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Kudos for all the sysadmins out there for keeping our platforms secure, maintained and performant

You could probably make Rocky's ship from Project Hail Mary with this cathedral model.

It depends on your workload etc - but there are TONs of advantages for the monolith approach when you factor in dev environments, access to good data for testing/development, depen…

I used Gemini recently to upgrade my 10-year old desktop PC. I listed my current components, budget, requirements and it walked me through different options/components etc. Gave me…

Good list! One addition? * start with a modular monolith

I remember 1999/2000-ish I had both a Pentium III/Intel motherboard and Athlon PC. The Pentium III system was rock solid, and performed fantasic. Even the CPU and motherboard looke…

Sorry to hear that. Being a sysadmin, I guess you're mainly interacting with systems rather than people and need to focus. They should exempt you from RTO except for the odd "all h…

Thanks pal, I was not forcing anyone... but I guess my wording made it sound "this applies to everyone!". I put my comment out there to trigger just this kind of discussion.

The London office commute is 30 minutes train and 25 minutes walk. I really like that balance as it gives me sunlight, exercise and fresh air. I work from a library on the other da…

I'm introverted but very glad I have the option of working from the office and being among fellow staff, we also have a lunchtime exercise club once a week. It's much better for my…

Taking AI out of the equation for a minute - they don't build anything, engineers do. A carpenter builds a chair, table etc using the skill he has accumulated over the years.

I went into software because I like building things and coming up with solid solutions to business problems that are of use to society. I would not describe myself with "love to co…

> I am forced to use simple words to explain I work with mostly Polish engineers and I am struck by how clear and concise their English verbal comms are. I admire it actually. I'm …

As I get older I've realized that speaking less and just listening more has a LOT of value

I work mostly remotely, recently our Fibre internet upgrade left us without internet for a week. It forced me to work from a nearby university library - which turned out to do wond…

It reminds me of the Star Wars content thats come out recently - before there was the Original Trilogy which we all watched many times and the lines became iconic. Since then it's …

Upvote for wanting to help with digital soverign effort (UK national here).

This gives me a homebrew project idea - to create something portable that would allow me to sniff Bluetooth devices on my daily train commute into the office. Has anyone done this …

I recently spent time on Stoicism Week 2025: https://modernstoicism.com/stoic-week-2025-live-like-a-stoic... This years theme was on well-being, I found it useful.

Some years back I hunted down a Bang & Olufsen MX4000 TV for my retrogaming project. That thing was deluxe with a beautifully vibrant picture. Photos of it plus Trinitrons in my CR…

I often take my friends to the walkway where they filmed the Imperial capital scenes in Andor. The Barbican is Coruscant.

I worked remotely from Tenerife last year. I was there two months, at first it was great, everything new and novel. But it wears off and towards the end of my stay I longed for hom…

I used a CGM recently. I tried breakfast as oatmeal with blueberries and mixed in with peanut butter. It spikes my blood sugar outside the "normal range". I treat oatmeal as once a…

Just a comment that the library has become my "third space" these days. I am sooo grateful my local University library is open for public visitors. I visit every weekend and enjoy …