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I'm happy being a skeptic.
When I'm right, I'm happy.
When I'm wrong, I'm still happy.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 18, 2024 at 1:55 pm
Interview:
You: I hold certification in x,y,z.
Me: Oh, that's nice. What have you done? What can you do for me?
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 8, 2024 at 11:59 am
My one-and-only experience in being involved in the financial side of resource decisions was spending eleven years as IT manager in a company as we implemented their first IT technology. ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 6, 2024 at 1:04 pm
From 1975 through 1986 I was the IT manager for a start-up shop that ran 24 hours a day Sunday night through Friday night. In the early days I was...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 5, 2024 at 3:24 pm
I think one of the side benefits of our occupation in IT is that we do in fact depend on 'taking care' of things because we constantly deal with the...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 4, 2024 at 3:37 pm
This will be pretty personal but I'll share with you for what it's worth.
In 1973, my first wife discovered a breast lump and we went to our local doctor. He...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
May 4, 2024 at 2:25 pm
I have the radio on when I'm working at home playing a classic rock station. As much as anything, it's because I don't like sitting in silence and it's...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 24, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Showing my age here...I listen to Forties Junction and Fifties Gold.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 23, 2024 at 1:47 pm
So what media do you all use for your music? When I was young, my only media was a Sears Silvertone AM radio at the head of my bed. Over...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 22, 2024 at 2:34 pm
I had never considered this as I never worked in an environment where music was played. I had various situations from private offices with doors to individual cubicles and even...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 20, 2024 at 12:12 pm
I've mentioned these before, but will throw them in for any newbies on here.
When I took my last position as a DBA where I was an employee contracted out to...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 12, 2024 at 8:46 pm
I don't object to certifications, but given a choice between a certificate and 5-10 years of experience, I'll likely go with the experience.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 12, 2024 at 5:49 pm
Thanks, but no. I have retired the d-Link entirely. Still running the WD, which regularly reports some kind of power supply issue but always comes back - so far.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 7, 2024 at 4:46 am
Ten years before I retired my wife and I built a log cabin on an old 10 acre mining claim Skeleton #1, looking out east to the Continental Divide. There...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 6, 2024 at 9:47 pm
I've never been to Las Vegas. First of all, I've been in a casino exactly once, just so I could say I have done it, blew a whole ten dollars...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
April 6, 2024 at 4:44 pm
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