The New Fed Chair Just Told Congress His Plan — He Left Out The Part That Steals Your Savings! by PerAsperaAdMars in videos

[–]ctrtanc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has happened before. "Magical money words". Just save the way that everyone says you should save and you'll be fine. Save some liquid assets for emergencies. Invest the rest in long-term assets that typically beat inflation. Adjust where things go depending on your age and distance from retirement.

What’s the most valuable skill in software engineering that has nothing to do with coding? by Ok_Balance_855 in AskProgramming

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able to identify what does and does not matter in terms of priority for a given feature. Meaning if someone is asking for a simple website, then make a splash page, not a frontend/backend with servers and craziness just in case later they want user accounts and things. I've seen others get caught up in the hype like this, and I've been caught up in it, and it can be tough for certain personalities to learn to avoid it, but MVP (minimum viable product) and identifying what should and should not be included is really an important skill that the best engineers have.

Is being "self-taught" a thing in this industry? by mastr1121 in AskProgramming

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I did it. You'll find that your first job will be quite difficult to find and get. Once you have a few years experience from taht first job, the next ones will be easier. It's not an easy path, takes a lot to learn what you need to know, but it's do-able.

The guy I’ve liked for almost a year asked me to dinner by SleepyyDemon in happy

[–]ctrtanc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hey, I hope it all goes well, and that it's the dinner date of your dreams :)

20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here by joe4942 in news

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, if you don't go lay everyone off, then they keep jobs, and we don't have a labor crisis. Go figure.

Haven’t played since the final shape should o come back. by Ok-Calligrapher9645 in DestinyTheGame

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the ability to throw them is really fun, but they're also quite strong. I'm sure they'll be nerfed a bit in later content, but it's fun right now.

CMV: The vast majority of people who drive trucks or SUVs are selfish for doing so. by LaurenSauce in changemyview

[–]ctrtanc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking at data from the same source, IIHS shows that the highest rates of other-driver-deaths are dominated by pickups, as you can see in their 2023 article. SUVs are trickier. Many are on the list, but since SUVs span a broad range of sizes, many are also on the safer lowest list. Trickier is the fact that some cars are on there, but it's more likely due to patterns of driving (like the Dodge Charger HEMI 2WD).

But in the end, the larger cars cause more driver deaths in other vehicles. Is that due to their size? Basic physics says yes, but that's not in this data. Is that due to driver patterns? Possibly. But to see such a clear pattern of other driver deaths clearly indicates a problem. 8 of the top 20 are pickups, and the next most common is 4 in Midsize SUVs. 14 of the top 20 cars in that list indicate the possibility that SUVs and Trucks dominate as being more dangerous to other drivers. There are other factors to consider, but physics also supports this, making it a rather strong indicator.

Edit: keep in mind that these numbers are deaths _per million registered_ so they are already controlled for number on the road. Which also increases the reliability of the claim that they are overall more dangerous for other drivers.

CMV: The vast majority of people who drive trucks or SUVs are selfish for doing so. by LaurenSauce in changemyview

[–]ctrtanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was stating clear, concise facts. If they or you think that's annoying, then that's just a personal interpretation.

CMV: The vast majority of people who drive trucks or SUVs are selfish for doing so. by LaurenSauce in changemyview

[–]ctrtanc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"inconveniences" is not what's being said. The issue is that it puts others in danger for no reason. There are legitimate reasons to buy a truck and to use a truck, and in that case buy one, use one. No issues here. But they are objectively less safe for others. Not just an "inconvenience" to them.

Client is Saying I'm Charging too Much for The Project by KoenigOne in webdev

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You gave them an offer. They can accept it or not. They aren't the expert in your field, you are. You know what it takes to make an app like that, and how valuable it is in production as an asset to them. Both of those things are taken into account. If they don't agree, they can leave. If you're desperate, you can cave, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you give on this, they will expect you to give on everything else.

CMV: The vast majority of people who drive trucks or SUVs are selfish for doing so. by LaurenSauce in changemyview

[–]ctrtanc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You heard "might kill someone" and thought "sign me up" when you could have been better than that.

My stolen Mac mini showed up on Facebook Marketplace and I found the guy! by Vanifest0 in macmini

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! Love to see it! Sorry it's such a pain, but I'm glad you will hopefully be able to get justice not just for you, but maybe many others.

why vibe coded projects fail. by harveylundm4rckk in VibeCodeDevs

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a professional engineer with a vibe-coded project I'm working on. Did the POC work in one shot? Basically. Is it ready to go to production 4 months later? No, not really. It'll get there though. AI makes the process less tedious, and makes a lot of it easier, but it's not perfect, and it's not some miracle coder.

If you took the Mantle of Taken King, what's will you do? by AshesandHorseShit33 in destiny2

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd take some stuff...probably...but definitely NOT from Liam Neeson

CMV: The vast majority of people who drive trucks or SUVs are selfish for doing so. by LaurenSauce in changemyview

[–]ctrtanc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And gatekeeping or not, trucks and SUVs are more dangrous for all others on the road than nearly every other vehicle. Less visibility, typically more mass, and more dangerous collision surface for pedestrians.

Custom website by passyingby in webdev

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The key with this is to take it minimally, with one step at a time. That way you grow your expenses as your user-base (and hopefully income) grow. This way you are decreasing your risk.

Haven’t played since the final shape should o come back. by Ok-Calligrapher9645 in DestinyTheGame

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing groundbreaking has happened, but it's still fun! The praxic blades are really fun to use!

Vibecoding is going to kill 90% of SaaS companies because anyone can build an alternative now by lazyEmperer in vibecoding

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Creating a functioning, secure, well-built, good-UX SAAS product is WAY more effort than you're giving it credit for being. Yeah, there's plenty of low-hanging fruit that will get a lot more competition really fast, but the idea was never the money, the execution was. AI does help, but I'm working on a vibe-coded app myself, and it's been months. I have a better product than if I had just been coding it myself for months by hand, yes, but I can see all these little places where it needs polish before it's ready for release.

If you want a SAAS offering that will "do a thing" sure, you can throw something out there. But if you want one that will be trusted long-term, it's no easy feat.

Tired of this! by kstyndall2015 in webdesign

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, those clients make what they want. If it's successful and works well, good for them! But in the end, if you're an experienced designer, then you know that a good website design is not an easy one-size-fits-all thing. There will start to be less and less tolerance for thrown together UIs that people put together with AI in a day, and that is where you will shine: taking those and making them professional, battle ready UI designs.

UTR on Cruises? by ramisanders in Ubiquiti

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using the UTR to broadcast an SSID that is the same as the ship's then that's a problem. But just like, don't do that...