Zelmor

19 ms·

151.
by Zelmor 10y ago
>as well as where to live Those very same companies offer remote work increasingly, as they struggle to find talent in the aforementioned field.
152.
by Zelmor 10y ago
I used to listen to 7 hours of white noise with my earphones from YouTube for noise canceling. It kicks in in about 4-6 minutes. Not doing it since I changed jobs and work remote.
153.
by Zelmor 10y ago
They will do away with the Windows 10 name in two-three year's time and just call it "Windows", it being their final operating system product. All iterations and patching can be done via their update services. At the same tim
154.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Bottom right corner says, join on your phone.
155.
by Zelmor 10y ago
This correlates with their long term goals of making the OS a SaaS, with paid services (like making HyperV available) and pay-or-get-ads for the home and pro versions. Having access to Enterprise, people would simply upgrade to that to avoi
156.
by Zelmor 10y ago
I'm working on embedded linux devices as a software tester and part technical writer, however, I have managed to get around 6 of my friends and ex-coworkers positions in the past 12 months, with another three going with counter-, or ot
157.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Thank you, but I did not mean UAT. More along the lines of regression, smoke, load, etc. Ya know, things where ISTQB knowledge, familiarity with linux, bash and python is a requirement or at least desired.
158.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Are there any remote testing job sites? There are so many for developers, but I scarcely see any remote posts that would look for dedicated application testers. I suppose this is due to startups cutting costs and leaving developers to test
159.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Is the documentation really that bad? Would it benefit from a technical writer going over it? Is the project open for discussion on changes to the documentation?
160.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Here's the perfect article for IT folks being burned out and looking for a career change.
161.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Then you will spend your money on healthcare to get back what you lost on ramen and a couch.
162.
by Zelmor 10y ago
In Hungary, it is standard to include a photo on the CV, so I do that. Recruiter friends told me how they consider non-photo applications secondary to ones with photos, and how a human face helps building a connection right from the start.
163.
by Zelmor 10y ago
https://chriskresser.com/ and Mark's Daily Apple
164.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Work on your own business during those hours. They are paying you to sit there, so sit there and create.
165.
by Zelmor 10y ago
I am preparing myself for a deflation of lifestyles as well. Once my loans are completely paid, my basic needs (food, shelter and related, public transport and internet access) will be covered by 40% of my income. The rest, currently, is sp
166.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Here's some food for though: When the automated looms were invented, people thought all jobs would soon go away to the machines, with nothing to do. Surprisingly, new jobs were invented and people have been busy since then. I bet there
167.
by Zelmor 10y ago
In case you are looking for associates in the EU, drop me a mail. I'll share LinkedIn if you wish, and we can discuss matters privately. @gmail.com prefixed by my username.
168.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Also, it is fungicide what is the big issue here. It has the same effect on bees as if you were constantly washing your hands in sanitizers. You remove the beneficial bacteria (or in the case of bees, fungi AND bacteria) from their hives, s
169.
by Zelmor 10y ago
We have known this the last 20 years, people just don't give a fuck unless the after-effects are cutting into their profit. I will miss the bees. I will not miss the people.
170.
by Zelmor 10y ago
I hope these sort of madness of everything to JS goes away with the advent of webassembly.
171.
by Zelmor 10y ago
It's just observational bias, really. Though Japan gets more exposure in tech media than, say, the Philippines.
172.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Why not start a vendor company? Based on the tech stack you know, you can recruit competent people and sell them as business analysts or consultants for a lot of money. They earn well, you earn just as well. That's the kind of thing I&
173.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Joke's on him about moving out of the US: fastmail has servers in New York.
174.
by Zelmor 10y ago
>If the person has the same title at a company after 4+ years (unless they are already in a lead/senior role), it's a bad sign. Not necessarily. I have a good friend in a consultancy firm who declines year by year a senior mana
175.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Read more books, turn off the phone.
176.
by Zelmor 10y ago
New hardware and a new OS install for my partner inspired the need for a quick to deploy script that would clean a Windows 7 install from Telemetry and nagware patches. Not a big deal, but I figured some people who don't want to switch
177.
by Zelmor 10y ago
So you are working for Oracle, OP?
178.
by Zelmor 10y ago
You get fired.
179.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Legwork. Find sites that you find you could make better. Make a demo, contact the owner. Do this a hundred times a week. Starting is hard, and you should be willing to do the legwork. Also reach out to folks at your old workplace. As for po
180.
by Zelmor 10y ago
Downsized them, rather. Save money on wages too!

More ›