@davidcelis: is it finally happening?

Amateur pizzaiolo and engineer.

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Hey there, I’m David! I’m a Senior Staff Engineer working on FireHydrant (where I write APIs) out in Portland, Ore. (where I drink IPAs). I write about tech (rarely), food (often), and whatever else is on my mind.

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Freshworks

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Senior Staff Software Engineer

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2026 Now
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FireHydrant

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Principal Software Engineer

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2021 2026
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Stripe

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Staff Software Engineer

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2019 2021
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HashiCorp

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Senior Software Engineer

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2017 2019
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GitHub

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Software Engineer

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2016 2017

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is it finally happening?

US Corporate Insiders Are Selling Stocks at a Near Record Pace
Michael Msika • July 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM PDT

US executives are selling shares at the second-fastest pace in more than 20 years, a classic red flag to some investors because it suggests people with the most corporate knowledge are wary about markets.

Hedge Funds Add Bullish Oil Bets at Fastest Pace in a Decade
By Mia Gindis and Will Kubzansky
July 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM PDT

Hedge funds piled into bullish bets on Brent oil at the fastest pace in almost a decade as fighting between Iran and the US ramped up, dampening investors' expectations of a sustained recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Goldman Says Hedge Funds Sell US Tech Stocks at Record Pace
Michael Msika • July 20, 2026 at 6:16 AM PDT

Hedge funds pulled back from US tech stocks at a record pace over the past two months, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Prime Services desk.

The cohort was a net seller of the sector in six of the past eight weeks, according to the desk led by Vincent Lin. The cumulative reduction in market value totaled about 10%, marking the largest such retreat from the sector since the data series began more than a decade ago.

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