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Rob Hirschfeld

@zehicle.robhirschfeld.com
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In Baltimore, CEO & Co-Founder of RackN Bare Metal Automation platform.

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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 20/08/2026
hold on...I thought Ted Cruz (Cruise?) was the escape to Mexico artist? I can't keep up.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 20/08/2026
just threw "carbons" into a sentence about Memos.... oh dear.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 14/08/2026
100% agree
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is some of the best news I get. Great explanations and diligence in addressing their own opions versus objective facts. Highly recommend a listen.
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TheSpinMD @mikemaney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
THREAD: Akamai’s cloud leaders have laid out a compelling case for why a cloud built for raw power is no longer enough in a world that runs on proximity. My quick summary of their points, plus a provocative thesis from IDC's Dave McCarthy that calls into question how we define hyperscale. /1
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 23/06/2026
Providing some of sharpest election dynamics analysis anywhere.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Election night preview from the L&C election guru (and my kid!) Joe Dye josephdye.substack.com/p/new-york-p...
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New York Primary Preview
Tonight, voters in New York, South Carolina, Maryland, and Utah head to the polls to nominate their candidates for the 2026 election.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 15/06/2026
I think "antitrust" is should be 1984 Department name now... Welcome to the Ministry of TrustMaxing
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 01/05/2026
3 and that antenna was a pain
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Tremendous economy, "the hottest in the world," they're saying, incredible economy, yes, we're buying cartel gold and selling it as our own, they're saying it's the greatest economy of all time.
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U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’
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TheSpinMD @mikemaney.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Super duo of identify/delivery smartness here. Don't miss it.
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a couple of people are sitting in a cockpit of an airplane looking out the window at a star wars scene .
ALT: a couple of people are sitting in a cockpit of an airplane looking out the window at a star wars scene .
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 31/03/2026
I made a funny short about this... youtube.com/shorts/Hhw8n...
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Do you suffer from Token Anxiety? #AI #OpenClaw #Agents #Funny
YouTube video by RackN
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 31/03/2026
Today is Trans Day of Visibility.
Trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people have always been here — from the hijra of India to the Diné nádleehi to the leaders who built the modern LGBTQIA+ movement here in New York.
Your existence is not up for debate. Your lives are not a political issue.
We're fighting for a city where every trans New Yorker can live openly, safely, and with joy.
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Chris Short @chrisshort.net · 31/03/2026
Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore #devopsish
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Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore
Interview: Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away
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RackN @rackn.com · 24/03/2026
Still managing bare metal the hard way? When infrastructure demand spikes, manual processes turn into outages, delays, and weekend work. RackN Digital Rebar makes bare metal operations repeatable—so scaling feels like a workflow, not an emergency. 👉 Schedule a demo: rackn.com/schedule/
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RackN @rackn.com · 12/03/2026
Would you try to use #AI in your everyday operations processes? In this video, an operator asks an AI assistant to help manage bare metal, configure a server, and recover a failure. It goes about as well as you would expect: rackn.com/blog/ai-isnt...
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P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Anthropic is trying to carve out a space for itself as the non-MAGA AI. We talk about the commercial and legal implications & so much more! With @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the event...
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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 10/03/2026
Hear @stu.bsky.social, Senior Director of Market Insights, Hybrid Platforms at Red Hat on @redmonk.com's MonkCast. We chat about Stu's career in the tech industry, including behind-the-scenes stories from his time as an analyst at theCUBE redmonk.com/videos/cloud... youtube.com/shorts/KKYtl...
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Stu Miniman on the Origins of theCUBE #opensource #technology #redhat #infrastructure
YouTube video by RedMonk
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 09/03/2026
Another case showing we're so far past assuming that we can default to trusting authority. @lawandchaospod.bsky.social has been doing a great job explaining how the Bench has shifted it stance away from deference.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Trump couldn't be bothered to actually nominate Kari Lake to lead the US Agency for Global Media, so she just started showing up and claiming to be the boss. Turns out, not so much. www.lawandchaospod.com/p/judge-rule...
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Judge Rules That Kari Lake Is Still A Loser
Making the Federal Vacancies Reform Act great again.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 09/03/2026
Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO. More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky
After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.
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RackN @rackn.com · 03/03/2026
"Redfish is a standard" Until an OEM changes it ⚠️ Dell pre-implemented a breaking iDRAC 10 change before the spec updated. Boot order broke silently. Digital Rebar handles it. Homegrown scripts don't. rackn.com/blog/redfish...
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Or … Bondi could stop asking DOJ lawyers to do crazy unethical shit that gets them in trouble with state bars
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Maybell Romero @maybell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Knock me over with a feather. They ran it! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/o...
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Opinion | The Epstein Files and Our Broken Public Trust
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 20/02/2026
your coverage of the intersection of Law and Tech is fantastic
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P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Grocery stores are testing out surge pricing using big data. We talk about the Democratic plan to stop it, plus how to think about the Fourth Amendment in a world of near-ubiquitous monitoring & so much more! With @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the event...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20/02/2026
They're not even trying to hide the grift anymore. This week, Trump's crypto company held a conference at Mar-A-Lago where Admin officials & Wall Street execs wined & dined together. Just the latest from the most corrupt admin in American history & Republicans are still silent.
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CEOs Kiss the Ring at Trump Family Crypto Forum at Mar-a-Lago
The Trump family isn’t bothering to hide its blatant corruption.
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RedMonk @redmonk.com · 05/02/2026
Hear @sogrady.org & @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com, Co-Founder and CEO of @rackn.com, discuss the complexities of bare metal automation, the role of platform teams, and the importance of observability and governance in managing infrastructure in this episode of the MonkCast. redmonk.com/videos/navig...
redmonk.com
Navigating Bare Metal Automation with Rob Hirschfeld
In this conversation, Stephen O’Grady and Rob Hirschfeld discuss the complexities of bare metal automation, the role of platform teams, and the importance of observability and governance in managing i...
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 23/01/2026
We've been having fun with these #vmware #baremetal informational shorts! But my CFO is starting to question my costume budget www.youtube.com/shorts/nJjLa...
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VMware Migration Doesn't Happen in a Day
YouTube video by RackN
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 05/01/2026
Apparently, malice and incompetence is the peanut butter and chocolate combo of 2025. We'll see it double-stuffed this year. 😶
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. And also...did the DOJ just forget to indict the alleged pipe bomber? www.lawandchaospod.com/p/is-doj-try...
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Is DOJ Trying To Blow The DNC Pipe Bomb Case?
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.
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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
this @lizdye.bsky.social piece is so good and so spot on and i remain in my constant state of incandescent rage after reading it.
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Is DOJ Trying To Blow The DNC Pipe Bomb Case? - Above the Law
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026 🧵
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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I loved this.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 15/09/2025
we keep finding new uses for these decom workflows - being able to reset and scrub is key for *aaS use cases.
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RackN @rackn.com · 09/09/2025
Now, through #DigitalRebar, you can automate the entire factory reset process with out-of-the-box workflows. Watch the video to see how you can break free from expensive IT Asset Disposition companies. Read our blog post: rackn.com/blog/decommi... #InfrastructureAutomation #datacenters
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/06/2025
Just a reminder that Trump was going to announce his sanctions on Russia for not negotiating “in two weeks” about 3.5 weeks ago. Taco
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 13/06/2025
Attending Pride here in Baltimore - which, sadly, has also become a protest march.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
There’s an overwhelming number of awful things happening. My gentle suggestion is to consider attending a protest tomorrow if you can. In addition to exercising your rights, it can be helpful to be in a sea of people who share your values. MAGA has exploited this, and now it’s our turn.
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 10/06/2025
Scenes from Monday night's anti-ICE protest in the Mission
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 10/06/2025
My experience entirely. My old Linux desktop still valently warms my basement as my ssh host for development
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/06/2025
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process. So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel. Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
apnews.com
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
She was right.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 09/06/2025
I'm curious, how do people wash chopsticks in their dishwasher?
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 07/06/2025
We were always at war with ElonAsia. #tacotuesday
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Chad Geidel @lemadchef.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
My email signature has been this quote from Dune for quite some time: "Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
New to me, but it's great.
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Rob Hirschfeld @zehicle.robhirschfeld.com · 04/06/2025
We already get so much spearfishing :( share.google/VHUwJXmGxPEf...
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Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN
A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, ac...
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