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Dave Hall 🌻

@skwashd.wtf
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Once won second prize in a beauty contest. Independent consultant into software engineering leadership, ProactiveOps, serverless, python, DevOps and AWS. Views not endorsed by family/friends/clients/pets.

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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 04/10/2026
My evening walks are so boring.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 03/10/2026
Add a few rats and it’s the New York subway.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 03/10/2026
Money in the late 80s was crazy. I remember my parents mortgage was capped by the federal government at low double digits.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 03/10/2026
14.25% interest rates is wonderful?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 03/10/2026
Yup. That’s a good thing. For a lot of my systems sessions are hard capped at an hour.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 03/10/2026
SREs in Victoria be like
Four panel meme of a cat fast asleep in bed. The first three are captions “earthquake, thunderstorm and alien attack”. The final panel the cat is awake and stressed with the caption “remembers the SSL cert expires today”. 

Image borrowed from LinkedIn. Original source, unknown. It is AI generated.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 02/10/2026
To paraphrase Roman Hrybov: @davidshoebridge.bsky.social, go fuck yourself! www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
The Greens’ defence red lines: No weapons for Ukraine, curtail the US alliance
David Shoebridge believes the Greens can win votes by campaigning to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and legalise recreational cannabis.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 29/09/2026
I’m very excited about this. Expect some content soon
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 28/09/2026
Shakespeare, just fuck off!
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 27/09/2026
Another reason to avoid them www.wxyz.com/news/yes-bal...
wxyz.com
Yes, ball pits are just as filthy as you'd expect, study finds
A study by the University of North Georgia found ball pits in physical therapy offices were crawling with microbes, including some pretty dangerous ones, according to MetroParent.com.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 27/09/2026
You should talk to Lando Norris about that.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 24/09/2026
I always thought it was “Package”.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 24/09/2026
LulzSec at scale!
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 24/09/2026
Has anyone noticed that’s it’s no longer the sophisticated state actors doing all the hacking? It’s always AI. Maybe, just maybe, none of this was ever very hard. Could it be organisations have always been bad at security?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 24/09/2026
The load bearing phrases
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 19/09/2026
They need a “hotdog not a hotdog” vision model to check it before delivering it to the customer. youtu.be/tWwCK95X6go
youtu.be
Silicon Valley - Jian Yangs hotdog app
YouTube video by Felix
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 19/09/2026
Everyone should be very careful using an LLM while sitting on the toilet.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 17/09/2026
LVMH: The BendingSpoons of fashion
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 13/09/2026
Don’t forget “GA” models that require you to contact sales only be told GFY.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
Dario and Sam need to STFU! They’re really not helping.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
Make a band edible: Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
Ah. That makes sense. Nice way to quota maxx.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
Doesn’t that load up the context window with the full session? Wouldn’t /resume do the same thing? I prefer to use @mattpocock.com’s handoff skill and use that as the starting point. Am I missing something?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
With 0% of the votes counted this race is too close to call. We’re not seeing a clear winner emerge. It could be a long night ahead.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
If you haven’t been hacked by an agent swarm, do you really operate a load bearing component in the modern software stack?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 12/09/2026
I’ll check it out. Your post made realise the 80s Australia business world was pretty dodgy, but it’s nothing compared to 2020s America.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 11/09/2026
I don’t like the majors, but IGA in Castlemaine abused their monopoly to rip the town off for decades. When we lived in Newstead it was cheaper to drive to Scarybrough for the weekly shop, even after accounting for the petrol and extra time.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 11/09/2026
Let's see in a few years. A bunch of those who opposed the Woolies in Castlemaine now do their weekly shop there.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 10/09/2026
All of a sudden Matt Mullenweg has a whole lot of free time. How long until he starts being a dick on the podcast circuit? techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/a...
techcrunch.com
Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence | TechCrunch
Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 09/09/2026
Interface endpoints, NAT Gateways and Firewall give you great security, at a massive cost. I get that Jeff likes his rockets, but should us doing things properly fund that?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 01/09/2026
Woman from my bank asks if I want to learn more about the new credit card interest rates coming next month. I decline and say it is a cash grab for shareholders. Some how that’s now a formal complaint with the bank about them being greedy bastards. I look forward to a boilerplate response in 6 weeks
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 31/08/2026
Good luck if you’re using the bucket to server web content. There are companies that maintain lists of buckets used on the web. You delete it, their script will grab it. I know about this from experience.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 29/08/2026
Maybe John Safran can help Steve Price get his hands on some. youtu.be/v8pAZumEzOw?...
youtu.be
John Safran's Music Jamboree - Episode 2
YouTube video by MusicJamboree
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 29/08/2026
The joys of travel. I don’t know what it is about me, but every second trip some bloke at the airport wants to fondle my nuts.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 28/08/2026
If you’re lucky the TSA take you to special little room where you can give them a while presentation on what’s in your bag and how it works.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 28/08/2026
If you see this post, post your getaway vehicle
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 27/08/2026
This questions has piqued my curiosity (stream).
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 27/08/2026
In 2026 posting malware on GitHub is considered “sophisticated cybercrime”?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 25/08/2026
Reminds me of this Bill Gates quote: “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years”
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 25/08/2026
Did Apple release some new shiny toys?
Screenshot of the top 3 posts of Hacker News:

* Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute (apple.com)
* New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra (apple.com)
* New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro (apple.com)
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 25/08/2026
Aren’t we supposed to be calling it North North Dakota or something now?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 23/08/2026
I’ll make a note to try it when I go to China later this year.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 23/08/2026
Peace, love and
Packet of Gaganis premium mung beans
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 23/08/2026
Kinda fitting for an event sponsored by TCS.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
Now I know why @stilgherrian.com has a podcast.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
@darthputinkgb.bsky.social this one of your “friends”?
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
I haven’t been there this decade, but last time I was there it was one of the saddest Myers I’ve ever seen. Ballarat is pretty crap too. Unlike Bendigo their last reno was done in the 90s, not the 80s.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
Let Russia win? Yeah fuck off!
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
Bring MECCA, renovate Myer, modernise a few more shops, close the road again, get a nice restaurant or cafe and you have a great space.
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Dave Hall 🌻 @skwashd.wtf · 21/08/2026
I try to avoid sitting by a road. I don’t want the noise and fumes. They need more retail that connects with Hargreaves Street. Not a huge glass shopfront and a tiny door. Look at the Bourke Street mall. All those shops invite you in. Council should offer rates concessions for improvements.
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