Jeffrey Sykes
@sykesjs.bsky.social
Platform Engineering/DevOps @ Burns & McDonnell, Legislative spouse, Interests in theology and sharks - Opinions expressed here are mine alone.
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The KC Soccer Journal exclusively spoke with Ike Opara about his future and the future of his players at the last home game of the 2025 #SportingKC II season.
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Ike Opara Departs SKC II and the Team has Just Six Players
Ike Opara has mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC II. Plus, roster contracts and options for 2026 were announced.
kcsoccerjournal.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The KC Soccer Journal exclusively spoke with Ike Opara about his future and the future of his players at the last home game of the 2025 #SportingKC II season.
kcsoccerjournal.com/11/15/2025/i...
kcsoccerjournal.com/11/15/2025/i...
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I'm still hoping for this movie
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm still hoping for this movie
That is going to mean some insanely cold games for #SportingKC and for other teams not located in Florida or Texas.
MLS to align calendar with top leagues around the world | MLSSoccer.com
Major League Soccer has announced a shift in its competition calendar, aligning the league’s schedule with the world’s top soccer leagues.
www.mlssoccer.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
That is going to mean some insanely cold games for #SportingKC and for other teams not located in Florida or Texas.
*sigh*
“We have Lord Vader’s guarantee that this deal will not be altered any further.”
– Senate Democrats
– Senate Democrats
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
*sigh*
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Make the electronic filing system easier. I think what we use was built in the early 2000s and uploading CSVs is overly complex (especially how it handles addresses).
Kansas secretary of state seeks to improve efficiency of filing campaign, lobbying reports | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas secretary of state seeks to improve efficiency of filing campaign, lobbying reports • Kansas Reflector
Kansas secretary of state asks to modernize campaign filing process, end reporting of subcontractor spending, drop candidate treasurer's name from ads.
kansasreflector.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Make the electronic filing system easier. I think what we use was built in the early 2000s and uploading CSVs is overly complex (especially how it handles addresses).
Excited to see Manchester United in the top 4. It has been a long time.
October 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Excited to see Manchester United in the top 4. It has been a long time.
Interested to see what the rebuild for #SportingKC looks like.
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Interested to see what the rebuild for #SportingKC looks like.
The advertisement for boxed wine at the SKC game seemed to sum up the year. #SportingKC
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The advertisement for boxed wine at the SKC game seemed to sum up the year. #SportingKC
Sad to see this kind of behavior from people in the state of Kansas: sunflowerstatejournal.com/two-kansas-y... #ksleg
Two Kansas Young Republican leaders figure into national story about racist chats | Sunflower State Journal
sunflowerstatejournal.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Sad to see this kind of behavior from people in the state of Kansas: sunflowerstatejournal.com/two-kansas-y... #ksleg
Heartbreaking read:
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Heartbreaking read:
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
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Good look into Lee's initial mindset and the decision to move to #SportingKC
“It's one of the most, if not the most exciting opportunity in all of MLS.”
Leaving Gotham and City Football Group for the Midwest is not a typical career move for a rising soccer executive. But David Lee has his reasons for NYCFC ➡️ Sporting Kansas City.
My 1v1:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/why-dav...
Leaving Gotham and City Football Group for the Midwest is not a typical career move for a rising soccer executive. But David Lee has his reasons for NYCFC ➡️ Sporting Kansas City.
My 1v1:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/why-dav...
Why David Lee left NYCFC for “something special” at Sporting KC | MLSSoccer.com
As he leaves New York City FC this week to become Sporting Kansas City’s new chief soccer officer, David Lee expects to field an inevitable question, particularly from proud inhabitants of “the greate...
www.mlssoccer.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good look into Lee's initial mindset and the decision to move to #SportingKC
I'm bummed that the inaugural edition of the Women's club world cup isn't until 2028. I'd love to see how this year's edition of the KC Current stack up against European clubs. #KCBaby
October 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm bummed that the inaugural edition of the Women's club world cup isn't until 2028. I'd love to see how this year's edition of the KC Current stack up against European clubs. #KCBaby
Seems like $150m to move the space shuttle is the definition of wasteful spending.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/d...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/d...
White House told only way to move Discovery is to chop it up
: Smithsonian warns that dismantling orbiter for relocation is history in the wrecking
www.theregister.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Seems like $150m to move the space shuttle is the definition of wasteful spending.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/d...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/d...
@matt-ffffff.bsky.social curious when the new ALZ is targeting a 1.0 release with the Terraform CAF is headed for end of support in Aug 2026. Not sure I want to migrate when it is still at 0.13
September 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@matt-ffffff.bsky.social curious when the new ALZ is targeting a 1.0 release with the Terraform CAF is headed for end of support in Aug 2026. Not sure I want to migrate when it is still at 0.13
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I don't care about fashion and neither does Jansen Miller. Love his take in this story from ESPN.
How can you not like this guy? So down to earth! #SportingKC
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
How can you not like this guy? So down to earth! #SportingKC
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
From designer clutches to grocery bags: Inside soccer's toiletry bag obsession
Toiletry bags are soccer players' fashion statements, and the stars of MLS opened theirs up and showed ESPN what's inside.
www.espn.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I don't care about fashion and neither does Jansen Miller. Love his take in this story from ESPN.
How can you not like this guy? So down to earth! #SportingKC
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
How can you not like this guy? So down to earth! #SportingKC
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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*DOG: “You're finally back! I missed you so much!!”
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
*DOG: “You're finally back! I missed you so much!!”
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Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 BASIC - Microsoft Open Source Blog
Explore the original 6502 BASIC—now open source! Dive into retro code, history, and emulators. Fork it, run it, and relive computing's roots.
opensource.microsoft.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
I love guessing which VM SKUs I can get inside of an Azure Region and randomly trying to increase quotes to get enough of a family to deploy a workload.
August 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I love guessing which VM SKUs I can get inside of an Azure Region and randomly trying to increase quotes to get enough of a family to deploy a workload.
Man, bring on 2026. Bring on the reboot. #SportingKC
August 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Man, bring on 2026. Bring on the reboot. #SportingKC
I have a hard time remembering a #sportingKC player who is more one footed than Shapi. His right is so much weaker than his left.
August 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I have a hard time remembering a #sportingKC player who is more one footed than Shapi. His right is so much weaker than his left.
While on a resume rant, (reviewed 40 in the past 3 days) never make it 7 pages long. Have mercy.
July 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
While on a resume rant, (reviewed 40 in the past 3 days) never make it 7 pages long. Have mercy.