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by sparrish 10y ago
> assuming you found a good agency. There's the rub. How do you find a good one? We've spent obscene amounts of money on agencies that said they could get us growth but none made the needle move. Where are all these good agenci
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by sparrish 10y ago
It's because of the "Peter principle" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle "employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively"... that's at the &quo
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by sparrish 10y ago
> And with all the money you save on gas, you can buy a little cabin out in the country and enjoy real nature there a few weekends a year. 1. At peak, I only spend $1800/year on gas. Even if that doubled or tripled, that's not
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by sparrish 10y ago
In Phoenix AZ, July/Aug/Sept pool parties are often BYOBOI (bring your own block of ice). Everybody brings a 10 lb. block of ice to throw in the pool and within an hour it's cool enough to enjoy, even in the 115F heat.
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by sparrish 10y ago
Might need to work on your filter a bit. "Senior Children's Magazine Designer" doesn't sound very tech to me.
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by sparrish 10y ago
‘Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli,’ It's not personal, it's just business.
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by sparrish 10y ago
If you're deleting often, I recommend running a full compact (after your repair) to free up space and rid yourself of those tombstones once and for all. Repairs without compacts make those SSTables grow and grow. It's amazing ho
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by sparrish 10y ago
I think a significant portion may be military spouses. It's very difficult for a new mom, even more so if the father is recently deployed and there's no other family close-by.
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by sparrish 10y ago
If it's anything like the 2016 model I have, no. It's solid and can take abuse well.
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by sparrish 10y ago
I've got a 2016 model and things work pretty well with Ubuntu 16.10. Only gripe I have is bluetooth audio isn't working out-of-the-box.
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by sparrish 10y ago
Where does lineage mean that? I've never seen that definition.
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by sparrish 10y ago
This is the key - separate office. I've been working from home for 7+ years. My wife and I homeschool our 7 kids. They all know when dad is in the office, he's working and the only interruption I allow is a request for a hug. W
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by sparrish 10y ago
Remote work can be about enjoying your work (and work environment) as well as the lifestyle it provides (flexible work hours, no commute, live in the mountains/at the beach/etc). That is worth something and most remote workers who
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by sparrish 10y ago
I predict a soon to follow Show HN from the same author, "Why you should never build your product on twitter's API." I've been frustrated on how poor the twitter API is. Just wait until those app keys start suddenly &#x
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by sparrish 10y ago
I agree with both of these and would only add a #3. "No matter how much you try, you can’t stop people from sticking beans up their nose." https://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2011/07/08/beans-and-n
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by sparrish 10y ago
Fallacy #4: Simple for Engineers "leads to ‘not my problem’ syndrome.” I've found the exact opposite happens with microservices. With well-defined interfaces and APIs, I know exactly where things are breaking and can pinpoint the
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by sparrish 10y ago
I've found out how to sidestep agism - work for yourself. Build it in whatever 'old' language you want, bring value, and profit. Now I get to sit on the porch and yell at the youngin's "Get off my lawn!"
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by sparrish 10y ago
It's a poker term. The 'nut' is the best possible hand in a given deal. The 'hole card' is the face-down card only the player knows.
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by sparrish 10y ago
Yes. They'll be better equipped to rationally comprehend, question, and appreciate the world at that age. It's the same as any adult would better appreciate and understand travelling and experiencing other cultures more than a chi
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by sparrish 10y ago
10 - I'm so blessed to have a job with interesting work, co-workers I enjoy, working from home so I get to hang with my wife and kids, and a nice paycheck to boot! What's not to love!
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by sparrish 10y ago
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: It's of interest to me how much you seem to know about that world. Shepherd Book: I wasn't born a shepherd, Mal. Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: You have to tell me about that sometime. Shepherd Book: [pause] No, I
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation(blogs.microsoft.com)
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by sparrish 10y ago
Training starts right away but it takes a while to reach the point they're sleeping through the night as defined as '8 hours of uninterrupted sleep three nights in a row'. A wake-sleep-eat cycle will help your infant get ther
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Couple of observations on 4 years of downtime(blog.nodeping.com)
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by sparrish 10y ago
As a father of 7, I agree. You have to train your children how and when to sleep or someone is going to be up once or twice every night for years to come.
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by sparrish 10y ago
I just saw this on Wednesday along with many other historical spy devices at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, USA. Definitely worth a visit - figure on spending at least 2-3 hours. There's so much to see.
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by sparrish 10y ago
If you really want us old geeks to use it, you need a command line interface.
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by sparrish 10y ago
I think you missed one other important difference. Unlike WWII/Vietnam, recent wars are being fought by volunteers (those who, knowing the risks, willing signed up to fight), not working men forced to be soldiers as in the drafts.
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by sparrish 10y ago
I would likely go mad if I had to use a Mac keyboard without a 'delete' key. Why did they remove that?
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by sparrish 10y ago
If platform Y regularly releases security updates on Friday, that's poor management by X and I would reconsider using platform Y. 0-day issues of high severity should be the exception.

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