intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) 35•11 months agoIf I knew of a book that explained my job I’d read it myself.
Seathru ( @Seathru@beehaw.org ) 1•11 months agoReading is overrated. I’d feed it to an AI so I could have somewhere to ask questions.
intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) 1•11 months agoAbsolutely. Give it to GPT-4 and just ask it questions when I need to.
Dan ( @Dan_Phillips@lemmy.ca ) 22•11 months agoAs a librarian, this question tickles me.
Got any good books on librarian science?
Dan ( @Dan_Phillips@lemmy.ca ) English1•11 months agoGood question. None that I think would be fun for the general public…
… although…
Perhaps you might enjoy the 1976 Canadian novel “Bear”, which features an Archivist as the protagonist. It won the Governor General’s Literary Award when it came out.
banjoman05 ( @banjoman05@beehaw.org ) 14•11 months ago TheLemming ( @u202307011927@feddit.de ) 3•11 months agoProfessional gamer, esports
Linuturk ( @Linuturk@lemmy.onitato.com ) 7•11 months agoThe Phoenix Project
This is the book I had in mind when I created this thread. :)
Balakirev ( @Balakirev@discuss.tchncs.de ) 2•11 months agoThis book is sitting in our office. Is it actually a good read? Its very dusty so I always wrote it off as just another corporate book.
mosiacmango ( @mosiacmango@lemm.ee ) 3•11 months agoIt basically created “Devops” as a mindset. You decide if thats a good or bad thing.
Id personally call it a good book. The first half will hurt you if youve ever worked as a sysadmin, as it basically recreates all the worst parts of the job at once to setup the story, but the second half explains how devops as a thought process can solve the issues it creates. It does not going into tools, just methods and concepts.
It can help you fix your orgs bullshit. It is heavy on “you need management buyin” angle though, so if you cant get that at your job, continue to abandon all hope.
Linuturk ( @Linuturk@lemmy.onitato.com ) 1•11 months agoI enjoyed it.
nbailey ( @nbailey@lemmy.ca ) 5•11 months agoThe Linux and Unix System Administration Handbook (6th edition)
Karlos_Cantana ( @Karlos_Cantana@sopuli.xyz ) 5•11 months ago“It” -Stephen King
Mechanismatic ( @Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml ) 4•11 months agoMakers by Cory Doctorow
🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️ ( @Kolanaki@yiffit.net ) 4•11 months agoIs there a book for The Big Lebowski? 🤔
pwshguy (mdowst) ( @pwshguy@programming.dev ) 3•11 months agoThe book I wrote. When I first talked with the publisher he asked, “what skills would you look for in someone who wants to do your job?” And that’s the premise I stuck with writing it.
essell ( @essellburns@beehaw.org ) 3•11 months agoCounselling Skills and Studies
LoamImprovement ( @LoamImprovement@beehaw.org ) 3•11 months agoDoes David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs count?
megsmagik ( @megsmagik@feddit.it ) 2•11 months agoCinderella. The dead parents are also on point 👌
unwellsnail ( @unwellsnail@sopuli.xyz ) 2•11 months agoLet This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
TQuid ( @TQuid@beehaw.org ) 1•11 months agoNot a book, but the Bastard Operator From Hell series on theregister.co.uk gives a decent picture, if a touch dramatized.
TheWeirdestCunt ( @TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee ) 1•11 months agoAs someone going into conservation I’d probably just throw a copy Nat Geo at them or something. If we were talking about shows/movies I’d go with Wildcat, even if it is a depressing documentary.