business cost drivers and whether observability is (or should be) an investment or a cost for you.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
I started researching and writing these over two months ago, and I learned a LOT in the process.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
I started researching and writing these over two months ago, and I learned a LOT in the process.
How Much Should I Be Spending On Observability?
In this update to her 2018 post, Charity Majors explains how much teams should spend when it comes to observability costs.
www.honeycomb.io
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Part one came out last week, and focused on business cost drivers and whether observability is (or should be) an investment or a cost for you.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
I started researching and writing these over two months ago, and I learned a LOT in the process.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
I started researching and writing these over two months ago, and I learned a LOT in the process.
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The second half of my update on observability costs is now up!
Part two is on technical cost drivers and levers of control, both model specific (multiple pillars model vs o11y 2.0) and model-agnostic -- telemetry pipelines, open source, etc.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
Part two is on technical cost drivers and levers of control, both model specific (multiple pillars model vs o11y 2.0) and model-agnostic -- telemetry pipelines, open source, etc.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
How Much Should I Be Spending On Observability?
In part 2, Charity Majors talks more in depth about cost drivers and levers you can pull to control observability spend.
www.honeycomb.io
April 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The second half of my update on observability costs is now up!
Part two is on technical cost drivers and levers of control, both model specific (multiple pillars model vs o11y 2.0) and model-agnostic -- telemetry pipelines, open source, etc.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
Part two is on technical cost drivers and levers of control, both model specific (multiple pillars model vs o11y 2.0) and model-agnostic -- telemetry pipelines, open source, etc.
www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-muc...
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How much should you spend on observability?
In 2018, @charity.wtf guessed 20–30% of your infra bill. That number somehow became gospel—and it's long overdue for a refresh.
In this post, she revisits that rule of thumb: buff.ly/Xe3gUxo
Part 2 drops next week—get ready for cost-control tactics.
In 2018, @charity.wtf guessed 20–30% of your infra bill. That number somehow became gospel—and it's long overdue for a refresh.
In this post, she revisits that rule of thumb: buff.ly/Xe3gUxo
Part 2 drops next week—get ready for cost-control tactics.
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How much should you spend on observability?
In 2018, @charity.wtf guessed 20–30% of your infra bill. That number somehow became gospel—and it's long overdue for a refresh.
In this post, she revisits that rule of thumb: buff.ly/Xe3gUxo
Part 2 drops next week—get ready for cost-control tactics.
In 2018, @charity.wtf guessed 20–30% of your infra bill. That number somehow became gospel—and it's long overdue for a refresh.
In this post, she revisits that rule of thumb: buff.ly/Xe3gUxo
Part 2 drops next week—get ready for cost-control tactics.
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"The corollary to Conway's Law is, you can actually change the architecture of a company just by changing how people talk to each other." 🤔🤯🥂
April 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"The corollary to Conway's Law is, you can actually change the architecture of a company just by changing how people talk to each other." 🤔🤯🥂
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If you are horrified by Zelenskyy's treatment by Trump and Vance, please show practical support and donate to Ukraine's defense via their official donation site. This is going to be more important than ever with the likely withdrawal of US support
#SlavaUkraini
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#SlavaUkraini
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UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you are horrified by Zelenskyy's treatment by Trump and Vance, please show practical support and donate to Ukraine's defense via their official donation site. This is going to be more important than ever with the likely withdrawal of US support
#SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
#SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua