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Barry McGee

Software Engineer

Thoughts

@quentynblog I tend to explain I drive computers, not maintain them. Asking me to fix your printer issues is like asking a bus driver to fix the gearbox.

RT @LauraSlattery: I feel sick every time I hear of women being given “freedoms”. Women have rights, not freedoms. They are not men’s to “g…

@oliverlennon It certainly was cathartic however LinkedIn makes the process tedious - 3 clicks to remove every person 😵 Need to build “Linder” - swipe right/left!

It’s was also a really good way to get a refresher on where my real network now is… lots of “Oh, that person is now at that company, good for them!”

Spent a couple hours this week trawling my LinkedIn account and removed every random connection, every single recruiter, unfollowed every random page and left every random group I was somehow added to. As a result, my feed is now actually interesting ✅

RT @timmckane: English friends did a black cab tour of Belfast. The discussion afterwards prompted the question: “If this was in England an…

RT @kadikraman: I’m so used to not caring about formatting and letting Prettier handle everything on save that I feel seriously put out whe…

@BridMcShane And your first point is half right - not that our newborn would do a better job but that we’re obviously not trusted to ensure the gift reaches its intended recipient 🙄

@BridMcShane Nope, I use the bank account purely as a utility to cash it and transfer to a S&S ISA… if I ever get the account opened, that is. Three visits to the branch now and I’m still in possession of a crumpled and dog-eared cheque 😵