@jeffabailey

Data is my drug ๐Ÿ’Š

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๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ. ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ. ๐Ÿ’Š ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ : jeffbailey.us vero.co/jeffabailey linkedin.com/in/jeffabailey instagram.com/jeffbaileyblog
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The hardest part of testing AI is deciding what โ€œworksโ€ means. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/10/0โ€ฆ #AI #Agent #ML #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

What Are AI Evals?

AI evals explained: how datasets, graders, and scores tell you whether a language model feature works, and why vibe checks and benchmarks fall short.

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Take us back to four buttons and a crosshatch controller! #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering
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Some workplace problems survive because everyone is too polite to name them. What allows dysfunctional communication to thrive and how can you deal with it? jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/09/0โ€ฆ #OfficeWork #Communication #CaaS

Confusion as a Service - Deadly Cut 17

Confusion as a Service (CaaS) starts with the co-worker who floods every channel until nothing means anything. Here is how back pressure gets your sanity back.

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If youโ€™re pining for a world where your agents listen to your instructions most than 60% of the timeโ€ฆ jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/08/2โ€ฆ #Ontology #Context #AI #Software #Data
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My last post explained Lima, now take the lightweight macOS Virtual Machine for a spin. ๐ŸŽ๏ธ jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/08/1โ€ฆ #VM #Software #Technology

How Do I Use Lima?

Use Lima to run Linux on your Mac: install with Homebrew, start an Ubuntu VM, share files, and run your first container with nerdctl.

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Docker Desktop isnโ€™t Docker. And on a Mac, you donโ€™t need it. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/01/3โ€ฆ #VM #Lima #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

What Is Lima?

Lima explained: how it runs Linux VMs on your Mac, powers Colima and Rancher Desktop, and replaces Docker Desktop without the licensing bill.

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Is it true or is it false? That's the question. Sometimes the simplest knowledge we use daily is worth examining from both sides. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/2โ€ฆ #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

What Is Boolean Logic?

Boolean logic explained: true, false, AND, OR, NOT, and the mental patterns a human needs before true or false can mean anything.

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Ever wondered why preparing for a retry storm is important? Read about what it is then the GitHub outage postmortem and you'll be up to speed. czweb.link/1r9segj jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/1โ€ฆ #SoftwareDevelopment#SoftwareArchitecture #SoftwareEngineering

Incident with GitHub.com

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Come present at the InnerSource Commons and help organizations promote software reuse, improve cross-functional collaboration, and lower the cost of your AI bill! #InnerSource #CFP #Speaking #Speaker #AI #Software
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๐Ÿšจ InnerSource Summit 2026 is coming Nov 12! A 22-hour global virtual event spanning every timezone. ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŽค The CFP is now OPEN! Share your stories on AI, ISPOs, metrics, & scaling adoption. โฐ Closes Aug 21 ๐Ÿ“ Submit here: bit.ly/SUM26CFP #InnerSource #InnerSourceSummit
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A support phone call too often ends in despair. Enjoy my fresh slice of schadenfreude. #Support #Call #Hell jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/2โ€ฆ dc

The Invalid Response Loop: Deadly Cut 16

Invalid response loops in automated phone systems waste hours by design. A 27-minute FSA support call shows how Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menus fail people and how to fix them.

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Some teams spend more time choosing a database than choosing a spouse. Recognize which decisions actually deserve that level of effort. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/1โ€ฆ #Software #SoftwareArchitecture #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Fundamentals of Architecture Decision Making

Architecture decision making fundamentals: how to spot decisions that matter, weigh trade-offs, judge reversibility, and record choices with ADRs.

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The fastest way to expose shallow architecture knowledge is to ask, "Why?" Learn ways to think about systems as an architect. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/1โ€ฆ #Data #Architecture #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Fundamentals of Data Architecture

Data architecture fundamentals: the staging, core, and semantic layers, why architecture is not tools, and how batch and streaming data land.

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If every meeting starts by debating the numbers, you've already lost. Learn how to build time-saving shared metrics that drive better results. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/0โ€ฆ #Analytics #AnalyticsEngineering #SoftwareFundamentals #Software #Programming #SoftwareEngineering

Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering

Analytics engineering fundamentals: the role between data engineering and analysis, ELT, the transformation layer, testing, and the semantic layer.

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Friends don't let friends vibe code. #Vibes #VibeCoding #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering
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Code was never the bottleneck, but the expectations-management bottleneck has certainly grown. #AWTYD #Software #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/07/0โ€ฆ

Are We There Yet Development

Are We There Yet Development names the AI-era habit of demanding software at the speed of thought, and the toll it takes.

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I've spent years tracking rare operating systems like they're endangered wildlife. Explore how curiosity across platforms made me a better engineer. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/06/2โ€ฆ #OperatingSystems #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

1000 Life Giving Potions - Operating System Wildlife

Why I run Mac OS, Linux, and Windows side by side, what jumping between operating systems taught me, and how to start exploring the OS wildlife yourself.

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You can build a knowledge graph in about fifteen minutes. Walk through the entire process in plain Python. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/06/2โ€ฆ #Python #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #DataStructures #KnowledgeGraph #GraphTheory #AI #SemanticWeb

How Do I Create a Knowledge Graph?

Build a working knowledge graph in one pure-Python file. Store facts as triples, then query and traverse them, with no database and no libraries.

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Meaning lives in the relationships between things. Learn why connections often matter more than the things themselves. Next up: How Do I Create a Knowledge Graph? jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/06/2โ€ฆ #KnowledgeGraph #SemanticWeb #KnowledgeManagement #LinkedData #AI #MachineLearning

What Is a Knowledge Graph?

A knowledge graph stores data as entities and relationships, not rows. Learn what it is, how it works, and when it's useful.

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The real final boss of software isn't complexity. It's naming things. Learn the importance of shared language, especially in the age of AI. jeffbailey.us/blog/2026/06/0โ€ฆ #Ontology #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

How Do I Use a Software Ontology?

Put an established software ontology to work in daily workflows, design sessions, and database schemas; keep it fresh and make it usable by the whole team.

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Are you leading software reuse initiatives, managing the collaborative software development lifecycle, or simply love sharing valuable knowledge at your company and want to tell everyone how to do it at scale? Sign up to speak at the InnerSource Commons Summit! #InnerSource
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๐Ÿšจ InnerSource Summit 2026 is coming Nov 12! A 22-hour global virtual event spanning every timezone. ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŽค The CFP is now OPEN! Share your stories on AI, ISPOs, metrics, & scaling adoption. โฐ Closes Aug 21 ๐Ÿ“ Submit here: bit.ly/SUM26CFP #InnerSource #InnerSourceSummit
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