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by thomk 7y ago
How is there not widespread open source software for voting out there? It seems like this type of problem could be avoided by creating public software.
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by thomk 7y ago
Actually, this sound like a perfect job for open source to me.
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by thomk 7y ago
It seems like it would be much, much easier to cheat, no? Yes a few people have to be in on it, but if the history of American politics has shown us anything; that's doable.
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by thomk 7y ago
I think you misunderstood what I said so you could accuse me of ranting.
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by thomk 7y ago
Not a fan of poetry, or, happiness. Happiness, for lack of a better word, is boring. Happiness is boring in the same way being angry al the time is boring; people evolved to notice change. Every single one of our senses only works by detect
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by thomk 7y ago
It's obvious they are listening to what is going on. They aren't looking at screens or doodling. My rule is if in you are in my meeting: you should be there and are a valuable member of a team, so let's see what you think.
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by thomk 7y ago
I'd argue that watching any screen is almost certainly not the best use of time.
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by thomk 7y ago
Calling on quiet (but attentive) members of my team to speak up in meetings where we need to make a decision. There will be a pause in the conversation and (as if its my meeting) I'll say something like generic "Jim what do you th
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by thomk 7y ago
Agreed. If you have ever done any type of construction you are very thankful that you can divide a foot evenly by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
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by thomk 7y ago
Oh, you rounded. Got it. ;)
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by thomk 7y ago
My favorite Knock Knock joke is finally appropriate on HN. Stop me if you've heard this one. Me : Knock Knock. Child: Who's there? Me : The Impatient Cow. Child: The Impatien... Me : MOO!
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by thomk 7y ago
LOL. Nice catch.
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Ask HN: Cognitive Offload Tools?
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by thomk 7y ago
FWIW, a pressure balancer is usually only required if the supply to the shower is too small.
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by thomk 7y ago
Throughput. As soon as you have >1 persons, you are going to find the bathroom to be a bottleneck at some point.
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by thomk 7y ago
Are you a single adult male with no children and few visitors?
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by thomk 7y ago
If you focus on being FUN to be around, dating won't be a problem. Are you fun? Or do you talk about serious things all the time and put that weight on everyone? Figure out how to make people laugh, which starts with enjoying laughing
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by thomk 7y ago
That's awesome. Your comments are spot on. 1. The very definition of confidence is exposing your true self to the world and being OK with how it is received. 2. Knowing what good/bad are. Yes, that helped you become confident. You
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by thomk 7y ago
Agreed and those are all great pursuits. I would also say don't forget things like listening, communication and recognizing your own feelings, as skills as well.
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by thomk 7y ago
Not necessarily just professional skills, but all skills. I am saying that confidence comes from being able to navigate the world with skills you have learned and not from dwelling on your history (alone or with a therapist) long after yo
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by thomk 7y ago
Yes you would. Exactly why when you do not feel good about yourself, dragging yourself into helping others is just going to make you feel awkward, fake and used. Someone who is not feeling good about who they are should probably focus their
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by thomk 7y ago
Amen.
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by thomk 7y ago
Yes, I wish I could PM you. I spent lots of time in front of therapists as well. What I got for it was an education in how I got to be who I am today. My recommendation is to save your money, watch School of Life videos ( https://
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by thomk 7y ago
Yeah, f ck DoorDash. DoorDash is the worst of all of these types of gig services. They are expensive, late, forget to grab items from the restaurant and they are not careful with food. After a few times using them (and getting a different d
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Apple refuses government request to unlock Pensacola shooting suspect’s iPhones(cnbc.com)
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by thomk 7y ago
I would not call it 'complaining' to point out a business constraint, I would call it part of the job. To make it easier there really are only 2 business constraints: Time and Money. Everything can roll up to one or both of those.
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by thomk 7y ago
Well put, thank you. Not to mention being shut down by the health department, losing money and requiring new staff to learn non-standard ways of doing thing which takes longer AND causes an over-dependence on long term employees who are the
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by thomk 7y ago
This actually sounds a lot like Kanban.
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by thomk 7y ago
Document the truth. If you are employed and a product owner is required to give you your workload, you are kinda of stuck. The best you can do is illustrate (over time) that you are unable to get things done because of changing priorities.
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by thomk 7y ago
The book was released today but you can still buy a used copy on Amazon. Were those pre-releases or something? Odd.

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