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  • Reply To: Confidence

    And I've known some overly confident to the damage to themselves and others.

    I recall one job interview years ago in which I was asked if I knew Fortran.  My honest...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    October 7, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    #4303444

  • Reply To: Building Bonds with Entertainment

    I never really went to conferences while working, but over the years had both regular and rare social situations with co-workers.  The most pleasant ones were when we just...

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by skeleton567.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    October 5, 2023 at 12:34 am

    #4301629

  • Reply To: A Staffing Disaster

    Probably the most critical dealing with 'disaster' was in a position I held as IT manager for a food distribution company starting in 1974 where we started up a brand...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 30, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    #4298451

  • Reply To: Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning

    Jeff, thanks for the best laugh in quite a while.  Love it. Been there done that.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 23, 2023 at 8:41 pm

    #4292719

  • Reply To: Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Heh... totally agreed.  It matches one of the mantra's that I carry in my signature line below...

    "Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not."

    And I'll add a couple...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 23, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    #4292689

  • Reply To: Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning

    Chandler Miller wrote:

    If you want to have a life, find a new career outside of IT.  Find a role that uses the technology skills you have in a privately held company...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 23, 2023 at 3:22 pm

    #4292592

  • Reply To: Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning

    gregg_dn wrote:

    I don't mind changes to software etc. that actually improve the product, but so many changes these days seem to occur just to give the developers something to do. ...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 23, 2023 at 3:01 pm

    #4292589

  • Reply To: Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning

    Grant, thank you for the gentle reminder, but I fear that my response is not what I would have hoped and expected of myself.  I have become acutely aware the...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 23, 2023 at 2:02 pm

    #4292560

  • Reply To: What do you do or think about on the way to work?

    My 'comute to work' is down to about 25 feet to the coffee pot.  My wife and I have put in 44 years together next month, (both had to back...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 11, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    #4284402

  • Reply To: What do you do or think about on the way to work?

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    First, I'll turn on the radio to NPR news (I hate political\entertainment talk radio and morning rock DJs shows). If there isn't a good feature on, then I'll switch...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    September 11, 2023 at 1:45 pm

    #4284215

  • Reply To: A Real World Clash with AIs

    If I ever get hit by one of these things I'm going to become very wealthy suing for liability and negligence.

     

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    August 23, 2023 at 3:51 pm

    #4269264

  • Reply To: A Real World Clash with AIs

    David.Poole wrote:

    Another concern is that disabling a sensor could pose a risk to others.

    The 1st thing I do when I start my wife's Skoda is to turn off the lane...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    August 21, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    #4267183

  • Reply To: Code Building Code

    So how do you know when AI is 'smart enough' to be safe?  Does it cover all the possibilities?  And most importantly, how safe are you from liability if it...

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 1 months ago by skeleton567.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    August 17, 2023 at 12:27 pm

    #4263586

  • Reply To: Just sharing an experience related to backups.

    Well, I just got the bad news.  DriveSavers gave it a valiant effort but determined the disk surfaces are damaged due to a head crash and the data is defintely...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    August 10, 2023 at 6:18 pm

    #4257994

  • Reply To: How Wrong is Stack Overflow?

    My 'publication date' is 1943/03/10.  Have I expired?  Some days I feel like it.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

    August 9, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    #4256731

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