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Duane O’Brien
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I Am A Jumpsuit Wizard!
So it seems like this thing might have gotten a little more gravity to it?
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Reposted by Duane O’Brien
We had a blast with #OpenSource #MaintainerMonth! Thank you @duaneobrien.bsky.social, Jessica Tegner, @filippo.abyssdomain.expert, Claire Moss, and our sponsors who made it possible.

Read our recap and transparency report:
https://www.opensourcestories.org/posts/2023/06/maintainer-month-2023-recap/
Maintainer Month 2023 recap
2023 was the first year that Open Source Stories participated in Maintainer Month. Here’s a recap and breakdown of the true cost of participating.
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June 14, 2023 at 5:10 PM
There’s a perfectly good pillow right there my dude…
May 26, 2023 at 6:25 PM
@ellearmageddon.bsky.social I had a sudden realization today that I’ve been following your various exploits for like 12 years now.

Life is weird.
May 25, 2023 at 3:40 AM
I just came from at art show at my kid’s high school.

There was a large amount of art dealing with the fear of being shot to death at school.

So, that’s how we’re doing, folks.
May 25, 2023 at 2:14 AM
I don’t mean to cause alarm but this is an emergency.

There is a one hour video of red pandas eating crunchy snacks on the Oregon Zoo’s YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/UBcVbAFntQo
One Hour Of Red Pandas Eating Crunchy Snacks
Relax to the soothing sights and sounds of Moshu and friends being fed crunchy snacks as their stream bubbles in the background. This video features natural sound, ambient sound, bird calls and red panda mukbang for a unique ASMR experience.
youtu.be
May 23, 2023 at 1:54 AM
Hey remember when the front page of Kickstarter always listed a dude who thought he had a pretty good chance of getting The Kinks back together?
May 22, 2023 at 5:22 AM
I love these.
alright, fuck it. anybody who follows and shares this post gets a free sketch. let's see how dumb this idea is.
May 20, 2023 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Duane O’Brien
The path from “This security thing is a worthy challenge!” to “Leave me alone to maintain my antique tractor and do not mention cursed calculators to me” was a lot shorter than I expected.
May 20, 2023 at 9:58 PM
Reposted by Duane O’Brien
"A bootcamp grad had a hard time breaking into tech, but once she learned Java, it got her in the door to a fantastic job opportunity!"

My new #Java course is now available on Frontend Masters

https://frontendmasters.com/courses/java/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=learnjava
Java Fundamentals | OOP & Functional Programming in Java | Course by Angie Jones
Learn Java, one of the most popular programming languages in the world, especially for enterprise applications! Learn object-oriented and functional programming techniques through hands-on coding challenges.
frontendmasters.com
May 19, 2023 at 7:33 PM
The crows have come to recognize my truck. They come squawking for peanuts when I come home.

Every day, I get a little closer to my Final Form.
May 19, 2023 at 2:18 AM
Because I have a weirdly different group of followers here than anywhere else (hi!) :

I’m looking for a new role where I can take bigger risks, lead a diverse organization, write bigger checks for open source, and build partnerships.

More at https://www.duaneobrien.com/i-am-ready-for-my-next-role/
I Am Ready For My Next Role.
After being laid off in March, I decided to take a couple months to decompress and create space to think about what I was looking for in my next role. In the interim, I asked that you Hire My Team. Now, I'm ready for you to Hire Me. I’ve
www.duaneobrien.com
May 18, 2023 at 5:12 AM
I was going to play Invisible Sun but instead I’m going to drink cider and play pinball until I reboot.
May 18, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Yes it’s really me.

Hi friends.
May 17, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Duane O’Brien
I am going to use the hell out of the phrase "critical human infrastructure" (crediting Duane, of course) because we don't prioritize the humans in open source nearly enough.
Open source is people and people are open source. Join our conversation with Duane O'Brien about supporting, connecting with, and caring for the critical human infrastructure of open source.

https://www.opensourcestories.org/stories/2023/critical-human-infrastructure/
May 15, 2023 at 8:30 PM