My post-XOXO resolution: spend a little bit of time every day playing guitar. I'm not gonna take over the Internet with my crazy riffs any time soon (in fact, I play like garbage) but it's a useful reminder I can do something other than type or cook with these hands and this brain. Plus: oooooh, all the gear.
It is 6am. I have been awake for two hours. (My 3 y/o son thankfully has not.) I am in a state of panic about the future of my home country (the USA) but thankfully able to work on it b/c my day job is in politics, which means it's gratifying and infuriating in equal measure.
Regardless, thank you to everyone out there preserving our democracy, civil rights, and identity as a progressive nation. I see you and value your contributions. Also please help me see more people doing the work. Thanks.
I think one of the most pernicious misunderstandings about tech management is the assumption that managers should make critical decisions. In the best case I as a manager try to listen to, document, and support the decisions my team makes, and communicate decisions made elsewhere that impact them. If I override or preempt the team that's a bad sign.
Upon reflection I’ve decided that re-following 500 tweeps is against the zen of mastodon. I’m going to let a few seed follows lead me to interesting discussions (just like I did on the bird site) and go from there.
#intros I'm Lennon (he/him). I work at the DNC, live in Portland, and as of this year will have attended every XOXO but '13. (I had an invite but was getting married at the time and my wife weirdly didn't want me to fly back and forth.)
I try to make the boring back-end parts of websites/services work, or at least not fall down and bump their head.
Previous gigs include Twitter, Stripe, Urban Airship, and Dark Horse Comics, as well as some lesser-known orgs.
Can't wait for this year's fest!
[he/him] recovering from silly valley and working in political tech to make amends (also ask me about my bars in PDX)