Frank X. Shaw
@fxshaw.com
hobby bread baker, cyclist, snowboarder, runner, speculative fiction fan (send book recommendations!). Also: lead communications at Microsoft, USMC veteran, Oregon Duck fan. Personal stuff at https:/www.fxshaw.com
It's a sourdough bagel kind of morning
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It's a sourdough bagel kind of morning
My mom was born in St. Paul. So i get it. Go get 'em Minnesota.
January 24, 2026 at 2:21 AM
My mom was born in St. Paul. So i get it. Go get 'em Minnesota.
For the last few months I've watched a bunch of Microsoft engineers explore what they could do with this CLI, to include building an MCP server to connect to WorkIQ, and then having a bit of fun. youtu.be/q8wGUe3L3hs is one example from @scott.hanselman.com
developer.microsoft.com/blog/bringin...
developer.microsoft.com/blog/bringin...
Bringing work context to your code in GitHub Copilot - Microsoft for Developers
This week we shipped the GitHub Copilot SDK which takes the agent loop from the Copilot CLI and makes it easy to embed in other applications. We’ve been using, improving, and extending Copilot CLI for...
developer.microsoft.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
For the last few months I've watched a bunch of Microsoft engineers explore what they could do with this CLI, to include building an MCP server to connect to WorkIQ, and then having a bit of fun. youtu.be/q8wGUe3L3hs is one example from @scott.hanselman.com
developer.microsoft.com/blog/bringin...
developer.microsoft.com/blog/bringin...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
have had some fun playing with this
github.blog/news-insight...
github.blog/news-insight...
Build an agent into any app with the GitHub Copilot SDK
Now in technical preview, the Copilot SDK can plan, invoke tools, edit files, and run commands as a programmable layer you can use in any application.
github.blog
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
have had some fun playing with this
github.blog/news-insight...
github.blog/news-insight...
Every time I get ready to can soup stock I remember the time I ran out of Bell lids and panic buy more lids. I will can 20 or so quarts tomorrow, I think I will be OK. 😂
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Every time I get ready to can soup stock I remember the time I ran out of Bell lids and panic buy more lids. I will can 20 or so quarts tomorrow, I think I will be OK. 😂
Just having a spot of tea.
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Just having a spot of tea.
It was a Monday, but at least it ended with me laughing like a hyena at all the great Aaron Rodgers jokes on Bluesky tonight, 10/10, no notes, you people are great.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 AM
It was a Monday, but at least it ended with me laughing like a hyena at all the great Aaron Rodgers jokes on Bluesky tonight, 10/10, no notes, you people are great.
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when you intercept an anti vaxer it's known as a prick six
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
when you intercept an anti vaxer it's known as a prick six
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
going from watching the niners/eagles to the golden globes is a bit of whiplash tbh
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
going from watching the niners/eagles to the golden globes is a bit of whiplash tbh
i have emerged victorious following a massive home networking battle where I had to defeat both a synology router, a TPLink Switch and most importantly Centurylink DNS.
January 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
i have emerged victorious following a massive home networking battle where I had to defeat both a synology router, a TPLink Switch and most importantly Centurylink DNS.
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When people say “stop making things political”, they mean you should stop making them feel uncomfortable that the system that oppresses you benefits them.
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
When people say “stop making things political”, they mean you should stop making them feel uncomfortable that the system that oppresses you benefits them.
2025 was a bit of a challenge on the slopes.....BUT I AM BACK!
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
2025 was a bit of a challenge on the slopes.....BUT I AM BACK!
i have approached the time where I begin to worry and fret about the game. I am distracting myself by prepping for dinner, having figured out the @nytimes.com cooking section is up to their usual lying tricks about prep time :) but anyway #goducks
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
i have approached the time where I begin to worry and fret about the game. I am distracting myself by prepping for dinner, having figured out the @nytimes.com cooking section is up to their usual lying tricks about prep time :) but anyway #goducks
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[Stand for Renee Nicole Good. May her death radicalize you further.]
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
[Stand for Renee Nicole Good. May her death radicalize you further.]
Great products start in the messy middle....Carl Ledbetter shows how early sketches and disciplined constraints guide ideas that ship and delight. A thoughtful look inside the craft in Signal magazine: news.microsoft.com/signalmagazi...
Microsoft’s Signal magazine
Born from a print tradition reimagined, Signal Magazine is for leaders navigating transformation. Each issue curates bold ideas, global perspectives and real-world stories—from AI strategy to platform...
news.microsoft.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Great products start in the messy middle....Carl Ledbetter shows how early sketches and disciplined constraints guide ideas that ship and delight. A thoughtful look inside the craft in Signal magazine: news.microsoft.com/signalmagazi...
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I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
May 5, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
Last bike ride of the year!
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Last bike ride of the year!
Sourdough discard crackers.
December 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sourdough discard crackers.
Hadn't made bagels in a while so here we are! Sourdough this time, still have to wait before slicing and eating!
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hadn't made bagels in a while so here we are! Sourdough this time, still have to wait before slicing and eating!