ThePowerOfGeek @ ThePowerOfGeek @lemmy.world

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The Canadian dollar isn't tied to the US dollar in any way, right?

Yup. He has a legion of frat bros who follow him like he's the Messiah. I suspect Lebryk was nearing retirement anyway, and he understandably just thought "fuck this shit, I'm out!", before Elon Xitler started spewing hateful memes to his cult about him.

Can't blame him at all. I hope he has a long and peaceful retirement, because it sounds like he deserves it.

But this is just one example in a deluge of other departures that is going to really fuck up the daily operation of this country. If you 'drain the swamp' too hard it'll turn into a hellish desert. And that's exactly what Musk and others coming in want. They want to bless everything dry and reform it in their own stupid, shitty image.

The one thing standing between us and that complete shitshow are the federal employees who have the passion, stubbornness, and resources to quietly resist. Regardless of whether they succeed or fail, I cannot express my gratitude for them enough.

See my response to sometime else about this a bit further down, if you like.

But I disagree it's a "bad take". I just didn't word it as clearly at I should have.

Yeah, that's a fair point. And I don't begrudge content creators getting money for their work in general. I was more talking about the fact that some (not necessarily the Atlantic though) hide everything behind paywalls, even when it's of critical importance to some people's well-being; or just pay-walling everything without any kind of "n articles are free per month" option. That gets old. Especially for those of us who have been around since web 1.0, when monetization was not the driving force behind information distribution online.

Looks like a very interesting article. But the fact that it's behind a paywall sums up the other problem with the Internet in general: everything has become hyper-monetized and gated.

Even better, give him the power to make sweeping changes to countless federal government departments and agencies. What could go wrong?!

Ah yes, because every single illegal immigrant takes handouts and leeches off society without giving anything back./s

Spoiler alert: most of them don't take handouts, and instead contribute in other positive ways. Good example: Who do you think is going to work at our below minimum wage picking many of the crops that go into domestically-product foods that Americans eat? Because it sure as hell won't be legal Americans.

The country is being burned to the ground from the inside by fascists, and this is the hill Democrat politicians choose to die on?!! Holy shit! What a fucking joke!

I know I have, and several friends and family have. And the fact that there's been a lot of discussion online from people expressing their frustration and disappointment about price increases and dwindling value, makes me think that it's a broader trend.

We're in a closed loop with this shit. Just like with cable TV, the more people quit using it, the more they will gouge the remaining customers. Because greed and laziness are more important to these companies than affordability or product value to their customers. Their customers are just rubes to be exploited.

Gestapay

I already have the Temu AI psuedocode. Here you go:

10 print "Hi, how can I help?"

20 receive input

30 print "That's awesome! What else?"

40 go to 20

I watched the very first episode of The Walking Dead and realized I didn't like zombie stuff and didn't want to get pulled into a show about it. No matter how much people were raving about it. Just not for me.

I also quit The West Wing about halfway through the first episode.

Attack The Fido?

She just wants to jerk off to videos of ICE agents murdering immigrants' dogs.

First off, the fact that you are aware of your shortcomings and are interested in addressing them is awesome. That shows real growth potential and wisdom.

I'm no rockstar developer, but I've been doing it professionally for over 2 decades. And I've been told by multiple bosses that I'm pretty good at my job. I've worked with a lot of other developers. Including some less experienced ones. Here are some thoughts on pitfalls and hurdles I've seen, both in myself and truth other developers:

• Don't get too fixated on the technology. I know that sounds weird at first blush, but there's a whole layer to software development that involves analysis and critical thinking, and that layer is completely agnostic of technology. Make sure you work on your analytical skills, because they are the foundation that will allow you to excel with actually writing code.
• Sometimes newer isn't better. It's tempting to chase after the latest approach or platform and think that will be perfect and last for many years to come. But they seldom last more than 5 years before they start getting vilified as old and outdated. Yet there's a lot of wisdom and tried-and-tested reliability in older approaches and seemingly stale design patterns.
• Related to that, many of the concepts in software development are cyclical to a degree. What's considered passe and wrong today can often be returned under a cool new name in 5 or 10 years time and suddenly find popularity and use again. So be prepared for that.
• Get to know design patterns, but don't treat them as set in stone. Two mistakes I've seen people do (and I've done myself) is assume a) a design pattern fits into more scenarios than are actually applicable, and b) think that design patterns are immutable and must be followed completely. But really they are like a buffet where you can take often a bite or two from one, and where also every trip to the restaurant is different, so your menu of choice will change.
• Practice software development from the ground up. Where the ground is reading business requirements, then converting them to system requirements, then designing your a system, then implementing it, and then working through the subsequent challenges.
• Related to that, it's extremely rare that a developer creates a complex system with perfect code right out the gate. It's okay to make mistakes and work around them. It's just part of the process and something we all do.
• Don't get too caught up on writing code "the right way". I think coding is more an art than a science. And with that in mind, have some fun with it. Keep in mind things like performance and scalability, obviously. But if you stick to a rigid approach to writing code you will struggle to evolve and adapt and build your skill set.
• Also, I bet you are a better coder than you think. So many developers I've worked with think they are poor at writing code and have imposter syndrome. But most of them are solid.
• And lastly, in my opinion don't get caught up on certifications. I've worked with devs who had lots of certificates and who were okay. But I've also worked with devs who had no formal training and no certificates, but they were amazing at writing really innovative, well designed, and high performing code. Like I said earlier, it's all about the state of mind.

Hope this helps.

Edit: fixed some typos.

Those lunches are usually not even that nice. It's not like the kids are being given caviar and smoked salmon. This is just being mean for the sake of being mean.

It reminds me of "Maggie Thatcher the milk snatcher". In the late '70s Thatcher's government cancelled contracts to supply all kindergarteners across the country with the option of a little cartoon of milk. For many of those kids that was their breakfast and a highlight of their day.

Same here. About 25% have picked up Signal, the others haven't. Even though, like you say, they don't have to drop WhatsApp to get Signal. They aren't mutually exclusive.

And there's no rhyme or reason for who starts using Signal. Some of my most tech-illiterate friends jumped on it, because they were sick of Facebook and Meta. As I've if them said: it's not at all difficult to start using it. So it's all about motivation.

It didn't help that there are several other similar spots or there, like Viber. So some people who have multiple already installed don't want to get yet another. I get that. But Signal is such a solid and unobtrusive app

Interesting. The first one (which actually points to /c/keeptrack@lemmy.world ) works fine for me in Voyager.

Good to know, so thanks for the heads-up. Sounds like the second format is the more universally accepted one.

Thanks for the info.