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Barret Blake

@barretblake.dev
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I am me. Developer, speaker, manager, gamer, husband, father, blogger, model railroader, photographer, Buckeyes fan, Browns fan (sometimes) #MicrosoftMVP Columbus, Ohio, USA · linktr.ee/barretblake

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 25m
QOTD: using AI doesn't make you a developer any more than buying power tools makes me a carpenter. #CloudAISummit2026
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 47m
From the archives... What's New in .NET Aspire 9.1 barretblake.dev/posts/development/2… #aspire #dotnet
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 1h
Now to learn about how they developed the #CloudAISummit2026 website using GitHub Spec-Kit with Kevin Kevin Grossnicklaus
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 1h
Aw, man...
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h
Well, got at least one session accepted for #Codemash2027. Woot!
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Scott Allen @theweaseltimeline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When does the winning start?
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h
It's the "and more" that will be the problem.
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4h
The Ameristar conference center has the most comfortable chairs of any conference venue I've been to. Not that that would take a lot.
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4h
Of course they did, because bribes and payoffs. Oh, sorry, campaign contributions...
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4h
Next up is some .NET configuration with Kevin Griffin. #CloudAISummit2026
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 5h
John Papa sharing wisdom on using Ai effectively at #CloudAISummit2026 keynote
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 5h
C# Dev Tip of the Day Make API error responses consistent across endpoints. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/co…
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 6h
Can you spot the problem? #CloudAISummit2026
Conference lanyard with a missing letter
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 6h
Almost time for the #CloudAISummit2026 keynote with John Papa. Cool stuff
Conference center ballroom at Ameristar Casino
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 6h
Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimag… Credit: Robert Eder
Explanation: Peculiar spiral galaxy Arp 78 is found within the boundaries of the head strong constellation Aries. Some 100 million light-years beyond the stars and nebulae of our Milky Way galaxy, the island universe is an enormous 200,000 light-years across. Also known as NGC 772, it sports a prominent, outer spiral arm in this detailed cosmic portrait. Tracking along sweeping dust lanes and lined with young blue star clusters, Arp 78's overdeveloped spiral arm is pumped-up by galactic-scale gravitational tides. Interactions with its brightest companion galaxy, the more compact NGC 770 seen directly below the larger spiral, are likely responsible. Embedded in faint star streams revealed in the deep telescopic exposure, NGC 770's fuzzy, elliptical appearance contrasts nicely with spiky foreground Milky Way stars.    APOD's email for image submissions has changed. Please see: APOD Submissions.  Tomorrow's picture: a harvest
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 7h
Now this is how you run a conference. Pepsi for the drinks and soda available at breakfast time and without needing tickets. Well done #CloudAISummit2026
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19h
Lol. 😂
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16h
Time for this classic again.
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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 13h
Anthropic have non-cancellable obligations of $500bn yet they have $4.6bn of cancellable income. How on earth do they expect an IPO valuation of $2tn?! Is its existential risk to humanity the risk it presents to the market?
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 19h
From the Visual Studio blog... In case you missed it earlier... Visual Studio September Update – Power Your Workflow with Your Model devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio… #VisualStudio #Agent #BYOM #GitHubCopilot
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
If anyone uses the term Super Intelligence I can only conclude they’re an idiot.
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 23h
Satellite view of Ohio — 2026-09-28 Imagery: MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-84… Imagery: NASA GIBS #satellite #NASA #EarthObservation
Satellite image of Ohio captured on 2026-09-28 using MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor imagery from NASA GIBS
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 23h
Power Automate Tip of the Day Return error details from child flows without exposing secrets. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-aut…
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
Look on top of bunk beds and closets???? How short is the average ICE goon?
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Shawn Wildermuth @wildermuth.com · 29/09/2026
No notes
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
From the Visual Studio blog... Visual Studio September Update – Power Your Workflow with Your Model devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio… #VisualStudio #Agent #BYOM #GitHubCopilot
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
C# Dev Tip of the Day Do not use Console.WriteLine as application logging. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/co…
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimag… Credit: Pawel Piechnik
Explanation: What causes the swirl in the Shrimp Nebula? Its high speed is likely. What is sure is that Sh2-188 is one of the larger planetary nebulas on the night sky, by angular size, spanning about half the diameter of the Moon. Moreover, the white-dwarf core -- leftover from the Sun-like star that shed its outer atmosphere -- is moving unusually fast through interstellar space, creating a bow shock most visible on the upper left that is similar to a boat plowing through water. Although faint, the Shrimp Nebula glows also by compressing and brightening gas on its leading edge. The featured image was taken in the light of hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen by a backyard telescope in Krakow, Poland and then digitally adjusted to approximate the nebula's true colors.    APOD's email for image submissions has changed. Please see: APOD Submissions  APOD's main NASA site has moved: From apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod  Tomorrow's picture: open space
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
What does that even mean on a LEGO set???? lol
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Luise Freese 👑 @luisefreese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI Does Not Need to Be Fascist to Serve Fascism On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper. Read more: aimbivalence.com/en/bits/ai-does-not-need-to-be-fascist-to-serve-fascism/ #AI #aimbivalence
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
From the .NET blog... In case you missed it earlier... Build Agentic UI with the new Blazor AI components devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build… #dotnet #AI #ASPNETCore #Aspire #Blazor #csharp #AGUI #AgenticUI #MicrosoftAgentFramework #MicrosoftFoundry
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
It was indeed a beautiful day in the Ohio today.
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026
We're all gonna die...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Revolting.
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MAGA Pastor Sparks Outrage After Claiming People Are Living In 'Insane Asylum' If They Think Women Should Be Able To Vote Or Have Jobs
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Casey Ayers @casey.app · 28/09/2026
This is what we call Duval Energy
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
You'll get there!
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
According to the last election, more than half of Americans ARE actually that stupid.
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
Power Automate Tip of the Day Design child flows with clear inputs and outputs. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-aut…
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
From the archives... Power Automate Connectors - Entra ID barretblake.dev/posts/videos/2025/0… #youtube #powerautomate #flow #flowfam #entraid
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
I've been wanting a language filter for years...
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
From the .NET blog... Build Agentic UI with the new Blazor AI components devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build… #dotnet #AI #ASPNETCore #Aspire #Blazor #csharp #AGUI #AgenticUI #MicrosoftAgentFramework #MicrosoftFoundry #MicrosoftExtensionsAI
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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026
The number of election related text messages I am getting is insane. Literally at least 5 per day.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is such a fucking racket and these companies are all in cahoots. The best way to protect yourself and your employees from AI is to abstain from using it.
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you were wondering what makes an effective memorial. It's the one you can't ignore
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG has really been going after her own.
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/09/2026
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, 404 Media has learned. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI images. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Sccop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/humans-readi...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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