Who gives cigarettes to trees?! software @sproutsocial
Chicago, IL
Joined November 2008
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.@JourneyToMicro swag idea for you. You should sell desktop backgrounds from your gorgeous footage. I want to give you money!
My wife says that I have a tendency to binge on new food I find for two weeks, only to never eat it again. I just want everyone to know this is a lie and she has no proof.
Having both spouses in tech means us monthly trying to figure who left an EC2 instance running on our personal account
Alan Boyce retweeted
I'm so excited to announce more alt text capabilities for Facebook and LinkedIn on @SproutSocial! This is one of my favorite features I've gotten to work on.
#SproutTip: You can now add descriptive text for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn images right from Sprout. Learn more: bit.ly/3gbQ3uv
Alan Boyce retweeted
The switch in mindset from "as reliable as possible" to "as reliable as needed" is a key aspect of #SRE that blows people's minds.
It's a whole new dimension of thinking for people new to #reliability at scale. "We need 100% availability" gets 0/10 and a big 👎
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Alan Boyce retweeted
For software engineers, DRY stands for "Don't Repeat Yourself".
For engineering leaders, DRY stands for "Deliriously Repeat Yourself" – at Houston, TX
How to explain change:
1) Explain the change, explain the change again, and explain the change once more.
2) Wait a bit.
3) Do #1 again.
Alan Boyce retweeted
We need change, now. That means making a commitment: to anti-racist action and dialogue, to amplifying Black voices, to educating ourselves and to contributing to progress. You matter. Our actions matter. Let’s get to work. bit.ly/2YmgWoB
Alan Boyce retweeted
NO MORE Unconscious Bias training, we need anti-racism training and education on systemic racism. To start learning today read Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Case for Reparations, theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Alan Boyce retweeted
We cannot tolerate an American secret police.
I will be introducing legislation to require uniformed federal officers performing any domestic security duties to clearly identify what military branch or agency they represent.
Alan Boyce retweeted
Donate here if you can. 9pm curfew alerts came at 9pm for many, essentially trapping people downtown with transit / bridges / road traffic shut down. We have a responsibility to make sure ever person arrested is freed #BlackLivesMatter
Alan Boyce retweeted
'Your black employees are exhausted.
Your black employees are scared.
Your black employees are crying in between meetings.
Your black employees have mentally checked out.
Your black employees are putting on a performance.' @goldinggirl617 medium.com/@shenequagolding/… #BlackLivesMatter
Alan Boyce retweeted
RSVPs are open! I promise I'll actually write my talk if you promise to come support me. xitter.cf/hpuxgirl/status/949382…
Hey, look at that, I'm giving a talk next month (RSVPs open on 1/23)
meetup.com/AWS-Chicago/event…