angelofthe0dd

지난달discuss

I bought into the low-cost subscription offer a few months ago. Since then, I get a huge pop-up ad literally every other article, asking me to upgrade to all-family access. I also receive a similar email every other day. They must be very desperate indeed to have to nag me every other article to upgrade. The irritatingly incessant pop-ups have guaranteed that, not only will I NOT be upgrading, I will be cancelling my subscription at end of the trial rate. :)

angelofthe0dd

5개월 전discuss

It has a little bit of a "2600 vibe" but with a more modern look and feel. This is the first issue I've read, and I like it.

angelofthe0dd

작년discuss

I'm old enough to remember the days of Telnet and Gopher. Back then, Telnet was key in the early "MUDs" (text-based, multiplayer games). MEAT MUD and Looney MUD were my favorites, but I honestly must have tried over 100. I sometimes wonder how much of the old "Telnet Internet" still exists from 30 years ago.

angelofthe0dd

9년 전discuss

I met the developer who was responsible when I was employed by Amazon. He was trying to reply to an email, but I believe it was a "reply all" (if I recall the details of the story correctly) and the list was massive. Meanwhile, people on that same massive list were also doing a "reply all" to submit their feedback or reply that the email didn't apply to them. Massive email storm resulted. He didn't give all the details but he was ear-to-ear grinning as he told us the story.

angelofthe0dd

9년 전discuss

I was hoping to see something in the Wiki article about "Amazon Wallet".

angelofthe0dd

9년 전discuss

A key indicator I've seen in past companies was when "top skill" or "top manager" level people suddenly submit their resignation and then spend two weeks calmly walking around the office with an ear-to-ear grin. Not too long after that, whisperings of "Why?" start circulating. And shortly after that, I got an upbeat email from HR about "Exciting new company direction" and "Rethinking our core strategies for better customer alignment." In all seriousness, shake-ups and re-alignments are frightening and kill everyone's morale with fears of uncertainty.

angelofthe0dd

9년 전discuss

I've been an avid reader almost my whole life. Since 2010, I've had a 90-minute commute to/from work each day. I can't afford satellite radio, and regular radio gets old very quickly. I initially started saving podcasts to my iPod and playing those, then I started ripping audiobooks from the library and listening to those. I also have an Audible subscription. That's three hours a day of "reading", per se, and I typically listen to 2-4 books a month that way.

angelofthe0dd

9년 전discuss

Technical writing/Technical Communication. Throughout my IT career, I've always been "the guy who documents everything". It's actually my favorite part of my job because I feel like I'm adding a layer of structure and peer reference to what is otherwise chaos and tribal knowledge.

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