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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 12/09/2026

OK I spent WAYYYYYYYY too long making the header image for my latest blog post, and I also immediately also put in a sticker order.

Comic-book style green text on a red-and-orange "burst" background saying "Dr. Morr Says 'NO!'"

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 25/03/2026

My talk at SRECon is in two hours! Come check it out and learn how simulation can help you with your Kubernetes upgrades! #srecon #kubernetes

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 13/11/2025

For today of you who are curious about how many people fit in the kube, enjoy this linkedin screenshot #kubecon #kubernetes

A screenshot of a LinkedIn post. Ian says "It turns out not all workloads fit in our Kube. We've applied several patches on the kubecon floor. Our line is currently fully operational. Send tape tho."

Beneath that are several photos of a cardboard box labeled SimKube and ACRL. One person is sitting on the ground with the box on their head. Another photo has several people trying to shove the box on someone else.

David says, "unfortunately we don't have an autoscaler for our Kube. Next year!"

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 12/11/2025

Come take the ACRL-sponsored "CAN U FIT IN THE KUBE" challenge at KubeCon! Look for the sign in the vendor hall. #kubecon #kubernetes

A cardboard sign that says "CAN U FIT IN THE KUBE"

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 11/11/2025

BTW I have Mr. Squidler stickers! Come find me if you want one. How could you say no to this lil' guy 😍 #kubecon #kubernetes

A purple octopus with an inquisitive expression on his face, holding a magnifying glass to his right eye.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 01/09/2025

Last one (for now). This is also me.

A sloth-y, bear-y creature, collapsed on a branch, eyes shut, mouth hanging open, definitely going "zzzzzzzzz"

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 01/09/2025

Also me, almost every day (photo credit: me)

A big-horned... goat? Of some variety. Its head is tilted and eyes squinted in a classic "what the fuck are you doing??" expression.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 01/09/2025

Me, almost every day. (photo credit: also me)

A close-up of an orangutan collapsed on the ground, one hand covering its face in a "go away and leave me the fuck alone" gesture.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 12/05/2025

Any of you have this book back in the day?

SMILEYS

:-) :~) :-(
:-| .^V :-o
%-) :-D ;-)

Over 650, compiled by David Sanderson, the "Noah Webster of Smileys"

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 26/04/2025

Ok i maybe spent slightly too much money on books

A giant stack of books on my coffee table

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 25/04/2025

Was looking at my blog stats this morning and realized I just hit 200 subscribers! I know that's small potatoes in the influencer game, but it's exciting to me! Here's to the next 200!

A screenshot from the Substack dashboard:

All subscribers: 200
(up arrow) 1 over last 30 days.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 24/04/2025

Real "research-paper.v3.final.v4.updates.v7.final-final.really-final-version-for-real.docx" vibes.

A screenshot of output from Claude. It has written multiple versions of an ECR lifecycle policy from a single prompt, entitled "Corrected ECR Lifecycle Policy", "Final ECR Lifecycle Policy", "Correct ECR Lifecycle Policy", and "Final ECR Lifecycle Policy Solution".

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 09/03/2025

What's a skill or experience you've gained from open source?

navigate complex priority
resolving merge conflicts
git
github actions
project management
pipelines
arm assembly
mailing lists
resolving merge conflicts
creating merge conflicts

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 05/03/2025

I did bring my thinkpad running arch---I'm assuming I can just flash that at the door and get free admission, right?? (just kidding i bought a ticket like everyone else) #scale22x

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 05/03/2025

On the plane for SCALE 22x! See you in Pasadena!

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 21/01/2025

And literally nothing of value was lost

Screenshot of an email subject saying "Your inactive Comcast.net email account will be closed"

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 18/11/2024

Definitely the best swag at KubeCon this year was from the team at DevZero (devzero.io). Look at this adorable father-son custom-printed Lego Minifig pair! It's me and minimorr! So excite.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 14/11/2024

They have a curling court in the vendor hall! #kubecon

An inflatable curling court in the kubecon vendor hall with curling stones on wheels.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 10/11/2024

There's been a lot of ink spilled about the choice of venue for kubecon this year, and I don't have anything to add to that, but I'm really happy that rejekts found an open/safe space for LGBTQ+ folks here.

A collection of posters. Top left: a 1950s-style poster with a women in polka dots saying "join the rebellion". Top right: a rainbow background with bold white text saying "you are safe here." Bottom left: a blue and white Stand By Me poster with the silhouette of a train and several kids. Bottom right: green leaves.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 10/11/2024

Look they have problems with self driving cars in Utah too.

A black Toyota rav4 with a giant orange traffic cone on its roof.

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 02/10/2024

Have you ever wanted to explore a sequence of events that happened in your Kubernetes cluster in your terminal? Now you can, with SimKube! It's a bit basic right now, but working on improvements! github.com/acrlabs/simk... Built with ❤️, Rust, and Ratatui. #kubernetes #k8s #simkube #rustlang

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 06/11/2023

Ok this tshirt is the best part of kubecon so far

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 03/11/2023

In honor of KubeCon happening next week, I just posted some hot tips for attending conferences on my blog! There's nothing KubeCon specific in here, so hopefully you can all get something out of it no matter what conference you might be attending :) blog.appliedcomputing.io/p/drmorrs-ho...

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drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · 01/11/2023

In one week I'm going to be giving a talk at KubeCon entitled "Running Large-Scale Scheduling Simulations with Virtual Kubelet". Come learn about some of the stuff I've been working on the last couple of months! There might be fun hats. kccncna2023.sched.com/event/1R2pX/... #kubernetes #kubecon

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