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mike susz
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i realized i had turned the corner from being burned out when i noticed this shift:
i want to fall asleep quickly so that it’s tomorrow sooner, instead of
i want to fall asleep quickly so today will be over sooner
i want to fall asleep quickly so that it’s tomorrow sooner, instead of
i want to fall asleep quickly so today will be over sooner
mike susz
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so far in 2021 i’ve (re)read:
(Gibson)
Neuromancer
Count Zero
Mona Lisa Overdrive
(Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Diamond Age
(and for 1st time)
(Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
Spook Country
Zero History
The Peripheral
Agency
—
what else should i fit in before Gibson’s Jackpot #3 is out?
(Gibson)
Neuromancer
Count Zero
Mona Lisa Overdrive
(Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Diamond Age
(and for 1st time)
(Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
Spook Country
Zero History
The Peripheral
Agency
—
what else should i fit in before Gibson’s Jackpot #3 is out?
mike susz
@mikesusz
rule #1 of taking apart old bikes is: get them back together before you lose any of the parts
rule #2 of taking apart old bikes is: you were not quick enough to avoid rule #1
rule #2 of taking apart old bikes is: you were not quick enough to avoid rule #1
mike susz
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It’s almost like everyone forgot how mad they were about Flash.
https://twitter.com/mikesusz/status/1450819551810162688
https://twitter.com/mikesusz/status/1450819551810162688
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I’m seeing a lot of cool looking “CSS only” animation on Twitter, and none of it works in any browser besides Chrome. Just call it “Chrome only” animation.
mike susz
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i know opinions vary, but i think Tim Cook is out standing in his field
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“Can we stop this Scooby-Doo nonsense and you just pee on something? Seriously, we’re not out here to solve mysteries”
- me, to my dog, every night
- me, to my dog, every night
mike susz
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this level was a grind (required 15.5m XP). next level needs 18m XP #PokemonGo
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ACCEPT COOKIES
YOU MUST ACCEPT COOKIES
now choose which store is near you, how would we ever remember that?
YOU MUST ACCEPT COOKIES
now choose which store is near you, how would we ever remember that?
mike susz
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debugging an error in a project for 15 minutes before i realized i installed a plugin in the wrong .babelrc file 🤦♂️
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this is the equivalent of rescuing a child from a burning building, then getting arrested for kidnapping. https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160
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this is the 3rd 5-gallon pail of acorns we’ve pulled out of the yard https://twitter.com/mikesusz/status/1444338965671256075
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the iOS sleep reminder lullaby sound is a little patronizing, i’m 48 years old
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it seems my path to my next job is paved with “screw up each interview a little bit less until someone will hire you”
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my recommended products. AI should be regulated.
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i just typed ‘yarn sadd’ and that’s pretty accurate for me
mike susz
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Manually typing a password because my Apple Watch is on the charger
mike susz
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i’ve been wanting to watch Hackers again for some time, so tonight i made my kids watch Hackers with me (i had to zoom through a couple parts) and they ended up liking it.
now i can start using references to Hackers ALL THE TIME
also: https://twitter.com/Hackers_bot/status/1445817667403792384
now i can start using references to Hackers ALL THE TIME
also: https://twitter.com/Hackers_bot/status/1445817667403792384
mike susz
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here we are again. this is why dad bought three of those replacement servo gear kits (and now i need to order more 😐 )
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my new insulated water/coffee/etc bottle. outside the U.S. do they rebrand this as Iron Clask?
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do you know when your SSL cert expires?
do you?
go check.
do you?
go check.
mike susz
@mikesusz
we all joke about exiting vim (heck, i sell stickers about it, ahem) but do you remember how to detach and reattach to screen?
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@KR1573N also we should each probably go to bed :P
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it’s been a long week
mike susz
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i’m 47 years old, i’ve been making websites for 25 years. i spent way too long tracking down this typo.
don’t stress - we all make silly mistakes.
don’t stress - we all make silly mistakes.
mike susz
@mikesusz
have i mentioned i’m looking for a job? i’m a handy person to have on your team
mike susz
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facebook is back now y’all have to figure out how to be funny
mike susz
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today i learned about fun es6 tricks and then i fixed my pellet stove.
mike susz
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if your company has ‘dedicated’ time of the week for employee self-improvement, do you empower your dev managers/agile leaders to carve out story points for this work?
it’s great to say ‘take friday afternoons for betterment!’ but that’s 1/10th of a 2 week sprint
it’s great to say ‘take friday afternoons for betterment!’ but that’s 1/10th of a 2 week sprint
mike susz
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woodworking pro tip: keep your coffee cup away from where you’re cutting.
☕️🪵
☕️🪵
mike susz
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you have protected me from a lot of sawdust, time for a new one.
(the ones with valves are woodworking only! not virus)
(the ones with valves are woodworking only! not virus)
mike susz
@mikesusz
once again, it’s “acorn bouncing off the sunroof and scaring the living heck out of you” season
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ya gotta get one of these
mike susz
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oh hey it’s the 4th quarter, in case you had stuff to finish up by the 3rd quarter.
also — rotate your database passwords
also — rotate your database passwords
mike susz
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chillin. listening to some music on my nanoSE
mike susz
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does anyone actually listen to the recruiter’s voicemail, take notes, and/or call them back? or do you (like me) think “i wish this was an email with a full job description i could read in its entirety myself”
mike susz
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tamagotchi surgery. (well, deep cleaning/drying) one too many times through the washing machine.
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seriously, my 5th grader kills time at a 7th grade level
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it’s been a long week.
mike susz
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i figured out recently, and please pause before you say ‘duh’ - i can’t learn when i’m super stressed. like, synapses can’t close to write the data to my brain.
mike susz
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it’s taken almost 2 months for sunday-night-dread to disappear completely. i’m falling asleep tonight knowing tomorrow i will build something i’ve never built before.
can’t wait to get paid for this! 😂
can’t wait to get paid for this! 😂
mike susz
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here we are again. it’s up to you now, glue.
mike susz
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my son volunteered to help flatten out the fill area before i plant grass seed
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4 yards of soil to bring the grade up in the back. me & my wheelbarrow.
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work is done.
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still hoping it will rain on the weekend sometime
mike susz
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i tap through to read an article on a website about how people use read-later apps to avoid advertising and blocking pop ups and this happens
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that thing where that one large agency found your cell phone number somehow so now you get 5-8 calls per day from different recruiters (different area codes and numbers) about the same dubious matches they would have sent you a message on linkedin about