In this interview, maddog talks about how "coming out" in a recent blog post quickly led to a photo shoot for the annual OUT100 list, and how members of the LGBT community working in the computing industry can contribute to a follow-up OUT magazine article.
In this interview, Owen
DeLong, an IPv6 Evangelist at Hurricane Electric and a member of
the ARIN Advisory Council, offers practical advice for first-time
LISA attendees. Owen also answers one particularly important
question: If you were a board game, which one would you be?
Join us in Hollywood, CA, October 8–10, 2012, for the 10th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. The 10th OSDI seeks to present innovative, exciting research in computer systems. OSDI brings together professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds in what has become the premier forum for discussing the design, implementation, and implications of systems software.
Attention, students! Need a little help getting to the events? Apply for a student grant:
By the looks of all the attendee updates we're seeing online, USENIX Security 2012 events have been a huge success. If you weren't able to attend in person this year, check back for videos as they become available. Until then, take advantage of our open access to the conference proceedings.
Updates from USENIX Security '12 (#sec12 #usenix):
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interest group for sys admins, every day is System Administrator Appreciation
Day.
If you make it to OSCON in Portland next week, be sure to swing by the USENIX booth in the non-profit pavilion. During the expo, you'll find me at the USENIX booth, but after the opening reception in the Expo hall, I'll hit the pavement with other runners in the OSCON 5K.
With Federated Conferences week June 12-15, this month was an exceptionally busy one for USENIX. If you weren't able to join us in person, you can still get a feel for the event by reading through the conference proceedings and watching the session videos.
On June 21, I saw a tweet that raised a red flag for me. On my personal G+ account, I wrote: "I saw this tweet today from a hiring manager: 'Just interviewed for a sysadmin. I'm struggling since she has no social footprint. Is that wrong, or should social be key?' What are your thoughts on a 'social footprint' requirement for sysadmins?"
