Prometheus… though you may not like what you find.
Readit Newshullsean commented on Ask HN: How can I get better at original thinking and being creative? · Posted by u/MikeLumos
I recommend Julia Cameron’s book the Artists way. It’s designed as a course in creative recovery. With daily & weekly homework. Brilliant stuff…
hullsean commented on Btop++ is a power resource monitor for Linux github.com/aristocratos/b... · Posted by u/feross
Wow. That’s hot!
This is so classic, bravo!
Slack is a huge time waster. It is a constant distraction. As as it becomes standardized it’s assumed you will be on it all the tome. Through the workday and even after. The only time can get work done without distractions is after hours.
With slack the world becomes one big long meeting. Lol
Also as a consultant it is a problem. With email I have paper trails of conversations. But with slack when engagement is ending I lose all that discussion & history. It forces me to double up my note taking (more lost time) and try to hack a backup of some of that stuff as an engagement ends.
Yes I get the advantages but those have long since been buried by all it’s problems
hullsean commented on How do you encourage an employee to not go all the way down the rabbit hole? · Posted by u/killjoywashere
Hard to change someone’s nature. I agree with @viraptor put them on something requiring indepth research. :)
hullsean commented on Ask HN: What are unintended consequences of new tech you've noticed? · Posted by u/coloneltcb
The concept of “literacy” is relative to begin with.
hullsean commented on Ask HN: How do you work with the fear of your own incompetence? · Posted by u/DollarGuru
Imposter syndrome. It’s a thing.
hullsean commented on Do You Want to Be Doing This When You're 50? prog21.dadgum.com/154.htm... · Posted by u/ngcc_hk
Yeah. Ditto. 49 myself. I enjoy coding as much as I did when I was 20. Do I need to be learning everyday? Yep. Same as back then. And I enjoy it just as much :)
o As others have said it’s a lot. That said it sounds like management trusts uou. More than hiring someone off the street to take the reigns. This means there is room to breathe and room to fail a little bit.
o Talk to all biz units to learn what services they rely on. Thus will not be 1:1 with servers and applications as you see them. But it’s an important starting point.
o Inventory all the systems that you can see/find.
o identify backups, DR and put together a list of your concerns. Document this and share with management. This will give you cover.
o develop your own priority list. Be prepared for management to give you a different set of priorities. You will need to learn skills of push back and compromise.
o learn to reach “good enough” in the short term. If you try to fix everything elegantly and perfectly other problems will wait longer.