Notices by zompus (zompus@phire.place)

Thinking about a time at work when we had new management and they came in with all these New Ideas That Would Change Everything. I pointed out to my boss why all these ideas were bad, including where we had tried them before and failed. My boss said "Well, executives don't really like it when you tell them that everything they suggest you've already tried and failed at."

This is your actual #TURKEY THAW WARNING: if you have an 11-15 pound frozen turkey TODAY is the day to move it to the refrigerator to defrost. If you miss this window you can defrost the turkey by submerging it in cold slowly running water for 30 minutes per pound.

Washington Post: Project 2025 is going to not be talked about so much.

But we need to keep working to make sure it never becomes reality.

(gift link) https://wapo.st/3yk2DqA

I am super-disappointed in my congressional rep for jumping on the "Biden must step down" bandwagon. Who is Adam Smith trying to please? Why is he helping Democrats lose the presidency?

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/was-adam-smith-calls-for-biden-to-end-reelection-effort/

Sun Tzu, the project manager: "Just as you cannot birth a child in one month by impregnating nine mothers, you cannot speed up a project by increasing the size of the project team."

@talia_christine By invitation only

I have to think that the people at the IRS have had this idea in mind for decades and the initial "study" was just writing down all their ideas into a project plan.

People criticize the government for moving slow but the timeline in this article looks lightspeed for any company:

-Funding to develop the system released in 2022
-Initial report to Congress in May 2023
-Pilot project available for 2024 tax filing season.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/irs-to-offer-free-tax-filing-in-competition-against-much-criticized-turbotax

Time to treat #AI like we treat faerie folk:

-Never give an AI your full name

-Never accept a gift from an AI

-Never eat food that an AI gives you

-Do not mention that you have a newborn child at home or that you know someone who has

-Do not step into an AI ring