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Linux during the mid to late 90s (Windows 95 and 98 era)
  • I got a disk of suse Linux from a library book. I put it on my laptop and it worked-ish.

    I didn't know what partitions were so I messed up my laptop pretty bad. But I learned more in that little bit than my undergrad degree.

  • Does it seem like there is a major food crisis in the US right now?
  • Are you near Fresno? If so, you can always get a free meal over at the Poverello house. You can also get a food bag. https://poverellohouse.org/what-we-do/food/emergency-food-bags

    I used to volunteer over there. Great place.

    As far as prices go, you can get a big 25 pound of rice/beans for less than 20$ over at Winco. Back when covid happened it lasted my wife and I about a year on both. It gets boring, but it works.

  • Lemmings do you feel like you are falling behind in your area of expertise?
  • For government work, I stumbled into it. A friend got me the foot in the door. I really wish I could give you better advice on that but thats the truth. Its really flipping hard to get a job in my local gov area. Gov pay can be bad but it heavily depends on what/where you are. I make around -15% less than my last place, but I get a pension after a couple of years, so it evens out. Plus I dont feel like im selling my soul for a couple of bucks.

    For non-profits, I simply searched for them on linkedin/indeed and found a couple in my area looking for software devs. The interview process is about the same as any other place, but they did take a look at my GitHub profile more than some others. At least when I got started.

    So just like anything:

    1. Make sure you know your stuff.
    2. A portfolio of work is always going to be seen as a positive.
    3. Keep your resume up to date.
    4. Go to your local meetup groups on subjects you like (networking is important)

    Hope that helps!

  • Linux back at 4.04% on the Desktop. Windows went below 73%
  • What's interesting is that multiple trackers are now saying it's above 4 percent. Last time something was posted, people questioned the data and where they got their data (which they should). Now there's multiple sites showing a real increase.

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    My reading progress so far this year
  • Coo! Sounds like your enjoying yourself. What's your current Best/worst?

    For me, I've been reading off of royal road this last year or so.

    A bit of a sidenote. Bookwyrm made it a bit easier to track and follow other people's books, but it's pretty alpha.

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