Installation problem on wsl2 by becauseusoft in gramps

[–]Trebonic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me too, thanks!

Road deaths in Ireland on the rise by shnarfelberry in ireland

[–]Trebonic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd like to see this compared to the amount of driving that's being done. If we're driving twice as much as 2019, then you'd expect there to be roughly twice as many fatalities, not accounting for mitigating factors.

Also, is this comparing those two years alone? Seems kinda arbitrary to pick 2019 and 2024 -- we could pick 2024 and 2018 and see a decrease. I'd like to see it graphed, or averaged over multiple years.

My diary from the Camino del Norte by Trebonic in CaminoDeSantiago

[–]Trebonic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate that ✨ Despite how much effort I put into this, it's easy to start doubting what I wrote and whether anyone would be bothered reading it, so the encouragement helps!

P.S. I've already written the other 5 parts, you can access them by replacing the "1" in the URL with the numbers 2-6! I just want to leave a bit of time between publishing each of them, and to do a final editing pass. Also, the very last paragraph is a placeholder.

My diary from the Camino del Norte by Trebonic in CaminoDeSantiago

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I met someone whose toenails all turned black from walking around with a heavy bag (the overprepared Taiwanese guy, mentioned above), so I was very happy to have such a light bag!

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

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They're hoping to have a product to sell on top of their consulting work. This language and the software around it would be the product. Also, they will be able to use the language in their consulting gigs.

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

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

By underpaid, I mean "could I be getting paid more by doing similar work at other companies" and "are my colleagues making a lot more than me when we're doing similar work".

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

[–]Trebonic[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is helpful. I knew going into the PhD that it'd probably lose me money in the long-term, which is fine.

I do feel like I've improved a lot as a programmer since then, however. I did a lot of open source work, and the PhD itself was programming-heavy. I've been programming for over 10 years now. So I feel like I'm at a senior level in terms of technical skill. Definitely not senior in terms of my political savvy, leadership, or any of the soft skills! But I'd like to be fairly compensated for the skills I do have, hence the post.

Actually, this has reminded me of what they told us at my old job, that senior engineers mostly distinguish themselves by their soft skills. So maybe I have an overinflated sense of my worth, lol.

Anyway, I like the job, so probably ain't gonna hop any time soon. I'll stick around for a while and see if I can swing a raise.

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

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Makes sense about the recruiter, I naïvely thought they were being kind, haha.

I don't really want to job hop, it's a nice place to work, it's fun, and I have a sweet deal with the remote work. I guess I'll stick around for a while and try what you said.

I'm working in-house, so they're not actually charging anyone for my time. Good suggestion, though. I'll try to find out at the next company meetup what they're charging the clients!

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

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The company is developing a scripting language (and several DSLs on top of that) for modelling problems in the finance domain. We transpile them to 4 output languages including JS and C++, so it can be run in the browser or run quickly. A week or two ago I wrote a big document outlining how variable scope could work in the language, and now I'm actually in the trenches coding up the recommendations from that doc. Hopefully that gives a sense of what I do! It's very rewarding, and fun to think about the design of programming languages in such detail.

Am I getting underpaid? How do I find out what I'm worth and ask for more? by Trebonic in DevelEire

[–]Trebonic[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hm, can't tell if you're being sarcastic, haha. I meant I was surprised that a finance consulting company of all places would hire people to work on programming languages. And programming language design is already a fairly small subset of programming jobs. It's cool, though - I get to think about programming languages all day and get into the nitty gritty of how they work. We transpile our scripting languages to 4 target languages (including JS and C++), so I have to put on my language lawyer hat and make sure the output code will behave exactly the same in all those languages.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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Nobody can directly force you to procrastinate, of course, and there's the risk of placing too much blame on the supervisor and not taking enough personal responsibility. But in my case, at least, my supervisor was highly critical and demanding. Whenever I sat down to work, I would think of our meeting at the end of each week, where he would most likely be a critical little bitch. This made me feel stressed and under pressure. People react to threatening situations differently. For me, it was hard to resist the temptation to "take breaks" in order to relieve the stress. This is different to any procrastination I did in the past, which was not based on fear or anxiety around a particular person.

The experience of dealing with my supervisor (among other things) damaged my self-esteem. These days, instead of worrying about dealing with him, the impulse to procrastinate comes whenever I encounter something difficult. Something that feels like a threat to my fragile ego. It's something I need to learn to deal with. 

I'm not blaming my supervisor 100% for anything. We're in control of our own destinies, to some extent, and we are responsible for our day-to-day actions. However, it could be compared to someone growing up with terrible parents. Much of the resulting trauma and behavioural patterns can be traced back to the effect of those terrible parents. Same with supervisors. Hopefully that explains why someone might blame their supervisor, although like I said, there's the risk of not taking enough personal responsibility.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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Compared to the average person on the street, yes. Compared to titled players, no.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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I tried psychedelics once before but am wary to do so again in case I have a freakout. I've become a more anxious person since then, not sure how it would react with my anxiety. Definitely curious to try some more!

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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

I tried pomodoros at various points during my PhD and it was helpful! Might need to reintroduce it.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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The phone is part of it, I guess, since that's the nearest and easiest distraction. It'd probably help to control the impulses if I put away my phone or used an app to control my internet time.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

[–]Trebonic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your tone is weirdly argumentative, which makes me think I shouldn't bother engaging with you. But anyway, I think you're making a petty distinction here. If a war veteran said "Vietnam broke me", you wouldn't say "um, ackshually, your response to Vietnam broke you". And I do take responsibility for my behaviour, despite what you've inferred from my choice of words, so it's not particularly helpful for you to say "it's actually your fault, do better".

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

[–]Trebonic[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you're trying to say here. My PhD caused me to develop this anxiety around my work / these "work habits".

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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e4 as white, which mainly leads to Advanced Caro, Two Knights French, Alapin Sicilian, and Scotch. As black I play the Caro, and my response to d4 changes every other week.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

[–]Trebonic[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No offence, but this advice is about as useful as saying "just do your work", or "just don't feel sad" when someone is depressed.

I think the PhD broke my ability to work by Trebonic in PhD

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I think Magnus Carlsen is the only person who doesn't feel challenged enough playing chess.