Alex63

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by Alex63 4mo ago
Just a guess, but I think the answer may be in another post he links to. He wants to move to a tool that will work out of the box. He's deliberately moving away from an editing tool that is super-customized. That seems to be consistent
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by Alex63 7mo ago
A quick web search suggests that you are probably paraphrasing a newsletter [1] that Joel Spolsky published in 2001. He was talking about software like Excel (of which he was the Product Manager) and Word. Maybe a tool that is more focused
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by Alex63 2y ago
Sad, but not surprising given his age, that his son predeceased him by about a year. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressdemocrat/name/rand...
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by Alex63 2y ago
Not sold out at braun-clocks.com. Currently on sale.
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by Alex63 2y ago
It's probably mostly idiomatic. For native English-speakers it is more natural to use "number" when talking about things that are counted units that would be represented by integers (like marbles, or children, or features). &
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by Alex63 2y ago
Off topic: I thought (probably incorrectly) that the EU required that the cookie preferences for sites were supposed to offer "Reject All" if they offered "Accept All". I realize The New Statesman may not need to comply
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by Alex63 3y ago
Noted (I'm actually rural, and have an easement on my own property), but an easement is quite different from a public right of way in the UK. An easement does not create a public right, and (at least in WA state) must be negotiated bet
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by Alex63 3y ago
Slightly off topic, but related: I'm always interested in the different approach to public "right of ways" in the US (and Canada) versus the UK. Given that the concept of public right of way was well established in the UK bef
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by Alex63 3y ago
Canonical example? The Enemy Within https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_(Star_Trek:_T...
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UK – "Irresponsible" truck ads are not allowed(jalopnik.com)
1 points by Alex63 3y ago|3 comments
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by Alex63 3y ago
Your product is legal, but we don't want you giving people ideas that they could use it in a way that is "irresponsible." And yes, we decide what's "irresponsible."
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by Alex63 3y ago
Does anyone see/hear this quote without thinking of Jack Donaghy using it in 30 Rock -- where he specifically cites "Hans Gruber, Die Hard" as the source?
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by Alex63 3y ago
My original point, posited slightly provocatively, was to suggest that one should think about whether the "destruction of capitalism" would leave anyone interested (or able) to perform Operations tasks for an information system. Y
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by Alex63 3y ago
I applaud those who contribute to open source projects out of passion and curiosity. But presumably they are still participating in some "capitalist" endeavour that puts food on their table and a roof over their head (and pays the
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by Alex63 3y ago
Hopefully, after you "destroy capitalism and wash away the weird bourgeois conception of having a 'career'", there will still be some people around who want to be in Operations and keep information systems running. Of co
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by Alex63 3y ago
The Serve The Home articles inspired me to go this route. I want to improve my understanding of Kubernetes for work. I picked up an HP EliteDesk 705 G4 mini desktop and an HP EliteDesk 800 G4 mini desktop. Each was less than $200, and inclu
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by Alex63 3y ago
I like my OnlyKey.
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by Alex63 3y ago
The TI-36x is a solid choice for a fairly basic "scientific calculator" and is still widely available online (about $20). Mine is holding up well. If you have the money for a "guilty pleasure", check out the HP 15c Colle
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by Alex63 3y ago
As of 2017, Casio FX-9860GII. Overkill for actual usage, but cheap -- so why not? Before that, TI-30XS from 2013 and the TI-36X from 2011. The 36X is still in my laptop bag. Can't remember what I had before 2011 -- some old "progr
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by Alex63 3y ago
You did not ask for feedback on your resume (found through your profile), so I hope you won't be offended by my observations. Your resume looks good: format is clean and will probably scan well, you've highlighted your technical s
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by Alex63 3y ago
I like this heuristic! It captures several important aspects of "seniority" in a clever way. A lot of the other comments are defining seniority in terms of years of experience or breadth of skills developed. Those are both importa
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by Alex63 3y ago
I reviewed your CV as well. I am a former programmer/analyst/architect, now an IT director. I have reviewed a lot of CVs as a hiring manager. I agree with the feedback you have already received. Here are some additional thoughts.
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by Alex63 4y ago
A physicist wrote it. a=dv/dt
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by Alex63 6y ago
Same here. Good memories. And the companion book is still on my shelf. So interesting to see how modern inventions depend on a network of connected ideas.
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by Alex63 6y ago
I think I want any effort of this nature to be open source and managed as a public good. Nothing against MS specifically, but I think the only way to get broad acceptance of results is transparency.
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by Alex63 6y ago
You could be right, but I'm not really seeing a lot of evidence that "most of the country is ready to move on and accept Biden as President." Not seeing a lot of those Trump rally-goers suddenly deciding that Biden is OK. In
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The Wirecutter moving behind the NYT paywall?(axios.com)
2 points by Alex63 6y ago|2 comments
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by Alex63 6y ago
Visited The Wirecutter site this morning, and it wants me to "Join Wirecutter for free". I guess it was inevitable when they sold it to the NYT. Presumably paid subscriptions will be the next step, once they've identified the
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by Alex63 6y ago
That takes me back. My first job as a programmer after university was on a PDP-11/78, on RSTS/E. I don't miss overlays!
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by Alex63 6y ago
If serious, I'm wondering if you were in the Canadian Armed Forces reserves when I was (early 80s). We were still using 33s. Remember the 'chadless' tapes? Good times. But dusty.

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