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mwsfc
9y ago
If using chrome try this extension: Disable HTML5 Autoplay. Works pretty well and real life saver on many "disrespectful" sites.
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mwsfc
14y ago
Yes, agreed. Very interesting and thanks for sharing. Will be reminded of this the next time I open a bottle of wine and carelessly toss the cork aside.
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mwsfc
16y ago
Another problem is when you really do have self-serving mgmt that would actually rank as a 1 or 2 themselves but use performance reviews as a method to throw other perfectly capable people in their org under the bus to cover their failures.
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mwsfc
16y ago
Agreed....and I generally enjoy the article listings on Swombat too. Nothing wrong with the application of the 80/20 "rule" here. No way to determine the actual numbers but as a thought provoker 80/20 is just fine.... and an identifiable co
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mwsfc
16y ago
This is why I like reading the comments. Nice discussion.
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mwsfc
16y ago
Not at all. Think of it this way, you're a small company with a limited budget. You have a very difficult problem and your existing engineers haven't been able to figure it out. Hiring another engineer could help but it's no guarantee and y
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mwsfc
16y ago
That's also a potentially cheap way to solve a vexing problem when you have a limited resource pool (ie your employees).
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mwsfc
16y ago
Agreed. This is exactly how I've always understood it.
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mwsfc
16y ago
Yes, and I do believe some would even say that is their "exit" strategy.
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mwsfc
16y ago
Joyriding your car and doing donuts in the middle of mainstreet on a Friday evening would probably fall into the "reckless thrill-seeking" category every time. Yes, a good number of Everest climbers may also fit that bill. But it's incorrec
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16y ago
Has an industry sprung up around climbing Everest? Yes. Are all Everest climbers reckless thrill-seekers? No, no and No.