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Re:Parental Controls Aren't for Parents on Friday January 02, 2026 @03:32PM (#46469025)
Sounds like the parent(s) use it as well

> I cannot prevent the kid from seeing installed games that are rated Mature.

Re:Time to delete your Glassdoor account on Thursday March 14, 2024 @05:04PM (#39708963)
Sounds like a platform that will wither away and die. Glassdoor users are emboldened by anonymity and know exactly what happens to people who put that kind of information on Facebook or LinkedIn next to their real name.
Re:Onyx, a new programming language powered by WebAssembly on Friday December 01, 2023 @03:33PM (#38491939)
I also have this irrational anger, but as a result of PL/SQL. It's also an objectively hideous operator that is inconvenient to type.
Please tell me where there are good homes for $5-10K. I live in a LCOL city and a completely clapped out house in a very bad neighborhood is still $100K. There are fewer than 10 houses cheaper than than in my entire city, and they all look like they needed to be torn down long ago. A decent, no-frills or style condo starts north of $200K.
I've been listening to Linux enthusiasts say this for 25+ years. Somehow I don't think ChromeOS was what they were envisioning.
Re:Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake on Friday June 30, 2023 @04:55PM (#36542149)
I spend a LOT of time sharpening my axe and can't imagine why anyone would choose to use an unsharpenable hatchet with a stubby handle.
Re:Goodbye, Ozempic on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:32PM (#36511435)
No one solution is going to reverse the obesity epidemic. Better food labeling, ingredient regulations, health education for all age groups, cost of living reduction, food desert reductions, and likely many more things will need to be addressed if we hope to see noticeable changes.
Re:How Plastics Are Poisoning Us on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:40AM (#36508081)
As usual, its difficult to nail these attributions down for a long time. Look at arsenic-containing green wallpaper, leaded gasoline, and CFCs. They were all "fine" and widely-used until it was obvious that they were terrible.
> You can hardly work on any of the current models today

Tell that to the millions of people who work on them daily without issue.

They're amazingly powerful for the money. Prior to the shortages they were great for retro game emulation, little linux boxes for fun/kids/specific uses, home automation, whole-network ad filtering, etc etc.
Re:Stop Being a Junior on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:16AM (#36139337)
I'm glad I wasn't alone in feeling frustrated while reading this article. I just passed the year mark after switching careers; the clouds are parting and I'm beginning to tackle more complex tasks with my ever-growing experience and wisdom, but "What do senior developers do in your company? Do that instead of the things junior developers do. That's it." is absurd.

If you're getting bored with the menial tasks that you're being given, ask your boss if they think you're ready to handle more complex work -- jumping in the middle of projects way over your head in an effort to pretend you aren't a junior dev is foolish.