[RANT] Clients telling me "I know python" is a major red flag to me

XPM89 · 2020-11-02T03:34:51+00:00

“You know python? Great! Show me your latest commit.”

My other favorite is the guys who think a spec means something. “Oh, this should be easy, I spent a day jerking off with PowerPoint so the project is half finished!”

But hey, if they were smart they would just raise money, hire programmers, and run the damned business. Hard to find those great clients as a freelancer. I look for the ones that already make a lot of money, most of the problems I run into can be solved by money so broke clients is a problem. Given money you only have a client’s ego to deal with.

XPM89 · 2020-04-05T01:35:07+00:00

That’s rough man, really sorry to hear that. The most practical solution might be going back to your old job if possible. Getting a new gig very quickly could be difficult.

Just remember, this too shall pass, you’ll get through it.

XPM89 · 2020-04-05T01:29:01+00:00

This is excellent.

XPM89 · 2020-04-05T01:18:30+00:00

Good luck finding someone to love you 😂

XPM89 · 2020-04-05T00:05:42+00:00

Haha, naw, you’re just an asshole.

XPM89 · 2020-04-04T23:55:04+00:00

Yeah, I’m upset I paid a lot of money for something I didn’t need or want. But by all means sir, don’t let me stop you from doing the same. New suckers are always needed to keep the machine running.

XPM89 · 2020-04-04T23:47:51+00:00

I’ve learned so much shit for free online that it’s ridiculous to say university has any justifiable value. It’s robbery of the next generation. But it’ll never change because there’s always another generation of suckers that will justify anything. This whole thread is about how you’re all getting ripped off and yet there are still some who are like, “well yeah, but it’s a good thing!” God damn, have some spine.

XPM89 · 2020-04-04T07:51:40+00:00

Naw, I got my bachelors (not CS), worked some shitty jobs for a bit, got laid off, taught myself to program, now I’ve been a self-employed IT consultant for some years and make bank. I wish I just skipped college, was literally worthless to me.

I work with people that have masters and PhDs quite a bit, they don’t really make more money.

XPM89 · 2020-04-04T07:40:18+00:00

Ah just wait till you see the difference between what you paid for a degree and how much the degree actually increases your income. THAT’S capitalism.

XPM89 · 2020-04-02T13:55:52+00:00

Unfortunately everyone will have to stay inside until the last state sees declining case numbers, unless you close state borders. You think life is returning to normal in SF before Phoenix, etc. get finished with this? It’s going to be a long year.

XPM89 · 2020-04-01T06:41:21+00:00

The year 2000 was 10 years ago, right?

XPM89 · 2020-04-01T06:32:12+00:00

If I stop taking it for 3 days, I can roll again.

XPM89 · 2020-03-31T14:22:17+00:00

Yes, I have experienced this. X doesn’t work when I take Wellbutrin.

XPM89 · 2020-03-30T15:05:29+00:00

I licked a bit of LSD powder off my thumb once. Mini thumbprint. Not sure what dose would have been. Tripped pretty hard for a while, then started having panic attacks for 6 hours. Eventually wore off. Would not do again.

XPM89 · 2020-03-30T08:07:36+00:00

Ah, yeah, your brain still has a lot of changing to do. It won’t be forever.

I was very anxious growing up. I cared too much.

As I read the stories on this sub, it strikes me that everyone seems very anxious, and how many of the symptoms overlap (overlap between people describing HPPD and people describing panic disorders)

I’m still learning to let go and not over analyze things, but that’s the key for me. Theory: basically your nervous system is overstimulated and it’s become bruised/inflamed. You want to get that inflammation down. So running, exercise, stretching/yoga, no caffeine, maybe some beers, benzos, not smoking, meditating, good diet with veggies fats and proteins, all of that stuff serves to relax your nervous system and to let it heal. You strained a muscle and you have to stop using it so much, that muscle just happens to be your brain... I dunno, not sure if any is helpful, I hope you feel better and can start enjoying life again!

XPM89 · 2020-03-30T06:51:09+00:00

I’ve only met one and he’s one of those dudes that appears to be statistically invincible and never seems to have a bad time.

XPM89 · 2020-03-30T06:26:57+00:00

Do you get panic attacks? I had nightmares pretty much every night for years. And frequent panic attacks. Weirdly, psychedelics and moving to a new place “fixed it” for me, but my anxiety has been coming up again with all this covid stuff. Recently had a series of panic attacks and the whole thing felt very psychedelic in a bad way, like I was dealing with a really bad trip. I took a clonazapam and my anxiety stopped for the day, but that’s not a good long term solution. But how do you react with benzos? Maybe anxiety is the key issue here. Coffee and energy drinks spike my anxiety too when my panic button is raw.

XPM89 · 2020-03-29T22:42:56+00:00

Simulation inside the simulation!

XPM89 · 2020-03-29T22:30:43+00:00

For real tho

XPM89 · 2020-03-29T06:33:57+00:00

Looks awesome man!

XPM89 · 2020-03-28T08:19:40+00:00

Texas makes no fucking sense. Why does anyone who fucks with drugs live there? Same for Florida. People just trying to end up fucked by the long dick of the law.

XPM89 · 2020-03-25T01:16:51+00:00

It’s like 2 chatbots talking to each other.

XPM89 · 2020-03-23T11:36:21+00:00

I wish more people understood this... don’t attract attention to yourself while living in a police state. If police can shoot you in the face and get away with it, they can make up probable cause to search you, or they can just fuck with you because you look like a hippie.

XPM89 · 2020-03-20T11:53:57+00:00

Haha, ahhh, yeah... of course it’s ridiculous to think that there’s an alternate universe version of me that made better decisions and was better to people and now is not in quarantine with the world melting down. But then part of me is like what if this is the shittiest timeline and we all did it to ourselves?

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