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Ricardo N Feliciano

@feliciano.tech

I love building open source software, particularly written in @golang.org. Former #DevRel and #community @circleci.bsky.social & 🟩 Linode. Maintainor of The Reserve Force. βš“ U.S. Navy Veteran.

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I doubt this but anyone on here going to Daytona Bike Week? I can only stay one day but I'll be headed to Daytona Beach tomorrow to check it out.

#DaytonaBikeWeek #motorcycle #motorcyles

27.02.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Running RISC-V in a VM to test my snaps tl;dr: I wanted to test one of my snaps on riscv64. I don’t own any RISC-V hardware. I set up a QEMU VM on my ThinkPad, installed Ubuntu desktop inside it, and it actually worked. Slowly. Very slowly....

"Running RISC-V in a VM to test my snaps" - an interesting blog post skirting around some current hardware limitations.

blog.popey.com/2026/02/runn...

25.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive." --J.J.

19.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done." --W.E.B.D.

10.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail"

09.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) - D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Awhile back I applied for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV). Last week I found out I was accepted into the Saint Joseph’s University program. This is our first week, wish me luck!

If any of my fellow vets are interested, more info can be found here: ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/ent...

04.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours Infections had turned his lungs to soup and had to be cleared before transplant.

This is the tech and achievements more people should be talking about. It's incredible to read about advancements in life saving surgery.

arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

02.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The GoFundMe for Cinnamon Pet hit its goal last week. Thank you to everyone that donated and/or shared.

30.01.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong."

28.01.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Support a Veteran's Vision for Pet Care Innovation, organized by Ricardo Feliciano Hi, my name is Ricardo N. Feliciano. I am a U.S. Navy veteran and… Ricardo Feliciano needs your support for Support a Veteran's Vision for Pet Care Innovation

One final push for my fundraiser for Cinnamon Pet. 🐾

I’m a Navy vet & dev blocked by a "catch-22": I need grants to launch, but I need money to register the business to get those grants.

Help me so I can build tech for pets & shelters.

#VeteranOwned #PetTech #StartupJourney #NavyVet #CinnamonPet

20.01.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Motorcycles have no impact on your ability to govern but... it's cool nonetheless. Happy Birthday shipmate!

20.01.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Akamai is removing LiSH access via SSH on Linode. 🫀 It wasn't a blockbuster feature but very useful to have.

14.01.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking." --C.M.

14.01.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
God Admits Imitation Crab Tastes Just As Good

God Admits Imitation Crab Tastes Just As Good

God Admits Imitation Crab Tastes Just As Good https://theonion.com/god-admits-imitation-crab-tastes-just-as-good/

14.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1015 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 4
Avengers: Doomsday Countdown

I put together a quick Avengers: Doomsday countdown page last night: doomsday.feliciano.tech

#avengers #doomsday #AvengersDoomdsay

09.01.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." --E.H.

09.01.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." --J.F.K.

04.01.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.

[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation External Inbox Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org> 5:43β€―AM (4 hours ago) to me Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village) IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.

Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.

Just fuck you. Fuck you all.

I can't remember the last time I was this angry.

25.12.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 8163 πŸ” 2228 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 168

There are seven days in a week and "someday" isn't one of them.

26.12.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas

25.12.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Support a Veteran's Vision for Pet Care Innovation, organized by Ricardo Feliciano Hi, my name is Ricardo N. Feliciano. I am a U.S. Navy veteran and… Ricardo Feliciano needs your support for Support a Veteran's Vision for Pet Care Innovation

I could really use your help. I need a small amount of funds to get my business registered and veteran grant eligibility.
Donate if you can. Share with your friends and family to support me.

gofund.me/2e8f10899

23.12.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cinnamon Pet - Nextdoor Join us on a journey to create a brighter and smarter future for our pets. Our immediate goal is to launch a mobile application designed to help pet parents take better care of their furry family mem...

Today I learned that Nextdoor has pages for local businesses. I created a page for @cinnamonpet.com. If you're in the New York City metro area, perhaps give it a "fave"? πŸ˜€

nextdoor.com/pages/cinnam...

#pets #cats #dogs #JerseyCity #NYC

22.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - wtfutil/wtf: The personal information dashboard for your terminal The personal information dashboard for your terminal - wtfutil/wtf

Oh, and a link to the project if you're curious: github.com/wtfutil/wtf

20.12.2025 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next year will see major improvements as well as WTF becoming an official @linodians.com project. Stay tuned!

20.12.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Earlier this year I took over the #OpenSource terminal dashboard called WTF. At that time the project had gone ~2 years without a release.

Today I published v0.48.0, the 8th release of the year. I've gotten some work done but there is lots to do for next year.

20.12.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lightweight and flexible: Bitwarden lite self-host deployment is now generally available | Bitwarden Bitwarden lite self-host deployment, formerly unified, is now generally available! This self-host option is a more lightweight and flexible deployment alternative, ideal for homelab enthusiasts and co...

I'm happy to see @bitwarden.bsky.social continuing to invest in the #SelfHosting/#homelab side of things.

bitwarden.com/blog/lightwe...

19.12.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32 ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32

The It: Welcome to Derry season finale was...

#ITWelcomeToDerry

15.12.2025 04:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Nostalgia is simply a longing for a time we know we can survive." --R.G.

13.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Go proposal: Secret mode Automatically erase memory to prevent secret leaks.

Go v1.26's "secret" new functionality: Automatically erase used memory to prevent secret leaks.

antonz.org/accepted/run...

#golang #programming #cryptography

12.12.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I think too much. I think ahead. I think behind. I think sideways. I think it all." --W.R.

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