Colin Bowern
@colinbowern.com
Creating happy deployers as Chief Product Officer at @Octopus.com where we solve for Continuous Delivery at any scale.
Sponsor of Product Aotearoa - the NZ product community 🇳🇿
Expat 🇨🇦. Proud partner of RN/NP/MD wife. He/Him.
Sponsor of Product Aotearoa - the NZ product community 🇳🇿
Expat 🇨🇦. Proud partner of RN/NP/MD wife. He/Him.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
It’s finally time to pay
for WinRAR too.
Violets are blue.
It’s finally time to pay
for WinRAR too.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Unregistered
HyperCam 2
Violets are blue.
Unregistered
HyperCam 2
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
It’s finally time to pay
for WinRAR too.
Violets are blue.
It’s finally time to pay
for WinRAR too.
Reposted by Colin Bowern
Never feel bad about shipping something to get started if this is how some of the largest tech companies produce services.
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Never feel bad about shipping something to get started if this is how some of the largest tech companies produce services.
Not a sports ball guy, but very much appreciating the teamwork of Auckland FC watching Nice vs Monaco.
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Not a sports ball guy, but very much appreciating the teamwork of Auckland FC watching Nice vs Monaco.
"The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus" -- Clickbait headlines, TikTok length video, and listicles coming soon then?
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
"The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus" -- Clickbait headlines, TikTok length video, and listicles coming soon then?
Reposted by Colin Bowern
go off jack white
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
go off jack white
Add in a Susan Collins concerned statement and “thoughts and prayers” — politicians doing nothing about the obviously poor leadership.
A more honest headline would have been “Republicans do nothing after party leader expresses racist views”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
A more honest headline would have been “Republicans do nothing after party leader expresses racist views”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called Trump's post about the Obamas "the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House."
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Add in a Susan Collins concerned statement and “thoughts and prayers” — politicians doing nothing about the obviously poor leadership.
A more honest headline would have been “Republicans do nothing after party leader expresses racist views”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
A more honest headline would have been “Republicans do nothing after party leader expresses racist views”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Tax dollars hard at work grifting.
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Tax dollars hard at work grifting.
💼 I’m hiring for a Product Director for @octopus.com in Europe/Israel - strategy, execution, coaching. You'll be a product group leader for Kubernetes deployments in the cloud, data center, and on edge. Build experiences make deploying container apps easy and accessible for all application teams.
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
💼 I’m hiring for a Product Director for @octopus.com in Europe/Israel - strategy, execution, coaching. You'll be a product group leader for Kubernetes deployments in the cloud, data center, and on edge. Build experiences make deploying container apps easy and accessible for all application teams.
On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely is it that I can find someone in @microsoft.com support to look into why I can't access my Microsoft account app privacy settings?
(Multiple browsers, devices tested, it's not a single device issue)
(Multiple browsers, devices tested, it's not a single device issue)
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely is it that I can find someone in @microsoft.com support to look into why I can't access my Microsoft account app privacy settings?
(Multiple browsers, devices tested, it's not a single device issue)
(Multiple browsers, devices tested, it's not a single device issue)
A hazy beach in Tel Aviv today.
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A hazy beach in Tel Aviv today.
Does this mean that US citizens are being prevented from leaving the country? Doesn‘t sound like the land of the free if true.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Does this mean that US citizens are being prevented from leaving the country? Doesn‘t sound like the land of the free if true.
If you need a dose of feel good right now, this movie is worth a watch.
Thankfully the rest of the plane was asleep as the tears of joy streamed down at the end.
boxd.it/IlUG
Thankfully the rest of the plane was asleep as the tears of joy streamed down at the end.
boxd.it/IlUG
Bob Trevino Likes It (2024)
Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.
boxd.it
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
If you need a dose of feel good right now, this movie is worth a watch.
Thankfully the rest of the plane was asleep as the tears of joy streamed down at the end.
boxd.it/IlUG
Thankfully the rest of the plane was asleep as the tears of joy streamed down at the end.
boxd.it/IlUG
The Epstein files must have some bigger dirt than the Russians have on him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to ‘leftist media outlets’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 AM
The Epstein files must have some bigger dirt than the Russians have on him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reposted by Colin Bowern
Reposted by Colin Bowern
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Colin Bowern
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Still nope. Not worth the risk of ending up being disappeared.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Still nope. Not worth the risk of ending up being disappeared.
In today’s lecture: Constitutional Law… or Theatre?
There was a huge dump of documents related to the American Association of University Professor's lawsuit against the government for abducting students. Among them is a memo March 21, 2025 memo from State Dept. that verifies Rümeysa Öztürk, a student at Tufts, was detained only for writing an op-ed.
January 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM
In today’s lecture: Constitutional Law… or Theatre?
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One of the exhibits contains a rather useful document from ICE that's labeled "confidential" about how they collect information on social media. There's a section on scraping. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
One of the exhibits contains a rather useful document from ICE that's labeled "confidential" about how they collect information on social media. There's a section on scraping. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by Colin Bowern
Good. Canada should never signed on to the Board of Real Estate Developers for a Trump Hotel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump withdraws invitation for Canada to join his global ‘board of peace’
While leaders of many liberal democracies declined to sign on, Mark Carney had, before Davos, accepted in principle
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Good. Canada should never signed on to the Board of Real Estate Developers for a Trump Hotel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Remember at the mid terms that this isn’t the face of immigration gone wrong.
This could have been the future Satya, Sundar, Elon, Jensen, Dara, Fernando, Ravi leading businesses employing millions.
This could have been Albert, Enrico, Nikola, Sergey, Amar unlocking innovative breakthroughs.
This could have been the future Satya, Sundar, Elon, Jensen, Dara, Fernando, Ravi leading businesses employing millions.
This could have been Albert, Enrico, Nikola, Sergey, Amar unlocking innovative breakthroughs.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Remember at the mid terms that this isn’t the face of immigration gone wrong.
This could have been the future Satya, Sundar, Elon, Jensen, Dara, Fernando, Ravi leading businesses employing millions.
This could have been Albert, Enrico, Nikola, Sergey, Amar unlocking innovative breakthroughs.
This could have been the future Satya, Sundar, Elon, Jensen, Dara, Fernando, Ravi leading businesses employing millions.
This could have been Albert, Enrico, Nikola, Sergey, Amar unlocking innovative breakthroughs.
This space could have been better with someone who is actually finding step changes using the tech instead of highly incentivized CEOs.
Satya: If you want to get beyond bubble worries, start telling customer stories with credible depth (before/after/impact).
Satya: If you want to get beyond bubble worries, start telling customer stories with credible depth (before/after/impact).
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This space could have been better with someone who is actually finding step changes using the tech instead of highly incentivized CEOs.
Satya: If you want to get beyond bubble worries, start telling customer stories with credible depth (before/after/impact).
Satya: If you want to get beyond bubble worries, start telling customer stories with credible depth (before/after/impact).