Joe Beda

@h.olysh.it

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Out of retirement to be CTO @ Stacklok. Did k8s, GCE, gtalk and IE. Figuring shit out. Protect Trans kids 🏳️‍⚧️. Seattle. Signal: jbeda.99 he/him

A baseball field from high up in the bleachers. Sunny day with the bleachers filled. Wrigley field.
A leaked slide from the NSA from the Snowden leaks that show how they compromised Google traffic. This has the infamous “smiley” next to the Google Front End (GFE) saying “SSL added and removed here!” with a smiley face. This pissed off everyone at Google in a way it is hard to explain.
A view of a northwest beach with some hills in the background with overcast clouds. It looks a little chilly.
Screen cap from “intheweights.com” looking up Joe Beda. Has bar charts for various models. Says 841 strength and “top 2%”. The GLM 4.7-Flash model says “Kuberneetes co-creator and VP of Engineering at Red Hat”
View of stadium in Seattle with the flags of Egypt and Belgium spread out on the field. A blue sky with wispy clouds. Seattle skyline in background.
A champagne flute on a black counter. The glass has the SpaceX logo etched on it.
A snippet from a video podcast where I talk about where to be careful of "lock in risk" when adopting AI infrastructure. I'm a middle aged bald white guy in a cream cable knit sweater sitting in front of a microphone. I'm talking with my hands in a way that often causes my teenager to mock me.
An ad from Reddit where SoFi is pitching the SpaceX IPO.
A sign from Seattle Tacoma Airport that says: “Announcements: Checkpoint 3 for lesbian item.” And below says “Speech to Text: A new technology being tested at SEA”
Diagram titled 'R&D is two jobs', with the subtitle 'Research figures out what good looks like; development executes against a known good.' It maps a left-to-right spectrum. At the top, two bars show the reach of two kinds of AI tool: a bold, full-width teal bar reading 'Interactive agent (you in the loop): works across the whole spectrum', and below it a smaller, lighter teal bar covering only the right half, reading 'Autonomous factory: needs a known target.' Beneath the bars is the spectrum itself, drawn as a horizontal double-headed arrow with a pole at each end: on the left, 'Research: find what good looks like'; on the right, 'Development: execute against a known good.' The background gradient shifts from warm parchment on the research side to teal on the development side. A vertical amber marker line sits near the middle of the spectrum, annotated 'drifts left over time', and it lines up with the left edge of the factory bar above, showing the factory only operates to the right of that boundary. Hanging from that boundary is an amber warning box reading 'The dangerous middle: work that looks like development but hides an unproven assumption. Point the factory at it and it converges confidently on the wrong target. And it looks done.' The takeaway: an interactive agent helps everywhere on the spectrum, but the autonomous factory only works once you have a checkable target, and the danger is mistaking still-unproven research for development.
A 3×3 grid titled 'Nine Kinds of Agents'. The horizontal axis is labeled 'Tech Depth' with three columns: Consumer, Knowledge Worker, and Developer. The vertical axis is labeled 'Autonomy' with three rows from top to bottom: Fully Autonomous, Chat, and Autocomplete. Fully Autonomous row: Consumer cell — 'Autonomous personal agents', examples: ChatGPT Agent, Perplexity Comet, OpenClaw; Knowledge Worker cell — 'Autonomous enterprise agents', examples: Salesforce Agentforce, ServiceNow, Harvey AI; Developer cell — 'Dark Factory', examples: Gas Town, StrongDM, OpenAI harness engineering. Chat row: Consumer cell — 'Consumer chat', examples: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.ai; Knowledge Worker cell — 'Knowledge worker chat agents', examples: Glean, Claude CoWork; Developer cell — 'Interactive coding agents', examples: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Cline, Aider. Autocomplete row: Consumer cell is intentionally empty — consumer AI skipped this phase; Knowledge Worker cell — 'Knowledge worker assist', examples: M365 Copilot, Notion AI; Developer cell — 'Coding autocomplete', examples: GitHub Copilot, early Cursor.
The bluesky post UI where I'm posting my "hello, world" post. It shows a cover image that matches the blog theme along with information about the publication itself including a favicon.
A dusk view of a game in progress at TMobile field in Seattle. The mariners are playing the royals and are up 2-1. The city skyline is in the distance.
A bottle of Malört and an empty and clean urine specimen jar on a black textured counter.
A very large “Heptio” logo sign hanging in a workshop with plywood walls. The logo is aluminum with a green glowing backlight.
On the back of my badge: “Fuck the Internet. I'm going to go climb mountains - Nóva”
Badge for the conference. It is a DIY badge with my horrible handwriting. Has my name and pronouns (he/him) alone with “Ask me about” listing k8s, machine identity and “my handle @h.olysh.it”. Stickers at the bottom saying “we can just do things”, a “no Caesars” symbol and the bsky butterfly.
Sunset picture of a ballpark. Wispy clouds. From along the first base line.
An aerial timelapse of Mount Rainer (Tahoma) as the plane flies past and into the clouds. It lasts 3 seconds.
Stack of letterpress cards that say “A strange game. The only winning move is not to play”. Blue mechanical pencil and wood block of a large asterisk beside the stack.
Gemini discussion. me: Create a slide deck from the outline in "Talk outline: Platform S..." Gemini: Something went wrong. Try again.
Chat with gemini (from the side of a google slides deck): me: "Using unsplash as a source, pick a different background for this slide." Gemini: "I can't directly change the background for you, but here are the steps to change the slide background with an image in Google Slides, which will allow you to choose an image from various sources (including uploading one you find on Unsplash): On your computer, select the slide you want to change. In the toolbar, click Slide, then choose Change background. In the panel that opens, click Choose image next to "Image." You can then select an image from your computer, Google Drive, Google Photos, or use Google Image Search to find a picture for the background. Once you choose your image, click Done to apply it to the selected slide."
A camel siting in the sand with dunes and mountains behind him.
A close up of a window and door frame with a bunch of stickers. In the middle is a Nova sticker that says “Fuck the Internet. I’m going to climb mountains. - Nova”
A pot full of vegetable minestrone soup. A bowl of croutons and another bowl of kale in the background. It’s all sitting on a stove top.
Google query: does the moxa e2200 support a restful api? Answer: Yes, the Moxa ioLogik E2200 series supports a RESTful API for IIoT applications. While it is primarily known for industrial protocols like Modbus/TCP and SNMP, the series includes RESTful API support to allow IT engineers to easily retrieve I/O data using standard web protocols. Key Details of API Support * Protocols Supported: Along with RESTful APIs, the E2200 series supports Modbus/TCP, EtherNet/IP, SNMP (v1/v2c/v3), and Moxa’s proprietary AOPC and MXIO library. * Activation: To use web-based features, you typically need to enable the Network API through the device's configuration interface. * Use Cases: The RESTful API is designed for cross-platform integration, allowing data transfer to web resources and cloud services without needing specialized industrial gateway hardware. For detailed configuration steps and a full list of available commands, you can refer to the ioLogik E2200 Series User's Manual.
Handshake meme. Toxic gym bros on left, AI bros on right. “Misusing weights” in middle.
Goose. Big brown dog that looks like a goober. He is.
A nice looking banana bread!
Image of a well worn paper with stains on it. Banana Bread Recipe - 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed - 1/3 cup meited butter - 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup) - 1 egg, beaten - 1 teaspoon vanilla - 1 teaspoon baking soda - Pinch of salt - 1-1/2 cup of all-purpose four No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
An Orca whale on a blue field leaping through a ring of stars. Text on the left says “San Juan County” vertically. Framed on a wall. This is on a ferry boat and you can see seating and windows in the background.
A small tan dog wearing a red christmas tie. He looks both “all business” and somewhat pensive with his ears back.
3 Le Creuset pots in various sizes. They are red, green and blue.
A pot of chicken soup on a stove. You can see carrots and herbs floating on top.
Chicken thighs in a pot with herbs on top ready to go in the oven.
Meme from Arrested development. WELL DID IT WORK FOR THOSE PEOPLE? NO, IT NEVER DOES, I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE SOMEHOW DELUDE THEMSELVES INTO THINKING IT MIGHT, BUT. BUT IT MIGHT WORK FOR US.
The starting grid at F1 Vegas with the crowds and EDM music
Black rubber band with text saying “STRAIGHT - LARGE”
A stack of stickers that say “Fuck the internet I’m going to go climb mountains - Nóva”
Jorge on stage at KubeCon NA 2025.
Photo of a quote from Bryan at keynote at KubeCon.
Photo of Chris on the main stage during KubeCon 2025. Colorful illustration behind him with leaves and peaches and birds.
Email screen cap. Text: Hi Ken, Thank you for sharing this. The first attachment here is asking me to “invest in the DNC”. What am I investing in? The focus here is on winning but I don’t have confidence in the Dem establishment to actually stick to its values. What even are Democratic values now?Whether it is candidates with Nazi tattoos or all the consultants banding together to throw trans (and other marginalized people) under the bus with a shitty open report, I’m not sure the dems are a party I want to associate myself with. Y’all are definitely better than Trump but beyond that I don’t know what you stand for. You talk about building a big tent but there are limits. I don’t want to be part of a tent that includes people that think that people I know and love shouldn’t have basic rights. How about we start with a clear establishment of what the values of the dem party are and go from there? I’m also still sticking to my guns on not donating until and unless I see change in the party leadership. There has to be room for new voices. I’d love to see the party learn from and boost new talent like, say, Mamdani instead of fighting those people tooth and nail. I’m sure that there will be a bit of a blue wave after the trauma that Trump is putting everyone through. But what happens after that? If its more Biden like leadership that doesn’t move things forward and tries to return to a world that no longer exists then we’ll end up back where we are. I know that much of this is out of your control. But you are in the unenviable position of being the face of an organization that you don’t have a lot of control over. I fear that if I throw my support behind the DNC I’m signaling that I’m ok with continuing with the failed people and policies that have gotten us to where we are now. Thanks, Joe
A big Costco bag of “Fanncy whole cashews”
Nova in front of “Hotel Borg” in Reykjavik wearing a bright blue hat and green jacket.
Willie hanging out at Harry’s bar looking for some pizza.
What I came to realise was that these men are actually the losers. The billionaires who called me out to the desert to evaluate their bunker strategies are not the victors of the economic game so much as the victims of its perversely limited rules. More than anything, they have succumbed to a mindset where “winning” means earning enough money to insulate themselves from the damage they are creating by earning money in that way. It’s as if they want to build a car that goes fast enough to escape from its own exhaust.
Reddit screencap from r/AMA. I'm a college-educated Black man who drove from Vermont to Florida this summer with my Asian girlfriend. We were pulled over 18 times in 4 days. Ask Me Anything. After telling a few coworkers about this when I returned to work, one of them (a true Reddit head) suggested I do an AMA. So hi Reddit, nice to meet you. So I live in New England, work a white-collar job, and fall into what most would call "upper middle class." This past August, I decided to use my summer vacation to visit family in Fort Myers, Florida. Since I'd never done a true long road trip before (my longest drives were maybe 5-7 hours), my girlfriend and I thought it would be fun to make the trip by car instead of flying. We started in Burlington, Vermont, and made our way down the East Coast. The drive was about 1,500+ miles, and we stretched it over four days. I did roughly 75% of the driving, she took the rest. Here's the part that baffled me: in just those four days, we were pulled over 18 times. Not for reckless driving or doing anything spicy. Just pulled over, again and again. Each time it was something else. So I'll give this a shot: Ask me anything.
Cancelation confirmation for Hulu. “We’ll miss ya, Joe. We’ve canceled your subscription. You can continue to watch until the end of your Hulu billing cycle.”
The tan dog with big ears and a slight smile looking at the camera. He is wearing a rainbow flag mini trucker hat.
A wooden carving on a rocky beach of three bears in a canoe, carrying backpacks and paddles.
Graffiti stencil saying “EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE NOT THE FASCISTS”
A memorial statue of commandos outside of Spean Bridge Scotland. Plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE COMMANDOS WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 THIS COUNTRY WAS THEIR TRAINING GROUND
Burial monument for the “Kirkland” family. The base has the word “KIRKLAND” in a typeface reminiscent of the Costco generic brand.
A Pacific Northwest trail through the forest with towering trees and a soft single track path. A woman and a dog are hiking on the path.
A zoomed in video of the Seattle space needle as the viewer rotates around it.
Mosaic of a rat standing up on his two hind legs the sun behind him has raise and makes him look like a saint. There is a heart near him. Also below is the text “HOT RAT SUMMER”
A photo of a bathroom with a huge mural of The Dude from The Big Lebowsky. His eyes are mirrored sunglasses that are mirrors for the sinks.
A sticker saying “Fuck the internet. I’m going to go climb mountains- Nóva” on a graffiti covered wall at the restaurant La Pepita in Barcelona.
Matt Smith dressed as a punk for an upcoming movie called “Caught Stealing”. He has an orange and yellow Mohawk and a studded leather jacket.