I'm enjoying this conversation. You all are making me think about my home setup.

Last year I purchased an HP ENVY TE01 desktop, because of the 32 GB of RAM, 2...

HAHAHA! Yep, I can totally relate. And more than once I've hoped...

This is a very interesting article! So many ideas were brought up here, but I want to focus upon one from the blog post, "The unreasonable effectiveness of turning computers...

Oh, tell me about the knee banging! I get that with my old metal desk, and it hurts. I bang my knees because I can't easily see the curvature of...

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HAHAHA! I completely relate to what you're saying, Jeff. Yeah, those old military surplus desks are great monsters. And heavy! But really solid.

Hey Rick,

What I meant by wearing gloves in the winter is half finger gloves. I bought a packet of 50 from Amazon for a good price. Unfortunately, I can't find...

I have a dedicated workspace at home. We've got an old metal, military desk from a bygone era. We got it several years ago at a military surplus sale. It...

I wish I could take time out  to relax somewhere for at least a week. I don't see that happening. There are too many demands and responsibilities in my personal...

I wish you all the best in your new position at RedGate, Kathi

Two excellent points,  m60freeman

Very well put, David. I think I'm like you in that I think I've not risked much, either. Mostly due to fear of getting in trouble. There have been times...

Very relevant topic. I've interviewed at Amazon once I think. They ask the toughest technical questions.

Where I work now, I've been asked to sit in some interviews for candidates applying...

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Thank you very much, Steve. I look forward to reading that article when its ready to be published.

Thank you, Steve, for those additional links! I've got more learning to do, which is great!

Rod, take a look at a package called pre-commit. The idea is that when you attempt to commit code to git it will run a whole bunch of checks.

Each...