For those in Austin-- • http://community.spiceworks.com/careers/sysadminday/party
Spiceworks is aggregating other events, contests, and news for Sysadmin Day-- • http://community.spiceworks.com/careers/sysadminday • Their brief interview with Ted Kekatos, http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/149581 --Philip On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Adam Compton <compt...@gmail.com> wrote: > And on the topic of the original question, if you're in or near San > Francisco, you could go to a picnic with free food and drink, and trivia > games with prizes! https://sysadmin.eventbrite.com/ > > - Adam > > > > On 7/24/13 9:20 AM, Matt Simmons wrote: > > Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen a single thread go as far from topic > and as universally as this one has. wow. > > I thought the original, non-pager-related question was a good one, for > what it's worth. > > --Matt > > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Conrad Wood <c...@conradwood.net> wrote: > >> sounds like everyone is so obsessed with pagers (for nostalgic or other >> reasons) - I might use that as a present for the ssyadmins ;))) >> >> On 24 Jul 2013, at 16:41, Scott Roberts wrote: >> >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Og1DuMu3k >> > >> > Yes. >> > >> > On 7/24/13 10:14 AM, "Brodie, Kent" <bro...@mcw.edu> wrote: >> > >> >> People still wear beepers? >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto: >> tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] >> >>> On Behalf Of Miles Fidelman >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:32 AM >> >>> Cc: tech@lists.lopsa.org >> >>> Subject: Re: [lopsa-tech] sysadmin day? >> >>> >> >>> Of course that's exactly when everyone's beepers will go off :-) >> >>> >> >>> Matt Simmons wrote: >> >>>> Hi Conrad, >> >>>> >> >>>> I think the easiest and best way to show your appreciation is to take >> >>>> your sysadmins out to lunch and tell them that you appreciate them. >> >>>> Ask their opinions on how things are going, listen to what they say >> >>>> and consider it, even if you can't ultimately take their suggestions. >> >>>> >> >>>> If there are enough teams that you can't take them all to lunch, just >> >>>> sending an email to remind them that you know they exist and >> >>>> appreciate what they do, then offer to listen to their concerns or >> >>>> suggestions. Everyone wants to know that they're valued. >> >>>> >> >>>> --Matt >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:13 AM, Conrad Wood <c...@conradwood.net >> >>>> <mailto:c...@conradwood.net>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> >> >>>> Apparently is sysadmin appreciation day on the last friday of >> >>> july. >> >>>> according to wikipedia[1]: >> >>>> "The holiday has been recognized and promoted by many IT >> >>> professional >> >>>> organizations, the League of Professional System Administrators >> >>> and >> >>>> SAGE/USENIX.[6]" >> >>>> >> >>>> Since I want to honour several teams of sysadmins, is there any >> >>>> kind of >> >>>> etiquette/tradition I should know about? >> >>>> How do you (if at all) go about sysadmin appreciation day? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> [1] >> >>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Administrator_Appreciation_Day >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Tech mailing list >> >>>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> >> >>>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >> >>>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >> >>> Administrators >> >>>> http://lopsa.org/ >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? >> >>>> COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating >> >>> process. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Tech mailing list >> >>>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org >> >>>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >> >>>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >> Administrators >> >>>> http://lopsa.org/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. >> >>> In practice, there is. .... 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