Storyteller, student of disasters, coffee obsessive. 📝: https://nmeans.dev 🎙️: https://managingup.show 👨‍💻: https://medscout.io 🌮: Austin, TX 🏳️‍🌈 Y'all Means All! 💚 Verde Hasta la Muerte!https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3m7dz26x43c2gThere’s more creative financial engineering in this Inter Miami team than there was at Enron. MLS bent so many rules to make it possible for Beckham to bring Messi and half of Barça to Miami and buy this Cup. It’s a media spectacle, no doubt, but it’s so delegitimatizing for the league.06 Dec 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dz26x43c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lw2snex6gc2l@andrew-wiebe.bsky.social Hope that Houston pen shows up on Instant Replay this week. Biggest question for me: If it’s “clear and obvious”, why does it take Alexis da Silva three full minutes at the VAR monitor to make that decision? IMO, VAR should be full-speed only with a time or replay limit.10 Aug 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2snex6gc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lu4uzakrak2rI was really hoping for a rain match, but unfortunately I’ve brought the Austin heat with me. Sorry Portland friends!17 Jul 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4uzakrak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lsvxekpgts24I'm not on Blind today, haven't been since my GitHub days, but I only remember the "TC or GTFO" toxicity. I never saw the convivial, supportive community Adam Rogers reminisces about in this article: https://www.businessinsider.com/blind-anonymous-tech-job-site-anxiety-layoffs-hiring-ugly-2025-601 Jul 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvxekpgts24https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lsc5ehdaec2aClaude Code is hands down the prettiest, most usable CLI application I've ever seen. Bravo to whoever at Anthropic decided to care this much and put this much energy into building an elegant CLI user experience.23 Jun 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc5ehdaec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lqbfym7uqs2eWelp.29 May 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbfym7uqs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lm6qajun2c2mWell the good news is that if Trump is just crashing the market by 20% like he says in that video clip he’s denying, it’s looking like we’ll probably get that done today so we can move on. https://media.tenor.com/nklGJuglKIcAAAAC/darkest-timeline-community.gif?hh=112&ww=20007 Apr 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm6qajun2c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3llijsx22ic23Third time seeing it live, know most of the words, even read the 800 page biography it’s based on. Still cried just as hard at the end. Hamilton is one of the best pieces of storycraft I’ve ever encountered.29 Mar 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llijsx22ic23https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lksup43l7225Welp, I managed to hold off on this rabbit hole for more than a decade. Long way to go on the art, but three weeks in and I’m making single-origin light roast Cortados I would be happy to get in a cafe.20 Mar 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksup43l7225https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lkegnzmkyk2wI've been playing with roocode.com for the past few days. I've only done greenfield stuff so far, but I'm finding it wildly capable. It's got me rethinking decades of build-vs-buy math around internal tooling. https://roocode.com/14 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkegnzmkyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3ljggmk3has2gI’m pretty sure that shuttering 18F, likely necessitating each client agency individually tenders that work out to McKinsey or Booz or whoever at 5x the cost, is the opposite of saving money.02 Mar 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljggmk3has2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lj5yxwd65c22RIP Royal Tenenbaum.27 Feb 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5yxwd65c22https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lifxbgr6qs27Normally, knowing a lot about the aviation world gives me context that makes the news feel safer. Not this time. This is terrifying: https://apnews.com/article/doge-faa-air-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f343717 Feb 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifxbgr6qs27https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lheg6eow3s2iPSA: In case you're phone-anxious, know that your call to your Senator will most likely go to voicemail. If you're concerned about what's going on, you should call them.04 Feb 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheg6eow3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lh4th3pfb22qGiving @kagi.com a try and loving it so far. I had forgotten what a calm and delightful experience it is to search for something and have the first result be exactly what you were looking for.01 Feb 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4th3pfb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lgvs5zarw22h@gruber.foo Ozlo (ozlosleep.com) seems like one of these million-dollar-scale tech stories. Sleepbuds weren't a Bose-scale success but attracted a very devoted following, so 3 folks left Bose, licensed the IP, and added the most requested feature (Bluetooth streaming). They're fantastic. https://ozlosleep.com29 Jan 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvs5zarw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lgdza3asqc2sApple’s busy giving us generated emoji and text tone change AI tools, when all I really want is for Siri to make even somewhat reasonable grammar and punctuation choices when I dictate a text message.22 Jan 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdza3asqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lfvv6wuu422nMy next talk will be on the lessons we can learn from the structural failure of this 10 year old IKEA Tobias chair that my son usually sits in but that I sat in tonight.17 Jan 2025 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvv6wuu422nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3ldbzorfqcc23TIL that Trader Joe’s sells British-style clotted cream fudge. I was probably better off not knowing that. 😐14 Dec 2024 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbzorfqcc23https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3ld4i573koc2hIf you find yourself looking for a Calendly alternative this morning for one reason or another, Cal.com is open source, better in every way, and their hosted free version for individuals is wildly overpowered. (No affiliation, just love the tool.) https://Cal.com12 Dec 2024 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4i573koc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lbydxptryc22If you have a relative who really needs but can’t afford hearing aids, grab a set of AirPods Pro 2 while they’re on sale. I helped my father-in-law walk through the hearing test and set up hearing aid functionality today. Watching him actually enjoy conversation at dinner tonight was everything.28 Nov 2024 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbydxptryc22https://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lbczhet3qc2nPost a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moby_play.JPG [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbczhet3qc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lb6dgfsvds2sIt's hard to explain what an honor it was to keynote #RubyConf. I've been fortunate to speak in some amazing places, but this was a chance to pour into a community that's given so much to me. So thankful @matz.bsky.social gave us Ruby and that Ruby brought us together! (Photo: @nodunayo.bsky.social)17 Nov 2024 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6dgfsvds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3lb6bdn3gp22zIt was so good to see such a full crowd in Chicago for #RubyConf! Thanks so much to everyone who had a hand in putting together such a great event for our community.17 Nov 2024 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6bdn3gp22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nmeans.dev/post/3laxr7ei3c22xSo, I did a talk at #RubyConf. A keynote, an incredible honor. But before I did it, I updated my slides with my BlueSky (and Mastodon) handles. When I came off stage, I saw this, and it’s been literal years since I’ve seen this on socials after a talk. I’m so glad we all picked a place finally.15 Nov 2024 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:a73rkccumytrkmniauv2ftmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxr7ei3c22x