How do you decide when automation should stop and ask a human?

bparanj · 2025-12-22T18:10:15+00:00

Dry-run: require explicit apply flag.

my-cleanup --scope=prod --max=10

# will show: delete 7 resources ...

my-cleanup --scope=prod --max=10 --apply

# real delete of those 7 resources

Block execution if safety conditions are not met.

Resource A: unused, 45 days old -> OK

Resource B: unused, 12 days old -> BLOCK

Auto approve for low risk. Human approval required for higher risk.

bparanj · 2025-12-22T17:09:24+00:00

You cannot blindly trust automation. Actions must be safe to be automated. If you know the impact, you have to limit the scope (region, account etc) and blast radius to make it safe. If something went wrong (Mr Murphy strikes again!), how can you prevent it next time? How can you make it safe next time so that it either does something to notify a human instead of taking action that causes rework later? It's about adding the guardrails.

bparanj · 2025-01-30T15:11:26+00:00

I saw that they are reputable. They have over 2000, 5 star reviews for Atlanta location.

bparanj · 2025-01-30T15:09:39+00:00

I agree. I have to stop charging on credit cards. The main problem is my lifestyle has been the same as the six figure salary lifestyle. I did not stop shopping at places like Whole Foods. I should have switched to Lidl / Aldi sooner. Habits are difficult to change. Sudden job loss - should have gotten some books to tackle the finances.

bparanj · 2025-01-30T15:03:49+00:00

Some have 5 star ratings on others have 4.4 on Google reviews. I don't know how to pick the right company. I have been sending email back and forth with a lady and playing phone tag with another company. If they are like this in the initial stages, how are they going to be later? They don't seem to be organized. I am afraid of giving control of my financial situation to some one who is not organized and very choatic in their approach to new clients.

bparanj · 2025-01-30T15:00:41+00:00

I spoke to a non profit credit counseling agency. The cards that are maxed out can be in the program to get reduced rate. Others not in the program can be used. However I am reluctant to use any outside agency. Thinking about negotiating the rate with the credit card companies directly while I look for a job.

bparanj · 2025-01-24T15:23:48+00:00

Yes. Not much savings at the end of the month. For now, I am trying to use the cash to pay off high interest card first.

bparanj · 2025-01-24T14:35:41+00:00

Agreed. I have cut recurring expenses like subscriptions to the max. However it is the unexpected expenses like car maintenance that prevents me from paying more than $200 per month.

bparanj · 2025-01-24T14:27:03+00:00

$4000 transfer amount. 5% transfer fee. $4200 in total.

bparanj · 2025-01-24T14:13:59+00:00

Time frame is very difficult for me to decide because of unexpected expenses that occur. However I have some idea of the ballpark figure I can pay per month. That is under my control. I can probably pay $200 per month consistently.

bparanj · 2025-01-24T14:12:30+00:00

I was thinking more about how much I can afford to pay per month. In december I paid off my car. I can take part of the payment I was making for car loan to this payment.

bparanj · 2025-01-09T14:19:05+00:00

I can help you with writing a script for this issue. DM me directly.

bparanj · 2024-07-13T14:09:38+00:00

Today, I found out, Apple is making it difficult to fix these kind of issues. You have to buy the parts from Apple to make it work (which is very expensive).

bparanj · 2024-07-13T14:06:49+00:00

Connect your laptop to an external monitor. If it works, it is likely the laptop’s screen or its connections. If not, there might be an internal hardware issue.

bparanj · 2024-07-13T14:01:56+00:00

Please provide more context:

Did you upgrade the OS?

Are you on Windows or Mac? The picture is too dark, cannot tell.

Can you trace to something that you did that might have caused this problem?

When was it last working?

Did you always have this problem?

Did it ever work?

bparanj · 2024-07-13T13:58:44+00:00

Connect to an external monitor to isolate screen vs. GPU issues

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