John Allspaw
Person on 4 sites
Engineering leader and author on web operations and resilience engineering; then SVP of Technical Operations at Etsy.
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4 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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1 channel on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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16 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Anomaly detection in software is an unsolved problem that cannot be solved by software or companies. (opens korrents.com)
“Anomaly detection in software is, and always will be, an unsolved problem. Your company will not solve it. Your software will not solve it.”
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The world is in the business of dynamic fault management rather than simple troubleshooting. (opens korrents.com)
“Stop thinking you're trying to solve a troubleshooting problem; you're not. The world you're trying to sell to is in the business of dynamic fault management.”
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The Five Whys method can be harmful to an organization. (opens korrents.com)
“This post explains my reasoning for discarding it, and how using it has the potential to be harmful, not helpful, to an organization.”
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Anomaly detection in software is an unsolved problem that cannot be solved by software or companies. (opens korrents.com)
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9 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Sony MDR V600 (opens rcmnd.app)
“I love my Sony MDR V600 headphones.”
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Logitech mouse (opens rcmnd.app)
“The Logitech mouse I've had in my bag since 1999, which feels like a comfortable hammer in my hand.”
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Evernote (opens rcmnd.app)
“Things I use every day are: Evernote, Omnigraffle, vi, git, svn, ssh, Chef, Firefox, and Adium.”
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Sony MDR V600 (opens rcmnd.app)