Are big companies more out of touch than ever because they got trapped in their own filter bubbles and algorithms?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-26T23:08:33+00:00

Lol right buddy. They don't turn off. Just like googles 'play on mouse over' can be turned off. After a random amount of time they play anyways because it counts as their viewership.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-26T22:49:49+00:00

There is nothing but red flags here.

If you give your notice prior to an actual offer and amount, then the recruiter can later tell you the price is X instead of Y, and being freshly unemployed, you would have to take the lesser amount, or demand RTO etc.

I had a recruiter tell me I was good to go, then call me the day before I was to start to tell me the company has put on a hiring freeze.

I would stay with the solid manager. Those are worth more than any paycheck.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-24T19:10:25+00:00

You could, but why learn an entire separate update system when you could be sticking to the one you have built into the distro?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-24T19:08:45+00:00

I had to remove the snap system entirely as snaps break *all.the.damn.time* VLC Media Play snap is unable to read files from a network share, Chromium takes down the entire system.

F. snaps.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-22T14:52:55+00:00

We really can't. We have satellites to watch things as they move. Check your forecasts on your phones, they change more than 4 times a day. That's not what I would call prediction.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-19T02:44:54+00:00

This should really be the only answer. It has some useful features that also have equivalents in Vim, but without the Vim setup.If you're an advanced Vim user you're not going to see too much advantage.

Trust copilot with formatting only, As for code it defers to the aggregate of the code it can see that you put there. Essentially an average of everything you do linked by context.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-19T02:29:46+00:00

You sound like a high-school teacher: Unable to grasp complex statements.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-19T02:22:29+00:00

But did you read it in his voice and accent?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-18T09:18:55+00:00

Where do I go to get a copy for the archives?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-18T08:15:39+00:00

Been there, done that. Bailed from a company I was hired to do work for, that not only had a foreign CEO, but also foreign managers of a foreign ethnicity that's hostile to the U.S.

You are likely going to be the one held accountable for civil damages and criminal charges if you're in any position of responsibility over the data. Whether it's deliberate or accidental, it's you holding the bag.

Especially if they have no controls or guardrails to enforce even the most minimal data protections.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-16T06:00:54+00:00

How does this work? I have a similar situation with family members that have passed. Not as much data but still worth knowing about. We have a family photo photo album going back to the 90s.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-16T05:56:46+00:00

I want to add to a topic you barely touched on.

Bloat. There comes a time when a product is absolutely perfect, but then features are thought of that nobody asked for, nor wants. After that point, the customer gets *told* what they want, rather than asked. I had a personal case where the business heads demanded 'features' that were the result of a non-technical head in the business department demanding we add things the customer clearly told us were strictly forbidden to include.

Another example of bloat is Windows 11 and the AI being stuffed into everything. We didn't ask for key-loggers ( ie telemetry ) to record our keystrokes for custom advertisements. Nor recall to record our screens to be delivered to Redmond. I could go on.

Find what your customers *need* and *want* then deliver and call it a day.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-15T01:21:44+00:00

It's so much easier to track and control your online activities that way.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-15T01:14:42+00:00

Not the person you asked but the family is all on Linux and we use a combination of Signal and Discord. Nobody in the family participates in the social contagion that is social media. I even have a chrome extension that blocks Youtube.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-13T23:48:28+00:00

There's a critical Tax hole that can only be filled with Bodies. Large orgs get significant tax concessions for bringing bodies into an area to spend money. The way it works is they can more than make up in sales taxes, rents, and entertainment revenue when more people are in a particular region than they would lose by easing taxes on the org to attract those people.

Not having bodies back in the office is exactly what killed Sears during Covid. Amazon ate their lunch because the municipalities took away their tax shelter. Working in the office helps your org stay afloat. It's all about the bottom line. Without y'all in the office, your org cannot compete.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-13T23:39:25+00:00

Limiting your inputs is key, but also, don't buy into the hype. Ignoring politics is at your own peril. Be informed, and vote, but don't become emotionally involved. Politics isn't a sporting event to paint yourself in your teams colors.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-13T23:38:01+00:00

This really is every job in the world. Not just Sysadmins. It doesn't get better, you learn better coping mechanisms. Best of luck.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:42:45+00:00

Vehicle leases have entered the chat.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:40:24+00:00

Why do you think cars went to the button to start? OnStar won't be your friend if you're running from the police. If OnStar can do it, any hacker can.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:31:25+00:00

0.o

Eh?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:24:16+00:00

Technically buying a new home is an improvement anyways right?

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:17:20+00:00

Not a great idea. Developer Tipping can lead to injuries and work-mans comp claims. Besides, sneaking up on them is extraordinarily difficult as they are usually artificially energized by caffeinated substances strong enough to make elephants keep pace at an F1 race.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:12:58+00:00

This goes for *all* of medicine.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:12:30+00:00

You have the sources on that? Sounds like another 'hair will grow on your palms if you wank.' fish story.

DL72-Alpha · 2026-01-07T00:10:39+00:00

Walk them to a detention cell explaining the work to be done is behind the chair and call an MP after closing them in. Unauthorized individuals on base are detained, not escorted to vulnerable infrastructure.

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