systems_glitch

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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Right, but you can do them as you come into work, visit a customer site as a contractor, whatever. Were any places that required a test for entry really requiring a lab test? If so, were they isolating the people whose test results were not
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
I was commenting w.r.t. employer-mandated tests of some/any sort. Things you might have to do as part of your going-to-work daily routine. During the pandemic, I had a few customers who would take temperature when you arrived on-site,
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
I was commenting w.r.t. employer-mandated tests of some kind. I don't know about other countries' situation, but here in the USA we have things like insurance companies at least considering the possibility of buying up data from t
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Indeed, we seem to be OK with things being stored forever, bought and sold without oversight or consent, when they could've been on a local piece of paper or never written down at all.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Why does it need to be logged and stored by a third party? I'd not have a problem with an employer offering daily on-site testing with no persistent logging for people who have to be on-site but for whatever reason can't be vaccin
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Yeah but the banks will screw it up somehow :P
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Probably getting downvoted because somehow this is still a politicized issue :/
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Yeah those services offering one-time or service/vendor specific CC #s for total management are probably going to have a bright and profitable future.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Remember, though, that in many places ignoring something can put you at risk for a default judgement at a later date. It'd be nice if we could just ignore troll trash :/
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Drove Erie Boulevard and survived to tell the tale.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
"Can't believe they ever thought they'd replace FORTRAN and COBOL. Poor fools."
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Ironically this is referred to as "open source" data.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Interesting to see something that definitely used the Tarbell double-density controller! That's a pretty rare controller, and one for which I have not found a lot of extant bootable media/disk images. The single-density Tarbell co
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Cromemco also had a 68K line and their own UNIX-alike, CROMIX, which even ran on the Z80! I've got a System Three with 68K setup, a mining and minerals exploration company in West Virginia was using it, running CROMIX on 8" hard d
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
My LaserJet 4 will never submit!
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
If we ever end up needing large format color print capability in-house again, it'll be an Epson ink tank printer. Currently we just take stuff to the local print shop if it's bigger than legal size.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Recently moved my mechanic to a Brother B&W laser, their HP SOHO laser was hot garbage. Never expected to see that with HP's laser line.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Applied Ion Systems is throwing these kind of rocks with small-scale electric space propulsion. It's interesting to see both the excitement and energy from eager researchers and hardcore hobbyists (cubesat folks), and the oftentimes ru
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Another point to consider: many all-water routes are currently planned with excursions to allow picking up cheap bunker oil en route. Remove fueling concerns and you can run more direct routes.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Came here to make a comment like this. Could also be a civilian retirement path for nuke sailors, rather than just going to manage a civilian power plant :P
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
mgmt sees their positions threatened.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
I wish we could get them in the USA :/
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Correct, not a "we cheated on the emissions" model.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Indeed, our 2002 Jetta TDI has 300K miles on the clock and still does 40-45 MPG highway.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Yeah, the inefficiency was incredible -- and not just on the actual development side. We exceeded their throughput goals by double on the first try, before even attempting to optimize anything. The dataset we were running on was actual prod
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
I love hearing that from people :P
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
At a previous job, we used Macs to do Java and Ruby development, and I thought that was an OK compromise to not having to maintain a bunch of Linux workstations, but still a compromise. One time the shop took a subcontract for a bigger loca
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
I feel like Bell Labs was the biggest loss of "play at it, see if something important comes out" possible. Never worked there, but a lot of friends did, from the 50s thru the Lucent transition right up to the end.
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
Sounds like an awesome build! It's amazing how flimsy most of them are, even the ones you pay top dollar for. A friend and his wife were doing some major renovations to their house and bought a "luxury" 5th wheel camper to pa
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by systems_glitch 3y ago
In both cases, there is often a lack of genuine quality/value over the cheaper options anymore, too. Many higher priced tools and architectural options are now the cheap stuff with a better grade of finish and a higher price tag.

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