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  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Tangentially, does anyone have any recs for free budget apps. I just started working and thinking of making my own excel sheet or doing it on pen and paper as my expenses are still very trackeable...

    Tangentially, does anyone have any recs for free budget apps. I just started working and thinking of making my own excel sheet or doing it on pen and paper as my expenses are still very trackeable right now

  2. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Damn that looks really really good, I want to get into VR coding as well but don't have anything to test it on right now haha

    Damn that looks really really good, I want to get into VR coding as well but don't have anything to test it on right now haha

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  3. Comment on I'm about to start my first ever job as a Software Engineer. I'm terrified about losing it in a layoff. in ~tech

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    Thank you, that is sound advice. I will focus on learning as much as I can, I'm starting on Monday :)

    Thank you, that is sound advice. I will focus on learning as much as I can, I'm starting on Monday :)

    2 votes

  4. Comment on I'm about to start my first ever job as a Software Engineer. I'm terrified about losing it in a layoff. in ~tech

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    Thank you! That makes sense and reassured me more. I'll just focus on working hard on the job and not focus on things out of my control.

    Thank you! That makes sense and reassured me more. I'll just focus on working hard on the job and not focus on things out of my control.

    4 votes

  5. I'm about to start my first ever job as a Software Engineer. I'm terrified about losing it in a layoff.

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    I wanted to be a SWE ever since I was a young kid, and now after a undergrad + masters degree I was one of the first people in my batch to get a job. I just moved to a new country for my first job...

    I wanted to be a SWE ever since I was a young kid, and now after a undergrad + masters degree I was one of the first people in my batch to get a job. I just moved to a new country for my first job and I love it here already, it just feels sad imagining if I do get laid off and I'd have to go back to where I was doing my Masters (and even that would be limited time visa before I have to go back to my very under-developed home country). I do want to just mentally let go of the anxiety and just focus on performing good at my job but with all the recent layoffs it feels hard, my own company laid off a lot of people last year and because of that their glassdoor rating is kindof bad. I've been spiralling a bit just reading the glassdoor reviews of people blaming the management of uprooting their lives. Other people who changed cities or countries and were left jobless and were trying to navigate in a extremely bureucratic environment.

    I have a 6 month probation in which I can be laid off pretty quickly, I just need to learn to not worry about the stuff I can't control.

    34 votes

  6. Comment on Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device in ~tech

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    More competition is always good, Kindle Scribe/Remarkable/Boox/Supernote + all the Chinese companies operating, hopefully we get to see good innovations this decade

    More competition is always good, Kindle Scribe/Remarkable/Boox/Supernote + all the Chinese companies operating, hopefully we get to see good innovations this decade

  7. Comment on Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device in ~tech

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    I feel like e-ink displays would comeback again one day, wasn't it a big issue with patents or something which restricted them? Having a secondary e-ink monitor could still be a big thing in the...

    I feel like e-ink displays would comeback again one day, wasn't it a big issue with patents or something which restricted them? Having a secondary e-ink monitor could still be a big thing in the future

  8. Comment on Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device in ~tech

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    Ah I see, would you know if the Palma can handle messaging apps like Whatsapp or Signal?

    Ah I see, would you know if the Palma can handle messaging apps like Whatsapp or Signal?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device in ~tech

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    Ah I see, if the Palma had a SIM + headphone jack it would've been close in terms of dream phone. Headphone jack would've been nice just because I don't think it has a built-in speaker and just...

    Ah I see, if the Palma had a SIM + headphone jack it would've been close in terms of dream phone. Headphone jack would've been nice just because I don't think it has a built-in speaker and just has a mic? Would be a hassle setting up bt headphones every time you had to pick up a call

    Can the Palma handle 2FA apps?

  10. Comment on Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device in ~tech

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    In terms of Boox devices there is Palma and a Poke 2, not sure what exact differences there are between those 2

    In terms of Boox devices there is Palma and a Poke 2, not sure what exact differences there are between those 2

    1 vote

  11. Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device

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    Looking up the Boox Palma device right now, it seems to be very handy actually. The only point where I may not be able to use it for everyday use would be that it seems to struggle with playing...

    Looking up the Boox Palma device right now, it seems to be very handy actually. The only point where I may not be able to use it for everyday use would be that it seems to struggle with playing Spotify music. But I wouldn't mind picking up one of those 4G dumbphone devices that Nokia puts out for that usecase.

    24 votes

  12. Comment on Eight in ten women married to men still take husband’s last name, survey finds in ~life.women

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    Have you guys discussed if you were to have kids who's last name they would take

    Have you guys discussed if you were to have kids who's last name they would take

    3 votes

  13. Comment on What to drink if you don't like alcoholic beverages: help me socialize in ~food

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    Isn't beer supposed to be really really unhealthy, I read something like it has more carbs than a loaf of bread

    Isn't beer supposed to be really really unhealthy, I read something like it has more carbs than a loaf of bread

  14. Comment on Apostate Muslims - this is why we protest the Quran in ~humanities

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    Was born and raised in Pakistan, most people in big cities would disagree with these laws and I've never seen any Shariah punishment take place. As long as you don't disrespect the relgion and...

    Was born and raised in Pakistan, most people in big cities would disagree with these laws and I've never seen any Shariah punishment take place. As long as you don't disrespect the relgion and keep to yourself no one would really give a shit, most Pakistanis aren't truly practicing muslims and only follow Islam in name, or they preach whatever their local imam teaches them.

    I think it's also a factor where the economy is so bad and people can barely feed themselves, so cases like this just trigger a mob mentality.

    9 votes

  15. Comment on What are your thoughts on social nudity? in ~talk

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    I agree with you and I love dressing up to work, but sleeping nude actually feels so nice. Especially when I'm sleeping with my partner, Both of us didn't use to like it before we got together.

    I agree with you and I love dressing up to work, but sleeping nude actually feels so nice. Especially when I'm sleeping with my partner, Both of us didn't use to like it before we got together.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on What did you recently do in your hobby that you're proud of? in ~hobbies

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    I got the DT 770 but I don't really like wired headphones I realise ):, am looking to resell them now haha

    I got the DT 770 but I don't really like wired headphones I realise ):, am looking to resell them now haha

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What is your favourite cutscene/cinematic in any game? in ~games

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    Red Dead Redemption 2, the runup to the mansion made me start thinking this is literal art and the best video game I've ever played in terms of the emotions it evoked from me

    Red Dead Redemption 2, the runup to the mansion made me start thinking this is literal art and the best video game I've ever played in terms of the emotions it evoked from me

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes (Android version) is open for alpha testing on the Google Play Store in ~tildes

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    Could I ask you what codebase you used to make this app

    Could I ask you what codebase you used to make this app

    8 votes

  19. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Just started The Sound Of Waves, also trying to get into Dostoevsky again. I love his works but just cant engross myself into them like I can with other authors. Starting with Notes from...

    Just started The Sound Of Waves, also trying to get into Dostoevsky again. I love his works but just cant engross myself into them like I can with other authors. Starting with Notes from Underground loved that my first time, after that will will The Adolescent maybe. Or try again at TBK/C&P/The Idiot, always found those last 3 extremely boring whenever I attempted to read them. Had made my way across like 50% of each work and it just didn't click for me, anyways besides that am reading Benjamin Franklin's biography.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've been building a productivity webapp! Decided to use django + default mysql for db while the debate for frontend is still going on but it's either going to be materialUI/chakraUI or just basic...

    I've been building a productivity webapp! Decided to use django + default mysql for db while the debate for frontend is still going on but it's either going to be materialUI/chakraUI or just basic html/css/js? Thinking of tailwind, alpinejs and stuff but want to keep it as simple as possible and design a system with which I can be very fast and very comfortable so that in the future if I have an idea I can ship it asap.

    Goals are to be:
    1- as minimal as possible
    2- as maintainable as possible
    3- as scalable as possible without creating short term technical debt

    2 votes