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Heh. Nice

Sigh, so is Mozilla just like Google now? Can’t trust any services to stick around?

So the plot of Johnny Mnemonic?

Here’s one. And their profits went up when they replaced their CEO https://www.forbes.com/sites/sherzododilov/2024/01/11/can-ai-become-your-next-ceo/

Tbf human operated cars are also murder machines, we just are more amenable to tolerating it

20 years ago while learning web development Dreamweaver was going to supposedly eliminate the need for code on websites too. lol

But sadly, the dream of eliminating us seems like it will never die

It’s definitely better…but. Thanks to Google SEO the internet it’s bringing you results from is still filled with shit

I thought this was going to be about setting up packet radio and making offline backups of Wikipedia, for when the world tears itself apart less than a year from now 😓

Snaps are crap. Not using them is one of the main reasons I’m considering switching to Mint

Oh yeah. I remember this episode of Mr. Robot

You need the “Userland” programs. Basic things like ls, cp, cat, etc. Usually it’s GNU core tools, but there’s also BusyBox or BSD equivalents.

EVs are just a drop in the bucket. Most of the greenhouse gasses come from factories and industrial use

Mainly with the bootloader, but also a few device drivers. But this was like 6 years ago and UEFI was still new. So maybe it’s better now. Generally the older your hardware the more likely it is to be supported

The last time I tried installing on a MacBook I had all kinds of problems. Maybe it is better now, but I’d suggest starting with a traditional PC if you’re brand new to Linux

Or better, seize all his peoperty and money

XFCE is a great option. I consider it middle ground as low resource needs, but also has most of the features you want in a DE. Things like IceWM or OpenBox are even lighter, but less featureful

The title is borked in Lemmy. It’s just a portion of the body text, including link tags which don’t work on titles. I think there are some formatting guides out there if you want to continue trying to post to Lemmy via Mastodon.

Edit: there’s a Mastodon to Lemmy guide at the bottom of this post

“toxic Buddhism” is not a phrase I ever expected to hear. Of all the religions I thought this was the safe one

Oh and for interview prep. I don’t really do much training. I either pass their genitalia measuring contest, or I don’t and I move on. If I’m qualified for the gig, then I should be able to roll with whatever they give me. Luckily the better jobs I’ve had didn’t even really do much whiteboarding and brain teasers though. Research has shown it really doesn’t do anything for your quality of hires. It’s better to get a feeling for how someone thinks and if they will be a good culture fit than if they can memorize the latest hot code kata.

I’ve switched jobs about every two years on average for the past 19 years of my career. Unfortunately it’s just like you said, the only way to get a meaningful increase is to jump ship. That said, once you break 100k, that motive seems to calm down a bit. You start caring more about the culture and the people you work with than how much you’re getting paid. I’ve taken a pay cut even once because my mental health required a better environment.

But sadly, at least in the startup world, there is this perpetual arch I see all the companies take. They all start good then slowly devolve into something worse, where when you finally leave you’re glad to go. Something about getting bigger corrupts what was good about a place, and if you IPO good luck. Culture goes out the window as soon as shareholders become your only driving concern.

So as jaded as that sounds, sometimes you do find a good place, and they give you decent enough raises and you can stay a while. Although for me personally, the longest I’ve stayed somewhere yet is 4 years or so. Maybe one day I’ll find that magic place that’s worth staying at for a full decade