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  1. Comment on Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it in ~life

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    There's something very circle-of-life, hakuna matata and all, about the phone ending up back in China where it was probably made in the first place.

    There's something very circle-of-life, hakuna matata and all, about the phone ending up back in China where it was probably made in the first place.

    22 votes

  2. Comment on RIP to the greatest CEO you've never heard of (2022) in ~humanities.history

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    It's an inspirational piece, but I'm getting caught on how she kept being volunteered for things she didn't want to do. E.g., she refused that initial Girl Scouts position three times. I've just...

    It's an inspirational piece, but I'm getting caught on how she kept being volunteered for things she didn't want to do. E.g., she refused that initial Girl Scouts position three times.

    I've just got tunnel vision on how that sounds similar to being voluntold to take on additional responsibility at work, and it's causing me to experience some cognitive dissonance.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine. in ~transport

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    Close. It's because they keep having to divert power to Evangelions.

    It’s because Godzilla, ennit?

    Close. It's because they keep having to divert power to Evangelions.

    10 votes

  4. Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life

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    😂 Hah! This got me by the bubu.

    just another of her many red flags and I'm not saying she's patriotic...

    😂

    Hah! This got me by the bubu.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    OpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times. And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things. Just install it with one of the lighter DEs, IMHO.

    OpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times.
    And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things.
    Just install it with one of the lighter DEs, IMHO.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com (used by the Mozilla Monitor service), founded dozens of people-search firms in ~tech

  7. Comment on Anyone else who don't care much for their past? in ~health.mental

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    I think I have the same sentiment as you, OP. I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle.

    I think I have the same sentiment as you, OP.
    I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What precautions to take when someone is out to get you? in ~life

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    How do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?

    How do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?

  9. Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk

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    With btrfs. 😏

    With btrfs. 😏

    5 votes

  10. Comment on The myth of the unemployed US college grad in ~life

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    The only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.

    The only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2023) in ~health.mental

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    Congratulations on securing work! How did you explain away the gap if you don't mind me asking? I was just watching a video the other day that made compelling arguments for just outright lying,...

    Congratulations on securing work!

    How did you explain away the gap if you don't mind me asking? I was just watching a video the other day that made compelling arguments for just outright lying, i.e., hiding the gap by extending your other/current jobs.

    I think I got burned out as well. But it's a self-diagnosis, so who knows, maybe I'm just a lazy bum.

    I've only just got the motivation back to apply for jobs again, but now we're entering the holidays—the doldrums of hiring. When I picture myself doing what some of these JDs say though (as opposed to just cherry-picking the keywords to put in my materials to pass any HR filters), I get exhausted.

    So ... I think I'm in a similar place to you: feeling pressured and unready. Therefore, for what it's worth, I sincerely hope the new position works out well and is tolerable for you.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Honest question: Why does everyone seem so hopeless and negative about life these days? in ~talk

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    Ah okay, good to know. Played out closer to my contemporary expectations then.

    Ah okay, good to know.
    Played out closer to my contemporary expectations then.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Honest question: Why does everyone seem so hopeless and negative about life these days? in ~talk

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    Blows my mind that, as recently (not so recent anymore) as the 1980s, it was possible to enter the US illegally and still settle down like that. Of course, I'm looking at it in isolation...

    He emigrated to the US illegally during the Thatcher years of pretty brutal, top down oppression of laborers in the UK in the 1970s/80s.

    Blows my mind that, as recently (not so recent anymore) as the 1980s, it was possible to enter the US illegally and still settle down like that.

    Of course, I'm looking at it in isolation though—maybe for each successful ICE-evader, there were ten or twenty others who got deported.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech

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    Heh, celebrated too soon:

    it's heartening to see a corporation defending NSFW content for once

    Heh, celebrated too soon:

    UPDATE DEC 15, 2023: Twitch has made a dramatic U-turn on its controversial decision to allow "artistic depictions of nudity" on its platform, blaming chaos caused by AI.

    5 votes

  15. Comment on What field do you work? And do you love your work and workplace? in ~talk

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    Technical writing right? Useful to know that some of the positions still require social interaction—I've been thinking of trying to lateral into the field, but that was assuming there would be...

    Technical writing right? Useful to know that some of the positions still require social interaction—I've been thinking of trying to lateral into the field, but that was assuming there would be little social interaction.

    I'm unsure if I want the additional responsibility.

    Would you say your control over this is tied to your field, or your company? I've worked in various industries, but primarily sales support managing CRMs. And my last few roles have all tried to force additional responsibilities. I've always moved on shortly after that, which I know is not sustainable.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email in ~games

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    Please, no. Although, I suppose it would be better than EA acquiring Valve.

    Yep, he just threw Valve and their multi-billion-dollar Steam platform in there too. The idea of Microsoft buying Valve has been much-bandied-about and rumour-mongered over the years. Gabe Newell brushed the idea off when RPS spoke to him about it back in 2007.

    Please, no. Although, I suppose it would be better than EA acquiring Valve.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Elon Musk thinking of charging money for Twitter in ~tech

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    Generous to call it 'thinking.'

    Generous to call it 'thinking.'

    1 vote

  18. Comment on What do you do with old electronics? in ~tech

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    Okay, I'll probably have to do this route for the two phones among my old electronics.

    Okay, I'll probably have to do this route for the two phones among my old electronics.

  19. Comment on What do you do with old electronics? in ~tech

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    Of the devices is an Android phone, but it's bricked—dead Nexus 5X. I don't think I can access it with a tmux anymore.

    Of the devices is an Android phone, but it's bricked—dead Nexus 5X. I don't think I can access it with a tmux anymore.

  20. Comment on What do you do with old electronics? in ~tech

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    Piggy-backing off OP, I'm wondering about the best way to dispose of devices with storage. E.g., I have old cellphones that don't even power on anymore, but I'm fairly certain I didn't clear all...

    Piggy-backing off OP, I'm wondering about the best way to dispose of devices with storage.

    E.g., I have old cellphones that don't even power on anymore, but I'm fairly certain I didn't clear all data off them. Do I need to 'shred' these drives somehow? Or can I just wave magnets over them??

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