Rachel Stephens
@rstephens.me
sunshine and rainbows and f-bombs 🌈
she/her
@redmonk
she/her
@redmonk
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Forgot to post this yesterday… twinning with @rstephens.me at #kubeconNA!
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Forgot to post this yesterday… twinning with @rstephens.me at #kubeconNA!
I used Lasagna Love earlier this year after we had a loss in the family. I didn't have a financial need, I just wanted a home cooked meal and the feeling that someone cared.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
Lasagna Love volunteers make and deliver home-cooked meals—on their own schedule, within their own budget. It’s flexible, fun, and truly rewarding.
When neighbors care for each other, everyone wins.
Volunteer today: www.lasagnalove.org/volunteer
When neighbors care for each other, everyone wins.
Volunteer today: www.lasagnalove.org/volunteer
Volunteer with Lasagna Love | Deliver Meals with Kindness
Join Lasagna Love as a volunteer. Cook a meal, deliver kindness, and support families in your community. Sign up today to make a difference.
www.lasagnalove.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I used Lasagna Love earlier this year after we had a loss in the family. I didn't have a financial need, I just wanted a home cooked meal and the feeling that someone cared.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
“we’re taking another selfie, this time look like you like us”
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“we’re taking another selfie, this time look like you like us”
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
4 year old: let’s have a staring contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
4 year old: let’s have a staring contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
if someone says there's good news and bad news about something related to super glue, you should mentally brace yourself for mostly bad news.
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
if someone says there's good news and bad news about something related to super glue, you should mentally brace yourself for mostly bad news.
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
I have an application or a browser tab that is periodically making clicking noises.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I have an application or a browser tab that is periodically making clicking noises.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
Reposted by Rachel Stephens
All hail Brenda www.tiktok.com/@belligerent...
#ai#excel#accounting#artificialintelligence#brenda
TikTok video by Ada James
www.tiktok.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
All hail Brenda www.tiktok.com/@belligerent...
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Progressive Delivery
My colleague James Governor has been talking about Progressive Delivery since helping coin the term in 2018. He joined forces with co-authors Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman to write a...
redmonk.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
I try so hard to teach my children about having a good moral compass
And then they go and leave their Halloween candy bags unattended directly outside my office while they're at school
And frankly it's just rude to make me model the behavior back to them
And then they go and leave their Halloween candy bags unattended directly outside my office while they're at school
And frankly it's just rude to make me model the behavior back to them
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I try so hard to teach my children about having a good moral compass
And then they go and leave their Halloween candy bags unattended directly outside my office while they're at school
And frankly it's just rude to make me model the behavior back to them
And then they go and leave their Halloween candy bags unattended directly outside my office while they're at school
And frankly it's just rude to make me model the behavior back to them
Children in costumes is my best life. I love Halloween.
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Children in costumes is my best life. I love Halloween.
What do you get when you mix Akamai's edge network with @fermyon.com's WebAssembly platform? A fun conversation about what’s next for serverless edge computing!
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What do you get when you mix Akamai's edge network with @fermyon.com's WebAssembly platform? A fun conversation about what’s next for serverless edge computing!
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Double-entry accounting is one of the underrated "this changed the world" innovations.
Everyone gets excited about the Italian art renaissance and no one gets excited about the Italian accounting renaissance, and that's a damn shame.
(kind of said in jest... but also kind of not)
Everyone gets excited about the Italian art renaissance and no one gets excited about the Italian accounting renaissance, and that's a damn shame.
(kind of said in jest... but also kind of not)
arguably half of my job is explaining the basics of double entry bookkeeping so i think i should add "ACTUALLY understands debits vs credits" on my resume
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Double-entry accounting is one of the underrated "this changed the world" innovations.
Everyone gets excited about the Italian art renaissance and no one gets excited about the Italian accounting renaissance, and that's a damn shame.
(kind of said in jest... but also kind of not)
Everyone gets excited about the Italian art renaissance and no one gets excited about the Italian accounting renaissance, and that's a damn shame.
(kind of said in jest... but also kind of not)
Normally I try to call them retros but I think post-mortem is correct in this instance.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Normally I try to call them retros but I think post-mortem is correct in this instance.
today I realized I apparently haven't logged into facebook since sometime before June 26 2023.
I know the date because that's the timestamp of the oldest of many messages I had waiting for me.
It was an invitation to a friend's backyard BBQ.
I RSVP'd my regrets.
I know the date because that's the timestamp of the oldest of many messages I had waiting for me.
It was an invitation to a friend's backyard BBQ.
I RSVP'd my regrets.
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
today I realized I apparently haven't logged into facebook since sometime before June 26 2023.
I know the date because that's the timestamp of the oldest of many messages I had waiting for me.
It was an invitation to a friend's backyard BBQ.
I RSVP'd my regrets.
I know the date because that's the timestamp of the oldest of many messages I had waiting for me.
It was an invitation to a friend's backyard BBQ.
I RSVP'd my regrets.
Well done, PSF 👏
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Well done, PSF 👏
“are you ready to go to *the fanciest* restaurant you have EVER been to??“
<rolls in with an awed 4 year old to the Olive Garden>
<rolls in with an awed 4 year old to the Olive Garden>
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“are you ready to go to *the fanciest* restaurant you have EVER been to??“
<rolls in with an awed 4 year old to the Olive Garden>
<rolls in with an awed 4 year old to the Olive Garden>
P99 Conf runs today and tomorrow! Historically #p99conf features technically rich talks, and this year's agenda seems to indicate 2025 will be more awesomeness! You should drop in for a session or two if you have time.
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
Agenda
P99 CONF is two days of keynotes, technical deep dives, and lively conversations on all things performance. Join us online Oct 23-24, 2025!
www.p99conf.io
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
P99 Conf runs today and tomorrow! Historically #p99conf features technically rich talks, and this year's agenda seems to indicate 2025 will be more awesomeness! You should drop in for a session or two if you have time.
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
www.p99conf.io/agenda/
Past conversations with my preschooler:
4 -yo: "That's the s-word"
Me: Sorry, which word?
4: (whispers) "Stupid"
4: "That's the d-word"
Me: It's what word?
4: (furtive glance) "Dumb"
Tonight's conversation:
4 -yo: "That's the s-word"
Me: Sorry, which word?
4: (whispers) "Stupid"
4: "That's the d-word"
Me: It's what word?
4: (furtive glance) "Dumb"
Tonight's conversation:
October 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Past conversations with my preschooler:
4 -yo: "That's the s-word"
Me: Sorry, which word?
4: (whispers) "Stupid"
4: "That's the d-word"
Me: It's what word?
4: (furtive glance) "Dumb"
Tonight's conversation:
4 -yo: "That's the s-word"
Me: Sorry, which word?
4: (whispers) "Stupid"
4: "That's the d-word"
Me: It's what word?
4: (furtive glance) "Dumb"
Tonight's conversation:
OpenAI dropping Atlas definitely gives some additional context to Atlassian acquiring the Dia / Arc browsers.
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
OpenAI dropping Atlas definitely gives some additional context to Atlassian acquiring the Dia / Arc browsers.
Legit question, not bait: if someone sends out a group email asking for everyone to vote on which day to meet up, is the polite thing to reply all or not?
I instinctively avoid reply all, but maybe I'm putting too much strain on the originator by dropping everyone else from the message?
I instinctively avoid reply all, but maybe I'm putting too much strain on the originator by dropping everyone else from the message?
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Legit question, not bait: if someone sends out a group email asking for everyone to vote on which day to meet up, is the polite thing to reply all or not?
I instinctively avoid reply all, but maybe I'm putting too much strain on the originator by dropping everyone else from the message?
I instinctively avoid reply all, but maybe I'm putting too much strain on the originator by dropping everyone else from the message?
next day’s function high-class luncheon
#dreamforce
#dreamforce
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
next day’s function high-class luncheon
#dreamforce
#dreamforce
I am a sucker for branded latte art
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am a sucker for branded latte art