What, no naps?

Setting the Record Straight on Social Security | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Social Security’s payment accuracy rate is very high — well over 99 percent — and it has many safeguards against improper payments, including rigorous protocols to stop paying benefits to people who have died. Only U.S. citizens and some lawfully present non-citizens may receive benefits.

Despite what Americans just heard from the president, Social Security has very little fraud and is one of the most successful social programs in history. Don't let the continuing propaganda mislead you!

If the US government is so dishonorable as to refuse to pay for existing contracts where the contract terms have been met (services/products delivered, Doesn't that means every government contractor will raise their prices to factor in the "This dishonorable customer may fuck me over" risk?

No one in that life stays married. I was paying tuition and couldn't stop.

But Keith, that's not really the worst-case. The worst case is when the fear of losing everything causes some to give up their honor.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

So Elliot management can cash in

I don't believe in tipping, I believe in over-tipping.

Once in an interview Sean Connery was asked "who is the most evil Bond villain" he replied "Cubby Broccoli"

Because the 1974 SAG contract added extra pay for more than 22. Before that it was 26

We Jews got accountants and lawyers as additional options.

another life goal achived

The usual from him.

What's the line on the Trifecta?

As a native New Yorker I rarely have good things to say about SoCal but today my heart goes out to my friends in LaLaland. Stay safe, I know it's a schlep but I have a guest room if you need it.

Customer 2 pays a premium for the service, and the knowledge the relationship will be short term.

I've met Ernie and Scalzi at the Jean Cocteau. Ernie is definitely taller.

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions how is it smooth enough for handbaskets?

Green does seem to be Mrs CTOAdvisor's color.

Let me know if you need Stadler too

Have you been nice this year Tom?

I was in the airport yesterday getting the wide eyed look from preschoolers. Is it the shirt?

nope

It's only a good model if aligned with a shift to cloud-native applications that are built to be orchestrated. But elasticity vs planning infrastructure to support major apps is a losing game for an enterprise.

From a customer call today: "When I die I want <the vendor we're replacing> 's support to be my pallbearers so they can let me down one last time"

When I retire I'm going to miss watching the support and engineering teams fix things for customers in real time on slack. That $#!+ is fun to watch

Points to the CBS sound truck leaving in the Pittsburgh crowd chanting the truth about the Browns. Sorry @stephen.fosketts.net

Back in the '90s I made part of my living teaching NetWare bootcamps in Canada. Various snafus and trade agreements meant I had a "once in a lifetime work permit exemption) 3X and would have to 'splain to Canadian immigration in the back room every time. Stopped when I renewed my passport.

I'm doing a webinar at 11AM ET. Is it too early for Santa aloha shirts? I know @thectoadvisor.com opinion

yeah traveling to the UK was fun for years. It may be easier to be confused w/Captain America than a drug smuggler