Has anyone here worked with a context graph of work?

I've seen this term a few times lately and I'm still trying to understand what it actually means in practice.

It first made me think of IBM's work around knowledge graphs and connecting enterprise data. Then I came across Skan AI using “Context Graph of Work” for something a bit more specific: connecting the people, systems, documents, decisions, and exceptions involved in getting work done. I can see the appeal. Most process maps look clean, but the real workflow usually involves email, spreadsheets, Teams, manual handoffs, and a few steps nobody bothered to document. What I'm not clear on is whether this is genuinely different from a good process model or knowledge graph, or just another way of packaging the same idea.

Has anyone seen it used in a real project?

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u/BernardParsley — 6 days ago

Social media management software for agencies

Im looking at software for a growing agency that needs a SMM tool thatll support a dozen clients and wont break the bank. Vista Social, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, and Sprout Social are the main options I found for multiple clients when searching for social media management scheduling software. Which one would you pick?

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u/BernardParsley — 8 days ago
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Most helpful ACT prep courses online?

I’m looking for an online ACT prep course for my child, but I do not want them to waste their time on something that is just endless videos and generic advice. We want practice tests, explanations and help with timing. What online ACT prep felt like a good use of your child's time?

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u/BernardParsley — 8 days ago

Looking for ways to start out in real estate without a huge down payment

The upfront cash for an investment property feels way out of reach, so I'm trying to figure out if there are realistic ways to get real estate exposure before I've saved up $50K+.

A little context: I'm in my late 20s, have a decent emergency fund built up, and can probably set aside a few hundred a month toward this, but am nowhere close to a 20% down payment on even a modest property in my area. I keep seeing people talk about fractional real estate platforms (Fundrise, Arrived, etc.), publicly traded REITs, and house hacking (buying a small multi-unit and living in one unit while renting the others), but I don't have a good sense of the tradeoffs. Hoping to get clarity on:

  1. Liquidity: how easy is it to get your money out of fractional platforms or non-traded REITs if you need it?

  2. Returns: are the returns on these beginner-friendly options competitive with just putting money in index funds, or are you paying for the "real estate" label?

  3. House hacking: for anyone who's done it, how hard was it to find a property that pencils out, and what surprised you about becoming a landlord on day one?

  4. Minimums: what's the realistic amount to get started with each of these, not the marketing-page number?

Would love to hear from anyone who started with less than $10-15K and how it went, good or bad. Trying to avoid analysis paralysis but also don't want to jump into something without understanding what I'm getting into.

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u/BernardParsley — 13 days ago

Insurance frustrations causing a flare up

I wish managing my RA symptoms just meant juggling appointments, lab work, and trying to find medications that don't have too many side effects. But at this point, it feels like I spend more time on paperwork, referrals, and insurance approvals than I do in bed when I'm having a hard day. I'm so stressed out from my insurance company pretending they lost all my records that I think I'm giving myself another flare up. Does anyone have any tips for getting your insurance company to treat you like a real human??

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u/BernardParsley — 13 days ago

Where are people getting the best CVE-free images for Kubernetes?

We're trying to clean up the base images used across our Kubernetes clusters because every vulnerability scan seems to produce the same outcome: hundreds of CVEs inherited from upstream images before we've even deployed our own code. We've already moved away from some larger general-purpose images, but it still feels like we're spending too much time triaging inherited vulnerabilities instead of working on the applications themselves.

I’d like to know where people are sourcing low-CVE or near-zero CVE images these days. Are you building your own internally, using hardened images, or relying on commercial providers?

I'm less interested in the scanner side and more interested in reducing the problem before it reaches production.

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u/BernardParsley — 20 days ago

I took the same supplements on two different days and felt completely different both times and now I don’t know what to trust

A few days ago I took the same supplements I usually take in the morning and felt pretty clear and focused. Nothing dramatic just steady and productive. Then yesterday I took the exact same things same timing same dose and felt completely off. Low energy distracted and kind of foggy. The only difference I can think of is maybe how I slept or how stressed I was but it made me realize I might be attributing too much to the supplements themselves. I always assumed if something worked it would feel consistent but now I am not sure if it is the supplement or just the state I am in that day. I am not saying they do not work I just feel like I might be misunderstanding what they actually do. Has anyone else noticed this where the same thing feels different depending on the day?

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u/BernardParsley — 23 days ago