Kimm Viebrock

Troubleshooting careers, lives, and organizations for geeks; currently for F5 as NGINX Services Director, though all opinions are mine alone.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

30 years in computer networking and related tech…

Some (mostly random) observations and thoughts as a woman in tech encompassing successes, challenges, job hunting, career development, hiring and whatever else comes to mind.

A thread… 🧵

#womenintech

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@oldenoughtosay Magazines on a music stand

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

NEXT WEEK: F5 is offering a free 4-hour NGINX Core Training webinar - this very popular sessions offers tips on administering, configuring, and managing NGINX. Register here for Wednesday, August 28th: https://t.co/pjpLS5WukW

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@RevDaniel You’re already looking for a more enjoyable activity - good. One more thought is to look for a motivation that works better for you. For me, I like running fine, but getting myself out the door to do it can be tough. Then I realized that if I key it to discovery, I’m good.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

How many neighborhood kids your parents could fit into the family car to take everyone to the skating rink when you didn’t care about things like seats and seatbelts.

(15 was our record for a VW Dasher hatchback)

#ThingsWeBraggedAboutInThe70s

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@NWSSeattle 29.5° and light snow starting to accumulate on grass and patio furniture in North Bellevue

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

We have NGINX-specific learning paths for you - now with a Premium option that bundles in Linux Foundation training too for the full meal deal!

https://t.co/uIW4YIuGxf https://t.co/H5FPyh7Opc

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

We are looking for a Support Engineer with skills in NGINX and other F5 products to support F5 enterprise customers who have purchased our top Premium Plus level of service. https://t.co/k2KMTpMYax

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@geekpondering @SwiftOnSecurity Oh - and if they are indeed dumping escalations, it probably helps to understand what’s going on there too.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@geekpondering @SwiftOnSecurity That sort of depends on what’s up with them, what that “next level” is, why you want them there instead of where they are and “who” you are.

Answer those questions & you can probably work it out on your own.

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@BruceSaaaa @geekpondering @SwiftOnSecurity Unless you hired poorly, of course they want to do troubleshooting. If your performance targets make that difficult or even impossible, then that’s not a them problem.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

Given his tenure on The Price is Right, that’s why most people today know Bob Barker and the RIP to the GOAT messages are all well-deserved… but myself, I’m gonna need a video of Bob reuniting a Vietnam-era military family on Truth Or Consequences to properly grieve. 😢 TIA

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@chrisnunley Did you ask them if they have (and use) air conditioning whenever it gets into the 90’s wherever they are?

I bet they do.

90’s is definitely hot.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

The letters and the phone calls were bad enough in my era of tv meteorology; I simply cannot imagine having to contend with what goes on today.

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

Recently there’s been a lot of discussion about scientists and TV meteorologists dealing with trolling or threatening messages when they communicate climate. I’ve been heavily involved in this space, so here are some thoughts that may help. 🧵 1/

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@WeatherProf Many broadcast meteorologists are already the go-to person for anything remotely scientific. You’re a meteorologist - you can talk about earthquakes, right?

Depending on market size, I was TV met + general assignment reporter / health & science reporter / environmental reporter

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@HowtoADHD And we didn’t just “pick” a week - each of us rated each week across several dimensions throughout the week and then gave an overall assessment too. Kiddo’s input was definitely an important element in all the feedback collected.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@HowtoADHD After all other adaptations were in place, we did a 3-week blind med trial w/ input from parents, teacher AND kiddo - low dose, high dose and placebo.

Everyone (blindly) picked low dose week as best week. Seemed like a good approach.

[Kimm Viebrock @geekcoach]

@manicsquirrel Exactly this. Boys got to do all the things I thought were cool. I never thought of myself as anything but a girl though, even when people thought it was strange that I was interested in sports and cars and such more than dolls and fashion and makeup.

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@AlisonL Nice Kraken win tonight and it’s always great to see your analysis - thank you for your contributions.

Now, can I be shallow and ask if the sweater you wore tonight really has Kraken colors? Just got a glimpse & it was cool. Where does one find such a thing?

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@airport_girl Nightly casualty counts in Vietnam

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@StimmingGal @dunn_juliette This makes me wonder if there is some commonality in writing challenges for ND folks separate from those who are NT.

For instance, my bugaboo is run-on sentences. I know this now and look /correct for this. Usually with semicolons. ;)