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by mbubb 6y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/sunday/coronaviru...
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by mbubb 6y ago
Roast mushrooms, elephant garlic, peppers and eggplant planks are essential at any BBQ! And I say that as a meat eater... Years ago in NYC Chinatown I went to a restaurant called "Vegetarian Paradise" with all sorts of fake meat
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by mbubb 6y ago
Yes - you stated this better than I did. For me the idea of bread made with "Enriched bleached flour" is a good example of 'deceptive' food where you strip nutrients in one process and re-inject nutrients of questionable
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by mbubb 6y ago
Interesting - hadn't considered that idea. I associate vegan diets with the desire for a more optimal diet (thus healthier). The point was not really one criticizing vegans. I think it is very possible today to be plant based and have
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by mbubb 6y ago
pretty cool - anecdotally I've had a funny call or two involving Apple watches (as an EMT). My favorite was during a local celebration of the "Holi" festival (aka Indian festival of colors). It was setup in a waterfront park
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by mbubb 6y ago
I read one of Michael Pollen's books on food a few years back and the argument is something along the lines of: "Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants. Avoid 'edible food-like substances'." To my mind that is
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by mbubb 7y ago
Makes me think of Ray Dalio on transparency and 'meaningful work'. I agree that people want to vent and be heard but as others have noted meetings turn into a way for management to reinscribe control and turn complaints back on th
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by mbubb 7y ago
For me some bullying received and some shitty behaviour intended to secure other than the lowest rung on the dominance hierarchy... I was for the most part withdrawn child through high school... Today I have sons I have watched them go thro
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by mbubb 7y ago
I went to a short training and a 90 ice bath but a trainer from his org. It was a great experience and taught me a lot about breathing. The whole battle for me was getting control of breath back and I could stay in the cold longer than I th
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by mbubb 7y ago
wrt your edit - we can all be assholes, not-so-benevolent dictators of this and that. recognizing it as such is not toxic.
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by mbubb 7y ago
I like this. Recently, I semi-seriously recommended BJJ for a bullying situation. In adolescents, I see BJJ working to help kids calm down and for boys and girls to get along in a time fraught with drama. I followed my boys into BJJ and thi
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by mbubb 7y ago
There are assholes who are "constraints" (in the "Goal" or "Phoenix Project" meaning of this word). The newer incarnation of the BOFH. How do you get around this? This is a problem at the core of devops (as an
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by mbubb 7y ago
agree and disagree here - you can have someone who is very competent and sees what needs to be done but has trouble communicating the plan
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by mbubb 7y ago
Excellent reply. I make the joke ot myself "you are always the last to know that you are the asshole". I think there are systemic problems which can cause folks to be 'assholes' against their best attempts to do otherwis
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by mbubb 7y ago
Not for me. I had an uncle who was a Mech Engineering professor and I learned about his role in WWII and postwar Japanese rebuilding.
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by mbubb 7y ago
yeah 100% joking Deming was an amazing human being. He was a key figure in WWII military supply logistics, too
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by mbubb 7y ago
> As I’ve heard it, Deming was having trouble getting people to listen to him made me chuckle - its not like he did anything of value... Deming has always been a reminder to think about counter tendencies. He might not have made sense to
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by mbubb 7y ago
I had a CTO loan me "The Goal" after I came back from USENIX in Boston (2011) talking about devops and shite... Its a good read and gave context to the Phoenix project without being a spoiler...
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by mbubb 7y ago
I started with CERT (actually a few weeks before Hurricane Sandy) and as part of that got an EMR cert. That led me to the Volunteer Ambulance Corps I am at now. See if your CERT org has the EMR - good luck!
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by mbubb 7y ago
Are you in US? All the reqs are state by state. For my Corps, to volunteer as an "observer" the minimum reqs are a CPR card and the ability to lift a stretcher. There is a simple application with a background check and interview.
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by mbubb 7y ago
In US it is state by state - they are semi-nationalizing the written exam (NREMT) but you need to take a practical exam in the state you get licensed. Volunteer EMS is dwindling a bit but still around. Often the Volunteer org will voucher y
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by mbubb 7y ago
I went to JCMC (Jersey City Medical Center). I looked for programs in NYC but all are in Queens or Brooklyn. From work (midtown NYC) I was able to ferry or subway to Jersey City and make a 6PM class time. One caveat - this preps you for th
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by mbubb 7y ago
Dont disagree. I have been doing BJJ the past 2 years and currently have a blue belt. It has meaning for me in a way that running on a treadmill or playing ultimate frisbee... You get to know people in a specific way and develop a trust - i
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by mbubb 7y ago
I've volunteered with a local ambulance corps for the past 2-3 years. I've driven and more recently became an EMT. It's worthwhile. We sign for at least 4 shifts a month. There is a fair amount of training and retraining to k
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by mbubb 8y ago
yes - specifically the 'livecd'
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by mbubb 8y ago
US citizenship and American Samoa will become an interesting topic if Tulsi Gabbard becomes a frontrunner as a presidential candidate. To become POTUS you need to be "native born" US Citizen which is a very nebulous idea.
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by mbubb 8y ago
Yes these are dry... I took them as part of a CERT org a few years ago and retook for EMS operations chapter in a class right now.
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by mbubb 8y ago
Coincidentally am finishing up an EMT class and prepping for the NREMT test. I have been very struck by the similarity between the differential diagnosis process an emt uses and the troubleshooting a server or network issue. Similar problem
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by mbubb 8y ago
this is a knife maker I follow - nice Damascus blades http://www.bloodrootblades.com/chef-2/
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by mbubb 8y ago
I love working with Jenkins - I know it is a pain to keep up to date but for me it has become a way as a sole or small team syseng to manage all kinds of stuff. "Jenkins-Ansible-Github" where you have a Jenkinsfile sitting in the

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