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/
One of my colleagues AI-generated this image of me and... checks out, I guess?

I do not dare disturb her.

#cats #catsofmastodon

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

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One of my colleagues AI-generated this image of me and... checks out, I guess?
@dan missing one more cat
@dev @dan there’s five cats wdym
@bhaktishh @dev exactly, I'm missing one more cat!
@dan @dev is this an adoption announcement
@bhaktishh @dan Dan and Irene due to their extended network have a variable number of cats in their home. The number can range from 3 (miso has escaped) to 6
@dev @bhaktishh over the weekend we had 4 cats and one dog in our house because Gigi, @elba's black lab, got scared by all her neighbors settings off fireworks
@dan @bhaktishh @elba 4 cats and a dog is a premise for a sitcom (not too different from Derry girls)
@dev @bhaktishh @elba Miso was not a fan of this development
@dan @dev @bhaktishh @elba I find this relatable. I was also afraid even though my neighborhood often had weird noises going on
@dan fake, needs more cats 
@dan not enough capers