Michael Rudden

Web Development, Information Security, and IT person ☕️

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

I love the 4th of July. I loved growing up in Massachusetts learning all about the early days of the American revolution and our colonial history. I love living in North Carolina now. Let’s always try to be the best we can in every state. Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

No matter how you spell it, 250 years of American innovation, ingenuity & curiosity is something to celebrate. Have a happy & safe 4th of July!

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

This is a beautiful thing.

[GitHub @github]

We heard you. And we agree.

In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM.

Keep it. Lend it to friends. Pass it on to your children.

Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real.

Order yours today.
https://t.co/z041pdMH7h

[Google Workspace @GoogleWorkspace]

Whether you're drafting a new country or just your team's Q3 goals, real-time co-editing makes everything easier.

Happy 250th birthday, USA! 🇺🇸🎉

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Mac minis were backordered ‘til August last I checked.

[Google @Google]

We just released Gemma 4 — our most intelligent open models to date.

Built from the same world-class research as Gemini 3, Gemma 4 brings breakthrough intelligence directly to your own hardware for advanced reasoning and agentic workflows.

Released under a commercially permissive Apache 2.0 license so anyone can build powerful AI tools. 🧵↓

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Stopped by the mall today to look at a couple things and it’s the most packed I’ve seen it in ages. Maybe a positive signal for the economy? Vibes are good here, people seem to be in a good mood hanging out and shopping like old times.

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

These really bring me back in a good way. Reject modernity, embrace tradition.

[Web Design Museum @WebDesignMuseum]

The diversity of horizontal navigation in 2004

#WebDesignHistory

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

This seems like a good omen. #Linkedin

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

At the final @shmoocon. Can’t wait to see what’s in store. #shmoocon

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Saw a self-driving car in Raleigh this morning. Interested to see how they fare here! https://t.co/WOEuNc17ts

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

@OakCityLocks @cackalackycon I picked my first locks in a long time!! Thank you for doing what you do and congrats on incorporating as a nonprofit!

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Thank you!! @cackalackycon was AMAZING this year. Great talks, a friendly crowd, incredible staff, and a really chill venue.

[cackalackycon @cackalackycon]

Thank you everyone for speaking, running villages, and attending our conference this year!
As a community driven conference, it literally cannot happen without all of you. Looking forward to an even better conference in 2024!

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

So excited to be here!

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

I put my slides from #ShmooCon up here: https://t.co/g3aaIGXvF5

@shmoocon thanks again for an awesome conference. Always a blast and so much to learn!

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Thanks to everyone who came!! 🚗

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

It will be streaming on Twitch, or available later as a recording

https://t.co/bFwmkxHMMG

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

I’ll be speaking at #ShmooCon at 3:30 today! Join me in the Belay It! track as I talk about parking my car in @RaleighGov

https://t.co/zsH23eSgZb

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

#shmoocon #polaritychallenge A21E3АЕ17219A1849298386639856B9

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

Watermelon Jelly Belly is the most skeuomorphic of jelly beans.

[Michael Rudden @michaelrudden]

I have a ticket to the @hopeconf #hope #anewhope security conference I can’t use, if anyone needs one let me know!