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Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 36m

As a reminder, this is coming up in a little bit -- join us!

Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 OxF EUROPE-FRIENDLY TIME ALERT 🚨

On Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined my Brown CS prof Michael Littman (and AI provost!) to talk AI in higher ed. Join us at 9a Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!

discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Join the Oxide Computer Company & Friends Discord Server!

The Oxide Computer Company and friends; home of the Oxide and Friends podcast. | 4522 members

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 1d

This is going to be tremendous. Hope you can join us… or catch the recording

Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 OxF EUROPE-FRIENDLY TIME ALERT 🚨

On Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined my Brown CS prof Michael Littman (and AI provost!) to talk AI in higher ed. Join us at 9a Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!

discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Join the Oxide Computer Company & Friends Discord Server!

The Oxide Computer Company and friends; home of the Oxide and Friends podcast. | 4522 members

discord.gg

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 2d

Hey fuck you @mbenioff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 4d

I think I prefer the future where humanity is eaten by genAI to the shell script apocalypse alternative

Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 4d

One day the industry will recognize the drawbacks of AI agents and nondeterministic automation, and rediscover the UNIX philosophy of chaining together small purpose built tools in a low cost and predictable way, otherwise known as shell scripts.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 4d

Google calendar feature request: allow me to choose violence and set the default 1:1 meeting title to be "quick chat..."

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 6d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social · 11d

OOPSLA 2026 deadline is just a week away! Can you please help us get the word out by sharing? Thanks!
2026.splashcon.org/track/oopsla...

SPLASH 2026 - OOPSLA - SPLASH 2026

Welcome to the website of the SPLASH 2026 conference. We are working hard to fill the website with all related information. Please check back soon! In the meantime, please consider this overview of th...

2026.splashcon.org

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 14d

In the same pile there were some great old radios... that I left for the next scavenger...

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 14d

Nice ewaste find on the dog walk the other night. Anyone able to educate me about what the heck this is?

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 16d

Boom!

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 16d

Looks delicious!

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 17d

Pod stats start in 2022 because at first we were just posting to YouTube and—by request—we added the podcast feed.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 17d

This is kind of cool: today, Oxide and Friends is going to pass 1,000,000 downloads. I’m not sure what @bcantrill.bsky.social had in mind when we did our first Twitter Space in 2021, but I’m surprised and delighted to have reached so many folks.

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 17d

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 17d

If frinkiac.com started charging $5/month I would not hesitate to put that on the corporate card as a legitimate, critical business expense.

Frinkiac

The Simpsons Search Engine - Create Memes and GIFs

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 18d

Latest Oxide and Friends is up on the pod share.transistor.fm/s/20b6e3dc

Systems Software in the Large | Oxide and Friends | Episode 28

Dave Pacheco is leading Oxide's multi-year effort around full-system update. He recently gave a talk about his experience leading that project, the complexities of designing the system and organizing ...

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 18d

Also:
- a spirited discussion of leadership and management
- the consumption of Play-Doh as a reflection of values (basically)
- a mid-episode earthquake!

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 18d

Dave's talk, if you'd like to check it out before we discuss:

OxCon 2025: Update on Update

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

www.youtube.com

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 18d

On Monday, Dave Pacheco joined @bcantrill.bsky.social and me to reflect on his experience leading a large, complex (very complex) project to build automated update into the Oxide Rack. Hard-won wisdom on leadership and the avoidance of debilitating "organizational procrastination".

Oxide and Friends 9/22/2024 -- Systems Software in the Large

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 19d

OxF from last night will be up shortly, but I couldn't resist sharing this teaser... which pretty much speaks for itself (and I swear is 100% unedited)

OxF Bonus Blather 9/22/2025

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company

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Bryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 20d

As promised last week: today on the podcast, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by Dave to talk about this extraordinary talk, the system that it describes -- and the experiences of the team in developing it. Join us, 5p Pacific today!

discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

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Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 21d

OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 22d

Ok! Gotta remember to pack one!

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 23d

I upgraded iOS and every pixel is like a screaming toddler demanding my attention

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Adam Leventhal @ahl.bsky.social · 23d

I still have 99 left from the last 100 you ordered me...

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