Hibri Marzook
@hibri.net
I don't know what I'm doing, but I will know when I'm done. #Agile #CICD #systemsthinking 🇪🇺🇱🇰🇬🇧he/him https://hibri.net
My 7 year old is grumpy today because he watched School Of Rock last week and he can’t stop thinking about it and it’s daddy’s fault for choosing the movie 🤣
September 18, 2026 at 8:12 AM
My 7 year old is grumpy today because he watched School Of Rock last week and he can’t stop thinking about it and it’s daddy’s fault for choosing the movie 🤣
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Good ideas in software delivery often sound wrong at first, which is why teams reject them before giving them a chance. Hibri's session explored why our intuition misleads us so…
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Decoding the Paradoxes of Software Delivery
Why does deploying more often improve quality? Why does slack time make a team more reliable? On the counter-intuitive ideas that keep turning out to be right.
virtualddd.com
August 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Good ideas in software delivery often sound wrong at first, which is why teams reject them before giving them a chance. Hibri's session explored why our intuition misleads us so…
Watch: buff.ly/0wvhkbO
Watch: buff.ly/0wvhkbO
Layoff people and buy castles www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... billionaire derangement syndrome in full effect
August 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Layoff people and buy castles www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... billionaire derangement syndrome in full effect
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I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media.
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
bylinetimes.com
August 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media.
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
What I love about reading the Discworld books is that whilst its set in a fantasy world, it's very much a critique on the norms of the real world. Was listening to the Men at Arms audiobook yesterday and loved how it engages with diversity, monarchy and racism.
August 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
What I love about reading the Discworld books is that whilst its set in a fantasy world, it's very much a critique on the norms of the real world. Was listening to the Men at Arms audiobook yesterday and loved how it engages with diversity, monarchy and racism.
My “don’t burn my eyes” device hacked together in 5 minutes before the eclipse
August 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
My “don’t burn my eyes” device hacked together in 5 minutes before the eclipse
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2. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, we will hand an advantage to our commercial rivals, who are bound to continue (because foreigners are perfidious).
3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours.
3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours.
August 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
2. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, we will hand an advantage to our commercial rivals, who are bound to continue (because foreigners are perfidious).
3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours.
3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours.
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Join us in discussing Meadows’ “Leverage Points”?
‘“This is a HUGE NEW SYSTEM people are inventing!” I said to myself. “They haven’t the SLIGHTEST IDEA how this complex structure will behave,” myself said back to me. “It’s almost certainly an example of cranking the system in the wrong direction”’
‘“This is a HUGE NEW SYSTEM people are inventing!” I said to myself. “They haven’t the SLIGHTEST IDEA how this complex structure will behave,” myself said back to me. “It’s almost certainly an example of cranking the system in the wrong direction”’
Next in our #PapersInSystems discussions: Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System."
When: Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 1PM - 2PM Eastern Time (US/Canada) (19:00 CEST)
The reading is at: donellameadows.org/archives/lev...
More info/sign up (free, of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/p...
When: Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 1PM - 2PM Eastern Time (US/Canada) (19:00 CEST)
The reading is at: donellameadows.org/archives/lev...
More info/sign up (free, of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/p...
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
donellameadows.org
July 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Join us in discussing Meadows’ “Leverage Points”?
‘“This is a HUGE NEW SYSTEM people are inventing!” I said to myself. “They haven’t the SLIGHTEST IDEA how this complex structure will behave,” myself said back to me. “It’s almost certainly an example of cranking the system in the wrong direction”’
‘“This is a HUGE NEW SYSTEM people are inventing!” I said to myself. “They haven’t the SLIGHTEST IDEA how this complex structure will behave,” myself said back to me. “It’s almost certainly an example of cranking the system in the wrong direction”’
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July 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Spend a week diagnosing latency problems at work. Spend the beginning of the holiday week explaining to my son why his audio book buffers while we are driving o on the M5. 🤣
July 25, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Spend a week diagnosing latency problems at work. Spend the beginning of the holiday week explaining to my son why his audio book buffers while we are driving o on the M5. 🤣
Reading this after I’ve chased 4 year old covered in chocolate milk around the house.
July 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Reading this after I’ve chased 4 year old covered in chocolate milk around the house.
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- My article on Software Design in the Agentic Age: verraes.net/2026/07/soft...
- Martin Fowler's fragments: martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
- Martin Fowler's fragments: martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
Software Design in the Agentic Age: Place Your Bets
An evaluation of the role of software design in retrospect of Thoughtworks' Future of Software Engineering retreat.
verraes.net
July 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
- My article on Software Design in the Agentic Age: verraes.net/2026/07/soft...
- Martin Fowler's fragments: martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
- Martin Fowler's fragments: martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
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…are the very last people I would want controlling or setting policy for any such technology that even approaches a fraction of what these outrageous claims might achieve.
July 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
…are the very last people I would want controlling or setting policy for any such technology that even approaches a fraction of what these outrageous claims might achieve.
Currently reading this as a bed time story
July 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Currently reading this as a bed time story
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NEW: The story behind a silencing.
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams is trapped in a parallel private justice system. I've written about what it tells us about the "post-state" future, a cryptolibertarian dream that's close than we realise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams is trapped in a parallel private justice system. I've written about what it tells us about the "post-state" future, a cryptolibertarian dream that's close than we realise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Silenced
Facebook's silencing of a whistleblower shines a light on a private justice system and a "post-state" future where tech bros write the rules. Or as we call them, "laws"
open.substack.com
June 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM
NEW: The story behind a silencing.
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams is trapped in a parallel private justice system. I've written about what it tells us about the "post-state" future, a cryptolibertarian dream that's close than we realise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams is trapped in a parallel private justice system. I've written about what it tells us about the "post-state" future, a cryptolibertarian dream that's close than we realise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
I’m worried more about the screen time the grandparents have and it’s effect on their voting habits www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests
Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devices
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I’m worried more about the screen time the grandparents have and it’s effect on their voting habits www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
So I now have to communicate like a caveman to save on tokens.
June 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
So I now have to communicate like a caveman to save on tokens.
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Is Conway's Law just a hunch? Or is it a law? Conway didn't provide a proof in 1968.
But decades later, academic research confirms the hypothesis.
Part 2 of "Beyond the Shades of Conway's Law" has been published.
Validation: The Research & Reality Check
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
But decades later, academic research confirms the hypothesis.
Part 2 of "Beyond the Shades of Conway's Law" has been published.
Validation: The Research & Reality Check
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
Beyond the Shades of Conway's Law - Validation: The Research & Reality Check
thinkinglabs.io
June 22, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Is Conway's Law just a hunch? Or is it a law? Conway didn't provide a proof in 1968.
But decades later, academic research confirms the hypothesis.
Part 2 of "Beyond the Shades of Conway's Law" has been published.
Validation: The Research & Reality Check
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
But decades later, academic research confirms the hypothesis.
Part 2 of "Beyond the Shades of Conway's Law" has been published.
Validation: The Research & Reality Check
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
One of the problems with AI generated code review is that pretty much anyone can give a review without any context or design discussion. They probably won’t understand any fixes made. The worrying bit is that there is no discussion with a human.
June 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
One of the problems with AI generated code review is that pretty much anyone can give a review without any context or design discussion. They probably won’t understand any fixes made. The worrying bit is that there is no discussion with a human.
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While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out:
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
June 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out:
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Parenting milestone. My kid told me “I know how to Google”.
I have mixed feelings
I have mixed feelings
June 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Parenting milestone. My kid told me “I know how to Google”.
I have mixed feelings
I have mixed feelings
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Update: the last 2 days have been *amazing*, and the support folks have shown me is genuinely moving. I had another little cry.
But (oh, here he goes), there are still some places left on the upcoming workshops, and even without the discount that ended last night, they're worth every penny!
(1/2)
But (oh, here he goes), there are still some places left on the upcoming workshops, and even without the discount that ended last night, they're worth every penny!
(1/2)
June 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Update: the last 2 days have been *amazing*, and the support folks have shown me is genuinely moving. I had another little cry.
But (oh, here he goes), there are still some places left on the upcoming workshops, and even without the discount that ended last night, they're worth every penny!
(1/2)
But (oh, here he goes), there are still some places left on the upcoming workshops, and even without the discount that ended last night, they're worth every penny!
(1/2)
This is a pretty shitty rug pull by @github.com github.com/orgs/communi...
Announcement: Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual Plans · community · Discussion #192963
Announcement: Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual Plans We've recently announced that we’re making the following changes to GitHub Copilot’s Individual plans to protect the experience for existing...
github.com
April 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This is a pretty shitty rug pull by @github.com github.com/orgs/communi...
Closed a 10 year old issue in HttpMock github.com/hibri/HttpMo.... Life got in the way of supporting the latest .Net version. HttpMock 3.0 is out. However, for the last 3 weeks I've been prompting CoPilot with Opus 4.6 to do the internal rewrite.
.NET Core Support · Issue #37 · hibri/HttpMock
Are there any plans to release a version with .NET Core support?
github.com
April 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Closed a 10 year old issue in HttpMock github.com/hibri/HttpMo.... Life got in the way of supporting the latest .Net version. HttpMock 3.0 is out. However, for the last 3 weeks I've been prompting CoPilot with Opus 4.6 to do the internal rewrite.
It’s probably a good time to listen to this
open.spotify.com/track/2LuCU1...
open.spotify.com/track/2LuCU1...
The Other Side
open.spotify.com
April 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
It’s probably a good time to listen to this
open.spotify.com/track/2LuCU1...
open.spotify.com/track/2LuCU1...