mike susz
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i guess, in summary, start saving early. make smart decisions about your career path. _have_ a career path.
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mike susz
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but also, i need to receive a salary commensurate with ALL the experience i have to offer, and this is difficult to find in other companies
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this is difficult for me because i want to do work that helps people. at this stage in my life i need to do work that helps people.
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the other ‘agile’ locations were renovations-in-place, but in boston they moved the office and in some cases, increased commutes by an hour
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my company is trying to ‘change the culture’ to be one of co-location and collaboration, so they invested in new ‘agile’ workspaces
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today i drove to and from a really cool office in a really great neighborhood to work for an unpleasant company on a trainwreck of a project
mike susz
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“it probably doesn’t help that i have very little idea what i’m doing.”
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holy sept it’s craptember already
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@brianloveswords they’re the same people who think that a web URI requires a ‘www’ in it.
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we need more “Silicon-“ geographical areas. Silicon Plateau. Silicon Moraine. Silicon Rainforest. Silicon Morass.
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@DanielBrian i got a very capable machine for it now though. the download is gonna take a few days however. heh
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my business owners, in contiguous sentences, expressed concern about deadlines while asking for more functionality ‘show stoppers.’
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feeling really good about the all-day punishment meeting because my team couldn’t meet unrealistic deadlines with expanding scope.
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@deathbearbrown it’s like - oh, you own all your sources of data? how cute. what’s your SLA with yourself?
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my best contribution to the world yesterday: making this graphic http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5393589/macro/dumpsterfire.png
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WHERE IS MY LUNCHBOX? i thought i put it in the fridge… http://amzn.to/2byzjNp
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when you punish your dev & QA teams before a deadline, you're trying to convince them to find a better job. don't be surprised when they do.
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+10 coaster game, thanks @dribbble :)
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i haven’t been to work in four days and i’m completely and utterly exhausted.
mike susz
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this beer is exactly what it claims to be and it's alarming.
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@thejeffbyrnes @chadclark it is pretty great for the kids though.
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bear.
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no, YOU cried watching The Iron Giant with your kids.
mike susz
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divers with LASER BEAM EYES
mike susz
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the best part of cloud and owning your own devops is when inexplicable things start happening and you don’t have access to troubleshoot them
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@mbloomstein well, okay, we’re lucky you’re awesome.
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first Macworld Expo.
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i’m exhausted and it’s only Monday.
mike susz
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with my new commute my days are a minimum of 12hrs away from home. this may not last long.
mike susz
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hmm, why doesn't this old remote work? check the batteries.
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caught a bolt of lightning on camera last night https://vimeo.com/178812258
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this afternoon in 48 seconds. https://vimeo.com/178755890
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you used to need a loan to afford a Mac
mike susz
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I had 8 megabit cable in 1998.
mike susz
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wow, the things I find in boxes.
mike susz
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is the Sony Fukushima plant still there? thinking probably no.
mike susz
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i have sneezed twice since i pulled this muscle in my side. i vividly remember both of them.
mike susz
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I find myself in an interesting position where I need to explain "rickrolling" to my children.
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no, really, i wanted to find out mid-afternoon on my 2nd day in the office that i would need to come in again tomorrow.
mike susz
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hooray for spoilers!
mike susz
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that thing where people you used to interact with on Twitter just show up anymore to complain about utilities, municipalities, or brands.
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computers are bad and you should feel bad
mike susz
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so i like my new office but the 12hrs of being away from home is kinda … wait, what? i’m tired.
mike susz
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"I need a picture of Martin Van Buren"
mike susz
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parents should be legally allowed to drive with headphones.
and liquor.
and liquor.
mike susz
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#first7jobs
farmhand
mcdonalds employee
landscaper
grocery stocker
draftsman
computer lab supervisor
webmaster
farmhand
mcdonalds employee
landscaper
grocery stocker
draftsman
computer lab supervisor
webmaster
mike susz
@mikesusz
cut myself with my bottle opener. talk about mixed emotions.
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my new office overlooks Fenway Park. many plaques to read. #99pi #coincheck
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west, then south. #NHwx https://vimeo.com/177321272
mike susz
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update: pulled muscle is pretty debilitating. like Rekt with a capital R. take care of your serratus anterior.