Stephen Perdue

@StayBunn
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Also, I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I'll say it again: Part of your job as a senior is to tell your juniors about your fuckups. The embarrassing cringe reckless and lazy bullshit that you did when you were new, and the various times you brought down Prod. We ALL did it sometime. And then tell them: the moment you realized you fucked up, I know, the impulse is to try and cover it up, but don't do it. Come to the seniors you trust, and they'll help you unfuck it, and fight management tooth and claw like mamma and pappa bears to defend you from any shitheads in management. Because that's what our seniors did to us.

Infosec Exchange

So you're an American considering moving to another country. Okay, I can tell you some practical things about that.

1) You need more money than you think. Moving overseas is expensive and expats are easy to take advantage of, so often you will be paying above market rate. At least initially; eventually you know more of the local culture, and have local friends who help.

2) Get/renew your passport right now. If you have dual citizenship, make sure that passport is current too.

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The Slow Decline of the Apple “Cult”

The headline may be a little provocative, but this article by Matt Birchler encapsulates a lot of the feelings I shared on the latest episode of Connected following Apple’s decisions regarding the Patreon iOS app. Part of this is that Apple is no longer the underdog, they’re the biggest fish in the sea. It’s simply

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Wait, wait! What is escape velocity on the moon? There’s no way it’s achievable by just air escaping from sea-level-ish Earth pressure to vacuum, right? Was the differential vector between the Earth and moon themselves retained?

Yes, this just occurred to me.

Trying to read #Murderbot, but no, work wants me to focus on, like, work; my body “needs” sleep; the state patrol wants me to watch where I’m going…
Just realized I’ve lived in Washington for 25 years. In two more years, I’ll have been here for over half my life.
Woo! Flu and Covid shots done!
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Sitting in an exam room at an urgent care vet with a sick cat who is coping with a bad day by being extra cozy and lappish.
This is old news from a couple weeks ago, but the bike has reached its adolescence.