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ItsJason

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ItsJason··on Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure maintenance (2017)
Don't forget no incentive to be efficient or innovate better techniques / technologies on the part of both the city as a whole and individual employees. Government is the least accountable of all organizations and therefore the least effective at any given task.
ItsJason··on Microsoft Open Source
Can confirm; tried to use Azure PG in a project at work and we were shocked at the terrible performance. It was basically unusable. This was < 1 year ago.
ItsJason··on Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
Very good prioritization. Focus on providing value rather than deal with trolls in countries outside your target market!
ItsJason··on Canada to Scrap IBM Payroll Plan Gone Awry Costing $1B
Not just all IT initiatives - I just heard today that the project that would eventually create the Ford Pinto was also named Phoenix. (from Stuff You Should Know podcast)
ItsJason··on GitLab Partners with DigitalOcean to make CI more affordable
This is an awesome thing to do, and I think if people knew that was the case they wouldn't be upset by not being able to use another promo. I started using DO with a $10 credit years ago, and still love the service. Thanks guys!
ItsJason··on Ask HN: Should engineering jobs have a nap time?
My workplace has a "Wellness Room". It's just a room with a lockable door and a couch. Probably once every week on average, when I'm feeling beat, I'll lay down and set my phone alarm for 20 minutes. It really helps. That said, I agree that prefacing this with the bit about side work does seem to undercut the question. In general, naps are good, but also not eating a ton of carbs over lunch will help prevent you from crashing in the afternoon!
ItsJason··on ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay
Does anyone have experience with phones like these?