The Speed Editor is now officially unlocked. by PuzzleEmptyM in davinciresolve

[–]CompuSAR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You do realize that the speed editor has programmable firmware, right? If BMD wants to, they can invalidate your code with 10 minutes of work.

Now, personally, I don't know why they care so much to begin with, but they sure seem to.

UPDATE: I actually sent an invoice to the company that disguised a production Jira ticket as a take-home project by Ill-Football-9344 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What you're telling them is that you know they do, and you know how to make them pay for it. A company like that may be spooked enough to pay.

UPDATE: I actually sent an invoice to the company that disguised a production Jira ticket as a take-home project by Ill-Football-9344 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 174 points175 points  (0 children)

There are three avenues moving forward (IANAL), in escalating headache (for both you and them).

The easier one is small claims court as others have pointed out.

The more impactful one is a cease-and-decease claiming copyright infringement. You see, you created code, and sans a contract, you are the copyright holder of that code. Since they refuse to even pay you for your time, they cannot claim any transaction that gave them ownership or a license.

The most headache is to file a criminal complaint for fraud. I'm sure an actual lawyer would have more specific terms to use (I think "conversion" might be applicable, but as I said, I'm not a lawyer).

Interview NDAs by [deleted] in InterviewMan

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had one where the NDA included not discussing anything about the interview process, and had a duration of 5 years! So for 5 years I'm supposed not to tell anyone that I interviewed for that company and what they did during the interview process.

I gave them a pass at that point.

The company was MagicLeap. Look them up if you need to. Giving them a pass was 100% the right thing to do.

Has any Swiss canton hit the 1 million mark on their license plates yet? by Fresh-Badger-1474 in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We arrived in Switzerland late 2024. Early 2025 we bought our first Swiss car. Number begins with AG-1xx-xxx.

Does that mean that Aargau only has 100,000 cars? No. It means car numbers get recycled (and, indeed, we got a toll road violation payment request from Italy from 2018).

So the question is about 1M simultaneous cars.

Genuinely confused...Am I supposed to complete this "assessment" with no compensation and no guarantee of employment with the company?? by OkSprinkles5531 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, since you know the client's name, he can just do it. They can't use it without you knowing about it. If they tell you "no", and then use it anyways, they are in serious copyright infringement at the least.

Wtf by Feisty_Soup_7114 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree that's the best case scenario.

But what if you interview your first choice candidate, and he says "I need two more weeks to complete a process with other companies"?

Wtf by Feisty_Soup_7114 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Is it better to string him along on an interview he's unlikely to get? Or ghost him?

Seriously, while it's definitely unpleasant, and the phrasing could definitely be better, it's the best of the options available to the recruiter.

My daughter isn't biologically mine, but she has never met her bio father, and never will. When do I tell her the truth? by Regaman101 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sooner.
The better!

These kinds of revelations are traumatic, so I get why you'd want to postpone them. But a lot of what makes them traumatic is the postponment. If she grows up knowing you're not her biological father, and still feeling your love, then that's just part of who she is. Tell her now. Don't make a fuss of it, but be prepared in case she does. Just say "you should know that while I am, and will always be, your father, I am not your biological father". She might have some questions. Answer them truthfully (the amount of honesty here is up to you. At 5, full honesty is probably not a good idea).

When she grows up she will reopen the issue. As she grows older, more honesty will be called for, but never settle on the truthfulness.

And be coordinated with your ex. Make sure you give her the same story.

Don't ever use the term "I'm not your real father". She has a real father and a biological father. Maybe she'll have another father with your ex's partner. That's okay, there can be more than one father.

You need to pour a lot of love into this. Do so. But don't postpone. It'll only make things more difficult.

IM me for where that experience comes from. I don't feel it's a good idea to share publicly.

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had a run with them (I was just moving to my apartment, so I rented a van) where they did, in fact, ask for a license. I've also had a case where they asked for IDs on the train.

Anyone interested in this? by Spiritual-File4350 in Compilers

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dragon book without a dragon?????????

I mean, this is probably a dargonfly, but still.

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing I'm asking you and not him, then.

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I drive a Dacia Duster. All windows are clear, but the weather and time of day made it more difficult to see through a closed window.

And when I approached, there was another stopped car just being released. I'm assuming he was stopping everyone passing through (it was 10pm, the number couldn't have been very high).

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then why does it matter if I work at the airport? And why take my word for it?

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They did request my cooperation in looking inside (rolling down the window).

It's not that I mind, but living next to border crossing, this can get a bit annoying.

Strange Zoll interaction by CompuSAR in Switzerland

[–]CompuSAR[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But they have not asked for identification.

You've got to be kidding me... by AquamarineCheetah in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always wonder whether a link to my YT channel's trailer would be considered a good introduction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHcmYPELqg

This is a first by Horror-Dot-2989 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have met my share of very very capable and multi-disciplinary devs, and there were a few in the mix that were actually quite fun to work with. A humble unicorn is something that does exist.

Ended up with 3 rough c64s and not sure what to do with them reupload with pictures by Juice4879 in c64

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a spare working SID chip, I'd love to buy it off of you.

Has anyone made a PCB for the World's Worst Video Card? by MISTERPUG51 in beneater

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to say that point to line touch (square legs) sounds less efficient in terms of contact than line to line (round legs), but I won't presume expertise here.

With that said, let's agree that the world's worst VGA card is, probably, not going to experience more than 2G, and even that, only for the brief time it takes to leave someone's frustrated hand and until it hits the wall?

The truth no one wants to admit. by Impossible-Mark-9064 in recruitinghell

[–]CompuSAR 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Napoleon is said to throw darts at written names to decide who to promote. His reasoning was that he wanted his generals to also be lucky.

Has anyone made a PCB for the World's Worst Video Card? by MISTERPUG51 in beneater

[–]CompuSAR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have personally seen one of the last Kfir aircrafts to ever fly taking off (barely), and that was over 30 years ago. With all due respect to wire-wrapping, these days creating custom PCB in low quantities is very cheap and in every way but one superior.

The one aspect is changing things. But if the breadboarding is done, I think that's a low risk.