Learning from the inimitable @jerdog.dev about his perspective of DevEx as a flywheel at Open Source Summit #OSSummit
Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D.
@dberkholz.com
SVP Platforms, Architecture & Research, Sabre. Everything from AI to Kubernetes to mainframes, value streams to UX to platforms. Prev: (S)VP Percona/Docker/CWT, analyst 451/RedMonk, biophysicist Mayo Clinic/Oregon State, OSS Gentoo. Opinions mine.
“I want to empower users to fix their own issues [by using AI agents]. That’s how you get contributors coming back.” Love this point from Red Hat’s Kevin Hannon, applied to a real Kubernetes metric issue. #OSSummit
Excited that Open Source Summit is in my home base of Minneapolis this year! Come say hi, I’ll be around Mon-Wed. If you’d like to grab lunch or a coffee, ping me. #OSSummit
I'll be at the GitHub event for the next hour or so. Hope to see some of you there! #GoogleCloudNext #GoogleNext #Next26
Who's gonna be at Google Cloud Next in Vegas next week? If we're already connected, I'd love to catch up. Drop me a note, and let's find time to grab a coffee or beer.
A unique, minimalistic design to a coffee shop. It’s called cafe Co.R for “coffee and rainbows,” but I’m not sure where the color is supposed to be.
“Retired ICE agent reviews deadly Minneapolis shooting video frame-by-frame, questions tactics used” www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesot... —I always prefer to read analysis by a professional who knows what they’re talking about.
Retired ICE agent reviews deadly Minneapolis shooting video frame-by-frame, questions tactics used
CBS News watched bystander video of the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis frame-by-frame with retired ICE agent Eric Balliet to discuss the tactics used. He raised a few key points that dispute the…
cbsnews.com
Pretty impressive Northern Lights last night. Best I’ve ever seen!
This is one of those years when I'm grateful that I'm in a position to max out my pre-tax medical accounts (HSA/FSA). Healthcare is so expensive in the US. And the experience and outcomes are both so terrible.
Happy Halloween! In true Minnesota spirit, if it’s not snowing, it’s road-construction season.
Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.
Gemini seems to be getting better at working with Gmail. Try a prompt like this: Write a 2-page summary of emails sent from Oct 5-11 with the label "tech-news" (or whatever label you use for such things)
Just got mine. Now it's your turn! www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
scientificamerican.com
Most people don’t appreciate how hard it is to walk this fast (without running).
Made it to Bali, 30+ hours later! Now trying to stay out so I avoid falling asleep.
Timeline cleanser www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...
How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland
In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.
npr.org
Thoughts and prayers are not enough. theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens…
theonion.com
Good, thoughtful article on the geopolitical dynamics and differences between the US and China, as well as what the US should change to compete more effectively. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...
The Real China Model
Beijing’s enduring formula for wealth and power.
foreignaffairs.com
A national tragedy: Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...
Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study
Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.
abcnews.go.com
Unbelievable. I feel like I’m living in the movie “Idiocracy.” This is literally the most promising public-health breakthrough in years if not decades. ground.news/article/heal...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
ground.news
People born after I graduated from university are now old enough to drink.
Major study points to evolved psychology behind support for strongmen
Major study points to evolved psychology behind support for strongmen
A new cross-cultural study finds that people across 25 countries are more likely to support dominant, authoritarian leaders when facing intergroup conflict. The results suggest that humans may have…
psypost.org
Vance Boelter, Luigi Mangione and how ‘violent populism’ is rattling Minnesota
Vance Boelter, Luigi Mangione and how ‘violent populism’ is rattling Minnesota
Two assassinations in the past seven months targeted prominent Minnesotans. A national expert says the danger won’t stop.
startribune.com