stcroixx

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by stcroixx 3y ago
Personally I'd prefer to have to learn no shells at all, but since that's not possible I'll stick with the one that's most commonly installed, which is bash. Similar feeling with an editor - vanilla vi instead of learni
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by stcroixx 3y ago
I'm 45. I don't do any of the things you're talking about doing outside work. I also have a wife and 4 kids. There's just not time. I don't feel bad about it either. I hate that I have waste so much time on thi
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by stcroixx 3y ago
I'm skeptical productivity would play a significant in the decision in the majority of the F500's and others who follow their lead. It's logical, of course, but if productivity was a focus, there are many other possibilities
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Iran is who is expected to suddenly move in under this scenario.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
I make sure by boss understands that if I'm expected to monitor and respond to slack all day long anything else I'm asked to do is going to take forever and I won't be able to commit to having any other work done by a particu
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by stcroixx 3y ago
This is exactly what my current employer did. It's also the best job I've had in a 25 year career. Business is very stable and provides a nice life for the small group that we are. No VC's harping at us to do more, more, m
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Other than defense and government, most of these industries rely on Tata, Infosys, and their brethren for dev resources, which are mostly not US citizens. The in-house employees working in software are mostly project managers.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Agreed, this is great, functioning as designed. Very few things are appropriate at the federal level and states have all the power they need to implement policy for their residents.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Your first question is answered in my original post. I grew up in an affluent community where almost nobody was economically insecure. The typical heroin addict was a high school kid with rich parents. Their parents would eventually cut
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by stcroixx 3y ago
We only have a standard for animals because humans are deemed their stewards. US citizens are their own stewards and most would cry foul if there was some standard that governed what weather they were allowed to go out in and/or for h
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by stcroixx 3y ago
An addict will tear a house apart to sell the electrical wire and possibly plumbing for scrap at a recycling center, rendering it a fire safety hazard to the rest of the neighborhood.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Not always, but it certainly can. Many animal control departments consider leaving a dog outside 24/7 to be neglect/cruelty and will take that dog from you.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Have you ever personally known someone addicted to hard drugs? I've known several. They can't continue living in a house or apartment with other non addicted people. They would steal literally everything to sell for drugs. Los
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Lots of things people do for entertainment cost money that they would be better off saving. Why pick on this one thing? A lot of people blow their money shopping or travelling or on luxury goods. They may be affected negatively by these p
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Line managers are expected to ensure their team meets deadlines, which are often unrealistic. Miss enough of these and the line manager gets fired. I’ve seen it happen many times. If you have responsibilities and dependents the near cons
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by stcroixx 3y ago
The entertainment industry is famous for it's lack of morals - why even consider taking any lesson from something they've produced? Role models, if needed, can be found somewhere else. I love star trek, have seen it all, etc. bu
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Nah, I would have been in favor of prosecuting them and never letting the company name be used again, cancel their patents, etc. Same for all the complicit companies. Others can learn from that, but the ones complicit? No way.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Freedom from vendor lock in is hard to put a value on, but for me it’s definitely worth a mid level engineers salary in any context.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
The same IBM that sold the nazis hardware to compute the most efficient way to move Jews from ghettos to concentration camps?
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by stcroixx 3y ago
It’s standard practice to air dry most wild game. I have a deer hanging right now.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
It goes all the way back to the Bible - teach a man to fish…. There’s no guarantee someone will always be able to support you, so it’s in your own interests to be able to support yourself.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
If software dev is simplified to the point people working jobs like you describe are able to do it, wages will also plummet, so it’s not like their situation is going to improve.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
The manager was very clear and specific that what they needed was 20 minutes spent on the issue. Don’t second guess them. If they wanted something else, they’d ask for that instead.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Wasn’t Damore basically criticizing the premise behind affirmative action? It’s hardly widely regarded as beneficial. Its being rooted out of academia via the courts and the workplace is next.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
I don’t know if I have ever felt lonely. I love being alone, but rarely get the opportunity. I crave it like oxygen.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
47. NES had 2 buttons plus a d-pad. An xbox controller has 8 buttons, 2 joysticks, and a d-pad - it's all just too much for me to have fun with. I'd learn to play the accordion if I was up for all that.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
As I get older, game controls just get too complex for me to enjoy casually. Way too many combinations of stuff to remember. NES is most fun - 2 buttons and a d-pad.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Bought season passes for me and 3 of my kids this year, we’ll ski as much as possible. Have multiple pairs of skis myself. Resorts are always busy and 50/50 ski/snowboard.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
They're good to eat, taste similar to rabbit. Might shoot some today.
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by stcroixx 3y ago
Garmin handheld unit in the early 2000’s still had an LCD screen. I still have and use mine as a backup.

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