July 4th in even years, like this year, means Forrest Gump for me. 2024 will be the 30th anniversary of that movie. Some of it is a little cringey/cheesy, but...

Shared work spaces are an abomination.

"We offer a 100-day trial on all our luggage. Take some time – make sure you’ve picked the perfect travel partner. If you don’t love it, send it back!"

Just don't really use...

2016-2018 I did quite a bit of flying and finally got a "status" (Gold), with American. Which led to my first First Class flights. Not bad!

But after no flights in...

+1 for Gettysburg. I would love to live there.

So, my count is 9, including working in the Miami area for more than 2 years. I've been "to" Chicago and Amsterdam,...

When you work remotely you lose what I would term distractions from the culture

• Coffee bar/Canteen
• Break facilities (pool table, relaxation area ...etc)
• Office furnishings
• Pleasantness of the office...

Really nice thing you're doing, Kathi. Teach a man or a woman to fish, or code...

Steve, best Holiday wishes to you and all the SSC readers.

And a funny thing actually happened along with all that. We were actually able to put code out more quickly than ever because we weren't bogged down with...

Thought provoking ideas, Steve. Thanks for sharing. I expected a nice batch of comments, but maybe everyone is still deep in thought.

It's definitely hard to keep up. If you try...

Maybe I'm easily wowed, but from MS Build in the spring, I was very impressed with the idea of digital twins, including this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAkB98ewcjI

May be a slight case of apples and oranges, but this post made me think of this Simon Sinek video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMiILxqBSc

Thanks for sharing that, Steve. I'll never forget the time (first weekend of December 2016) when I was at a conference (not too demanding) in Vegas. While in this "beer...

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I've changed oil in 4 engines this spring and have 5 more to go. The idea of getting away from that is interesting. I don't know that I'm ready...

Reported in The Economist just last week: "Working 55 hours or more a week is 'a serious health hazard' according to the World Health Organisation, in a first...