This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 Owen and Ridge get creative in their attempts to infiltrate the Temple of the Opulent Oracle. To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

If you want to influence leaders in your org, start with empathy for them first. Understand their challenges, their context. This is a snippet from myself and Nora Jones on the Slight Reliability podcast. #tech #leadership youtube.com/shorts/0VALA...

Senior engineers in #tech need business context. This is a snippet from Nora Jones speaking on the Slight Reliability podcast. To listen to the whole episode search for "Slight Reliability" on YouTube or wherever you listen to pods. #sre #leadership www.youtube.com/shorts/oa0Zp...

Dad passed a year ago today. Still don't fully accept it. Miss you dad.

"Fantasy stories are weird stuff... justified" -Tom Wardle

As an #SRE, how do you influence senior leadership to get support and priority for the things you care about? This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Nora Jones to answer this question. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTe... Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1698445/epis... #tech #leadership

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋... "Are we the good guys?" -Owen and Ridge. You can listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 ...or search for "Humpback Sky" from wherever you listen to pods. #troika #dnd #tabletop #rpg #podcast

"You vibe it, you run it" - someone on /r/sre

Tales From The Humpback Sky recording has just begun. One of the highlights of my week.

How many people listen to the #SlightReliability podcast? How do I feel about it? What's next? This week I do an honest retrospective on the Slight Reliability #podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rft... (or search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods) #sre #reliability #tech

A BEAUTIFUL PINK PIG 🐖 What could possibly go wrong? This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋... Owen and Ridge confront a strange pig named Innocent Fig. Search for "Humpback Sky" from wherever you listen to pods or direct from the host: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261 #troika #dnd #podcast

Burnout is not about being overworked! In this snippet from the Slight Reliability podcast, Colette Alexander beautifully articulates what burnout is really about 🔥. Search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods. #resilience #burnout #mentalhealth www.youtube.com/shorts/sl8Jm...

What does burnout feel like? Five years ago I burned out at work 🔥. In this snippet from Slight Reliability I share how that felt. To listen to the full episode search for "Slight Reliability" on YouTube or wherever you listen to pods. #tech #mentalhealth #burnout www.youtube.com/shorts/OZFdV...

Oh hey! I did an interview on the Operationally Intelligent podcast... here's a little snippet of my chat with Adam! #sre #reliability #observability #tech

Did you know that our popular Operationally Intelligent podcast also comes in bite-sized shorts? Here is Stephen Townshend of IAG sharing his insights on organisation boundaries and collaboration across teams www.youtube.com/shorts/j6Fgt... #podcast #engineering #sre #operationalintelligence

Have you burned out at work? 🔥 What was your experience? How did you work through it? This week on Slight Reliability I'm joined by the incredible Colette Alexander to discuss what burnout is, what it means, and we both share our experiences burning out at work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0H0...

In 24 hours the next episode of Slight Reliability is released... from the image alone... any ideas of the topic or the guest? #sre #reliability #observability

I've been pulled into doing a lot of hands on work recently, and I see that as a failure of my #leadership. Success for me would be that I'm able to delegate, or coach others in the team in this set of capabilities. #tech #management

I committed to posting a thought, idea, or question every day to force myself to reflect on work (and life)... and it's not going very well so far!

How do *you* protect yourself from Time Rime? On this episode of 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋... Owen and Ridge go shopping and seek a temporal binder at Simmeon Sours' Sundries and Such! To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io #troika

Here's a little snippet with John Allspaw from Slight Reliability #100 on the perception of learning in organisations. To listen to the whole episode search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or on YouTube. #learning #resilience #tech #podcast www.youtube.com/shorts/i4thi...

With how much my work runs via chat threads and meetings, I'd forgotten the value of a well thought out and presented e-mail ✉️. It's a nice opportunity to switch from fast to slow thinking, get my thoughts in order, and articulate an argument effectively. #tech #leadership #comms

You've probably never thought about #mobile and #o11y (I certainly hadn't) deeply... here's a 1 minute snippet of @bidetofevil.wtf speaking about it on episode 102 of the Slight Reliability podcast. #observability #sre #reliability www.youtube.com/shorts/Iih92...

Is trying to monitor your 📱mobile app like staring into an abyss of silent failures? 🌌 This week on Slight Reliability I'm joined by Android #reliability superstar @bidetofevil.wtf to unpack the undeveloped field of #mobile #observability. #sre #podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve1Z...

🎙️ Dropping in 24 hours 🎙️ 🔥 When the crash report is just the beginning... 📱 The next episode of Slight Reliability unpacks the mostly unchartered waters of #mobile #observability! Until then, you can find over a hundred other episodes on YouTube or your podcast app of choice.

Everyone has their own 🧠 mental models. Comparing and contrasting with others allows us to evolve our own models, which is important when working in #complex #systems. A snippet from episode #101 of the Slight Reliability podcast. #tech #resilience #thinking www.youtube.com/shorts/3dVCZ...

Here's a cheeky little snippet from Tales from the Humpback Sky episode 9. If you want to hear more search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods. #troika #podcast www.youtube.com/shorts/xwmPT...

My team has grown to a size where it's too big to run as one squad. I have so many questions. I have some ideas, but would love to hear your thoughts. How have you negotiated teams expanding beyond the "two pizza" size? What lessons did you learn? #tech #management #leadership

On 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 #9 Owen + Chud + Mandy flex their bods while Ridge seeks answers to their past. Thanks to the @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io for creating #Troika! To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods or direct from our host: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

Brisk morning at the dog park.

This week on #SlightReliability Michelle Casey gives us an introduction to #resilience #engineering! 🏋️‍♀️ Reliability VS Robustness VS Resilience 🧩 What is a complex system? 🔢 Safety one/safety two 🧠 Mental models 😩 Human error #sre #reliability #robustness #safety www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhTn...

On 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 #8 Our heroes make friends, drink exotic cocktails, and take a deserved rest. Thanks to the @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io for creating #Troika! To listen search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods or direct from our host: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

This week on the *100th* episode of Slight Reliability I'm joined by DevOps and Resilience Engineering legend John Allspaw to talk about learning (especially from incidents). To listen search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods or on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_N...

This week on 🐋 Tales from the Humpback Sky 🐋 the crew run for their lives as the Crimson Citadel falls from the sky! In this podcast we play the science fiction RPG #Troika (By @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io ). Find it from wherever you listen to pods or from our host: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

This week on 🐋Tales from the Humpback Sky🐋 the crew fight for their lives in the bowels of the Crimson Citadel! In this podcast we play the science fiction RPG #Troika (By the Melsonian Arts Council). Find it from wherever you listen to pods or direct from our host: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

In episode 99 of #SlightReliability I speak with SRE leader Trent Hornibrook about focusing on what matters in your #observability and #SRE practces. Watch on YouTube or search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to pods. #oncall #monitoring www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02T...

This week on Tales from the Humpback Sky Owen and Ridge face their greatest challenge yet... a waiting room! #troika #realplay @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io Watch it here or search for "Humpback Sky" wherever you listen to pods: www.buzzsprout.com/2462261/epis...

This week on Slight Reliability the incredible Andrew Hatch and I discuss a dirty word... "root cause". Watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBXf... Listen direct on Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1698445/epis... ...or search for "Slight Reliability" wherever you listen to podcasts. #sre

I never played Chronotrigger when it came out. I played the iOS port in 2025 as my first exposure. Finished the game on my flight today, it holds up pretty well. #gaming

In Sydney for the Guidewire Insurance Forum. #gif2025

This week on Tales from the Humpback Sky... Owen and Ridge fight for Kennick's freedom in a grand arena... #troika #tabletop #realplay #podcast @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io www.buzzsprout.com/2462261/epis...

This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by David Dick from 2 Steps to (finally!) discuss synthetic monitoring! Synthetics are a hot topic in an increasingly #SaaS world. #observability #synthetics #monitoring #RUM #reliability #SRE www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_L...

Remember this gem? Every mother's day needs a mother's night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0De...

NEW POST! Job listings for week ending 5/2 Job postings that came across my desk, slack, email, discord, etc this week. bit.ly/3GyXGhm

Sitting down to record the first episode of season 2 of Tales from the Humpback Sky! Exciting! #troika #podcast #realplay #rpg #scifi

And now for something completely different! Join my friends Tom and Paul and I as we play the multiversal tabletop game #Troika (made by the @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io ) in our brand new podcast "Tales from the Humpback Sky!". The first three episodes are live! www.buzzsprout.com/2462261

This week on #SlightReliability I'm joined by Milan Brown to dive further into #tech #leadership. Watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMB1... ...or just search for "Slight Reliability" on your favourite podcast app. #management #technology #SRE

Gold Coast holiday. Movie World was today, Wet'n'wild tomorrow.

This week on #SlightReliability @leonadato.bsky.social and I break down the state of applying for roles in tech. We cover... 📝 What a resume or CV is (and not) 🪄 Job descriptions as works of fiction 🦾 Gaming AI resume assessment ...and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDy... #sre

I got to share some thoughts on the job market, hiring practices, and my journey through tech over on @slightreliability.bsky.social this week. It was a hoot and I hope you'll check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDy...