I shape how Microsoft Azure participates in upstream Linux communities like Fedora and Flatcar. Nights and weekends go to side projects and life in Brno, Czech Republic.

Recent posts

Man Rides Tram

4 minute read

A tram-side anecdote about language, small kindnesses, and teaching through casual conversation.

Capacity for Work

3 minute read

Practical thoughts on estimating personal capacity: why task size, context, and health matter more than raw checkboxes.

rsync+iCloud: A proposal

4 minute read

Proposal for making rsync and iCloud Drive work together so evicted files are included in backups.

Obsidian, podcasts, and more

4 minute read

A ramble about notes, journaling, and whether Obsidian or a diary app fits my workflow.

The Challenge of Virtual Speaking

2 minute read

Notes on the difficulty of ‘reading the room’ for virtual speakers and practical ideas to improve engagement.

I am a Youtube Rock Star!

less than 1 minute read

A tongue-in-cheek look at my brief YouTube debut and the perils of home networking.

Git Clone Commands

1 minute read

My colleague1 Veronika Kabátová wrote a great piece on setting up your environment to work with remote repositories. In it she outlines the strategy of lett...