Mastodawn

Sometimes, I receive questions which leave both me, and the person asking, bamboozled.

> Your website loads so quickly! What CDN do you use?

There is no CDN. It is just really small and simple, mostly text.

> Sure, but is that Cloudflare, or...?

None. It is a tiny website, just a few kilobytes per page, on a tiny server, at my home, connected to the Internet via my ISP, Andrews & Arnold.

> But are you / they in the cloud?

No. The webserver is in Newbury, in my garage.

> Neil, please can you pass my questions to your technical person? I don't think you understand, your website cannot be in your home. It must be in the cloud or have a CDN.

*Neil puts on glasses and false nose and moustache*

Dan Ports 42m ago

Irene Zhang 2h ago

I recently realized that I’ve been unconsciously striving to be known for being nice. Many other people probably want to be known for being smart or rich or popular, but I realized that I actually prioritize being nice. I’d really like the leave the world a little better for everyone else than I found it and I really admire other people that feel the same. I’ve known a few people with a reputation in our community for being nice and I really want to “grow up” to be like them and not the people with the most papers or startups. I think the other folks in my group at MSR feel similarly (I feel like one could rightly say that Jay Lorch is famously nice) and I really enjoy being around them for that reason. So if that is a core value for you, think about explicitly prioritizing it and building your reputation around it. Even if it’s not amazingly effective by other metrics, I think you might find your life and career happier if you do.

Dan Ports 14h ago

Sheridan Jun 6

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

Dan Ports 14h ago

Elba 18h ago

Saturdays with my baby.

Dan Ports 16h ago

Nicholas Grossman 1d ago

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

Dan Ports 16h ago

ACM SIGCOMM 17h ago

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

Dan Ports 19h ago

Irene Zhang 23h ago

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

Dan Ports 19h ago

Irene Zhang 23h ago

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