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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
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Comment on Firewood Banks aren’t inspiring. They’re a sign of collapse. in ~finance
CrypticCuriosity629 (edited )Link ParentOops, I probably should have posted two sources instead of just the one for internal linking. External/Outbound linking is just as important as internal, if not moreso. So here's a source on...Oops, I probably should have posted two sources instead of just the one for internal linking. External/Outbound linking is just as important as internal, if not moreso. So here's a source on external linking.
External Links are hyperlinks that point at (target) any domain other than the domain the link exists on (source)... | ...External linking is crucial for enhancing user experience and SEO. The significance of external website links in enhancing a site's search engine optimization cannot be overstated.
Use descriptive keywords in anchor text that reflect the same topic or keywords the target page is trying to target. It’s not necessary to use the same keyword text every time—in fact, doing so can trigger spam detectors. Instead, strive for a variety of anchor text that enhances context and usability for your users—and for search engines, as well.
It's a very very common and normalized web practice that every business does no matter how big they are, and for most businesses who post online it's a part of their standard operating procedure. So it's not about them being reputable, it's about money and clicks. To put it simply, the higher rank in SEO you get, the more you can charge advertisers because you can argue there's a higher likelihood of people clicking on their articles to view the ads. Or the more ads are viewed, the more revenue the site gets from ads. So more clicks more money, and that's what SEO is all about.
And not just with advertisers, but data collection and site trackers too, the more people who click on your article, the more data you collect and the more you can charge for your data.
This is all very simplified explanations, there are so many intricacies, middle men and companies that are all interwoven into each other between ads, engagement, and data collection and so many different variables that go into that ecosystem.
I just confirmed that New Republic does indeed have ads, and I checked ublock Origin and it's currently blocking 507 network requests or script elements related to tracking and data collection. So they're not squeaky clean as far as that goes.
For clarity, I don't disagree with the bulk of what you're saying, but I did just want to clear up the linking thing because it is a very common SEO practice for businesses.
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Comment on Firewood Banks aren’t inspiring. They’re a sign of collapse. in ~finance
CrypticCuriosity629 (edited )Link ParentFYI the links to other posts in news articles are less about citing sources, and more about boosting SEO rank and engagement baiting. This source explains exactly what the article is doing. Most...FYI the links to other posts in news articles are less about citing sources, and more about boosting SEO rank and engagement baiting. This source explains exactly what the article is doing.
Most of the time those links are automatically created based on keywords when it gets uploaded and the author of the article has nothing to do with the placement of those links.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkI've been obsessing over this modular and parametric 3D Printable terrarium ideas lately, but have been having issues with executive function and actually doing it. Currently though I'm looking...I've been obsessing over this modular and parametric 3D Printable terrarium ideas lately, but have been having issues with executive function and actually doing it.
Currently though I'm looking for someone who does freelance 3D Sculpting who can do organic or ornate designs. I have some very unique ideas and while I have experience with CAD but I am terrible at anything organic or sculpted. I'm looking for things like scifi containment canisters, tree stumps, elvish design, etc.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2025) in ~health.mental
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkSo I'm struggling quite a bit with motivation and executive function and I don't know what to do. Some context, I was let go dramatically a couple months ago by an employer who was trying to soft...So I'm struggling quite a bit with motivation and executive function and I don't know what to do.
Some context, I was let go dramatically a couple months ago by an employer who was trying to soft fire me by making me miserable, but ended up going nuclear after I, unexpectedly to them, wrote a software that fixed all the little things they were criticizing me for.
I just recently got a new job, but I'm worried it's going to end up the same as all my last jobs, where I get hired to fix a problem, then when I start fixing the problem everyone gets annoyed and I get let go.
My apartment is a mess but I can't find the energy to clean it. It's not a hoarders situation but it's definitely a depression nest.
I can't find any good thoughts about my hobbies and projects. I want so badly to design 3d printable terrarium designs and the idea seems great in my head and I enjoy thinking about it, but when I sit there and try to DO it I can't.
I can't even bring myself to play video games.
Probably the only thing I can bring myself to do is listen to audiobooks, right now I'm on the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and that's probably mostly because of escapism rather than anything else.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentYeah, that seems to be where it's at, I know there's a big demand for custom charging stands for hair clippers for barbers and hair stylists. A lot of them want wall mounts or have different or...Yeah, that seems to be where it's at, I know there's a big demand for custom charging stands for hair clippers for barbers and hair stylists. A lot of them want wall mounts or have different or uncommon brands and want an easy stand to just place and charge, or even just organize in drawers.
I was thinking about that for a bit, but doesn't really scratch a personal interest for myself.
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Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentI will say that Plex is starting to be pretty shady and weird, so I'd recommend Jellyfin at this point.I will say that Plex is starting to be pretty shady and weird, so I'd recommend Jellyfin at this point.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentI too have long thought over how to make money from 3D Printing, and everything I can think of that isn't already saturated is where 3D Printing is only part of the product, not the entire...I too have long thought over how to make money from 3D Printing, and everything I can think of that isn't already saturated is where 3D Printing is only part of the product, not the entire product.
Like I've had the idea of making cat scratching posts out of discarded cardboard cores(or the thicker outer shipping tubes) from rolls of printing material, sisal rope, and an MDF base, and using a 3D Printer to print out the top cap of the scratching post. For the thicker tubes I was thinking about making the top cap and either putting an iris diaphragm design or a lift door so owners can store cat toys inside. Also be able to 3D Print top and bottom wall mounts for a cat scratcher tube that attaches to the wall.
The other thing I'm currently working on designing is a terrarium/insect enclosure that uses thicker clear acrylic tubes and caps the top and bottom to create 360° terrariums with modularity.
I think the key is to be able to access an uncommon part, like cardboard or acrylic tubes that not everyone has easy access to, and that's what would set a 3d printing business apart from the typical slop.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkSo I'm currently designing a 3D Printable terrarium/insect/jumping spider enclosure that uses clear acrylic tubes as the viewing area so you can have a complete 365° view. I'm basically designing...So I'm currently designing a 3D Printable terrarium/insect/jumping spider enclosure that uses clear acrylic tubes as the viewing area so you can have a complete 365° view. I'm basically designing the top cap and the bottom base, but needing to also make sure that everything is detachable and modular so you can take it apart and have different pieces for customization and whatnot.
I'm already designing it so the top is modular to switch out with a clear window piece, an LED light, or just a cover. Eventually I want to design doors or drawers into the base as well.
Also kind of want to make a feeding door variation for Jumping spiders.
It's been slow going as I'm dealing with some mental health issues and executive function issues, but it's been something that has kept my attention.
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Comment on Meet the group breaking people out of AI delusions in ~health.mental
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentAn uncomfortable truth I think we as a society have to confront soon is that many people simply do not have the cognitive capacity to handle the complexity of modern technology or information...An uncomfortable truth I think we as a society have to confront soon is that many people simply do not have the cognitive capacity to handle the complexity of modern technology or information ecosystems.
I think for years, simpler technology, social norms and familiar routines let these people hide those limitations, and many learned to pass as far more capable than they actually were through memorization, routines, and social scripts or social mirroring and blending in with their community which more or less shielded them.
But the explosion of AI-fueled delusions and propaganda-driven delusions has stripped away the masks of these people. It’s becoming obvious how many individuals can talk, participate, and move through daily life while lacking the higher-order reasoning needed to understand the world they’re interacting with.
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Comment on Why humanity needs a Lunar seed vault in ~space
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentToo many points of failure. If the rockets explode then you're out of seeds. But yeah, it is absolutely ridiculous. The only way it would be a good idea is if it's like a vault that is for aliens...Too many points of failure. If the rockets explode then you're out of seeds. But yeah, it is absolutely ridiculous.
The only way it would be a good idea is if it's like a vault that is for aliens or like future species, not a practical backup.
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Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
CrypticCuriosity629 (edited )LinkWhat I find amazing in all this research is how even when they describe their best case scenario of people with internal monologuos or people who visualize things it doesn't even scratch the...What I find amazing in all this research is how even when they describe their best case scenario of people with internal monologuos or people who visualize things it doesn't even scratch the surface of what I personally experience in my head.
Like not only do I have an internal monologue, I have several, at once. I'm constantly turning over ideas and perspectives, picking apart things I see and experience. I'm having full conversations about things trying to understand my experiences from different perspectives.
And not only can I visualize people, places, things, and objects, but I can run simulations in my head and see those objects from different angles and can feel the textures, smells, tastes, sound it would make, and guess accurately the weight, mass, and force needed to push it around or throw it.
Like take the example of an apple. Not only can I visualize an apple, but I can describe the sound it'd make when hitting the floor, how it can bruise, the feel of cutting it, how much give it would give to a sharp knife, the texture of the seeds, etc. I can turn the apple around in my head, cut it in half, detail the inner texture, etc. Ask me the color and I can list the color texture of the surface, inner color, color of the seeds, and the chalky grey/green of the stem and the bruising/unripe areas, etc. Even as I'm thinking of that I can describe the give the stem has, what it feels like to pull the stem out, describe the little star shaped butthole on the bottom of the apple, the 4 "legs" on the bottom of the apple, how the apple will feel after being left out for a while when the outer surface has dried a bit and the cut edges start to curl, the slipperiness of the seeds, the sharp harder edge of the little places in the apple the seeds are, the feeling of it crunching in my mouth as I take a bite, the slight slurping I need to do as I bite, how the peel of the apple breaks down slower as I chew than the flesh of the apple does and how that feels in my mouth as I swallow. All this is in my head simultaneously and I can visualize it all instantly.
And with memories I can literally walk through my memories, rewind, replay, and like relive the memories. I can see everything, remember the sounds, smells, and how I felt in the moment physically and mentally. And I can run different simulations of how things could have gone differently and possible outcomes.
I can do math in my head by visualizing writing it down and solving it too.
I also have synesthesia where in addition to all of the above I can also visualize sounds and audio, I associate colors with certain words and numbers, and can describe the texture of smells and tastes. Like Vanilla is an overwhelming round smell, cinnamon is kind of a fine scratchy smell, alcohol has kind of a sinking or deep sensation with it. The number 6 is purple, 3 is green, 9 is a red/orange, 7 red, 8 grey, 1 white, 4 yellow, 5 dark brown, etc.
So it's incredible reading that people don't experience even a fraction of what I do. Like I feel like I've got everything unlocked in my head with the only limitations literally being the laws of physics, and I have trouble comprehending what it would be like to live without any of that.
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Comment on Pluribus S01E01 - “We is Us” in ~tv
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkSo I think the pluribus virus is a metaphor for fascism, the other survivors represent people's complacency with fascism as long as it protects their sense of normalcy or benefits them. Fascism...So I think the pluribus virus is a metaphor for fascism, the other survivors represent people's complacency with fascism as long as it protects their sense of normalcy or benefits them.
Fascism requires conformity and the death of individuality. Fascism promises peace, safety, and happiness in exchange for your free will and individual rights. Fascism commits atrocities and justifies it as for the greater good it only after it's completely taken over, just like the virus killed 800 million people during the assimilationm
Carol's demonization is a parallel to anti-fascist and resistance movements who are seen as a threat to the peace and normalcy of those that benefit from fascism.
To watch so many people justify fascism by completely misreading the parallels of this show is disgusting. All because fascism is tied up in a nice, pretty, and polite bow.
It is ridiculous to say that this is a critique on American individualism/cultural collectivism.
Even in collectivist cultures people are allowed to be individuals, to have their own likes and dislikes. They still have free will, their culture just generally dictates to look out for their communities and their families as well as themselves.
And guess what the other 5 immune people are not doing? They're not looking out for anyone other than themselves. They aren't looking out for Carol, they're not looking out for all the people who had their free will robbed of them without consent. They don't even care about their families or their consent.
They ONLY care about how the hivemind benefits them, whether that's through a harem of beautiful women or the hivemind husks that were once their family. They don't respect their family's individuality or the fact their families were robbed of their free will. They aren't concerned about the 800 million people who died during the assimilation, some that were probably in their communities. They don't even care about their families or their consent.
They ONLY care about how the hivemind benefits them, whether that's through a harem of beautiful women or the hivemind husks that were once their family. They don't respect their family's individuality or the fact their families were robbed of their free will.
And guess what, I bet the survivors don't have arguments or disagree with their "families" anymore. Their children won't argue, their spouses will never say "no" ever again. As they said in the show, they can't say no or make anyone unhappy. These survivors have complete and total obediency and control over their families now. Just how fascists like it.
That fact alone proves that those hivemind husks aren't their families. They won't argue, or talk back, or bicker. They won't have disagreements. They are obedient husks, not their family. But they don't care about that and prefer it this way.
Just how fascists and those that benefit from fascism like it.
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Comment on Heilung - Tenet (2022) in ~music
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkOh I LOVE Heilung! I've wanted to see them live for ages.Oh I LOVE Heilung! I've wanted to see them live for ages.
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 LinkI actually recently got rid of my ChatGPT subscription in favor of Claude because of how absolutely abysmal the accuracy has been with ChatGPT recently. I legitimately can't get straightforward or...I actually recently got rid of my ChatGPT subscription in favor of Claude because of how absolutely abysmal the accuracy has been with ChatGPT recently. I legitimately can't get straightforward or correct answers out of it anymore.
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Comment on Refusing LinkedIn's ID verification is costing me my job in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentI don't use a VPN and have never been asked for an ID.I don't use a VPN and have never been asked for an ID.
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Comment on Refusing LinkedIn's ID verification is costing me my job in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentI did this a while back for a lot of friends with fake Facebook names when Facebook was harassing them about it. I did it for myself too. This is why I basically think these ID laws are stupid,...I did this a while back for a lot of friends with fake Facebook names when Facebook was harassing them about it.
I did it for myself too.
This is why I basically think these ID laws are stupid, unless they cross check IDs with state databases, which from what I can tell they dont. Most people can just use photoshopped IDs.
I laughed because there's going to be a huge fake ID surge when all these sites start asking for IDs.
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Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentSo are these digital identification solutions tied to state license/id databases? What's stopping someone from photoshopping or using a fake id?So are these digital identification solutions tied to state license/id databases?
What's stopping someone from photoshopping or using a fake id?
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Comment on With 'Golden' topping 'Ordinary,' a K-pop girl group hits No. 1 for the first time in ~music
CrypticCuriosity629 Link ParentI'm glad that post introduced it to people!I'm glad that post introduced it to people!
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Comment on Which other sites do you visit? in ~tech
CrypticCuriosity629 (edited )LinkSo outside of Reddit, YouTube, and Tildes, my mains are ChatGPT for occasional help with formatting and various tasks, but I'm working on locally hosting my own LLM and AI agents to move away on...So outside of Reddit, YouTube, and Tildes, my mains are ChatGPT for occasional help with formatting and various tasks, but I'm working on locally hosting my own LLM and AI agents to move away on reliance on ChatGPT for various transcription stuff.. I'll browse Google News too.
For my hobbies I'll browse 3D Printing sites like Printables, Thingiverse, Makersworld, Yegi, etc. Also TheRPF.com, but it's not as active anymore.
I'm also on Github quite a bit too.
I really really wish there were more sites available to browse. I've been meaning to set up an RSS feed server and finding more blogs.
As far as random time wasters go:
- https://wiby.me/surprise/ - Gives you a random Web 1.0 website. Some of these are really interesting and I can definitely fall into rabbit holes.
- https://openguessr.com/ - It's exactly like Geoguessr but before they enshitified that with ads and "credits" and a bunch of other BS.
- https://goblin.tools/ - Less of a timewaster and more of a tool, has some good toolsfor neurodivergent folk like myself.
Oh! I also have a couple tips I'd be happy to elaborate on. I almost purely have gotten most if not all of my jobs through recruiters on Linkedin, and it's all about being attractive to them and therefor attractive to their clients. I've never been out of work for more than a couple of months at a time throughout my career and I'm always in the top few people in the interviews.
Some context is that I didn't actually finish college, I dropped out of community college because I didn't want to take the core classes and waste money. I wanted to work in the entertainment industry so I decided to just start working instead of going into education debt. I ended up completing all the classes I needed to for Digital Media Arts & Design and Entertainment Technology electives, I just didn't finish any of the core classes to qualify for graduating. I have ADHD and autism and I love learning things, but hate structured education and those classes didn't work for me.
The entertainment industry was all about networking not education, so it wasn't a big deal initially.
However my lack of college degree started to become an issue when I wanted to transition out of the entertainment industry and into more corporate and stable positions, so I had to learn to game the system because any applications I tried to submit would get immediately passed on due to my lack of college degree.
And my Trojan horse strategy was using recruiters and not application systems. I have submitted very very very few applications.
It's worked because I was eventually recruited to work at NBC Universal, Netflix corporate, The Walt Disney Company HQ in Glendale, and Popsockets. I was unfortunately laid off from Disney during the infamous COVID layoffs though, and have since transitioned out of the entertainment industry.
In fact, I had a roommate at the time who was stubborn and was applying to like everything under the sun with applications, and constantly refused to take my advice or help because he had a weird stubborn competitive thing with me, and finally after being unemployed for a year he gave in and let me redo his linkedin, and within 3 months he'd been recruited for a job at Apple TV. Unfortunately this was also a catalyst for a falling out between us, I think he resented me for it actually working and had some inadequacy issues. Still works at Apple though. lol
Personally over the past couple years I've made a decision to stop going after huge companies like Disney, and found I much prefer smaller businesses. But that's another story.
So here's some of my tips.
First and foremost: Remember that when working with recruiters, it's the recruiter's job to make you look like the best candidate to their clients, so the more work you do for them to that goal, the more likely a recruiter will find you.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some things, but if anyone has any questions let me know. I'm by no means an expert, but I just had to learn to survive when I can't pass any application system that requires me to put a college degree.
Edited to add: So I didn't get into this, but just an FYI despite everything I wrote, I am a huge anti-capitalist and hate corporate cultures, and I'm extremely critical of Social Media. So I don't exactly personally support everything I just outlined, it's why I refer to it as gaming the system and why I don't see any issues with using slight of hand or lies by omission to get jobs. It sucks and I'd love to live in a world where these ridiculous corporate talent shows didn't exist, but I'm not good to anyone if I'm unemployed so I'd rather not shoot myself in the foot out of stubbornness. A lot of my work recently has been supporting non-profits and political causes.