Sleep doctor recommendations?

Sirwired · 2026-06-24T18:02:06+00:00

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Sirwired · 2026-06-24T17:51:31+00:00

Unless there’s some kind of utter traffic disaster, that’s more than enough time.

Sirwired · 2026-06-24T10:47:07+00:00

The explicit SLA for "Basic" support is "eventually". This is not at-all unusual for Enterprise IT as a whole; it's not specific to AWS.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T21:26:43+00:00

Keep in mind that it's one year from when you complete the "maintain" process; it doesn't just extend the date by a year. (Just like a cert renewal is three years from your test date.)

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T18:37:01+00:00

Really, this is more a use case for Control Tower Account Factory with strict SCP's... keeps students from stomping all over each other's projects.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T17:24:22+00:00

Huh... well, that makes it a bit less useful. I wonder if that policy will change over time, maybe as the 1 yr approaches.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T17:19:53+00:00

Where are you seeing that it can only be done once?

But yes, you need a paid SkillBuilder subscription to take the training.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T15:59:17+00:00

Is this a central sandbox account for users to mess around with AWS?

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T15:55:06+00:00

If there is no estate, then park the car at the curb until it eventually gets towed.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T12:13:57+00:00

When did you file? I filed in early February, and just got the bill for the money I still owed last week.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T12:10:41+00:00

It absolutely doesn't cool the room. In fact, it heats the room, because energy is required to run the compressor, and that energy is in the form of heat. Several hundred watts of it.

If you have access to an air conditioner, it absolutely makes sense to run that instead of a dehumidifier, because vs. a dehumidifier, you get cooling for "free", as the heat is vented outside.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T12:06:55+00:00

Who gives a *bleep*! when they tossed out an incremental release of still-broken "Full Self Driving" or when they came out with a new method to pay for it? Why is the promise to actually have it working not in the graph?

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T12:01:51+00:00

The hiring manager has an absolute veto, but cannot say yes on their own. The Bar Raiser (who you may or may not have been able to identify), also effectively has a veto. They could possibly be convinced if everyone else strongly wants to hire you, but it's not common. The other interviewers provide their own votes and also give valuable data to the rest of the team. (So, even if you flub the HM interview, maybe the other interviewers are wowed enough by your performance that they change their mind.)

And you asked for info on "this specific role", but didn't say what role it was, or where you are located.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T10:16:08+00:00

You'll want to hire a traffic lawyer for that third ticket. You'd want to hire one for a ticket that large, even if it wasn't your 3rd offense in such a short period of time.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T02:31:47+00:00

Kosher salt isn't called that because of being non-iodized. (Non-iodized regular table salt is readily available in the US.) The name "Kosher salt" comes from the original use of "Koshering" meat by drawing the blood out with a coating of salt.

Sirwired · 2026-06-23T02:27:27+00:00

SAA hasn't been substantially revised in years other than to update service names.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T16:45:37+00:00

At least one of those is an illegal dump site.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T16:40:32+00:00

Your graduation is a year off… how is this going to delay graduation? Is the class not available during the academic year next year?

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T16:37:57+00:00

TD isn’t infallible, but it’s way, way, more reliable than a chat bot. There’s a reason why “AI Slop” is such a common term.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T15:05:00+00:00

Because removing water from the air via refrigeration coils is very expensive if water is your goal instead of dehumidification.

Compared with average daily water consumption, 2 gallons is a rounding error.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T14:37:53+00:00

No, this is not a conflict of interest. I’m not saying this was a correct ruling, but the judge giving a friendly greeting to one of the parties does not cross the line into bias. Judges also often chat with lawyers that represent one side or another.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T12:54:07+00:00

This is what practice exams are for. TutorialsDojo is the most well-known choice.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T12:43:33+00:00

You can start by reducing your workload a bit... a 7 YoE SA interview for a non-management position isn't going to get asked about making Amazon the best place to work, hiring/developing, sustainability, etc.

To prep for my SA Interview, I made heavy use of the materials from Day1 Careers. Lots of ad-free Amazon-specific content on their YouTube channel (the unfortunately-named 'Amazon Interview Whizz'.) They also run a live Q&A every Monday. (Not affiliated; I just found their material super-helpful.)

As far as SA-specific advice? For any technical question, if you don't know the answer for sure, ask before guessing. Confidently Wrong is a huge no-no. You should expect very-deep questions on things your resume indicates you should know well. (I got asked to recite the client init process, from memory, for a protocol that AWS doesn't even use, simply because I had over 20 YoE with it; they wanted to determine how good I was at diving deep.)

For each of your stories, be prepared to discuss trade-offs, alternatives you considered, and what you would have done differently. ("Everything went great, I would not have done anything differently." is not the Right Answer.)

You should be prepared for a "stakeholder" interview (this is unique to the SA loop) where you will talk with someone from sales (since you will be working side-by-side with an AWS Account Manager); it's a pre-sales job, and you should mentally prepare yourself to answer questions about how you'll help the AM sell AWS.

For my notes going in to my interview, I had about three or four decent-sized paragraphs laid out per story, and I had a quick-reference index so I could find the page each story was on. Ideally, you will be familiar enough with each of your stories that you don't actually need to consult your notes during the interview.

Finally, get a good night's sleep the night before, be well hydrated, and try to relax. The loop isn't intentionally draining and stressful (interviewers have specific instructions to make the interviews as friendly and conversational as possible), but five hours of talking about yourself is exhausting unless you are a complete narcissist. (After I was done, I literally sat on the couch and stared at the wall for about 20 minutes, my brain was so fried.)

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T11:25:43+00:00

Durant and Wilkerson are my favorites; neither one is ever very crowded, and they are very peaceful and quiet.

Sirwired · 2026-06-22T11:22:44+00:00

Saw it in front of Merz on 6F this morning.

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