1. DON’T LET THE
#OPSLIFE
GET YOU DOWN
SURGE LIGHTNING TALK
MANDI WALLS
@LNXCHK
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
2. YO DAWG
•I heard you're an asshole
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
3. THAT'S OK, BUT...
• do you know you are?
• do you know why?
• can you articulate it in a
mature way?
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
4. SELF-AWARENESS
Self-awareness is the capacity for
introspection and the ability to
reconcile oneself as an individual
separate from the environment and
other individuals.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
5. SELF AWARENESS
• know your triggers
• work on mitigating negative responses
• get out of environments that bring out the worst in you
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
6. OPSLIFE
photo: http://www.mylivingspace.co.uk/product-karlsson-timezone-flat-black-wall-clock.php
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
7. CAUGHT UP IN THE
FIREFIGHT
• sometimes it's not just like
shooting wamprats back
home
• there’s stress, and deadlines,
and the force is just no help
http://www.conita.com/blogs/Gaming/Nintendo-Wii/Luke-Skywalker-Step-Forward-With-Your-Wii-Lightsaber.html
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
8. YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE
SO ANGRY
• there's work to be done
• make more awesome
photo: http://www.sorryigotdrunk.com/archives/2006/04/xbob-grand-theft-afro.php
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
9. SAY THANKS
• we know, you're an asshole
• you would have done it differently
• you would have done it better
• d00d, you didn't do it at all, so put in a pull request or stfu
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10. EVERY LINE OF OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE IS A GIFT
adam jacob, in ##infra-talk
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
11. PEOPLE WHO DO AWESOME
THINGS FOR US
• people who create places for community. conference
coordinators, meetup organizers, mailing list managers
• people who share what they learn. doc writers, bloggers,
speakers
• people who help you with stuff when they don’t have to. on
twitter, on irc, wherever
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
12. AWESOME TOOLS
• github
• chef
• fpm
photo: http://hand-and-power-tools.com/?p=37
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
13. THANK YOU
• john vincent • #chef-hacking
• jordan sissel • LOPSA NYC
• wayne seguin • all of you!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
15. THANK PEOPLE
• conference organizers and speakers
• writers of awesome books and blog posts
• creators of the tools you use
• the people who help you out in irc
• your coworkers (thanks, imeyer)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
16. YOUR PHILOSOPHY
words to live by
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
17. BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER
photo: http://digitalpolyphony.webs.com/5billandted.htm
Wednesday, September 28, 2011