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ddejohn
·há 8 dias·discuss
> the killer feature that kept me on Firefox

precisely, I do occasionally have to switch browsers which is incredibly frustrating but that's more of an indictment of the current state of the web than FF in my mind
ddejohn
·há 8 dias·discuss
Great to see this feature being added to other browsers. I use the Firefox Multi-Account Containers, Temporary Containers, and Containerize extensions to manage my browsing and it's (mostly) a very nice experience. There are some rough edges for certain tasks, but I've not had any desire to go back to containerless browsing for a few years now.
ddejohn
·há 8 dias·discuss
I still regularly visit TheGearPage forum for musicians (mostly guitarists), and it's still active.

There's also Hardforum for hardware related discussions, though I don't visit as often anymore.

Many others I used to visit are dead.
ddejohn
·há 23 dias·discuss
What are you using for cell service? Been wanting to switch to GOS for years, but I've also been really uninterested in having to find a new service provider (currently using fi).
ddejohn
·há 29 dias·discuss
> What time you have in mind, that was really better?

Don't think there's ever been a time in human history that would qualify as good, but I will take better: any time pre-COVID. We have completely gone off the rails since the pandemic.

I don't really feel like elaborating.
ddejohn
·há 30 dias·discuss
Deeply sickening that modern society is such that we have to make room in our brains for objectively outlandish connections like these. That a children's cartoon and game about cute little companions has to in any way be involved in the same sentence as the flattening of a city and genocide is just... pure insanity. The world has truly, collectively, lost its fucking mind.
ddejohn
·mês passado·discuss
> storytelling “My Journey” type stuff

This is the stuff with which I struggle the most. I'm an introvert, and "my journey" sounds so insufferable and egotistical to me, I physically cringe at the thought of having to talk about this kind of stuff.

At the end of the day, I just want a paycheck and to work on at least marginally interesting problems. I'm not interested in having to lie about how passionate I am about what company X is doing, nor am I a salesperson that feels comfortable hyping myself up. It feels so fake it becomes a distraction during the interview, which causes me to freeze up and start floundering.

I work hard and I take pride in what I produce, I have plenty of hobbies and get along with others well, and I thrive in environments where I get to mentor and be mentored by others. These are the soft skills that are actually important for working on a team, but they're the most difficult to convey in the traditional interview format.
ddejohn
·mês passado·discuss
I am miserably bad at soft-skills interviews and never get past this round. Been over a year since I've had somebody actually try to assess my technical competency in any real capacity.

I'm also getting maybe 1 INITIAL interview every 3 months right now because of this AI screening stuff and I just haven't felt like re-writing my resume to game them.
ddejohn
·há 3 meses·discuss
when I first read "orbital slingshot" in the title I thought it was a game about doing gravity assists, which I think would be much more interesting and fun
ddejohn
·há 10 meses·discuss
Who is the other?
ddejohn
·há 10 meses·discuss
I use 12 columns so I can still do this 1/3 - 2/3 split, but other proportions as well. I tend to have a chat app on the left quarter, browser in the middle half, and a music app on the right quarter. Lots more freedom than only two zones!
ddejohn
·há 11 meses·discuss
No problem. Also, hello Denver neighbor! Cheers, best of luck.
ddejohn
·há 11 meses·discuss
heads up, your resume link is a 404
ddejohn
·ano passado·discuss
Ed writes a lot of good stuff, but yeah, they're usually a slog. His diatribes seem to be getting longer lately too.
ddejohn
·ano passado·discuss
You have constructed a representation of me in your head that in no way reflects reality. Good luck in life.
ddejohn
·ano passado·discuss
This is the silliest thing I've ever heard
ddejohn
·há 2 anos·discuss
> And a way to pay signal anonymously?

Heh, I donate monthly to the Signal foundation but still get the occasional notification in the app to do so. In some sense, I am paying them anonymously :D