Google StreetView visits my office... literally!
One of the enticements to work at Stack Exchange was that I would be given my own office and it would have a door that closes. What a luxury! Was I special? No, our CEO believes that all engineers...
View ArticleUsenix LISA overlaps election day!
Usenix LISA is early this year. This means two things: It isn't overlapping the December holiday rush (yeah!) but it overlaps with election day (boo!). New Jersey has an important election this year. I...
View ArticleTom's guide for Tourists Visiting NYC (special Sept 11th anniversary edition)
Welcome to our fine city! Some say its the greatest city in the world. We love tourists and we want you to visit. NYC has some of the finest theater, museums, shopping, history and dining. I know NYC...
View ArticleEiji Toyoda, Promoter of the Toyota Way, Dies at 100
I wonder if he know how much influence he had on DevOps culture. The Three Ways of DevOps are essentially The Toyota Way applied to system administration. Eiji Toyoda, Promoter of the Toyota Way and...
View ArticleWarning sign that your API sucks
People say things like, "Can you just send me a copy of data?" If people are taking your entire database as a CSV file and processing it themselves, your API sucks. (Overheard at an ACM meeting today)
View ArticleUsenix LISA 2013: Learn to code
If you want to learn to program better, Usenix LISA 2013 has a number of excellent presentations. Usenix LISA 2013 Presentations that teach coding: Sunday, Nov 3, 2013: PowerShell Fundamentals Building...
View ArticleUsenix LISA 2013: Women in Advanced Computing
This year's Usenix LISA conference has two exciting events about Women and Computing: Sunday, Nov 3, 2013: 9am-5pm: Workshop: Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC): Recognizing and Overcoming Bias-Ways to...
View ArticleUsenix LISA 2013 Cloud system administration presentations
If you run private or public clouds (or want to) here is a list of talks, workshops, and tutorials that you should attend at Usenix LISA 2013. [I apologize in advance for any typo or errors. Please...
View ArticleUsenix LISA 2013: Technical Skill-building for Linux/Unix admins
If you are an junior Linux/Unix sysadmin looking to advance your technical skills, here is a list of talks, workshops, and tutorials that you should attend at Usenix LISA 2013. These are...
View ArticleUsenix LISA 2013: DevOps in every timeslot
There is a devops-related talk in every hour of this year's Usenix LISA conference. Usenix LISA Is a general conference with many tracks going on at any time. A little analysis finds there is always at...
View ArticleGrants for Women attending Usenix LISA, Sept 30 deadline
Grants are available for women that want to attend Usenix LISA, in Washington D.C., Nov 3-8. This year the LISA '13 Grants for Women are Sponsored by Google. Five women will be selected from the...
View ArticleDevOps at LISA
A shout out to the conference planning committee of Usenix LISA this year. Narayan and Skaar did a great job! The amount of DevOps content is unbelievable. All 6 days have DevOps content that I want to...
View ArticleSystem administrators and programming
Someone asked me the other day if I had a "secret of my success". They didn't believe that I got this far on my good looks. (ha ha ha). For most of my career I've been on teams of people where some...
View ArticleACM Webinar on IPv6 and Security (Today)
I'll be the moderator of today's ACM Learning Webinar. The topic is "Security Implications of IPv6", the speaker is Dr. Johannes B. Ullrich, SANS Technology Institute. I'll be facilitating the question...
View ArticleWhere did you learn to debug like that?
Debugging is an important system administration skill. I didn't realize there was so much to know about debugging until I worked at a computer repair shop in high school. PC repair has basically two...
View ArticleWomen in System Administration
I keep reading all these horror stories about women being treated badly at technical conferences. I haven't seen a lot of positive stories. I think the conferences that are doing a good job need some...
View ArticleGlove and Boots mirror my NYC post!
You may recall Tom's guide for Tourists Visiting NYC (special Sept 11th anniversary edition). Glove and Boots, one of my... no... my favorite YouTube channels has just done a video that is surprisingly...
View ArticleStarting a new habit by linking it to an existing one
I wrote a lot about habits in Time Management For System Administration. If there is something you need to do a lot, turning it into a habit means you are more likely to do it and less mental effort is...
View ArticleLOPSA-East 14: Call for Volunteers
Evan Pettrey just emailed out the LOPSA-East 14: Call for Volunteers. The next conference is May 2-3, 2014. Mark your calendar and join the volunteer team. It is a great way to get involved in the...
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