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by bryan11 8y ago
Hacker news, Soylent news, Slashdot
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by bryan11 8y ago
For me, early morning is best before I've been pulled into meetings or chats for various topics. That's the best time to block off time to focus on hard problems for a while. The book 'Deep Work' by Cal Newport has some
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by bryan11 8y ago
Do: * Let me know what you see as 'next steps' based on my current position. This establishes that you've looked at my background and have at least a general understanding of what my current job title means. It may also sh
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by bryan11 8y ago
Refactoring frequently has to compete for resources with new feature requests and bug fixes. Even when team members are sure refactoring will help considerably, it can be hard to get traction. Performance testing can highlight areas of the
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by bryan11 8y ago
I'm reading Deep Work by Cal Newport now and am finding it to be quite useful and have valuable perspectives
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by bryan11 9y ago
This looks great and very useful. Thank you!
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by bryan11 9y ago
Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity can be fun. They do home repair projects for lower income homeowners in local communities. It's generally a great group of people.
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by bryan11 9y ago
I built a system for MySQL a while ago so database patches (data fix, schema change, etc) are applied with code deploys. All database patches are written to be repeatable, which means they contain logic that checks if they've been run
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by bryan11 9y ago
Mercury: Dental amalgams (aka silver fillings) Pesticides and herbicides
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by bryan11 9y ago
Added waterproof liner under kitchen and bathroom sinks so water leaks don't damage cabinets. Also added battery powered water leak alarms. Got tired of carrying laundry downstairs, so I changed one bathroom cabinet drawer into a laun
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by bryan11 9y ago
When I asked, they said the insurance company forces them to collect two metrics or the insurance will reject the claim. That's why a nurse always gets your weight, temperature, and/or blood pressure regardless of the reason you&
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by bryan11 9y ago
I track all my projects in ~/Documents/projects/[current|pending|completed]. Each project has its own folder and a <projectName.txt> summary file. As each project progresses, the projectName.txt file is updated and th
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by bryan11 9y ago
Another +1 for Gitlab
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by bryan11 9y ago
Prioritize time carefully, read, and stay in tech. Use agendas to control and limit meeting time. Work with tech at a high level involving architecture and directions, then hand off sub-projects to your direct reports.
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by bryan11 9y ago
Read fiction. For me, science fiction broadens perspectives and increases creativity in ways that apply directly to work.
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by bryan11 9y ago
Excellent article. Great game.
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by bryan11 9y ago
Read books, especially fiction. For me, reading science fiction significantly increased my creativity and problem solving skills at work.
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by bryan11 9y ago
The self checkout systems I see locally are rather slow and unfriendly. First, there's a slow and loud voice prompting you for every step. The volume is high enough to be painful at times. Next, some tend to scan some items twice, b
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by bryan11 9y ago
Nice work!
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by bryan11 9y ago
Has the increasing cost of health insurance motivated employers to start using more contract workers?
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by bryan11 9y ago
Every few weeks, many cities in Iowa drive trucks throughout the city fogging the neighborhoods with permethrin based pesticides. A popular choice is called MasterLine Kontrol 4-4.
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by bryan11 9y ago
That is truly awesome. First story: The Fireman by Ray Bradbury
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by bryan11 9y ago
This quote seems key: “Time is now currency: It is not passed but spent,” wrote historian E. P. Thompson.
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by bryan11 10y ago
Blair's After Death Sauce. Very hot but with good flavor.
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by bryan11 10y ago
You could work with dumbbells using one or both hands when listening to conference calls. It's good to get up and move around a bit regularly, so one can make a point to do ten pushups, burpees, or jumping jacks every time you start t
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by bryan11 10y ago
Check out used furniture stores and business equipment auctions for expensive chairs such as Steelcase. When businesses close, they sometimes sell great chairs for good prices.
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by bryan11 10y ago
Exactly. Perception is key. Communication determines how you are perceived. When remote, the communication tools are different. Instead of walking over to talk to others, you're likely using chat, voice, or video calls. The meeting
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by bryan11 10y ago
Nicely done! I'll have to to play with this.
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by bryan11 10y ago
Innotop is great for watching things live. To review long or resource intensive queries, the Percona toolkit scripts create excellent summaries of the MySQL slow query log. I use them to send these weekly reports to our developers: Slow qu
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by bryan11 10y ago
By sending all those soot particles high into the atmosphere, will they create an effect similar to that of a volcano where the soot reflects sunlight?

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