On the topic of vaping to quit I would add something I learned my self.
I tried to quit smoking with vaping 3 times before it worked and it was due to a multitude of reasons.
1. Cheap vaping kits. They leak, are hard to change the coils and to fill up with liquid. On my current attempt, I got a proper set (40eu) and made sure it fills up by unscrewing the top and not the whole top bit. It stops leaking, its easier to fill up and its less of a chore.
I think that was the main reason as with cheap kits, they would leak, be hard to maintenance and it was such a hassle that picking up a cigarette and lighting it up was much easier.
2. Flavours, as you mentioned finding a flavour you like and sticking to it is key. I tried many and found just the right flavour level that suits me and it was a huge break through for me.
I started on 12mg nicotine level, lowered to 6mg after 4 weeks, and 6 months later I'm on 3mg and feel so much better. My next step is to go no nicotine vape then kick it entirely.
Don't start vaping to quit. Start vaping to ditch cigarettes for something better (healthier, better taste, more convenience, perhaps even more nicotine). Buy the best device you can afford. Forget about quitting - enjoy your new experience: you can choose a taste, you can choose strength, you can inhale any volume you want wherever and whenever you want, you don't stink, your health is actively improving from the level set by smoking cigarettes.
And only as enough time passes (not less than some months) - consider quitting if you want.
Instead of Ducky One 2, I would look into either Varmilo or Leopold. Similar design, better quality and in the case of Leopold its very understated, no RGB and game-ry branding.
I have heard good things about both Leopold and Varmilo, but they are even harder to come by than the options I mentioned. I have to compromise for a keyboard I can buy in the EU (but with an US layout).
Looks good but if I may add a suggestion is to remove the slides from google docs. Maybe let us download them locally?
1. Corp VPN's will block google docs very regularly
2. Some people refuse to use google services
3. It shouldn't take you to a different domain to read the learning material
Vendr.com: A SaaS to keep track of your SaaS subscriptions.
and a 6.5k or 10k PER MONTH for someone to buy your SaaS subscriptions seems super expensive. I'm not too versed in the SaaS market but is this really something that you need a dedicated "SaaS expert" to manage for you?
Signing up with a typical SaaS service these days typically involves 1) a qualification call with an SDR (wastes 30ish minutes), 2) a redundant qualification call with an AE (roughly 30 minutes where they probe you for price sensitivity), 3) a 2-3 day delay while they draw up a really high anchor for your price, 4) two or three iterations of you fighting the price (wastes an hour each time), 5) you sign a contract with a lingering uncertainty you got ripped off.
Repeat for the 20-30 SaaS providers you end up using. It's a huge time suck for a dubious benefit. I would love to pay to make that go away in the future.
Basically, it saves you at least one potential IT headcount. From my time at Amazon, I remember an internal tool to they had to do exactly this. You put software requests and someone from IT buys it for you and sends you the license and installation instructions.
So if your company is large this becomes a real issue I guess. Also by having a third-party IT vendor, you can buy anonymously. This shields you from unreasonable negotiations and future solicitation.
Reading that article it actually makes sense. But to potentially spend between 78,000 and 120,000 dollars a year to manage your SaaS would require a high assessment if it's worth it. Especially when they are targeting small to medium companies, for which that money could be spend on a few junior developers, sales people, or on ACTUAL SaaS.
I did a 6 month internship in IBM 2 years ago and I'm glad I didn't get an offer at the end of it. The culture, the politics and the fear was too much for me.
Every week there would be some sort of a "commotion" or "going away" party as people were let go. It mostly DBA's and Unix Support guys that were clearly over 40 years old.
My manager was straight up implying "if you don't get the work done, you won't get a good reference for me and you'll be on the next list". I'm in my 20s and that was the first time someone in a professional setting threatened me in such manner.
I needed a reference after I left, but from my team the manager was let go, 3 out 5 team members were let go and the others and the remaining 2 left. The manager of the manager was forced to a sabbatical and just like that poof, my old team was gone.
I will never go back to IBM, no matter how cool and hip they make it for my generation.
Seems like Google is starting to do some work on trying to fight it.
Few days ago went on Google play store and was greeted with a modal telling me I can install other search bars and it gave a list of Google, Bing, Yahoo and DDG.
After that it tells you there are other browsers available to download and it gives a choice of Chrome, Firefox, opera and some others.
Good move but will it be enough in a high profile case? We shall see
TL;DR of the authors argument is that you could plant someone inside Lets Encrypt to take over the KMS. No further mention of how, goes on bashing it because its free and has no "skin in the game". And all of his worries are due to the people managing certs in an organisation, not Lets Encrypt itself.
Follow by a careful pointer that you should buy certs from a CA and not trust "free" stuff. And on top of that BUY CYBER INSURANCE.
Jesus, is this the new hot thing in online marketing? Love the name drop of Digi Cert in it too. Gonna go buy some certs of them /s
I tried to quit smoking with vaping 3 times before it worked and it was due to a multitude of reasons.
1. Cheap vaping kits. They leak, are hard to change the coils and to fill up with liquid. On my current attempt, I got a proper set (40eu) and made sure it fills up by unscrewing the top and not the whole top bit. It stops leaking, its easier to fill up and its less of a chore.
I think that was the main reason as with cheap kits, they would leak, be hard to maintenance and it was such a hassle that picking up a cigarette and lighting it up was much easier.
2. Flavours, as you mentioned finding a flavour you like and sticking to it is key. I tried many and found just the right flavour level that suits me and it was a huge break through for me.
I started on 12mg nicotine level, lowered to 6mg after 4 weeks, and 6 months later I'm on 3mg and feel so much better. My next step is to go no nicotine vape then kick it entirely.