AlecSadler

@AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For my fellow Americans, when is enough enough?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d say over half. I and many others in my circle are already executing on our escape. If we even can…

  America is done.

  For those that can’t leave, find a community, build a commune, and support each other. Strength in numbers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghost jobs are wreaking havoc on tech workers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have totally seen job postings at places I work and asked HR or management if I can refer someone I know…and they tell me they aren’t actually hiring for it.

  Kinda fucked up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Capsaicin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This might be the best comment I’ve read all night.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Only Patriotic Choice for President⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I canceled my NYT sub awhile ago, but am considering subscribing again. They aren’t perfect, far from, but I’d take this over fucking WaPo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Only RAR product. I am buying⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay but now I actually want one…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you actually care about your friend's new baby, vacation abroad or similar life events or are you just being nice?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Absolutely not. I’d be surprised if anybody actually cares.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What a find!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You have a bible signed by Trump?

  /s

  (I hate that I have to add that)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Still true I am sure⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife and I disagree on this, but Dasani water tastes like pennies to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I didn't know HOW bad Google search has gotten.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using Kagi since February and it’s been superb. I typically find what I need in the first 5 results and the ability to customize it is really nice.

  It costs a little money, but honestly it’s saved me so much time over the 12,000 or so searches I’ve conducted that it’s worth it. Previously I’d sometimes have to hit up some combination of Google, Bing, DDG, Brave, etc. just to get somewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My friend’s job has hybrid RTO and it basically means half the team is still out when you’re in the office so they still meet on Zoom/Teams, haha…what a waste

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When I used to work in office:

  • Wake up at 7am, get ready to go and take a 1 hour commute in, usually there by 9:00
  • Try to find parking, walk to office, morning break room coffee and chatter, usually settle in around 9:30
  • Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
  • Take 2 hour lunch around noon with multiple coworkers because why not
  • Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
  • Leave at 4 to try and avoid some traffic

  Now that I work from home:

  • Wake up and hop online to work, usually settle in by 7:30am
  • No desk drive by interruptions
  • Eat at my desk during meetings or while simultaneously working
  • Sometimes start laundry or something during the day, but who cares?
  • Usually work later than 5
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this how you live your life? Going around telling people how to live theirs?

  Jesus christ dude. I said I’m aware.

  I have specific use cases that Kagi, and nothing else that I’ve found but feel free to try me, satisfies to a T with speed and value.

  Unlike you, I’m aware enough to realize I’m not the average consumer and that not everyone might fall into my bucket, so it was merely a suggestion ALONG WITH ANOTHER SUGGESTION (SearXNG). I’ll leave it up to the reader to do their own tests and see if it suits their needs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m aware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using Kagi since ~February and it’s changed my views on Search. Beforehand, if use a combination of Google, Bing, DDG, and Brave and rarely find what I needed in satisfactory time. Now I’m typically finding it in the top 5 without all the cruft + have access to a handful of LLM assistants to choose from for other tasks (when needed).

  I’ve also heard good things about SearXNG.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon dabbles in magic⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  lol and your username

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do I accept I'll never know why any employer rejected me?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I straight up ask any job I apply and interview with why they didn’t proceed. One time they were actually taken back and ended up hiring me (after some convo).

  If a company cannot communicate to you why you didn’t make the cut, they’re a shitty company and not worth working for. I realize that’s easier said than done to swallow, but it’s true.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the hell even is Diet Coke?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, this will be my next party trick somehow.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just vibes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It isn’t a crab?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the Great Resignation 2.0 coming? Nearly 3 in 10 workers plan to quit this year⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Going to travel?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Terminator returns to theaters with 4K transfer...Will AI ruin another James Cameron film?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d love to read more studies on the Christopher Nolan thing. I have trouble hearing anyone talk day to day, even when looking at them directly. Anyone with an accent, my brain immediately can’t make sense of it.

  I’m not trying to be mean, the dialog just becomes gibberish and I don’t know why. Even if I buckle down and watch their mouth and focus, I can’t decipher things.

  But I had zero issues with Inception. My wife wasn’t so lucky. For the first time in forever I was telling her what was said.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So is the global IT crash fixed yet?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At my primary day job, no, they’ve already announced weekend hours to all employees to resolve issues one by one. I feel for IT/Helpdesk.

  At two of my friends day jobs, yes. Everything was fixed by late afternoon.

  At another friend’s day job, no, and things aren’t looking great as their disaster recovery plans, staffing, etc. were not prepared for this. It’s sounding like it could extend into next week for them.

  For another friend of mine…he got turned away at Starbucks this morning because their computers weren’t working. I guess we’ll see if he gets turned away tomorrow? Haha.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Texas residents afford electricity?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I presume he couldn’t pay it? What happens after that? Do you get blacklisted from power companies?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Texas residents afford electricity?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  $0.058 / kWh here in rural Oregon, it’s pretty awesome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Two vets near me were recently purchased by some megacorp conglomerate. Prices went up, quality went down, it sucks because they were my go to.

  This can only end badly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What kind of institutional gaslighting is this?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Get a second job. Start a hobby. Start your own side gig.

  If you just do extra work for the megacorp for no extra compensation, then they’re just using you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT" and "TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE" will be released on 4K UHD on June 25.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do people just stop thinking critically after they decide they agree with something?

  Narrator: Yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Americans measure everything in cups?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  shittily

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is what peak performance looks like⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I knew a guy in college who had to do this, he had a degenerative eye disease or something that no amount of glasses, hard contacts, or whatever could fix. It seemed like it royally sucked, but he always seemed in good spirits.

  Except I vaguely recall he impaled his own leg on a sharp branch while jogging because he couldn’t see it. That would suck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What will happen to large companies once poor people have no more money to use?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Based on what I’m seeing in the small business community around me…

  1. Small businesses see less foot traffic, take out loans to survive, realize things aren’t picking back up due to a drop in general spending, a drop that businesses like this can’t weather but mega corps can

  2. Small businesses close, go bankrupt, etc.

  3. Eventually only mega corps left, it’ll become the only option to do or buy anything, and we’re all fucked

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does the day-to-day work of not wearing shoes in the house?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have soft soles slippers for bedroom / office parts of the house.

  Hard soled slippers for those short trips to the garage or trash or to get the mail.

  And for everything else, an actual pair of shoes (yeah yeah I only have one).

  I actually always wear some sort of slipper inside though because 1) my feet get cold 2) I don’t want to get my socks or feet extra dirty and 3) I feel weird having my feet “unprotected”, I know slippers add nothing but it somehow brings me peace of mind.