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I don't think that's what OP is doing at all, you're just setting up a dunk for yourself. Congrats on saying "Simpsons did it".

Apparently if you spend all your time either working or interviewing, even at places you don't want to wind up, it'll all just come together perfectly because that's all your schedule is.

These threads get depressing real fast.

Fellow NJ programmer here - have you had much luck finding stuff in Central Jersey? Red Bank to Toms River sorta area.

I'm currently working in Red Bank and have been having a hell of a time finding places that don't seem miserable or just short contract work that I'm not interested in lol

I love coming to HN to see simple phrases like "obviously true" being used so ridiculously.

> Is the Secret Service really confident that it can protect its charges from this kind of attack?

Yes. Our military is pretty confident that it can handle any form of missile/flying object trying to reach US soil before its an issue, which is part of why we feel pretty much zero repercussions for being terrible.

Hey, I know it's just a small comment on HN so I don't know the whole picture and you very well may already know/do this, but people who tend to have free time to just pump out side projects without worrying about work tend to be already-privileged people.

I get what you mean about not even really needing the project to work, just show that you have an idea and wanna work on it, yadda yadda, but I think you'll eliminate some good candidates and hard workers if you see a lack of side projects as a lack of devotion or work ethic.

Taking a few delivery jobs while being relatively well off isn't the same as people picking this up as a 2nd or 3rd job and depending on it.

I can't believe I have to point out that most of the people being affected negatively by this aren't by-and-large "wealthy" or "secure" people to begin with.

And yet, still makes political donations to those that deny climate change and work against Green interests

https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1217882650515517440

THAT'S what you gleamed from this article?

>The people who claim a right not to be offended are engaging in “discussion” only to redefine the limits of what’s allowed to be discussed.

I've gotta say, this sounds real similar to the "very fine people on both sides" type logic that tries to equate antifa to white supremacists.

This is one of those quotes that sounds really clever if you don't think about it at all

Sorry for your loss <3

I think trying to figure that out is the exciting part, and I'd prefer to err on the side of generosity.

Hard disagreement, if something can feel pain and suffering then we should be striving to overcome the need to inflict that on them.

Also, just because we don't "owe" it to them doesn't mean we shouldn't. Being nice or doing good in the world isn't something that should be earned by the recipients, it should be the default for how we treat each other if we're REALLY trying to progress and move forward as sentient beings.

Seeing people say things like "Simple competition sorts it out" as if any complex problem can be answered like that. We should really know better, given our field.

Also interesting that basically anyone saying anything mildly critical of capitalism is getting downvoted without much response

not even messed up,some just don't have the same means of entry or the opportunity

Vinyl is still super popular in the punk/hardcore/DIY scene. Hell, cassettes are still pretty popular too, but basically take a look at https://triplebrecords.limitedrun.com/store or https://deathwishinc.com/ - and these are just the relatively "bigger" bands, lot of local-level bands still do it too.

I disagree with your analysis in the first sentence on a fundamental level, so I think we may just not see eye to eye on this. I think it's more reflective of the issues of crony capitalism and exploitation of the working class than as a litmus test of whether automation has "made it" yet.

Self checkout at the grocery store is still a mess that requires frequent intervention from on-hand employees, and even the most advanced system still usually requires someone there for insurance. Hell, the best minds in the country still can't get cars to drive themselves without someone on deck to pull the plug if it all goes tits up.

Haha who do you think makes the final call? Executives (i.e. users) or the IT Department?

But we're decreasing the quality of the service, so do they, really? We then need the aforementioned people to fill in the gaps for the systems.

Automation shouldn't be replacing people in the workforce, it should be allowing us to do our jobs more efficiently and tackle the more pressing, human issues that require nuance.

Yeah, except most of those automated systems still suck, and people need to assist those systems with edge cases.

Imagine Google's customer service, but everywhere. No thanks.

Same, but users think it's ugly and doesn't look "right" or "modern" :/

Reading this makes me feel less bad, I tend to think I'm making excuses for myself and/or just being lazy. Especially because I also have to do some tech support stuff, side meetings, etc, while trying to work on (at least one) project simultaneously, the actual programming part suffers first.

Some days I just can't get the programming wheels turning, and a lot of the time it's just because I keep getting interrupted or can't focus with noise around me. God forbid I work from home when I have a hard deadline so interruptions are at a minimum...

That's assuming things go well. My two older siblings are, uh, let's just say they're not very close and dealing with them growing up was an experience in and of itself.

For a second I thought I was in a thread about Windows

Maybe for now, but everyone I know in my age group that was super into these (23-28) is currently trying to sell them because they have too many and the novelty wore off.

Feels basically like a Beanie Baby craze, except this time, the people who are into actual quality or give off the hobbyist vibe go to other products like Nendoroid.

Have you been talking to my entire HR Department?

Accountability == Witch Hunt? Where have I heard this before...

Why do you assume it's only the two options that happen to conform to your narrative?

You're right, I just get really annoyed when people take flippant attitudes in situations that you'd think would elicit some empathy.