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Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life
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Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life
Tukajo (edited )Link ParentThis is such a poignant case that resonates well with me. I cannot tell you how many times I talk to loved ones about this. I'm the "guy angrily shouting at cloud" whenever tech topics get brought...This is such a poignant case that resonates well with me.
I cannot tell you how many times I talk to loved ones about this. I'm the "guy angrily shouting at cloud" whenever tech topics get brought up and I'm inevitably dragged in for my experience with family.
I always bring it back to how none of this has to be this way. And we (as a society) have collectively decided to check out for some reason and just allow everything to decay into mediocrity and user-hostile design.
Like, why does my laundry machine need to connect to the cloud? (Oh obviously for planned obsolescence and for mining my network data). But if you understand how a "smart device" like this works, you don't need it to be over the Internet to operate internally. You can have a phone app that communicates locally over the network to run a "smart device".
It's just like, it's maddening watching greed drive every decision.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Tukajo (edited )Link ParentI agree with you. I've been on mint since last summer. However, the latest compliance with California's age verification laws in the Systemd project is annoying and concerning. Which Linux mint...I agree with you. I've been on mint since last summer.
However, the latest compliance with California's age verification laws in the Systemd project is annoying and concerning. Which Linux mint and several other distributions make use of.
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Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life
Tukajo (edited )LinkI had been constantly searching on and off for the better part of a year with not many bites. Some that could have gone further had I tried a little harder I think. And only recently had I found a...I had been constantly searching on and off for the better part of a year with not many bites.
Some that could have gone further had I tried a little harder I think. And only recently had I found a new role (a few months ago).
It's a rough market, and I've got about 12 years of professional Software Engineering experience. It is very strange indeed. Let me know if you need coaching or resume review (if you're in the same area of tech as me).
I'm happy to help how I can.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Tukajo Link ParentIt's definitely not quite the same as Lebensraum. Since the implication of Lebensraum (in the context of the Nazi usage), was more so about invading other countries for living space. E.g., the...It's definitely not quite the same as Lebensraum.
Since the implication of Lebensraum (in the context of the Nazi usage), was more so about invading other countries for living space. E.g., the Sudetenland etc.
While homelandmaxxing is just group speak for right-wing adjacent "insiders". (Similar to other things like gigachad having their origins in 4chan).
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Comment on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and American joint strikes in ~society
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Comment on US Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security in ~society
Tukajo LinkNow I like them even more. Maybe I'll cancel my Gemini subscription and use them instead.Now I like them even more. Maybe I'll cancel my Gemini subscription and use them instead.
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Comment on 'Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland in Wales in ~humanities.history
Tukajo Link ParentI agree. I was mostly providing some interesting background context.I agree. I was mostly providing some interesting background context.
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Comment on 'Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland in Wales in ~humanities.history
Tukajo LinkJust a broad comment I'd like to add for folks here. Ancient Roman lead is extremely valuable because it is needed for extremely sensitive scientific experiments. I don't know the specifics here,...Just a broad comment I'd like to add for folks here.
Ancient Roman lead is extremely valuable because it is needed for extremely sensitive scientific experiments. I don't know the specifics here, but it boils down to normal sources of lead being contaminated by post-nuclear radiation.
This is refered to as "low-background X" where X is the metal or material you need.
Low background lead, I believe, is used for detectors for things like particle accelerators and cosmic ray detectors (for things like neutrino detection arrays).
Oftentimes scientific communities will reach out to the finders of these sorts of artifacts and offer large sums of money to access even a fraction of the finding.
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Comment on Attention economics, software engineering, and AI in ~tech
Tukajo LinkThis entire article kinda gave me weird vibes honestly and feels a bit... Chaotic? Rambling? I don't know what you mean by a few lines. As a fellow software engineer I found it strange when you...This entire article kinda gave me weird vibes honestly and feels a bit... Chaotic? Rambling?
I don't know what you mean by a few lines. As a fellow software engineer I found it strange when you dropped this line.
"And I’ve just figured out the recent trend is not incidental after all. Considering the global trend for islamisation and regional isolation, the economies no longer need people who invent and create — it is not “cool” anymore (at least you should thank it’s not nazis again, despite the fact they were a viable alternative actually).".
Can you elaborate on what you are trying to imply here?
I stopped shortly after that because it feels like I was just reading someone who anger-dumped a rant on the Internet with no real purpose or even personal sense of quality.
I say this as genuinely kindly as I can, I think it is rather bizarre to go on a tirade about the "idiotic masses" and how simple they all are, while simultaneously having the post be full of typographic errata.
I want to give the benefit of the doubt here, but it's hard.
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Comment on Giving away three copies of my friend's recently-released game in ~games
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2026) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentI do too, friend. I know there are a few of us here on tildes. Maybe we could do a meetup and have a small semblance of joy and camraderie sometime.I do too, friend. I know there are a few of us here on tildes. Maybe we could do a meetup and have a small semblance of joy and camraderie sometime.
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Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies
Tukajo LinkThe Remarkable life of Ibelin was surprisingly touching. Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (especially if you've seen the television series).The Remarkable life of Ibelin was surprisingly touching.
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (especially if you've seen the television series). -
Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
Tukajo Link ParentI don't know why but I needed to read this. This is so incredibly funny to me, it reads like an onion article.I don't know why but I needed to read this. This is so incredibly funny to me, it reads like an onion article.
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
Tukajo Link ParentThat one caught my eye and gave me a good chuckle too. Envisioning a grown ass man with this level of cognitive dissonance is jarring.That one caught my eye and gave me a good chuckle too.
Envisioning a grown ass man with this level of cognitive dissonance is jarring.
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Comment on Postal arbitrage in ~finance
Tukajo LinkWhile I understand the point of this post for the Everyman, I immediately think of two things: I want to support the USPS if I can. As it is a service I believe in (even though I know the...While I understand the point of this post for the Everyman, I immediately think of two things:
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I want to support the USPS if I can. As it is a service I believe in (even though I know the postmaster general has been messing with things lately). Even if it means costing me a little bit more.
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I would prefer to limit my usage of Amazon/other mega corps as much as is reasonably possible.
I understand the humor of the post, but I feel like I couldn't get into doing this myself.
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
Tukajo Link ParentOh woohps, I somehow glanced over the privately held part. My bad.Oh woohps, I somehow glanced over the privately held part. My bad.
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
Tukajo LinkI know it's not perfect, but I've been very pleased with Costco and their stance on a lot of things. All of the employees I see hired seem to be very happy with their jobs. The company seems to...I know it's not perfect, but I've been very pleased with Costco and their stance on a lot of things.
All of the employees I see hired seem to be very happy with their jobs. The company seems to care a lot about pushing affordability and good will over pure profits.
I'm sure they have some skeletons, as all major corporations due, but I see them keeping food prices low and putting apartments above their mega stores. It's nice to see them push the envelope.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
Tukajo Link ParentI get that. Frey also called me a loser for working remotely These people do not usually do more than words when it comes to this sort of stuff. Look, I'm not trying to say Frey or the likes...I get that. Frey also called me a loser for working remotely
These people do not usually do more than words when it comes to this sort of stuff.
Look, I'm not trying to say Frey or the likes aren't trying sometimes. What I am saying is our system is so incredibly broken, we cannot get out of this mess through what we've been trying regularly.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
Tukajo LinkI live near where she was murdered, 6-7 minutes away. I have no words and am deeply saddened and heartbroken. Our nation is broken, there is no opposition party. I have called my senators, door...I live near where she was murdered, 6-7 minutes away. I have no words and am deeply saddened and heartbroken.
Our nation is broken, there is no opposition party. I have called my senators, door knocked and canvassed, I've done more than I think is expected of the average citizen to help build a better community. Only to have a tyrant and his fascist thugs come into my home town and murder my neighbors in cold blood.
First right-wing lunatics murdered our senator; Hortman, and then Trump spread lies to imply Tim Walz had something to do with it.
Now, he (Trump) is sending his lowest degenerate thugs that are trigger happy to my town to murder an innocent mother.
My heart weeps for my community. I have a small son, I read she had a 6 year old boy and that the boy's father had passed away. Now he's an orphan. And for what?
What is the point?
That is the most incredibly generous take I've seen.
I don't buy it, but it's generous and I applaud your effort lol.