Andy Nortrup
@nortrup.dev
Director of Product Management at #Cribl formerly #Tanium, #Splunk, and U.S. Army #veteran. Husband and Father. I make #bonsai in my spare time
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Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
My heart hurts so much right now. My unit in Afghanistan was involved in two green on blue killings (Afghan soldiers killing US soldiers), so this all draws up a lot of hard memories.
Second, those guardsmen should have been at home with their families not standing on a street corner in DC.
Second, those guardsmen should have been at home with their families not standing on a street corner in DC.
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
My heart hurts so much right now. My unit in Afghanistan was involved in two green on blue killings (Afghan soldiers killing US soldiers), so this all draws up a lot of hard memories.
Second, those guardsmen should have been at home with their families not standing on a street corner in DC.
Second, those guardsmen should have been at home with their families not standing on a street corner in DC.
It has taken me all f-ing day to finally understand what the meta conversation on this site was about. Sometimes you just open it, read some posts and say "nope, I'll figure this out later"
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It has taken me all f-ing day to finally understand what the meta conversation on this site was about. Sometimes you just open it, read some posts and say "nope, I'll figure this out later"
Being a CPT was great, being a major looked like a lot of bullshit.
Happy faces all around!
(The O-2 to O-3 bump actually was pretty great all around tbh)
(The O-2 to O-3 bump actually was pretty great all around tbh)
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Being a CPT was great, being a major looked like a lot of bullshit.
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Please, please do our reader survey
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It'll take just a minute and help 404 Media figure out how to grow sustainably.
Does anyone have a good solution for sharing a wishlist with multiple families that allows gift givers to check off that they bought something without telling me?
#lazyweb
#lazyweb
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Does anyone have a good solution for sharing a wishlist with multiple families that allows gift givers to check off that they bought something without telling me?
#lazyweb
#lazyweb
A friend spent an afternoon showing me how to build a website on GeoCities, it was magic that I could type into a text box and make content show up on the internet. I was hooked on computers after that.
Drifted into sysadmin land, became an Army Signal officer which led into product management.
Drifted into sysadmin land, became an Army Signal officer which led into product management.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A friend spent an afternoon showing me how to build a website on GeoCities, it was magic that I could type into a text box and make content show up on the internet. I was hooked on computers after that.
Drifted into sysadmin land, became an Army Signal officer which led into product management.
Drifted into sysadmin land, became an Army Signal officer which led into product management.
I am always fascinated by Ryan's perspective on what constitutes a professional and what that means for Bonsai and maybe other professions.
#bonsai
pca.st/episode/70ff...
#bonsai
pca.st/episode/70ff...
pca.st
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am always fascinated by Ryan's perspective on what constitutes a professional and what that means for Bonsai and maybe other professions.
#bonsai
pca.st/episode/70ff...
#bonsai
pca.st/episode/70ff...
I'm an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran against this bullshit.
US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran against this bullshit.
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"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in the Caribbean. Here's its backstory
It was deployed to support Operation Southern Spear. The ship is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers being built for the U.S. military.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
Yesterday I went to a bonsai study group where the world renown Dave DeGroot came by. He patiently talked through trees with novice to intermediate bonsai hobbyists and was not shy to grab his clippers. Now my tree has provenance.
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Yesterday I went to a bonsai study group where the world renown Dave DeGroot came by. He patiently talked through trees with novice to intermediate bonsai hobbyists and was not shy to grab his clippers. Now my tree has provenance.
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
Took off a ⅓ of this tree, and I love the improvement. #bonsai
"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in the Caribbean. Here's its backstory
It was deployed to support Operation Southern Spear. The ship is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers being built for the U.S. military.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"People won't stop talking about my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" is a worse reason to start a war than "Sadam Hussain was mean to my dad".
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
Puget Sound Bonsai Club is doing a winter show, today I played with taking some photos of my Star Magnolia to submit.
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Puget Sound Bonsai Club is doing a winter show, today I played with taking some photos of my Star Magnolia to submit.
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
Option 1 is a straight shot of the tree on a stand.
#bonsai
I interviewed a technical writer this week and he told me about building content for release notes by digging through git diffs and I just had to ask why Product Management did that to him, just professional malpractice.
#prodmgmt
#prodmgmt
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I interviewed a technical writer this week and he told me about building content for release notes by digging through git diffs and I just had to ask why Product Management did that to him, just professional malpractice.
#prodmgmt
#prodmgmt
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Your Data. Your Control.
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
Private Cloud for Data Sovereignty & ServerLink for Remote Files Control via WebDAV
Supernote redefines control with Private Cloud for data sovereignty & ServerLink (WebDAV) for remote file management. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
supernote.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Your Data. Your Control.
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
This #Supernote update brings Private Cloud support for data sovereignty and a ServerLink app for remote file management via WebDAV. Take complete ownership of your work, your way.
Explore details at Supernote Blog: supernote.com/blogs/supern...
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Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
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We salute this Army first sergeant for looking exactly how we've all felt in the field
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth "By God" Johnson.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
trib.al/6OKgikq
trib.al/6OKgikq
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to get a turn table and start collecting vinyl. I'm now building a list of albums I would buy for myself to send this collection.
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to get a turn table and start collecting vinyl. I'm now building a list of albums I would buy for myself to send this collection.
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
I wonder how much of the gridlock in Washington is because the same people have been arguing with each other for 40 years in their respective houses. Not just the parties as organizations but individual representative and senators.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I wonder how much of the gridlock in Washington is because the same people have been arguing with each other for 40 years in their respective houses. Not just the parties as organizations but individual representative and senators.
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I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
Senator Murray Statement on Government Funding Vote: “The Fight for Health Care Does Not End Tonight—This is the MAGA Health Care Hike” | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
I've generally liked Angus King for a long time. An Independent through and through, my Maine youth thinks fondly of policies like giving every kid a laptop.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I've generally liked Angus King for a long time. An Independent through and through, my Maine youth thinks fondly of policies like giving every kid a laptop.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
But he was Governor of Maine when I was 11. He is now 81, and caving to the Republicans. Maybe Maine needs two new senators.
Evergreen post.
Dems in Disarray
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Evergreen post.
Updated The Bonsai Feed to add hashtags, which I had forgotten and started to filter out some things (Lego and seed kits).
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Updated The Bonsai Feed to add hashtags, which I had forgotten and started to filter out some things (Lego and seed kits).
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#bonsai
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Electricity is a state problem? How much of Washington’s electricity is managed and controlled by the Bonneville Power Administration?
A US Department of Energy organization
A US Department of Energy organization
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Electricity is a state problem? How much of Washington’s electricity is managed and controlled by the Bonneville Power Administration?
A US Department of Energy organization
A US Department of Energy organization