Don't Let the #opslife Get You Down

Surge 2011 Lightning Talk. Happy trees and don't be a dick.

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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 Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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 • jordan sissel • wayne seguin • #chef-hacking • LOPSA NYC • all of you! Wednesday, September 28, 2011
14. BE FUCKING NICE dammit 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