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by astockwell 5y ago
This is the truth. Change doesn't happen until the decision-makers feel the pain of their decisions.
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by astockwell 5y ago
Yep, it's based on device certs.
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by astockwell 5y ago
Indeed, MSFT launched similar. JAMF was just the most well known in the Mac ecosystem.
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by astockwell 5y ago
FWIW, with JAMF, your employer can ship it straight from Apple to your door, and still get their MDM all over it the second it connects to the internet the 1st time.
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by astockwell 5y ago
Most likely.
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by astockwell 5y ago
Maybe genes are declarative, not procedural har har har
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by astockwell 5y ago
I cannot speak for the grand-parent, but the general idea is captured in Atomic Habits [1]. [1] https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
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by astockwell 6y ago
Sadly, many MANY people in high places still think VPNs are the best solution (and the only solution you need) to protecting resources.
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by astockwell 6y ago
My favorite movie: senior executives with a history of getting engineering estimates wrong, making promises about engineering timelines. grabs popcorn
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by astockwell 6y ago
"...and thousands of physics/chemistry students all cried out at once, and then were silenced."
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by astockwell 6y ago
Vote.
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by astockwell 6y ago
I really appreciate your comments in this thread, Diederich. They have helped me distill my own similar feelings of uncertainty and uncertainty in my understanding of uncertainty. Thank you.
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by astockwell 6y ago
Just don't give it to infants under 1yo.
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by astockwell 6y ago
This one works
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2019-20 Tech company donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election(docs.google.com)
2 points by astockwell 6y ago|1 comments
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by astockwell 6y ago
I agree on all fronts. Preparedness is the clearest way. But our economy (and capitalism in general) don't reward preparedness, in fact they often punish for it. I read some article about how building slack into systems is equal to bui
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by astockwell 6y ago
Paradoxically, the more gross the failure, the less responsibility large organizations seem to take. Thinking of Equifax, or PG&E and the wildfires. Maybe this is the real rotten core that needs changing. Orgs need to be held to account
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by astockwell 6y ago
APT means Advanced Persistent Threat and is usually the term used for nation-state actors.
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by astockwell 6y ago
Having gone through a merger ~2 years ago, this is a rough stretch. Godspeed.
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by astockwell 6y ago
When "management" are the ones testifying, of course their fingers point to... the engineers.
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by astockwell 6y ago
Similar premise to the book Extreme Ownership [1], which I highly recommend. [1] https://echelonfront.com/extreme-ownership/ Edit: Link added
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by astockwell 6y ago
The abysmal-yet-totally-American solution: have employers provide your home internet access. I sincerely hope we never end up there, that should be an Onion headline, but stranger (and sadder) things have happened ahem healthcare ahem .
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by astockwell 6y ago
I know great strides have been made in recent years, but Microsoft would have to communicate a much better 'configuration automation' story to significantly move the voluntary adoption needle for this crowd.
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by astockwell 7y ago
This was posted in a HN comment not long ago: https://github.com/hendricius/the-bread-code/blob/master/bas...
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Join the New York State Covid-19 Technology Swat Team(ny.gov)
2 points by astockwell 7y ago|0 comments
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by astockwell 7y ago
It is a bit like comparing interest rates on your credit card balances while still spending more than you earn: we may not get much choice about what is done in 21 days, but we have to stop the bleeding now either way.
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by astockwell 7y ago
I will run contrary to many suggestions already here. It seems (from the 3 example titles you give) that you want to stay technical/individual contributor. If that’s the case, you can absolutely take your breadth of skills to a big com
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by astockwell 7y ago
After searching for years for what that design was called, I finally read somewhere that it’s the “property bag pattern”. Seemed fitting.
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by astockwell 7y ago
Love Jeff’s stuff, there’s a reason he has such a following. His deep dives into pelvic tilts and shoulder issues have been a huge help to me also.
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by astockwell 7y ago
Godspeed, Brad has always been an inspiration for maintaining your humanity in the immense machine. Excited to see what's next.

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