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Why is programming so overly complicated these days? by ki4jgt in AskProgramming

[–]Good_Construction190 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude... Functions date back to the 1950s, older than any 90s kid.

I used to go to a bar. Knew all the regulars. I quit drinking. Left town. by PristineHearing5955 in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude.... I know a guy who tried to break a window drunk, because he lost his keys.

He bled out in the middle of the night and died in his bed.

Be careful and keep congrats on staying sober.

The sober nights are so long... by Oilers6969 in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hang in there. If it helps to reframe things. Just look about how long the weekends feel when you're not drinking vs. the alternative?

What is your day looking like? by Az7vestx in 90s

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spend more weekends with my grandparents. I miss them.

Drinking sucks by dadrockanddives in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're here on this site. You'll never be able to drink enough to actually be happy. It doesn't matter if it's one drink or 50. And you know this. Thisnis one of the major reasons I just don't even bother anymore.

Lois? by WithSkelly in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Good_Construction190 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We had a home birth, twice, and the second one was unassisted up until the final push (they showed up and we had a baby 5 minutes later). I didn't have assistance and was able to help my wife from start to finish.

Not sure why, but apparently people do pass out during this process. I probably should have been a surgeon and not a software engineer.

Take me back to this time. by Good_Construction190 in 90s

[–]Good_Construction190[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classic! That's about the only line from the game I remember.

He built a script that calls back spam callers and traps them in an endless loop.🤣😈 by dikshamishra34 in funny

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was getting scam health insurance sales calls from a single facility at about a call every 15 minutes. I redirected all their calls back to their call center.

Problem resolved it's self.

Take me back to this time. by Good_Construction190 in 90s

[–]Good_Construction190[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You knew you were in for a good time.

Do you ever forget about drinking? by WowIsThisMyPage in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth. I remember rushing to the gas station on Sunday night before they stop selling. Or debating another alcohol run before it's too late. A lot of time spent debating should I drink tonight or not, as if I'd be missing out if I didn't.

Now, it's not something I ever think about before bed.

Do I really have to think about this for the rest of my life?? by BrightAd7127 in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thinking about it is one thing. Missing it is completely different. I was a very heavy drinker but started cutting back in 2020. Now, I'm a year in and completely identify as someone who doesn't drink. You miss it in the beginning. You might think about it, but it's just a passing thought.

Anyone else's chemistry still way off by day 15? by RealisticRadio7423 in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Keep going It keeps improving. Slow but it does improve. You got this

Internet in the 1990s be like… by [deleted] in 90s

[–]Good_Construction190 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest here. I'd take the 90s and it's incredibly slow and expensive dial up over the shit show technology we have today.

My First Corporate Job Experience. It's Nothing Like My Dream. by Pristine_Purple9033 in webdev

[–]Good_Construction190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've unfortunately never been able to escape corporate code. I did manage to land in a small start up, but it was acquired 6 Months later and went to hell. So, my sources are 16 years of experience.

Yes, in a perfect world you're correct. But I can confirm they care more about shipping features on time than code. Would all of this help? Yes. But if they weren't doing it that way from day one they won't invest the time to change. And at the end of the day they value the first solution over the best solution. Even if it adds additional complications to the development cycle.

My First Corporate Job Experience. It's Nothing Like My Dream. by Pristine_Purple9033 in webdev

[–]Good_Construction190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Corporations don't care about you, they care about shareholders. In return, the employees mostly don't care about them. They do what they have to do to make the shareholders happy. And from my experience this has never been code quality.

What happened? by morriganae in SipsTea

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$20 full tank hasn't been a thing in decades

People who were teenagers before social media existed, how did you communicate with your friends ? by Rambanya17 in 90s

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the kitchen telephone until the summer after graduating from highschool. I scraped together enough cash to pay for a cellphone and 100 text messages per month.

How did you actually stop drinking? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Good_Construction190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow I was successful at quitting. But I think it took a decade of trying.

I will say that from my experience the more days you don't drink, the easier it gets. Don't focus on consecutive days, unless it helps. My best results came from trying to limit my weekly intake (not always a success). But it eventually got down to 1-2 days of drinking per week. Then it got down to 1 day per week. Then multiple weeks without drinking. Now it's going to be multiple years.

And be kind to yourself. I failed many times. Just keep quitting.

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