Dan Ports

@dan@discuss.systems
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Distributed systems, operating systems, networking research.

Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research; affiliate faculty, University of Washington.

But realistically: mainly cat photos, food and wine, and bad jokes.

I also administer https://discuss.systems/

webhttps://drkp.net/
Both DoorDash and UberEats are now including AI generated menu item descriptions. Probably something to be aware of if you have food allergies. 😐 #AI #UberEats #DoorDash #fuckAI
Saturdays with my baby. 
There are only three political positions in America today 1) I like the fascism 2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc) 3) I oppose the fascism The rest is details

The 9th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Networking will take place on August 7-8, 2025, in Shanghai, China. The early-bird registration deadline is June 30, Anywhere on Earth. And the registration deadline is July 23, AoE. Please check the website for more details: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/events/apnet2025/registration.php.

Keynote talks: Matthew Caesar, UIUC, ACM SIGCOMM Chair; Dongsu Han, KAIST
Industry Spotlight Talks: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/events/apnet2025/industry.php
Academic Insight Talks: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/events/apnet2025/sigcommnsdi.php

Registration Information - APNET 2025

Miso is back and back to being a gremlin. He’s really settled in to our house well and he’s been consulting with Pixel on the schedule. #caturday #cats #catsofmastodon

Edit: Apologies to #mosstodon, this is not actually moss, which I knew when I planted it but then proceeded to forget.

I’ve been so excited about this moss that I planted because I love the vibrant color and texture but today, I noticed that it BLOOMED. I didn’t even know that moss did that!! #mosstodon

Really love how this week's email from my CSA starts off with a Pride message about resistance and then immediately pivots into talking about the joys of garlic scapes.

Ahahah my employer posted photos of us hoisting and flying the trans flag outside the aquarium and the haters are so angry it’s so funny they’re trying to say fish aren’t gay and people are like uhh some of our fish do actually change genders

#LGBTQ #Trans #Pride

@mcc I, as a cis man, am more free because trans people exist and can live as themselves
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@Viss dashboard all the things! This is a workout on our rowing machine.
@th hah, beefcake grafana mode!