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  • 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 2 years, 10 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

  • Reply To: Looking Back and Forward

    I recently read:

    "When you are young, you value your future. When you get old, you value your past."

    It occures to me that the proportions of each change with time.

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

    July 29, 2023 at 2:49 pm

    #4247749

  • Reply To: Unintended consequences (Oh sh!t moments)

    Audionova wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    Back to the original issue of exactly why I have four 'pending charges' for one transaction.  And when I talked to Keurig, their response was "well, you'll have...

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

    July 22, 2023 at 1:39 am

    #4241424

  • Reply To: Abolish Disjointed Time

    I have lived in six different states, and worked in IT in three different states.  I have to say that never in my 42 years did we worry about timezone...

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by skeleton567. Reason: typo
    • 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?'

    July 18, 2023 at 8:12 pm

    #4238536

  • Reply To: Need recommendations on replacing a NAS device for home use.

    Well, I do thank you folks for your comments and recommendations.  I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towad going back to my 6-port USB docking strip and making multiple...

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

    July 17, 2023 at 7:45 pm

    #4237492

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