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  • Yes. For example there are many companies in India serving clients in the US. So you would need to know how you differentiate yourself from them. We work with a company who does graphic design, and their big value prop is their ability to snap to US business practices. So, they are more expensive that some, but they create an easy way to work with them. They also work 12 hours difference, which is handy. In contrast, I have worked with people in Columbia, who are roughly in the same time zone. Their big value is price.

  • A few questions: where are you and where do you want your clients to be? What services do you offer, and how do they differ from competing outsourcing companies?

  • My first meetings are at 6am, so I usually get up around 4am. I use two alarms because I'm fairly sleepy deprived. And I play on my phone for like 20 min while I wake up.

  • Their states strategy is to overwhelm the system so it/we cannot cope. I haven't heard of a good strategy to counter this, but we'll need to find one.

  • It isn't a terrible idea for the state department to control our foreign aid programs and dispersements. But this is a very Machiavellian approach (read: f*cked up).

  • So there is this feature where you can focus the AI on a specific file when generating responses. If that file contains only your own digital art, is the AI art produced yours? Not saying that's what you found, but maybe there is some nuance to AI art creation.

  • This is so terrible for so many reasons. One of which is this is the department that supports children with disabilities, including early intervention services. It is super wrong to pick on our most vulnerable members of society, simply because they cannot defend themselves. They should be ashamed (although, to be fair, I'm not sure they are capable of it).

  • I think it varies state by state. In Washington State, for example, an employer can dismiss an employee without reason or notice (assuming no union contract). It goes the other way too. An employee can leave a job without notice or reason. I once worked with someone who went to lunch and never came back. Good for him!

  • Dumb question: why are they targeting USAID?

  • The trough of dissolutionment!

  • I'm shocked at how quickly Americans signed up for this... After typing this, I can see this is a me problem.

    I guess it has to be said out loud: Don't sign up to give China your data.

  • This is how capitalism works.

  • Yes, but is a giant pain in the butt. I guess I don't understand if they do the same things why one sucks less than the other...

  • It is like a quest I'm on with MS to let them know that poor configuration is the number one impediment to their products. Users can't tell the difference and assume it is always MS, when it is only them a portion of the time. 😉

  • I had to give up animal products and soy. At this point, I'd pay the $10/dozen if I could eat one without being sick. 😉

  • Heads up, you can see multiple calendars at the same time. The apps thing is interesting because you can embed things like PBI dashboards into a channel, making it easy for everyone to access. It is possible that the configuration at your work is preventing these things. But even when properly configured, everything is just 16 easy clicks away. Ugg.

  • I actually like teams because it does way more than zoom for the same cost (I'm the one paying the bills, so that matters to me). My general experience is that people don't know how to fully use teams, so it gives a kinda terrible experience. For example, you can embed a PBI into a teams channel to make access to analytics easier. You can also embed a calendar/schedule/plan through planner. Someone at my company created a power app that serves as a menu to direct a user to helpful information, which was also embedded into teams. I guess the pattern you see here is that you can use it as a one stop shop for team info.

  • In this moment impeachment is a waste of time. They would be better served (1) governing super well in places they are in charge (to demonstrate they are the better option - something that is inconsistent today); (2) figuring out why people are voting for Trump; (3) developing strong messaging and strategy to win races top to bottom of the ballot. I've been unimpressed with their ability to both run and govern recently (with some exceptions here and there). Maybe it is catching up with them.

  • Well, we will need some different, better minds on it to see success. I'd embrace it if I thought someone had any vague idea of how to execute it.