I don’t have a Bears shirt for today but I can still represent an icon of the city
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I don’t have a Bears shirt for today but I can still represent an icon of the city
Always a sigh of relief when the work badge still lets you in after a few weeks away
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Always a sigh of relief when the work badge still lets you in after a few weeks away
Guess it’s time to rewatch the second season of Jack Ryan
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Guess it’s time to rewatch the second season of Jack Ryan
Never too early to start thinking about The Masters
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Never too early to start thinking about The Masters
Reading Walden as my first book of the year and it’s funny how the complaints about college students needing more practical education has been around a long time
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Reading Walden as my first book of the year and it’s funny how the complaints about college students needing more practical education has been around a long time
'One way that Silicon Valley and the Communist Party resemble each other is that both are serious, self-serious, and indeed, completely humorless.'
danwang.co/2025-letter/
danwang.co/2025-letter/
2025 letter | Dan Wang
Corgis, compute, Cold War; Ecclesiastes; ties; Stendhal; humor; Pascal's Wager; deep infrastructure; Germanic obedience; Texas State Fair
danwang.co
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
'One way that Silicon Valley and the Communist Party resemble each other is that both are serious, self-serious, and indeed, completely humorless.'
danwang.co/2025-letter/
danwang.co/2025-letter/
Having only three games on New Years Day seems a bit anticlimactic.
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Having only three games on New Years Day seems a bit anticlimactic.
I slacked all year on my reading and felt the emptiness. Finished December strong after making the time.
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I slacked all year on my reading and felt the emptiness. Finished December strong after making the time.
Week between Christmas and New Year’s feeling
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Week between Christmas and New Year’s feeling
A little something to pass the time before the Snoop halftime show
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A little something to pass the time before the Snoop halftime show
Sitting in the only open Starbucks close by, waiting for cold brew with many others. The amount of people who ordered via DoorDash is astounding and disappointing
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sitting in the only open Starbucks close by, waiting for cold brew with many others. The amount of people who ordered via DoorDash is astounding and disappointing
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄
Hmmm I wonder why I have an invalid handle now. I just tried to verify the domain again, it succeeded but failed to update
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hmmm I wonder why I have an invalid handle now. I just tried to verify the domain again, it succeeded but failed to update
Really enjoying the latest from @ferrifrigida.bsky.social
The combination of film criticism and memoir is so interesting and well done.
The combination of film criticism and memoir is so interesting and well done.
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Really enjoying the latest from @ferrifrigida.bsky.social
The combination of film criticism and memoir is so interesting and well done.
The combination of film criticism and memoir is so interesting and well done.
The Christmas season can now begin. It doesn’t start until I hear this organically
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Christmas season can now begin. It doesn’t start until I hear this organically
Calendar flips to December 1…
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Calendar flips to December 1…
Not for anything really but starting to working my way through
pragprog.com/titles/cdc-e...
Nothing to do with work but just something to fill the time and expand the mind..
pragprog.com/titles/cdc-e...
Nothing to do with work but just something to fill the time and expand the mind..
Learn Functional Programming with Elixir
Learn the fundamental skills to create functional code in Elixir.
pragprog.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Not for anything really but starting to working my way through
pragprog.com/titles/cdc-e...
Nothing to do with work but just something to fill the time and expand the mind..
pragprog.com/titles/cdc-e...
Nothing to do with work but just something to fill the time and expand the mind..
Starting my annual Labor Day watching of ‘Snake Eyes’
September 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Starting my annual Labor Day watching of ‘Snake Eyes’
Always feel that extra boost of ‘something’ when a new month starts on a Monday. Not sure how long it’ll last but for now let’s go
September 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Always feel that extra boost of ‘something’ when a new month starts on a Monday. Not sure how long it’ll last but for now let’s go
Growing up with the WWF, it wouldn’t shock me if the heel tag team implosion was just a double cross
June 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Growing up with the WWF, it wouldn’t shock me if the heel tag team implosion was just a double cross
Had to move gyms for a few weeks but thankfully bells are the same everywhere.
June 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Had to move gyms for a few weeks but thankfully bells are the same everywhere.
Given that the $DAY_JOB involves quite a bit of Kafka interactions, posts in the last week or so gave quite a bit to think about...
@chris.blue's materializedview.io/p/kafka-end-...
@chris.blue's materializedview.io/p/kafka-end-...
Kafka: The End of the Beginning
A decade of focus on adoption has paid off. Now it's time to innovate.
materializedview.io
June 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Given that the $DAY_JOB involves quite a bit of Kafka interactions, posts in the last week or so gave quite a bit to think about...
@chris.blue's materializedview.io/p/kafka-end-...
@chris.blue's materializedview.io/p/kafka-end-...
Even though the Cubs are already two games below .500, Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate
March 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Even though the Cubs are already two games below .500, Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate
After a weekend of watching basketball, my biggest takeaway is when did Blake Griffin become popular enough for all the commercials?
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
After a weekend of watching basketball, my biggest takeaway is when did Blake Griffin become popular enough for all the commercials?