Rich Lafferty
@rich.lafferty.ca
Disaster prevention chihuahua. Reliability at PagerDuty. Living on unceded land in Punamue'katikt, Mi'kma'ki (Dartmouth, NS). May all beings be free from suffering. He/him.
also hachyderm.io/@mendel.
formerly @mendel on twitter.
www.lafferty.ca
also hachyderm.io/@mendel.
formerly @mendel on twitter.
www.lafferty.ca
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Rich Lafferty
@rich.lafferty.ca
· Oct 19
Well this thing seems to be getting popular. Intro post(s) time!
Professionally, I'm a staff reliability engineer (#SRE) at PagerDuty, where my interests lie in #LearningFromIncidents, #HumanFactors and safety.
Personally... (1/2 - cat pictures to follow)
Professionally, I'm a staff reliability engineer (#SRE) at PagerDuty, where my interests lie in #LearningFromIncidents, #HumanFactors and safety.
Personally... (1/2 - cat pictures to follow)
This is the best demo I've seen yet about exactly how distorted Mercator is!
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is the best demo I've seen yet about exactly how distorted Mercator is!
ring for hisses
January 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
ring for hisses
how tho
The Acrobats, by Alexander Calder, 1944, 📸 by @Bessex_Joshua
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
how tho
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
the important but omitted part here is that these were CANADIAN
Orbitz (1996-1998): A line of clear, non-carbonated beverages, filled with dozens of tiny, suspended balls of what was essentially gelatin. Came in flavors such as Raspberry Citrus, Blueberry Melon Strawberry, Pineapple-Banana-Cherry- Coconut, Vanilla Orange, Black Currant Berry, and Chocolate
January 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
the important but omitted part here is that these were CANADIAN
LOOK WHO'S HERE LOOK WHO'S HERE
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
LOOK WHO'S HERE LOOK WHO'S HERE
@notrobwalker.bsky.social Was just reading your latest Noticing and the bit about Cuidado Man, and it reminded me that I once planned on doing the same for Kebab Guy years ago
January 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@notrobwalker.bsky.social Was just reading your latest Noticing and the bit about Cuidado Man, and it reminded me that I once planned on doing the same for Kebab Guy years ago
local cat rescue doing a very good job
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
local cat rescue doing a very good job
don't eat the yellow snow!
[alt for first image: a map of nova scotia with the whole province covered in a yellow weather warning overlay
alt for second image: a legend for yellow, orange and red weather alerts. yellow is the mildest of the three]
[alt for first image: a map of nova scotia with the whole province covered in a yellow weather warning overlay
alt for second image: a legend for yellow, orange and red weather alerts. yellow is the mildest of the three]
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
don't eat the yellow snow!
[alt for first image: a map of nova scotia with the whole province covered in a yellow weather warning overlay
alt for second image: a legend for yellow, orange and red weather alerts. yellow is the mildest of the three]
[alt for first image: a map of nova scotia with the whole province covered in a yellow weather warning overlay
alt for second image: a legend for yellow, orange and red weather alerts. yellow is the mildest of the three]
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 PM
ridiculous idea, this will never go anywhere
January 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
ridiculous idea, this will never go anywhere
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
wind. why? so much wind.
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
wind. why? so much wind.
gonna start calling labubus monchichis
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
gonna start calling labubus monchichis
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
Hey #Halisky, a Reddit post got me thinking: is the collector lane by Dartmouth Crossing on Hwy 118 the only express/collector arrangement in the province?
(to avoid some debate: i'm calling it a collector lane because it's controlled-access, where a frontage road would not be)
(to avoid some debate: i'm calling it a collector lane because it's controlled-access, where a frontage road would not be)
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Hey #Halisky, a Reddit post got me thinking: is the collector lane by Dartmouth Crossing on Hwy 118 the only express/collector arrangement in the province?
(to avoid some debate: i'm calling it a collector lane because it's controlled-access, where a frontage road would not be)
(to avoid some debate: i'm calling it a collector lane because it's controlled-access, where a frontage road would not be)
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
Purcell: The Cold Song (What Power Art Thou) - (Neil Balfour)
YouTube video by Neil Balfour
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
once again begging anyone that uses downdetector as a source to understand what data it is providing
it's a useful service! but it has some failure modes in large outages and YOU'RE REPORTERS DO YOUR JOB OMG
it's a useful service! but it has some failure modes in large outages and YOU'RE REPORTERS DO YOUR JOB OMG
January 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
once again begging anyone that uses downdetector as a source to understand what data it is providing
it's a useful service! but it has some failure modes in large outages and YOU'RE REPORTERS DO YOUR JOB OMG
it's a useful service! but it has some failure modes in large outages and YOU'RE REPORTERS DO YOUR JOB OMG
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
Happy Anniversary to all who observe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-se...
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy Anniversary to all who observe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-se...
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
for your consideration
- Brazil is named after brazilwood
- lenses are named after lentils
- the verb "to escalate" came from escalators
also Cicero is named after chickpeas
- Brazil is named after brazilwood
- lenses are named after lentils
- the verb "to escalate" came from escalators
also Cicero is named after chickpeas
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 AM
for your consideration
- Brazil is named after brazilwood
- lenses are named after lentils
- the verb "to escalate" came from escalators
also Cicero is named after chickpeas
- Brazil is named after brazilwood
- lenses are named after lentils
- the verb "to escalate" came from escalators
also Cicero is named after chickpeas
Reposted by Rich Lafferty
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
everyone building websites with AI is using the same tips on how to make your website not look like it was built with AI so they all look the same and you can tell they were built with AI.
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
everyone building websites with AI is using the same tips on how to make your website not look like it was built with AI so they all look the same and you can tell they were built with AI.