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  • Reply To: Wellness Week

    Well, this will probably tick some of you off, but I just have to sound off on this thing.

    Wellness week, my freakin' arse.  Get over it.  I was raised by...

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

  • Reply To: Tell Your Loved Ones You Care

    Grant, from my perspective this is very good advice.  My wife and I are 78 years old.  Every morning we are thankful that we wake up together.  When I wake...

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

  • Reply To: Building a Production Database

    "The one database item that I think really can matter is linked to storage systems, but I think it applies to databases. "...bias heavily towards consistency and durability rather than...

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

  • Reply To: Taking Stock of Your Career

    While I was in college studying sociology I had a job stocking shelves and making deliveries for an office supply company.   One day my boss, Bob Hensley asked me if...

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

  • Reply To: The Complexity of Modern Systems

    We do definitely need to always consider the complexity of software that we create.  Even though just for my own use, I have been developing SQL code ( it's all...

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

  • Reply To: Machine Learning and Data Analysis Bias Challenges

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    I think this also means we ought to require more disclosure for the machines making decisions. We can dig into the black box models and get explanations. Organizations ought...

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

  • Reply To: Machine Learning and Data Analysis Bias Challenges

    Excellent observations and I heartily agree.  Great point on even the data elements to be included or excluded in consideration.  I think this points out exactly the root problem of...

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

  • Reply To: Who's Smarter? Humans or AI Systems?

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    I have yet to see a computer which can make a transfer to another computer and create a third computer.

    That's not AI (artificial intelligence), that sounds more like...

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

  • Reply To: Who's Smarter? Humans or AI Systems?

    I have yet to see a computer which can make a transfer to another computer and create a third computer.

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

  • Reply To: Who's Smarter? Humans or AI Systems?

    Zidar wrote:

    When something sounds mystic, people tend to believe in it. If we look around, on this continent, it is not Artificial Intelligence that is missing. It is NA, natural...

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

  • Reply To: Who's Smarter? Humans or AI Systems?

    I can't wrap my head around how humans could create something smarter than humans.  I am very skeptical regarding the whole concept because it is bound to introduce bias by...

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

  • Reply To: Thank a Mentor

    Back in 1968, three years after I finished an undergrad degree in Sociology, I was working as a credit manager when I met a friend, Bob Maple,  who managed a...

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

  • Reply To: Help Your Manager

    Eric, that sounds like you have really pretty good communications, and I suspect better than most.  Please pardon me for always being the skeptic.

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

  • Reply To: Poor Work Management

    Peter Schott wrote:

    I will agree that there are some people who should not work remotely. However, I'd also say that many can work remotely and to prohibit that just because some...

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

  • Reply To: Poor Work Management

    'I know I'm not really cut out for management, but I do know that I've had some bad managers in the past - and far too many people who don't...

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

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