QuarterSwede

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do middle aged family men handle it?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
The secret is actually enjoying who you’re with during the day. If you don’t like that then, well there’s your problem.

I have 3 kids and my parents are ageing enough and I’m the only male heir that I’m now taking on the role of head of the family more and more. I also manage a branch at work so I have a lot of responsibility there too. It’s fun once you give in and start enjoying what you’re doing. As with most things mindset is everything.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking to buy a cheap but best first 3d printer. Ender3 V3, CR-10 SE, or something else?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I never got the Ender 3 to be consistent. If anything it wasted time, filament, and money because it might finish a print and it might not. Great teaching tool. Awful printer these days.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking to buy a cheap but best first 3d printer. Ender3 V3, CR-10 SE, or something else?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
The Ender 3 is like an old Jeep Willy’s. Teaches you a ton about how it operated but it does so poorly.

I went from an Ender 3 to a K1. The difference in consistent quality and speed is staggering.

OP, save up your money for an enclosed printer. It makes such a big difference it’s well worth it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
And then someone else actually living there says, yeah, that’s not actually true nor practical day to day.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 Finally Fixes "Update and Shut Down" Functionality After a Decade⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
So that’s not just me!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 Finally Fixes "Update and Shut Down" Functionality After a Decade⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
It might be your hardware. I just migrated from a Ryzen 5 laptop (with much better battery life than its Core i5 cousins in the office) to a new Core Ultra laptop and the difference in shutdown time is striking. Mostly because it actually shuts down all the spreadsheets and office BS I have open while the Ryzen one would hang. I normally don’t like Intel chips but this generation seems to be pretty good. Could be RAM too. Old laptop had 24GB, new one has 32GB.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 Finally Fixes "Update and Shut Down" Functionality After a Decade⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
For me it was not being able to keep a homebridge VM from crashing. Threw it on Debian and it hasn’t gone down once. Dual booting for now but I’m moving everything over. The final piece was seeing how fast Debian copies files. It’s instant most of the time. Made me realize that the “nice” speed dialog is literally just show and slowing down the functionality by quite a bit. What a pig.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
This right here.

It’s the same reason religions call it faith. Not being able to prove it, is kind of the point.

And no, I have no desire to start a conversation with OP. No offense, I’m just, personally, way beyond this type of philosophy.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-time iOS user considering switch to Android - Need advice on $1000 flagships⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The keyboard is bugged and someone JUST caught it on slow mo changing the user input. It’s a wild bug and explains a lot because the iOS keyboard and autocorrect used to the gold standard. It was sooooo good pre-ML.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Custom SV08 Max Top-hat / Riser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Wow that’s impressive! It really does look stock.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I finally get a long term career and become financially independent?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
This is really great advice and something I’ve experienced as well.

However, one caveat is that startups work a lot differently. You can promote a lot faster since you’re usually doing multiple jobs at once and learning a lot of new skills at the same time. They usually don’t care too much about specific work experience either. Can you think on your own, build a team or be apart of one, and can you an execute quickly?

And as always no one cares about specific degrees (especially in management), the more general you talk about it the better. People actually understand what area you were interested in, you stuck with something most people don’t do and for a degree (and, don’t really care in what).

Also, over communication is better than no/poor communication. That’s helped me probably the best to promote than anything. Well, that and doing things no one wants to do, especially when on a new team. Gains brownie points almost instantly.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It’s not. It’s that the apps that use it have bad UIs and/or don’t support CarPlay. I haven’t found an alternative yet that was usable day to day.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I wish it were good enough to be a viable alternative but it really isn’t.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Confidence and a good sense of humor.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Edward Scissorhands pee?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I mean it’s not easy to spot if you aren’t paying attention. His maker made robots for food processing. His torso was sitting on a desk but his leg was lying in front of himself and it’s not quite clear. That’s the only shot that alludes to him not being real. Tim Burton has a wild imagination.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Edward Scissorhands pee?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Thought he was a robot …
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Bingo.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does more expensive phones have better reception?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
In general, devices with plastic cases typically have better reception because plastic is RF transparent. Devices with metal cases tend to have worse because they block RF. That’s grossly simplified but it’ll get you started on researching it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Winning is easy, trying is hard.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
The real secret is understand failure makes us learn quicker and that we rarely get better unless we’re uncomfortable.

One of my favorite movies is Meet the Robinsons. If you haven’t watched it with him it’s a great message about failure and not being afraid of it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jesus was Jewish, but Christians aren't⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Christ can’t be a “follower of Christ.” The first Christian’s were the Apostles.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A ‘demoralizing' trend has computer science grads out of work — even minimum wage jobs. Are 6-figure tech careers over?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
It doesn’t help that conpanies lie on their requirements in job postings. Even entry level retail jobs are asking for 2-3 years of retail experience. That’s just insulting to those with retail experience and an impossible “entry level” requirement. Leads people to just ignore any requirements.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ender 3 V2 Causing Circuit Breaker to Trip (Even when PSU is flipped off!)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
If it’s not a GFCI or AFCI protected circuit then it has to be overcurrent. Something isn’t right with your PSU and it’s drawing more than 15 amps or 20 amps if yours is in the kitchen.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve lived through the cell phone invention, to flip phones, to smartphones. They were terrible back then and I doubt that’s changed now.

Now, I do understand the reason why you moved back to one. For me, I just got aggressive about notifications and turned off most of them. I stopped social media tied to friends and family and am selective about what I’m on and for how long. Takes more personal willpower (or whatever) but you do get used to it in the long run and feel better.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Default Settings Are Eating The World⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t agree with the premise of this article. When hunting and gathering the default is, “oh look, berries I can eat on a bush, let’s pick them or there’s a deer nearby, let’s shoot it with my bow and arrow.”

These are just … choices. The only difference now is the amount of choice we have. It’s overwhelming so we go back to what we know to move forward. That’s just simply the human condition. Don’t think too much into this.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
This I believe.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That’s quite insightful.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
What a moronic move. I almost never post comments but I watch plenty of content.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I have to go to my subscribed channels just to see what they’ve posted now. YT definitely changed up their algorithm and it’s useless for me now. It doesn’t present anything I’m interested in.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Most people will convert them to a 5 star in that event too as most companies won’t put forth the effort to listen to why you posted a 1 star in the first place. Those are my favorite anyway because 1) I don’t expect companies to be perfect (lord knows mine isn’t and I’m not) and 2) it shows you that they value their customers and want to make things right. Hard to find those these days.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it realistic to hope that lemmy grows to the size of the bigger social media platforms?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That’s fair and appreciate the support. A reason I don’t sometimes is that I want to engage in discussion when I don’t have time or the energy. If I could turn off reply notifications for each post that would be helpful.