I didn't really think about it before, but I now feel very uncomfortable that Dropbox has copies of my unencrypted files. I would feel much better if the files were encrypted before being synched. Is there a service that does this?
I don't want Dropbox to be able to see the contents of my file system at their end.
If you don't trust Dropbox you should encrypt your files before copying them to the Dropbox folder because you can't trust the client too. You should encrypt them with a key the client cannot read from fs. Basically you're going to use it as a backup service because you won't be able to work on files in the DB folder. Maybe one of those file systems that work in user space and store only encrypted data will do. Check this http://www.howtogeek.com/121737/how-to-encrypt-cloud-storage...
I'm not sure what your OS is but I do something documented at [0] to encrypt my Dropbox files. The encfs approach also makes it easy to decrypt all of them for use. I'd even say with a little more fine tuning (running encfs on startup, for example), the process could be pretty automated. There's even an Android app that you can use (though it's a little more tedious) to decrypt the files on mobile.
For me, when I've interviewed older developers, my main concern is that they have too much experience for the role we are interviewing for and may be bored and want to leave.
It probably depends on the job description, but sometimes more experienced candidates get rejected for this exact reason.
I'd love to hear how other people handle this type of situation.
I have a really good friend who's a Javascript pro. Like mad scientist Douglas Crockford good. He's also in his early 50's. He's been hired at some of the largest corporations and has done some absolutely amazing work.
But he never sticks around longer than 6-8 months for the very reason you cite.
Just like in his current gig with a huge financial institute where he completely rewrote all their tools in Angular and Node in four months, and then basically said he was bored and the company was moving too slow for him!
He's currently looking at starting his own app development company and doing his own thing finally, which he really needs. He just has so much talent and experience, he had a hard time finding anything challenging anymore. And since Javascript developers are in such high demand, he can come and go when he wants to - something his experience and talents allow him to do. Something someone in their 20's or 30's just can't compete with.
We both currently work in the midwest, and the tech scene here is really vibrant.
Over the past couple of decades I have become more inclined to stay in a position due to the fact that I am not feeling the need to make more money or climb the corporate ladder. I wouldn't take a job that was going to be boring but I also know that a job is often what you make of it. My experience has always been that there's always challenging work that others don't want to take up because it's not on their career path, not high profile, and etc.
To follow your line, you could reject with the same success persons who have mentioned "Haskell" or "Compilers" (or "Game dev") in their CV, regardless of their age...
(Assuming you're interviewing for "yet another CRUD job")
Jeff was a big OpenID proponent while developing StackOverflow, and it looks like he still is. Even if he's recognized the necessity of offering a more common login approach.
I also experience the 'frisson' sensation mentioned in the article. It usually happens when I visualise something slightly strange or funny! I have to physically shake it off.
I have been saved by the Heimlich maneuvre after choking on some bread, and recently saved the life of another family member choking on some meat using the same technique. If we had started with back blows, I think the family member would have been unconscious before we had the opportunity to resort to the Heimlich maneuvre, given that my family member didn't raise the alarm until quite a while after the choking started.
Personally, despite the potential for injury that people say the maneuvre has, neither of us were injured, and both were able to breathe after the blockage was removed (it took 2-3 thrusts). I am forever grateful that this technique is so well known. In our life threatening situations, the risk of injury or bruising was well worth it to be able to breathe again.
Why do you assume that back blows would not have been just as effective at removing the blockage? Obviously in your case it's great that the Heimlich worked, and natural that you appreciate it having been used. In some cases though, perhaps back blows are even more effective. And they are certainly easier to perform correctly.
Also, five back blows take less than five seconds to administer. Certainly it is beneficial to know the Heimlich as well, and be ready to administer it if the back blows fail, but I'm inclined to agree with the current medical opinion that they should be attempted first.
I guess that given the sense of urgency I felt, I wanted to get the person breathing as soon as possible, and I knew from my personal experience that the HM was very effective.
I've also read that back blows may further lodge the blockage in the throat, especially if you can't get the person to lean over, and this was a concern for me as well. Whether it's true or not is hard to know, but when your family member is choking and close to losing consciousness, you really don't care about breaking ribs! It's kinda the same with CPR - you don't care about breaking ribs, and it's pretty common for that to happen during compressions.
I'd be interested to know what the potential injuries are from the HM - is the main one breaking ribs?
Yes, it's unfortunate that it is really difficult to formally study something like this. You can't very well induce choking to test the options.
My completely uninformed guess is that the 'further lodge the blockage' thing might be a result of the marketing campaign ("death blows", etc.) rather than an established fact. In that case, although it would take a few extra seconds, I can see it making sense to try back blows before the HM. For one thing, you may actually dislodge the blockage more quickly. (Especially, one would think, in cases that make the HM difficult, such as with pregnant women, or even if it's just physically difficult to get into the correct position due to surroundings.) And while of course I agree with you that a few broken ribs is an easy trade for continued breathing, I expect in rare cases those abdominal injuries could have serious (or even fatal) consequences. Ah, yes; a quick search came up with this[1].
I don't want Dropbox to be able to see the contents of my file system at their end.