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I would not get my personal credit and finances involved in company dealings. If my company wanted me to spend THEIR money, that's OK, but I'm not going to take...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 21, 2023 at 6:18 pm
Perhaps some of this is because I am melancholy by nature. Also, I grew up in the country where our society expects everyone to be friendly, however the kids...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 5, 2023 at 6:20 pm
And here's another area of trust that worries me. I regularly reconcile all my financial accounts monthly. Why? Because they are all on computer systems that can cause errors. Just...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 5, 2023 at 4:06 pm
When I was growing up, our house, when it was even locked at all, was locked with a 'skeleton key' (look that one up if you are not old enough...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
June 3, 2023 at 9:04 pm
Rod, at my age I like to use both good graphics and good summarized data. Suffering from my OCD (self-diagnosed) I almost daily have to check in on my retirement...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 24, 2023 at 4:12 pm
Steve, this posting brings back a funny memory of my last DBA position with a company that was purchased by Bridgestone Firestone a few years before I retired. It makes...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 24, 2023 at 12:06 pm
I have a 36" wide stairway to my basement. The builder installed a 32" door at the top of the stairs. It saved money, but I can't get most...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 22, 2023 at 7:17 pm
Rod, I will respond to your original post that I still have in an email notice. Your description of your work situation regarding the boss and software design is intriguing,...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 22, 2023 at 2:37 pm
Just looking back at this old article and responses, I will throw out that my home network has now grown to 34TB of storage on two 4-drive NAS devices and...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 20, 2023 at 1:14 pm
I have commented for many years that software developers, and even for most product developers, it should be required that they actually use what they design. It just doesn't make...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 20, 2023 at 12:43 pm
Some days I look out at the world and ask myself "What have we done?"
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
Keep it simple: Simple designs are often the best designs. By keeping things simple, you can reduce complexity and make your software easier to use.
Protolabze:
I agree on the keeping...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 1, 2023 at 3:17 pm
Yeah, I need to find my resume. I think I backed it up to the cloud, I hope so , my other PC died about a year ago.
That's OK,...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 28, 2023 at 8:01 pm
This post could really benefit by addressing those dedicated workers doing IT for government agencies. My work group is only down 50% from the staff level in place when...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 28, 2023 at 3:23 pm
Over my 42 years in IT I suffered layoff three times. Fortunately, every time it worked out that I was in better shape afterward. Of course it is traumatic when...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 28, 2023 at 2:21 pm
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