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mike susz

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so... twitter is preventing me from talking about words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings or spellings. it's filtering 'homophones' in a reply to someone.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

need to build an email filter that uses regex, if the subject is over 50% CAPS hit the 'unsubscribe' link, delete

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mike susz

@mikesusz

I don’t know how New Yorkers do it, this place is exhausting. And I have only been here for 24 hours. exciting but exhausting.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i've been moved to help on a different project at work while still helping to manage iterations on my former project. i find myself struggling to balance "project 1 time" and "project 2 time" and "freaking out about stuff time" and "what if i never figure this out time" and

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mike susz

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@cssgirl also funny: i get shaming emails and now _snail mail_ telling me how much more energy i use compared to similar houses nearby. i live in a town with a lot of vacation property, and a large religious group that generally doesn't use tv, computers, or air conditioning.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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mike susz

@mikesusz

try to do something that makes you feel competent every day. even if it's not related to your job; it could be the victory you build from, or it could be the only victory you have that day.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i saw an oval sticker on a car that said "NDA" i guess they may have ran an unspecified distance in the past, but are not able to talk about it publicly

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mike susz

@mikesusz

a company having an extended 'vacation/retreat' is only going to benefit and promote people of a certain situation in life, who are able and willing to suspend their responsibilities and routine in order to attend. it will both directly and indirectly punish those who cannot go.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

like the skin-tone selection for emoji, when you use the ice cream one you should be able to select from other flavors 🍦

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mike susz

@mikesusz

just in case you're having a bad day, a person in a car behind me this morning went ballistic that i pulled over and stopped for an oncoming emergency vehicle with their lights & sirens on.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i've done a bit of math, and i will now refer to any particular unit of 6 seconds as a 'feral hog'

usage: 'i think the espresso machine is a little slow today, it took five feral hogs to make my coffee'

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mike susz

@mikesusz

just a reminder/warning: it’s the first weekend in August so Pumpkin Beer will be available soon if not already.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

Me: I avoid seeking help from professionals for problems I'm struggling with

Therapist:

Me: ...I really need to find a therapist

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mike susz

@mikesusz

that thing where your partner had been out of town for a while and you’re cleaning up before they return and you have to find a balance between “there is still so much work to do” and “everything is done and is easier when you’re not here”

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mike susz

@mikesusz

None of these Internet mattress companies innovate in the correct way — we need a square mattress with square fitted sheets so it doesn’t matter which direction you try to put them on

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mike susz

@mikesusz

one really great thing about this '10x' nonsense is that i can add it to the keyword list in my email rule that filters out and deletes linkedin requests from recruiters (adding to the list that already contains 'ninja' and 'rockstar' etc)

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mike susz

@mikesusz

be careful which golden cow you hitch your wagon to. unless you’re a crummy early stage investor who only cares about meteoric early growth and plans an exit strategy before things turn sour. enjoy your “10x” engineer. /rant

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mike susz

@mikesusz

and also the repercussions on the rest of your team - tolerating people like this will drive any conscientious person away - whether they work with them directly or not. having a bratty “golden child” in engineering will ruin your company’s appeal to marketing, ops, etc

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mike susz

@mikesusz

the original post is not wrong though - having someone on your team like this can speed your product to market. as long as you and your investors are willing to accept the risk of trusting the stability, usability, extensibility, and scale of your application to one fickle person

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mike susz

@mikesusz

yes they are responsible for a lot of the code because they wrote it without input or exposition or documentation or review. of course they’re the only one who can fix it because sometimes it’s a tangled mess that they created and only they can understand.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

in all seriousness i’ve worked with “10x” people like this, exactly as described. yes they produce a lot of code. yes they fix the bugs we discover in production. yes they caused the bugs in the first place by being “above” peer code reviews and working in a vacuum.

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mike susz

@mikesusz

i’m glad i learned this week how to spot a “10x engineer” now i know what to look for when hiring to make sure i never have a person like this on my team

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mike susz

@mikesusz

turns out i should have taken the day off. my cognitition was lacking, i left at lunchtime to go home and take a nap.

take care of yourself, people.

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