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Off to a non-US instance. Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish.

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If it was a puncture i'd just use a simple repair kit and it would hold until the tyre is all worn and needs replacing.

That's a rip, though... unless you use some sealant from the inside... and even then i can't advise on anything from experience, check with your local mechanic.

Generally speaking, my approach is "on the internet no one knows you're a dog". I tend to containerize my activity and keep as much PII away from the internet as possible.

I have a few accounts on the fediverse because otherwise the conjunction of regional data, interests and languages would easily identify me. Not that i generally do dumb stuff (but i can easily get flagged if i touch... hot topics, you must pander to certain groups otherwise you're immediately the villain, very free the fediverse), it's just that the internet hasn't quite evolved the way i was expecting it 30 years ago and surveillance capitalism is now a thing, among other factors. I provide as little and as fake information as possible when creating accounts.

As far as the professional sphere goes, all recruiters will ever see is a simple LinkedIn profile. I don't have much time to do pet projects, unfortunately, and certainly wouldn't host them on github - forgejo and codeberg ftw.

I guess the flipside of not being so public is that you get to be an asshole behind a keyboard, eh?

you have to be willing to accept or embrace work from wherever.

I started working my current job at the beginning of the pandemic, so about 2 years full remote. The company didn't die, my project didn't die (it's just me and the QA btw). I like to use this as example whenever i tolerate WFH/BTO discussions (which is as useful as arguing about cats vs dogs) with RTO gasslighters.

Now i have to go twice a week because... reasons.

The only logical reason i've read for back-to-office policies is to justify office space rent.

They did, but not in an excel spreadsheet so the message didn't stick.

Surprised no one.

Actually, they did comment, it was a very subtle stab at the fact that this company enforces built-in obsolescence by embedding tracking in their parts, akin to what HP does to ink cartridges.

Slackware does, I think.

Clouds... clouds everywhere...

If you want to learn about linux give Linux From Scratch a try (not as a daily driver, just as an experiment, in a VM if need be).

If you like to tune and compile your code, you can try Gentoo and Slackware, both suitable for Desktop.

Edit: assuming you're targetting the desktop, not the mac.

Misread Dell for a second there and was wondering why were they screwing around with ASCII...

The ad revenue from our searches funds the planting of trees worldwide.

I call that BS. As Mr Oliver once explained, if all companies were to plant the trees they promise, this planet wouldn't be enough for so many trees.

You need a big fancy building in a fancy city to attract top talent,

WFH attracts me, not fancy buildings in cities... YMMV i guess.

Of course there's no point in trying to rationalize this 'cos these people use meetings to try justify their usefulness to the company (HR does the same with random activities), so you end up drawing red lines with invisible ink...

Good managers go to meetings and shield the engineers from the stream of exec corporate bs

Was lucky enough to work with one... once.

Silicon Valley vibes (the series).

Doesn't the kernel have a coding standard?

The only marginally logical excuse i've heard for RTO is to justify rented office space.

sudo su -

Merseyside Police says a thorough and extensive investigation was conducted by the anti-corruption unit and no officers or staff were identified in relation to misuse of police systems.

Weirder and weirder...