DevSecOps Architect, Open Source Program Office Opinions my own Sometimes I write at https://www.danielmoch.com. You can find links to my other social profiles there.https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3mfewokya4c2oJust finished @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social’s Southern Reach trilogy. I’ll probably read Absolution at some point, but right now I feel like I need to sit with the lack of easy answers.21 Feb 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfewokya4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3mbjjr3xdad23I think Kingsnorth is onto something, but his discussion of science in Chaoter VII of “Against The Machine” needs more nuance www.danielmoch.com/posts/2026/01/…03 Jan 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjjr3xdad23https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3mawbok2ueh2bHiked Lookout Mountain’s Bluff Trail today www.danielmoch.com/posts/2025/12/…26 Dec 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawbok2ueh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3masx2wlpnk2qMerry Christmas to those who celebrate. Here is a short reflection on a Christmas passage, written for my kids. www.danielmoch.com/posts/2025/12/…25 Dec 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3masx2wlpnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m7dary6hu62iThe Unbearable Lightness of Excusing Oneself From Online Discourse 06 Dec 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dary6hu62ihttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m6u7awaq7b2wNormalize meal-time video chats with friends and family30 Nov 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6u7awaq7b2whttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5jarwquwa2bWho’d have thought morning show hosts make terrible theologians13 Nov 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jarwquwa2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5enjn5ctk2xWait, so lunch sides today are potato salad *and* potato chips? Not a choice but both?11 Nov 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5enjn5ctk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5eh34aaes2dSometimes I get the feeling “fun” is a sanitized word technologists use when they mean “addictive.”11 Nov 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eh34aaes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5edo6zorc2kEven at #KubeCon the demo gods refuse to smile11 Nov 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5edo6zorc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5ebohkvlk2kExcited to participate in the Public Sector BoF at #KubeCon later today. Stop by if you’re interested in how the public sector is adopting cloud native technologies! sched.co/2Ax2b https://sched.co/2Ax2b11 Nov 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ebohkvlk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5cc6dxwpc2hDev-Prod Parity has been a thing since 12factors, but I wonder if that can only be accomplished if limited to mechanism. Policies really need to change between dev and prod, no?10 Nov 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cc6dxwpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m5boxflaxs2eSo far Atlanta’s #KubeCon makes Detroit’s seem Bahamian by comparison.10 Nov 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5boxflaxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3m2hdht2d7q2bBe careful who you emulate. The desire to change the world can lead either to service or hubris. 05 Oct 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hdht2d7q2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lxsfrpg5k22oThis won’t be news to anyone I have spoken to over the past few weeks, but my family and I have relocated from Greater Orlando to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is a good career move for me, but what sealed the deal was my family’s excitement about moving to the area.01 Sep 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsfrpg5k22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lsvrt2srxc2zLooking forward to publication version 4 of NIST SP 800-63B so I can point every IT organization to section 3.1.1.2 and tell them to stop making me periodically change my password https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/63/b/4/2pd01 Jul 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvrt2srxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lsgyrcrjwc24Just sat down to host a speaker office hour at #OSSummit. I’ll be here until 11. Come and find me behind the escalators if you want to talk s3c!25 Jun 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgyrcrjwc24https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lsgsxlsq6c24Speaking at #OSSummit today on software supply chain security in the public sector. Check it out if you’re around!25 Jun 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgsxlsq6c24https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3ls7pak4rls2lAt the gate, MCO -> DEN for #OSSNA #opensourcesummit See you there!22 Jun 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7pak4rls2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lrg3tdrqyc2qI’m as excited about macOS Containers as anyone, but I also think the fine folks at lima-vm.io deserve credit for already putting together a great solution for Docker on macOS12 Jun 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg3tdrqyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lqvgaitbds2tMe, choking on Saharan dust: https://media.tenor.com/a6W4h_aFbxIAAAAC/africa-toto.gif?hh=476&ww=49805 Jun 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvgaitbds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lqv45iv5gs2kTIL that *proximal* cause is a term of art in philosophy, while *proximate* causation is a legal concept. https://www.danielmoch.com/posts/2025/06/causation/05 Jun 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv45iv5gs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lqcnojzuuk22It's an "n=1" data set, but it appears that missing my evening dose of magnesium can cut my sleep in half. Just learned that the hard way.29 May 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcnojzuuk22https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3lnibdb6zu224Me trying to figure out why the builtin MacOS Terminal isn't enough https://media.tenor.com/1SDTHgTkXP4AAAAC/vae.gif?hh=318&ww=49823 Apr 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnibdb6zu224https://bsky.app/profile/danielmoch.com/post/3llfi77gsnk2mMore like this [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:ulklwpog7sglqnee7k7db3kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfi77gsnk2m