Delmania

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by Delmania 7y ago
Yes, they did. I paid for a lifetime subscription to freedom just for this.
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by Delmania 7y ago
Their ruling was that the Supreme Court is not the decider here, this has to be done at a state level.
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by Delmania 7y ago
Yes, the manager’s sheen. No matter how you’re feeling you should always strive to exude and instill positive energy into any interaction you have with the team.
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by Delmania 7y ago
“If nothing we do matters, all that matters is what we do.”
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by Delmania 7y ago
I use the paid version personally, but not many people are willing to spend the $70 on it.
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by Delmania 7y ago
In addition to leaving Defender alone, I also recommend people install the free version of MalwareBytes and turn on Bitlocker.
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by Delmania 8y ago
Regulatory capture. The FCC is the agency responsible for oversight of ISPs. They spend less in buying the politicians then implementing regulations.
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by Delmania 8y ago
You define success in terms of houses, cars, and tech gadgets? This is in view of widening wealth gap and increased isolation, depression, and an opioid epidemic. Meanwhile people in Europe have less stressful lives and enjoy hobbies and r
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by Delmania 8y ago
You're 9 weeks in? It takes months to get used to it. > But most days, something will happen among the team, where, before I leave, I'll realize "That wouldn't have happened here before you rose up the ranks. You&#x2
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by Delmania 8y ago
Originally it was built to manage SQL server instances on Azure.
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by Delmania 8y ago
The more I learned the more terrifying that statement has become. The mind exerts incredible power of the body (and vice versa) and it's much harder to get rid of pain caused by a something in your brain than a cut or a broken leg.
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by Delmania 8y ago
Yep! I agree as well, the less you speak, the more you listen, the better!
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by Delmania 8y ago
Thanks! This is the condensed version of what the OP's manager is asking him to do. As mentioned elsewhere, also keep in mind you can't change peoples' minds or make a decision for them, you have to present the your case so
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by Delmania 8y ago
In short when communicating with anyone outside of engineering, figure out what they care about and speak to that.
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by Delmania 8y ago
Never say no, always say yes but say what the costs are.
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by Delmania 8y ago
> I agree that the condition is real, but at some point we all have to take responsibility and control of our own careers. Impostor Syndrome is, or has, become like Asperger's, where every dev thinks they have it. It's a &quot
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by Delmania 8y ago
> What? Work is work, regardless of whether paid or not. Most certainly not; within the context of providing services to a legal business entity within the United States, work is defined be receiving compensation for your time, skills, a
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by Delmania 8y ago
You didn't work since you weren't paid. You volunteered your time to aid in a transition period, help reduce workloads, and keep your skills sharp. However I'd probably not mention that as that could throw up warning signs t
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by Delmania 8y ago
You manage systems, you lead people. Steven Covey
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by Delmania 8y ago
Stop trying so hard? It sounds like you're spinning your wheels and just getting further stuck in a rut. Find another activity, area of study, or topic of interest you can go deep in. The true masters of a given field are known for
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by Delmania 8y ago
The health insurance industry spends millions in donations to politicians on both sides. So, the reason we have a poor health insurance industry is money.
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by Delmania 8y ago
They probably can't do that because of the 3rd party in the OS they don't have the licenses to.
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by Delmania 8y ago
First hand account of being in a concentration camp. Frankl was lucky in that he was shipped from Auschwitz, but it was still a brutal existence.
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by Delmania 8y ago
Some context is needed. The goal of Your Money or Your Life was to get more people familiar with financial independence, the idea being once you have saved enough to "retire" early, you can pick the projects you work on and the pe
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by Delmania 8y ago
Whenever I find myself falling for this, I keenly remember the advice given to me from Your Money or Your Life, which is that you are at work for 1 reason and 1 reason only: money. Many people say they work for other reasons, like socializa
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by Delmania 8y ago
Perhaps Firefox should research why Chrome is so successful and adopt that? I use Edge, Safari, FF Dev Edition, and Chrome, and I consistently return to Chrome because of the smooth user experience. In my uninformed opinion, FF is losing
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by Delmania 8y ago
I suspect it's because most Java and C# engineers are "enterprise" engineers who work on mostly CRUD applications. Go and Ruby would be more aligned for a startup. Given that TripleByte's interview process is more tech
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by Delmania 8y ago
Why would they line up for them, though? The only time I can remember that was for Windows XP. Most companies use O365, which keeps the office desktop clients up to date, and when people buy a laptop it has Windows 10 on it.
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by Delmania 8y ago
These are the key points that people should read. Ballmer is constantly criticized, yet under his watch, revenue and net income doubled. The release of the Surface, Azure, and o365 also started under his watch. Natya was a great choice t
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by Delmania 8y ago
The stock price remained stagnant, but under Ballmer, both revenue and net income doubled. He may have sucked at the PR game, but he was far from the worst CEO of the 90s.

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