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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This week's "Where in the world is Squishy?" is a little trickier ...

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Big news! Our place in Stamullen, Co. Meath, is officially going on the market. It’s an A2-rated, 4-bedroom detached home built in 2022—super warm, turnkey, and ready for its next chapter. Drop me a DM if you or anyone you know might be interested! 🏡✨ Reshares welcome ❤️

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Where in the world is Squishy? Clue? It's a delicious hill/mountain.

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

ShipItCon 2026 has shipped and what a day it was. 300 attendees 3000 euro raised for Focus Ireland and Irish Hospice Foundation 8 prizes given out, including a PS5

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did CK make it to Dublin for ShipItCon 2026?

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

ShipItCon 2026 shipping on Friday 4th September at the Round Room. Less than 30 tickets left ... Help us sell out ❤️

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Everyone loves a raffle—it’s just one of those facts of life! At this year's ShipItCon, we’ll be raffling off a whole host of incredible prizes, including a PlayStation 5, Bose Headphones, and a Garmin Forerunner GPS Smartwatch. ti.to/shipitcon/2026 #shipitcon2026 #givingback

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Fancy helping us bring Squishy to life in an adventure game? Let's talk. Email team@shipitcon.com for details.

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

ShipItCon is back! Inspired by Nicole Forsgren (nicolefv.bsky.social) & Abi Noda's Frictionless, this year's theme dives deep into friction across engineering teams and workflows. 🔥 15 incredible speakers 🗓️ Agenda: ShipItCon.com/agenda We have $0 ad budget, so every repost means the world! 🚀

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We love Reunion Tables at @ShipItCon! Our current teams are great, but former colleagues often lifted us to where we are. I’m booking a Sun Microsystems table to catch up with the crew who shaped my career 20 years ago. Get the old gang together and book a table! ❤️ 👇 ti.to/shipitcon/2026

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ShipItCon: Friction. Managed. Friday September 4th, 2026

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent. Leavitt: Why was she killed? Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 11/11/2025

Presidents past and present 🇮🇪 President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.

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Andrew Pruski 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 @dbafromthecold.com · 04/09/2025

Cool shot of me speaking @shipitcon.bsky.social last week on Chaos Engineering. Massive thank you to the organisers and volunteers....was a great conference and I hope to be back!

Andrew Pruski speaking on stage at ShipItCon 2025 on Chaos Engineering

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Survival In The Age Of Agents Grab a beverage, buckle up and get ready ... shipitcon.com/recording/sh...

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ShipItCon 2025 - ShipItCon

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Dermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

On monday a reshare of a disturbing Twitter post turned up in my feed in Bluesky. I wrote this in response because this is about people. People who are being harassed daily on our streets and attacked and assaulted. Its on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/standi...

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Standing Against Harmful Speech

I feel compelled to respond to recent comments made by Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe In a public post on X (Twitter), Mr. McCabe lamented that “one of the great sorrows of my life has been watching my be...

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ConorFi @conorfi.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The book The Tesla Files by Sönke Iwersen and Michael Verfürden reveals a fear-driven, high-pressure culture at Tesla under Elon Musk—marked by micromanagement, ignored safety issues, and retaliation against employees who speak up.

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The Tesla leaks: what it’s really like to work for Elon Musk

Oliver Moody reports on the whistleblowers who lifted the lid on the ‘cultlike hell’ of the electric car giant’s gigafactories — and the safety record it tried to keep secret

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Spontaneity is the spice of life. Left the house to go get bread and now headed to Malahide with my [t]rusty little fold up bike. ❤️

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I spent 20 minutes looking for a bottle of ketchup in the kitchen. I bought it less than an hour before. Found it eventually in back seat of the car 😂 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Devon scientists reveal 'remarkable' wasp memory

Scientists say digger wasps complete mental tasks which would be taxing even to human brains.

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ShipItCon @shipitcon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Are you ready to see the code? Red pill or blue pill? Your journey to change starts on August 29th 2025. Tickets on sale now : ti.to/shipitcon/sh... #CallForSpeakers #TechCommunity #MatrixVibes

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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · 06/03/2025

Katie Leonard (one of our eng managers) recently wrote a 🔥killer🔥 piece on the current obsession with cutting middle management in the name of "efficiency". "Efficiency is not the same as effectiveness. An org running at 100% capacity is brittle, not agile." www.linkedin.com/pulse/cuttin...

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Cutting Middle Management Is Costing Your Capacity for Change

Over the last year, the tech industry has seen a wave of layoffs targeting middle management. Executives at companies like Meta, Shopify, and Amazon have framed this as a push toward efficiency.

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 01/03/2025

Pretty much sums it up

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ConorFi @conorfi.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

“The report concludes that making these jobs fully remote would boost local economies by an estimated €150 million, increase community engagement, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions.”

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350,000 'hidden' remote working jobs in Ireland - report

There are 350,000 office jobs which could be done remotely according to a new report.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 26/01/2025

It’s a scary time right now. The world feels unstable. The foundations are shaking. Here’s 15 ideas to help you stay grounded 🌻 What Is Grounding? Grounding techniques help you connect with the present moment and manage stress. They’re essential for emotional stability and well-being.

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Shane Lear @shanelear.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Updated list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 21/01/2025

Logged on after a purposeful day of not watching the news, logging off now after seeing the trash fire it was always gonna be. For the next 4 years, I'm going to try to focus on helping my local community and orgs. It's the best thing I can think to do in the face of... all of this.

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

ShipItCon now available on Bluesky : bsky.app/profile/ship... We're moving off Twitter and will post updates such as speaker announcements on ShipItCon.com, LinkedIn and Bluesky going forward. We'd really appreciate some follows. 🤗

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/01/2025

While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Ann Telnaes, an editorial cartoonist with The Washington Post since 2008, announced this evening she's quitting the paper after this cartoon was killed. It depicts media and tech billionaires, including WaPo owner Jeff Bezos. Her full statement here: anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Have you heard this good news? As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy grist.org/cities/chica...

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Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power

To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Leaving 2024 with the inspirational quote, "It takes 3 years to learn how to speak but a lifetime to know when to keep your cake hope shut". Wise words.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

RIP Jimmy Carter.

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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 17/12/2024

Our President has entered the chat ☘️ “To say the Irish people are antisemitic is a deep slander” The President made the comments during a ceremony where the new Palestinian Ambassador presented her credentials

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Michael D Higgins: To say the Irish people are antisemitic is a deep slander

Mr Higgins said he believed that it was part of a 'pattern to damage Ireland'

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Any time we see another CEO pony up a million for Trump’s inauguration, remember this headline.

Headline from 1930s: Hitler Fund Gets ‘Voluntary Gifts’

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I'm attaching a huge, heavy Ikea cabinet to the bathroom wall (plasterboard), opposite the toilet. If I get crushed to death on the toilet please don't mention this in the eulogy. Say I died doing something cool, not pooping.

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Disney Plus for 9.99 a month? Do I look like I'm made of money? They're bringing back Malcolm in the Middle ...

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fry from futurama is eating a bunch of money .

ALT: fry from futurama is eating a bunch of money .

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Celebrating 5 years on STFC and finished up today for 2024 🥰

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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · 07/12/2024

One of my favorite things in the world is when software architects come up to me and tell me how much they enjoyed my piece about how "software architect" is such a bullshit role at most companies. I love you guys. charity.wtf/2023/03/09/a...

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Architects, Anti-Patterns, and Organizational Fuckery

I recently wrote a twitter thread on the proper role of architects, or as I put it, tongue-in-cheek-ily, whether or not architect is a “bullshit role”. It got a LOT of reactions (2.5 we…

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tomwillfixit @tomwillfixit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I should probably have pictures of family members and fun family holidays in the office instead of Jurgen Klopp and Squishy the code shipping squid.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

IMPORTANT: “Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says. Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses.” And removing them would cost a LOT & make traffic worse. #Toronto www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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