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For decades after my WorldCom experience, I cashed out all equity grants immediately and invested the money elsewhere. Even if the company appears solid and is not run by criminals…

I worked for Advanced Network and Services, which operated the NSFNET and was later acquired by America Online. Then one day the company was acquired by WorldCom. A few years later…

If you expect to get paid for doing a job, are you extorting your employer?

I've been juggling for almost 50 years and there's a lot of good stuff in this post. I just want to add a few things from my own approach to juggling and teaching others. I often t…

(Turning up my hearing aids) that's right mate

Thanks for your answer. I get it, you're people, it's a mistake, it's not the most horrible thing ever, but a simple "oops my bad" would have been a shorter blog post. Would you re…

The part I found surprising: 'Twitter fell outside the “things we take seriously” boundary' Sure Twitter is rubbish, but it's still a huge platform, still tied to your brand, you'r…

I stumbled into this because I volunteer at three food shelves around Burlington, Vermont doing food distribution. At the largest one there is a day shelter with outreach workers a…

So far I have never handled a stolen phone as far as I know so I don't know much about that angle. What I get are peoples old iPhone 7's that have been sitting in a drawer for a fe…

None of the carriers care if the phone is stolen, unless it's reported as stolen. They only care if it stays on their network. As a practical matter I have to work with the phone's…

Just adding a little bit of context about AT&T: I collect used cell phones, erase them, unlock when possible, and distribute them to unhoused people through several local food shel…

Worldcom acquired the company I worked for. I saw their culture featured all manner of players, hustlers, empire builders, untouchable princes, etc. battling for turf. Lords and se…

Reminds me of working for MCI-Worldcom. When you think you’re working for crooks, you probably are. Run away.

My YouTube addiction is scrolling the home screen looking for the viral garbage they promote to pollute my recommendations with things I would never want to see. I frequently don't…

Fastidious care for tires, and brakes. Best available tires for local conditions. Perfect windscreen hygiene. Possibly LED lights or replacement lenses.

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Repaired a bicycle. Thankfully Shimano's site was up.

This is why the industry is functionally begging for government regulation

Stepping in to support the wages of mismanagement may not seem so excellent if the situation worsens further

This diet falls into the same trap that all temporary diets do: assuming a brief change followed by a return to SOP will result in meaningful change. Your diet is properly understo…

Deleted my account when 5G hysteria came to town. I’d rather stick with waves and good mornings, and not know what my neighbors are thinking.

It first went mainstream on "social media" aka Usenet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Canter_and_Martha_Sie...

When I untangled my my self-worth from productivity, I retired. Consider it a possible outcome of succeeding at that.

I had great experiences in the tech industry for over 25 years with very little overwork, great pay, and though I have some skills, really nothing special. My way to win was gettin…