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KempFood

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KempFood··on Ask HN: Laid off after 2 months. What exactly should I be doing?
No one is going to hire someone who can’t function, as you mentioned at the end.
KempFood··on Tetris for Applesoft BASIC
Calm down please, you’re off topic.
KempFood··on Canada legalises recreational cannabis use
Maybe in another 40 years. People aren’t smart, they are as dumb as nails. Sad!
KempFood··on Humans Are Turning Mammals More Nocturnal
I don’t like the thought of yammering livestock.

I prefer a gentle mooing. Who cares what my burger thinks?

KempFood··on Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer?
No, it’s not his company. He needs to leave.

He’s naive if he thinks they need his ‘extra advice’.

Sure, make judgment calls without all the info. Get fired. Your choice.

KempFood··on Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer?
I’ve been there. Transition to your car, but find someone or some place to stay before worrying too much. You’re off the grid, so look and plan where to start again. In the future, always plan for this. But for now your life will be reset. Just go with the best you can.

Once you can think, stop and do so. Acknowledge you are a SJW and as a result, lost a standoff with your previous employer when you brought it up. That company isn’t going to risk the livelihood of its employees, even if you might and did.

What did I do? Living in my car there’s few options, so I took a job canvassing for causes I believed in. It paid nothing, but I got out there doing my SJW stuff and felt better.

When I got off the streets, stayed with relatives, found a tech job and moved out, I learned somethings.

I never have enough info. Social justice causes are fine, but if you don’t have all the info, you’ll lose. Support agendas only with all info.

Second, make commitments and stick to them. I agreed to work for an employer, so to accuse them of bad data practices is not the right move. If the company bothers you, leave, stop trying to ‘change the world’.

Finally, be prepared. Jobs can be lost at any time. Apartments are not yours, be prepared to move at any time. And stop spending. Buy what you need. Adults do not need workstation computers, they need laptops. Not toys, Legos, Funkopop dolls, etc. Those are for kids.

Yes, after 15 years most have saved or diversified. Improve your handling of money.

Some turn spiritual at this point and pray your body stays healthy. It’s a strange journey called life!

KempFood··on Ask HN: Do you use marijuana non-recreationally?
I was taking Tramadol for years for chronic pain. It worked great and allowed me to function. Then a couple years ago, some scientist said it was ‘opioid-like’, and now it’s impossible to get from doctors. The state where I live is clamping down on opioids and tramadol is now tied in with actual opioids.

Ibuprofen + Tylenol every 4 hours works OK, but the nausea and withdrawal from Tramadol led me to try cannabis. It works great for keeping me off opiods, since it fills that ‘any narcotic’-need people feel even years later.

It’s better, safer than heroin, which many turn to when their cruel doctors cut them off. The only thing that worries me now is a hospital stay. Can you imagine surgery without painkillers? Ouch, that’s only for the rich!

KempFood··on Anthony Bourdain–'As Honest and Fearless in His Words as He Was in His Travels'
The media is really going crazy for this suicidal, mentally ill man. Calling him Fearless and “loved life” is remarkably tone deaf.

Why blame the victim? I blame those around him.

KempFood··on GDPR for lazy people: Block all European users with Cloudflare Workers
EU laws can be ignored. Block 'em!

Maybe someday they will learn?

KempFood··on Mussels test positive for opioids in Seattle's Puget Sound
Too late for some! When trying to kick opiods, I recommend cannabis. Any narcotic works wonders through opioid withdrawal, and cannabis is so safe.

Although you might become 'addicted', it's easier than controlling opioid intake.

KempFood··on A self-driving toy car using end-to-end learning
Toy cars seem perfect for perfecting AI driving skills.

With a model train like setup, you could have construction, peds, etc.

Wow!

KempFood··on The Mystery of the $70 Hoodie That’s All Over Facebook
Article is blocked.
KempFood··on We built a photoshop for websites
We did? I don't recall doing that.
KempFood··on Where's the who's hiring thread?
It's May 1st.
KempFood··on Ask HN: Is HN GDPR compliant?
No, it's not.
KempFood··on Ask HN: Been job searching for 3 years. Do I need speech therapy?
This is a great time. Low unemployment levels.

As long as you are happy to serve, there are lots of jobs.

Stay the course!