housepanther
@housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com
I am an anarcho-communist and a lover of all things free and open source. I also love cats of all kinds.
- Comment on What are You Working on Wednesday 1 year ago:
I’m working on my free online, self-paced web development class called The Odin Project. I’ve an idea to eventually write a blogging platform for my own use as I don’t like what’s out there. And I’m thinking of a career pivot from desktop support to web development.
- Comment on Is... Is this a threat? 1 year ago:
It’s certainly coercive, if not an outright threat.
- Comment on Minimum Wage workers not using common sense are the worst. 1 year ago:
If you see someone steal from a big box retailer, no you didn’t.
- Comment on Zoom orders workers back to the office 1 year ago:
This is just epic shortsightedness.
- Comment on Microsoft Signing Key Stolen by Chinese - Schneier on Security 1 year ago:
Ooops!? I mean what can a person really say about this other than this was an epic failure on Microsoft’s part. Either through hubris, lack of oversight, or just good plain old incompetence of management the Chinese have the keys to the castle. This really highlights the inherent weakness of proprietary software solutions and (in)security through obscurity. This is why everything I do that is not related to my job as a Windows desktop support engineer is going to be on open source.
- Comment on Free Tier Web Services Versus Paid Tier 1 year ago:
It might help to let us know what your immediate needs are and then we could make recommendations. I am an open source, Linux, and BSD guy and have been working with these systems for close to 25 years. If you need solution, I can probably come up with one for you to try that won’t be terribly difficult to implement with a little patience.
- Comment on Whenever I hit 'show context' it takes me to the original post and not the actual context 1 year ago:
Agreed! I think even a year from now it will improve by leaps and bounds. My only complaint about Lemmy is the lack of a tool chain for instance maintenance. I would like to see that developed or at least some documentation of general SQL commands to keep the size of the database manageable.
- Comment on Whenever I hit 'show context' it takes me to the original post and not the actual context 1 year ago:
Rapid development is essentially a capitalist notion anyway. I would much rather slow, methodical, and quality development. Look at what Big Software is churning out these days and it is utter shit. I am looking at you Microsoft and Adobe.
- Comment on Being subscribed to similar communities on multiple instances and seeing duplicates 1 year ago:
Absolutely! While communities might share a name across multiple instances, the content and discussions can be quite different.
- Comment on FOUR whole parking spots 1 year ago:
This screams hashtag - you park like an asshole!
- Comment on My dog and I got jumped by raccoons this morning. Now I have to pay at least $1500 to make sure I don't get rabies 1 year ago:
Oh dear! That pain was probably unimaginable and I am so sorry you had to go through it. If I were your manager, I’d find a way to pay you.
- Comment on My dog and I got jumped by raccoons this morning. Now I have to pay at least $1500 to make sure I don't get rabies 1 year ago:
Yeah, that’s not a fun situation to be in. Are you fortunate enough to have sick time that you can use for this unplanned event?
- Comment on Facebook suggesting right-wing rage bait to me. Thanks algorithm ! 1 year ago:
Right wing rage bait drives engagement which in turn drives up the cost of advertising and gives them more revenue. This is really why everyone needs to abandon corporate social media in droves.
- Comment on I just subscribed to Lifehacker a few days ago, and now I've unsubscribed. The articles are nothing but tech product-shilling, non-stop. Mostly Samsung and Apple. 1 year ago:
Lifehacker is just click bait shit now. Once upon a time in a far away land it was good.
- Comment on I hope memes are allowed here, sorry if not 1 year ago:
I’ll take all the luck anyone is willing to offer me. Thank you!
- Comment on I hope memes are allowed here, sorry if not 1 year ago:
I’m really and truly all for not normalizing the grind and grind culture as I hate it. But right now, I’ve got to do it. I’ve got to put in time outside of work on this free online class on web development called The Odin Project because the thought of 20 more years in desktop support sickens me. So if I must grind out a year to improve my life, so sadly be it. I’m going to take a cat nap, recharge, and hit the books.