Mick T.

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Donegal lad in Boston. Programmer/Sysadmin/Devops, Linux nut, likes Belgian beer, good jazz/techno/punk, hiking. Runs a HPC cluster at a Boston area institution
Mick T.Jun 22, 2023

For my birthday this year I'm asking people to help me support the RNLI in Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland in honour of my Mother Maureen Timony.

https://www.facebook.com/donate/219262360981858/

If you don't Facebook, you can donate via the RNLI's Website, please mention the donation is for the Bundoran RNLI

https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money/donate

Facebook

Mick T.Mar 19, 2023
Pierre BourdonMar 18, 2023

CVE-2023-21036 / acropalypse is absolutely bonkers.

Apparently for 5+ years the cropping / editing tools for screenshots on Google Pixel phones was only overwriting the start of the screenshot PNG file, but not truncating.

All screenshots shared for the past 5+ years might have data recoverable from them. Demo available at https://acropalypse.app/

Google still hasn't communicated anything on this.

(h/t ItsSimonTime on Musk's site)

acropalypse screenshot recovery utility

Mick T.Mar 12, 2023
Steve SilbermanMar 12, 2023
If you wonder what drove your racist uncle and your sister-in-law who is suddenly obsessed with drag queens OUT OF THEIR SKULLS, BANANAS, FREAKOUT CITY, it's FoxNews producers pandering to the worst insincts of people they think are ignoramuses. #USpolitics https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/12/raj-shah-fox-trump/
Ex-Trump aide at Fox wrestled with election claims, network’s interests

Documents show Raj Shah privately derided the White House’s narrative of a stolen election. But he also pushed back on efforts to dispute the claims.

The Washington Post
Mick T.Mar 12, 2023
 KaceyNov 18, 2022
Next time someone complains about singular "they" I'll point them to this 17th century rant against singular "you"
Mick T.Feb 20, 2023
Paul "Princejvstin" WeimerFeb 19, 2023

"We are not a work from home company" - the CEO of the company I work for

https://fortune.com/2023/02/16/return-office-real-reason-slump-productivity-data-careers-gleb-tsipursky/

"Forcing employees to come to the office under the threat of discipline leads to disengagement, fear, and distrust"

The return to the office could be the real reason for the slump in productivity. Here’s the data to prove it

Productivity jumped as offices closed, and stayed high through 2021. When companies started mandating a return to the office, productivity dropped sharply.

Fortune
Show threadMick T.Jan 22, 2023
Take these layoff numbers in the tech industry with a pinch of salt. I'd say many of these companies hired too many people or their growth projections were over optimistic. That doesn't mean they won't use this as an excuse to layoff their longer term employees whom are paid more and keep the newbies.
Mick T.Jan 22, 2023

>From its fiscal year-end in September 2019 to September 2022, Apple’s workforce grew by about 20% to approximately 164,000 full-time employees. Meanwhile, over roughly the same period, the employee count at Amazon doubled, Microsoft’s rose 53%, Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s increased 57% and Facebook owner Meta’s ballooned 94%.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-apple-has-so-far-avoided-layoffs-lean-hiring-no-free-lunches-11674274185?mod=djemwhatsnews

How Apple Has So Far Avoided Layoffs: Lean Hiring, No Free Lunches

The iPhone maker’s workforce grew 20% in the past three years, a far slower pace than rivals

The Wall Street Journal
Mick T.Jan 22, 2023
HalvarFlakeJan 21, 2023

The Google layoffs remind me: When I considered starting my first company I worried about "job security".

My then-girlfriend said:

"Big companies do not provide job security. They provide the service that you are the last person to know when the job is gone."

Wisdom.

Mick T.Jan 19, 2023
IrishCycle.comJan 18, 2023
Guidelines say footpaths must remain level at driveways and minor side roads https://irishcycle.com/2022/12/08/guidelines-say-footpaths-must-remain-level-at-driveways-and-minor-side-roads/
IrishCycle.com -- Guidelines say footpaths must remain level at driveways and minor side roads

— Continuous footpaths at driveways and minor side roads are a design feature that can improve pedestrian comfort, safety and priority. Comment & Analysis: The Design Manual for Urban Roa…

IrishCycle.com
Mick T.Jan 10, 2023

Playing the cards against ourselves:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/107cazo/in_1962_this_irish_man_was_asked_about/

In 1962, this Irish man was asked about immigration. 61 years later, we all need to hear his answer.

Posted in r/ireland by u/anthony_olsen • 4,053 points and 487 comments

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