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Several years ago, we did something that no computer company has ever done: we d

Several years ago, we did something that no computer company has ever done: we described -- in detail -- our experience getting EMC compliance. Today, the hardware team returns to regale us with new tales from their return to the Chamber of Mysteries. Join us, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

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Real talk: If you find yourself talking about "software factories", you may be s

Real talk: If you find yourself talking about "software factories", you may be suffering from LLM-induced psychosis

#Caturday

#Caturday

Number of days since a new debugger was demo'd at @oxide.computer: Zero. Number

Number of days since a new debugger was demo'd at @oxide.computer: Zero. Number of days since a new programming language was demo'd at @oxide.computer: Also zero

It has been a WILD couple of weeks in AI -- it's clear the open weight revolutio

It has been a WILD couple of weeks in AI -- it's clear the open weight revolution is truly upon us -- and I am thrilled to announce that @simonwillison.net will be joining @ahl.bsky.social and me to help us make sense of it all! Join us today, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

We're back! Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to talk

We're back! Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to talk to DigitalFilm Tree's Ramy Katrib about the past, present, and future of digital storytelling -- and what that future means for the infrastructure that underpins it. Join us, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Disappointing everyone, @ahl.bsky.social is out today -- which means our Oxide a

Disappointing everyone, @ahl.bsky.social is out today -- which means our Oxide and Friends summer hiatus continues for one more week. But we will be back next week with a fun one; stay tuned!

No Oxide and Friends today, as @ahl.bsky.social and I will be watching the @usmn

No Oxide and Friends today, as @ahl.bsky.social and I will be watching the @usmnt.ussoccer.com try to advance to the World Cup quarter finals for only the second time in history!

Recently, @oxide.computer rolled out an eye-popping 3D rack explorer at explorer

Recently, @oxide.computer rolled out an eye-popping 3D rack explorer at explorer.oxide.computer. Today, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by designer extraordinaire, @benleonard.bsky.social, to describe the process behind realizing this dream! Join us, 2p Pacific discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

As promised!

As promised!

Tonight at the @oaklandballers.bsky.social game (sponsored by @oxide.computer!),

Tonight at the @oaklandballers.bsky.social game (sponsored by @oxide.computer!), my 19-year-old son and I will live out a shared dream: to go at it in the Knockerball Knockout in the 5th inning break. Come for the baseball -- but stay to watch me get knocked on my ass! tickets.oaklandballers.com

Ha -- God no.

Ha -- God no.

No Oxide and Friends this week -- but look for @ahl.bsky.social and me to be bac

No Oxide and Friends this week -- but look for @ahl.bsky.social and me to be back next week at a Europe-friendly time; stay tuned!

Feels like premium content anyway tbh

Feels like premium content anyway tbh

ICYMI, @sunshowers.io had a terrific blog entry last week -- and today, she join

ICYMI, @sunshowers.io had a terrific blog entry last week -- and today, she joins @ahl.bsky.social and me on Oxide and Friends to discuss the blog entry, the work behind it, and the reaction to it. Join us, 5p Pacific today! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Today @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to talk about the restoration of BattleTr

Today @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to talk about the restoration of BattleTris -- and specifically, our use of LLMs in getting it working. Join us, 5p Pacific today! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

With my apologies to Delaware, BattleTris is now open source github.com/bcantril

With my apologies to Delaware, BattleTris is now open source github.com/bcantrill/Ba...

To say nothing of our SaaS trajectory!

To say nothing of our SaaS trajectory!

Tough but fair!

Tough but fair!

Reminded that invitations on LinkedIn could really use a "Get Restraining Order"

Reminded that invitations on LinkedIn could really use a "Get Restraining Order" button

We must be careful with our plans for BattleTris: the good people of Delaware ha

We must be careful with our plans for BattleTris: the good people of Delaware hang in the balance

Ha ha -- in this case, it's to accommodate that the game was written at a time w

Ha ha -- in this case, it's to accommodate that the game was written at a time when the maximum resolution was like 1600x1200 (my laptop is 3456x2160). Instead of changing all of the hard-coded pixel counts in the game, I just dropped my resolution -- yielding the old man font size!

A portentous reunion bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/05/25/a...

A portentous reunion bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/05/25/a...

It's coming!

It's coming!

Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by our colleag

Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by our colleagues to tell the tale of Reverso, an interesting (and deceptively simple!) piece of hardware that has proved essential to scaling manufacturing. Join us today, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

I legit thought that this was cricket well into the second sentence.

I legit thought that this was cricket well into the second sentence.

Don't threaten me with a good time, Slack

Don't threaten me with a good time, Slack

OH: "They really wanted feedback... so we REALLY gave it to them"

OH: "They really wanted feedback... so we REALLY gave it to them"

Yes! The Summer of Rust youtu.be/YKv_IDN0zCA?...

Yes! The Summer of Rust youtu.be/YKv_IDN0zCA?...

LLMs are changing every aspect of higher ed, but perhaps none more so than CS. T

LLMs are changing every aspect of higher ed, but perhaps none more so than CS. Today, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by profs @shriram.bsky.social and @kfisler.bsky.social to talk about their experiences enabling students with agentic AI. Join us, 5p Pacific today! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

dgaf ama

dgaf ama

I am afraid @evrat.bsky.social has ruined me: whenever Steve Hilton opens his mo

I am afraid @evrat.bsky.social has ruined me: whenever Steve Hilton opens his mouth, i hear Ash Roy -- and when it's Matt Mahan, I hear Kyle Law

This is coming up at the top of the hour -- join us!

This is coming up at the top of the hour -- join us!

With my apologies for any perceived insensitivity: Arthur Rock is still alive?!

With my apologies for any perceived insensitivity: Arthur Rock is still alive?!

On Monday's episode, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by @oxide.computer's

On Monday's episode, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by @oxide.computer's mechanical engineering team to talk about their work on the manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, and (yes!) safety of the Oxide rack. Join us, at a special time of 3p Pacific Monday discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

As promised! @gregore.in joins @ahl.bsky.social and me tomorrow (Monday) at noon

As promised! @gregore.in joins @ahl.bsky.social and me tomorrow (Monday) at noon Pacific (9p in Europe) to discuss. Join us! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

I am -- as @adamhjk.me predicts -- firmly in what he calls "camp two", but this

I am -- as @adamhjk.me predicts -- firmly in what he calls "camp two", but this delightfully bonkers piece is very much worth reading.

I took it off of a dead man

I took it off of a dead man

I feel like a million bucks

I feel like a million bucks

With my apologies, today is the final Monday of The Year of Many Spring Breaks:

With my apologies, today is the final Monday of The Year of Many Spring Breaks: between our families, @ahl.bsky.social and I have FIVE different spring break calendars this year -- with no overlap! So no podcast today, but back next week with guest @gregore.in to discuss the peril of laziness lost!

I... think he might actually believe this? Which is a real testament to his extr

I... think he might actually believe this? Which is a real testament to his extraordinary combination of narcissism, stupidity, and dementia!

The trifecta!

The trifecta!

The peril of laziness lost bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/t...

The peril of laziness lost bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/t...

Bingo! (Though not necessarily an office -- unless you work out of a data center

Bingo! (Though not necessarily an office -- unless you work out of a data center.)

OH at @oxide.computer: "It's remarkably hard to explain to people what is it tha

OH at @oxide.computer: "It's remarkably hard to explain to people what is it that we do, despite the fact that what we do is actually quite simple."

No Oxide and Friends today: @ahl.bsky.social's UConn Huskies are in the NCAA bas

No Oxide and Friends today: @ahl.bsky.social's UConn Huskies are in the NCAA basketball championship tonight, and all Nutmeggers find themselves at last united in common cause -- transcending the Munson-Nixon line that has so long divided them. Go Whalers -- and see you next week!

I LOL'd

I LOL'd

Cleaning out the garage -- and looks like I found a new decoration for the Oxide

Cleaning out the garage -- and looks like I found a new decoration for the Oxide office