sevan

@sevan@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Communism⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know a lot about the Amish, but possibly. From what I know, it seems like they embody some of the core principles in terms of contributing to the community and managing a balanced, relatively equal society. I don’t know anything about their religion, so I don’t know if there is a level of control from church leaders that might be more of a centralized control structure. But they might be an example. You can also search for examples of hippie communes or artist collectives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Communism⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There have been many groups that form communes within a larger system. Sometimes its built around a religion (or cult), sometimes around various ideals, like artist communes. In my opinion, what makes these work is that they’re small (your reputation matters), people join it voluntarily, and people can be kicked out if they don’t uphold the ideals. So, you don’t need a state to enforce the rules aside from a mechanism to remove people who don’t participate fairly. And because they are within a larger entity, they don’t have to deal with things like national security or foreign affairs. I don’t think that model scales to a national level.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, I’ll check it out!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually liked Opposing Force and Blue Shift better than HL1 back when they were still new. Recently I thought I would play through them all again, but I only made it a little way into the original before I quit. Going back to old mechanics is not generally enjoyable for me. Or maybe I should have just skipped HL1 and gone directly to the ones I liked better. To be fair, I skipped ahead to HL2 and am still struggling to enjoy the dated mechanics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My Skyrim followers tier list, hope it's not too controversial xoxo⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I had Brelyna in my last (current?) run and have enjoyed her quite a bit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does hand washing your undies prevent it from losing its shape and elasticity?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have clothes that I keep out of the dryer, but I’m willing to put pretty much anything in the washing machine (aside from dry clean only stuff). I will hand wash my workout clothes, mainly in the summer, when they are drenched in sweat and I don’t have enough dirty laundry to make it worth putting them in the laundry right away. I just put a little splash of laundry detergent in the sink with some cold water to wash them, then hang them to dry. But I do that to keep them from getting stinky, not to prolong the life of the clothes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technology Connections: LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. I’ve tried LEDs and they really don’t cut it for christmas lights, so I stick with incandescent, at least in the house. LEDs outside might be fine, but I rarely get around to putting up outside decorations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hustle? In this gig economy?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This requires more information. Am I reasonably likely to hit a total target comp over the course of a year, but with fluctuations throughout the year? I can live with that if the target fits my needs. Of course, I’m guessing that is not the intent here, this is can you live with no clue about your future income potential? That’s a hard no for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite vehicle in GTA:SA?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The bicycle, otherwise all that fast food is going to catch up with you quick.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Petrichor⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can study to become a beer judge, even just for fun: dev.bjcp.org/…/beer-judge-training-study-program/

  One of the parts of that is to get a kit that helps you recognize “off” flavors: www.bjcp.org/education-training/…/sensory-kits/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's raining hot death in Minnesota⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a similar thing today. My app (looks just like this one) told me it was currently 138 degrees out. I thought I might need to stay inside today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Deus Ex. When I first played it I was amazed by the graphics and I specifically remember being impressed that your character was reflected in mirrors. I’ve been replaying it recently and the graphics are obviously very dated, but it also doesn’t run smoothly on modern hardware. My PC gets louder and louder as I play it and eventually the game starts to stutter and I have to restart it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do I put down on my resume?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you use this equipment frequently, try to quantify them on your resume to show you have experience. You can ask chatgpt for better wording, but you might have something like “unload 20-30 trailers per week using an electric pallet jack.”

  Create a list starting out of everything you might want to tell a future potential employer. The original list can be messy and have awkward wording, but try to list all of the useful skills you have and wherever possible, quantify your impact. Once you have that, then go to your AI of choice and practice some different prompts to see what kind of results you get. You’re not going to get a great or even necessarily accurate resume on your first try, you have to put in some effort to edit and re-prompt for improvements. Here are some possible prompts to play with starting out:

  • “You are an experienced recruiter helping me craft a resume to get a job in a warehouse. Review this list of experiences and recommend better wording to show that I have the skills to be an effective warehouse employee.” <paste your list that you created>

  • “For this experience, recommend how I can quantify my impact to show that I added value.” <paste a bullet that you want to improve>

  If you find a job description that represents the kind of job you want, you can also provide that to your AI friend to get even better results. Something like this:

  • “Using the following job description recommend changes to my resume that better reflect the role.” <paste the job description>

  Once you’re done editing your resume to fix any errors the AI gave you or to change the wording to be a better reflection of your writing, you can paste the resume in again and ask for a final review.

  • “Review my revised resume to improve readability and recommend any changes to better fit the job description.” <paste your updated resume>

  The first time you do this, you’ll probably think “wow, this is so much better than what I started with” or possibly, “this is garbage, it’s making things up that aren’t even true.” Either way, if you keep playing with it, you’ll start to get a feel for a good balance of words that reflect your experience, but also connect well with job descriptions for jobs you’re interested in. Or maybe you’ll get lucky and get a job offer right away and not have to think about it again for years!

  Some bonus prompts for when you get an interview:

  • “You are an experienced recruiter helping me prepare for a job interview. I have an upcoming interview with a <recruiter/hiring manager>. Based on the job description, what are 10 questions they are likely to ask me. Explain what the purpose of the question is.” <paste the job description>

  You can take it another step and provide your resume and ask it for suggested answers to the question. Careful here though because you don’t want to try to memorize the answers. And finally, you should always ask questions in an interview (ALWAYS), try this:

  • “What are some questions that I can ask in the interview to show that I am engaged and very interested in the role?”

  Good luck with your job search!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deceased at None⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I interviewed for a job recently and asked why the position was vacant. They said the previous person died. I didn’t have the courage to ask if the death was work-related though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Massive generational gap: Gen Z flocks to multiplayer, while 55+ sticks to single-player⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not 55 yet, but I was also way more into online games when I was in my 20s than I am now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨👣👣👣⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I once had to post a position that was specifically made for my employee, but my recruiter was awesome. I told her there was no possibility I would pick anyone else, so she suggested I make the requirements hyper specific. So, I met with my employee and we worked up a list of 10-20 things that she had done in her career and put them all in as requirements to qualify.

  I received no other “qualified” applicants, so I only had to interview the one. My next meeting with her I said, “this is your official interview, do you have any questions for me?” She said “no” and I congratulated her on being selected for the role.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨English Ivy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. I have a fence that’s barely still standing now that I removed the ivy. I’ve been pulling it and spraying it for several years now. I know I’ll never win, but I’m doing my best to keep it in check. The most painful part is when I go to garden centers and see it for sale. It makes me want to cry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I make games and this literally happened to me this morning⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wish listed! Also bought Be a Rock, I look forward to being a rock later tonight, it sounds fantastic!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brytophytez⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can definitely ID 2 mosses: long moss and short moss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I need a Glassdoor account AND a review of a previous employer to see reviews on the website⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To some degree you can get use Glassdoor with the help of the element zapper from ublock origin. What you can circumvent is pretty limited, but you can at least get a bit of information without jumping through all their hoops.

  What that said, I would not put a ton of trust in the reviews section. As people have mentioned, companies can get bad reviews removed, but also most happy employees aren’t taking the time to go submit a review. I use it more to see salary ranges for job titles, both generally and at specific companies. Even that is subject to how honest users are about their title and salary, but employees have much less access to that kind of info compared to employers, so I have to take what I can get.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout TV Show ... not vibing with eps 1,2 ... what am I missing?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the games (haven’t played 76, but the rest are great). I watched the first 3 episodes and thought they connected well with the games thematically, but I never cared enough to continue. Every now and then I think I should get back to it, but I always have something that interests me more, including just scrolling Lemmy. To be fair, I don’t really enjoy watching TV or movies that much though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you a workaholic? Here’s how to spot the signs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I might be a workaholic. I said I could quit any time, but now that I’ve done it I keep looking for another job! I’ve clearly become dependent on paychecks…