mike susz
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we already had Github Factions this isn't new
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mike susz
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how do i know? i did this, twenty years ago. i made websites for every waking hour of the day. all i did was code. then, my priorities changed and it went back to being a job.
mike susz
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i admire people (in a very specific way) who are passionate about coding and claim that it is all-consuming for them. but i certainly don't set that expectation for all, and i won't rely on them to produce more than others; if their life priorities shift, my project would die.
mike susz
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I just explained CSS (lack of) scope to someone by comparing it to global namespace in Javascript and summed up with "everyone is peeing in the same pool"
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the real revitalization of department stores will happen when tech 'disrupts' shopping by entering the brick and mortar space "it's like Amazon except you walk around and see stuff on shelves!"
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company: converting to open plan seating means we can fit 450 people on this floor!
also company: oh but there's still only two toilets.
also company: oh but there's still only two toilets.
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Also there’s been a lot of controversy and hatership about Dark Mode but I can say after a few hours using it my eyes feel SO MUCH better. If it’s not for you, turn it off and enjoy your day. Why hate.
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I decided to clean install Mojave on my personal Mac and while I like this new fresh feeling I’m now starting to have that remorse involved with having to import/setup ALL THE THINGS
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when composing a features list for release notes, do you:
a.) use completed stories in Jira
b.) use closed/merged pull requests
c.) punch yourself in the face?
a.) use completed stories in Jira
b.) use closed/merged pull requests
c.) punch yourself in the face?
mike susz
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someone in the open office repeatedly saying 'can you hear me' and i kinda want everyone else in the room to turn and in unison say YES
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so using "@-here" on Slack is the new reply-all, along with the "@-here" shaming that follows.
people can manage their per-channel notification settings, maybe Slack should make this more obvious or easy?
people can manage their per-channel notification settings, maybe Slack should make this more obvious or easy?
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mike susz
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it can get better. the only way to know what will happen is to hang on.
put your energy into being more aware. of your feelings, of your environment, of the things around you and within you that influence your mood. realize that what you are experiencing does not define you.
put your energy into being more aware. of your feelings, of your environment, of the things around you and within you that influence your mood. realize that what you are experiencing does not define you.
mike susz
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mental health awareness day coming the day after my birthday. always a difficult time introspectively.
i’ve previously tried to encourage anyone suffering to seek help, but the reality is, professional help is only available to a privileged few.
so instead i will offer this…
i’ve previously tried to encourage anyone suffering to seek help, but the reality is, professional help is only available to a privileged few.
so instead i will offer this…
mike susz
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awesome. https://youtu.be/YHlrb9KsyP4
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78 in the house when we got home so i’m running the AC again.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i keep saying “hopefully for the last time this season”
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i keep saying “hopefully for the last time this season”
mike susz
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these Smurfs are out of control. build the wall.
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oh one more reply - sorry, Missile Command was a video game from before you were born. it involved having to predict where a projectile was moving and launching countermeasures toward it.
you can learn more about it at wikipedia, or at your local library! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command
you can learn more about it at wikipedia, or at your local library! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command
mike susz
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this has been a moment of self-reflection as i get older. now back to your regularly-scheduled cat gifs. /thread
https://sqd.co/_/cats-love-it.gif
https://sqd.co/_/cats-love-it.gif
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unless, of course, you have the ability to sacrifice your (probably narrowing) 'free' personal time to try and desperately maintain your skills in (the stuff you love) in order to remain relevant
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this is the real danger about being pushed in directions you don't really want to go. the forces pushing you are also burning the bridges behind you as you move
mike susz
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as my responsibilities move farther away from what i'm passionate about (and i was good at) it gets tougher to make the argument that i need to change focus back to (those things) because i'm no long as good at the latest techniques, since my experience has lapsed
mike susz
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sometimes my career trajectory feels like playing Missile Command without a trackball.
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look at all the Yankees fans.
mike susz
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me: i feel crappy and tired when i travel
also me: i drove all day, drank lots of coffee, ate bad food, forgot to take my meds and vitamins, went to sleep late in a strange bed, woke up to random unfamiliar noises
also me: i drove all day, drank lots of coffee, ate bad food, forgot to take my meds and vitamins, went to sleep late in a strange bed, woke up to random unfamiliar noises
mike susz
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mike susz
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picked up a magicforce68 from @massdrop to try this layout, augmented the color scheme with some leftover/grab-bag Pulse caps (all the green)
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my, how things have changed. (i had a Blackberry 9 years ago)
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I used to be a full stack developer but now it’s more of a disheveled pile
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mike susz
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I get notifications from so many things now i feel like we’re living in the future
mike susz
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i’m a popular guy tonight.
mike susz
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cat tree at cat-pacity.
mike susz
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what ever happened to your “permanent record?” https://twitter.com/ChesterLudlow/status/1045359843786346501
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PUT THE BRAKES ON
mike susz
@mikesusz
traffic is so bad Waze is showing me ads for liquor
mike susz
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headed into the city tomorrow for DevOpsDays Boston. if you’re going, say hi! i promise i’ll only look terrified to meet new people for a brief moment.
mike susz
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seriously they just walk all over me.
mike susz
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okay time for foster kittens.
mike susz
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hey siri, how fast does the earth spin
mike susz
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toast with hummus is a perfectly acceptable breakfast.
don’t @ me
don’t @ me
mike susz
@mikesusz
Dear Customer: You Need New Glasses.
(if you’re going to disclose that your site was hacked, best to do it in 9pt font)
(if you’re going to disclose that your site was hacked, best to do it in 9pt font)
mike susz
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idea: a Walking Dead themed cafe/bakery called: BREAD INSIDE
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tuesday.
mike susz
@mikesusz
does anyone else’s apple watch reboot at the same time every day? mine does it between 8:00-8:15pm eastern. every
day.
day.
mike susz
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this begin-to-reply-and-then-delete extends to things where someone tweets something in apparent frustration and i type a reply trying to help then i wonder if they were actually just venting and i don’t want to mansplain so i delete my draft reply
mike susz
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it’s slowed considerably, but we got over 4.3” of rain in Rindge. #NHwx
mike susz
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that thing where you follow awesome people on twitter who tweet funny things that make you laugh, and you want to make them laugh too so you type out a reply that riffs on their joke, but then you don’t want to look like a jerk trying to 1-up them so you delete your reply.
mike susz
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and now there’s 3.5” in Rindge #NHwx
mike susz
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2.5” of rain already in Rindge. #NHwx
