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    • SeulS
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      Just smoke. Cause y'know: too many people on this rock anyway.

      Smoke!..

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      • J
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        Trying to better ones self can be a nightmare when your problems are spurred on by someone. Even more so when you're permanently attached. Letting go of it becomes nearly impossible with every dig they take, but you have to, and yet don't know how. While I haven't fallen completely backward, I find myself stress smoking (keep at it Gav) even though I really hate it. I keep hearing this will get easier, but I lack the foresight.

        Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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        • Megatron1505M
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          A month after failing to quit smoking I'm quitting smoking again. It's been a good ride  😠

          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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          • derivative666D
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            Smoking was never difficult for me to quit. I smoked a pack day for years. One day I decided no more and that was it. Keep at it Mega your mind is stronger than you think.

            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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            • harley daveH
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              life coach its easy .
              grow another leg then when you need some sense kick yourself up the arse that will work

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              • Megatron1505M
                Megatron1505
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                I'm actually all good this time, promised myself something nice with the saved funds at Christmas time  😉

                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                • S
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                  ^don't break your Monk's bind tho 😛

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                  • Megatron1505M
                    Megatron1505
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                    If something goes something is replaced, and so the vow is kept  😉

                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                    • hecticH
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                      This seems like the right thread for a few pointers about useful tools to manage personal admin and plan tasks and projects.

                      I expect everyone has some sort of organisational system, be it a paper calendar, Google Docs, a white board on the fridge, or whatever.

                      I do a lot of project management stuff and I have found that there are two cloud based applications that I rate. Both can be used for personal usage but they each have their strengths:

                      Trello - https://trello.com/, this probably has the most applicability for home/personal users. It’s free (but of course you can pay for extra features), it’s modern with a clean and intuitive interface and there is a great mobile app.
                      Basically it supports “swim lanes” – To Do, Doing, Done, on “Boards” that you can create for different projects/needs:

                      JIRA by Atlassian – https://www.atlassian.com/ this is a paid product but it’s very low cost - $10 per month for up to 10 users (it gets much pricier though). It is beefier and more serious than Trello but has a harder learning curve and might put off the casual user. There are a number of third party apps that work well. I like Wings for JIRA personally: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.strintec.jiramini&hl=en.
                      JIRA supports multiple projects and issues creation and tracking. In basic JIRA usage (I won’t go into JIRA Agile unless anyone asks) the issue process is handled by “Workflows” that can be configured extensively.

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                      • S
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                        @hectic I'm a certified Atlassian Dragon Slayer :). I've used Jira for years and have been a GreenHopper/Agile Scrum master in the last few places I've worked. It's how I run an Agile Infrastructure team. Kick ass!

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                        • hecticH
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                          Ooh, can I ping you esoteric questions about story points usage please?

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            @hectic:

                            I expect everyone has some sort of organisational system

                            This is mine….

                            And my back up device

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • GraemeG
                              Graeme
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                              Is running the @Madame Buttonfly app in such a wine filled location a good idea?

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                It's the only way I get any sense out of it….

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • SeulS
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                                  It's why the Madame and I got along so well from the first sec…

                                  "What's the capital of France?.."
                                  "Wine!.."

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                                  • S
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                                    @hectic:

                                    Ooh, can I ping you esoteric questions about story points usage please?

                                    O course!

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                                    • hecticH
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                                      Thanks, @Snowy , appreciated.

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                                      • Megatron1505M
                                        Megatron1505
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                                        Resurrection…

                                        On Friday of this week I have an "informal" interview for a senior management position in a local engineering company, and I am shitting myself.

                                        I have been with my current employer for 17 years and never really considered leaving, but this new position is with a smaller firm, pays £10'000 a year more than I currently earn, and is literally 2 minutes walk from my front door.

                                        So do I go for it? it has been described to me as an informal chat to see the working environment so how smartly should I dress? How do I not fuck it up?

                                        First interview in 17 years, I'm a little rusty on such things  :-\

                                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                        • seawolfS
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                                          Dress to impress! I say go for it!! If for nothing else, the experience of interviewing. It's good to refresh ourselves on such things from time to time.

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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                                            sabergirl
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                                            Since they described it as an informal chat, go for pants and sport coat or waistcoat look, I think. No tie, but the rest on the fancier side is always better. Congrats. I hope it goes great!

                                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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