Jon Topper

on the butterfly themed site these days.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

Ok, I’m done with this place. The butterfly site seems to be growing in popularity with my tech people at the moment. https://t.co/2W2wobk9F0 over there if you like.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@donkersgood I looked at socialbee earlier in the year, which looks decent.

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@monkchips @Redisinc Makes me want a cola for some reason

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Vincent W. Kosuga be like

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@monkchips Who the hell is this clean-shaven mf?

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@Brainmage @thixotropic @VyvyanAlmond I am omnipresent, as it turns out.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

3x more talks where AI/ML has been crowbarred into them unnecessarily, more likely.

[AJ Stuyvenberg @astuyve]

There are 3x more AI/ML talks than any other category at re:Invent this year.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@thixotropic @VyvyanAlmond Not something I’ve tried, I’m afraid!

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

10 racks of 1U and 2U servers all named completely randomly: buffy. balrog. mottled. sirocco. rotten. An absolute shitshow to find the damn things at 4am on call.

[Corey Quinn @QuinnyPig]

Elder sysadmins: share your ridiculous server naming schemes.

I'll go first: Dune.

Mailservers named after guild navigators, all-purpose utility server that changed identities all the time was "Scytale," 40 DHCP servers all named "Duncan Idaho," etc.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@standaloneSA The Martian.

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@iamvlaaaaaaad Do these changes make it worse for humans?

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

I wonder if this “bureaucracy mailbox” is open to AWS partners as well as employees because JFC, I have Many Fucking Opinions to share.

[BuccoCapital Bloke @buccocapital]

Two big updates from Andy Jassy today:
- Taking a buzzsaw to middle management
- Return to Office 5 days a week

$AMZN has been dead money for 4 years. Time to crack some skulls

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@colmmacc Could you have a word with the AWS partner org about the damage that bureaucracy can deliver pls? 😆😭

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@BootsUK I’ve tried booking a COVID vaccination at Leeds Trinity twice now, and both times it’s been cancelled the day before with no explanation. What’s going on?

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@mikejulian And certainly the first launch post I’ve seen that doesn’t desperately try and claim some tenuous relevance to GenAI in a long while.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

Attention SaaS builders: on 12 September, I’m hosting an unconference event in London that might be of interest to you. https://t.co/9iMvEowhB0 for more information - drop me a line for a discount code if you’re interested in joining us.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

@mikejulian Shit man, that’s awful. Wishing you a quick recovery.

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

I hate how much I like this idea.

[kelsey gamble @kindofsquishy]

For my birthday I asked everybody to come prepared with a PowerPoint presentation about any topic they wanted and BY GOD THEY FUCKING DELIVERED. These are just some highlights 🧵

(Pic of mine for tax)

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

No lies detected

[Jonty Wareing ⍼ @jonty]

SOFTWARE ESCROW IS FUTILE FOR SAAS COMPANIES

YOU HAVE NO HOPE OF RECREATING THESE TWISTED NIGHTMARE PLATFORMS

THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOUR

NOTHING VALUED IS HERE

WHAT IS COMMITTED WAS DANGEROUS AND REPULSIVE TO US

THESE REPOSITORIES ARE BEST SHUNNED

[Jon Topper @jtopper]

Bouba and Kiki