No, I will not “lighten up”
Here’s a conversation I was in recently. It’s paraphrased and anonymized because I’m not here to name-n-shame.
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3 ways to improve your hiring process
The new year often brings the end to a lot of finance- or holiday-imposed hiring freezes and a rush to get the hiring process wheels back into motion.
On the occasional unpleasantness of community
Dear well-dressed lady who walked by as I was clearing the sidewalk of snow and ice,
How to record a presentation screencast video using Quicktime
I’m a frequent public speaker. The trend of late is for conferences to record presentations and then post them publicly later. This is a great trend, as it h...
You don’t get to decide what you’re “worth”
Folks frequently ask me for career advice, particularly when they’re starting a job hunt. In that situation, almost all of them ask the same general question...
Uploading a Video to Internet Archive
I make no secret of the fact that OSCON is one of my favorite conferences. I try to speak at it whenever I can and do what I can to support its community. Wh...
How NOT to Hire an Entirely Remote Workforce
Recently there was an article in the Harvard Business Review about how a particular company hired a 100% remote work force.
Ops/DevOps Learning Resources
Last night I was speaking with a junior engineer who’s entering the job market. She’s had no trouble getting development internships (she has four of them un...
Open Source Leadership Succession Plan?
I present at a lot of FOSS conferences and therefore have the chance to meet and speak with a lot of FOSS luminaries. These are inspiring people who’ve been ...
Adding a Slack network to your znc IRC bouncer
Slack is taking the online world by storm. Most everyone I know in technology is a member of at least one Slack teams, and it’s not rare to find people who a...