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I need to be walking alone, listening to very loud epic metal. This triggers my imagination, strong positive emotions resulting in positive thoughts and lots of energy. What is yours way of getting energised? Please write in the comments. Read more...
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I bought so many unread books on my kindle that I’m now back on shoulder breaking (i.e. heavy), paper books for the following reasons: The size volume and weight of a book allow an automated limitation system. I can clearly see how many do I have I can carry only one at a time and put other stuff to read on a list of to-buy I feel I have to read my book before removing it from my bag I can easily give to charity the book that do not deserve to stay in my limited book space enjoy Read more...
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Hello, as discussed in a previous article I was trying to pass the Google Cloud Solution Architect Professional. I did fail my first try, but made it (luck was heavily involved) on the second try. Cool! a bientôt Read more...
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When you are (good) lazy, you do not like to do the same stuff over and over again, so you will automate. When you are lazy you will have the power to say NO to project that are not on your todo list When you are lazy you will build on top of your automations (see point 1) to automate even more. By doing so you will be seen as a great doer! Read more...
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Since working for a financial company I discovered how risk is the main driver for financial tools. The more, one side of a transaction, is taking risks the more benefits it will receive. Almost every transaction is based on a “risk/reward” approach. This is particularly visible with AWS. The risk for AWS is that hardware kits are not used so: when AWS takes most of the risk, allowing customers to turn things on and off at any time, the price is high (i. Read more...
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Dear readers, you have a lot to catch on as the emails were paused from the 27th (yes I noticed only today). Thanks for the patience. The articles you might have missed are: fun An amazing kid (5 to 99 yo) movie Knowing your neighbours Stairway to heaven You should ski when on retirement people Analogy to create and nuture a successful team Missing Deadlines On being lost It is all about people tech Comments about cloud industry and other tech thoughts Google has too much info on me Test the Spammyness of your Emails simple Game of GO finance What is the difference between a Business Model and Business Plan? Read more...
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Yesterday I was talking with a great guy and we talked about career path in big Tech companies: manager of people or individual contributor (IC). One is supposed to be focused on people the other on tech. But in the end, if as an IC you reach the top, you will be representing your company at the ISO or working to make the next big thing and you will never do it alone and there is always someone to convince of giving you budget or a team. Read more...
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After you retire, you should do lots of SKI. SKI stends for Spend you Kids Inheritance! Read more...
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While configuring protonmail for the domain frankcontrepois.com and the mailchimp account, I wanted to check if everything was configured correctly. This is when I found https://www.mail-tester.com/ which helps a lot. Go to their page, send an email to the address they show and click a button. Easy, simple, and functional. Thanks Read more...
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As every human I need to feel secure and listen to (just listen to), otherwise I feel non-enthusiastic and lost. I hate that! The issues impact everyone around me but can be solved with some internal thinking and an open conversation, so here I am at 4 am debating internally (and not sleeping enough) and making sure I line up the important conversations to be back on track with a more positive mood. Read more...