*picks up "Great Ideas" notebook to put it away*

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY!

Flicking through my notebook (I try to write things down when I watch an #OReilly #SuperStream or read a tech book, so I remember it more and can reference it in future).

And… NOOOOO! I wrote three things from "Effective Python" on a right-hand page, and then the pages must have been stuck together because I've just found a blank spread of pages before the rest of the notes from the book 😭

#GeekProblems #Pedant

Today is supposed to be a "learning night" where I listen to podcast-type things or read tech books or something. Trying to build habits and feel productive.

Instead, I've read part of a #CraftBeer magazine, half-listened to 30 minutes of Q&A chatter on an #OReilly #SuperStream, and I'm now giving up and watching some #WarhammerTV. #WarhammerPlus

"#Certifications are nice but they're not required. It proves to me that you can focus and get something done, but maybe not that you can use it in a production environment."

#OReilly #SuperStream

Listening to another #OReilly #SuperStream on #SRE.

One company pitching SRE role as requiring 8 years experience to give breadth and strategy.

Which is good. I see lots of people claiming seniority without experience.

But also, I've got twice that, and LOADS of tinkering in multiple software languages/Linux/networks/scripting/SysAdmin/databases/etc and I _still_ don't feel I'm experienced enough for "change the tires while the car is moving" SRE!

"Observability is evolving quickly. Your bugs are evolving faster!" 😆

#OReilly Infra and Ops #SuperStream

An #OReilly #SuperStream might not be high value if you're listening at 250% (2.5×) speed and STILL following it.

Either that or I know a diverse range of things after over 15 years in software/cybersecurity and I'm not the intended audience!