Today I did some self-reflection using Claude, and it told me this:

“Most people who can build elaborate demo automation scripts and understand Kubernetes attack vectors don’t also write code comments about spider mouth anatomy being ‘unholy nightmare fuel.’”

Hahaha. I feel seen.

On this beautiful, lazy Saturday morning, I’ve been exploring digital journaling and tools like Obsidian. Does anyone have a digital journaling flow they especially like?

Personal Blog: Code-Level Telemetry Instrumentation: From “Oh Hell No” to “Worth It”

Code-Level Telemetry Instrumentation: From "Oh Hell No" to "Worth It"

Code instrumentation shouldn’t be a favor that developers do for platform engineers, it should be a platform feature that empowers developers with insight into their running applications and the surrounding system.

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My first-ever harvest of home-grown sprouts! This has the potential to be a long-lasting habit.

Software Defined Interviews: The World Wide Web, Content, Work, Blogging Adventures, Short Videos, etc., with Russell Davies

Here are a few favorite moments from my last day in Scotland. The People’s Story Museum was especially compelling. It showcases the lives of ordinary working people in Edinburgh, from the 18th century to just a few years ago. A museum about regular people! Imagine that!

Highland cows live up to the hype.

🌩️ Thunder: Pixie: Instant Kubernetes Visibility with eBPF

KCD UK keynote! Woo woo woo! Ow ow! Buh buh buh boooo!

A screen displays a series of terminal commands and outputs related to committing staged changes in a coding environment.

[Keynote] KCD UK: This Lying Has to Stop: Keeping AI Honest with OpenTelemetry

KCD UK: Keynote Speaker Panel

“Open source software is free in the same way a puppy is free” - Liz Rice, at #KCDUK

The Kelpies

London ♫

Hiking the English countryside

AI for the Rest of Us: How to Trust a Liar: Instrumenting AI Execution with OpenTelemetry

Software Defined Interviews: The uncontrollable urge to click “publish,” with Manton Reece

AI for the Rest of Us: Panel: Spec-Driven Development - What’s All The Fuss About?

Aarhus, Denmark