Modula-2 had a huge influence on my early understanding of Software Engineering and Computer Science. I feel it is one of his under-valued contributions. RIP Niklaus. One of the great ones.

As a manager I'm going to throw in some more "fuzzy" ideas -- shared purpose and team identity. Also recognition of milestones and accomplishments

As a former manager and current developers I say no thanks. Just stay out of the way, protect the team from outside BS, and focus on fixing what the team is annoyed about. Your team will love you for it.

Care to elaborate?

As a manager I can tell you having a team member leave is not a “get out jail free card.”

First you will have to explain why X person is leaving, and it will generally be considered your fault.

Second if your team isn’t resistant enough to absorb the impact of one team member leaving, this will also be scrutinized and viewed negatively.

Managers are responsible for their team’s performance and not one individual

I'm almost 50. Parties change. The last party I had in November was a few couples drinking wine, eating charcuterie, and listening to Jazz records. Not a bad way to spend a night in my opinion.

I still like like to be social, so I took up vinyl DJing! That kindda tempers my urge for parties: https://baus.net/miami-vinyl-dj/

I'm running a 30" woofer in a ~2120L sealed enclosure. Changed the way I hear music.

... a sub the size of cube 128cm along one edge? nice.

Tech interviews were definitely around prior to Google. I went through multiple tech interviews in the 90s

Nice. I repair and restore vintage tube amps as hobby. Good distraction from software and modern tech

With a tube amp at least you have something with lasting value, these radios will unfortunately be turned into decoration items when analog radio is eventually switched off. Of course, as the article also mentions, they can still be used as amplifiers. How about installing a Bluetooth interface ;) ?

I fiddle around with tube amps and Ohms law is about the only math I use in that hobby. It is kind of beautiful in its simplicity

As a HiFi collector and restorer, I don't have a lot of interest in 70s gear. The US Made 50-60s tube stereo gear by Marantz, McIntosh, Fisher, and Dynaco is my jam.

I'm guessing late 50s onwards, as stereo was introduced, what, 1958?

I'm a fan of the quad stuff from that era, ESL57s and Quad IIs as well as Tannoy speakers. I imagine you're more US centric in your appreciation, but it was a wonderful period of innovation in music reproduction when individuals with a vision could shape how music was appreciated.

My earliest piece is an early Marantz 7 from 1958. I don't get into mono era or cinema gear too much. I'd definitely be into Tannoys if I could find a pair of reds for a reasonable price. The only truly vintage speakers I have are Altecs.

That seems pedantic. Just because technology has lowered the requirements for becoming an astronaut, that doesn't change the definition.

So if I go on an ocean cruise I'm a Sailor?

It seems like you can clearly delineate, by whether you are being paid to be there, or you are paying to be there.

The analogy is tough because as far as I know there isn't an official definition of what a sailor is. Nor is there an internationally recognized registry like the "Fédération Aéronautique Internationale" which keeps track of people it considers Astronauts/Cosmonauts/Taiknonauts, etc.

There is an official definition of what a seaman/sailor is. Admiralty law is a thing [1][2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_status_in_United_States...

[2] https://www.maritimeinjuryguide.org/maritime-lawsuit/qualifi...

Huh, I was wrong. Thank you for sharing.