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Nice. There are a few instances of this online, but you could (should) extend it by adding country, gender etc to give a more accurate and sense of foreboding mortality.

The average life expectancy varies dramatically by country and circumstances - There is no way on this rock that I'll make it to 90!

Perhaps... it can be toxic if you dip into the comments sometimes... Otherwise the content and links are the stuff of gold!

I always feel sad reading about the passing of folks who, frankly, were complete trail-blazers! Mike Included.

The first time I came across a Star Wars cabinet, I was hooked. I remember my nervous excitement just sitting in it. You absolutely nailed it Mike!

OP here. I posted this as I'm continually troubled by tech recruitment - I think it's fundamentally broken and has been for years now.

I'm verging on writing a long post on it, but came across this article as it included some simplified data/research on the topic (there isn't much around!).

A lot of (or the vast majority) of recruiters have little concept of the true value that sits behind a resume/CV - they don't even have the capacity to understand/interpret the content at times, but there are a few that aren't as bad as the rest. A hat-tip to them!

I've had to work with a lot of recruiters at times in tech leadership roles and not by choice. I dislike working with them and generally because most of time, they don't really care about fit - they're simply looking to hit their monthly, quarterly or annual target numbers. I've also seen actions by recruiters that verge on slander/defamation and horrors I don't want to see ever again.

Where CV's are concerned, it's a crap shoot and I'll happily admit that I hate writing my own...

In the comments, someone mentioned "hiring direct". Now there's a method that truly does work. I've hired more than 150 devs personally and the vast majority have been through direct hires via network and events.

Whilst it's super important to hire for skills, hire for attitude first. Skills can be improved (and taught if needed). Attitude is everything!

I don't know about anyone else, but that box of assorted pastries/doughnuts should been rapidly consumed after hearing the news!

It depends on how much you need to love or are shaped by a job. 'Live to work' or 'work to live'.

An interesting article and discussion points. Like all theatres of tech, there are great companies and terrible companies to work for. The terrible (big) ones usually pay very well, but they want their pound of flesh and you are there to generate revenue.

One thing I do know after 30 years in tech - recruitment is completely, utterly and fundamentally broken!!

There are a lot of weeds to get into on the subject of philosophy here and demonstrated by the comments. However, Dennett contributed a lot in terms of thinking and arguments...

We don't 'think' enough as individuals/beings and for that I doth my cap in respect of the work that he did and however it's regarded by 'the mob'!

Thanks. Interesting... I had always thought it was written by Emerson having had it in printed form for more than 20 years. It appears as though it was misattributed by others originally too it seems.

To your point - that doesn't seem to contain the original version either! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Anderson_Stanley list the supposed original by Stanley) It must have been both misattributed and toyed with over the years many times as you can find numerous altered versions of it widely since (usually for an Etsy print, posters, you name it)

Further reading:

- https://middleschoolpoetry180.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/55-wh...

- https://gregdodge.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/will-the-real-aut...

- https://web.archive.org/web/20110807071712/http://emerson.ta...

Off the top of my head: Make the plexiglass removable (lift to remove/drop to fix in place) OR in a groove at the bottom, fasteners at the top. This would remove any issues with insertion drops and allow swaps.

People can go rogue with any vending device - they all have flaws!

This made me think of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "What is success": To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To give of one's self; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - This is to have succeeded.

Damn. I was hoping to be the fastest gun in the west on this one!

It's 'oldskool' _ although, frankly, if someone can't find it on a keyboard, they should be condemned to a life full of auto-correct errors.

I wonder just how many images of the eclipse were taken and then uploaded as a result...

I witnessed one years ago and was completely awe-struck by it - or more, how tiny we all are in the grand scheme of things.

And we sit here on our chairs getting excited about data logs!

There's a lot of chaff in the comments, but put bluntly - you aren't going to find a good tech co-founder randomly, online or through some hypothetically attractive matching services...

Matching services are weak at best and should be treated like online dating sites; The vast majority aren't those you're looking for and frankly, some of them are bunny-boilers.

If you're serious - use and exploit your own network, reach out to people you know and discover those who others value and might be interested in your hypothetical (or proven idea) backed by data, science, experience and value.

I say this having experience co-founding multiple businesses; 1 IPO on LSE/NASDAQ, several trade sales and a bunch of failures (which really really hurt). The most valuable lesson being that the failures teach you more than anything else!

THAT telephone modem icon!

There's a simple irony in it all. AI's perceived value is based upon and built from human creativity - remove it (and its evolution) and it will end in grey/brown sludge.

This is a great project! Just forwarded to 7 people to help them work through LLMs. Kudos.

So this is the discus event?

Curious to see the shot put equivalent - old UPS units nestled into ones neck before launch?

This article has made me feel decidedly old, given that I've used all of the repositories listed at one time or another.

Of all words I could utter to induce fear and an instant panic attack in any technologist: "Microsoft Visual SourceSafe"

Regardless of all the exacting comments, this is one of the most astonishing accounts and content on a topic I've seen for years; beautifully delivered and interactive to boot.

I couldn't agree more - they are exceptional. One of the best bits about them other than the flavour, is that I think something like one in 10 or 12 peppers is hot. Pepper roulette!

> People are out there claiming that GPT is doing all their coding for them. I just don't see how, unless they simply did not know how to program at all.

I doubt it and certainly not for anything beyond basic. I've seen (and tried GPT's for code input a lot) and often they come back with errors or weird implementations.

I made one request yesterday for a linear regression function (yes, because I was being lazy). So was chatGPT... It spat out a trashy broken function that wasn't even remotely close to working - more along the lines of pseudo code.

I complained saying "WTH, that doesn't even work" and it said "my apologies" and spits out a perfectly working accurate function! Go figure.

Others have turned to testing tips or threats, which is an interesting avenue: https://minimaxir.com/2024/02/chatgpt-tips-analysis/