J. Paul Reed

@jpaulreed
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Human factors in software development & operations. @REdeployConf founder. “How many incidents does it take to get to the center of a sociotechnical system?”
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Who else is headed out to the desert this week for some reinvention?
This might possibly have been the most emotionally mature Thanksgiving weekend… in my entire life.

@geravitywave: A guy with a Luigi porn-stash? Sign me up!

Me: …

@geravitywave: And the day he shaves it off? Divorce!

Me: … …

COVID booster + flu shot at SF Dept. of Public Health, no appointment: in and out in 20 minutes. Free.

COVID booster + flu shot at Walgreens, WITH APPOINTMENT: 50 minutes wait. $60.

Anyone who blindly says the private sector is more capable or efficient than the public sector is full of shit.

A week into standard time, and I dunno about you, but to me, it still consistently feels later than it actually is...
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: it’s quaint that Muni thinks its holiday (and Sunday!) schedules constitute a “functional transit system.”

Were you laid off in the last year? Have time for an anonymous, super-short 3 question survey?

https://forms.gle/y4Wc7H9CLciGQEGn8

(I'm curious about something, so I'm collecting some data!)

(h/t for reposting for reach!)

2022-2023 Layoff Titles Survey

The goal of this survey is to gain insight into the specific (and often subtly unique) job titles that were affected by layoffs and other workforce reductions throughout 2023. (Reposts/retweets for reach are appreciated!) While this survey is anonymous, if you would like to be notified of the analytical results of the survey , you may provide your email address below. THIS IS OPTIONAL and any address you provide will only be used for communication regarding this survey. For more information about this survey, contact J. Paul Reed / [email protected]. This survey will close on November 28th, 2023.

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OH: "Who needs Safety Science?! 'Safety' is all about the vibes."

ANYWAY, after a weekend of Halloween parties and, of course, today, this is the lesson I learned: that whole “women’s clothes have no fucking pockets”-thing is no joke!

(I hate it.)

But… Happy Halloween? 🎃👠

Because of a boring man named George Brummell, men’s fashion is… boring. (Look it up. This dude sucks.) So bright colors are hard to find.

When we went shopping, we basically started in the “women’s section,” and then stayed there, since that’s where all the bright colors are.