bret barker
@abitrandom.net
manipulator of bits. hobby brewer, woodworker, iot, smoker of meats.
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40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
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Didn't Tuesday's election results show that it actually WAS working???
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Didn't Tuesday's election results show that it actually WAS working???
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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Assuming there aren't other fees or splits I'm not aware of, I will be paid $7500 for my life's work being fed into The Machine, and also they won't be removing my work from The Machine
October 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Assuming there aren't other fees or splits I'm not aware of, I will be paid $7500 for my life's work being fed into The Machine, and also they won't be removing my work from The Machine
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Computer Anonymous Portland has been meeting up for more than 12 years and it was still nice to see people tonight, people who have been coming the whole time and new faces
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Computer Anonymous Portland has been meeting up for more than 12 years and it was still nice to see people tonight, people who have been coming the whole time and new faces
I’m old enough to remember when these fuckers were telling us masks were emasculating, that you couldn’t breathe in them, and that laws needed to be passed to forbid wearing them for personal protection.
July 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I’m old enough to remember when these fuckers were telling us masks were emasculating, that you couldn’t breathe in them, and that laws needed to be passed to forbid wearing them for personal protection.
It occurs to me that Geordi La Forge was the OG vibes coder.
July 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It occurs to me that Geordi La Forge was the OG vibes coder.
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speaking of @monktoberfest.com content, we've got a ton of incredible proposals as usual, but we're still looking for better diversity amongst our speakers.
if you're from a group under-represented in tech, and have thought about talking, do apply within.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
if you're from a group under-represented in tech, and have thought about talking, do apply within.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
So You Want to Speak at the Monktoberfest
When JJ Abrams asked the TED organizers what he should talk about, the entirety of their advice to him was "Be Profound." For would be speakers at the Monktoberfest, our advice is similarly straightfo...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
speaking of @monktoberfest.com content, we've got a ton of incredible proposals as usual, but we're still looking for better diversity amongst our speakers.
if you're from a group under-represented in tech, and have thought about talking, do apply within.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
if you're from a group under-represented in tech, and have thought about talking, do apply within.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
April 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
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Today we witnessed two opposite ends of the spectrum of class, quality of character, leadership, diplomacy, intelligence, eloquence, and every other human characteristic.
February 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Today we witnessed two opposite ends of the spectrum of class, quality of character, leadership, diplomacy, intelligence, eloquence, and every other human characteristic.
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It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.
February 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.
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Oh hey we get to talk about our secret project now.
grafana.com/blog/2025/02...
grafana.com/blog/2025/02...
The next generation of Grafana Mimir: Inside Mimir's redesigned architecture for increased reliability | Grafana Labs
Here’s a deep dive into the architectural changes we’re making to Grafana Mimir and Grafana Cloud Metrics to support future growth and new use cases at an even larger scale.
grafana.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Oh hey we get to talk about our secret project now.
grafana.com/blog/2025/02...
grafana.com/blog/2025/02...
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Picard management tip: Take vacations.
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Picard management tip: Take vacations.
Anyone need some cheap colo space? I found this 2001 postcard as my bookmark in Circles by James Burke.
February 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Anyone need some cheap colo space? I found this 2001 postcard as my bookmark in Circles by James Burke.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the humble socket wrench makes a fantastic fidget toy.
February 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the humble socket wrench makes a fantastic fidget toy.
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Tonight’s entertainment. #nes #retrogames
November 26, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Tonight’s entertainment. #nes #retrogames
Thanksgiving prep is now well underway. Plan is up, spicy herby mixed nuts are prepped. Gratuitous cat is cat.
November 25, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Thanksgiving prep is now well underway. Plan is up, spicy herby mixed nuts are prepped. Gratuitous cat is cat.