Epitaph

Don’t outsource to automation because it’s easy, or because you don’t know how to do it. You won’t learn anything — and you’ll forget how the system actually works.

Learn the stack beneath the tool.

Remember: Ansible is just Python wrapped up nice, and Puppet’s Ruby underneath — which is even worse.

Build on the lowest denominator — it survives everywhere.

Rooted. Human.

Because sometimes you have to be root to do stuff.

VHS owner since 1983 — and it still works. The MP3 collection stays. Deal with it (though my wife still votes no).