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  1. Comment on The Ploopy Bean - an external four-button trackpoint in ~tech

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    This is very cool, but for me personally this is the best pointing device

    This is very cool, but for me personally this is the best pointing device

  2. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

  3. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

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    Really, even in my current role I have some good examples of that. One would be translation services which we automated with a Claude plugin, I don't want to go into too much details but we use a...

    Really, even in my current role I have some good examples of that. One would be translation services which we automated with a Claude plugin, I don't want to go into too much details but we use a 3rd party SaaS for translating (which needed manual human review) and we started using Claude to hit a API and automatically accept/deny new phrases based on past data.

    I personally haven't seen a strong usecase of adding a AI check to the pipeline but using openspec and SDD flows has massively transformed my current workflow. And talking about my new job I assume they have a lot of redundant work that can be automated easily with AI.

  4. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

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    Hi, thanks for the genuine feedback and well-wishes. You're right about the first part, e.g. if I became a Blockchain/NFT developer a decade ago I don't think that would've have been a smart move....

    Hi, thanks for the genuine feedback and well-wishes.

    You're right about the first part, e.g. if I became a Blockchain/NFT developer a decade ago I don't think that would've have been a smart move. But: I will still try to continuously keep improving on my software engineering fundamentals and skills.

    Thanks for also teaching me about 'Chestertons Fence', I knew of the concept but it's good to know the name.

  5. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

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    Hi, valid questions. I had the exact same questions and concerns during my interview process. But: I don't have a solid answer for you right now, maybe in 1 year I'll be able to tell you. About...

    Hi, valid questions. I had the exact same questions and concerns during my interview process. But: I don't have a solid answer for you right now, maybe in 1 year I'll be able to tell you.

    What does helping teams speed up with AI look like in practice? What sort of speed up are you expecting to see? How is that measured?

    About this part, I assume a lot of the work will be in identifying bottlenecks in the 100s of internal tools they use and figuring out what parts of that we can speed up with plugins/MCPs/agent pipelines or if anything new/fancy comes out, figuring out how that fits into the organisation. It's also a R&D role.

    This organisation also has a partnership with Anthropic so I assume they'll be going all in.

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  6. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

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    Thank you for the advice I appreciate it, I'll keep those points in mind. I was thinking of keeping a 'list of things' I am doing or have done which I can use as a case to build up towards my...

    Thank you for the advice I appreciate it, I'll keep those points in mind.

    I was thinking of keeping a 'list of things' I am doing or have done which I can use as a case to build up towards my promotion. I will see how my manager is as well and judge his style of working or how in the loop he is towards the work I am doing.

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  7. Comment on I made a post here two years ago about starting my first SWE job, since then I've been promoted and have recently recieved a very exciting job offer in ~tech

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    First of all thanks for all the helpful advice in the original post, all the comments helped ease my anxiety quite a lot. I'm still at the same position, met some wonderful people and enjoyed the...

    First of all thanks for all the helpful advice in the original post, all the comments helped ease my anxiety quite a lot. I'm still at the same position, met some wonderful people and enjoyed the work quite a lot. Also the industry has changed massively since then with agentic coding tools.

    I've accepted a new job where I'm going to be working in a much larger organisation that all of you probably know of (isn't big tech). I'll be working as a "AI Engineer" where I'm going to be rotating between various teams and departments and help speed them up with AI, making MCP/Agent2Agent tooling.

    I'm very excited with everything I heard in the interview, I also get 1 day off per week as a 'learning day' and the position is remote. I just wanted to ask advice from here again on things I can do to position myself well, this is the first strong 'corporate' job I'm joining.

    • I'll generally try keeping up to date with new releases and other company's AI journeys as much as possible.
    • They're hiring a whole team and I was one of the first few engineers to join so I'll wait to see how the team shapes up and where our priorities are
    • I'll try going to the office as much as possible at the start, I hope I have some colleagues in my city otherwise it might be hard to socialise with other teams/departments.
    • I do believe this is the direction the industry is headed in, so I'm excited to be spearheading that AI adoption journey in a big organisation and I think this move will be very good for my career/CV.
    • A little while ago I also made a blog, I want to learn a bit publicly and I think I can use it to show off that I'm putting my learning days to good use.

    I would appreciate any other advice you guys might have to offer me, this is my 2nd job and it's a pretty big salary hike so I'm very excited!

    10 votes

  9. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    Yup I would say so! I dont think it has a lifetime warranty but it does feel like it's made from good materials and Im able to organise a lot of stuff inside Another critique for the sake of...

    Yup I would say so! I dont think it has a lifetime warranty but it does feel like it's made from good materials and Im able to organise a lot of stuff inside

    Another critique for the sake of critique: I think if you something bulky in like a powerbank I dont find it super comfy to carry because I have existing neck/shoulder problems. Something like a crossbody problem would be a much better option just for posture sake

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  10. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    Aha ok, I really like the city bag but in retrospect I see lots and lots of shoulder bags for very cheap at thrift shops in my area. So maybe can take a look there as well. But Im hoping to use my...

    Aha ok, I really like the city bag but in retrospect I see lots and lots of shoulder bags for very cheap at thrift shops in my area. So maybe can take a look there as well. But Im hoping to use my city bag for a long time so should be worth it.

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  11. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    Did you end up picking a bag

    Did you end up picking a bag

  12. Comment on Looking for a new mouse (maybe) in ~tech

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    That sounds very interesting, can you share a picture

    That sounds very interesting, can you share a picture

  13. Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~society

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    Its probably very good we don't have plastic coins.. would be so much more plastic waste

    Its probably very good we don't have plastic coins.. would be so much more plastic waste

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    I carry around a shoulder bag with me everywhere and I love it so much. Items I like to put in it: keys small packet of tissues alcohol wipes my phone Wireless earphones my wallet (a small leather...

    I carry around a shoulder bag with me everywhere and I love it so much. Items I like to put in it:

    • keys
    • small packet of tissues
    • alcohol wipes
    • my phone
    • Wireless earphones
    • my wallet (a small leather one with a coin pocket)
    • kindle if I'm planning on reading it
    • a small android gaming device like the Miyoo Mini Plus

    I change it around whenever I'm going out, the top 5 are pretty much essential. I like not having tickets in my pockets and having to worry about them falling out or if my pants have nice deep pockets. I got the City Bag by Bellroy and it's pretty good quality. It doesn't soak the insides if it's raining as well.

    There's a separate buckle/rope which I use a small carabiner to put my keys on as well. I just take that thingy out to tap into my office or get into my home. It's less risk that my keys accidentally fall out which has happened to me once.

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  15. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    What benefits do you see by wearing them

    What benefits do you see by wearing them

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What are three things you're feeling positively about today? in ~talk

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    I was so confused for a second, got San Andreas flashbacks too. I want to get into Animal Crossing but just can't for some reason

    CJ came to my island and I sold him all my fish

    I was so confused for a second, got San Andreas flashbacks too.

    I want to get into Animal Crossing but just can't for some reason

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  17. 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

  18. 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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  19. 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 :)

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  20. 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