Farewell, Redpanda: Two and a Half Years of Incidents and Invoices
Two and a Half Years of Incidents and Invoices
Field Theories
A blog for the curious. Field Theories is a blog by Thomas Eckert about technology, art, and personal perspectives.
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Favorites from May 2026
Painting Magnolia Blooms at the Arboretum
Painting Magnolia Blooms at the Arboretum
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Favorites from April 2026
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Favorites from January 2026
This Will Be Posted To Bluesky: Introducing Bluesync
Introducing Bluesync
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A Few of My Favorite Things
Checking the Ice: (On the Rideau Canal)
(On the Rideau Canal)
In the Age of AI, Siri is Embarrassing
In the Age of AI, Siri is Embarrassing
Advent of Code 2025 Day 3
Advent of Code 2025 Day 3
Advent of Code 2025 Day 2
Advent of Code 2025 Day 2
Advent of Code 2025 Day 1
Advent of Code 2025 Day 1
Serving Field Theories from My Desk
Serving Field Theories from My Desk
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Albums for Programming
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Favorites From October 2025
Do It Dumb
Do It Dumb
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$ My Docs Pet Peeve
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Favorites From May 2025
Images from Normandy, London, and Flanders: 2015
Images from Normandy, London, and Flanders: 2015
Audio Notifications for Long-Running Commands: DING! Your build's done.
DING! Your build's done.
On Leaving
On Leaving
Forking Around and Finding Out: Remaining Authentic in Retirement with Kelsey Hightower
Remaining Authentic in Retirement with Kelsey Hightower
'Tis But a Scratch:: Shrinking Container Images using FROM scratch
Shrinking Container Images using FROM scratch
The 5 Developer Podcasts I Listen to Every Week
The 5 Developer Podcasts I Listen to Every Week
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Wading into Homelab
Seeding Local Postgres
Seeding Local Postgres
Ship Early. Find Bugs.
Ship Early. Find Bugs.
Python Tee
Python Tee
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Day 4
Advent of Code 2023: Day 3
Day 3
Advent of Code 2023: Day 2
Day 2
Advent of Code 2023: Day 1
Day 1
Split up Kustomize Output with `yq`
Split up Kustomize Output with `yq`
Changing Directory with a Python Context Manager
Changing Directory with a Python Context Manager
Logging Execution Time in Python
Logging Execution Time in Python