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by joquarky 1y ago
I remember the turning point in one early relationship was when I uninstalled Bonsai Buddy from a friend's computer and caused a meltdown.
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by joquarky 1y ago
I wish that standard software development practices included encouraging the implementation of an "I know what I'm doing, stop coddling me" option.
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by joquarky 1y ago
Yet.
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by joquarky 1y ago
This is what I went with about a year ago and I have had only one small issue (not enough swap space by default). This is my first Linux desktop success after several attempts over the past two decades. I still remember my first attempt (pr
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by joquarky 1y ago
In my experience, it seems like most people believe that they are their thoughts. This is especially terrible for people with OCD, which seems to be common in this industry. I think it would be a valuable boost to mental health for them to
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by joquarky 1y ago
Just a note on etiquette: starting your sentence with "Uh," is often interpreted as dismissive or condescending, even if that’s not your intent.
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by joquarky 1y ago
Yeah, the OP's argument could also be used to shame people for playing video games. How much power does a typical gaming rig draw these days?
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by joquarky 1y ago
You weren't around when cell phones were only used by rich jerks?
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by joquarky 1y ago
Brainstorming.
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by joquarky 1y ago
What about musical synthesizers? Can they be used to create art?
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by joquarky 1y ago
What office focused jobs?
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by joquarky 1y ago
I tried calling in the order, but nobody's answering.
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by joquarky 1y ago
Another advantage to staying close to stock as possible is those configurations are the most heavily tested by QA. If there is anything I've learned from decades of software development, it is that deep customization leads to headaches
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by joquarky 1y ago
How is switching between a couple different web browsers any way cognitively different from context switching between a browser, code IDE, database client, and terminal windows?
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by joquarky 1y ago
> And if you are someone who knows how tech works, why would you go work for the government when you could earn far more working in tech itself? It used to be a great place for people who prioritize job security over income, but that is
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by joquarky 1y ago
VPN drop boxes are only a one time cost. Are they going to require an ID to buy a Raspberry Pi?
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by joquarky 1y ago
We could just sequester every teen into a sound proof cell, hand them a bible for all of their educational needs, and finally dump them out into the real world the day they turn 18.
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by joquarky 1y ago
None of this does anything to mitigate people from trading flash drives with their peers. This is all political theater to bootstrap censorship.
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by joquarky 1y ago
You've never been on a red team.
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by joquarky 1y ago
Misinformation
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by joquarky 1y ago
The future is VPN drop boxes.
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by joquarky 1y ago
Knockout.js may be off the radar these days, but has robust handling for this. Still the best framework I've ever worked with.
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by joquarky 1y ago
BTW, over a third of court case management software in the US is run on VBScript hosted in IE7 compatibility mode.
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by joquarky 1y ago
I liked the completion models because they have no chatter that needs to follow human conversational protocol, which inherently introduces "personality". The only difference from conversational chat was that you had to be creative
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by joquarky 1y ago
If I had a debug console on reality, I'd be curious to query how big the intersection is between those who thrive in hacker culture and people with PDA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_demand_avoidance
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by joquarky 1y ago
Anyone who can't find the extremists in their own group should spend some time on self reflection.
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by joquarky 1y ago
It's also likely that there are thousands who aren't hustle-culture oriented who have been looking for so long that they don't even count as unemployed anymore. Or maybe I'm just projecting.
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by joquarky 1y ago
A materialist could logically conclude that it still has some way to go.
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by joquarky 1y ago
I've found it better to use antonyms than negations most situations.
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by joquarky 1y ago
No Courier, no carrier.

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