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Buy vs. Build Discussions On Enterprise Software

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When looking to implement functionality, these days you have to decide whether you buy commercial software and customize it or whether you write your own. The decision is not an easy one, because there are many factors that need to be considered. The first question is cost: if building something is cheaper than buying it, then building might make sense. But this isn't always the case; sometimes buying commercial software will actually save money in the long run because of lower maintenance costs and better support capabilities. You also want to consider how much time it would take for your development team (or perhaps yourself) to build a certain feature versus how much time it would take a third party vendor doing something similar with their own team of developers and programmers. You should also consider quality when making this decision—will your custom solution perform as well as t

Imposter Syndrome vs. Career Malaise vs. Corporate Politics Fatigue

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Imposter syndrome is a lack of confidence in your skills and abilities, as well as a fear that you’ll be “found out.” The syndrome is often linked to perfectionism, which may stem from childhood. It can also be triggered by a sudden change in circumstances, such as receiving an award or promotion. Career malaise is a feeling of monotony or discontent with where your career is at this point in time. Most people associate the term with mid-career burnout, but it can also be caused by a lack of upward mobility, poor pay or benefits, workplace politics that prevent you from doing your best work and more. In contrast to imposter syndrome, people who suffer from malaise don’t feel like they don’t belong where they are—they may even have been happy at one point in their careers—but something has changed over time that makes them no longer enjoy working there as much as they once did. Corporate politics fatigue can be experienced at

Clean, Green, and Autonomous Driving

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Risks of Autonomous Vehicles As impressive as autonomous vehicles are, they are not perfect. In fact, there are many risks associated with them. Hackers can gain access to your vehicle and turn it into a remote-controlled drone or even steal it by disabling the engine from afar. While this risk exists in any vehicle, the more technology that you have on board—the greater your chances of being hacked and having problems caused by a hacker. Accidents happen often even when people drive manually and accidents will still happen with autonomous cars no matter how good they get at avoiding them (which they will). There might be an accident due to human error or weather conditions (e.g., fog). You could also get into an accident with another driver who just didn't see you coming due to poor visibility from traffic congestion or high winds pushing snow around on