officemonkey

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by officemonkey 7y ago
OTOH, one party can effectively conspire with the President to subvert the constitutional limits to that power (SCOTUS in Bush v. Gore; McConnell refusing to try an impeached president.)
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When you spend some time at the playground with your kids, you need to keep track. Otherwise you're telling your spouse "That lady with the shoulder length black hair said 'hi.'" To be honest, I learned this tip whe
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I have a real lo-tech solution for that. I carry a bound memorandum book (field notes or the like) in my pocket and write down the everything I know about each kid. One kid per page. Example: Julian, blonde, in same class, 3rd and 4th grade
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by officemonkey 7y ago
If I recall correctly, Reddit benefited significantly from some minor mishap that caused people to leave Slashdot back in 2006. I recall checking out Digg and Reddit and deciding that Reddit was superior. Welcoming new members from other si
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I'm insulting Elon Musk for being a rude jerk. And according to his own argument, I'm getting away with it. I mean, no one could possibly equate Elon Musk with something that noxious waste spews from, could they?
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They're mostly optimized for my specific meetings. Since the meetings are weekly, I do a fair bit of optimization from week to week. The biggest tip I can suggest is to create the template with a pen, instead of making a formal templat
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I've designed specific "note-taking" sheets for regular meetings I attend. There are separate places for me to write down "Things I want to say" and "Things I need to take action on" and "Things I nee
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Your thumbnail of the Iliad is of the Robert Fagles translation, which is not in the public domain. I'm not sure that many people would want MORE email. Years ago, I did something like this with Samuel Pepys' diary. I didn't
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by officemonkey 7y ago
There is always a relevant XKCD. In this case, I've had this blog post rattling around my head for over 9 years. https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/
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Absolutely.
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"I, Claudius" was one of the most amusing and interesting books I've read.
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Yes, the nerd conjunction of Apple Card, DHH, and twitter made this story go viral, but it illustrates a real problem. The other day I saw a headline on HN saying "top 1% now has more wealth than the middle class." Basically, the
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I thought the film was good, but it simplified the story considerably. In particular, the dramatic bits about racism were a lot more nuanced in the book. I recommend reading the book for the more accurate and complex reality these women fac
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Software Engineer Margaret Hamilton received the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 2016. Hooray for women in STEM.
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I checked that this article wasn't posted on 1 April.
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Can we all agree that Musk is a twat. He talks shit about someone to a reporter and then simultaneously is cowardly enough to delete the tweets and investigate the guy he insulted. I really wish he would take a one-way ride to a comet or so
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by officemonkey 7y ago
The recommendation system is broken, however the social networking features can surmount it. For example, my Goodreads "friends" are people who like the books I like. There's no social obligation. FFS, I unfriended my sister.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Lawmakers have had plenty of time to clarify their intent. The reason they haven't added smartphones is it is politically difficult to add them to the law. Because to the average Australian, that seems like overreach. People's per
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Could it be dogs or could it be people? What economic factors could lead people to stop picking up dog poop? Have poop bags gone so far up in price that it's impossible for the average person to purchase poop bags?
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I've been listening to a couple of Podcast interviews Bob Caro has done with Preet Bhara and Conan O'Brien. Both are recommended.
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So you're saying that every "Boogie Woogie" piano song is infringing if they play more than two bars of a boogie woogie riff.
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The North remembers.
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TBH, if you're a real influencer, you're not going to trade a mention for a free $4 ice cream cone.
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The original MacWrite fit on a 400 kb floppy.
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As a government bureaucrat, I'm constantly amazed at the number of systems bought and paid for that essentially recreate functionality that is already built into the enterprise sharepoint. We can't find money for an in-house share
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Then get better at serving the entire spectrum, not just the profitable parts.
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Also, to add some more counterpoint... >I have projects that I am interested in, that I would like to work on, that I would be happier for having completed, that I am unable to complete. That sounds a lot like how depression treats me. I
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Executive Functioning seems to be the key "worker bee" trait that is valued in school and the workplace. To be honest, in a different society (one that isn't focused on on-line communication, extreme productivity, and always
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Well, "To Kill a Mockingbird" has never been out of print (since 1960) and Capote isn't known for his novels. "In Cold Blood" (1966) was his most successful work. One could argue that she was the more successful nov
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If you want to read a real Harper Lee True Crime book, read Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." She helped him with the research, and some people feel she may have ghosted much of it. Regardless, it's an iconic true crime b

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