Jeff Bachtel
@jeffbach.bsky.social
Cloud Automation CI/CD person. Poor Ruby programmer. YAML connoisseur. he/him
(I've never flown a jet my banner pic is stolen valor)
(I've never flown a jet my banner pic is stolen valor)
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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ancient humans making animal species extinct by winging atlatl darts at them from range is so much cooler than modern humans making animal species extinct by building data centers. washed species
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
ancient humans making animal species extinct by winging atlatl darts at them from range is so much cooler than modern humans making animal species extinct by building data centers. washed species
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"Just twelve months ago, Diane and I were living in a cumbersome four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence, free from any drama, and now we engage in all-night shouting matches on whether or not we should throw out the slow cooker because it’s taking up too much counter space."
Our Tiny Home is Revolutionizing How My Wife and I Fight
Last year, my wife, Diane, and I decided to take an inventory of our lives, our relationship, and our future. At the time, we were both living comf...
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Just twelve months ago, Diane and I were living in a cumbersome four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence, free from any drama, and now we engage in all-night shouting matches on whether or not we should throw out the slow cooker because it’s taking up too much counter space."
Watching Labyrinth with my kids (their first watch) and Jim Henson cooked, I fear ☺️
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Watching Labyrinth with my kids (their first watch) and Jim Henson cooked, I fear ☺️
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It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
No fog of war, but definite fog of eepy when I try to read before bed
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
No fog of war, but definite fog of eepy when I try to read before bed
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"My brethren, soldiers may leap out of that statue tonight and kill me, but what’s leaping out at me right now is our total disregard for norms. What you see as an enemy threat, I see as a one-of-a-kind statue of a mare."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"My brethren, soldiers may leap out of that statue tonight and kill me, but what’s leaping out at me right now is our total disregard for norms. What you see as an enemy threat, I see as a one-of-a-kind statue of a mare."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...
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Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. 🎂🖍️
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. 🎂🖍️
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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If your company needs help with any Swift concurrency issues / actors / Sendable and stuff like that, there are really few people outside of Apple who understand all this stuff better than Matt
Over the last few months, a bunch of promising leads haven't worked out. These things can take months, so who knows? But in the meantime, I have room for more work.
I help teams adopt Swift 6/Concurrency with confidence and success. More info about me here:
www.massicotte.org/consulting
I help teams adopt Swift 6/Concurrency with confidence and success. More info about me here:
www.massicotte.org/consulting
Consulting
I write stuff here.
www.massicotte.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If your company needs help with any Swift concurrency issues / actors / Sendable and stuff like that, there are really few people outside of Apple who understand all this stuff better than Matt
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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NARRATOR: jennifer lopez's original lyrics for her eventual hit single needed some work
I’m not the only toilet lady on this block
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
NARRATOR: jennifer lopez's original lyrics for her eventual hit single needed some work
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initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
I hate how the Google cloud platform web console UI is dynamic and so you’ll load a screen for a product, go to click on a button that’s rendered, and that button will shift because ANOTHER button rendered in and you end up misclicking on something you didn’t intent
I hate how google shuffles around the search tabs (images, video, etc.) depending on the query, and sometimes hides them entirely, so I have to hunt for whatever I'm looking for every time.
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I hate how the Google cloud platform web console UI is dynamic and so you’ll load a screen for a product, go to click on a button that’s rendered, and that button will shift because ANOTHER button rendered in and you end up misclicking on something you didn’t intent
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Alan Dershowitz has killed himself on celebrity wheel of fortune
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Alan Dershowitz has killed himself on celebrity wheel of fortune
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COKE: is pepsi okay
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
COKE: is pepsi okay
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hopefully they let Franklin kick his ass a bit before loading him on the down escalator
Watson was a racist who, "near the end of his life, faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people are less intelligent than white people"
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hopefully they let Franklin kick his ass a bit before loading him on the down escalator
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The chocolate ration had not been reduced to 20 grams per week, but increased to 20 grams.
Trump: "If you look at affordability, which they campaigned on, they lied. Because they talked about 'Oh, prices are up' -- no, prices are down under the Trump administration and they're down substantially."
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The chocolate ration had not been reduced to 20 grams per week, but increased to 20 grams.
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look at me i'm groceries
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
look at me i'm groceries
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM