Michael Silves

@Datamorph
13 Followers
26 Following
121 Posts
Professionally I have been involved with teaching and consulting about business data requirements since I started teaching Matt Flavin's Information Modeling seminar for Yourdon, Inc. in the early 1980's.
Amateurly I have spent a lot of time hunting mushrooms, kayaking, clamming, crabbing, swimming and gardening. I had a stroke in 2017 which left me pretty much a hemiplegic. I still swim and garden.
Michael SilvesMar 8
David BeazleyMar 8
The fact that there's so many tech people against daylight savings time tells me that it's probably a pretty good idea actually.
Michael SilvesMar 5
🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)Mar 5

I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!

Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.

And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.

¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.

#AlicePics #Locksport #Lockpicking #GuinnessWorldRecord

Michael SilvesJan 19
K2Jan 18

Hello,
I’m writing from the United States to send a small note of solidarity to NATO friends and allies around the world. Many of us here do not support threats or hostility toward other countries, and we are deeply scared (but not subdued) by the direction our country is heading. Our government does not speak for all of us,

I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. With care from one human to another.

Peace
#SilentSunday #NATO

Michael SilvesJan 1
Andrew BriscoeJan 1

I completed the first year of my adult life that I’ve been completely sober, and I couldn’t be happier. And tomorrow marks 10 years since I stopped drinking. I guess I’ve finally grown up.

A year ago I gave up the green when I needed to look for a new job. It’s legal in Oregon but there’s always a chance of a drug test even though that hasn’t happened to me in 25 years. I expected to start again but never felt like I wanted to.

If you feel like you can’t be happy sober, know it’s possible.

Michael SilvesDec 25
Andy BaioDec 24
open a terminal and type `ssh tiny.christmas`
Michael SilvesDec 8
captain acab Dec 7
I refuse
Michael SilvesNov 8
DannyNov 7

Does your taste in music sync up with your significant other?

Boost for more input.

Yes
17.3%
Depends on the day
49.8%
Absolutely not
32.9%
Poll ended at .
Michael SilvesOct 16
Malcolm NanceOct 14
That's a #Russian battle cruiser
Michael SilvesAug 23, 2025
The Trump administration cancelled Social Security cost of living increases in January. Apparently they couldn't do that so now we get what was owed in September. Isn't that nice?
Michael SilvesJun 4, 2025
JPJun 3, 2025
AI coding tools are currently good at the first 80% of software development, which is putting bugs in. Not so great at the second 80%, which is taking them out again.