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  • Reply To: Singular or Plural

    It depends on whether it's Monday morning or Friday afternoon.

  • Reply To: Can Data Save the World?

    david.gugg wrote:

    I would guess trust in science is at an all-time low, not because there is anything wrong with the scientific method, but rather because it has become so...

  • Reply To: Can Data Save the World?

    Can data save the world?  Well, maybe

    Can data destroy the world?  Well, maybe.

    WILL data save the world?  I'm not very optimistic.

    I have related to you all earlier a situation where...

  • Reply To: No Degree Needed

    Rod at work wrote:

    As someone who has a degree, I agree that a degree is not necessary. I've lost out on even being considered for some jobs because my GPA was not...

  • Reply To: Gigging for a Career

    One of the affects of the gig economy you all should be aware of is what I hear is a current trend.

    I've been retired now for 13 years and living...

  • Reply To: No Degree Needed

    When I got my start the main way you could get formal IT training was by going to a major universisty, like a Big 10 school, that was large enough...

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  • Reply To: Degree Apprenticeships

    I think I was probably unusual in that while I held a AB degree plus, the degree was entirely unrelated to IT or even business.  I expect possibly the main...

  • Reply To: Can Data Save the World?

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Back to this older thread of "Can data save the world" and seeing what has been going on with the "climate change discussions" (and I hate to call it...

  • Reply To: Celebrate THEIR Accomplishments

    One of the most rewarding times in my 42 years in IT was when I was asked to help break in a young man fresh out of school who was...

  • Reply To: Celebrate THEIR Accomplishments

    Grant, I can't fail to notice the ironic contrast of your article to your Roosevelt quote.  I 100% heartily agree with the idea of giving credit where credit is due,...

  • Reply To: Celebrate THEIR Accomplishments

    Grant, I can't fail to notice the ironic contract of your article to your Roosevelt quote.  I 100% heartily agree with the idea of giving credit where credit is due,...

  • Reply To: Declining Work for Mental Health

    "So in various year end meetings I became very vocal that I would never do a year like that again. "

    Reminds me of an incident I have related to you...

  • Reply To: Declining Work for Mental Health

    Steve, I'm an old cuss and don't generally buy into the current thing of all the 'mental health' issue regarding working a career.  Being an old farm boy from the...

  • Reply To: Confidence

    JRuss wrote:

    I was thinking about this generally over the weekend. Confidence is great ... over-confidence is not. If you're so confident that you don't test something or you don't listen...

  • Reply To: Confidence

    "A confident person often convinces others that they're right, by sheer force of will."

    Rod, I think this is critical.  We have to be confident, but also open to listening and...

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