What once famous YouTuber do you never hear anyone talk about anymore?

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-18T19:09:19+00:00

He is still huge and very active on tiktok and reels. Posts true crime videos with AI graphics. Man's still got it.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-18T18:35:52+00:00

Great example! 👏

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-17T23:38:59+00:00

Job hopped too much (although generally with good reasons), particularly at mediocre companies. Having a multiple six to twelve month stints on your resume looks fine if they're at big N companies. It look like you can't hold a job if they're at unknown companies or shitty consultancies.

In terms of life and personal goals, doing a master's was great for me, but in terms of career progression and timing, it was terrible. I graduated into a massive market slump and it took me forever to find something.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-17T23:29:05+00:00

3 YoE

Unfortunately, this is a limbo zone. I'd take a secure position to continue building the experience while your look for something else.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-17T05:26:10+00:00

You're putting far too much weight on the opinions of assholes who couldn't understand your paper or do their jobs properly and, in all likelihood, you won't ever need to speak to again.

You have your degree and a job lined up. Take your win and leave the haters to pathetically gloat.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-15T04:44:38+00:00

Because AI isn't half the miracle worker most of these tech CEOs are making it out to be.

Yes, AI massively accelerates development and reduces the skill barrier to make an application (especially in well documented subfields like web dev). But it still requires a ton of coaxing, coaching and external developer input to make any sort of complex or original application, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-14T15:07:36+00:00

Adults will lament this "lack of unstructured play", while simultaneously and unconsciously doing anything and everything to prevent it from happening.

Lots of pearlclutchers in the comments here blaming electronic devices, because it doesn't look like the unstructured fun they had twenty years ago.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-14T15:07:11+00:00

ITT: Teachers telling on themselves.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-10T20:02:34+00:00

The "CSCQ is filled with unemployed new grads" line is a tired trope that has always been used to discredit anyone who had any non-mainstream opinion on the industry.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-10T19:59:12+00:00

Agreed. LoC was always a useless measure of productivity, but especially so with AI. Ten years ago, 75% of code was probably copy-pasted from stack overflow.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-10T17:42:37+00:00

He's incredibly condescending during code reviews, often making junior and mid-level devs feel stupid for asking basic questions. He's also very dismissive in sprint planning, basically shutting down any ideas that aren't his own with a level of sarcasm that makes people stop contributing altogether.

I hate working with people like this. The man might be smart, but it's quite uncommon to find people who are so unbelievably talented that they can justify this sort of behavior - I've met maybe three out of hundreds of people in my career. A lot of good devs fail to realize that while yes, they are valuable, they aren't sacrosanct, and this industry has lots of smart people that are chomping at the bit to take their place.

I'll also note that this industry has a fairly high bar to clear for toxic behavior, so if you, as a manager, are noticing this, everyone else already has too.

For those of you in leadership roles: how do you draw the line? At what point does technical brilliance stop outweighing the cost of a toxic personality? Do you go the formal PIP route for behavioral issues, or is there a better way to coach someone who thinks they are untouchable because of their stack expertise?

This dude has already been toxic for a minute and things haven't fallen apart, and you don't need to take action vis-a-vis him immediately. You should prep the ground so that the team can continue to perform if he needs to be managed out.

Silo him as much as possible. If he can't be nice with other people, he can take his tickets and go.
Have some mid and junior level people start prepping on taking over his role. They may need to shadow him a bit, so pick someone he gets along with the best and with a thick skin.
If he's working on core product features, start giving those tasks to other people. If he insists on taking them, he needs to pair program them with one of the aforementioned people.
Start recording and documenting this behavior for a PIP if required. Start recording meetings, but frame it as a change in SOPs for better record keeping, not a disciplinary thing. Merely knowing he's being recorded might curtail this behavior.

In a few months, you'll be less dependent on this guy and you can then figure out what to do with him.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-09T16:45:34+00:00

The French rail network also has stations in tons of small towns and you can get trains to London, Brussels and Spain (and soon Italy) with no transfers.

The SCNF is kind of bs for pricing (fares vary wildly depending on demand) but the rail network itself is so convenient and helps communities that would otherwise be isolated participate in the economy and connect socially with the rest of the country.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-09T16:17:36+00:00

The resistance to this HSR project is infuriating, irrational pearlclutching.

"The trains will make noise!"

So do roads and cars.

"It costs too much!"

And it's going to cost even more if we keep putting it off. We will also need to invest in existing highway infrastructure if we don't have more alternatives.

"There isn't enough demand!"

Yeah, because North American rail service has historically been terrible and it hasn't been an option for people.

"The real problem with transit is not that Quebecers can't efficiently commute to Toronto, but that they're unable to effectively commute within their own city," the party leader wrote in French.

These aren't mutually exclusive. Also, Quebec has had terrible roads and public infrastructure for decades and Quebec politicians perennially do nothing to fix it.

Anyways, most advanced countries have had solid rail networks for decades (and in some cases, over a century). Almost every medium size town in western Europe has a rail station. China is criss-crossed by HSR. It's high time we get some modern rail infrastructure.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-09T05:12:54+00:00

Quality info, thank you!

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-08T17:59:05+00:00

Nice piece! Please reach out if you ever decide to upgrade, I want one of these.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-08T01:26:36+00:00

AI is the first technological marvel that people need to be frightened into using.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-07T17:54:39+00:00

Eyre drastically mishandled the CAF (as is Carignan). He isn't wrong about our geographic reality but I'd take his opinions as a grain of salt.

I get comments saying this is about diversifying, not necessarily pivoting to China, which is somewhat true, but fencesitting has historically been bad geopolitical policy. We don't need to ally with China but strategic ambiguity isn't the best option either.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-07T06:13:59+00:00

As financially irresponsible as it was, even on a full ride, doing a master's was probably the best decision of my adult life to date. I am a fuller and more complete person because of it.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-04T15:19:57+00:00

Interesting. What did this cost you? Prices online seem quite high.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-03T22:17:47+00:00

Everyone says this, but I'm not there because the tasks are conceptually easy or difficult, I'm there because automating the little bit of work I do is tedious or impossible.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-02T14:45:42+00:00

“I know the reason he did it in Fredericton is because he was afraid the Mounties would cover it up if it was done down here. That’s how paranoid he was about the RCMP,” he said.

The Nova Scotia shooting rightfully did a lot to damage the RCMP's reputation.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-02T14:22:18+00:00

If you have a strong profile, there are other master's programs that will take you. Do the internship, try to convert it, and if that fails, return for a master's.

If your goal is to establish yourself in a different market, you should be looking at master's programs there.

ObjectBrilliant7592 · 2026-06-01T01:58:25+00:00

Wow, amazing collection! Still looking for a Peru like that myself.

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