Systems, thinking, writing, software and doggos. montalion.com, mentrixgroup.com, learningsystemsthinking.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalidhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mjklvbz4wu2y15 Apr 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjklvbz4wu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mjjyz7fzkg2315 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjyz7fzkg23https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mjcgqlzrim2pSome freedoms feel natural now because people paid the cost to make them possible. What freedoms are you paying forward today?12 Apr 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcgqlzrim2phttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mja6fqjpgm2k20 years ago, I was washing dishes on a sunny Saturday, listening to Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. The guest on “Not My Job” was a junior Senator from Illinois. I stopped mid-dish, “who is this guy?” Intelligence, self deprecation , and a bit of snarky humor. I miss those things. buff.ly/q2qvJGT11 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja6fqjpgm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3micegkshle2uI tried to write yet another professional bio. But ... I just couldn't find the rhythm. So, I followed my own ;) https://buff.ly/vLP6X4z30 Mar 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3micegkshle2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mhq2zy7b5c2rFinally going to #ComoCamp. Starting with: From Feature Factory to Forge Turn feature requirements into coherent system design. Forge relationships — between concepts, people, and time — through a real-world scenario where assumptions hide and understanding diverges.23 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq2zy7b5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mh24xs4koh2uI've decided that Wandering is Meditation. And the Meditation is "the five minutes before I fall asleep at night." https://buff.ly/VplSbt714 Mar 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh24xs4koh2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mgpexyw6xc2zThe good old days. buff.ly/0HMNtfI https://buff.ly/0HMNtfI10 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpexyw6xc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mgmuj42qgn2zWe will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep into our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men.09 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmuj42qgn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mfanjdqke42wStrange days indeed. Christianity talk making me feel sane and grounded. buff.ly/YYF2avC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A19 Feb 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfanjdqke42whttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mefi3hwmig2vSuper Bowl commercial viewers: No, we can’t all build apps now.09 Feb 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefi3hwmig2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3me6torsuoh2gCurrent Status06 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6torsuoh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mdv23ija2y2vSystems are not APIs or software tools. Those enable systems. Systems are the shape that information takes when it moves.02 Feb 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv23ija2y2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mdsvhay5kh2aFun Pause: Humor for the word nerds (or humour -- for those who add a u to words that don't need one) https://youtube.com/shorts/u29XFwhHtC0?si=ouqBmaS6WITEEnIi01 Feb 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsvhay5kh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mbtlg753gn2fAI Said: "That’s so on brand. 🤣 You wake up like: ☕️ “Who am I in the epistemic topology of being today?” After journaling and caffeine, it gently distills down to: “Okay but how do I make the damn Library not suck?” Your morning brain traverses the entire ontology before committing to a query."07 Jan 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtlg753gn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mbr2xdd4un2qNuff said.06 Jan 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr2xdd4un2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mbokifu67e2vReady for the next adventure? Two days, in person. June 8 & 9th. As always, Domain-Driven Design Europe is where I really dive in ... the intelligence and enthusiasm is contagious. Early release chapters of the book will be shared soon. Meanwhile, co-create smarter systems with me. buff.ly/YayDFE405 Jan 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbokifu67e2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3m74cjptv6e25Some days, I take great comfort in this: Nobody was asking for hip hop broadway show tunes about Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. And yet, here we are.03 Dec 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74cjptv6e25https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lwuiusezef2cI love feeling sensed back by thinkers I respect. Original post: https://mastodon.social/@RuthMalan/11505868405831753920 Aug 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwuiusezef2chttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lwgl6dtv6222Woke with this playing in my head ... a sure sign that I'm happy. buff.ly/EmtRvQp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU15 Aug 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgl6dtv6222https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lwalusm2fm2bTravelers is a series about humans from the future who come back in time to save humanity. Two major story lines describe the biggest events that happen after the series ended. That’s … kinda freaking me out.13 Aug 2025 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwalusm2fm2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lu6embrjk72pMe: I'd love a snarky movie quote for this section. ChatGPT: Forget everything you think you know. —Doctor Strange Me: Yes! Can I sneak in my undying love for Benedict Cumberbatch too?!17 Jul 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6embrjk72phttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lteyiptsd32uThey are not concrete.07 Jul 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lteyiptsd32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lt5gwatwwo2mAs I begin a long weekend of writing, reading and resting ...04 Jul 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5gwatwwo2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lt2we3yvhs2kThinking about the physics of time in knowledge systems ...03 Jul 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2we3yvhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lsyfrlrdph2uWhen someone disses me on the internet for talking about systems beyond implementation details ...02 Jul 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyfrlrdph2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lsvpipdceq2eI’m officially beginning the existential transformation of everything I think I know (about myself and the world). The adventure we euphemistically call “Writing a Book.” If I fall down the well, send Lassie. (Or any other long-dead trope.)01 Jul 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvpipdceq2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lsvjxjafcd2sYes, me. I am having this problem. As always, @chuckwendig.bsky.social is good medicine. buff.ly/0kD6sf8 https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/06/24/a-small-but-vital-thing-taken/01 Jul 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvjxjafcd2shttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lsmc6xabts2nHappy Friday. Have fun storming the castle! buff.ly/ullc5fn https://youtube.com/shorts/SHxGI3yi-2k?si=oCHhId0MUItUd9wB27 Jun 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmc6xabts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lrv2yt26z22is/"junior senator from Wisconsin"/"the president" https://youtube.com/shorts/veEanGKka4c?si=eo_VytIiF7CZwUi418 Jun 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:pxtv5moaf47wqbn7zb4vauxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv2yt26z22i