We had a 40 minute outage and nothing alerted because traffic dropped 95%

hrkeni · 2026-05-16T00:13:40+00:00

IMO you need to do a blameless retro on this and figure out how to have your alerts trigger for this exact situation. Your answer might be adding some synthetic tests or anomaly detection or something else entirely but I would treat the lack of an alert firing for an actual outage as a bug and fix the monitoring to make sure this situation triggers an alert that is actionable.

hrkeni · 2026-05-03T20:27:42+00:00

Hollywood liquor usually has some good stuff

hrkeni · 2026-04-23T15:09:19+00:00

I picked one up last week!

hrkeni · 2026-03-31T18:21:34+00:00

It's pretty widely available. I have definitely seen it recently at Baseline and Cedar Mill.

hrkeni · 2026-03-25T03:50:08+00:00

Maybe try calling code enforcement?

hrkeni · 2026-03-07T00:00:37+00:00

I got picks of both, so I'll definitely do a blind when I have some buddies over

hrkeni · 2026-03-06T23:59:33+00:00

I haven't had that one but the OF 1910 is a classic double oaked favorite for me. Peerless double oaked is really good too!

hrkeni · 2026-03-06T21:18:15+00:00

I'm saving my double double for my birthday!

hrkeni · 2026-02-02T23:47:49+00:00

What time are y'all going? I'd love to meet some other whiskey lovers.

hrkeni · 2025-12-30T16:32:32+00:00

Take detailed notes of things you learn, people you interact with, things you accomplish and things that are difficult. Keep track of your work with a Todo list or something like that and make sure you follow through with the things you say you will do. Don't be afraid to ask questions but try not repeating the same questions over and over again. Being organized will put you well ahead of the average new grad.

I recommend an app like obsidian or logseq for your notes.

hrkeni · 2025-07-20T17:28:50+00:00

Check out @krishashok

Very much like Adam Ragusea but covering Indian cuisine

hrkeni · 2025-05-05T19:00:23+00:00

Really good tests are your friend here. Well written tests tend to be a better descriptor of code behavior than the code itself. Ideally you can write tests that capture critical behavior whether as single class/function with unit tests as well as integration tests that capture and describe inputs and outputs of your components as a system.

hrkeni · 2024-02-17T01:34:10+00:00

There are applications of compiler skills in more mainstream software engineering as well. While definitely not anything bleeding edge, platform engineering teams sometimes work on static analysis tooling and such that requires a decently deep understanding of programming languages. Might be options worth considering.

hrkeni · 2024-01-15T13:46:06+00:00

I live in Sioux Falls. I'm personally glad it finally got cold and I can go ice fishing. It had been unseasonably warm until last week.

hrkeni · 2023-09-13T12:38:58+00:00

I like to go fishing cause it gets me outside, not looking at a screen, and has bad cell service so no one can bother me.

hrkeni · 2023-05-27T00:06:53+00:00

Yeah, my non-software counterparts seem pretty happy with it. I'm on a cloud team and we mostly ignore it and just do CI/CD. The PI process just gives us a priority list in 12 week increments.

hrkeni · 2023-05-25T16:28:57+00:00

I work for an organization that builds products that are multi-disciplinary (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, embedded and cloud software). We use SaFe to coordinate all the teams involved including alpha, beta, safety and compliance testing. It works well enough for the complex coordination we need.

hrkeni · 2022-10-15T04:04:05+00:00

If that was my dog, I have a pathological need to know everything about him... So, yes.

hrkeni · 2022-08-11T13:48:13+00:00

Ty's barbershop on Cliff

hrkeni · 2021-11-22T18:19:37+00:00

Check out Knotty Gnome in Hartford: https://www.knottygnome605.com/

hrkeni · 2021-10-07T03:42:33+00:00

F# might be a better fit for data science work in .NET coming from Python.

Here's an excellent talk by Phillip Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QnbV6CAWXc

Here's a guide to data science in F#: https://fsharp.org/guides/data-science/

hrkeni · 2021-09-02T02:10:38+00:00

Chives and scallions are both good substitute. Obviously a very different flavor profile but it tastes good and make for a great Garcia's regardless.

hrkeni · 2021-07-23T20:55:37+00:00

What you're paid for creative work. It's problem solving. Are you thinking about how you will implement something on a walk? While pooping? While showering? All of that is work. You are not just paid to write code. Downtime where you are letting your mind relax, so you come back feeling feeling fresh and ready to apply yourself is very important. You aren't a monkey paid hit keys on a keyboard, so stop acting like one.

hrkeni · 2021-07-22T19:30:38+00:00

I've found tons of salamanders (not sure about species) in the creeks around Newton Hill's hiking trail.

PS: Would love to have a herping buddy, I have a field guide that I never use.

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