Randall Flores

IT Pro - Network administrator #cisco;
Dad - Boy #kingtdore;
Musician - drums, trombone, guitar..anything really.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know:

The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@RxMance24 @pumpkinh8r @BobLonsberry The top of the screenshot says "based on your VIN"

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@roboticpressure @jakkuh_t Jellyfin is trash

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@BethKinn1 @sauczsa @Jurassic_Liz I worked IT in industrial construction and it is required on jobsites .

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@PhillyD I'm in San Antonio, tx. I filled up yesterday. The total cost was $20 more than I normally pay on my 17 gallon fill up. $3.66/gal

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@wetzel_miles @neiltyson Let's say you're correct. Please illustrate your point using numbers. They don't have to be actual numbers, just relative to each other.

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@HunterMalatek @mySA Fuck ICE. there you go. 🖕

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@jakkuh_t @nacnac_zach They usually give attribution including the source, video title and author. Did they not in this instance?

[akano @princessakano]

My PagerDuty screamed at 3:14 AM last Sunday.

"Critical Alert: Production DB Latency."

I rolled over.

And I went back to sleep.

Let me explain.

We just hired a new Junior Dev. Top of his class. Great LeetCode score. Knows the difference between var, let, and const.

One problem.

He thinks "on-call" means "escalate to the Tech Lead."

He thinks safety nets build character.

He sent me a Slack message at 3:15 AM.

"Hey, the pager has been ringing for a minute. It looks bad."

I didn't check the logs. I didn't open my laptop.

I replied: "So ack it."

He typed back, "But I don't have context on this service."

I said, "You get context by fixing it."

Then I put my phone on Do Not Disturb.

I put on my headphones.

I blasted "Can't Stop the Psyop" on max volume.

Real nerds listen to UwU Underground while the database locks up.

It's the soundtrack of champions.

Here's what people don't understand about Senior Engineering:

You don't become a Senior Engineer by reading documentation.

You become a Senior Engineer by staring into the abyss while the CEO is texting you.

We aren't building a coddled environment.

We are building warriors.

If we have another July 2024 CrowdStrike incident? So be it.

If the stock price dips? The market will correct.

If the servers melt? Buy new metal.

I told my VP, "I'm not answering the pager anymore."

She said, "That sounds reckless."

I said, "You know what's reckless? Letting a Junior Dev think help is coming."

I went into the PagerDuty configuration.

I deleted the escalation policy.

There is no Tier 2. There is no Tier 3.

I hardcoded the Junior Dev's ID into every schedule.

He is always on-call.

Even when he sleeps. Especially when he sleeps.

He solved the outage at 5:30 AM. He was shaking. He was traumatized.

He will soon become the best engineer on the team.

Maybe after a few more outages.

The lesson?

You can teach syntax.

You can teach architecture.

But you cannot teach the adrenaline of a Sev-1 outage.

Panic is the ultimate mentor.

Deploy accordingly.

[JustTheFacts! ⚓️ 🇺🇸🦅 @JustTheFacts_68]

This… 👇👇👇👇👇

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

JD Vance was the deciding vote to cut Medicaid across the country.

An absolute and utter betrayal of working families.

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@andrewbrown File Organization and Documentation course?

[Kanika Tolver @KanikaTolver]

Job search, networking and resume tips!

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Yesterday I helped my son puke on the side of the road and it felt good and like I fit perfectly into the universe and was doing exactly what I was meant to be doing and never for a moment did people who don't have kids enter into my brain.

Why are we being so weird...

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Tonight, I walked the block until my son fell asleep on my shoulder.

I legitimately feel bad for men who don’t experience this.

This is elite living.

[Randall Flores @RandallfTheBlue]

@afhdirector @tash_exe @DefiantLs I work from home. I work on a team that keeps the app the "tool belt boys" use up and running. Does that mean my job is non-essential? It sounds pretty essential to the people that rely on that app to run smoothly. Get some perspective. Different than you doesn't equal bad.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

You are totally making things up. I’m not even worth $1 million. Nor even $500k. I don’t even own a house! I am one of the lowest net worth members of Congress, trade no stock, and take no outside income.

My filings are public. I loathe corruption, and your lying is disgusting.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Full trade:

Spurs: De'Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin

Kings: Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first round picks (2025 CHA, 2027 SAS, 2031 MIN), three second round picks (2025 CHI, 2028 DEN, 2028 own back)

Bulls: Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, their own 2025 pick via SAS

[Simone Biles @Simone_Biles]

Mr Biden,
I need you to stand up, straighten your back and make some things shake before your departure

xoxo the women in america 💙

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans.

I will cut housing costs by working with the private sector to cut red tape and build 3 million homes, providing first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance, and cracking down on corporate landlords.