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Atlassian has Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket - and their cross-platform search is getting better all the time. Confluence has AI search as well, so you can ask questions in natural language. I believe the underlying AI product is called Rovo.

that is bad, I think the even worse sin is putting sponsored apps above the app you really searched for so you end up clicking on the wrong one.

Trump is going to be all over this - we can turn lead into gold everyone! Our problems are solved!

we administer a coding challenge designed to ensure people can do some basic coding - we don't even have them compile it. But we have caught people who start talking about using a B tree to solve fizzbuzz and we know they're not a fit. It's useful as an initial screener.

"You are exchanging your effort for money" -> you are exchanging your TIME for money.

FTFY

anyone and everyone can be an underperformer - it's all relative

MVP bugs me sometimes - because oftentimes it is all you end up with. Yeah, it's minimally viable, but wouldn't it be nice to build something with bells and whistles and actually delights users?

now there's a WSJ Pro that I have to pay even more money for a subscription?

Rocklin, California pros: great for kids, good schools, lots of parks cons: no place to walk to, boring

demonstrated expertise in one or more domains, can guide other professionals, sets and enforces standards, knows how to manage up and communicate to stakeholders, IT project management knowledge

society and culture are conformity, so to live in a society and/or culture and have some kind of influence or impact, you need to provide some kind of value that others deem as "good." We don't live in a bubble.

I have noticed that if I learn how to play a song I really really like I don't feel the same about the song afterward - some of the magic is lost.

> Large models are trained on public data scraped via API. Content-heavy sites are most likely to be disrupted (why post on StackOverflow?) by models trained on their own data. Naturally, they want to restrict access and either (1) sell the data or (2) train their own models. This restriction prevents (or complicates) Google’ automatic scraping of the data for Search (and probably for training models, too).

This is going to be the interesting part to me - one HUGE usage scenario for AI would be doing automated searches and distilling results from the web - if sites start preventing that then AI innovation could be stifled - OR we'll see a scenario where the average person is very limited with that their AI subscription can access. We could have a situation where e.g. Fandango prevents AI from searching its site to help people plan their movie outing, but instead has their own model that they'll charge for access. We could have models talking to each other, deals made between the owners of the models for access, and the average citizen uses a search engine optimized for monetization, that may have data that's months out of date but they can pay extra for the model that provides current data.

this is where we need to start putting a premium on the customer's time. If a company sell you a product, and you spend 4 hours on the phone with support for an issue that turns out to be their fault, you should get reimbursed or credited for that. If a customer has to spend time repeatedly "turning it off and on again" - the customer should get a credit for that. Yes, this will require companies to use all of their telemetry and logging for tracking lost customer time due to their errors.

And I don't know that either really handle the null case all that well, i.e. if the value isn't set at all. In that case, does it default to on/checked? or off/unchecked? They almost need a hover-over or message that pops up to tell you the current state.

I actually have the candidates do FizzBuzz! And, it's still amazing how many people can't figure it out, or try and BS their way through it by proposing using a crazy data structure like a B-Tree (true story).

I've been around since the birth of the internet, and just have been amazed with how much stuff there is to do and see and learn. Granted, there's a lot of cesspools, but lots of good wholesome stuff too. I mean, think about it - when in the history of mankind have we had so much information at our fingertips?

I have been thinking about this. My idea, that I dubbed "The Mesh" basically has each person's profile data as a blob "somewhere" on the internet. The person's profile would have different tiers for the type of data - personal, professional, etc. Inviting someone to communicate or collaborate with would be a transfer of keys that would allow you to access a particular tier. The user would then use a web browser client or native app to access/update their own profile data, communicate with other profiles they have keys for, upload their own profile data, etc...

Clearly, though, taking control over their own data, and not allowing a FB or similar to own it would require an investment on that person's part. Either hosting their own data or finding an online host they could use would require $$$.

second this - google photos makes it super simple to share pics and videos with select people

I was a great example of the Peter Principle in action. I had climbed through the ranks of software development to become the director of software engineering at a mortgage firm, then after less than a year moved on to director of business applications at another mortgage firm. Besides the headiness of the role, I was of course attracted to the money. My parents were impressed - I was really going places. Fast forward a year, and I was dealing with entrenched employees that challenged me at every turn, a non-stop pace of enhancements to the software that left us little time to optimize the software (so it was running ever-slower with all the bloat of additional code), users that had a direct line to the CEO - who would run to me with every complaint, and favoritism shown to other managers that often meant we were serving several masters at once. For my part, I didn't have much experience with pushing back or protecting my people, so I don't believe they trusted me all that much. We committed to too much. I fell into a funk, and began feeling that whatever I did didn't matter. My work began to suffer and I was forgetting stuff and making mistakes.

My boss was sympathetic, as he was dealing with a lot of the same challenges with other department heads and the CEO. When I finally announced my resignation, he told me he didn't blame me, and that he had told the CEO he was leaving within the next couple of months himself!

I've since gone on to be a manager at another, much smaller company/start-up. The hours are longer sometimes, and I feel like I'm running in a lot of different directions. But the pressure has reduced quite a bit, and I'm liking the culture a lot more. I think I'll stay at this level for a while before I try and move up again. Sometimes it's good to take a step back and re-assess instead of blindly charging ahead and getting yourself in even deeper. For now I'm just focusing on upping my value and taking care of my people. And just putting in the work without worrying about if it's "perfect" or not. That's all I can do.

a lot of it comes down to a strong and well-supported Information Security Officer and team, with detailed policies and procedures and a least-privileges-required security model. Someone shares credentials? Fired. The CEO or another exec wants an exception to the P&P so their buddy can get access? Well they'll get reamed by the ISO and possibly written up. No exceptions, and a paranoia about breaches is what helps to prevent such breaches from happening. Note I say "help," because there are no measures that are 100%. It's defense in depth and defense in breadth that will keep you off the front page (at least this year).

hey, I deal with this too. Exercise does help with letting off some steam. What also does wonders is to list out the things that are bothering you, and then ask yourself - "is there anything I can (and should) do about this right now?" If the answer is yes, then do it. Otherwise, let it go for the evening, and the issue(s) will still be there in the morning. Remember too - your subconscious is a valuable tool, but you need to let go so it can do its thing! You ever have those eureka moments in the shower? You can have those same kinds of revelations in the morning regarding a problem that you thought was insurmountable the night before, but you have to stop thinking about it long enough to get the right perspective on things.

I went on Nutrisystem for a month as I needed a "reset." Our kitchen counters were topped with snacks and candy, and I had fallen into the habit of mindlessly snacking every evening. Plus, I like to eat! :) At my heaviest I was 254 lbs - I'm 40 years old and 6' 2".

Nutrisystem (or any other "crash" type of diet) is painful. You crave food. But what's going on during this time is your body is getting over its sugar addiction, and learning to require less food.

When that period was over, I went to a diet of approx. 2,000 calories a day. 500 calories in the morning, 500-700 calories at lunch, same for dinner. No more sweets, except for a treat on Friday. No more snacking - after dinner I'm done eating. If I'm truly ravenous later in the evening I get an apple.

That's the discipline and habit part. Next is the mental, because it's easy to backslide. Plus, our own bodies may be fighting to regain the weight! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weig...

This is where I have to look at the opportunities to overeat and say no, every time, but ALSO to ask myself "what particular need, or hole, is this trying to fill?" The way I figure, the chronic overeating was me trying to fill a hole in my soul, so to speak, to fix something broken in my psyche by engaging in indulgent behaviors that feel good at the time. But, as future self will always tell you after a night of hard drinking, "now I feel worse, thanks jerkwad!"

So, basically, you gotta do the mental work as well. Figure out your hole - what does the food do for you that life does not?

Finally, exercise! When I first started I was "running" a little under 2 miles. Really, it was running a few blocks, then walking half a block, then repeat. I decided to go on a hiking trip with some friends in July, and figured I needed to be running straight for at least 4 miles by then to be in shape. To date I'm up to a little over a 5k, no walking. I got a bike, and I'm trying to get in at least 15 miles a week. Nothing crazy. Lastly, if you're strapped for time like I am with a wife and kid at home, the 7 minute workout is great for busting out a quick workout with nothing more than a chair and a place to do some calisthenics. It's HIIT, and helps with flexibility, strength training, and cardio - plus it's only 7 minutes.

For me, I'm just going for getting in some type of exercise at least 4-5 days a week. Once again, the mental plays a part here, because when you get home from work, exercise is often the last thing you want to do. I've noticed though, that as I get into better shape, it's the first step, or jumping jack, that's the hardest - after that I actually start to enjoy it. :)

Currently: 231 lbs. (and still going - I look for opportunities to eat less, instead of more. I want to go about 20 lbs more)

Disclaimer: obviously this is my experience, and won't work for everyone. But, I do believe that it's the attention to how much is going into your body, doing the mental work, and exercising that will make a difference for anyone.

learn to recognize when a project is going south, and act immediately!

Has no one realized that Microsoft and others are moving to a SaaS model, even with consumer OSes? Lots of other service providers update their platforms, and the user doesn't really have much say in WHEN it happens. We just get a message that the vendor is updating the software during a maintenance window, and that's that. 10,20 years from now we'll be subscribing to all of our software, and we will just be told when that software is going to update. We may also see something similar to what the Playstation does - ok, don't update now if you don't want to, but that means you can't use any network features! But either way, prepare for a new way to look at the applications running on your PC.

doesn't work on tablets with multiple cameras - doesn't let you switch the camera, and defaults to the rear-facing camera on the Surface 3, for example. just amazing that they wouldn't provide this functionality, considering all of the multi-camera devices out there. Even for a beta, this is pretty sad. I ended up having to use a mirror so my family could see me while doing a video chat.

https://community.skype.com/t5/Skype-for-Web-Beta/How-to-swi...

coconut oil and a b vitamin - works wonders for energy. But sometimes your brain needs a break - give it one. There are times when I don't want to do a darn thing, and I have to fight the feelings of guilt that come with that. But, why feel guilty? Are we meant to be productive 24/7?

ok, let me ask this question: if Comcast is so terrible, why aren't we seeing reporters on CNN/NBC/MSNBC/ETC talking about it non-stop? Why don't we have late-night talk show pundits arguing amongst themselves about "whatever is to be done with this horrible company?!" Why isn't the President addressing the nation about cable companies that are too big to fail?