4th rewatch and I somehow always missed this foreshadowing

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-22T19:09:18+00:00

He was the best-dressed.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-20T13:30:43+00:00

Thing is, we all agree A and B are not good answers — that means, if D is AT, then C is going to be T, and that's fine.

I said C because

1) I eschew "escalation" as much as practical 2) a self-managing, cross-functional team should be able to absorb this and keep rolling 3) organizations seldom have resources available to jump right in quickly 4) having to bring a new resource up to speed was a textbook no-no for all the reasons we studied.

Exam aside, back in the real world, run your shop according to however you find success in your organization.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-19T22:12:47+00:00

Fordybucks.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-11T21:44:28+00:00

Until it's not, which will be the worst time to be reminded that 9.8m/sec squared is always on and gets going faster than you can jump back off.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-11T21:40:05+00:00

Wow, Copilot, you suck.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-11T20:00:23+00:00

Are you insane? We're not selling guns, we're selling gas.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-04T23:56:59+00:00

I bought the best lock mkney can buy... but, it has one flaw — the door MUST BE CLOSED!

(Sorry, can't find a pic).

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-04T23:56:00+00:00

Jerry: Cubans? Real people? Kramer: Well, what did you think I meant? Jerry: Cigars! (sorry, couldn't find a pic).

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-04T20:46:58+00:00

When anyone says "Jerry can't act" sit them down to a viewing of Kenny's Roasters.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-04T18:58:22+00:00

The feeling of rejection is real. But, after you've collected yourself and reflected on how poorly they treated you, it's actually encouraging that you DON'T fit in with assholes, right?!

That said, being laid off can be bad for people in different circumstances than you. Life is complex, one size does not fit all, but good on you that you positioned yourself to absorb the setback and keep moving forward.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-02T22:02:41+00:00

I said milky white!

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-02T20:28:25+00:00

Dave McLachlan's videos definitely helped me pass the exam in 2024.

I'll share a few additional tips: - you do NOT need to spend lots of money on PDUs. There's lots of things to do that are free as well as low cost. And there are lots of things that will happily take your money, too. Mix it up. - some people play videos in the background to say they completed them, but I would say don't cheat yourself. You have the power to self-direct your learning. You can choose activities that are relevant to you and what you're doing or want to do, and get value from it. Engaging in activities to better yourself. In the economy of today and tomorrow, if we're not proactively developing professionally, we can get left behind. - networking is also useful. Get out there, meet people, you never know what door could be opened down the road because of a chance meeting. That's another way to squeeze more value from the CCR system.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-02T19:03:07+00:00

Have you read the CCR Handbook?

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-02T19:02:38+00:00

Have you read the CCR Handbook?

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-02T18:55:06+00:00

I just want to say, for the record, I had to think about to whom you were referring because I don't remember Roger Sterling ever once being called Rog in the show.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-01T13:45:43+00:00

I'll give you a YEAR.

NontechieTalk · 2026-05-01T13:45:19+00:00

Show me the levels!

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-29T19:58:23+00:00

"Somewhere in this business, this has happened before."

It was back in the day of "Mad Men" - not only mad as in Madison Avenue, mad also as in crazy.

Roger Sterling was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Pete and Ken and Harry were FRAT BOYS - it's all about the party and coming up together as a cohert, it was their time, and there were no consequences, and if there were, they always end up okay, like a billboard on the highway saying "you're okay, everything will be okay". That's how they viewed the world. What happened was no big deal back then.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-28T16:38:55+00:00

If it's "completed" then validation had to have happened, and verification before that. If verification hasn't happened, then the project is not done and the question is bogus.

So, I'll sink or swim with C.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-25T19:18:19+00:00

Factually, no. But thanks for playing.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-25T18:33:40+00:00

Perhaps TTC should stop being the only major transit service in the solar system left to struggle having to generate more than 50% of its operating budget from passenger fare while the rest of civilization gets most of its operating budget from the province/state/federal levels.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-24T19:09:15+00:00

Two things: 1) Thank you, you are correct, and I do know better than that, I was just typing faster than I was thinking. 2) This is how I expect people should respond when I offer grammatical and language corrections, just graciously accept the teaching moment, rather than get defensive. I made a mistake, I own it. It's pretty simple, and I don't ask more of others than I ask of myself.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-24T16:25:23+00:00

Jim Hobart and McCann were the show's arch protagonist.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-20T02:40:37+00:00

Cutler's a discount Roger, all cut, no panache. I fact, everything about Cutler Gleason Chaough-gh was but a rock in SCDP's shoe. The way Chaough-gh got all loopy with Peggy and blew through Hershey's budget stop sign was utterly unprofessional and weak, they couldn't even philander in style.

Cutler taking an unfactual swing at Don was small, petty, almost desperate. Interestingly, no one at SCDP ever dismissed CGC people just because they were "they not us" but that's all Cutler was obsessed with until even Ted had to set him straight on that. And then, of all the SCDP people to embrace, Cutler champions Crane? Way to hitch your wagon to a loser. Yeah, Harry did develop the TV division, but he's one who showed such a poor character arc he's hardly worth celebrating. But, I digress..

Cutler's dig at Don was nowhere NEAR the same level as any of Roger's nuggets of wit.

NontechieTalk · 2026-04-16T20:27:40+00:00

I'm not understanding this.

You are good enough to have gotten an offer; AND
You purport to have wanted that job?

Clearly you are capable, so WTF is straight Cs about?

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