rudyharrelson

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[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 3 points 1 day ago

Probably! He was a very smart guy (way more formal education in computer science than I), so I've always assumed there was some truth to what he said, but he didn't elaborate further and I didn't like bothering him with unnecessary questions, so I never followed up on the topic despite my confusion.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 35 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Not a teacher, per se, but the senior dev on my old team once said something that left me scratching my head. We were trying to troubleshoot an inconsistent bug in our software, and I said, "Maybe it's a race condition," to which he replied, "There's no such thing."

Still trying to figure out what he meant by that.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Agreed. I've learned most of what I know about computers by fixing broken stuff. Like you, my first serious daily driver was Manjaro. And after dealing with broken systems time and time again, I'm tired, boss. My daily driver for the last 2 years has been Mint and I love it to death for how stable and functional it is. But the lessons I learned along the way with other distros have been invaluable.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm a big fan of this one:

"Somebody that I used to Know" by Linkin Park

I'm sad to see that the original got taken down, but someone reuploaded it here.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 0 points 1 week ago

You could try opening up the Resource Monitor and checking out the Network tab:

It might have the same issue (grouping everything under the VPN .exe), but it's worth a shot.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Based on your description, "pan" seems appropriate. I don't think ratios really matter when it comes to this kind of terminology. You appear to be, to varying degrees, attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender.

That said, I'm not sure what the distinction is between "pan" and "omni".

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 weeks ago

Much appreciated! I'll give it a read.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

When those memories come up, choose a different response. Laugh at yourself. Forgive yourself. Love yourself.

Any recommended reading on this topic? Choosing a different response when these memories come up is really difficult for me, personally. Even when I acknowledge that I've grown as a person since then, the memories themselves still just feel jarringly awful.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The "small issue" you described is a logistical one that remains unsolved by bureaucrats, lawmakers, judges, or anyone else. "Bad actors ruin it for those who really need it" is the same "small issue" people use to argue against many services people genuinely need in order to survive.

"Deport them all and let God sort 'em out" is the course America has chosen, and it is the immoral course, as far as I am concerned.

we need more people processing immigration paperwork

Agreed, but it won't happen, especially under this administration. They don't want more immigrants, even "legal" ones. They say they are only against "illegal" immigrants, but let's be real here. Lemme know when they sign into law some additional funding for hiring more bureaucrats to parse immigration paperwork. I won't hold my breath.

When immigrants know the legal pathway is unreasonably slow and will not be improved in any way, there's no incentive to do it the "legal" way.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I cannot, in good conscience, begrudge any family who illegally enters a country when they are fleeing violence or poverty in their own country (e.g.: they are from a country that is effectively run by drug cartels, or is in the midst of civil war).

"You need to fill out the appropriate paperwork before your family can be safe" is not an argument that will ever sway me. The bureaucracy takes too long in the vast majority of cases. People are scared and want a better life.

Some people illegally immigrate for less serious reasons, in which case sure, get 'em to fill out the proper forms. But I cannot support deporting people whose entire reason to illegally immigrate was for their safety and/or livelihood.

And please note that this position is wholly a moral one, not a legal one. I am a person with a moral compass, not a lawyer.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 10 points 2 weeks ago

Adding on to this, I'll say the term is likely used less now because, for the reasons you mentioned, the common person actually aspires to get famous for the specific purpose of selling out and making a big payday to escape the hellscape of everyday wage-slavery.

But then there are also "sell outs" that are totally situational. For example, a content creator (who I won't name because that's not the point) who's an OG that's been around for over 20 years now, constantly putting out content, never had sponsors until a few years ago. Initially I was annoyed at suddenly seeing "Sponsored by NordVPN!" and "Sponsored by RAID Shadow Legends!" in every video, but then I learned he'd had a child with his wife. And his child had a bad birth defect that required a lot of expensive surgeries.

After that, I was like, "Get that paycheck, my guy." It's hard out there.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 12 points 3 weeks ago

I read the post title and immediately thought it might be a Technology Connections video. Great channel

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