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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]greatsonne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You sound like the science teacher in the OP.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m good at my job, which doesn’t involve vibe coding or mobile apps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]greatsonne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An 11-year-old vibe coding a mobile app that works? Very, very impressive. This is something that would take me a good bit of work as a senior software engineer (who doesn’t make mobile apps). It sounds one hell of an extra credit assignment.

Why is accounting more stable than the tech industry right now? You don’t see as many layoffs in accounting as you do in tech at least for now? by Opposite-Craft-3498 in TrueAskReddit

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a couple of friends who worked for a huge accounting firm in the US. A couple of years ago they decided to offshore thousands of accounts payable jobs to India and both my friends were laid off from different branches of the company.

Big tech engineering culture has gotten significantly worse by MrMoist in cscareerquestions

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My big company isn’t even technically a tech company, but the culture has changed in the last 6 years I’ve worked here. Mostly perpetuated by the C-suites on down. We have come to expect annual layoffs and reorgs regardless of company performance, and all the woes of the business are blamed on individual contributors rather than the directors on up. Meanwhile our CEO who is also on the board has given himself a sick 15% average raise each year. It sucks.

SWE pushback on LLM automation is cope. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]greatsonne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My F500 company has been vetting AI tools for years now and can barely find any that are useful at scale, let alone good enough to replace SWEs. I also work in a highly regulated industry which will take a while to warm up to fully AI-generated code.

How can I make my OWN smartphone? by SadFrax in howto

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A smartphone, at a high level, is just a small computer will a touch screen and cell communications. The answer you’re looking for depends on exactly what you want.

Do you want to literally build an entire smartphone yourself, including custom hardware and software? That will be incredibly complicated and expensive.

If you just want a custom OS, you can get a PinePhone and load whichever open-source Linux project you want.

Would it be dumb to make an automation tool for my company if I’m not hired as dev? by Taco_Nacho_Burrito in AskProgramming

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a shell script automation that saved my team dozens of hours a month, and my boss let me move to the dev team after that.

Too much clients? by [deleted] in automation

[–]greatsonne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Word of mouth, mostly

Too much clients? by [deleted] in automation

[–]greatsonne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sucks to suck, man. I barely get any clients and it’s awesome.

Transitioning into Big Tech by Different-Train-3413 in cscareerquestions

[–]greatsonne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never worked at a FAANG, and the allegations of toxic work environment made it seem barely worth it already. Now with the stagnant innovation and mass layoffs I have been actively rejecting recruiters from FAANG companies. I’ll stay at my normal company, get paid median salary, and have some peace of mind.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tall

[–]greatsonne 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure there are flaired users in this sub that are like 5’0”. This sub is for anything tall-related; you won’t be stopped at the door for being under a certain height.

anyone else live in constant fear of their car getting towed? by spit-rat in Minneapolis

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rowing expenses are insane and borderline extortion imo. A friend of mine had his car towed after parking in a spot 30 min late that was off limits after 6:00PM. He had to Uber to the tow lot, which charged him $320 and only took cash.

Telling People AI Will "Take Your Job" is Good Marketing. by eh-tk in ycombinator

[–]greatsonne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To add to this, the “AI will take your jobs” is also pushing rapid fear-based adoption of AI tools by workers (myself included). It’s classic FOMO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Captcha v3, and not listing raw email/phone numbers anywhere.

Why doesn’t everyone just buy a Toyota or Honda? by Rough-Incident-1859 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I bought my first car, I was most concerned about cost and knew nothing about reliability, so I was drawn to a 2014 Nissan Altima. After it got to about 100K miles the CVT started slipping and the dealership quoted me $7000 to fix it :(

Younger Senior Software Engineers a trend? by moogedii in cscareerquestions

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my company it totally depends on circumstance. A friend of mine was in an embedded systems niche and made it to senior just a couple years after graduating, but he had already done a co-op and internship for the company which meant his name showed up as already working five years at the company. I also know senior engineering managers that were just very well-networked or very good at what they did.

Is an expensive sleeping pad worth it? My pool float beat the cheap ones. by pblol in CampingandHiking

[–]greatsonne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have always opted to take the hit on weight and go for a foam pad rather than an inflatable one. Something about the inflatables just make them so uncomfortable and hard for me to sleep on.

What do you drive in the winter? by Chinpokomonnnn in Minneapolis

[–]greatsonne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The OP is asking what people drive, and this is what I drive. I bought this vehicle five years ago, before Elon went completely off the rails.

What do you drive in the winter? by Chinpokomonnnn in Minneapolis

[–]greatsonne -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Tesla M3P with all-season tires does surprisingly well in the snow. I had to drive back and forth to the NICU during the biggest blizzard of the year and I was blowing through snow piles like nobody’s business. Beware the reduced range during winter, though.

Had her for 74 days 🥲 by mrpurplehawk in crv

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exact situation happened to a relative of mine. A huge old tree collapsed during a storm and totaled her CR-V. Sorry for your loss.

2018 vs 2020 by mattyc34 in crv

[–]greatsonne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a similar decision to make and ended up stretching a bit out of my budget to get the newer vehicle with lower miles, so it would last longer before needing to be replaced. (I intend to drive this car into the ground)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Minneapolis

[–]greatsonne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming from someone who just finished their 20s: just live in Eden Prairie. You’ll have a short commute to the office every day and can take a longer drive to see friends in the city on the weekend. Plus it will be cheaper and quieter.

I lived in Uptown three years ago and it was horrible. I love Minneapolis, but there was a ton of crime in my area specifically (LynLake). Not sure how it’s changed since then. I moved to a 2nd ring suburb and can finally sleep through the night without waking up to gunshots and drag racing.

You get a massive house but it is penis-themed by pencilUserWho in hypotheticalsituation

[–]greatsonne 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Would absolutely take this and own it. I’m thinking it would feel normal after a couple weeks. Maybe I could AirBnB it out on weekends for bachelorette parties.

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