Amitai Schleier (@[email protected])

Force multiplier.
Outcome improver.
Decision sharer.
Developer, leader, coach.
podcaster.
Musician.
Bad poet (award-winning).

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

Teammate on most recent team gave me this parting feedback: “I learned a ton, we got lots done, our team dynamics were awesome, and I’ve never felt this kind of team feeling before.”

If your business makes software, I might be good for your business.

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

Did you know I'm looking for my next employer? Here's what's on offer:

1. Technical breadth and depth
2. Proven delivery experience
3. Thoughtful communication and teaching
4. Bridge-building across roles, silos
5. Team culture and developer happiness
6. Respected industry voice

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

After a much-needed break from work, I’m pleased to be back at it. In my new role I’ll get to:

1. Make full use of my particular set of skills

AND (this is a big and)

2. Have their results be appreciated.

Here’s what I’ll see when I occasionally go to the office.

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Tomorrow, a job well done, it goes to piano Valhalla. Thanks, old friend, for all the music.

Its replacement: a 1968 Baldwin Model R Artist Series my parents found for an even better bargain. Thanks, new friend, for all the music to come.

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Once I'd shown myself serious about piano, my parents bargain-hunted this 1923 Baldwin baby for a few grand.

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It whispered Debussy to our music-loving dog as he passed. It sang Medtner to my parents on their 50th. And for its own 100th it held out well enough for Daily and then Weekly Piano Miniatures.

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Always loved the 11” MacBook Air. For tray table usage, still undefeated.

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Even though I know to expect this, there’s always a @MarcAndreHam moment that catches me out. Years ago, for instance, a pedaled downward gliss with every note enunciated, waves stacking so precisely as to sound electronic. Tonight’s moment was in the Etude-Tableau.

(& Medtner!)

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Today’s walk.

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Why yes, those hostnames *are* products from the Precious Roy Shopping Network, thank you so much for noticing my naming scheme!

Last time I had a NAS it was “bottomless-pool” — perfect, no notes, would love to reuse it — but this 2006 Mac Pro has had its name for 20 years.

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Live-upgraded MacPro1,1 NAS to OMV 8. Reboot failed. Of course I forgot something about 32-bit UEFI grub2.

Booted 8’s ISO without any special grub flags. (On this box, whoa.) Easy repair.

These were my final big questions. I now trust this system with my data. Blog post soon.

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Obligatory fastfetch

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

Today’s #pkgsrc hacking:

1. Get fastfetch and all of its dependencies building on Mac OS 10.9 #MavericksForever

2. Include pkgsrc in the package report

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It’s hard to fix something because it’s easy to break something else?

That’s your clue: refactor first.

(Special case of the general KFB wisdom “First make the change easy, then make the easy change.”)

#Refactoring #ExtremeProgramming #XPLives

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Macmini6,2 #netbsd

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Periodic reminder: if you’re intrigued by a job posting touting #ExtremeProgramming, maybe it’s what it claims to be. I hope so. But maybe not.

Hit up your network before applying. If you’re reading this, I’m in your network.

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

Periodic reminder: if you’re intrigued by a job posting touting #ExtremeProgramming, maybe it’s what it claims to be. I hope so. But maybe not.

Hit up your network before applying. If you’re reading this, I’m in your network.

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

If #EngineeringLeadership doesn’t believe neurospicy folks can strengthen a team, they’re simply wrong. Maybe they’ll learn.

But if a supposed #ExtremeProgramming expert doesn’t grok this, such remarkably deep failure of understanding indicates ignorance AND profound obstinacy.

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Turns out it doesn’t matter how wide-eyed and well-intentioned your imaginings are if your boss is determined to not appreciate you.

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On one hand (the hand I always start with), I did not accomplish all I intended for this trip.

On the other hand (the hand I often manage to continue on to), I was able to make the trip, am already booked for the next one, and can easily imagine it’ll go better.

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@emailmp neato

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If you don’t know how to care for people and don’t care to learn, by definition — no matter how convincingly you write, speak, and code — you are not an #ExtremeProgramming expert. And when you take a power position and try to enact XP among humans, we can see you’re a charlatan.

[Amitai Schleier (@[email protected]) @schmonz]

If you don’t know how to care for people and don’t care to learn, by definition — no matter how convincingly you write, speak, and code — you are not an #ExtremeProgramming expert. And when you take a power position and try to enact XP among humans, we can see you’re a charlatan.