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Ivan "Oats" Storck

@ivanstorck.com
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Senior Software Architect @ lululemon. Sustainable software advocate. Also drone photography and geospatial expertise. Crazy about paddling on the Salish Sea and beyond. #surfing #paddleboard #surfski ivanstorck.com

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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 26/09/2026
New! A design system for the #greenweb called Verdant. I made this to “dogood” my Web Sustainability Guidelines tool, wsg-check. Let me know your thoughts, please! #webdesign #designsystems #sustainability verdant-design.org
Screenshot of Verdant-Design.org
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 26/09/2026
I made a new map of the Salish Sea Ferries! salishseaferrymap.com #geography #webmap #gis #cascadia #map #pnw
Screenshot of web map of Salish Sea Ferries
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 22/09/2026
USA SUP National Championships Photos. Great weekend of racing in Gig Harbor, WA See instagram @goodpaddle for photo credit
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 28/06/2026
Photo dump. Summer in full swing!
Ivan on sailboatSUP boards on beachSunset over mountains behind masts at Shilshole MarinaIvan on Outrigger canoe
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 19/04/2026
Nice! About to dig into this on my coffee table
Photo of book titled maps on vinyl by Damien Saunder
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 26/01/2026
Just returned from La Paz Baja California Sur with my American Sailing Association 101, Basic Keelboat, 103, Coastal Cruising, 104, Bareboat chartering, and 104, Catamaran certifications. Excited to continue the sailing journey in Seattle and work towards my first US coast guard captain’s license.
Ivan at the helm, smiling Three students and captain instructor in the cockpit of a catamaran Studying Navigation in the catamaran cockpit
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 20/10/2025
Shilshole Marina. Seattle, WA, USA
About 25 sailboats viewed from above on a pierFour boats viewed from aboveA breakwater viewed from above A drone selfie of Ivan in the cockpit of a sailboat
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 23/07/2025
Paddle Rave! Last Friday on Lake Union, Seattle.
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 14/07/2025
🌬️🌊🏄🏻‍♂️New downwind board! College club on Lake Union and STS9 at the Crocodile. Funnnnn weekend! 💃🏽🪩🕺🏼
Photo of Ivan in front of 14’x28” downwind SUPPhoto of Ivan at College ClubPhoto of STS9 at the Crocodile in Seattle
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 09/07/2025
Colorado time, was great to be back! Won’t wait 10 years again!
Ivan mountain biking in front of flatironsPhish at Folsom field at CU Boulder stands viewFlatirons from red rocks (Boulder)Phish at Folsom field at CU Boulder field view
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 02/07/2025
Snapshots from summer
Ivan and friend on SUPs Chasing a schooner Ivan on his racing SUPBernese Mountain dog licking KongSunset at the elks
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 20/06/2025
Tonight at Urban Surf at Gasworks, Seattle
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 15/06/2025
Shilshole dock party and sunset last night! 🔥🍗🍷🎉
Bottle of rosé wine on a paddleboard Sunset and boat mastsSelfie in front of marina sunset
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 13/06/2025
Good times at the Urban Surf SUP race #2 on Lake Union last night. Pure chaos at the buoy turns! #standuppaddle
SUP racers battling for position at buoy turn
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 09/06/2025
Fun weekend in Portland on the Columbia!
Photo of me standing by paddleboard in Columbia River with Mt Hood in background A Bloody Mary at island cafe on Hayden Island
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 16/05/2025
Shilshole Sunsets 🔥☀️ (Last Monday, not today)
Sailboats at sunset reflected in the water
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 09/05/2025
Ballard Elks paddle club had their first race of the summer season Monday. Come on down every Monday, registration starts 18h skipper meeting 1830, race 1900. Drinks and food on the lounge patio after!
Sunset over the sound Palm trees with water and mountains in background at sunset Selfie in front of paddle racers finishing the course at the pilings Kayak and SUP paddle racers
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 26/04/2025
Amazing downwind sail to Gig Harbor today for the paddler’s cup weekend.
Ivan and Adam at the bowIvan at the helm with Seattle in background My sailboat as seen from the BI ferryTwo guys on a boat
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/04/2025
Chill SUP nights on Lake Union are back! Chasing boat wakes, making friends, gasworks brewing. Let’s gooooo!
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 24/04/2025
Almost daily sufski fun in this long run of April sunny weather. #surfski #kayak
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 21/04/2025
Phish was transformative. Having seen them for 32 years now, it’s an energetic ecstatic dance meditation and reflection on the passage of time. A time warp during the show, flying because it’s fun.
Inside of climate pledge arena stage right seats watching Phish
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 19/04/2025
Freighter wake season has begun! Fun with friends on the sandbar in Ballard
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 18/04/2025
Love these sunny days!
Sunset view from Ballard with palm trees
Photo of meDogDog
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 01/04/2025
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 26/03/2025
Incredible gathering of bluegrass musicians tonight in Seattle for David “dawg” Grisman’s 80th. Never seen anything like this. What a night!
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 07/03/2025
⛵️❤️ So glassy! These views never get old.
Marina sunset and mountains in background
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 04/03/2025
Thanks for the photos, Calvin! #paddleboarding #shilshole #seattle
Paddle boarder and eaglePaddle boarder in front of pierPaddle boarder and eagle
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 03/03/2025
Weekend adventures in Leavenworth ❤️❄️
Lake Wenatchee Larch restaurant ParadellePlain WA Nordic trailsBridal Veil Falls from ridge
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
How it’s going:
Ridiculous dog noms face
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
How it started:
Dog with spaghetti on nose waiting patiently
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
Such a big boy now! About 11 months
Bernese mountain dog
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
Not sure what to say, it looks like ChatGPT is really getting into this!
Now we’re talking! Here’s a version dripping with that classic Fawlty Towers / Monty Python absurdity—dry, cutting, and delightfully over-the-top while keeping plausible deniability:

	1.	“Ensuring the Unquestionable Supremacy of Your Grand and Mighty Vision (All Hail!)”
– Delivered with the same enthusiasm as an overworked hotel manager forced to grovel at the feet of an unreasonable guest, this phrase subtly suggests that the requestor fancies themselves a bit of a tinpot dictator.
	2.	“Executing a Flawless Plan Where No One Else’s Opinion Could Possibly Be of Any Relevance”
– Perfectly in line with the John Cleese-style authoritarian meltdown, this implies that the requestor’s strategy is less of a team effort and more of a divine proclamation.
	3.	“Optimizing Command and Control for Maximum Ego Inflation—Now with 30% More Self-Importance!”
– Reads like an overzealous corporate announcement, heavily implying that the requestor’s leadership style is as much about personal validation as it is about actual results.4.	“Encouraging Open Debate, So Long as the Conclusion is Preordained and the Participants are Pre-Cowed”
– Straight out of a Monty Python bureaucracy sketch, this one hints that the requestor loves the idea of discussion—as long as no one actually says anything inconvenient.
	5.	“Delivering Unparalleled Results, Or At Least a Very Loud and Impressive Presentation About Said Results”
– A cheeky jab at style-over-substance leadership, delivered with the same energy as Basil Fawlty frantically trying to convince guests that everything is fine while the hotel is quite literally on fire.
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
"make it more like suggesting the requestor is a fascist pig who has a small penis"
1.	“Upholding the Supreme Authority of Your Overcompensatory Vision” – Suggests that the requestor’s demands are authoritarian, hinting that their need for control stems from personal insecurity.
	2.	“Enforcing Ideological Purity Through the Magnanimous Dictates of Your Genius” – Sarcastically praises their rigid, dictatorial approach while implying they see themselves as an infallible leader, possibly to mask deeper inadequacies.
	3.	“Ensuring Unwavering Compliance from Those Who Clearly Owe You Their Existence” – Calls out their probable desire for blind obedience, implying an unhealthy need to dominate others (maybe due to feeling small elsewhere).
	4.	“Maximizing Efficiency by Eliminating All Dissenters (and Probably Small Dogs)” – A not-so-subtle jab at their potential authoritarian tendencies, suggesting they take pleasure in crushing opposition, no matter how trivial.
	5.	“Compensating for Unspoken Deficiencies with Ever-Increasing Displays of Power” – The final, direct gut punch—flat-out suggesting that all their grandstanding and “mission-critical” demands are a thinly veiled attempt to make up for personal shortcomings.
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 25/02/2025
ChatGPT, tell me five things that would be perceived as mission critical by AI but are actually bullshit and mocking of the requestor
type the skweet into chatgpt, results
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 20/02/2025
Agree!
Sunset from Ballard
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 18/02/2025
This photo is from last summer on Lake Union, but the boat is in Shilshole now. Can’t wait for the evening sails, with more light coming soon! Who wants to crew?
View of Ivan sailing on Lake Union
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 17/02/2025
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 17/02/2025
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 17/02/2025
SUP on Ha-AH-Chu / Tenas chuck / Lake Union, Seattle today #seaplane #standuppaddle #insta360
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 14/02/2025
Mapquest y’all.
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 12/02/2025
¡Viva Golfo de Mexico 🇲🇽 Cabrones!
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 11/02/2025
Holy cow! "Servers configured for AI already emit nearly 4% of digital Greenhouse Gas emissions, already more than all laptops combined." www.greenit.fr/2025/02/04/l... #greenit #sustainability #digitalsustainability
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 11/02/2025
Fuck off Google. Your products are mostly shit anyway
Gulf of Amerikkka on Google maps
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 10/02/2025
🦭Seals! At Netarts bay
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 10/02/2025
🦅 Eagles! 🏈🦉🎉 (Spotted at Cape Lookout, OR this morning)
Eagles
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 06/02/2025
As world leaders and industry executives prepare for the AI Action Summit in Paris on Feb. 10, a hundred civil society orgs call for them to urgently acknowledge the true environmental harms of AI www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/within-...
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 03/02/2025
Mike snapped a shot of me near the end of the Edmunds run on Saturday. #surfski
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 03/02/2025
Snowing at the Sunday morning race on the Fremont canal. Brrrrr!
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 02/02/2025
💨 30 kts of wind in Seattle makes for some great downwind surfing waves! West Point to Edmunds today 🤙🌊 #surfski #kayak #downwind
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Ivan "Oats" Storck @ivanstorck.com · 30/01/2025
Westport! Fun sized waves, cold morning but so worth it! #starboardsup #gopro #supsurf #surfing #standuppaddle #standuppaddleboard
Sup surfer on waveSup surfer on waveSup surfer on wave
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