Adrian Mouat
@adrianmouat.com
Technical community advocate at Chainguard. Bad guitarist. He/him.
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Adrian Mouat
@adrianmouat.com
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Want to see how secure your container images are? Try out the CHPs scorer. Here's a run on an example Python project that's pretty typical of what you find in the wild.
A f*"**ng tab just broke my GitHub action. Why do we still have these invisible battles 😭
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A f*"**ng tab just broke my GitHub action. Why do we still have these invisible battles 😭
What was Matthew's job again?
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What was Matthew's job again?
At a private event last week Bogomil Balkansky shared his thoughts on what he looks for when investing and advising companies.
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
At a private event last week Bogomil Balkansky shared his thoughts on what he looks for when investing and advising companies.
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
The quote that stuck with me was "Velocity is the primary determinate of success for a company".
Not sure if I can bear to watch this given that I nearly stopped the panel 10 minutes early 🫣
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure if I can bear to watch this given that I nearly stopped the panel 10 minutes early 🫣
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Videos for the talks I was a part of for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2025 have dropped!
youtu.be/VWi105l6tzs
youtu.be/VWi105l6tzs
Taming the Complexity Beast... Moderated by Katie Norton, Alex Zenla, Jason Hall & Jon Ceanfaglione
YouTube video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Videos for the talks I was a part of for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2025 have dropped!
youtu.be/VWi105l6tzs
youtu.be/VWi105l6tzs
When I've had to explain what containers are in the past, I've often used this quote from @bcantrill.bsky.social
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When I've had to explain what containers are in the past, I've often used this quote from @bcantrill.bsky.social
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
"Docker will do to apt what apt did to tar."
What were everyone's favourite sessions from KubeCon last week?
I spent most of time on the booth and hallway track and I'm looking forward to catching up (at double speed!) when the videos come out.
#kubecon
I spent most of time on the booth and hallway track and I'm looking forward to catching up (at double speed!) when the videos come out.
#kubecon
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What were everyone's favourite sessions from KubeCon last week?
I spent most of time on the booth and hallway track and I'm looking forward to catching up (at double speed!) when the videos come out.
#kubecon
I spent most of time on the booth and hallway track and I'm looking forward to catching up (at double speed!) when the videos come out.
#kubecon
"Done right, vibe coding isn’t just about faster output, it’s about strengthening the code review muscle. "
@mattmoor.dev
@mattmoor.dev
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Done right, vibe coding isn’t just about faster output, it’s about strengthening the code review muscle. "
@mattmoor.dev
@mattmoor.dev
For a few months now, @chainguard.dev have had "catalog pricing", which gives customers access to the entire container catalog. But until recently, requesting new images was a manual process. That all with the introduction of self-serve.
Chainguard's Self Serve Catalog
This video introduces Chainguard's self serve feature for catalog customers.About ChainguardFounded by the industry's leading experts on open source software...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
For a few months now, @chainguard.dev have had "catalog pricing", which gives customers access to the entire container catalog. But until recently, requesting new images was a manual process. That all with the introduction of self-serve.
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Hey @strongjz.bsky.social our entire conversation was worth it for this headline...
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hey @strongjz.bsky.social our entire conversation was worth it for this headline...
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End of an era, watch your Ingress NGINX plans!
What are you replacing NGINX with?
What are you replacing NGINX with?
Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know
To prioritize the safety and security of the ecosystem, Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee are announcing the upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX. Best-effort maintenance will...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
End of an era, watch your Ingress NGINX plans!
What are you replacing NGINX with?
What are you replacing NGINX with?
@puerco.mx kicking off Open Source SecurityCon by demonstrating how to prevent cats messing with your training data.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@puerco.mx kicking off Open Source SecurityCon by demonstrating how to prevent cats messing with your training data.
MOAR
I'm Stoked! Tuesday. #KubeCon. 6:40pm during KubeCrawl. Come On Down to the CVE Price Is Right at the @chainguard.dev booth with me and @adrianmouat.com, seeing who can guess the closest (but not over!) the CVE count of popular open source project images for prizes #DevOps #DevSecOps #Sponsored
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
MOAR
Continuing quote Friday, here's one from Werner Herzog when a journalist asks him about teaching his son "real things":
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Continuing quote Friday, here's one from Werner Herzog when a journalist asks him about teaching his son "real things":
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
‘It’s much easier than that. Your son doesn’t need to know how to milk a cow. I’d allow him to dig a deep hole in the ground. Just let him dig a hole in the ground.’
I'm very much looking forward to KubeCon Atlanta next week.
On Monday, I'll be hosting a panel "Balancing Developer Freedom and Security" with Cat Morris, @marcusforpeace.bsky.social , @alex.zenla.io (plus A.N. Other guest) as part of Open Source SecurityCon. https://tinyurl.com/23sjsctb
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On Monday, I'll be hosting a panel "Balancing Developer Freedom and Security" with Cat Morris, @marcusforpeace.bsky.social , @alex.zenla.io (plus A.N. Other guest) as part of Open Source SecurityCon. https://tinyurl.com/23sjsctb
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CNCF-hosted Co-located Events North America 2025: Panel: Balancing Developer Freedom and S...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm very much looking forward to KubeCon Atlanta next week.
On Monday, I'll be hosting a panel "Balancing Developer Freedom and Security" with Cat Morris, @marcusforpeace.bsky.social , @alex.zenla.io (plus A.N. Other guest) as part of Open Source SecurityCon. https://tinyurl.com/23sjsctb
1/3
On Monday, I'll be hosting a panel "Balancing Developer Freedom and Security" with Cat Morris, @marcusforpeace.bsky.social , @alex.zenla.io (plus A.N. Other guest) as part of Open Source SecurityCon. https://tinyurl.com/23sjsctb
1/3
Pretty sure my kids have worked out a rota system for messing with my sleep.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pretty sure my kids have worked out a rota system for messing with my sleep.
I've recently been reading an early access version of Refactoring English by @mtlynch.io .
I have to say this is a great book, with lots of hard-won tips and advice on how to make your writing more accessible and get it in front of a relevant audience.
I have to say this is a great book, with lots of hard-won tips and advice on how to make your writing more accessible and get it in front of a relevant audience.
Refactoring English
Effective writing for software developers
refactoringenglish.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I've recently been reading an early access version of Refactoring English by @mtlynch.io .
I have to say this is a great book, with lots of hard-won tips and advice on how to make your writing more accessible and get it in front of a relevant audience.
I have to say this is a great book, with lots of hard-won tips and advice on how to make your writing more accessible and get it in front of a relevant audience.
Reposted by Adrian Mouat
One thing I find pretty remarkable is the fact that models like Whisper for voice-to-text have gotten really good at removing stop words and pauses from speech understanding when you change your inflection to mean putting a word in quotes. It is really remarkable.
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
One thing I find pretty remarkable is the fact that models like Whisper for voice-to-text have gotten really good at removing stop words and pauses from speech understanding when you change your inflection to mean putting a word in quotes. It is really remarkable.
The Custom Assembly tooling at @chainguard.dev just got some nice updates!
I recorded a new video showcasing custom assembly including the improved rename/save-as functionality.
I recorded a new video showcasing custom assembly including the improved rename/save-as functionality.
Creating Bespoke Chainguard Container Images with Custom Assembly
This video shows how to use Chainguard's Custom Assembly feature to create bespoke images tailored to your organization's requirements. Custom Assembly image...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Custom Assembly tooling at @chainguard.dev just got some nice updates!
I recorded a new video showcasing custom assembly including the improved rename/save-as functionality.
I recorded a new video showcasing custom assembly including the improved rename/save-as functionality.
If you've visited the @chainguard.dev Images page recently you might have noticed there's a fun new calculator which estimates how much $$$ you could save by moving to our images and thereby eliminating CVE remediation tasks.
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If you've visited the @chainguard.dev Images page recently you might have noticed there's a fun new calculator which estimates how much $$$ you could save by moving to our images and thereby eliminating CVE remediation tasks.
Reposted by Adrian Mouat
The ATmosphere is now over 40M accounts 🪿🎉🙌
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The ATmosphere is now over 40M accounts 🪿🎉🙌
I thought I'd starting posting quotes every Friday as something a little more interesting for the weekend.
Hopefully it's not too cringy, but I do have a soft spot for an inspirational quote.
We're starting with...
Hopefully it's not too cringy, but I do have a soft spot for an inspirational quote.
We're starting with...
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I thought I'd starting posting quotes every Friday as something a little more interesting for the weekend.
Hopefully it's not too cringy, but I do have a soft spot for an inspirational quote.
We're starting with...
Hopefully it's not too cringy, but I do have a soft spot for an inspirational quote.
We're starting with...
Big thanks to Anthony Hodson for doing a write-up on the recent @kcduk.bsky.social event, with short interviews from @lizrice.com , @hannahfoxwell.net and myself.
Cloud Native's Human Element: Takeaways from KCD Edinburgh 2025
It was unseasonably dry in Edinburgh over the conference days of the 21st to the 22nd of October 2025. I was grateful for the opportunity to connect with the community and the organisers of Kubernetes Container Days (KCD), thanks to Lewis Denham-Parry from Edera and the KCD Edinburgh team.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Big thanks to Anthony Hodson for doing a write-up on the recent @kcduk.bsky.social event, with short interviews from @lizrice.com , @hannahfoxwell.net and myself.
A little while back Thomas Strömberg posted (on LinkedIn) about the surprisingly lack of malware detection tooling running on platforms today.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A little while back Thomas Strömberg posted (on LinkedIn) about the surprisingly lack of malware detection tooling running on platforms today.