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I know not everyone’s life situation makes it practical, but if it’s at all feasible for you, definitely consider shifting your wake schedule so that you’re not just waking up, getting ready, and going straight to work.

Having even half an hour of time to claim for yourself before work does so much for lowering work stress.

Try it! Get up half an hour earlier for 3 weeks. Use the time to do something that give you joy: maybe that’s enjoying a quiet cup of tea, or reading a couple of chapters, or eating a leisurely breakfast with loved ones.

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Stefano Marinelli

Oldie but goldie: Use Midnight Commander like a pro

klimer.eu/2015/05/01/use-midni

#MidnightCommander #mc #Linux #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Terminal

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Slightly alarmed to see Emoji support in my Mutt subject lines, like guests at a party you know should be there but sort of want to throw in the pond

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Craig Maloney ☕

Sun Microsystems: "The network is the computer"

The 2020s: "Everything is moving to the cloud"

Sun Microsystems: "No, not like that"

(Note: Please do not tell me that the cloud is someone else's computer. Save it for your bumpersticker collection, Sparky)

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The stress can be absolutely massive.

Security pros are being hospitalized by after-effects of ransomware hacks | TechRadar
techradar.com/pro/security-pro

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Peter Coles

Applying online for Electronic Travel Authorization to visit Australia, I was surprised to be asked if I had a criminal record.

I was not aware that this was still a prerequisite.

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Dug out this old documentary about a British Rail Leeds to London service during 1991; the beginning of the end of BR. It's a fascinating time capsule and the battle between the unionised workforce and the dark forces of privatisation is well covered. It's low quality video but the content is absolute gold.
youtu.be/wcn3xX-vF8w

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Alexey Photographer

#silentsunday

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The entire point of such a long supply chain is cheap labour and reduced cost, after all.

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Although according to this news page it is an FAA approved part, so again it is likely not the issue, unless they can demonstrate it was not made to spec.
channelnewsasia.com/world/boei.

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It turns out the Alaskan 737's plug door was manufactured in Malaysia. Nothing wrong with that, but it shows the subcontractor subcontracted their own work. I doubt anyone was checking it was done to the certified standard as the FAA does not maintain an office in Kuala Lumpur. That's what happens when everything just gets outsourced.

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Dreadnought Holiday

History is curiously quiet on what "minor repairs" the Royal George required in 1782, but I'd cautiously venture the toolbox talk was inadequate.

I mean, killing up to 800 people and leaving the ship 20m deep at the bottom of the Royal Navy's most important anchorage doesn't *imply* a safe system of work...

After 60 years the wreck was removed - along with windows 6 miles away - by the traditional application of [checks notes] a shit-ton of explosives. Top work all round, lads.

#FailureFriday

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The weirdly satisfying world of YouTube videos wherein someone starts up a giant diesel engine in a train
youtu.be/jMoIP82n6j0

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dick_turpin

I understand that sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, you don't want to take the phone call; remember, whoever is trying to put that call through to you is now stuck with, in most cases, that irate person on the phone who will probably ask to speak to A-another person who of course will not want to take the call either so that now the receptionist or whoever; is holding a hand-grenade that you by not taking the call have pulled the pin out of!

𝗗𝗼 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹.

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On This Day In History

Today in 1945, 79 years ago: World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army.

#OnThisDay

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A balmy 20F this morning. More snow tomorrow. I'll probably be remote as kids will have a shortened day and town will be a shit show if we get the promised accumulation.

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Josh Simmons

TIL about another community on Slack who is now being asked to pay thousands to preserve basic functionality 😬

Proprietary tools that offer a lot for free, without fail, will squeeze you. And unfortunately, because of their nature, a lot gets left behind when you inevitably migrate.

When we select tools for our communities, we need to think over longer time horizons.

FOSS options like Matrix for chat and Discourse for forums are the better bet.

#Community #DevRel #OpenSource #FOSS #Matrix

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