{"id":816,"date":"2014-10-24T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=816"},"modified":"2014-10-24T03:34:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T07:34:27","slug":"finding-your-professional-tribe-in-it-episode-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/10\/finding-your-professional-tribe-in-it-episode-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding your professional tribe in IT &#8211; Episode 62"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-819 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Matt Simmons, @StandaloneSA\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh-210x210.jpeg 210w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wttxtsyh.jpeg 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Simmons, @StandaloneSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week we spoke about IT tribes with Matt Simmons, university sysadmin, blogger, subreddit moderator, and LISA program committee member. How do people pick the IT Tribes they are a part of?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9492\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-816-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why didn&#8217;t Usenix and LISA (Large Installation System Administration) take over the world?\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Large Installation&#8221; has really changed over the years<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise Microsoft vs Unix community divide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>DevOps on one side, Enterprise\/Windows on the other &#8211; who does that leave in the middle? Sysadmins<\/li>\n<li>Matt was involved in the LISA program committee<\/li>\n<li>IT pros tend to become &#8220;priests of the machine&#8221; and get involved in religious wars. Nobody likes religious was.<\/li>\n<li>Why keep the\u00a0name &#8220;sysadmin&#8221;? It&#8217;s perceived as old-fashioned.<\/li>\n<li>The three kinds of cities: Ephesus (old infrastructure stuck in time), Phoenix (new planned city in the desert), Rome (new infrastructure alongside the old). University infrastructures are like run.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/705\/\">XKCD #705 on sysadmins: Devotion to Duty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Both Matt and next week&#8217;s guest Tom talked about how LISA\u00a0program demonstrates how relevant it is to today&#8217;s IT pro: &#8220;Just look at the program,&#8221; they said. Well, here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/lisa14\/conference-program\">LISA14 Conference Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Being a Tech Field Day delegate as an entry into other IT tribes and being a connector<\/li>\n<li>On picking tribes to be in:\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t be the smartest person in the room<\/li>\n<li>Try different tribes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Matt is a moderator of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\">\/r\/sysadmin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>John enjoys\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cableporn\/\">\/r\/cableporn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.penny-arcade.com\/comic\/2004\/03\/19\/\">John Gabriel&#8217;s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uFYy3oEnzVg\">Silicon Valley&#8217;s Mean Jerk Time scene<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Matt is looking for networks that are Open, Available, and that try to get things accomplished or try to help people<\/li>\n<li>The field of marketing as a whole vs individual marketers<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of having a blog<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re in marketing, don&#8217;t\u00a0send Matt a semi-fake form letter and then get annoyed when he doesn&#8217;t reply. Don&#8217;t just think bloggers are there to sell your first. What is Matt interested in learning?<\/li>\n<li>Matt&#8217;s tip for bloggers: Don&#8217;t Get Emotional. \u00a0You will get negative feedback; don&#8217;t respond in a knee-jerk fashion. Don&#8217;t take things personally. Try to have a thick skin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/f3dc\/\">Datasaurus Rex t-shirt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0More:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/lisa14\">LISA 14<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/standaloneSA\">@standaloneSA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standalone-sysadmin.com\/blog\/\">Standalone Sysadmin blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9491\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-816-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=816-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we spoke about IT tribes with Matt Simmons, university sysadmin, blogger, subreddit moderator, and LISA program committee member. How do people pick the IT Tribes they are a part of? &nbsp; &nbsp; Why didn&#8217;t Usenix and LISA (Large Installation System Administration) take over the world? &#8220;Large Installation&#8221; has&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/10\/finding-your-professional-tribe-in-it-episode-62\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finding your professional tribe in IT &#8211; Episode 62<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9493\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-816-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=816-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Matt-Simmons-Ep-62.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}