Zink

joined 2 years ago
[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

We children of the 80s were out there in them streets, walking and biking to our friends' houses and dodging the cars. Over the years our skills grew, and the numbers were finally on our side. And while it was sad on the rare occasion that we lost a friend to the streets as if they were an Oregon Trail character, it did help the numbers even more!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago

Any incremental improvement is worth it, IMO. Think of it like the flip side of the swiss cheese security model.

My intentional mindset and positive thinking don't make my ADHD go away. But maybe they give me that last bit of motivation to get out of bed one day, or they flip the script and remind me that whatever activity my family wants to do with me this evening is way more important than that spare bedroom I finally started cleaning after several years.

When it comes to mental health and enjoying existence, never stop giving yourself the best chance you can.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

If you wanted to blow a bunch of money on the military there are better ways to do it.

Ohh we got you fam.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

I was up way too late. My comment shows as 4h old and I'm already sitting at my desk at work.

That's not my usual schedule, but I'm feeling pretty alright!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is beautiful. Love it. This is the perfect moment for me to be done with the internet for today. On a happy note for once!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Well yeah their business isn't to "serve users." It's to "farm consumers."

That's why I'm glad I do embedded systems in a niche industry. I'm not trying to drive engagement across the globe. I'm just making a device that serves the needs of a user who has other important work to worry about.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 22 points 2 months ago

Just gals being gals and guys being guys.

Gotta do it all the way, right?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 13 points 2 months ago

I have been in the mental state of "I guess if I'm living through significant history that people will read about decades from now, I should at least pay attention and appreciate the weight of it, in addition to trying to actually help people" for about two orders of magnitude longer than the duration our brains evolved to handle.

It would be really, really swell if that could stop for a while and not constantly grind in a worse and worse direction.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

You inspired me to do the same!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is just how I felt when I first switched, also to Mint. I've experienced it a couple other times too when switching from some proprietary application to the FOSS option.

I like to describe it as feeling the different priorities of the teams working on each project. When one is made by passionate users who care about it being good software for its purpose, and the other is designed by a committee to hit as many different corporate metrics as possible, it shows.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

And let's be honest, this is one of those many contexts where giving a shit and putting forth ANY amount of effort puts you ahead of 80% of the population anyway.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's one of the most stereotypically conservative / republican grievances I've ever heard.

It's not the people at the top keeping the actual glory and/or money that are the problem. And it's not that you suck. The problem that other rando who is just a bit more disadvantaged in life than you but who is about to catch up to the amount of stuff you have!

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