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1 10/1/2016 1 A career in computers April 21, 2013 Rick Lindsley IBM Linux Technology Center ricklind@us.ibm.com

2 10/1/2016 2 The short story MISTAKES It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as an warning to others. --despair.com

3 10/1/2016 3 The short story Graduated from UW in 1983 Tektronix, Inc. (1983-1989) Test Systems Strategies, Inc. (1991-1992) Sequent Computers Systems, Inc. (1989-1990, 1992- 1999) IBM ® -- Member of LTC (Linux Technology Center) since IBM bought Sequent Computers Systems, Inc. in 1999 Adjunct professor – WSU-TriCities since 2007

4 10/1/2016 4 UW-Madison TAKE-HOME EXAMS The cruelest trick a professor can pull on you is to make you think you've outsmarted him. -- Me

5 10/1/2016 5 UW-Madison Did not declare major until junior year Learned about working in teams Learned about working with “non-people” people Learned about financial aid Learned about the cost of heavy class loads

6 10/1/2016 6 The short story PRESSURE It can turn a lump of coal into a flawless diamond, or an average person into a perfect basketcase. -- despair.com

7 10/1/2016 7 In “the real world” Promoted four times in the first six years Promoted once in the next twenty Variety is the spice of life: technical writing Selling yourself: TSSI Knowing when to get out: Atlas Telecom Knowing when/how to say “I don't know”: Confidence in your own abilities Spreading the word: getting out and connecting

8 10/1/2016 8 Friendly advice WORK Work is anything a body is obliged to do. --Mark Twain

9 10/1/2016 9 Friendly advice Know what you know, but develop some breadth Be flexible; but know what is not negotiable to you Never quit learning Make sure there are plenty of witnesses Don't find work; find a good job

10 10/1/2016 10 Questions PRETENSION The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious --despair.com

11 10/1/2016 11 Questions ● About getting a degree ● About Linux ● About IBM or the Linux Technology Center ● About “life in the real world”

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