thisisnotgoingwell

@thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube has found a new way to load ads | AdGuard Blog⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If it makes you feel any better, I intentionally never use products that have intentionally repetitive messaging or earworm tendencies out of spite. Though I know I’m probably in the minority

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This, and it’s a way to make sure urban economies with investments stay stimulated… If the companies said “okay, just do your job, IDC” then a lot of people would move to rural areas. Also, corporate office leases are usually long, like 15 years. If the companies stop paying their leases, the entire flimsy financial system would crumble, since modern economics/property prices are more about potential/theoretical value rather than real value. You need a big fancy building in a fancy city to attract top talent, high earners, so it keeps the class system intact as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes but the comment i replied to is insinuating that EFT active players are up despite the community backlash

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Source? There’s no publicly available info on player counts other than BSGs word, so I’m calling BS

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  EoD is edge of darkness. It’s basically the most expensive version of the game which was originally offered and was supposed to include all subsequent dlc, hence the outrage(ridiculous pay to win features and price aside). SPT is a modded version of EFT(escape from tarkov) that let you play the game single player and added a bunch of cool stuff. BSG(Battlestate games, the publisher/dev studio) didn’t like that so they would copyright videos that used SPT. It’s a whole mess

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Copilot has been banned for use by US House staff members, at least for now⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the explanation

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Copilot has been banned for use by US House staff members, at least for now⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Few questions about that, unless they’re literally taking their model and putting it into your own box using it’s own compute power, I don’t see how that’s possible. They can call it “your” copilot all they want but if they’re reading your data and prompts and computing that on their own box.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tipping is never going to go away, but I’d sure like it if they stopped promoting it on the POS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why use the YouTube app? Firefox with ublock, never see an ad again

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨no monetization, you said a bad word⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Simple math, gotta cancel out the negative with your own negative and then affirm the positive

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with the 'Thanks' people?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah lol that too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with the 'Thanks' people?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, I think the nicest thing you can do for people is to make your point quickly and keep it as short as possible.

  For peers on collaborative issues:

  Hello NJSpradin,

  Hope you had an excellent weekend. I’d like to discuss the doohickey problem. I’m leaning towards XYZ, but I’d love to know your thoughts. Let me know when it’s most convenient to meet.

  Thanks.

  For peers or people that are not doing their job.

  Hello NJSpradin,

  As discussed, the delivery of the doohickey proposal is needed ASAP. Please make this your priority and let me know if there’s anything you need.

  Thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with the 'Thanks' people?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “do the needful” feels like you’re being asked to step up and honor your responsibilities. BE A MAN. PAY THE BILLS. DO THE NEEDFUL.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with the 'Thanks' people?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Being on the spectrum and navigating office politics can be a nightmare. I’m not sure why people want everything to be “nice.” Now I’m dealing with the opposite problem though. I need to set boundaries and be very opinionated. I’ve spent 10 years ish dialing it back and now I need to dial it back up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  … Huh? Any source for this outlandish claim? Asking because I’ve been an engineer who facilitates cell tower backhaul for mobile and private cell towers and that sounds outrageously false. You do have to certify that the channels/bands are in spec and that they don’t exceed certain power limits with the FCC but that’s simply because they’re the regulatory body and certainly doesn’t mean the government gets free services

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a kilobyte is 1000 and not 1024 bytes⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just because you wrote about a topic doesn’t mean you’re suddenly the authority figure lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Last of Us Online is Dead⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Played the shit out of tlou multiplayer. It felt like something that got added to the game with little effort or creativity and it came out amazing. When TLOU2 was released I was saddened to hear that there would be no multiplayer yet but that it was coming. It didn’t need to be much. It could have been the same multiplayer experience with some new maps. Uncharted3 and uncharted 4 multiplayer was great. The community really made the multiplayer what it was. That’s where NickEh30 started making content I loved watching SanchoWest on YouTube going over some of his favorite plays.

  Really sucks that companies get away with this “we’ll finish out the game after the release” and there’s no consequence. It was promised.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought a laser printer years ago(Brother brand) and have printed a few hundred pages, I’ve never had to worry about toner. Ink printers are a total scam and the only reason people buy them is because the initial cost is much cheaper or they don’t know the difference between inkjet and laser.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Software Engineer vs Software Developer⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been a network engineer with no degree for many years, but I did have a lot of certs. It’d be nice if there were something similar for programming. But I’ve never seen anyone care that much about the engineer title. I’ve always thought it’s someone who understands his craft/engine design in and out, but doesn’t design it himself. The architect designs it. The tech can perform documented solutions

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't swim...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You should have added “must be available to work all weekends” or have one weekend day off (Sunday) and another week day off (like Tuesday)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't swim...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pizza parties for me have either been where

  1. I work in service industry and am allowed to grab a slice but I must eat it at my desk and keep working

  2. I work in technology industry and my boss is well aware we’re going to have to work through lunch for the 3rd day in a row because of massive outages and orders pizza

  3. Sales is coming into the building and they’re celebrating with catered lunch but we get pizza as a consolation

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nepal decides to ban TikTok⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see how I was toxic in any way. Besides, this isn’t reddit. There is no karma, so if people downvote you, who cares? That just means that people think you’re wrong.

  Here’s a thought, let’s say you’re perfectly satisfied with how your content delivery/algorithm. You’re a responsible adult who can manage your screen time. Should TikTok be doing more to protect youth(those most vulnerable) from predatory content? There’s been quite a few studies now and even states suing TikTok for their effects on youth’s mental health.

  You’re making a few assumptions about me(implying I’m living under a rock or something)… Unfortunately I spend a large part of my day on the computer due to work and I grew up with the internet. So I try to spend what free time I have reading/studying, and maybe consume a bit of streaming in a day.

  If you knew the horrible content that most kids are being served now, it would make your head roll. I don’t let my kid watch YouTube but his cousins are all crazed on tiktok content. Look up skibidi toilet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nepal decides to ban TikTok⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s usually true at first, showing users content they like is gratifying to the user, but satisfied users don’t stay on the app. So for example, I like motorcycles, humor, tech, dog content, and poker. Tik Tok could show me relevant videos and I’d maybe browse for a few minutes and then go do something else. But the algorithm kind of slows down the dopamine hits/relevant videos and starts inserting more content that is depressing/irrelevant… The algorithm uses the same logic that makes gambling so addictive, they’ll make you feel like the dopamine hit is just around the corner, except it takes a bit longer to get there every time. “One more hand” …>

  Facebook was at its worst in 2014-2018 or so. The algorithm became incredibly rage-inducing and pervasive. Facebook would intentionally show you content that you dislike(like right-wing bullshit) and if the more you interacted with it(especially if it was dislike) facebook would show you more and more of that. I was getting bombarded by extremism ideologies on Facebook and at the time I didn’t understand that this was the algorithm.

  The Internet is no longer just “likes cat video, give more cat videos”, and pushing that notion is uneducated. Tik Tok is the worst of all the apps by far, but all of the social media companies use sophisticated algorithms that intentionally fuck with you just to get you addicted to their apps.

  I think more people need to be informed on how these algorithms work and why they are so dangerous, especially to kids. Speaking of kids, there’s a lot of content on TikTok which sexualizes underage teens. Also, I would block literally every thirst trap on TikTok that showed up in my feed, because that is simply the last thing I want to see on TikTok, yet the algorithm is so aggressive, it will continue to push content that you dislike so you are unsatisfied for longer.

  I’ve deleted Tik Tok a few times in the past but I haven’t used it in about 2 years or so. Imagine how little the average person in this country knows about these algorithms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Learn from Tutorials the Right Way – and Not Get Trapped in Tutorial Hell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What programming language? You might have to back to basics. I know what you mean though. That was my frustration as well. The basics aren’t covered well enough on many courses, and learning in a browser IDE adds anxiety when following tutorials if you don’t know how to set up your environment.

  If it’s with Python, maybe I can help. Getting your environment set up is the most important part. I like to use pycharm, it forces you into virtual environments but that’s a good practice to follow and gives you plenty of practice with the basics since you’ll have to install your dependencies for every project.

  Sometimes the dependencies change, and it’s nice to know what version you previously used vs how the new package version works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your server owner is now banned from participating on lemmy's Github⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you look at the subject at hand? It wasn’t a feature request, it was an a bug issue that had been opened by the programming.dev admins back when there were issues with the instance not federating. It seems to me like OP was providing context(after the issue was mysteriously resolved) and the Lemmy dev lost his cool.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What got you into coding ? (aside from money)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked as a network engineer and got pretty frustrated working with outdated applications that were not user friendly. Once I became a supervisor, a large part of my job became writing and generating reports summarizing events that happened on the network that no one would ever read. I wanted to learn programming to automate the things I hated about my job.

  I’m still an engineer, not a developer, but I enjoy writing user focused programs that reduce or eliminate worker frustration. As with many jobs, it’s not the networking that’s difficult, it’s all the other bullshit you have to do.

  Also, learning how to parse, model and visualize data can really help you make your point to your management and get your ideas pushed through. Also a great way to earn brownie points with your bosses, as managers tend to love graphs.

  Wish I could say it was a passion for me but I really learned out of necessity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i wanna have fun programming again⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly I’d suggest something that gets you out of the house more. Motorcycles, Latin dance, hiking and drinking is what I do for fun. I do enjoy programming for fun sometimes but the inspiration is something you have to find in other areas of life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For some reason, I'm doubtful.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Totally useless red circle too. I guess it was intentionally drawn to obscure the context

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which programming language is hard to understand?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Bruh on one post people are bandwagoning rust and then on another post people calling it esoteric 🤣 hard to see what’s what past the hype. I mostly code in Python though so I might need to find out for myself

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Yeah, they’re gone”: Musk confirms cuts to X’s election integrity team — “‘Election Integrity’ Team.. was undermining election integrity,” Musk writes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Most everyone I know doesn’t have a Twitter or Instagram. Obv I deleted my reddit. What are people supposed to do except just not use the platform? Most authors I want to follow are on substack or mastodon.

  I think that as the platforms further enshittify, people will realize there are no intelligent conversations happening on platforms like X, Instagram, Facebook, etc. Ragebait content can only captivate audiences for so long before they either abandon it or are brainwashed by it. If everyone on X is a musk dickrider right wing lunatic then it makes it easier for sane people to stay off of it.