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mike susz

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Another year and holiday that I couldn't travel and see my family again. Disappointed that so many people take it as an affront to their freedom (pride) to protect others through modest sacrifices.

I value my freedom highly. but i do not value my freedom more than your freedom.

Nov 27, 2021, 2:38 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

tonight if you see someone washing dishes, you grab a towel and you dry.

you don’t ask.

you grab a towel and you dry.

Nov 25, 2021, 10:55 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

i feel like i beat myself up on projects all day Saturday except (checks calendar) i have four more days of this

Nov 25, 2021, 4:33 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

i’m so tired. i managed to slip back into ā€œwork like heck all weekend on house projects because there’s work on mondayā€ even though there’s technically not work on monday

Nov 22, 2021, 3:44 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

i finally got everything onto my desk (PC was on a cabinet before) and all cords tucked up! laptop shelf is awaiting future employer’s macbook pro (probably)

Nov 19, 2021, 2:59 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

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spent today doing a lot of work around the house, now i’m trying to finish up all the household tech debt projects i was ā€œableā€ to do while i hadā€free timeā€

Nov 19, 2021, 3:08 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

New Hampshire… these numbers are going in the wrong direction really quickly y’all. approaching our highest case counts ever.

Nov 18, 2021, 1:28 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

snow tires on, could have been done faster but i spent 1/2 the time looking for tools and filling the compressor.

Nov 17, 2021, 11:34 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

yesterday at 1:19pm my weather station measured a wind gust of 45.2mph, then 5 minutes later at 1:24 we received rainfall at a rate of 4.96in/hr

Nov 13, 2021, 3:14 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

find somebody that makes you as happy as this illustration of a cat getting medicine applied inside their ear

Nov 12, 2021, 2:10 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

one of these companies still exists, while the other one put rubber dome switches in their keyboards.

Nov 12, 2021, 3:16 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

i’m rounding out my skills by doing a complete react dev course but it’s from 2017 and i’m learning a lot about what’s changed in webpack since then and M1 macs didn’t exist then and i feel like the best option maybe is to kobayashi maru

Nov 11, 2021, 4:51 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

Overall stats from not commuting, from my last day in the office to my last day working remotely for IBM:

* 73 weeks, assuming 71 weeks working
* 3 days/wk commuting, 110 mi r/t
* 23,430 mi @ 34mpg average
* 680 gallons of gas
* almost $2,400 in fuel costs
* approx. 550 hours

Nov 10, 2021, 3:39 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

what this teaches me is all that talk is horse apples and i should move on and not waste my time caring about your people or your problems.

Nov 9, 2021, 2:26 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

it’s been interesting to talk to companies who interview me as a leader and who talk about growth and finding people who will foster talent & support the team & build a culture …

and then get a rejection email from a no-reply@ email address telling me i’m not technical enough.

Nov 9, 2021, 2:25 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

it might be sacrilegious to use these lovely Mustang wheels i had in my shed for snow tires, but the Flex needs more traction and sidewall for the winter than the stock 20’s provide

Nov 8, 2021, 10:58 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

one thing i’ve really accelerated on between jobs is at-home IT tech debt. it’s like letting the engineers plan the sprints all by themselves!

Nov 8, 2021, 1:57 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

my dog did not recognize our schedule for daylight savings, but i am going to adjust to his schedule of taking naps all the time

Nov 7, 2021, 3:52 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

today’s quick but useful project - cutting a base to attach to my new chop saw and a block to hold longer material level. allows me to store the saw standing up (eventually i’ll put eyelets on the edge and literally hang it on the wall)

Nov 6, 2021, 11:14 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

me: i’m finally caught up with that long weekly tech podcast i listen to! yay!

(checks twitter)

long weekly tech podcast: new ep yo

Nov 4, 2021, 4:08 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

do you remember when companies were trying to use foosball tables to get us to work for them? lol

Nov 4, 2021, 3:05 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

that thing where you reply to a tweet with a dumb joke and then you think ā€œoh no what if someone else already made that jokeā€ so you check all their replies and you SEE YOUR JOKE and you panic for a sec and then you realize that was your own reply
…

(i should prob still delete)

Nov 3, 2021, 2:54 AM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

I think it’s time I sat my boys down and have THE TALK

about

why you never take dad’s tape measure and leave it somewhere else in the house

Nov 2, 2021, 9:30 PM · view on Twitter

mike susz

@mikesusz

shout out to all the other dads in garages handing out candy. it’s awkward but we’ll get through this and maybe clean things up too!

Oct 31, 2021, 9:23 PM · view on Twitter