I made some automation in python for common git tasks and use the cli otherwise. I tried a couple like sourcetree and the built in automation for VS but they’re either slow or lack features i’d like.

Yeah, that too! When you have some non technical manager breathing down your neck, you might have a hard time not fumbling around even if you normally could resolve the issue in no time.

I can see how this could be unfair, but working as a dev sometimes does require you to be on top of things in a high stress atmosphere. For example, what if you’re proposing an excellent technical solution in a meeting but some jaded older engineer is hard to convince? If you can’t outline your thinking in that scenario, your solution could be discarded just because someone was louder than you. As someone who used to have performance anxiety, I believe it’s generally something you can and should practice for. On the other hand, if there really isn’t a need for this type of skill, it totally makes sense to avoid creating interview environments where you are filtering candidates based on it.

I’ve already left, but seeing them marching towards an IPO makes me even happier with my decision. I just fear that the mountains of helpful troubleshooting and advice on Reddit will be locked away forever soon, while the rest of the web falls to SEO and AI-generated nonsense text…

E plumbus unum

I’m surprised the CPU cooler is so small when they went to all that effort adding all those Noctuas.

I use Vscode with markdown preview, with a git repo. The only downside is that Windows incessantly wants to group instances of an application, so it’s hard to keep my notes separate from my coding stuff.

I use them with soap to wash my hands when I’m working on cars or anything greasy. Really helps to scrub away the nasty stuff.

Do you enjoy driving at all though? I feel like there are a lot of people who love driving but don’t care if they’re doing it with a “boring econobox”. Listening to music and cruising down the highway on a warm summer afternoon is fun to me no matter what car I’m in.

I’ve had about 20 cars in the last 16 years, from an '88 Plymouth Reliant to an '82 Datsun King Cab pickup to an '08 Subaru Outback. But my favorite is my '20 4runner because I don’t have to think about bringing my tools and extra fluids/belts along on a road trip.

That said, man I had some great memories driving around in my '91 Honda Prelude with a 5 speed and a loud stereo. Always felt cool driving that car, even though the speedometer didn’t work, the transmission grinded on every shift due to worn out synchros (if you didn’t double-clutch), and the engine burned a quart of oil every 400 miles!

That’s a shame, I love that book.

It helps people relax and feel good, basically. In a similar vein, there’s no informational content in a sitcom and yet they continue to be made. Some people enjoy crocheting or playing guitar hero, even though they might not be learning much from them. Personally I like a good blend of entertainment and education, but I also don’t really try to justify to myself why I might enjoy one person’s videos over another’s, it might even come down to the voice or some other entirely subjective factor really.

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It’s my birthday too! Happy bday!

Originated in car culture to describe people who take Japanese economy cars and make them look like they’re from The Fast And The Furious while doing nothing to improve actual performance.

I did, I was in high school at the time and I had just discovered Firefox. I remember it was a while before it was possible to have nested replies. Before Digg I think I just used StumbleUpon. Good times!

If you think that’s bad, don’t think about how many important communications in the world happen completely verbally.

Infinite Jest, especially the sections surrounding the boarding house. Its strange mix of exaggerated reality and absurdness really made me question and rebuild a lot of my ways of thinking.

My well-trained monkey brain scrolled right past your comment, then I did a double take because I realized Lemmy shouldn’t have ads. Thanks for that little scare, lol.

Working on a full stack app hosted in Azure for the last year or so, which has come with a lot of learning. Working on the legacy system next… wish me luck!