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/

Pixel enjoys a good cardboard box even if it isn’t open.

#cats #catsofmastodon

Hope everyone is enjoying a lazy #caturday.

#cats #catsofmastodon

Today was a successful day: saw (and pet!) no less than 14 #cats.

Here is just one of them.

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.

Recently had the fountain in our garden repaired; the inspector has now proclaimed it back in service

#cats #catsofmastodon

One of my favorite things about Sichuan food is that this (delicious!) dish goes by the innocuous name of "water-boiled fish".

(my homemade version!)

#food

When adopting a new 100GbE switch, it’s important to follow gradual introduction procedures to keep your existing cats from becoming stressed and developing RDMA aggression.

#cats #catsofmastodon #networking #homelab

It’s still kinda crazy to me that I can just *put my car on a boat* and this is a normal means of transportation in the PNW.

such ridiculous cats

#cats #catsofmastodon

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Some excellent nature on the Olympic Peninsula this week. So many mosses and lichens!

#mosstodon

@dan I'm looking forward to some moss-themed systems papers in the near future!