five82
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- Comment on Bluesky's success is a rejection of big tech's operating system 5 days ago:
Just block the user. I like Bluesky but I’m tired of them too.
- Comment on Gemini AI tells the user to die — the answer appeared out of nowhere when the user asked Google's Gemini for help with his homework 5 days ago:
The relentless pursuit of capitalism and reduced labor costs. I still don’t think anyone knows how effective it’s going to be at this point. But companies are investing billions to find out.
- Comment on T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users 4 weeks ago:
It was probably incompetence more than malice but T-Mobile customer service incorrectly told me multiple times that I was not allowed to pay off my phone balance early to unlock it. I’m on US Mobile now and I’ll never go back to post paid.
- Comment on Using Fedora Atomic (CoreOS, IOT) as server OS - Experiences? 3 months ago:
You’re right and I’m not saying that I recommend settling it to permissive. You should understand the risks involved.
- Comment on Using Fedora Atomic (CoreOS, IOT) as server OS - Experiences? 3 months ago:
I’ve been using Fedora CoreOS as my main server in my home lab for a couple years now and have been very happy with it. You still get the convenience of automatic atomic updates and you also have the flexibility of being able to install whatever additional Fedora packages you need with rpm-ostree.
I installed Docker Engine and docker-compose from upstream. You should be able to set SELinux to permissive mode if you need to so it doesn’t enforce any policies.
- Comment on Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter 4 months ago:
I’ve been listening to it in my car over the last few weeks. I’m really enjoying it so far.
- Comment on STATEMENT from Google workers with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign on Google’s mass, retaliatory… 7 months ago:
They ditched the motto but it’s still in Google’s code of conduct. Not that it makes any difference at this point.
- Comment on Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry 7 months ago:
Exactly. Maximizing shareholder value is an inherent conflict of interest.
- Comment on Apple cuts hundreds of jobs after ditching the car project and more 7 months ago:
Tim really wants that visionary breakthrough product to cement his legacy.
- Comment on Steam is a ticking time bomb 7 months ago:
Let me rephrase that. I think it’s more likely that Valve will not sell and will stay private. Their ability to control their own destiny has driven their success.
- Comment on Steam is a ticking time bomb 7 months ago:
Do you really think it’s just going to be sold off? One of Valve’s biggest strengths is its ability to remain an independent private company. I would hope that Gabe’s succession plan doesn’t change that.
- Comment on Steam is a ticking time bomb 7 months ago:
Valve’s faults are very well documented but I don’t understand the ticking time bomb reference at all.
I absolutely appreciate all of Valve’s Linux efforts. Linux wouldn’t be thriving as a gaming platform without them.
- Comment on All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro — Wait But Why 9 months ago:
Where is that tldr bot when you actually need it?
- Comment on Current Best Remote Access Method? 9 months ago:
There’s Headscale if you want to avoid the Tailscale cloud service.
- Comment on Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?” 9 months ago:
I’ve been in a tech career for approaching thirty years now mostly with larger tech and financial companies. For my parent’s and grandparents generation, you could reasonably expect lifetime employment at the same company. Work well and you’ll be treated well.
This started to change when I began working in the 90s and especially after the 2001 and 2008 recessions. And it’s gotten much worse since then.
Companies don’t want to treat all employees well anymore, just their top talent that they want to retain. Who cares what the rest think because they’re transient anyway and won’t be around for more than a few years. Build around your top people and view the others as interchangeable parts.
Don’t bother investing in the rest of your employees. Just hire when needed, fire those you don’t like, those who aren’t a good fit, and those who are too old. Firing is one of their top tools if they want a quick cost reduction to boost their stock price.
Maintaining the upper hand of the employee/employer power dynamic is much more desirable than properly treating the people who work for you. If the employees don’t like it, they know where the door is. They’re replaceable anyway. That’s why employees have lost the RTO battles.
As an older worker, I despise how cutthroat the corporate world is now. I feel like I’m about to be tossed out with the trash.
- Comment on Starlink's Laser System is Beaming 42 Petabytes of Data Per Day 9 months ago:
I’m on a cruise ship trying Starlink for the first time and it’s impressive. I haven’t tried anything yet that requires low latency like gaming but websites and video streaming are all fast and responsive.
- Comment on Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast said it will drop "Xfinity 10G Network" brand name after losing appeal. 9 months ago:
Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
- Comment on Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets 10 months ago:
Thanks. I considered management at various times during my career. But it’s just not for me. With that being said, I can tell you that it’s rough being an older IC if you want job security.
- Comment on Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets 10 months ago:
Disguising layoffs as performance based firings seems to be more and more popular these days. As an older employee who’s in the process of being managed out/quiet fired, it’s a horrible, sadistic way to gaslight your employees and toy with their mental health.