Mike Tougeron

Ya! My kiddo just signed up for #uoregon today! I'm so excited for him!

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed watching Andy Rooney until @sfotony.bsky.social brought him up today. Now I've spent a bunch of time watching old YouTube videos of him. One of the good ones I've come across so far that I can still totally relate to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDvs...

Been working on this one for a while — it's a little bit of history of a key foundation of internet technology, and a little bit of an explainer about how people _actually_ invent things. This is the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/h...

How many @microsoft.com engineers does it take to change a lightbulb? None, they just opened the Windows. 🤣😜 (shamelessly stolen #dadjoke from work slack joke channel)

This is just my opinion but ...

On Mon Jan 5th, 2026 11am PT I'll be talking about #ArgoCD (from @argoproj.bsky.social ); specifically #ApplicationSets advanced use-cases you might find interesting & some other tips & tricks. It'll be on #ArgoUnpacked with @todaywasawesome.com & Revital Barletz. www.youtube.com/live/-_BYXCX...

Do I know anyone who works at #Slack? If so, can they make an awesome new feature that let's me merge channels to reduce the friggin sprawl I'm dealing with for the duplicate topic channels I keep getting added to? That would be so incredible!

I got a new kitten today!!! I'm so excited! He's 5 months old and was named Spirit. I like the name so I think we'll keep it but we'll see what my kid says when he gets home. 💖😁😹

Two KubeCons, One Conference: While Everyone Demos AI Agents, Engineers Are Fighting With Syslogs I think this is one of the reason I have not been at many conferences, but rather to barcamps in the last years - you hear the status quo.

@todaywasawesome is kicking off #ArgoCon 2025 in Atlanta! We’re starting strong with an incredible fact: 66% of Kubernetes users are already using Argo projects 💙 — a true testament to the power, adoption, and community behind Argo CD, Workflows, Rollouts, and Events. 👇

I’m here at the Red Hat booth at #openaiday at #kubeconna and they made Bruno his own badge!

I've been off social media for a while now for a mental break, but I'm back this week to watch the #kubecon feeds. Still avoiding the main feed though. Geez I wish I was in Atlanta with everyone! FOMO is real

Is it just me or is it now cheaper to pay for cable than for all the streaming services?!? The back of napkin math isn't looking so nice...

Love this: "Apple could, rather than creating golden bribes for child sexual predators, actually send a message to its users explaining that it would like to continue providing value to its customers, and ask those customers for help making that case to their elected officials"

I so wish I could be there for this. It looks like it'll be a great event. #fomo

I can't believe looking Hispanic or speaking Spanish is now evidence of a crime. That's next level racist bullshit! On the flip side, does that mean we can start arresting the ultra rich on suspicion of embezzlement & other crimes just because they are rich? That's what that ruling implies, right?

This is useful btw!

So weird how no one invented "looking busy at work despite not being busy" until recently. You'd think someone would've come up with that before now, but no, it's a new trend, with a name that is definitely real and commonly used.

I BBQ'd burgers for lunch today and I did it _without pain_!!! I'm so happy right now. 🥳

Heads up for those of you out there running #ArgoCD instances; especially in a multi-tenant model. github.com/argoproj/arg...

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

This is a beautiful way to think about it

PSI Metrics for Kubernetes Graduates to Beta-

Spent my video game hour today playing the Anno 117: Pax Romana demo. It was only an hour so I don't have much of an opinion yet but for whatever reason even though that style game is my jam, I just can't figure out the money making mechanics on it & I always go broke. 😢

This is just ridiculous. This kind of pay package is just farcical and an insult to the company employees. No one deserves or needs this sort of compensation package. You could end world hunger for this kind of money. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I got to say, I've been really happy with bearable.app. It's really helped me understand & track my mood/pain the last 2-3 months. Even though I'm on the mend physically I think I'm going to keep using it for mood tracking. The insights/correlations have been really useful.

Oh wow! @scottlynch78.bsky.social is on bsky. I loved The Lies of Locke Lamora! And its sequels of course but The Lies has a special place in my heart.

Do we have metrics on how often LLMs generate similar blocks of code across the industry? Most software being developed isn't unique, and it seems we'd be better served by new frameworks, and higher level abstractions. But then we're back to the discovery problem, something LLMs seem to help with.

Dear streaming services, "no ads" also means no friggin pre rolls advertising your own shows. Those are still annoying ads that I'm paying you not to see...

Ouch SCOTUS

All kidding about this nonsense answer aside: The regime is asserting the power to murder without trial a boat full of people suspected of drug trafficking, who easily could have been intercepted and arrested instead. That is unconscionable and horrifying even assuming everyone aboard was guilty.

Giving @openvibe.social a try to keep active on both @bsky.app and @hachyderm I'm not sure I fully like the feel of the feed UI but that might just be because I'm not used to it yet. I do like the way you can cross-post tag someone. That's pretty cool.

Hey, Bay Area software geek friends: next week is #KCD #SF Bay at the Computer History Museum. I'll be demo'ing bootc, and there are lots of other great talks. Registration is still open; use FRIENDS25 for 25% off. tickets.kcdsfbayarea.com #kubernetes #containers

Using multi-cluster environments in production? SIG #Multicluster is building a multi-cluster management and monitoring tool. You can contribute and have your pain points addressed by filling out the form yourself/sharing it with others who have relevant experience: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The schedule for #Rejekts2025 Atlanta is out👉🏾 cfp.cloud-native.rejekts.io/cloud-native... Congrats to those who made it. We look forward to a great time with the community in Atlanta! 🤗

Again, Woke is just "👩🏼Wow... I admit, I didn't know that many Black people growing up, so I didn't know any of this! Before I knew this stuff, a lot of things Black people ask for seemed... really unreasonable? But... the more I learn about this stuff, the more reasonable their asks seem?"

I can't decide if I want to see The Roses in a theater or if I want to wait for it to come out on streaming.

I just don't understand the promotion/celebration of traitors in this country. These people rebelled and killed their fellow country mean for _slavery_, money, and power. They deserve to be remembered in history only as examples of what not to do. They are not people to look up to.

Wow, I can look up in the air without neck/back pain. I haven't been able to do that in many, many years. 😄 Though I did rollover onto my right arm so now I can't move it today again. That probably means I'll need the shoulder injection too but that's ok. But this is great progress! I'm so happy!!

If you're a contributor to Kubernetes, check your eligibility and get ready to learn about the candidates running for the 4 steering positions open this year!

I could have sworn there was something called innocent until proven guilty that prevented some of this stuff... Also, why not focus on the white collar business crime that costs many millions and is rarely prosecuted and impacts hundreds of thousands of Californians each year?!?

Sometimes I wish this was me. I could use the stress/anxiety relief.

At some point, the evidence becomes overwhelming — and we have reached that point. The frog in the metaphorical pot of water has boiled to death. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

Starship's Mage book 1 is free until Friday! A young Mage has some unusual talents, and, in the way of unusual things, they get him in a great deal of trouble as he starts his career on an interstellar merchant ship! mybook.to/StarshipsMag...