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Comment on Folks in those $100k+ jobs, corporate types, office workers... What would you say you actually do? in ~life
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Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music
SpinnerMaster Link ParentYou should check out the G Jones B2B Virtual Self SetYou should check out the G Jones B2B Virtual Self Set
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
SpinnerMaster LinkAll Ur Luv - Wavedash, Madeon, Toro y Moi I'm a sucker for all Madeon tracks and that synth SLAPSAll Ur Luv - Wavedash, Madeon, Toro y Moi I'm a sucker for all Madeon tracks and that synth SLAPS
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Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music
SpinnerMaster (edited )LinkI'd definately go with Porter Robinson's side project Virtual Self, pretty big departure at the time coming off of his album Worlds, and very far from his recent album Nurture. I find myself...I'd definately go with Porter Robinson's side project Virtual Self, pretty big departure at the time coming off of his album Worlds, and very far from his recent album Nurture. I find myself coming back to it a lot.
There's a lot of belief that a new EP will drop sometime soon as there has been new music and a B2B set with G Jones at Second Sky music festival.
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Comment on Hyundai unveils ’crab-walking” car that makes parallel parking a snap in ~transport
SpinnerMaster LinkCool, but does it come with an immobilizer?Cool, but does it come with an immobilizer?
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Comment on US stores increasingly reverse course on self checkout in ~tech
SpinnerMaster LinkI tried one of those Amazon grab and go things at LaGuardia this year and it was amazing. You literally just card in, grab stuff off the shelves and put it in a bag and leave (you can get an email...I tried one of those Amazon grab and go things at LaGuardia this year and it was amazing. You literally just card in, grab stuff off the shelves and put it in a bag and leave (you can get an email receipt if you use a kiosk in the store). It just worked and I wish more places had that tech, feels like it solves both the shrink and inconvenience problem of self checkout...
I also tried Amazon's palm reading tech at Whole Foods and it felt like a total gimmick when it takes nearly just as long to do apple pay (and doesnt accept all cards yet).
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Comment on The red US state brain drain isn’t coming. It’s happening right now. in ~life
SpinnerMaster LinkThe state I live in (currently, planning on moving next year) will kick of endless studies and programs to analyze the brain drain and when you look at the composition of these bodies and panels...The state I live in (currently, planning on moving next year) will kick of endless studies and programs to analyze the brain drain and when you look at the composition of these bodies and panels they never actually include anyone who I'd consider to be in my cohort, its always a bunch of old people confused why people my age would ever consider leaving this wonderful land of opportunity (only if you are old, white, and wealthy) what could we possibly want?
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Comment on Play Steam VR games on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro in ~games
SpinnerMaster LinkIncredibly coolIncredibly cool
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Comment on No bar exam required to practice law in Oregon starting next year in ~news
SpinnerMaster LinkI think this is reasonable so long as the work is meaningful.I think this is reasonable so long as the work is meaningful.
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Comment on What everyday things can you replace with a higher-quality alternative? in ~life
SpinnerMaster Link ParentPihole is fun, but if you have internet that is faster than 1gbps down you are bottlenecked by the NIC on the Pi.Pihole is fun, but if you have internet that is faster than 1gbps down you are bottlenecked by the NIC on the Pi.
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Comment on ‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google in ~tech
SpinnerMaster LinkDo it, please do it, give me one less reason ever need to visit that site.Do it, please do it, give me one less reason ever need to visit that site.
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Comment on Unity CEO steps down in ~games
SpinnerMaster (edited )Link ParentRiccitiello has championed some of the singular worst trends in this industry, hopefully this debacle has sufficently poisoned his reputation where large companies will be concerned about their...Riccitiello has championed some of the singular worst trends in this industry, hopefully this debacle has sufficently poisoned his reputation where large companies will be concerned about their stock price and think twice before hiring him.
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Comment on Airbnb is fundamentally broken, its CEO says. He plans to fix it. in ~finance
SpinnerMaster LinkAs someone that lives in a building with multiple Airbnb units it drives me crazy, these people are shredding our community apart and flipping units where familes used to live into temporary...As someone that lives in a building with multiple Airbnb units it drives me crazy, these people are shredding our community apart and flipping units where familes used to live into temporary housing for people who dont give a damn about this building and the people who actually live here. I used to have neighbors, now there's no one.
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Comment on Yes, you can measure software developer productivity in ~tech
SpinnerMaster LinkThe best engineers I know get awful DORA metrics. Sure, you can measure them, but is measurement worth it if you push top talent away?The best engineers I know get awful DORA metrics. Sure, you can measure them, but is measurement worth it if you push top talent away?
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Comment on Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors in ~transport
SpinnerMaster LinkAfter my Hyundai was stolen this summer I didn't even wait for it to get repaired (mechanic said it would be at least a month for parts), sold it immediately and bought a Mazda. Good excuse to get...After my Hyundai was stolen this summer I didn't even wait for it to get repaired (mechanic said it would be at least a month for parts), sold it immediately and bought a Mazda. Good excuse to get away from that brand as fast as humanly possible. To be fair, I had no real problems with the car, really reliable and was an okay drive. Unfortunately the company has thoroughly burned away any reputation they had over the last two years.
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Comment on Who are your favorite Tiny Desk concert musicians? Bob Boilen - Tiny Desk founder is leaving National Public Radio in ~music
SpinnerMaster LinkT-Pain Changed my perspective on him from "the autotune guy" to a talented vocalist.T-Pain Changed my perspective on him from "the autotune guy" to a talented vocalist.
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Comment on Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max in ~tech
SpinnerMaster Link ParentApple pays (paid) for exclusive access to TSMC's EUV process nodes. It's likely that they are already discussing 2nm and beyond for exclusive initial access.Apple pays (paid) for exclusive access to TSMC's EUV process nodes. It's likely that they are already discussing 2nm and beyond for exclusive initial access.
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Comment on Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome in ~tech
SpinnerMaster LinkThis annoyed me enough to get me to fully make the jump to Arc Browser. Really tired of product/ad people at google constantly fucking up what was once a good browser (also pretty much any google...This annoyed me enough to get me to fully make the jump to Arc Browser. Really tired of product/ad people at google constantly fucking up what was once a good browser (also pretty much any google product eventually goes to shit because of these people)
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
SpinnerMaster Link ParentI'd imagine that domain would get a metric ton of spam on any email address they use.I'd imagine that domain would get a metric ton of spam on any email address they use.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
SpinnerMaster Linkceo@business.net - as good as it gets
Originally I spent 4 years working helpdesk for a university. Spent 5 years post college doing IT stuff for K12 schools. From there I went to be a sysadmin for a software company, changed my career a few years back and learned to code a little bit and I am now a site reliability engineer (SRE) which is kind of like sysadmin with some programming/"engineering" mindset involved.
Day to day basis is not routine. I am looking at complex systems, making improvements to help ensure that the systems are robust and reliable (from how they are built, to how they are hosted, to how they perform), I am helping when things break (incident command), I am developing new ways for us to catalog our myriad software (microservices & software catalog), I am helping set standards for how new software is made (golden paths), and developing monitoring capabilities to observe all dimensions of systems (observability).
I sort of fell into my current role, if it wasn't for a number of lucky circumstances I have no clue what I'd be doing today, but I've always been curious about technology, so I love learning new things.