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Windows Down Weather
It’s thirty seven degrees tonight as I roll down Shawnee Mission Parkway in my blue 2017 Honda Fit. The windows are firmly shut and the heat is on, yet there are only five words on my mind at this moment: windows down weather mother fucker! It’s nearly midnight as I drive home from our work holiday office party. We’re technically optional hybrid, but we’re functionally 100% remote. I’m also the only person on my team in Kansas City. Likewise, you may be thinking that it doesn

Nick Mangiaracina
May 145 min read


A Place Called Grinders
It was an intense time for many at DST, as we’d just found out a company named SS&C out of Boston had acquired DST. Shortly after this, our manager, Mark, had informed us that he would be there until the transition was completed, and that he would then no longer be with DST. A woman named Debra would be our new helpdesk manager and she would be working remotely out of Boston most of the time. However, SS&C would fly Debra out to the DST Kansas City data center for one week ea

Nick Mangiaracina
May 134 min read


Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass “If I’ve seen further, it’s because I’ve stood on the shoulders of giants.” -Isaac Newton I’d like to take this time to...

Nick Mangiaracina
Oct 12, 20256 min read

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