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Cloud Automation CI/CD person. Poor Ruby programmer. YAML connoisseur. he/him (I've never flown a jet my banner pic is stolen valor)

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until someone gives Troy Duffy a camera, it's not too late to stop him!

07.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hillary Clinton didn’t elevate Trump at any point, what are you talking about

07.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry, Shep πŸ˜₯

07.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*THC talk

07.03.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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my dealer: got some straight gas. this strain is called "honorable knight" youll be zonked out of your gourd

me: yeah whatever. i dont feel shit

5 minutes later: only in death does duty end

my buddy pacing: i am the sword and the hand that wields it

sunsofcarcosa Badge image. Feb 3 my dealer: got some straight gas. this strain is called "honorable knight" youll be zonked out of your gourd me: yeah whatever. i dont feel shit 5 minutes later: only in death does duty end my buddy pacing: i am the sword and the hand that wields it

07.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1343 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 12
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07.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1863 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 23

In Hawaii like β€œwait that’s lower than Costco…”

07.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

35Ls can get B&C πŸ˜‚

07.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

should've gone AF, obv

07.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm shaking I'm so angry at how dirty the TV show did him

06.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HawaiΚ»i’s top hula hālau are getting ready for the Merrie Monarch Festival, and that includes the hometown favorite that performs every year on Hōʻike Night.

Learn more
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/06/hometown-halau-prepares-first-merrie-monarch-without-beloved-kumu/

06.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(and sex)

06.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it would be a very funny bit!

06.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command.
It took down the DataTalksClub course platform and 2.5 years of submissions: homework, projects, and leaderboards.
Automated snapshots were gone too.
In the newsletter, I wrote the full timeline + what I changed so this doesn't happen again.
If you use Terraform (or let agents touch infra), this is a good story for you to read.

Tweet Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command. It took down the DataTalksClub course platform and 2.5 years of submissions: homework, projects, and leaderboards. Automated snapshots were gone too. In the newsletter, I wrote the full timeline + what I changed so this doesn't happen again. If you use Terraform (or let agents touch infra), this is a good story for you to read.

Back in my day you needed a senior engineer for this sort of thing

06.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1744 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 110

*chanting* house goat! House goat!

How’s the border collie handling the doubling of house goats?

06.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

what are your go-to must-haves?

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Kinetic warfare." "Retronym" is a word coined by Frank Mankiewicz, George McGovern's campaign director, to delineate previously unnecessary distinctions. Examples...

Slate had an article on it (slate.com/news-and-pol...) but this admin does like to use it a bunch

06.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"A screwdriver could fix this plane"

06.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tech CEO in 2026: My computer has anxiety.
venture capitalist in 2026: Here, have 200 billion more dollars.

child in 2006: My NeoPet is angry at me.
mom in 2006: No it isn't sweetie, go to bed.
mom to dad in 2006: We have an idiot boy. Our boy is a little idiot person. It's too late to fix him.

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 4783 πŸ” 950 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 9

I'm not too good for chicken tikka masala, but lamb (or goat) biryani is my go-to order because damn does it slap

06.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry, Jenn

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mission failed successfully

06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe it's for this sweatshirt specifically via Bikini Kill's Bandcamp

06.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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I wish this quote wasn’t still so relevant

06.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 976 πŸ” 393 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 18

If you say "my skin is so dry" people might recommend a lotion but if you say "my skin is so wet" no one will help you

13.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1106 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7

They are but the applicant has to be verified

06.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how it is in y'all's cities but in DC there is literally no place where you could just run into a random building, go up the stairs, wind up on the roof and then run jumping from roof to roof like they do in the movies.

06.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to Rep. @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social and family, who biked to the hospital last week and came back with baby Hans. Here's what she told me about the ride:

05.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 540 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 45

he's just a wittle guy!

05.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess it's called "corruption." I've never heard that before. I said wow what a beautiful word. It comes from the Latin [spicy voice] corrumpere. But it's something we're doing and we'll be doing it perhaps more than ever before

22.09.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 3821 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6