eric shamow
botmatrix.myatproto.social
eric shamow
@botmatrix.myatproto.social
Engineering leadership, usually. People over technology, always

I used to be @eshamow on the Twitters

married to someone smarter than me

they/them
Solaris Zones were the coolest thing ever. And my FreeBSD friends used to make fun of me when I was messing around with Linux containers

I feel like it's of a piece with picking x86 as the dominant architecture, too
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I will never forget my first boss (who was a VAX guy that reluctantly moved to Digital UNIX/Tru64 and was deeply suspicious of new things) said about Linux when I showed it to him:

"Great. FrankenUNIX."
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
We do this every fucking time :(
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
oh nooooo :(
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Reposted by eric shamow
Linux containers are STILL not a security boundary
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
great night for vulnerabilities (sociological)
great night for vulnerabilities (biological)
great night for vulnerabilities (tech)

AaaAAAaAAaaaAAaaAAAaAaaaa
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Reposted by eric shamow
It’s also extremely distressing when newspapers say someone is “accused of antisemitism” for sharing objectively antisemitic content.

Like, yeah, I guess some have called Hitler an antisemite too
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I'll be so happy if I make it past act II 😭
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
yeah coconut powder is delicious! He does look like a leather sack of spoiled milk
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
well, at least now we're out of the pre-credits part of this movie
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
add Trump, Epstein and Putin to your list if you want out
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
these are my thoughts on the issue
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM