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  1. Comment on How has your career changed you? in ~life

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    I worked at a call center for four long years. It took me another couple of roles to truly get out of my own head.

    I worked at a call center for four long years. It took me another couple of roles to truly get out of my own head.

  2. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    After receiving one to many fake items from Amazon, I increasingly find myself buying from online e-stores tied to traditional brick and mortar shops like Walmart and Target.

    After receiving one to many fake items from Amazon, I increasingly find myself buying from online e-stores tied to traditional brick and mortar shops like Walmart and Target.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    It only gets faster. You are in the prime of life. To change your perception, realize when you are 40, the years will fly by.

    It only gets faster.

    You are in the prime of life.

    To change your perception, realize when you are 40, the years will fly by.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 21 in ~society

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    -- Trump

    "It is called the Oval Office, and it should be treated with Decorum, Respect, and Dignity, not defiled by Third Rate Clowns, who purposefully distort, twist, and degrade with everything they write or publish."

    -- Trump

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 14 in ~society

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    This amazing headline is the top news article everywhere. I find China's take more curious... China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule Even as Beijing urges the United States not...

    This amazing headline is the top news article everywhere.

    I find China's take more curious...

    China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule
    Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance

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    Only Trump could run on a reform platform when he is the incumbent.

    Only Trump could run on a reform platform when he is the incumbent.

    11 votes

  7. Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life

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    The nice thing about having just one kid is you get to feel better about the environment. The downside is the kid has no siblings, which will make it harder when you are older. You inspired me to...

    The nice thing about having just one kid is you get to feel better about the environment. The downside is the kid has no siblings, which will make it harder when you are older.

    You inspired me to ask my teen if he is happy that he was born. He said sometimes yes, sometimes no, on the balance, yes.

    Which is surprisingly insightful. You can never tell what is good and what is bad. Even decades later.

    Good luck with your choices.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Starting a video game creation club in ~creative

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    What are your assumptions around AI use?

    What are your assumptions around AI use?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 31 in ~society

  10. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 31 in ~society

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    Oh my god. Trump says "LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT" This is the financial equivalent of nuking a hurricane. If Trump follows through, no matter...

    Oh my god.

    Trump says "LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT"

    Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates (except mine!) by double and triple - And you haven’t seen anything yet! EMPLOYERS ADDED 162,000 JOB IN AUGUST. Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago! A STRONG COUNTRY MEANS A LOWER INTEREST RATE - IT’S A BETTER CREDIT…Very simple! We should have the LOWEST RATE of any country in the World, like “the old days.” Without the United States agreeing to allow them their big surpluses, and we could stop that immediately, they would no longer be considered financially ELITE! LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged “the President” has an absolute right to do. IT’S BETTER THAN TARIFFS! The Fed Board, with its great new leader, must get smart - BE PATRIOTS for a change. High interest rates put the U.S.A. at a very unfair disadvantage, and I won’t allow that to happen! President DONALD J. TRUMP

    This is the financial equivalent of nuking a hurricane. If Trump follows through, no matter what happens, we end up with inflation/stagflation. Rates somehow magically go down? Inflation. Deficit trading stops? Stagflation.

    So will he follow through? "IT’S BETTER THAN TARIFFS!"

    Currently markets are pricing him not doing anything, or him doing something then quickly TACO'ing out.

    But the long term impact of all these shenanigans is brutal. If you are Canada, you are seriously looking for more reliable trading partners. If you are China, you want to be Canadas new bestie.

    Have the democrats given up on pushing back on this bullshit? We know when the democrats take over power, we are going to hear nothing but how they are destroying the economy.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Adulting -- what advice or encouragement did you receive / wish you had received when you were just starting out moving out? in ~life

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    Ideally find room mates who are just as clueless as you. You will all be learning to cook, clean, and there is a lot more tolerance when you are all learning at the same time. Save more than you...

    1. Ideally find room mates who are just as clueless as you. You will all be learning to cook, clean, and there is a lot more tolerance when you are all learning at the same time.

    2. Save more than you spend. As you earn more, you will always spend more, but if you always save more than you spend, you will be fine. Even when it's hard, when you are just starting out, saving an emergency cash supply is critical.

    3. Your parents did you a dirty. But its OK. You got this.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on Eye of the Tiger on a dot matrix printer in ~music

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    I've never understood why they pause for a beat at 29 seconds in the second time around, but I am glad dot matrix guys got that right.

    I've never understood why they pause for a beat at 29 seconds in the second time around, but I am glad dot matrix guys got that right.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on Are there any witches on Tildes? in ~hobbies

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    TIL that I believe in nominative determinism (or perhaps atronymism)

    nominative determinism (or perhaps atronym)!

    TIL that I believe in nominative determinism (or perhaps atronymism)

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Has anyone tried making their own font? in ~design

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    There are websites that convert your own handwriting to fonts.

    There are websites that convert your own handwriting to fonts.

  15. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    It's been 90 days since my last reboot. I know I should reboot, to get the latest security updates, but I don't want to.

    It's been 90 days since my last reboot.

    I know I should reboot, to get the latest security updates, but I don't want to.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk

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    We are in the golden age of bullshit. Want to find some bullshit? Google it. Someone somewhere will validate your bullshit belief. Want to generate some bullshit? AI will generate all the bullshit...

    We are in the golden age of bullshit.

    Want to find some bullshit? Google it. Someone somewhere will validate your bullshit belief.

    Want to generate some bullshit? AI will generate all the bullshit you want.

    Want to find some people to believe in your bullshit? Social media will deliver your bullshit to those most likely to believe.

    What about hundreds of years ago? True bullshit is obviously bullshit, but has true believers anyway.

    We are in the golden age of easy access to experts and we are in the golden age of having the sum of all human knowledge just a few clicks away.

    Yet so many choose to believe in complete and utter bullshit.

    And none of us are immune.

    And so few of us care, as long as everyone agrees with the bullshit we believe in, and not the bullshit we don’t.

    12 votes

  17. Comment on ‘This is crazy. This is insane’: Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI and jobs in ~comp

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    Thanks for sharing. This is an extremely well written article. I've also been having an "oh shit" moment about AI, increasing over the last three months, as I started to use Claude Code.

    Thanks for sharing. This is an extremely well written article.

    I've also been having an "oh shit" moment about AI, increasing over the last three months, as I started to use Claude Code.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Software engineers / programmers: how’s it going? in ~comp

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    Do you mind if I ask, why hasn't your company adopted AI? Is coding not their core competency? Are they writing mission critical software that peoples lives depend on?

    Do you mind if I ask, why hasn't your company adopted AI? Is coding not their core competency? Are they writing mission critical software that peoples lives depend on?

    2 votes

  19. Comment on How to find a new calling in life? in ~life

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    Ride the wave! - words of wisdom from 1999 :)

    Ride the wave! - words of wisdom from 1999 :)

    2 votes

  20. Comment on [SOLVED] Hunting for a movie in ~movies

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    Well it's not Gor, and it's not Outlaw of Gor - the dude is short and has short white hair... I think I see in your future, you watching hundreds of bad sci fi movies that all almost but not quite...

    Well it's not Gor, and it's not Outlaw of Gor - the dude is short and has short white hair...

    I think I see in your future, you watching hundreds of bad sci fi movies that all almost but not quite match her memory... and maybe that is double good. You get to watch a lot of bad sci fi movies, and the reality is never going to match up to formative memories that have probably been recalled and reconstructed many times.

    5 votes