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grrdotcloud··on Communication as a critical business skill
Should the response time from an API affect the payload? I would suggest that body language helps the feedback loop. Body language does not change the transmission or the content.

A manager raising their voice does not change the message. Being more confident with myself, the volume, intensity, or cadence no longer impacts me in the same way as it did before. I now look forward to those moments of calm responses to the unprofessional interactions.

grrdotcloud··on Communication as a critical business skill
I wonder if people know how to talk, write, speak but not communicate.

Many people and organizations transmit in UDP. We need to communicate in TCP. Get the ack. Confirm the signal was received.

Personally, If I get or take a task, I repeat the request, confirm the deadline, and document the delivery. This way when there's a conflict I can demonstrate that someone forgot or ignored or overlooked.

grrdotcloud··on CheatGPT
Technology is amoral. The ChatGPT reminds me of a nailgun vs a hammer.

Once you know how to properly use the tool, the benefits of positive work become evident while the human components remain.

We still need the nailgunner to show up on time, be aware of undesirable outcomes that may be built with an correct prompt, or knowing that the impact of a hammer can be finely tuned to the target.

Formal education is the trailing system far behind the workers, innovators, designers, and experimenters.

grrdotcloud··on Ask HN: Jobs with Meaning?
I believe.... You're looking for purpose. Not utility or excellence.

I am in a similar situation with a few life long proposes.

Be a great father, husband, and always available to help my neighbors.

Fixing a fence for a neighbor on ten minutes notice was a highlight last month. I was gone for an hour with my tools. Wife didn't mind even though I bailed on lunch. Kid understood. Daddy has to be a hero.

My job situation allowed all of the above. I'm not excited that I build CI pipelines but a great means to an end.

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