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We had a similiar problem with a label printer. On some days, exclusively in the morning hours, the printer would fail to detect the start of a new label, printing over several lab…

For me, it's an example of a company messing up the technical side. I was a happy customer in the beginning. Until I didn't have an important note that I had prepared for a meeting…

I actually did set up replication to another database, several years ago. But at the time, for some reason the databases would de-sync to easily (often when changing the db scheme)…

I'm not so much looking for efficiency, but for simplicity. This contraption of scripts that get called by cronjobs, that then access some account on DigitalOcean etc. just seems t…

We have a MariaDB database running on Debian VM (DigitalOcean droplet). The database is at the core of our business. But there has to be a better way to create automatic backups. T…

Bait and switch seems to be widely used by mangers in situations like this. In your inital negotiation, you informally agree on some conditions. Then slowly,over the course of week…

These 9 bullet points are far from "not difficult to implement" though.

For the longest time I've had a password system that worked for me. I knew all of it's risks and how to mitigate them. Now, apps and websites force 2FA on me in the name of better …

I agree with your reversed statement. The company needs to be loyal to it's employees too. But in my opinion, some principles should not depend on how the other side acts: "If my c…

It's not slavery: you are free to quit your job and work for another company, or start your own business. But if you DECIDE to work for a company and take the thousand(s) of dollar…

So far (10 years) these rules have always worked out for me in the long run: 1) Your loyalty belongs to your company. Always do what is best for your company. 2) Always share your …

I'm not sure I understand you correctly: are you saying that animal experiments would be ethical if they removed all suffering for humans?

I think this is a weak argument, because you could just as well use it to argue for conducting these experiments on humans: Humans suffer horrible lives naturally too, and on a muc…