Here's my latest on Medium: Much has been said recently about privilege and, specifically, white male privilege. How it feeds into the success of many people, especially those who benefit from institutions that privilege whiteness, maleness, and more specifically, maleness that falls within the strict bounds of gender and sexuality norms. It has been said… Continue reading Tales of Privilege
Category: Musings
Episode 8: A New Beginning
Some of you know that I recently left Red Hat. There are multiple reasons for this, mostly to do with a wonderful opportunity that came my way (more on that later). First, Red Hat. I learned more in my 4 years there than at any other time in my career. I went from being just… Continue reading Episode 8: A New Beginning
Survivor’s Guilt
Now that I've had two gastro tests with negative results, I feel safe in saying that I don't have any serious gastrointestinal diseases or cancer. I feel some combination of relief but also a tad of survivor's guilt. In addition to my brother, I've had other friends and family succumb to gastric and colon cancers… Continue reading Survivor’s Guilt
On Millennials and Special Snowflakes
I'm really sick and tired of all the boomer and gen X tsk tsk-ing those dreaded me-first millennials. All of these articles, which you've no doubt seen by now, follow a similar pattern: Start with a reference to "too much praise" and too much emphasis on self-esteem. Bonus points if the writer mentions "everyone gets… Continue reading On Millennials and Special Snowflakes
The Business of Open Source
As the Gluster Community Lead, I deal with quite a number of moving parts on a daily basis: mailing lists, web sites, groups of volunteers, workshop schedules, budgets and team members. As we go through our community restructuring (more detail on that Real Soon Now), it occurred to me that managing a large open source… Continue reading The Business of Open Source
Zou Bisou, Bisou
The instant classic party scene from Mad Men's season 5 debut: Zou Bisou, Bisou
Gotta Love a Band that Understands the Interactive Web
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10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave
When it comes to developing career and business sense, I must confess to being not simply a late bloomer and a laggard, but a complete imbecile for most of my adult life. It wasn't until a few years ago that I started to take career development more seriously. And what was the catalyst for that?… Continue reading 10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave
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