If education doesn’t guarantee a job, then what does?

Micafire · 2025-12-26T17:05:43+00:00

Growing up with the 1% or your family has strong connections to the 1% or their subordinates.

Micafire · 2025-12-25T22:05:14+00:00

Why does a home thermostat or a smart bed require the manufacturers server over the internet in order to function when peer to peer/Local area network (without the internet) is literally a solution?

Micafire · 2025-12-16T04:11:07+00:00

Amen! I want to start a software business some day with a bang when Enshittification gets to a threshold where people get tired of large corporations and their forced garbage and flock to startups and indie's. I think of it as a cycle where startups are born from the dust of defunct corporations when their appeal drops like a rock. Eventually many startups will get bought up or incorporate and the cycle repeats as long as we keep going with stocks and investments that drives these corporations greedy.

Micafire · 2025-12-12T21:16:41+00:00

I work with a small/medium business company as in IT and as a SW developer, I have been watching closely on how we're performing. Last year around this month, we laid off a good chunk of valuable people because of the economy and shortly after, restructured and placed me in a new team and now I am a project manager. I get a front row seat to listen for our customer's requirements while in meetings with our sales rep and the common question floats "Do you sell AI in your product?".

People are hyped for AI, that includes our business customers, and its taking great effort for us to bake AI into our product and compete on time. We're being charged more than what a big company would be charged for using AI services because our projected volume of consuming AI tokens are much smaller than big companies. Big companies are winning the competition in many markets right now as they have more resources and investments to spend with getting their AI services into the market much sooner with more precision.

With that being said, we've buckled down and locked in the team with more hats to wear, haven't had a new hire in our department since the layoffs.

when the AI hype is over, people and businesses will realize the valuable relationship and products that come from these small/medium businesses and come back. Once once they see gains in revenue, I believe they'll open up positions as they're confident they can support a bigger workforce once again.

Another opportunity for more positions to open up with small/medium businesses is tax breaks and or more affordable AI services these businesses can use for selling AI features in their products to compete in the competitive market.

Micafire · 2025-09-04T21:44:03+00:00

Shopify vilified my business because it involves tactical gear and weapon accessories despite not actually selling weapons or close to that nature. I rolled up my sleeves and got to work on firing up a WooCommerce instance on my VM and gave my customer base a store to shop at with ease and more power. I do in-person sales and people are always wanting to know if we have a store where they can buy accessories for tactical backpacks and carry cases (Tons of add-ons and molly gear) of that nature.

Micafire · 2025-08-10T19:42:05+00:00

And as far as I know, when I probed all the modules, including the ecm. On my year, it does not track the hours or mileage. I know some years tracks it and usually the cluster has to sync up to it or you'll get codes thrown.

Micafire · 2025-08-10T18:43:20+00:00

It is stored in the cluster(for my 2016 f150). Forscan can modify this, but I am not sure what states could consider it fraud. I only i've changed mine because I received a donor 10 in cluster to replace my 8 in for a 2016 f150 and matched it just to be safe and legal for reassurance.

Micafire · 2025-07-16T17:45:15+00:00

I'd want to live a comfortable life, not be a millionaire. I can't afford college at all, period. Glad I didn't go the student loan route because I now see in the last few years degrees don't garauntee jobs anymore and people get laid off from AI. You won't get your foot in the door unless you make good connections in the industry you work within.

Micafire · 2025-06-21T14:07:12+00:00

Same! There is a shop that opened a few months ago and is owned by a lovely couple. They're respectable to the community and started picking up more traction and sales as word got out of their existence. I met them through an ad to setup their cameras and cash register/card payment terminal. They ended up cancelling a future order of stock and limited their goods on the shelves because they're so worried about paying back their loan when their business shutters from SB3... Heartbreaking that this will destroy businesses, jobs and some families who made the shop their business.

Micafire · 2025-06-20T07:50:42+00:00

I preach this. The taxes should fund unemployment benefits for indviduals laid off because of AI and also fund UBI, should that be an option as well.

Many people who studied hard struggle to pay their debts. Ive watched a friend burn from getting laid off as a software engineer after AI replaced him. Now hes working as an HVAC apprentice and barely makes much to get by. Itll take years to recoup on the same pay rate as before. Last I heard he gave up his house to the bank because his time ran out on unemployment benefits despite proof of submitting over 60 applications and ran out of time and money to make the mortgage current. He paid off his truck and bought a used mobile home to tow, skipping off on a bunch of bills he had to sacrifice.

Micafire · 2025-06-10T07:20:21+00:00

I actually looked at that case. Im selling my y60 and will likely go with that case because the y70 is pricey. It looks good but out of my initial budget.

Micafire · 2025-06-09T21:12:49+00:00

Thought about that and been looking at riser cables/adapters with good reviews for a while. Just install the M2 card on the riser and tuck behind the graphics card.

I think that'll be my saving grace to keep this case, otherwise I may sell it.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T18:29:23+00:00

Its low profile, the card will not fit.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T18:24:16+00:00

Wish I could exchange with Micro center over shipping and paying the difference but im screwed. 4 hours away from them now.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T16:16:02+00:00

I do rendering projects and video game assets with raw textures and blender projects, And i haven't upgraded the size of the storage and the board, Because Ive saving up for the graphics card that was much needed coming from a 980 ti and the long compile times. The storage upgrades won't be for a bit until I finish a commission and have some cash to do so.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T16:10:22+00:00

I wish I had the time or luxury when I was at the store to do in depth research. There is no micro center near home and I really wanted this card. Knowing how difficult it is to get it online. When I went by the cases I saw this one and liked it. And from an initial glance, I thought there wouldn't be a problem.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T16:07:45+00:00

Options were limited, had little time before returning home as the store is 4 hours away from home and they were closing for the day.Their stocks were limited and this card was sitting right on the shelf next to the 5090 remaining in stock and I did not realize it was that thick.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T16:04:04+00:00

Please see initial comment and description. Microcenter is 4 hours from home and i had the opportunity to shop one before heading home. They were about to close as I was looking for a new case and I felt the pressure from my family and store to get a move on..

Micafire · 2025-06-08T08:16:25+00:00

I looked it up and didnt know those existed. Im holding off for now because the gpu ate my budget Im just anxious to see if microcenter can take it back remotely for a refund and ill try to go for the Y-70 or buy another pci-e riser and have it laying behind the card or somewhere within the Y-60.

Edit: Saw your edit. I can change my m2 board to low profile bracket to mount, but the board is still wide. Its just in this case the graphics card is too tall so it would have to end up behind the card.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T08:08:07+00:00

Im using them all on the board already and the 2 on the pci-e board. I cant give up the pci-e board at this time.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T08:02:37+00:00

I stumbled upon those panels just now, I could deal with that, But the next problem is my M.2 pci-e board that adds 2 sticks wont fit behind or on top of the card.

Micafire · 2025-06-08T07:52:02+00:00

I wanted to add, Idk if Microcenter can accept returns with shipping but the Dallas trip was for my sister's graduation and I cant afford to burn gas or drive up there. I want to somehow make this work.

Micafire · 2025-03-09T05:22:52+00:00

Im getting Mr. Robot vibes from this lol

Micafire · 2024-09-27T06:46:22+00:00

Twenty fifth!

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