Josh Berkus

8/ What does this mean for you? If you’re up to date on your MMR vaccines, your risk is very low. In areas with ongoing transmission, infants as young as 6 months may be eligible for an early dose after talking with their pediatrician. Two routine doses are still needed later.

1/ If we need another sign the U.S. is going backward in health, here it is. Measles cases in the U.S. have now topped 4,500 this year, which is the highest annual case count since 1991. Cases are still climbing, so let's break down what’s happening and what comes next. 🧵

Also uh **stopping and trying to breathe, clearly having trouble** i think you. i think you want to get that. that COVID vaccine. I think it was supposed to be Nov 1 but they moved it up. It's *hacking coughs* the strain's really bad this year. *violent coughing fit* Oh my god it's been four *weeks*

A week from tomorrow is the beginning of the END of the Orange Atrocity! 🍊 💩 #voteVoteVOTE

There is so obviously a million ways to use a star soccer player in your league to help all the kids improve their game. If you can't find one maybe it's because there's a giant racism bag over your head that's turning your brain into oatmeal.

More updates to our Halloween 2026 roundup - new additions are Caseus Diem, Chubby Bunny, Kate’s Ice Cream, Two Roosters, and more. #portland #halloween #bridgetownbites bridgetownbites.com/2026/10/12/h...

Headed to SLC early for #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon? Don't miss 🍎 Open Source on Mon Nov 8 – we're hosting a "Hands-On w/ Apple Open Source Tooling" event 🙌 Come hang with our engineers & get some hands on experience w/ Pkl & Container! Be sure to register for each separately – s.apple.com/dr0i6H2GM7

Turning AI from an industry trend into dependable production requires active open source contribution. CNCF Ambassador Emily Chen shares how community collaboration strengthens our core architecture. Join the builders at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America: https://bit.ly/4hTugux #KubeCon

Host a coffee cupping party at home with gear you already own. Step-by-step setup, brew ratios, and a free score sheet to compare beans. A feature How To by our Senior Writer, Natia Simmons! #coffeefeed coffeegeek.com/guides/howto...

Been thinking this morning about a political party which wants to allow or not allow minority members to have lives depending on which state you're in. They're not making that decision based on the number of queers in the state, but the number of bigots. Clear statement the bigots are more important

I have to pick up a pumpkin soon! 🎃 Here are some of the jack-o'-lanterns I've done for the cats in the past. 1. The vet 2. Vacuum cleaner 3. Spray bottle 4. Nail clippers 5. The cone 6. Fleas

What I wrote about Gavin Newsom a year ago is never more applicable to several Democrats today. I foresaw this coming, and I continue to hold this true.

This one feels good! projectbluefin.io

Pumpkin tester.

Nailed it.

For this #Caturday, Wayne is lounging on @guincodes.bsky.social keyboard. Good thing It's padded!

I don't think these people know how cremations work.

Do you want to create a statistical model for a predictive-text keyboard? Get a stock chatbot LLM, train it to do that. Do you believe short-chain markov models outperform LLMs, for this application? Too bad. You have to use an LLM. LLMs use more CPU and battery life, so they're automatically better

More shady deals by Trump and sycophants. In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Our MAHA guy can’t tell people not to eat beef because his weird sauerkraut and beef diet wouldn’t survive. That’s why he’s giving this shitty advice.

#AICouldNever happy weekend. I have watched this joyful 46 second clip so many times lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfuU...

Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing

BTW, this is one of the reasons I'm not in favor of "Gifted and Talented" tracks. I was G&T in school, National Merit and all that, but my friends were football players, theater kids, and shit-kickers. G&T isolates the geeks, and not in a good way.

So, reaction to the mRNA Flu vaccine: mild cold symptoms, full body aches, fatigue, some congestion. Very similar to the Moderna COVID vaccine; I think it's just my immune system doing its thing.

PHP2Shell’s chaotic disclosure sparked a row. Behind the drama, maintainers warn that AI is piling new security work onto already stretched teams.

Hello claimants in the Anthropic copyright suit! The parties filed a stipulated agreement asking for an update to the website. In this stipulation, there are two important things (although there are more that might matter for individuals).

Yay! I have my anti-flu microchips now! Thanks LeCare Pharmacy. Get #vaccinated, this year's #flu season is gonna be a doozy.

Acting as though supporting human rights is difficult and demanding it is asking for "purity" doesn't say what you think it says.

So far in "Broketober": - personal phone battery short - coffee grinder burr fail - locked out of Instagram - tire blew up - PHP - SSL certs - sweetie sprained ankle The last made her coin "Broketober".

Protect girls sports: At least one trans kid per team or automatic disqualification. Let's move that overton window baby.

Oh you don’t say www.texastribune.org/2026/10/23/k...

these fucking guys, man. “surely there must have been some mistake” “nah bro we did that on purpose and our company culture is so wild this is a normal thing to say on the public Internet”

Ditch rigid canary rules. In 2026, progressive delivery relies on reasoning platforms. Catch my talk at KubeAuto Day NA in Salt Lake City! 📅 Nov 9, 12:05 PM 📍 Clark Planetarium 🎟️ kubeauto.day/north-america #KubeCon #Kubernetes

etcd has published a high-priority security update: etcd.io/blog/2026/oc... Yes, this #PatchRelease Friday is brutal today, thanks to eMudhra and PHP, as well as less-covered golang and Node.js fixes. #kubernetes #security #etcd

"While none of the estranged adult children who spoke to Salon in 2024 had endured sexual violence, many described how right-wing politics were deeply intertwined with parents being controlling, cruel and abusive. "Some spoke of being severely beaten. " www.salon.com/2026/10/23/r...

This year's Suggahkiah! It will be for sale at the Leikam Haunkkah Craft Market! fuzzychef.org/leikam-hanuk... (sluggakiah = slug-shaped Hanukkah menorah) #hanukkah #ArtShow #CraftFair #Pottery #Portland