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Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life
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Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp
rubaboo LinkOpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times. And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things. Just install it with one of the lighter DEs, IMHO.OpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times.
And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things.
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Comment on CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com (used by the Mozilla Monitor service), founded dozens of people-search firms in ~tech
rubaboo LinkAny chance it's like in The Hunt for Red October when Ryan says, "it's good to know a bit about your enemy?" 😏Any chance it's like in The Hunt for Red October when Ryan says, "it's good to know a bit about your enemy?" 😏
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Comment on Anyone else who don't care much for their past? in ~health.mental
rubaboo LinkI think I have the same sentiment as you, OP. I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle.I think I have the same sentiment as you, OP.
I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle. -
Comment on What precautions to take when someone is out to get you? in ~life
rubaboo LinkHow do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?How do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?
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Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk
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Comment on The myth of the unemployed US college grad in ~life
rubaboo LinkThe only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.The only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2023) in ~health.mental
rubaboo (edited )Link ParentCongratulations on securing work! How did you explain away the gap if you don't mind me asking? I was just watching a video the other day that made compelling arguments for just outright lying,...Congratulations on securing work!
How did you explain away the gap if you don't mind me asking? I was just watching a video the other day that made compelling arguments for just outright lying, i.e., hiding the gap by extending your other/current jobs.
I think I got burned out as well. But it's a self-diagnosis, so who knows, maybe I'm just a lazy bum.
I've only just got the motivation back to apply for jobs again, but now we're entering the holidays—the doldrums of hiring. When I picture myself doing what some of these JDs say though (as opposed to just cherry-picking the keywords to put in my materials to pass any HR filters), I get exhausted.
So ... I think I'm in a similar place to you: feeling pressured and unready. Therefore, for what it's worth, I sincerely hope the new position works out well and is tolerable for you.
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Comment on Honest question: Why does everyone seem so hopeless and negative about life these days? in ~talk
rubaboo Link ParentAh okay, good to know. Played out closer to my contemporary expectations then.Ah okay, good to know.
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Comment on Honest question: Why does everyone seem so hopeless and negative about life these days? in ~talk
rubaboo Link ParentBlows my mind that, as recently (not so recent anymore) as the 1980s, it was possible to enter the US illegally and still settle down like that. Of course, I'm looking at it in isolation...He emigrated to the US illegally during the Thatcher years of pretty brutal, top down oppression of laborers in the UK in the 1970s/80s.
Blows my mind that, as recently (not so recent anymore) as the 1980s, it was possible to enter the US illegally and still settle down like that.
Of course, I'm looking at it in isolation though—maybe for each successful ICE-evader, there were ten or twenty others who got deported.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
rubaboo Link ParentHeh, celebrated too soon:it's heartening to see a corporation defending NSFW content for once
Heh, celebrated too soon:
UPDATE DEC 15, 2023: Twitch has made a dramatic U-turn on its controversial decision to allow "artistic depictions of nudity" on its platform, blaming chaos caused by AI.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
rubaboo (edited )Link ParentGreat question. I would say these are the big ones, in no particular order, together with my thoughts: Factor NA Asia Language English, no issue. I know enough for daily survival and personal...Great question. I would say these are the big ones, in no particular order, together with my thoughts:
Factor NA Asia Language English, no issue. I know enough for daily survival and personal chores, but not enough to work fully in the local language. Jobs More for me to apply to. Language isn't a blocker, and the work I'm interested in is in greater demand in NA. Fewer options. Familiarity If I went back, I would probably try moving somewhere on the west coast for weather reasons. I previously lived on the east, not the west. So I wouldn't be familiar with the area—not necessarily a bad thing: no familiarity can mean novelty. Assuming I can find appropriate work, I would probably move back to the city where I lived and worked previously: familiar territory. Friends, Contacts None on the west coast but more in NA overall. Fewer friends/contacts. CoL Rent high. Other CoL high. And if I moved out west, I would probably need to get a car as well. Tax higher than Asia. Rent high, but lower than NA. Other CoL low-mid. No car needed if I can move back to city I lived in before. Tax lower than NA. Convenience (e.g., moving around, getting things) Would need car out west, as mentioned before. If I have a car, things like food and groceries shouldn't be a problem. Shipping for other things might have some hurdles. E.g., getting furniture shipped out there. Very convenient all around: excellent public transit, so no car needed; disciplined and efficient logistics companies means you can reliably get stuff to your door. Climate Am eyeing an area on the west. Weather looks better. Less humidity, moderate winters. Moderate winters, but high humidity in the summer. I do not like humid weather. -
Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
rubaboo (edited )Link ParentHey there, I appreciate the reply! Well, what I've wanted to do since I started working ~2010 is amass enough capital to move into something like div.-paying stocks and just live off that and...Hey there, I appreciate the reply!
try to find meaning outside of work and not to expect that you'll find truth and joy in work "if only in X place."
Well, what I've wanted to do since I started working ~2010 is amass enough capital to move into something like div.-paying stocks and just live off that and never work again. Note: I don't mean be a bum and play video games all day—I like being productive, learning new things, helping people, etc.
I wouldn't characterize myself as someone who gives excessive meaning to work. I view it as a means to an end. That said, maybe I think too much about how I dislike work that makes me attach more meaning to it than I realize? I don't know. I'm not at a crossroads between NA and Asia because I'm torn between finding "joy in work if only I were in X place" though.
What I find joy in is really what I mentioned above. Learning new things, exercising some of my creative muscle. I find joy in some aspects of work too: solving problems, helping coworkers—I've always had good relationships with my coworkers in every job. My issues always had to do with managers, really.
Unfortunately, I don't find as much joy in being with people though. I have a few friends I've kept in long-term contact with—note how I focus on the long-term contact, and don't automatically call them 'good friends,' which I think is the more common way to refer to long-term friends. This is because even after long-term contact, I think many are just fair weather friends. It's nothing bad, it's no ones fault, but it just happens with time and them moving on after, e.g., starting families.
Being back with my family does not bring me joy. In fact, it was a bit of an ego hit due to some things that happened as I was about to leave for NA around six years back. I came back to stay with them for two reasons: 1) I felt some sense of—not love—but 'filial piety' after one of them suffered some health issues during the pandemic; and 2) I knew that if they let me stay with them, that would cut my living costs drastically, giving me time to think about what I was going to do.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
rubaboo (edited )Link ParentI think the biggest thing would be more jobs I could apply to. This is because: 1) there are more "remote in NA timezones" jobs than there are are remote jobs in my current timezone; 2) there's a...What do you stand to gain from going back?
I think the biggest thing would be more jobs I could apply to. This is because: 1) there are more "remote in NA timezones" jobs than there are are remote jobs in my current timezone; 2) there's a language barrier for me in my home country.
I guess I listed those two in reverse logical order: I have a language barrier in my home country, therefore I've been looking at remote jobs in the region instead. But, remote work is frequently—actually—"remote in X country." And I can't just move to some other country in Asia without the requisite visa or work permissions—permissions I do have in NA though, hence going back to NA being my other option.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
rubaboo (edited )LinkNot sure what to do next, life-wise, and it feels like I don't have anyone to talk to about it. Moved from NA back to Asia, back in with the 'rents, earlier this year. The trigger was...Not sure what to do next, life-wise, and it feels like I don't have anyone to talk to about it.
Moved from NA back to Asia, back in with the 'rents, earlier this year. The trigger was work-related—I was on a team that got gutted over 2022 until I was the only one left, then the manager tried to push all the resulting unowned responsibilities onto me.
Similar thing happened at my two jobs prior, one of which was in a different country—I'd moved from Asia to NA partly hoping to escape these kinds of shenanigans, among other things. Indeed, my first three years in NA were free of those things. So it was incredibly deflating to eventually go through the same stuff again, on the other side of the planet.
For the past few months, I've been trying to figure out if I'm going to stay here or go back to NA, and I can't decide.
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Comment on What field do you work? And do you love your work and workplace? in ~talk
rubaboo Link ParentTechnical writing right? Useful to know that some of the positions still require social interaction—I've been thinking of trying to lateral into the field, but that was assuming there would be...Technical writing right? Useful to know that some of the positions still require social interaction—I've been thinking of trying to lateral into the field, but that was assuming there would be little social interaction.
I'm unsure if I want the additional responsibility.
Would you say your control over this is tied to your field, or your company? I've worked in various industries, but primarily sales support managing CRMs. And my last few roles have all tried to force additional responsibilities. I've always moved on shortly after that, which I know is not sustainable.
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Comment on Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email in ~games
rubaboo LinkPlease, no. Although, I suppose it would be better than EA acquiring Valve.Yep, he just threw Valve and their multi-billion-dollar Steam platform in there too. The idea of Microsoft buying Valve has been much-bandied-about and rumour-mongered over the years. Gabe Newell brushed the idea off when RPS spoke to him about it back in 2007.
Please, no. Although, I suppose it would be better than EA acquiring Valve.
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Comment on Elon Musk thinking of charging money for Twitter in ~tech
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Comment on What do you do with old electronics? in ~tech
rubaboo Link ParentOkay, I'll probably have to do this route for the two phones among my old electronics.Okay, I'll probably have to do this route for the two phones among my old electronics.
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Comment on What do you do with old electronics? in ~tech
rubaboo LinkOf the devices is an Android phone, but it's bricked—dead Nexus 5X. I don't think I can access it with a tmux anymore.Of the devices is an Android phone, but it's bricked—dead Nexus 5X. I don't think I can access it with a tmux anymore.
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Hah! This got me by the bubu.