We'll never forget you, Tim Apple.

When Philomena Cunk met Professor Brian Cox YouTube video by BBC

www.youtube.com/shorts/oldD8...

Please join me today (4/9) at Noon CT (virtually)!
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@dustinson
Presents
“The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere”: Fundamentals > AI.

Join us to explore how to we can learn from the past to thrive in our AI-enabled future.

.NET@Noon - “The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere”: Fundamentals > AI, Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 11:50 AM | Meetup **Agenda** This will be our usual noon Zoom meeting presentation by one of our leaders, Dustin Thostenson! 11:50am-12:00pm - Pre-Session Waiting Room 12:00pm-1:00pm - Pres

Join me this Thursday 4/9 at Noon (CT) for the @iadnug April meeting.
.NET@Noon - “The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere”: Fundamentals > AI

I'll be talking about how I believe the keys from our past will be the keys to a future with AI.

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We had our water heater replaced yesterday, after 4 days of limited hot water.
It took all my self control not to turn off the hot water for an April Fools joke.
Wife and Son would have killed me.

Heard this gem from EngineerKala on Insta and love it:
"I work most efficiently on critical path activities.
If you wait long enough, every path joins the critical path"

#TheTampaTapout!

I got so many steps in yesterday my FitBit asked me to re-authenticate.
;)

Old friends know all your stories,
So you Gotta make new stories when you have the time together.

better than their regret?

While playing games with family last night PeppaPig was on the TV, but my kid was playing his hiphop music.

There is a lot to appreciate the randomness of visuals synchronizing to music.

We've done this with SpongeBob in the past.
Highly Recommend you try it.

2 Important Questions:

1) Should I use same picks for multiple #MarchMaddness brackets or hedge bets?

2) Will ChatGPT skew field where everyone has same Bracket?

Sharing knowledge is like watering a tree.
You can only provide at the rate it can be absorbed.

I can't dump 5 gallons of water on a tree and blame it for not absorbing it.

The Three Ways: The Principles Underpinning DevOps The values and philosophies that frame the processes, procedures, practices of DevOps, as well as the prescriptive steps.

This isn't new, but still extremely relevant.
I apply this model very frequently.
Stay focused, don't jump ahead too fast.

itrevolution.com/articles/the...

A friend just shared this with me and it's too good not to forward.

My oldest has been watching the Star Wars movies and now I am listening to a convo between him and my wife:

Son: "Why did Yoda die?"
Wife: "He was tired. Very tired."
Son: "Tired of what?"
Wife: "Answering Luke's questions."

My favorite AI is the Frenchman attacked by a cat.
Claude.

When one door closes another PR opens.

I listened to Depeche Mode's "Violator" recently.

Sounds so much better on a nice car stereo than a Magnovox Boom box in the 90's.

Nothing special from perspective of the musician's abilities, but still a solid album.

Why ‘Idiots’ Think They're Intelligent — Schopenhauer YouTube video by Thought Architect

You probably don't need to watch this entire video to understand the Dunning-Kruger Effect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb1z...

Some people do a great job of explaining the Problem, Solution and Path.
Others will share all the details with you and implicitly expect you to distill the message.
#SimplerIsGooder

Be Wise, Succinctly – work in progress – Communication is hard. This is a model that might help with the efficacy and efficiency of influencing others. We’ll walk through what the model represents and how it can be used ...

I think about this model of communication multiple times per day.
delta3consulting.com/blog/Succinct/

I got you, babe

First .NET@Noon of the year is next week! Dustin Thostenson will cover how to handle tech debt, both technically and politically. #dotnet

🎤What: Techniques to Tackle Tech-debt Today
👨‍🏫Who: Dustin Thostenson
⌚When: January 29 @ Noon CST
🌐Where: Zoom

Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Please join me virtually for the San Antonio/Austin .NET User Group Meetup this week!

We'll be exploring tech-agnostic and political Techniques To Tackle your Tech-debt.

This is valuable for all members of a struggling delivery team.

Do I have any local .NET friends looking for a new gig?
DM me