Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026LLMs got good at code because it's verifiable. Operations isn't, so manufacture the reward by simulating production, the way robotics learns in simulation before reality. The catch: the model only ever covers the failures you already understood. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/06... 020
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New blog post: Sovereignty as an SRE problem. Three years on Google Cloud Dedicated, operated by S3NS in France. The political ask of "sovereignty" breaks down operationally into three intertwined SRE questions: SLA, staffing and complexity. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/05...dajobe.orgSovereignty as an SRE problem : Dave BeckettSovereignty as an SRE problem 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Coding LLMs spread because public code spread. Production engineering data is private by default, so AI-for-ops concentrates around whoever has it. The data plane matters more than the model. AI for Production Engineering: Who Gets to Build It www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/05...dajobe.orgAI for Production Engineering - Who Gets to Build It : Dave BeckettAI for Production Engineering - Who Gets to Build It 210
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Why LLMs work for code but struggle with systems: code is verifiable. Production engineering depends on live state. Same change, different outcome. The Verifiability Gap in Production Engineering www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/05...dajobe.orgThe Verifiability Gap in Production Engineering : Dave BeckettThe Verifiability Gap in Production Engineering 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026A file is a table. A line is a row. `comm -12` is intersection, `comm -23` is set difference, `join` is an inner join, `sort -u` is DISTINCT, `sort | uniq -c` is GROUP BY + COUNT. A line-oriented relational algebra hiding inside POSIX: www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/05...dajobe.orgText Files as Tables : Dave BeckettText Files as Tables 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Fleet automation lesson four years on: the caps on your destructive operations bound count. They don't bound concentration. Sorted host lists correlate with physical topology, and 'head -n 5' will cheerfully take out a rack. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/04... 010
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Today I started work as a Senior Staff Production Engineer at Crusoe AI in SF. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/04...dajobe.orgAI. SF. Crusoe : Dave BeckettAI. SF. Crusoe 110
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026At this point we need a language model solely trained on Claude Code product releases. 130
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Going out for a walk and lunch. /remote-control and continue working. #claude 010
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Made my second viewing for IMAX Project Hail Mary. I highly recommend the film and IMAX and the creators and the stars. 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Good news everybody $DJT all time low. I'm confident he can do better, I'm sure he can collapse it to $0. He'll have to make it up with bribe jets and crypto scams. 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I wrote up how I manage dotfiles in my homelab with zero dependencies. No frameworks, installers or runtime requirements. Uses git and shell scripts so I can easily setup machines and manage them. The goal: simple, predictable configs that work everywhere. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/03...dajobe.orgZero-Dependency Dotfiles for a Homelab : Dave BeckettZero-Dependency Dotfiles for a Homelab 110
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Eight coding LLM tools, one configuration. Same prompts, same workflow, different models on demand. The harness layer matters more than the model. www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/03...dajobe.orgEight Coding LLM Tools, One Configuration : Dave BeckettEight Coding LLM Tools, One Configuration 201
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I was going to write a post about how LLM based coding has changed the software interview process in 2026... but it hasn't. Over the 15+ interviews so far, it barely came up. Maybe it's due to the level I'm aiming at. My one pro tip: learn @excalidraw.com keyboard shortcuts. 011
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 07/03/2026I’ve spent the last 9+ months using AI coding tools heavily and I have thoughts: • The harness is becoming more important than the model • Agents are mostly code-writing loops with tools • Code might be becoming the new assembler www.dajobe.org/blog/2026/03...dajobe.orgThe Harness Is The Product (and Other Hot Takes) : Dave BeckettThe Harness Is The Product (and Other Hot Takes) 251
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 02/03/2026What's the latest on Operation Epstein Fury? Did the objective of distracting everyone work? 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Looks like somebody’s going to have to give back their FIFA peace prize. 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025At a weird stage of LLM stuff today. I caught Claude Code out and got it to admit failure and then asked it “how can I prevent you doing this in future?“ It's answer: How to Prevent Me From Disobeying in Future 020
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Overheard SRE: “every time I look at this, there is another mystery” #srelife 010
Reposted by Dave BeckettLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank 22505584920036
Reposted by Dave BeckettKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 26/04/2025NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country. Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/04... 37497574738
Reposted by Dave BeckettThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/03/2025Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole theonion.com/trump-c... 913254572
Reposted by Dave BeckettThe Verge @theverge.com · 21/02/2025Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGEbuff.lyFederal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGEWe the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters. 6745311575
Reposted by Dave BeckettHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Strong rumor with credible sourcing: DOJ has put all of public integrity line attorneys in a room and told them they have an hour for someone to choose who will sign motion to dismiss and if nobody does, they will all be fired. The nastiest strong-arming in DOJ history by a long shot. 57481302810
Reposted by Dave BeckettBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 14/02/2025DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸 1016164544544
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 02/02/2025I needed this @elienyc.bsky.social segment youtu.be/GzvgnJiVd9U?...youtu.beElie Ying Mystal: 'Only the American people who empowered [Trump] can take that power away'YouTube video by MSNBC 010
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Production Chaos: A little about chaos from the end of my time at Twitter. www.dajobe.org/blog/2025/02...dajobe.orgProduction Chaos : Dave BeckettProduction Chaos 030
Reposted by Dave BeckettAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉 359818815941153
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 29/01/2025If I ever write an SRE book, it’ll either be called "Reboot Fixed It" or "The Power of No" #srelife 131
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 12/01/2025🤡 "Inside the mind of Elon Musk, by those who worked for him" by Hugh Tomlinson and George Willoughby for Sunday Times (UK) www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...thetimes.comInside the mind of Elon Musk, by those who worked for himInsiders reveal the moods and methods of Donald Trump’s ‘first buddy’ — as we track his increasing fixation on Keir Starmer and visualise his inner circle 000
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Happy birthday to me. I got 2 presents so far before dawn today 1. Trump is a convicted felon 34x. Hopefully more after 2028 2. 3.7 magnitude earthquake in SF earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... it's also Bash's 36th birthday bsky.app/profile/cybe... I've probably been using it for 30 years.earthquake.usgs.govThe Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services. 010
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 08/01/202510 Years an SRE www.dajobe.org/blog/2025/01...dajobe.org10 Years an SRE : Dave Beckett's blog10 Years an SRE 010
Reposted by Dave BeckettElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 07/01/2025On March 25, my new book comes out. It's called "Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America" This is my Bill of Wrongs. Instead of saying "orange man bad," I drilled down on 10 laws most people like that are actually destroying us. You can preorder below: www.amazon.com/Bad-Law-Popu... 25259321252
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I just discovered this exists. It’s a version of the long running UK show. Might be the way to survive the next 4 years 100
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Bumper stickers that need to exist: 1. CONVICT TRUMP 2028 2. I [HEART] FASCISM to put on any Tesla CyberTrash you see. CyberTrump? The first one could probably go on the cyber dumpster as well. 010
Dave Beckett @dajobe.bsky.social · 19/08/2024Fixed it for them. Unless the trash can itself is trash? 010