No, I Don’t Want to “Put time on (your) calendar”

March 27, 2021 Attitude SE Skills No Comments
Growing or evolving companies will undoubtedly have undocumented and non-standard processes.  Teams often share these processes as tribal knowledge of sorts.  The key issue with this methodology is that they aren’t shared  consistently and deviations will appear over time.  This also doesn’t scale well. It is a sign of inexperienced…

Slackware, Still Very Much Alive

February 28, 2021 High Level Tech Intro No Comments
A recent article at tecmint.com says that there are over 600 Linux distros (distributions).  Of those 500 are in active development.  If you aren’t familiar, a “distro” is a way of packaging up the Linux kernel with a set of applications.  Different ones have evolved with different priorities and methodologies.…

Reverse Engineering a Linux Install

January 23, 2021 High Level Tech Intro No Comments
The Linux world is full of different package managers.  Yum, Apt and others can make it complex when a solution doesn’t support a distro (distribution) you are already standardized on.  If the option of compiling yourself is not available, the next option is to convert the available packages or extract…

Inclusive Leadership – What Will I Do?

December 23, 2020 Attitude SE Skills No Comments
Even as an IC (Individual Contributor),  a good understanding of inclusive leadership is of value.  A solid grasp here helps you better follow and support your leaders.  As such I am completing a course in Becoming a Successful Leader.  This is one of three courses in the  Inclusive Leadership professional…

Is That Partner Hurting You?

October 31, 2020 Attitude No Comments
Modern business is complex.  Firms depend on other firms for a portion of the goods or services they sell.  Over the years I’ve seen several very powerful examples of firms harming their brand/reputation with the firms partner with.  Penny wise and pound foolish doesn’t begin to describe self inflicting damage. …