Retirement is an artificial artifact. Big fan of those continuing to create and help others.

What if you end up with a child who likes maths AND crying?

Got a couple of 50ft, high-speed Ethernet cables delivered today. Spent the whole afternoon moving boxes and furniture so I could hide them from view.

Google already pays Apple billions for being the default search engine. They just knock a bit off the bill and call it square.

I could have volunteered for this study… but put it off.

Reminds me, I should really go clean out the basement.

Ding-dong.

There’s a ton of knowledge on antenna placement in the ARRL world: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-antenna-book

May want to connect with folks in those communities.

May want to add a USB Rubber Ducky: https://shop.hak5.org/products/usb-rubber-ducky

“Hey, it worked for me. What’s YOUR problem?”

Eliminate doubt. Add hemlock.

Let me give you a slightly different perspective.

I have senior dev friends who are PETRIFIED of doing those types of screens, leetcodes, and coding exercises. They’re stuck in awful jobs that barely use their skills because they don’t want to sit through those tests again.

Then I read someone who said they just treated the whole process as a grind level in a videogame. You have to get past it to get to the next, fun stage!

I’ve conducted a lot of interviews, sometimes as a hiring manager. Every single person ever turned down was because of culture mismatch or lack of experience in a specific domain, not because of those silly assessments.

Next time you encounter a similar situation, just think of it as a stupid game level you have to finish before getting to the boss fight.

This is anecdotal, but when people talk about EVs, their three biggest concerns are vehicle price, range anxiety, and cost of fuel.

The purchase price will come down as more used vehicles get off leases or if Chinese imports enter the market. Range anxiety is mitigated when there are charging stations at regular intervals.

But fuel cost is variable. Tesla made charging free for the first few years of existence. VW and related models include a moderate amount of Electrify America L3 charging in their pricing. That reduces operating cost anxiety. There’s also an upfront cost for setting up L2 home charging. If that can be reduced or mitigated, it would help.

It’s all about charging infrastructure. If you ask people in rural areas, of course they’ll say no. Ask in an urban center with a lot of charging options and the answer may be different. Also, make public charging be a fixed monthly fee, and that will help people set their budget.

1. Block kids from Roblox.
2. Leave one hard-to-find way around the block, and tell them it exists.
3. Watch kids go insane learning all about security, privacy, and networking.
4. Profit.

If teenager, replace “Roblox” with “Pørn” (or “Social Media,” depending on location).

At the end of the line, driver jumps out and switches tracks. Next to the switch, he digs up a small, plastic bottle out of the snow, takes a big swig of homemade pálinka, puts it back under the snow, hops on, and heads back to clear the other track.

At least, that’s what I would have done.