@mtthwcmpbll

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Platform Engineering / Scalability / Customer Success @ResilienX. Previously @NearForm, @VMwareTanzu, @Pivotal, and @SRCDefense. Opinions are my own. He/him.

Still remembering 18F

Websitehttps://snowfort.com
mtthwcmpbll6d ago
I had a blast seeing Weapons tonight. I’m a little pissed that the #WaxworkRecords email last week about the soundtrack on vinyl showed off artwork that gave away a little too much, but it was still wild enough to enjoy the whole thing untangle itself.
mtthwcmpbllAug 5
Man, I’m consistently blown away by by Wired Magazine lately. I subscribed to get access to some random article and accidentally wandered into a magazine full of articles that walk the line between humor, truth, and fighting words. When did this happen? I feel like when I read Wired years ago it was… ok, but sort of like the computer games magazines you’d read to find out the new shit to buy? Every article is fire in the last couple of issues.
mtthwcmpbllJul 27
Lorin Hochstein Jul 26

New blog post on formal specifications:

https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/07/26/formal-specs-as-sets-of-behaviors/

Formal specs as sets of behaviors

Amazon’s recent announcement of their spec-driven AI tool, Kiro, inspired me to write a blog post on a completely unrelated topic: formal specifications. In particular, I wanted to write abou…

Surfing Complexity
mtthwcmpbllJul 25
Aram SinnreichJul 25

The absurd cruelty of tanking the economy for working people and then criminalizing poverty is morally overwhelming. It’s like living at the rim of a black hole made of sheer malice.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and

The White House
mtthwcmpbllJul 13
daily emojiJul 13
🎆 + 🌻 =
mtthwcmpbllJul 10
I read and re-read the Book of Atrus so many times as a kid. This is a fun surprise!
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@zarfeblong/114829615163987082
Andrew Plotkin (@zarfeblong@mastodon.gamedev.place)

Re my last reply: Cyan has re-released the Myst novel trilogy as ebooks. “New copy and lore, and updated formatting for e-readers.” https://cyan.com/the-myst-trilogy/ (The ongoing lack-of-news about book four is a decades-long running joke-or-sigh in Myst fandom.)

Gamedev Mastodon
mtthwcmpbllJun 22
I’ve seen this kind of story more than once now. I’m so sorry that trans folks have to use their bodies to protest such a double standards, but I can’t help cheering for you as you’re kicking the shit out of these stupid new rules.   https://pouet.chapril.org/@dallo/114723281576650918
dallo (@dallo@pouet.chapril.org)

Trans Woman Forced To Compete Against Men Swims Topless In Protest https://gomag.com/article/trans-woman-forced-to-compete-against-men-swims-topless-in-protest/ Bigots and their law can't stand a chance against this badass woman > she protested the new policies by wearing a men’s swimsuit, leaving her topless. She has been told by Swim England that if she continues while competing, it is up to the referee to disqualify her. "They confirmed that I need to wear a female swimming costume" #transrights #trans #transsports #sport #transRightsAreHumansRights

Mastodon Chapril
mtthwcmpbllJun 22
dalloJun 21

Trans Woman Forced To Compete Against Men Swims Topless In Protest

https://gomag.com/article/trans-woman-forced-to-compete-against-men-swims-topless-in-protest/

Bigots and their law can't stand a chance against this badass woman

> she protested the new policies by wearing a men’s swimsuit, leaving her topless. She has been told by Swim England that if she continues while competing, it is up to the referee to disqualify her. "They confirmed that I need to wear a female swimming costume"

#transrights #trans #transsports #sport #transRightsAreHumansRights

Trans Woman Forced To Compete Against Men Swims Topless In Protest  - GO Magazine

Anne Isabella Coombes swam in a men’s bathing suit to protest Swim England’s policy changes.

GO Magazine
mtthwcmpbllJun 7
xianMay 28

We swore an oath. We're fighting back.

https://18f.org/announcement-of-legal-challenge/

18F files legal challenge

A statement about 18F’s appeal filed with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.

mtthwcmpbllMay 24
Jeff AtwoodMay 24

"I think sometimes programmers forget that their primary job is to create a world where we need less programmers, not more."

I've consistently expressed various forms of this sentiment on https://blog.codinghorror.com since 2004, I posted those specific words in 2018, and .. that's still the job, people. That's the job. Always has been. Always will be.

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The OatmealMay 6
🪳karaoke🪳
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialMay 6
@oatmeal I look forward to this vision of aging.
Show threadWalopMay 6
@gsuberland @oatmeal
It's already here?
People who were 25 when Last Resort released are now 50.
Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast released 43 years ago, so people in their 20s then are now almost 70.
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialMay 6
@Walop @oatmeal I meant when I get to that age. I was a teenager when it came out, I'm not 40 yet, so we're at least 30 years off for my age range.
Show threadJoshMay 6
@gsuberland @oatmeal I reckon by the time I'm that age I might even have built up the confidence to actually go to a rave!
Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺Jun 16
@krnlg @gsuberland @oatmeal Fabio and Grooverider, coming to Shady Acres Retirement Village, 20th May 2045. 3pm til late (8pm). BYOC (bring your own cocoa).
Show threadMarkus 🤓✨May 6
@oatmeal such an earworm.
Show threadjavensbukanMay 6
@oatmeal Me in 2050
Show threadReinhard LacknerMay 6
@oatmeal isn't that the age where the lyrics change a bit like:
cut my slice in two pieces, this is a Sachertort 😜
Show threadReinhard LacknerMay 7
I have to give credit though to @JenMsft for the phrase.
Show threadMike ElyMay 6
@oatmeal I'm in this cartoon and I don't like it.
Show threadFive Element NinjaMay 6
@oatmeal I feel personally attacked.
Show threadBaloo UrizaMay 6
@oatmeal Why you gotta call me out like that?
Show threadZazzoo 🇨🇦May 6
@oatmeal Dammit, can't get that riff out of my head now.
Show threadDammitjanetMay 6
@oatmeal I definitely feel seen
Show threadSoozcatMay 6
@oatmeal We're reaching the point where kids are going to start asking Grandpa Spike where he got his butt piercing
Show threadmichaelMay 6
@oatmeal Im imagining this at an actual resort.
Show threadBeko PharmMay 6
@oatmeal not the worst retirement plan :D
Show threadNuxttux Creative StudioMay 6
@oatmeal The artwork reminds me of exploding kittens... 👀
Show threadTim LavoieMay 6
@nuxttux @oatmeal Ummm... would that be a surprise?
Show threadEndymion_MallornMay 6

@nuxttux

Which is appropriate - guess who did the artwork for that game?

@oatmeal

Show threadSeth GalitzerMay 6
@oatmeal Also acceptable in this situation: any track by the Beastie Boys
Show threadClaudiusMay 7
@oatmeal next person on stage has a heart attack to "my heart will go on"