Pat Hermens

Director at @slalombuild. Public Speaker. Software Developer. Husband. Father of 2. Nerd. Sydney, Australia. Pronouns: not fussed, will respect yours.

[James McGrath -- INACTIVE @james_r_mcgrath]

This is a cool ad I saw at the gym

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@mikefrobbins Learn about splatting and how to properly structure (even "one-off") scripts. It'll help you sooner than you expect and will speed up just about any other development.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@Intrepidity For the points...?

[Chris Munns @chrismunns]

Be wary of working along side of ppl who won't do some grunt work every now and then. It's incredibly telling of who they think they are.

[Vic 🌮 @VicVijayakumar]

at a previous job we used to make a joke that our principal engineers was where jira tasks went to die

anyway i’ve now had multiple weeks of “i wasn’t able to get to that task this week” and wow has that joke come home to roost and IT’S NOT FUNNY IT’S HURTFUL

[Working Dog @workingdogprod]

The internal investigations are always independent and confidential 😉

#UtopiaABC new season premieres Wednesday 7 June 8pm on ABC TV + iview

[Microsoft @Microsoft]

In honor of @MarvelStudios’ #GotGVol3 we’re giving away this never opened Microsoft Zune. We have no idea if it works. Like and RT for a chance to win! US 18+. Ends 5/17/23. Rules: https://t.co/Mdr2C4z9aY. #ZuneSweepstakes

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@keepitwiel Congrats (again) mate.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

Ahhhh, no thank you.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

Thank whatever you deem holy today, because Google has finally seen the light, albeit four years too late for me...

[Gene Kim @RealGeneKim]

Google Authenticator Now Supports Backing Up 2FA Codes Using Google Account https://t.co/HMornNrzS1

[Eddie Redcliffe @fictillius]

I maintain that a lot of people are unaware of how transformative this is going to be.

It’s the first new railway through the CBD in 50 years.

Only the second harbour rail crossing.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@shanselman Hung out with @matthodge & met @powers_hell & @GlennSarti & @IISResetMe though, so it wasn't all bad! Was still an epic trip!

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@shanselman I once flew 14hours to give a talk to a room full of SysAdmins on how structure PowerShell functions & modules. I had been told it would be a packed room. 1 guy showed, told me he wanted to hear my talk, then left half way through. Watching the recording, you can see my sadness.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@ow You and me both. Honestly not sure how I can ever convince them that I'm not there any more.

[Doc Norton @DocOnDev]

Apparently we all now refer to humans as “resources” by default. I, for one, will not give in to this dehumanization even if I end up the last human standing in a sea of resources.

Anyone with me?

#WeAreHumansNotResources

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@jeffreystrauss @duolingo Asked the same question a while back. Still radio silence. Online help/support is not any better. Haven't resorted to email yet. Keen to see if you get a response 🤞

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@theleviallen @ow Came here to rep this one. Simple, clean, I love it.

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

I don't know about "being told" but I've always done this.
Gone to the next org and started as an IC to get a feel for the "real work", later transitioning into management & trying to resolve pain points.
Always respected others that recognise this -- but it's not the only way!

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

A few people recently asked for advice on being offered an IC role when they were an EM or TLM or CTO before, told later they could become a manager.

Every situation is different, but starting as an IC at a company, and *then* transitioning to management has some upsides:

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@terrajobst Surprisingly, IKEA has a great solution to this with their USB hubs. Cheap and magnetic so they'll attach to the underside of a standing desk easily: https://t.co/L4wO54H9LC or straight into a power point: https://t.co/STssXs7n3w

Aussie plugs linked, but I'm sure US is avail?

[Pat Hermens @phermens]

@powers_hell Licensing is horrible so we've had to uninstall at work. Not even a little upset.

Best bet: Ubuntu via WSL, install docker there, alias docker to 'wsl docker' via a PS function that runs with $args, and ✅

Portainer might be good if you NEED a UI, but most don't. YMMV