The communications tools we have just in our org: email, IMs, SMS, IRC, Hipchat, Slack*, MS Teams, assorted ticketing* and social networking tools; it goes on. Most were “the new hotness”. Duplicated. All but two need to be abandoned.
Category: sociology
Frustration N+x
I go out in public every now and again — increasingly in the last few days. One thing I’ve noticed is that either people are more attracted to me in general; or I’ve become more approachable. Or society itself has changed.
The really frustrating thing is that I haven’t the outward appearance of anyone who’s ill or injured or infirm. I look exactly as I always have. No, it’s not my responsibility to explain to everyone; people will need to learn that not everyone looks like their expectations.
On limits
Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.
Worth repeating
Image
You never look good trying to make someone else look bad.
B******l Ruling
Whilst we’re all initially very disappointed in the military justice system for its final ruling, let’s remember that a Dishonorable Discharge is equivalent (in many states) to a felony conviction. There are a great many things that a convicted felon cannot do in the USA.
Perhaps simply living a very long life in complete disgrace amongst the populace is a punishment far worse than being housed, fed, and isolated in a military prison.
the rest of me 