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giggitytex | 6 years ago | on: International Space Station computer gets a heart transplant

So fun to read. In my early career I used to think that replacing memory in servers used for production was risky. What if I could not get it done in time? Chaos!

Later I worked in a refinery when replacing mission critical items could seriously mean injury or death if mishandled. What if I made a mistake? Chaos!

Now, I realize what I was doing was child's play!

giggitytex | 6 years ago | on: Climbing the Wealth Ladder

I agree with you, and this flies in the face of Kiyosaki-isms.

giggitytex | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Should I report my main competitor for PCI Violations?

All in all I'm not sure I believe in karma, but I do believe you should take the high road here. Simply reporting them doesn't fix it. But telling your competitor and reporting it as a PCI compliance issue from your company (because you do indeed have exposed credit card numbers in your possession) would be the route I would take.

Tell them and let them know you're prudently reporting it for your own sake.

giggitytex | 11 years ago | on: A Different Eulogy for RadioShack

What are you up to these days?

giggitytex | 11 years ago | on: The DEA failure that prevented a potentially major medical breakthrough

I am totally with you. I must admit that at first I was taking ecstasy (MDMA) in a club setting. Yes, it was a ball. It opened me to the idea of talking to the opposite sex and not expecting them to roll their eyes and walk away.

After a while I began taking it at home and listening to music that inspired me. I began to reflect on my childhood when I had 2 verbally abusive parents. I had shut those thoughts out, and at 25 began dealing with them and seeing the effect their abuse had on me. MDMA allowed me to look at those relationships in a completely loving light and realize them for what they were; 2 people who could not express themselves appropriately. It changed my love for them in a very positive way, even after "the roll" had stopped. I forgave them for the many years of anguish I experienced in middle school, high school and college. I had literally ignored them since college out of anger for a lost childhood. Being able to love them again made me realize that I can love others too. Around that time is when I began to trust people and it is when I met my future spouse.

It's a tough thing to admit, but MDMA had better reparation on my emotional and psychological state than many years of church and reading books. I love God, I know he's guiding us, and I think sometimes healing power starts on the inside of your mind. If you're a religious person, the first two commandments are "Love God", and "Love your neighbor". MDMA helped me on both of those.

I just read a statistic the other day that veteran suicide rates are increasing. As a non-combat veteran, I wish I could take the many troubled and PTSD afflicted and have them try MDMA to work through their issues in a controlled therapy session.