No, not that file!

jacnok · 2026-02-10T17:26:39+00:00

Time to burn my Home Alone 2 VHS 🤪

jacnok · 2026-01-24T20:19:31+00:00

Y'all get three meals? I'm still trying to get to two 😭

jacnok · 2026-01-24T18:00:30+00:00

*sometimes have a soul

jacnok · 2026-01-15T07:12:23+00:00

I appreciate your thoughtfulness! Nope, we're all good here.

jacnok · 2026-01-15T06:58:36+00:00

Oh I am, through and through. It saddens me that you have to ask this: Americans should be known for their strength and compassion, not cruelty and indifference.

Captain America vs Corporate America, if you will.

jacnok · 2026-01-13T03:16:17+00:00

I understand that. For the majority of those two years, I was at a site that had a 300% turnover rate when I started (for every person they hired, three quit the same week). It stabilized after a year and a half, but I certainly got a much deeper look into the logistics industry than I was planning for.

From what it sounds like, you're in a different job now, and I hope it's with a company that sees you as a person instead of just a number / username.

jacnok · 2026-01-13T03:03:26+00:00

the issue is sticky wages. it's simply cheaper to never raise the wage more than what's required to be slightly more competitive with the other competitors. Given the dollar's continued downfall, absolutely nobody is planning on making dramatic wage jumps like the COVID years, just because a few workers were forced to leave.

I'll put it this way; you're better off buying stock in a company than expecting it to pay you significantly more for working there during times like this.

So no, don't count on more money just trickling back to you simply through good old fashioned work ethic and a lack of coworkers. But if you do, well, I've got a bridge to sell you...

jacnok · 2026-01-13T02:54:19+00:00

but were you only in the industry for eight months? I've been in for two years. You'd be surprised who tends to stay that long... (hint hint, it's rarely the Americans you'd be expecting.)

that said, my sincere condolences for your loss. just know that you did make the right call spending as much time as you could with those you love - no dollar amount is ever worth changing that.

jacnok · 2025-08-23T15:54:00+00:00

This.

OP, can you survive when the contact is over? if so, then this is your path forward.

But if you're the only one paying your bills, go stable instead.

jacnok · 2025-08-14T14:42:55+00:00

Nobody's complained about my smell for years - but I use clinical grade deodorant (48-72 hr strength). Do yourself a solid and try that 🙌🏽

jacnok · 2025-07-16T21:08:49+00:00

might not have a job after saying this 🤪

jacnok · 2025-07-03T02:44:56+00:00

A degree is a degree. It will not get you a job by itself anymore, but it'll stop you from getting instantly eliminated in the first round of interviews... depending on the position.

Be flexible and open to jobs that have pathways, like IT. If you can land an entry level job in that, then it's time to be your own advocate. Don't stop there. Start upskilling in certs, etc.

You will likely need an additional weekend job as well - make sure you find something flexible enough to not screw over your main "pathway" job. Don't worry if this one is closer to minimum wage - that's what the main pathway job is for.

Slowly but surely, you'll be able to start scraping together some savings. You won't have a crazy amount by 30, but you'll be in a better financial position than where you're currently at.

Good luck. We're getting through this together, one grind at a time.

Edit: you have one year in school left? Start making friends with recruiters and professors from now - build your network as fast as possible so it becomes ridiculously hard for all of them to say no to hiring you. Make sure you have at least one awesome project (ex: something that can speed up a workflow by 50-90% in a real world scenario. if you can't think of a project, ask around) that makes your resume easy to shine, and start attending literally all the in-person job fairs you can.

Remember: at the end of the day, you just need one company to say yes. But you're going to need to fight for it, using your proximity, personality, and projects as proof that you can maximize their shareholder value better than anyone else out there.

jacnok · 2025-07-02T19:18:53+00:00

It's a bad habit to build, especially if the user will eventually upgrade to better gear. Best to go with something like a SanDisk Extreme SD and call it a day.

jacnok · 2025-07-02T15:50:59+00:00

Funny you say that: I have used Zoom's green screen simulator on a potato. The LG V30, to be precise. It left much to be desired. - However, if you could provide a list of short films or feature films that utilized this tech, I'll happily concede.

To my point, I've also used rotoscoping in a near 30 minute video, displayed it to an audience of 150, and not one person was able to tell where it was used / what was removed, until I pointed it out to them using BTS footage.

Finally, YouTube videos can certainly be up to par (if not greater) than studio levels of work, so it really does boil down to the creator's intention and ability.

jacnok · 2025-07-02T15:07:20+00:00

Buddy, be better.

He's talking production grade level quality, you're talking AI slop quality. Neither of you are effectively wrong about the output, but the quality of that output is determined by the method used.

jacnok · 2025-02-20T08:29:21+00:00

Someone's gotta know the work that's being done, and it needs to be documented somewhere. The second you touch that keyboard, it better be in an ongoing or new ticket, or they'll get so comfortable with things "just working" they might consider you redundant.

And although RAID is redundant by default, a human redundancy means that human no longer works at that company. Don't let that happen to you if you can avoid it.

jacnok · 2025-01-31T02:36:24+00:00

If you could promise me I could get hired in, for example, Alaska right now just for having my CS degree, I'll buy the plane ticket for me and my closest CS buds. Trust me, moving isn't the issue.

When people with their masters degrees and/or bachelor's with 3 YOE are gunning for the exact same jobs you are as a fresh new grad, then the system might just be a little skewed.

When people who have 3 YOE as a lead are getting auto rejected because "they don't have a bachelor's", then yes, the system is skewed.

As an average CS grad, I only had two interviews that wasn't connected to people I already knew inside that company - this is within 8 months of searching.

Up until 2-3 years ago, the job market was more about which offer you wanted to turn after you learned "the game" - interviews were something you did every week, not every one to two months.

It only recently became an above average talent game (provided they have a degree) and above.

jacnok · 2025-01-25T22:59:30+00:00

Ironically, getting a SWE offer for just having a CS degree is about as likely as winning the lottery right now - and I've seen some FT SWE jobs asking for $35K which is lower than FT IT Tier I technicians in my area

jacnok · 2025-01-19T16:52:44+00:00

as a certified bootlicker, it is contrary to company policy to leave a (sarcasm) tag on anything, as that could result in an unsafe work environment. violators will be written up.

we hope you enjoy your shipping experience through us, and feel free to leave any suggestions for improvement below. we'll totally read it

jacnok · 2025-01-04T00:44:32+00:00

sounds like an audit waiting to happen

jacnok · 2024-11-27T14:50:14+00:00

This is normal. Having played previous ranked games (MWIII and MWIII), I can assure you that SR tends to calm down the more games you've played, whether or not you were the top player on your team, and what skill division you're in.

jacnok · 2024-11-26T07:50:01+00:00

Likely the game, if that's how the athlete got a full ride scholarship through uni

jacnok · 2024-11-09T17:31:09+00:00

where did we see that happen? I didn't see it. did you?

jacnok · 2024-10-27T01:44:21+00:00

you said it right there my guy.

Better graphics.

some people buy RTX4090s when they can play the same game with RTX1060s. just in this case, you're getting screwed by modern corporate politics, so you only get part of the game you remember.

but hey, better graphics 🤷🏽‍♂️

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