rogersiggs – Page 5 – Roger's Digital Commonplace Book

The Hidden Strain of Remote Onboarding: Why 30-60-90 Plans Aren’t Enough

I’ve onboarded a number of engineers over the years—DevOps, cloud, security, infrastructure. Smart people. Highly capable. Often running at full tilt from day one. And yet, every time, the real…

by rogersiggs October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

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Unity Without Diversity Is Tyranny

As a son of a Navy Chief, I grew up understanding the value of service, discipline, and shared mission. The military is not a monolith—it’s a living organism made of…

by rogersiggs October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Politics

The Last Gasp

It looks ascendant.Strongmen are flexing in Moscow, Beijing, Ankara, Budapest. Democracies feel shaky under the weight of disinformation, polarization, and nostalgia for “simpler times” that never really existed.On the surface,…

by rogersiggs September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

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H-1B Changes and the Mob Boss Problem

I’ve been stewing over the Trump Administration’s newly announced changes to the H-1B visa program—and I feel obligated to call this out: this is yet another policy that puts people’s…

by rogersiggs September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

Personal Work

Friendly Note System

Bullet journaling is powerful, but let’s be real: most engineers and neurodivergent professionals don’t have the time (or executive bandwidth) to maintain a complicated system. We’re not trying to design…

by rogersiggs September 19, 2025September 19, 2025