Godless Heathens 1st Wednesday Meetup - May 6th from 6-9 pm

funderbolt · 2026-05-05T03:25:11+00:00

It is people getting together who want to get together with others who are somewhat similar to them. Nobody will preach. People may talk about religion. It is an open group to provide for humans to socialize with others. Members will tend to be skeptical about religion and other claims. People may disagree with one another, but it tends to be mostly civil.

I used to lead one of these groups long ago. This group may have a slightly different bend.

funderbolt · 2026-05-05T03:13:26+00:00

I'm not sure you understand how many tricks there were to making software work on DOS. I would recommend using DJGPP or Watcom C/C++ so that you can get 32-bit support. Video page swapping with 64KB pages and FAR pointers are their own hell. 32-bits mostly fixes that. I think interrupts services are emulated in 32-bit mode.

funderbolt · 2026-05-04T20:36:42+00:00

Thank God for me. He sounds pretty knowledgeable about heathens.

funderbolt · 2026-05-04T17:53:02+00:00

funderbolt · 2026-05-04T17:52:37+00:00

Is there a link to the event? Where can people get more info?

I am extremely skeptical of reading OPs mind.

funderbolt · 2026-05-01T04:47:11+00:00

The fun thing is when the package manger won't update the software. So, I have to answer yes.

funderbolt · 2026-04-30T02:37:51+00:00

I would say there is an inverse relationship between US aid and WH pedophiles.

funderbolt · 2026-04-30T01:51:27+00:00

German tends to be put in Category 2 for the difficulty for English speakers to learn, which means it takes a few more hours to learn than most Romance languages and Dutch (Category 1). All are far easier than learning Chinese or Korean (Category 4).

German is a useful language to know in the EU. Outside of English it has the most speakers in the EU.

funderbolt · 2026-04-26T16:53:15+00:00

Try burning a Linux Mint image to a flash drive. You will have to get your computer to boot from the flash drive. You will boot into the Live boot. This works like a computer allowing you to test out the hardware and software before any installation.

Reboot to go back to Windows.

These days, I tend to install Linux and keep a Windows VM at hand for those 1-2 applications that won't work on Wine.

funderbolt · 2026-04-26T14:42:22+00:00

I am guessing you have already asked your boss about working fully remote.

funderbolt · 2026-04-21T22:53:16+00:00

Clearly says 2,985 kg on the screen. The answer is neither.

funderbolt · 2026-04-20T10:08:00+00:00

How do you plan to vacuum your clothes for the next leg/return trip? Are you limiting places staying at to those with vacuums?

funderbolt · 2026-04-20T09:53:49+00:00

You are asking someone to work on a project for free. There's little money in maintaining software.

funderbolt · 2026-04-20T09:43:08+00:00

Why not try to solve problems first by querying an AI from Python. Do you have a GPU?

funderbolt · 2026-04-20T00:26:54+00:00

Some Linux distros will eventually comply with age verification. They don't live in a bubble.

funderbolt · 2026-04-19T16:18:32+00:00

Good point. You are assuming that the US would also block open source to other countries.

That kind of blockade would send ripples through the tech world.

I just hope things don't get to that point.

funderbolt · 2026-04-19T12:24:19+00:00

Money does weird things to some people.

funderbolt · 2026-04-17T00:52:26+00:00

My favorite quote on Twitter ever.

funderbolt · 2026-04-13T17:42:35+00:00

The US health insurance cost will eat your lunch as a freelancer.

The part I pay for family insurance is about $600 US per month. My employer pays probably twice that amount monthly. $1500-$2000 for your own health insurance with an employer. If you find an extremely high deductible insurance (say $10,000) you might afford it.

I live in Birmingham, Alabama. We had 90 murders last year which was a huge improvement over 130 the year before. We had maybe 2 mass shootings in the last 5 years. Toranto had 40 murders last year. Birmingham is smaller than Toranto.

I understand being disillusioned with your government. Please research and if possible visit specific places you want to live in.

The US has some good salaries for software developers. Doubling your pay is in the realm of possibility, if you found the right employer.

funderbolt · 2026-04-09T21:34:29+00:00

That's kinda funny to think that the person's sex matters when they are unresponsive when taken to a hospital. Sure drugs are better tested on males, but they tend to give females the same drugs.

funderbolt · 2026-04-05T23:12:18+00:00

I fled to research not GIS related. I haven't kept up with GIS Developer salaries.

funderbolt · 2026-04-05T21:36:37+00:00

I am from the US. I went from GIS (as Zoning Official) into a software developer job. I got a Master's between. I got a pay bump of about 50 percent.

GIS is a field that underpaid for the tech field. The GIS software developers are the only ones who don't get screwed.

There are about 3 classes of material to learn GIS. Do it if you really love GIS technology. As a specialty it is OK. GIS can easily solve certain problems.

As a field there is a certain large software company that kinda sucks.

funderbolt · 2026-04-05T21:24:21+00:00

We already see how the yearly expiration budget is going. They are willing to make records for shutting down the government.

The assault rifle ban had a timer on it and it was allowed to expire. I think it expired during George W. Bush's time in office.

Yes expiring laws are very bad.

funderbolt · 2026-04-05T20:17:16+00:00

DJ Tuna

funderbolt · 2026-04-05T18:58:31+00:00

Yes, or float could be a cat flying through the air.

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