The Apple TV has more uses than just a set top streaming box. I've integrated Apple TV's into conference rooms so that it's easier for guests to be able to speak and present without figuring which Mac they have and which adapter I need to bring and using Apple TV for digital signage is WAY cheaper and easier to integrate than other products I've been forced to try and make work with small businesses and large enterprises. Some people can't see past the tip of their nose and having a bullhorn and an "expert" opinion doesn't change that.

Google Fiber is *TECHNICALLY* available in Nashville and "widely available" means a very small footprint in and around Downtown and pretty much nowhere else. I live West of the city and was extremely excited when it was announced that they would be moving into our part of Nashville. I watched as our streets were marked where utilities were located under streets and yards throughout the neighborhoods in my area, including mine. I hammered Google Fiber on a regular basis asking when their service would be available, every message said the same thing, "we're coming, just be patient". Three months pass, then six months, then a year, then AT&T Fiber comes to my neighborhood. Again I press Google about their plans as the markings on the streets fade, still the same message "we're coming, just be patient". After waiting for over a year and having Google not provide any updates I made the move to AT&T Fiber, which was pulled directly to my home, not the street and have the last mile run over copper. Google continues to trumpet about their services here in Nashville online and this 2Gbps is nothing but smoke and mirrors aimed squarely at those people who are moving from other tech cities to work at places like Amazon and Alliance Bernstein who have or are implementing large infrastructure here in the city.

Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America by Vegas Tenold. Having watched the divide grow wider and wider in politics and economics as well as the rise and "normalization" of white nationalism I'm reading this to try and understand how we got here.

What have you done to show your current employer or a future employer you deserve to move off the helpdesk and into a frontline position? Have you taken the time to earn new certifications? Learned new skills that could be put to use somewhere else in your organization? Just because you have worked the helpdesk for x amount of time does not entitle you to be moved up and out. I interviewed plenty of people who worked a helpdesk or tier 1 phone support position for one of my previous employers and when I asked the candidates about gaining new skills while they were in their present job almost every one of them told me they did not but would be more than happy to if I spent my money to get them the certification or training they needed for the position we were interviewing for. Take the initiative and invest in yourself and you might be surprised the opportunities that open up to you.