RegBarclay

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by RegBarclay 8y ago
True, there are many distractions, but I think I would have learned more guitar and taken on some bigger automotive repairs as a teen if I had access to all of the how-tos I have now.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I...uh... used to browse print encyclopedias for fun when I was kid. I frequently ponder what I might have learned or accomplished as a kid when I had all the time in the world to go deep on an interest or a skill if I'd had YouTube an
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
RIP NORAD
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
United 232 is one of my favorites. The Gimli Glider deserves a mention here too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider I'm fascinated by the great skill demonstrated by pilots handling crippled aircraft.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
RedGate's SQL Change Automation (formerly ReadyRoll) is pretty slick. DbUp is a good, free alternative. I second the rollback and repeatability bonus. Every script should leave the database in either the new state or the previous good
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Technology, culture, society, and ourselves -- they all change. I have children born over a period of 12 years. What was appropriate and worked for my oldest may not fit or work with my youngest. And that's just one decade. The space b
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Agreed. I would grant that Darmok is in the top 5 TNG episodes, but I haven't seen that kind of praise for Darmok across the entire series.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
That's perfect. Thank you!
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Yes. Next time I visit I'm going to put a note on his monitor to remind him that all medications and supplements have to be approved by his doctor, so ask before buying.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
That's the real answer -- take his cards away. But it's just not time yet. I wonder if there's a card that can't be used online? Hey, dad, your new credit card came in. I've already learned that one of the realities
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
He has no access to banking apps. I have a lot of oversight because he uses an e-mail account on a domain I own and he never did much with online banking, so I've been able to take those things over pretty easily. It's amazing wha
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last month. He's had symptoms for a couple of years, but as an engineer with a pretty high cognitive reserve he compensated with systems, rituals, and routines, but, mostly, paper systems.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I had Hughes satellite service for a while. Bandwidth was good. Latency was terrible. For surfing the web and streaming content it was fine. For anything twitchy, like driving a computer desktop through terminal services or any kind of gami
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I had the same experience. When I was learning 20+ years ago, I absorbed books. I would go cover to cover and get a vision of what was possible plus whatever details I retained. Then I could go back to the book for reference as needed when
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
>We have government auditors come and review our technology once a year. These guys don't know what the hell they are doing. We have had blatant security problems (now addressed) that they couldn't see right in front of their n
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I saw a screen full of company logos on the news during the oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and checked into their stock prices. I did OK on Halliburton. Did OK with Merck after the Vioxx news too. Buying on bad news is a pretty safe
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I helped a non-programmer coworker with an Excel macro a while back. After working out the details on their own, the coworker told me I needed to be in an office by myself. After fighting through a little bit of VBA code, they couldn't
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Daylight time or standard time -- I don't care. Just pick one and stop changing it twice a year. There's plenty of evidence that messing with the clock doesn't do any good.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
"Use regardless instead."
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I freely admit I'm defective. Software development is a constant cycle of solving problems and then solving the problems created by solving the previous problems. Fortunately, I love solving problems.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Positive feedback cycle?
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
Doesn't matter.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I also have genetically low cholesterol. I eat whatever I want. It never makes any difference on my blood panels.
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by RegBarclay 8y ago
I agree and generally say people should just pick the one they like and go with it because the devices are generally at parity.
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
Grandfather's axe.
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
I haven't added power to my detached garage yet, but when I do, it's getting 200 amp service. I don't have an electric car (yet) and I may not before I move out of the house, but somebody is eventually going to live in that h
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
Also found in Asimov's Pebble in the Sky.
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
It's 'super.'
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
I appreciate replaceable batteries, but they are generally not compatible with water resistance, which seems to be a more favored feature.
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by RegBarclay 9y ago
RVs are not crash tested. Seat belt regulations vary by state, but in general, driver and passenger positions are required to wear seat belts. RV construction varies quite a bit from truck chassis to motor coach conversions. There are lots

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