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  1. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2026) in ~health.mental

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    Hang in there, you got this! It sounds like you have a good support system, activities to keep you busy, a positive outlook, and some plans you are following through with. You seem to be on the...

    Hang in there, you got this!

    It sounds like you have a good support system, activities to keep you busy, a positive outlook, and some plans you are following through with.

    You seem to be on the right path but feel free to reach out to me if you feel like chatting with some rando on the internet (Tilde-net?).

    Have you thought about starting your own business? Cuts through some of the LinkedIn grind, but definitely riskier and more difficult. But also potentially more rewarding.

    I'm kind of in a parallel boat with some similar themes. Layoff but it was a surprise, some friends and family, some funds that give me some freedom but those funds are dwindling, and some activities to keep me busy.

    I have good days and bad days.

    My main problem is getting motivated to keep searching. A mix of procrastination and a defeatist mindset that make it a mental struggle to revisit paths that seem like failures. When applications and interviews lead nowhere, it reinforces the feelings of failure and further demotivates me.

    In the grand scheme of things I'm OK and better off than most, but when you're in it, it's sometimes hard to see the positives.

    I will do my best to make today a good day and do something productive.

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  2. Comment on Why should anyone care about low-level programming? in ~comp

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    I think the concept of high level versus low level programming, aka "building", crosses different domains. The raising of what is considered "low level"seems to be just a consequence of progress....

    I think the concept of high level versus low level programming, aka "building", crosses different domains. The raising of what is considered "low level"seems to be just a consequence of progress.

    For example, buying yeast in the store to make bread instead of making your own sourdough starter, buying flour in the store instead of milling your own. Building computers, building buildings, making clothes, etc.

    A lot of things we build are built using components that are made of other components, even the building blocks of life and the universe.

    Something we built with our own hands today, can be packaged up into a bundle in the future.

    Is it better to know how the sausage is made? For some people, yes, knowing the nitty gritty of every "low level" component can allow fine tweaking and improvements in performance.

    But sometimes, I just want to make a hot dog as quickly as possible. 🌭

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

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    I'm continuing to build out my tiny homelab and I recently installed Watchtower to keep my Docker containers up to date, and Karakeep to capture all of the webpages that I might read again at some...

    I'm continuing to build out my tiny homelab and I recently installed Watchtower to keep my Docker containers up to date, and Karakeep to capture all of the webpages that I might read again at some point in the distant future.

    Karakeep has AI tagging, so to see how that works I decided to get an edge device and then I installed Ollama in a container, rather than using some external LLM provider like Open AI. Not the fastest thing, but I'm glad Karakeep can handle the AI tagging asynchronously so I don't have to wait and watch it doing its thing.

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  4. Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk

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    Gen X (M), US West Coast. In tech, but laid off a few months ago.

    Gen X (M), US West Coast. In tech, but laid off a few months ago.

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