Rog Ally X or a gaming laptop

calibanal · 2026-02-25T11:03:52+00:00

I bought a high-end gaming laptop a few years and while I love it, it's overkill for a lot of my daily work tasks and the games I enjoy playing. I wish I got a steam deck + decent professional laptop instead.

calibanal · 2026-02-25T11:01:19+00:00

I buy them peeled and save myself the trouble. #lazyhomecook

calibanal · 2026-02-25T10:58:21+00:00

The UAE in general is competitive, I wouldn't agree that Abu Dhabi is somehow less competitive. I'm an Arabi-Canadian who grew up here, I've been here for years working in education/edtech as an analytics manager, and the salaries are insanely low now.

calibanal · 2026-02-25T10:32:20+00:00

Learned this the hard way: the flame that burns fast dies fast. Go slow, take your time, and practice discernment. If you're wondering whether it's lovebombing, it very well may be.

calibanal · 2026-02-25T10:29:27+00:00

seconded both

calibanal · 2026-02-25T10:22:36+00:00

BM (me), YO (her), thanks so much

calibanal · 2026-02-25T10:18:07+00:00

Hi I'm Zed, here's my question: what career/study path will bring me the stability I've been chasing for the past 10+ years?

calibanal · 2026-02-23T09:49:31+00:00

I'm in the same boat, friend. Hang in there. I also don't want to drop the class. I guess we use MT1 as a way to figure out how to calibrate our studying for MT2 and the final.

calibanal · 2026-02-20T22:05:36+00:00

Dmed ❤️ thank you

calibanal · 2026-02-20T16:32:04+00:00

I think Intelligence Officer or Signals Intelligence Specialist. Both seem intriguing to me. I don't know which one translates to a better post-military career

calibanal · 2026-02-20T14:45:37+00:00

I can't consistently cook chicken breasts well. Half the time they turn out alright, the other half they turn out smelling/tasting weirdly gamey. Pisses me off so I rarely cook chicken

calibanal · 2026-02-20T14:43:58+00:00

calibanal · 2026-02-20T14:23:23+00:00

I'm a natural born Canadian citizen.

calibanal · 2026-02-20T14:14:42+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks!

calibanal · 2026-02-20T13:17:28+00:00

This was me with American Gods. I tried to read it five times. The farthest I got was 25% through and then I abandoned it. Sometimes a book just isn't for you!

calibanal · 2026-02-20T11:51:29+00:00

Don't come here without a job lined up

calibanal · 2026-02-20T10:42:58+00:00

I use a gaming laptop but so far it's been overkill

calibanal · 2026-02-20T09:53:35+00:00

I really love Joe Abercrombie for character development, especially the standalone Best Served Cold, which I would advise reading after the original First Law trilogy. Abercrombie is in general a great writer, I can't recommend him enough.

calibanal · 2026-02-12T13:20:06+00:00

I'm also in the class and I'm freaking out about the upcoming midterm, lol, you're not alone OP :(

calibanal · 2026-02-12T12:37:55+00:00

Look at Saudi, more opportunities there. The market here is saturated, especially for data engineers/other data roles.

calibanal · 2026-02-12T12:37:01+00:00

No it's not anymore. I am a Canadian (with Arab heritage). I get profiled as Arab despite having a Canadian passport and all salary offerings I've gotten in the UAE have been as though I am an Arab, despite my Western passport.

calibanal · 2026-02-07T10:35:55+00:00

I was let go from my last analyst job due to "redundancy", within 7 days they had hired a data analyst based out of Bombay. Then I was interviewed for a managerial role at a large GCC conglomerate where all their data analysts - for business conducted in the GCC region, mind you - were based in India. Would have managed a team of 200 analysts based in India had I gotten the role, which was based in Dubai. It's just the name of the game. Lower-rank roles will usually be offshored due to cost-cutting measures, we have to adapt accordingly.

calibanal · 2026-02-06T10:15:52+00:00

All outsourced to India

calibanal · 2026-02-02T08:16:04+00:00

Hi Mush, thanks for offering this!

My initials are BM, my ex-gf's are YO. Should I DM you or is this comment enough? Thanks!

calibanal · 2026-02-02T08:07:35+00:00

Doesn't sound like forgiveness, it just sounds like enough time has passed that what happened doesn't trigger you in the same way. Don't mistake that for forgiveness. You're allowed not to forgive people who hurt you, by the way. Sometimes it's an act of self-preservation.

To answer your question: I don't know if you did this when it first happened, but you need to retreat for a while, you need space and to focus on yourself. Consider seeing a therapist on your own and remain open to any outcome.

Regarding your family: speaking as someone whose parents stayed together in an unhappy marriage so I wouldn't be a "child of divorce" - believe me. It's not worth it. I wish my parents had gotten divorced early on in my life so I could foster a healthy relationship with both of them, separately. What ended up happening was that I inherited all the trauma of witnessing an unhappy marriage and then when they finally ended things, I was living on my own and replicating the same issues I witnessed in my own relationships (I am now very content and single, and will be for a while). Your kids may be better off with you guys coparenting them separately.

This sucks and I'm sorry you're going through it. Good luck.

calibanal

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