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dgentry.bsky.social

Old man yells at Cloud. He/him. ex-Tailscale, Xoogler, Project Drawdown, startups (various), Sun Micro. Currently wandering aimlessly. Practice Interviews & career discussion: https://calendly.com/dgentry/discuss

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Layoffs in a downturn. Twice now.

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It is likely that the person who wrote the article played no part in the choice of headline. Don't blame them. That someone could write this headline is absurd.

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The DoT order of Jan 30, 2025 adds conditions to direct funds to Red States: - marriage rate and birth rate above the national average - requires cooperation with immigration enforcement - prohibits vaccine mandates and mask mandates - no carbon accounting More Fed funding will do this.

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So much going on that the bombing of Chernobyl isn't the #1 problem right now.

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I'm honestly surprised it took this long. bitly's ability to monetize traffic analytics was limited, and the Freemium model only works while the userbase is growing rapidly. An interstitial to show ads was inevitable.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Yup, we got the Disney+ Terms of Service update as well. Words have no meaning. "No ads" joins "Premium" in the bin meaning "same thing but now we charge more."

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Downloading my photos via Google Takeout frequently fails, and if it fails three times the download link expires and cannot be tried again. I actually pay for the extra storage for this garbage.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Health care and stroopwafels, not necessarily in that order.

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The motto was not "Don't Do Evil," it was "Don't Be Evil." For a large corporation, "Don't Do Evil" would become meaningless immediately. Any action by anyone in the company might be portrayable as Evil. Intent was to correct those mistakes, because the company as a whole strove to not be Evil.

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Does Twitter now have to mark-to-market its valuation in any loan documents?

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Successful Superb Owl day. Went to Costco Business Center, determined that I need to obtain a few 1-2 gallon containers before going back for 50 lbs of bread flour.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

SUPERB OWL Sunday is finally HERE! Costco Business Center, here I come! Restaurant with no TVs of any kind, we're there!

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When we go from the US to Europe I always buy a travel health insurance policy for emergencies, but don't usually buy trip cancelation insurance. For this summer's trip I think maybe we should. I need to find one which covers geopolitical strife, I guess. Any suggestions?

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Kohl means cabbage in German? So the department store chain Kohl's means "belonging to the cabbages?"

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I'm so excited, the best day of the year is this weekend: SUPERB OWL SUNDAY The traditional Day of Shopping at Costco Business Center! Congratulations to all who celebrate. We made it.

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Yes, yes, I know. I know I should stop doomscrolling. But look: all of this doom isn't going to scroll itself, you know? I am performing a public service by keeping it moving along.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Ok look, all of this doom isn't going to scroll itself, you know? Somebody has to keep it moving along.

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I honestly still have no idea: why Canada

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

I'd say not to spend it all in one place but I think the maximum number of places they could possibly spend it is four, so... go ahead. Live your best life, Google, with my compliments.

Layoffs in a downturn. Twice now.

It is likely that the person who wrote the article played no part in the choice of headline. Don't blame them. That someone could write this headline is absurd.

The DoT order of Jan 30, 2025 adds conditions to direct funds to Red States: - marriage rate and birth rate above the national average - requires cooperation with immigration enforcement - prohibits vaccine mandates and mask mandates - no carbon accounting More Fed funding will do this.

So much going on that the bombing of Chernobyl isn't the #1 problem right now.

I'm honestly surprised it took this long. bitly's ability to monetize traffic analytics was limited, and the Freemium model only works while the userbase is growing rapidly. An interstitial to show ads was inevitable.

Yup, we got the Disney+ Terms of Service update as well. Words have no meaning. "No ads" joins "Premium" in the bin meaning "same thing but now we charge more."

Downloading my photos via Google Takeout frequently fails, and if it fails three times the download link expires and cannot be tried again. I actually pay for the extra storage for this garbage.

Health care and stroopwafels, not necessarily in that order.

The motto was not "Don't Do Evil," it was "Don't Be Evil." For a large corporation, "Don't Do Evil" would become meaningless immediately. Any action by anyone in the company might be portrayable as Evil. Intent was to correct those mistakes, because the company as a whole strove to not be Evil.

Does Twitter now have to mark-to-market its valuation in any loan documents?

Successful Superb Owl day. Went to Costco Business Center, determined that I need to obtain a few 1-2 gallon containers before going back for 50 lbs of bread flour.

SUPERB OWL Sunday is finally HERE! Costco Business Center, here I come! Restaurant with no TVs of any kind, we're there!

When we go from the US to Europe I always buy a travel health insurance policy for emergencies, but don't usually buy trip cancelation insurance. For this summer's trip I think maybe we should. I need to find one which covers geopolitical strife, I guess. Any suggestions?

Kohl means cabbage in German? So the department store chain Kohl's means "belonging to the cabbages?"

I'm so excited, the best day of the year is this weekend: SUPERB OWL SUNDAY The traditional Day of Shopping at Costco Business Center! Congratulations to all who celebrate. We made it.

Yes, yes, I know. I know I should stop doomscrolling. But look: all of this doom isn't going to scroll itself, you know? I am performing a public service by keeping it moving along.

Ok look, all of this doom isn't going to scroll itself, you know? Somebody has to keep it moving along.

I honestly still have no idea: why Canada

I'd say not to spend it all in one place but I think the maximum number of places they could possibly spend it is four, so... go ahead. Live your best life, Google, with my compliments.

Sigh. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It was a VIP helicopter involved in the crash. Were there passengers aboard?