The Network Automation BoF (Birds of a Feature) at NANOG 97 was a huge success! The community collaborated to address each other's problems and generated ideas for advancing their automation efforts. #Automation #BoF #Engineer #Manager #NANOG #Network #Software #Solutions

My SRE talk from NANOG 97 is now available on YouTube! youtu.be/L6SRQ5RCMSo Even though I've been on stage a few times in the last couple of years, this is my first NANOG talk. #Bellevue #Boring #Emotion #Fundamentals #Good #Incident #NANOG #Response #SRE #Talk

Boring is Good: Removing Emotion from Incident Response

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For your Sunday morning reading list:

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup@mineralcup.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We did a thing: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🌊 PyBeach 2025 is making waves! 🌴🐍 All the talks are now live on YouTube, catch the community vibes, brilliant Python insights, and maybe a little sand in your shoes 😉 🎥 Dive in here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🌐 More about the event: 2025.pybeach.org #PyBeach2025 #Python #Community

PyBeach 2025 - YouTube

PyBeach is a general Python conference located in the Los Angeles area. It is a welcoming, volunteer-run, community-driven event with the mission to educate ...

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Behold, the #MinCup35 bracket! Use it to follow along, plan campaigns to support your favs, or make predictions on how voting will shake out. We start at the top left on September 1st, then alternate left and right as we work our way down.

NANOG 94 may be over, but the conversation continues. Peering discussions, along with various other topics, have been buzzing on Discord. Your active participation could truly impact the dialog. Join us at: discord.nanog.org #NANOG #discord #IX #peering #discussion #talk

If you had been told the loud noises were not loud & the scratchy shirts were not scratchy, your whole life, you too would be a bit stubborn is all I'm saying.

Rachel@rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · last yr.

So called “autistic rigidity” contributes to some of my greatest strengths: a commitment to integrity, honesty & fairness, internal consistency in my thinking, & focused dedication to my work. It comes with tradeoffs, like everything else in the world. #Autistic

Exactly how many talks, policy papers, interviews, and reports do you think are out there warning about precisely this likelihood? Because I know it's a lot more than a few. "‘We Acted Too Quickly’: Over Half of Companies Regret AI-Driven Layoffs, Report Finds" www.techrepublic.com/article/news...

'We Acted Too Quickly': Over Half of Companies Regret AI-Driven Layoffs, Report Finds

Automating jobs isn’t the panacea for all companies, and 55% admit they have made a mistake, a new survey finds.

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Prioritize mental health in tech! Zoë Chalfant shares her journey and practical advice for managing mental health, self-advocacy, and sustainable careers in the tech industry at #SCaLE 22x https://bit.ly/4fN9SY0

*Excellent* opportunity to learn about extinctions from a brilliant teacher — and it's free!

Anthony (Tony) J. Martin@ichnologist.bsky.social · 2y ago

If any of my followers would like to learn more about extinctions of the past, present, & future, I have a Coursera course with exactly that title. Its lectures are also suitable for university-level classes in conservation biology, ecology, & geology. www.coursera.org/learn/extinc... 🧪

Good morning and please welcome these #EduSky community members @heidichronicles.net @holamsjohnston.bsky.social @janicehechter.bsky.social @rockitsage.bsky.social @lenadarnay.bsky.social @bigpuffingames.bsky.social @neeshananda.bsky.social @imabena.bsky.social @kewlced.bsky.social

hello kitty is sitting on a pink background and holding a cup of tea

Alt: hello kitty is sitting on a pink background and holding a cup of tea

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While attending AutoCon 2 (networkautomation.forum/autocon2), I had the privilege of joining an insightful roundtable discussion on the Heavy Networking podcast. Please check it out and share your thoughts! 🎧 Listen here: packetpushers.net/podcasts/hea... 📺 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/xGiVV8advIU

AutoCon 2 — Network Automation Forum

The only conference that dares to keep asking: Why haven’t we seen full adoption of network automation, yet? (Denver, Fall 2024)

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oh hey that thing we said was a bad idea is a bad idea

Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards and Social Security numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled

Despite promising to filter personal data out, Recall still captures it.

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being a network engineer

I remember when you could just buy a computer program like Microsoft Word or Photoshop and just have it on your computer forever without having to pay monthly or yearly. What a time that was

IC1805 - Heart Nebula and Soul Nebula four-panel mosaic. Still working on the panel integrations; it feels too much like the bottom right panel isn't well integrated; 15 120s captures for each of the four panels. #astrophotography

I suspect one part of many autistic "love languages" is "I made life easier for you so seamlessly you didn't see it" and relates to not having other folks have social or sensory discomfort.

We've always been a fan of blueskies.

how your email finds me

Me: I really should work on that document this afternoon. ADHD: Yeah, I know, but the file is 3 folders deep in your documents. I don't think that's going to be possible today. Me: I should post that. 🤣😭

Dear California, Most tsunami are deeply unexciting to witness, looking more like a rapidly-rising tide than anything else. You cannot surf them. & even if it doesn’t look like much, the current can still kill you.

I am once again screaming at the top of my lungs that absolutely nobody would give a shit about this if Tesla hadn't decided to reinvent the wheel in typical techbro fashion and convinced the public that plug & charge is such a magic benefit compared to putting fucking card readers on the chargers.

So it's come to my attention that AOC has just asked Bluesky to provide her with all of the protected/encrypted means of communication people will be using during the Trump administration and I really cannot recommend the following enough:

cate@buny.bsky.social · 2y ago

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

Yes, Mineral Cup is happening this year! We’re moving voting to www.MineralCup.org and hosting campaigning on any platform where we have volunteers (like this one!). Details on #MinCup23 in early August, bracket in late August, voting starts September 1st. 💜

So, who likes rocks?

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