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  1. Panos Daras

    The Unfair Advantage - Book Summary, Key Takeaways - mindset-changing book

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    Interesting take. One thing the book seems to miss is genetics. They shape work capacity, longevity, baseline traits, and a lot of what we call "advantage." Still, the practical takeaway stands: double down on strengths and find people who cover your weak spots.
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    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

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    Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. I’ve read hundreds of books, and it’s been a long time since one truly challenged my thinking in such a good way. Highly recommended and paradoxically practical.
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    Progress of my plumbing company: Now $35K/mo...

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    Sorry random question. What is this parable?
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Reading through this thread makes me lose faith in humanity.
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    Breaking News: The tool doesn't matter, the results it delivers DOES.

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    So true. The hypocrisy is real. Surveys from McKinsey and PwC show that even though 60–70% of consumers claim to care about sustainability, only about 10% actually act on it and vote with their money. I’ve got a friend from California, a leftist for lack of a better word. He once asked to buy...
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    Breaking News: The tool doesn't matter, the results it delivers DOES.

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    Thanks @MJ DeMarco I am pumped to try things out after reading this!
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I switched to Linux Mint. Works fine out of the box. If you don’t need apps that are specific to Windows, like MS Office, you’ll be fine. I also have a MacBook and macOS is good too. Windows has become awful bloatware that I’m glad to be rid of.
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    Amazing video from Casey. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1dW-nZqhew My favourite quote from the video "It is good removing friction from a process, but what happens when you remove the whole process? I realized this with myself today with my thinking process. The reason? I rely on...
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    Sora 2 or Nano Banana? Which one do you like more?
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    Thanks Rudy, good points. I thought QuickSight was more for dashboards, and Bedrock would usually pull from S3 through Knowledge Bases. Solid AWS setup, though it feels more like the standard stack than truly forward-thinking.
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    How did you do this? I like this idea. Many times, this is true. I am excluding these cases, and this thought process is preferable. This is often uncertain. I frequently receive feedback like, “I hate AI and don’t use it,” or, “Just do something with AI; we need to prove we are...
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    I have a question. I’m at a point where I receive many inquiries in my administration consulting work about which AI tools to use. Put differently, how can AI be applied in settings where accuracy is critical? Which tools can be trusted for accounting and data analytics? From my research, I...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I agree with everything you say apart from this one point. In 2008, the media brainwashed Germans into hating the southerners of Europe (+Irish) and calling them lazy slackers. Do you remember the term PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain)? Either way, that is not the point. As a general...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I would not go for the racial angle. I believe it has to do with poorly educated, low-IQ, low-budget customers. They think their lobotomized Jedi "tricks" work, but anyone with at least one brain cell sending an electric current to another is just fed up and not amused.
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    The absolute BEST book you MUST read!

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    I find so much pleasure in learning how things work and how the world works though. Books are amazing. But true reading is not taking action. It can be a very good way of mental masturbation.
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Not arguing for the sake of arguing, but for me it is part of my character. I am more disagreeable than 80% of people, so I use it as a tool for truth-seeking. I have no ego and like to smash my preconceptions. I understand why people with a different character (most people) dislike it. But...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I wish more hiring managers were like you,@Andy Black , especially in big companies where many of them seem to be coasting while waiting for their pension to arrive. Did you also ask people to do presentations and case studies relevant to the role? Personally, I find them quite telling of...
  18. Panos Daras

    Nice to meet you! - What would you do if you were me?

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    Hello and welcome! I work in the same field as you - process improvement and project management - though I’m based in the Netherlands. I was also laid off during Covid and received severance, two months of paid salary, and unemployment benefits for about seven months. I didn’t use the benefits...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon that I use is quite stable. I had some issues with sound, but I asked ChatGPT and had them fixed within 15 minutes. No other major issues. It is fast, and games run smoothly. I also “saved” older overheating laptops with it, fixed their overheating problem so they can be...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    To be honest, on my personal PC I deleted the bloatware and moved to Linux Mint. With a bit of setup and the help of ChatGPT, it works very well. By the way, I am not very good with tech. I’m never going back to Windows. Linux systems are much faster and more customizable, and they can still...

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