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mike susz

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“oh it’s 11, i could get to bed early for a change”

clean up cups and dishes
get coffee pot ready
take the dog out
turn off lights
check the dryer
floss and brush
pick out clothes for tomorrow
get in bed

“what the heck! it’s midnight”

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i’m starting to think that big companies make monoliths because the regulatory overhead of ISO certification and other compliance efforts is too great to perform for many, or even several, smaller applications.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

remember at the beginning of quarantine, all the kindness and accommodation we offered each other about working at home distractions and competing priorities and obligations?

can we bring that back and make it permanent?

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mike susz

@mikesusz

welp i just unfriended my cousin on facebook because they post stupid crap about how covid is psyops and wearing masks is dumb. i don’t know how much family i’m going to have left after all this.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

me, 3 months ago: grilling outside in 25f/-3.9c by flashlight, wearing a parka and winter hat.

me today: it’s 55f/12.8c and a bit windy, i should cook inside on the stove

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mike susz

@mikesusz

got a PS4Pro from a friend, first game i bought - @tonyhawk Pro Skater 1&2. (it’s been 20 years since i played these games.) a summary:

… skate … *slam* “Sorry Tony!”
… skate … *slam* “Sorry Tony!”
… skate … *slam* “Sorry Tony!”

…

“how do we play as the skeleton?”

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mike susz

@mikesusz

what i can say is, when you are approaching a new piece of work, consider how this will contribute to your future of work. how can you steer the ship of your career to end up in a place where you are still enthusiastic, versus tolerating whatever will continue to bring you income

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mike susz

@mikesusz

when i was young i was able to find work that was exciting to me and i excelled at. as i got older it shifted to work that tested my ability to tolerate the tedium of managing complexity and mitigating risk. i don’t know how to advise you to avoid following my path, but

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i hesitate to talk about these topics because i’m a basic middle-aged white guy who should be grateful i have a job, and i am grateful. i’m not expecting sympathy. i hope i can bring this up as a precautionary tale for anyone who sees this.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i’m hitting a point in my career where the bulk of my work is incredibly valuable to my employer but not at all interesting or enjoyable to me. and the longer i spend creating/preserving value for them, the more my skills and my spirit wanes.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i could not add a bank account to my apple pay account because the only way to verify i own it was to send a text to the number associated with the account. a land line.

apple literally never prepared for people to own phone numbers that cannot receive texts.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

my favorite part is when it gets to “verifying update” and saturates the upstream of my DSL which kills all my downstream connections. thanks apple.

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