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You can tell it is early for me because I missed the rest of the word "mean".
It is going to be a large coffee day.
It is going to be a large coffee day.
My outfit for the day. 
Already one compliment on my haircut.
Again, I am always impressed with food options here.
I can always safely eat.
For breakfast I had grapes, hard boiled egg, and a granola bar.
There was also bagels, donuts, apples, etc.
I can always safely eat.
For breakfast I had grapes, hard boiled egg, and a granola bar.
There was also bagels, donuts, apples, etc.
Minnesota: land of celiacs, vegans, and carnivores.
Okay I'm getting tired of all the "hands up if you ever..."
I didn't sign up for a shoulder workout.
I didn't sign up for a shoulder workout.
Session 0
I'm going to remind everyone, your survival is more important than CO2 emitted in the product.
#minnebar
I'm going to remind everyone, your survival is more important than CO2 emitted in the product.
#minnebar
Yes, reducing CO2 emissions in HVAC solutions for corporate buildings is a HUGE thing and yes, focus there.
Masks aren't required (boo) but I am seeing a whole bunch of masked people.
So yay for that!
So yay for that!
Anywho onto session 1!
Hmmm
Next year should I do a mic class?
Aka how to use microphones and how to wear different styles and how to mic around clothing choices.
Cause everyone deserves to be heard.
Next year should I do a mic class?
Aka how to use microphones and how to wear different styles and how to mic around clothing choices.
Cause everyone deserves to be heard.
I bring this up because you should hold a hand microphone like you are eating an ice cream cone.
This is intriguing but also I'm like yeah privilege.
Cause white dudes in tech.
Cause white dudes in tech.
But he did have a good point that personal things does impact your experience and opinion on work.
People are now giving examples of the big changes they are working through now.
Reminder Myers-Briggs should just be considered like those "Which sandwich are you?" quizzes and not and end all be all.
And it is racist as hell.
medium.com/@simonspichak/…
And it is racist as hell.
medium.com/@simonspichak/…
Yes, you often have a 3rd choice/option. You can't always see it.
Also barriers to making change can be huge.
Also barriers to making change can be huge.
Yes!
The time to network isn't when you are in crisis.
Ideally you need to start before then if possible.
The time to network isn't when you are in crisis.
Ideally you need to start before then if possible.
But life doesn't always work that way.
So do what you can.
So do what you can.
You are in charge of your own career.
Some people fear change.
What is your worst case scenario?
What if it actually happened?
Now what is the realistic worst case scenario because the sun blowing up while zombies attack isn't highly likely.
What if it actually happened?
Now what is the realistic worst case scenario because the sun blowing up while zombies attack isn't highly likely.
Next reminder:
BIPOC and white women are often over mentored and under sponsored.
All the mentoring in the world doesn't help if you don't get the opportunity to do things.
BIPOC and white women are often over mentored and under sponsored.
All the mentoring in the world doesn't help if you don't get the opportunity to do things.
There is free daycare here.
I was just passed in the hallway by a line of little kiddos and it was so cute.
I was just passed in the hallway by a line of little kiddos and it was so cute.
Lines to the bathroom... Yes.
But it is to mens room.
But it is to mens room.
Saw a #minnebar friend in the hallway track.
Chatted with local tech slack person as well.
Yay for networking.
Chatted with local tech slack person as well.
Yay for networking.
Now to session 2
It is all about horrible project setups
It is all about horrible project setups
This slide is amazing.
This presentation is a masterclass in humor and that you can have a bazillion slides in a presentation.
They said the secret word today!
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
The slide is about secrets and environments.
So the Pee-wee Herman gif was even more appropriate and on topic than usual.
So the Pee-wee Herman gif was even more appropriate and on topic than usual.
Good reminder to never run your docker containers as root.
Unless you like database leaks and being hacked.
Unless you like database leaks and being hacked.
How many techies does it take to dim the lights in a smart conference room?
One
But she works at a lot of weddings.
One
But she works at a lot of weddings.
I'm impressed at how well this live demo is going.
Which means I've just cursed it....
Oh well.
Which means I've just cursed it....
Oh well.
They are demoing debugging docker live in various IDEs.
And yes I cursed it, the resolution has gone to crap.
But they fixed it!
Yay!
Yay!
Hmmmmm
Yes, VS Code is amazing but are we consolidating on one IDE? Which I could see being problematic like how few browsers engines there are now.
Yes, VS Code is amazing but are we consolidating on one IDE? Which I could see being problematic like how few browsers engines there are now.
Oh god a horror story involving cold fusion.
Excellent point, if you run in containers on production, you should use containers for development as well.
Remember containers are just the "it works on my machine" "okay we will just ship your machine" solution.
Secrets management, the new perpetual problem.
This makes me so happy.
Welp missing session 3
I found Munir and had to chat.
I chatted with several other people as well.
Yay for finding my #minnebar friends!
I found Munir and had to chat.
I chatted with several other people as well.
Yay for finding my #minnebar friends!
I should have submitted my crafternoon session.
Oh well, there is always next year.
Oh well, there is always next year.
Also remember breaks are important and valid.
Take time to recharge.
Take time to recharge.
Also hydrate
https://twitter.com/geekgalgroks/status/1649814241807933440?t=axJIs4hP6VAHMgwWFnNpOw&s=19
Had lunch and found my usual breakfast buddy and ate lunch.
Also found more people to chat with.
Also found more people to chat with.
Session 4
Arguing about where you work.
Arguing about where you work.
Lots of arguing.
Session 5
I skipped to chat with a Devopsdays fellow organizer.
Hallway track for life!
I skipped to chat with a Devopsdays fellow organizer.
Hallway track for life!
Session 6
Back to the theater for "Can we not? Speedruning old mistakes with new tech"
Back to the theater for "Can we not? Speedruning old mistakes with new tech"
Aka "What if we just... didn't?"
We don't have to feed tech more of the world.
The internet: what if you could talk to other computers?
Other computers is also other people.
Oh holy hell no.
Please don't use cinemagraphs for backgrounds of slides.
My eyes are hating me now.
Please don't use cinemagraphs for backgrounds of slides.
My eyes are hating me now.
Yes, my left eye hates me now.
The talk is excellent but now I'm distracted by eye strain.
The talk is excellent but now I'm distracted by eye strain.
Okay content mills wasn't web 1.0
That was web 2.0
That was web 2.0
Are you going to make things better for everyone that touches your content or worse?
Aka AI is really people.
People have to still process, tag, and train.
People have to still process, tag, and train.
Statistical prediction !== Intelligence
Hallucinating facts
Aka language models can and do "make" things up.
Aka language models can and do "make" things up.
Low quality output
Do you want to spend the time correcting or creating?
Do you want to spend the time correcting or creating?
Language models are trained on existing large collections of text.
Who decides which collections?
Who decides which collections?
Paradox of automation
At some point the helper can hinder, especially if you need to do something not standard.
At some point the helper can hinder, especially if you need to do something not standard.
Siri keeps interrupting into the presentation "trying" to help.
Which is funny as this is a presentation on do we need more AI
Which is funny as this is a presentation on do we need more AI
Ooh more on paradox of automation
Once you begin to rely on something, you can lose the ability to do it yourself.
Once you begin to rely on something, you can lose the ability to do it yourself.
Also this is why I have hated some "magic" in certain languages.
Computers cannot be held accountable.
So why do we let them make management decisions?
So why do we let them make management decisions?
Who is accountable?
The creator of the model? The people who selected the training data? The person who wrote the prompt?
The creator of the model? The people who selected the training data? The person who wrote the prompt?
AI does cause FOMO and job insecurity.
But remember tech is constantly innovating away the annoying repetitive tasks.
Bash scripts, compilers, frameworks, containers....
But remember tech is constantly innovating away the annoying repetitive tasks.
Bash scripts, compilers, frameworks, containers....
Remember asking AI to generate art in the style of a living artist is stealing.
Find the artist, commission the thing, PAY for it, enjoy it.
Find the artist, commission the thing, PAY for it, enjoy it.
Don't hide what you are doing.
Back in the day secretaries would put their initials on documents they wrote that bosses dictated.
AI should be mentioned if you use it in your text.
Back in the day secretaries would put their initials on documents they wrote that bosses dictated.
AI should be mentioned if you use it in your text.
Why yes, I did take a typing class that taught me how to do memos...
Have I ever typed a memo? No, but the format is burned into my brain.
Have I ever typed a memo? No, but the format is burned into my brain.
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