: Finished reading: Notes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher Alexander 📚 I learned about …
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: Came across an old photo tonight. Church boy getting ready for service!
: Back in Action, 2025 - ★★★ A fun family friendly action flick that you may have seen in various iterations. It doesn’t add …
: Currently reading: Upstream by Dan Heath 📚 This was a recommendation from one of the leaders at …
: Weird that the last post didn’t include the photo. A bug in the mobile app maybe?
: All the little things about cancer treatment they don’t tell you about. My fingernails have this odd …
: Using short-lived credentials is key but that’s not always possible depending on the situation and …
: Wicked, 2024 - ★★★ Watched on Monday January 13, 2025.
: Playing a family game of Sabobatage! Fun little card game where you’re trying to build 5 Boba drinks …
: Currently reading: How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth …
: Microsoft is bundling Copilot with base Office 365 subscription Microsoft is adding Copilot to the standard Office365 subscription, which is an interesting move. …
: More photos found. Some shots from Xander’s soccer game. I need to do more photography. I …
: I was dumping some photos from my camera and came across these two from St. Patrick’s day last …
: Accidentally signed up for Pixelfeed with the username DarkAndNeedy. Which sounds so pitiful
: I’ve never been a huge animal person, but this cat has grown on me. Him and his sister (RIP) were …
: Wishing you all the best in your battle! Stay strong but be prepared! Wishing you all the best in your battle! Stay strong but be prepared!
: That's great news Mike! Wishing you a continued and long remission! That's great news Mike! Wishing you a continued and long remission!
: A few photos from my trip to Trekconderoga last year. There’s a Star Trek museum in …
: Not what I was expecting, but still interesting Currently reading: The Ten Year War by Jonathan Cohn 📚 This book has been engaging, despite it not …
: Helping Your Loved Ones Navigate Your Digital Life After You’re Gone Helping Your Loved Ones Navigate Your Digital Life After You’re Gone Photo by Scott Graham on …
: I’ve noticed that this is a spectrum in terms of how people want to be engaged. I’ve noticed that this is a spectrum in terms of how people want to be engaged. For folks I interact …
: I really think that’s been the missing link in our strategy. I really think that’s been the missing link in our strategy. The idea that if we do nothing, all of …
: Thoughts on Remote Work and Emotional Connectedness Thoughts on Remote Work and Emotional Connectedness Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashThere is a …
: I’m so glad you mentioned the school schedule times. I’m so glad you mentioned the school schedule times. I’ve noticed the same! So many requests for …
: It’s never enough in their little minds! It’s never enough in their little minds! And as parents we unfairly internalize that sometimes. It’s …
: This is a great idea and will be particularly useful as summer break approaches. This is a great idea and will be particularly useful as summer break approaches. We make a schedule …
: Absolutely. Absolutely. I can do more with him and for him thanks to remote work. Personally I wish there was …
: The Impact of Remote Work on My Children The Impact of Remote Work on My Children Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash My son said something …
: “Yes…but.” — Saving ideas in their infancy “Yes…but.” — Saving ideas in their infancy Photo by Mika Baumeister on UnsplashIdeas are fragile. In …
: Troubleshooting Computers Made Me a Better Patient Troubleshooting Computers Made Me a Better Patient Unfortunately, I’ve spent the last few days …
: Decision Rights — Communicating How Choices Get Made Decision Rights — Communicating How Choices Get Made Advice for leaders Photo by Beth Macdonald on …
: Terraform, AWS, and Idempotency Terraform, AWS, and Idempotency A bug in Terraform? Or a misunderstanding of how a particular stanza …
: I think the meeting and the medium for the meeting can be separated. I think the meeting and the medium for the meeting can be separated. Yes, meetings are generally …
: Inbox Zero Inbox Zero Photo by Krsto Jevtic on UnsplashInbox Zero is another one of those productivity hacks …
: The Office is Dead….Long Live the Office The Office is Dead….Long Live the Office Photo by Nastuh Abootalebi on UnsplashNOTE: The views …
: Treating OPS Teams Like Product Teams Platform as a Product Photo by Arno Senoner on UnsplashOperations is one of those areas that many …
: Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams Part 2 Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams Part 2 Photo by Alvaro Reyes on UnsplashIn my previous article I …
: Change is Scary, Even When It’s Fun Change is Scary, Even When It’s Fun Second-order thinking can help us evaluate the consequences of …
: Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams — Part 1 Ticket management is one of those boring topics that comes …
: Ask the wrong people, you build the wrong thing Ask the wrong people and you build the wrong thing Not long ago my wife and I received an email from …
: Benefits of Conferences Benefits of Conferences Photo of conference attendeesI love meeting new people at conferences, …
: Authoring K8s Manifests Authoring K8s Manifests Kubernetes LogoNote: This is an internal blog post that I wrote at our …
: Organizing your todos for better effectiveness Organizing your todos for better effectiveness If I’ve learned anything during the pandemic it’s …
: ChatOps/ChatBots at Centro ChatOps/ChatBot at Centro “white robot action toy” by Franck V. on UnsplashDuring DevOpsDays PDX I …
: Stories vs Facts in Metrics You need to measure your processes. It doesn’t matter what type of process, whether it be a human …
: How You Interview is How You Hire “Of course you can’t use Google, this is an interview!” That was the response a friend got when he …
: Hubris — The Interview Killer Hubris — The Interview Killer Interviewing engineers is a bit more art than science. Every hiring …
: I really like the concept here, but I’m not sure I’m fully getting it. I really like the concept here, but I’m not sure I’m fully getting it. Adaptive Capacity *can* be …
: A Post-mortem on the Mental Model of a System On Thursday, December 14th we suffered a small incident that lead to various user notifications and …
: I Don’t Understand Immutable Infrastructure We were at the airport getting ready to go through security. A deep baritone voice shouted, …
: Our Salt Journey Part 2 Our Salt Journey Part 2 Structuring Our Pillar Data This is the 2nd part in our Salt Journey story. …
: Thanks Weighted Decision. Great resources there! Thanks Weighted Decision. Great resources there!
: Our Journey with Salt These are a few of the major pain points that we are trying to address, but obviously we’re going to …
: Being a Fan Being a Fan It was November 26th 1989, my first live football game. The Atlanta Falcons were taking …
: The Myth of the Working Manager The Myth of the Working Manager The tech world is full of job descriptions that describe the role of …
: When You Think You’re a Fraud When You Think You’re a Fraud Imposter Syndrome is a lot like alcoholism or gout. It comes in waves, …
: People, Process, Tools, in that Order People, Process, Tools, in that Order Imagine you’re at a car dealership. You see a brand new, state …
: Metrics Driven Development? Metrics Driven Development? At the Minneapolis DevOps Days during the open space portion of the …