mech422

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by mech422 4y ago
I do this as well. Just install vanilla docker from docker.org Works really well. I just have to manually start the docker service (no systemd in WSL2) or dig out the MS command for running services on startup.
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by mech422 4y ago
You made your job your social life... I was the same when I was younger. That petered off once I had a family. Now 40 years in, my work and social circles barely intersect. Now, I find WFH to be more productive, easier to concentrate, and
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by mech422 4y ago
I use mobaxterm on windows which has an X terminal builtin (IIRC). I've never actually had to use it - I just the the ssh/rdp/scp stuff. But its free to try it...
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by mech422 4y ago
I believe it's still the largest in the U.S. though.. I also love the fact it's cooled using the city's grey water. I was just talking to a buddy of mine in Colorado - quick back of the envelope looks like he pays double ($0.
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by mech422 4y ago
>>One would set a budget of say $400 a month for groceries based on their income, this is would be fixed for the year. That's sorta hard to do when your paid hourly and your schedule is pasted weekly. That was my whole point - t
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by mech422 4y ago
I wasn't contesting that, just pointing out I don't think 'most' people budget annually. For that matter, most I know don't seem to remember last years prices good or bad. They are more worried about the present.
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by mech422 4y ago
Unless I'm mistaken...'most' people are still living pretty much paycheck to paycheck, and budgeting based on what they can afford at the moment. TBH though, I haven't looked lately. Anecdotally, no-one I know complain
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by mech422 4y ago
I didn't know there's farmland up there...the new yorker article made it sound pretty 'yuppy desert retreat'. What I find really weird is their assumption that Scottsdale will just bail them out. >>This goes to sh
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by mech422 4y ago
yeah - PHX water usage has apparently fallen, so I'm not surprised water tables have risen. Un-incorporated areas north of Scottsdale are already seeing their aquifers run dry(1,2). I'm not sure who would buy a house in the deser
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by mech422 4y ago
PHX is in better shape then a lot of places for water. The work SRP puts in to ensure that is really interesting (1, 2, 3) PHX actually gets water from 3 rivers (colorado, salt, and verde) as well as huge groundwater 'banks' (ho
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by mech422 4y ago
yeah ... 'purchase now' type calls to action really seem misleading if you're 'leasing' or 'renting' something.
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by mech422 4y ago
I'm a 50+ year old American, of british decent... I never managed to remember the 'american' mnemomic, but my dad taught me one the used to use in England around WWII: Percy has a bald head, poor boy Perpendicular/hypo
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by mech422 4y ago
Heh - I can't believe someone actually filmed it :-) Thanks!
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by mech422 4y ago
I used to get a kick out of how the lil 'running man' in SMIT would fall over if a command failed :-P More sense of humour then I gave IBM credit for :-D
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by mech422 4y ago
I keep hearing about ageism, but never encountered it. At 54, I've just landed my last job a year or two ago and age wasn't an issue. As in all things tech, I think if you have the skills that are in demand, good jobs are not to
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by mech422 4y ago
I had the same experience, I hated high school...but I have to admit, the school in our lil town of 15K people was pretty dam good. Not a lot of electives, but we got really good grounding in basics: 4 years English, 4 years math (up to ba
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by mech422 4y ago
oh god yes... just the "NEAR" operator alone put it miles ahead.. "Fred near jones" vs " 'fred jones' 'jones fred' 'jones, fred' 'fred micheal jones' "
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by mech422 4y ago
yep - quotes are not 'identical' to '+'
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by mech422 4y ago
Stolen! Currently torturing my friends and co-workers with it :-D
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by mech422 4y ago
Sorry.. would you have preferred I used this instead ? :-D https://i.imgur.com/XS5LK.gif
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by mech422 4y ago
Thanks Bill!
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by mech422 4y ago
54 here - got my last job 2 years ago, middle of covid, no issues with my age. That was with a smallish cloud services/architecture firm and had no issues with my age. We were just acquired by a F500, and again - my age doesn't
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by mech422 4y ago
I'd be more impressed if they can figure out Ikea directions :-P
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by mech422 4y ago
Personally, I'm wondering if the 'mobile first' stuff will reverse in 10-20 years when Millennials and GenZ start having eye trouble. I despise trying to do anything on a cellphone screen. They're just too small. A 12&
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by mech422 4y ago
Yeah - it seems like such a basic thing...
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by mech422 4y ago
The key difference for me, is actual pizzeria drivers usually have hot bags.. Whereas, 75% of the time 'app' drivers dont. Doesn't matter if I'm first or last in line, if the food is cold either way. Its gotten so bad,
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by mech422 4y ago
Yeah, and the new hire potentially turned down a long term job for something that evaporates before they even start...
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by mech422 4y ago
I've seen this in the past, though it hasn't bitten me... I'm really against 'pre-emptive' hiring for this reason. Its not fair to mess with people's livings just because you promised something in a contract t
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by mech422 4y ago
>> Much of this is due to the reversal of the tight hiring market. No idea where you are, but I'm not seeing any reversal at my job or in positions listed... Personally, I think the layoffs are due to tech companies not hitting p
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by mech422 4y ago
Gotta admit that made me snort :-D

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