dxdenton

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by dxdenton 2y ago
Agreed
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by dxdenton 2y ago
Can you offer a substantial rebuttal? Or are you in the same camp as the OP whose opinions are axioms that are above questioning or debate?
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by dxdenton 2y ago
What is your definition of fascist? If it includes dictatorial control of the economy, suppression of dissenting opinions, and aggressive persecution of political opposition, Id have an easier time arguing modern progressives are fascists.
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by dxdenton 3y ago
Yes, a good manager shields the team from distractions and lets them focus. I know I sound anti-mgr but I’m not. I’ve had some rly good one who gave us autonomy, trusted us, but also held us accountable. It seems most managers don’t subscri
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by dxdenton 3y ago
I agree, it was a calculated risk. Without getting into the deets I was confident it wouldn’t introduce any major issues. In fact NOT upgrading had resulted in problems that affected production a few weeks prior. Would I recommend a junior
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by dxdenton 3y ago
When there is a lot to do and you are understaffed the highest priority things are usually obvious. For instance, we keep getting repeated requests for X from dev, let’s automate it or make it self-service. Software X is severely out of dat
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by dxdenton 3y ago
We were assigned a manager. Who immediately tried to bring in his folks from a prior job (they weren’t a good fit), force us to adopt his preferred tools (with no consideration for our skills and tech stack investment), and took over daily
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by dxdenton 3y ago
If said teammate decides to follow through on his idea without your explicit permission, transfer him to another team ASAP (without his approval). No teammate can show initiative, self-direction, or autonomy. Furthermore, every piece of wor
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by dxdenton 5y ago
Your first paragraph laments the expansion of government control and surveillance triggered by 9/11 (which I agree with), but in your next, you use pejoratives to identify people who choose not to get a vaccine or engage in hygiene the