Dev. Distributed systems, static analysis @ Meta. Formerly Basho. Free time spent baking pies, playing Splatoon, losing money at craps, reading research papers.
Seattle, WA
Joined December 2010
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In 2011, I tweeted about a side project (riak_zab) leading to argv0 (miss you bud) DM'ing about a job at Basho.
I left grad school to join a dist sys rocket ship. Built amazing things. Gave/heard amazing talks at RICON. Inspired others. Still cherish that time.
TY Twitter 1.0
Twitter has <400m users. Elon could have built his own Twitter clone and paid everyone $100 to switch. He could haved lured advertisers by matching ad spend up to some threshold. This would fit his usual Elon vs incumbent narrative.
He doesn't value staff/tech, wtf did he buy?
Joseph Blomstedt / @[email protected] retweeted
🧵"Twitter 2.0" is trending.
I'm a foremost expert on this and let me tell you what you should do: quit, take the 3 month severance with your friends, and build the 2.0 version yourself. Musk will give up and buy your company in a couple years.
1. OMG! Mariners made the playoffs!
2. "Breaking 21 year drought". Huh, 21 years? Nah, last time was the year I moved to Seattle. That was just a couple years ago, right? Oh wait...2022.... Fuck! I'm old now. When did that happen?
After learning those thunderous booms in Seattle last night were a private fireworks show not Godzilla, just have one question. Approximately how much does such a show cost? Asking for a friend.
Joseph Blomstedt / @[email protected] retweeted
Technically? github.com/ocaml/ocaml/commi…
Went to NJPW G1 Climax show in Dallas (*amazing* pro-wrestling show, btw), ran into Okada, Kevin Kelly, and Rocky Romero at hotel bar after. Trip def. worth it.
Really wonder if Basho 2.0 could be a thing. Given a different playbook, is there any money to be made from a laser-focus on extreme reliability and fault-tolerance in 2018?
Joseph Blomstedt / @[email protected] retweeted
PAX West badges are now on sale! showclix.com/event/PW4756759…
FYI, I'll be at the ZooKeeper@FB event next Thursday in Menlo Park. Lots of interesting talks planned. meetup.com/Zookeeper-Faceboo…
Still amazed how some are incapable of simply admitting "Yes, I fucked up. I take full responsibility. I'm human" and instead attack critics
I often fear I'll never again work for a company as amazing as Basho circa 2011-2013. Perhaps someday I'll get the chance to start Basho 2.0
Almost last call at the Facebook Seattle holiday party at the EMP. Been a great night! #fbseavip
