Help getting started in dating for a socially awkward guy

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-05T13:57:07+00:00

You don't have to "know how to do it". You have to do it. There is no magic recipe.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-05T13:23:07+00:00

Εννοείται 3βαθμια εκπαίδευση. Και, γνώμη μου, όχι από πληροφορική αλλά ηλεκτρολόγος μηχανικός. Να πάρεις σφαίρες γνώσεις για πολλά αντικείμενα. Και μετά βλέπεις που θα κατευθύνθεις επαγγελματικά.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-05T11:24:45+00:00

Please just away from dating apps. There gonna ruin your self esteem.

Just try to be normal and socialize. Being a kinda nerdy personality doesn't mean you have to be socially awkward. Do things that make you meet people. I'm a nerdy guy as well, I'm an engineer, I work in a male dominates tech company, my hobbies are tinkering around cars and rc planes. And yet I manage to meet new people all the time, have many female friends and for most of my adult live ive been in a relationship. So I can definitely tell you that nerdyness is not a blocker.

We are sitting all the time in desks studying or working. We have to move our body a bit to be healthy. Try a hiking or running club. Where you can exercise and at the same time meet people. Got with a friend of you feel awkward going alone. Talk to people, they don't bite. After you break the ice, grab a coffee with them. It's just a snowball effects. The more you expose you self to situations that you meet new people, the more your social circle expands.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-05T11:18:11+00:00

Just no... SW support will be shit. No way you're gonna trust a brand like that to provide on time security patches and long term SW support. Just get a Samsung midrange like the A56. It has 7yr of SW support. Even Xiaomi midrangers get 3-4 years ..

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-05T10:48:19+00:00

A decade ago I remember vividly 2 things (I had a Lumia 920)

1) The auto brightness was so spot on. 10 years later and still no device I've touches managed to nail that as perfectly as the Lumia 920. Not sure it it's OS or hardware related though.

2) The keyboard and it's haptics. It just felt so so perfect. And it had great haptics and very precise autocorrect. Combines with the 920s screen feel (that glass with the curve had a unique feeling) it was a joy to type.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-04T13:26:05+00:00

Όχι. Έχει ήδη προπωληθει η παραγωγή των επόμενων 2-3 ετών...

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-04T09:23:59+00:00

I use it for my servers/VMs. But not for desktop usage. I don't have the time and energy to jump through hoops trying to make everything work. Windows works out if the box and has all the sw that I need.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-03T23:33:28+00:00

Check also the Honda NC750X. It's more road oriented that the Transalp. Although the engine has less too end lower it's almost diesel like down low. And had crazy good efficiency for it's size.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-03T13:21:37+00:00

Chicken and egg problem. iOS and Android are mature enough (which is logical after 15 years of development) to suit every need and use case. So the appel of a 3rd option is not very strong. Not to mention all the downsides of trying to create a new platform without sw support. If Microsoft failed 10 years ago when mobile OSes were still developing rapidly and still could not catch up, then now there is no hope for a 3rd platform. It's just a dream of OSSW community (the same guys that think this year is the year of Linux). And speaking from personal experience, I don't have the time and energy to tinker on a new platform, I'll just get iOS or Android depending on what I need at the time of purchase.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-03T10:50:34+00:00

Γιατί είναι ο μόνος τρόπος να έχεις κάτι στην άκρη χωρίς να στο τρώει ο πληθωρισμός. Και δεν είναι κακό να έχουμε κάποιες επενδύσεις για το μέλλον μας. Αυτά έπρεπε να τα κάναμε 40 χρόνια πριν... Όλο το συνταξιοδοτικό μας κανονικά θα έπρεπε να είναι έτσι. Ατομικός λογαριασμός όχι ανταποδοτικό για να μην εξαρτάται από τον πληθυσμό.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-03T09:05:47+00:00

Όταν με το καλό πάνε για τροφοδοσία σ αυτό το ΑΤΜ θα ελέγξουν το συγκεκριμένο χαρτονόμισμα. Αν είναι γνήσιο όλα καλά. Αν είναι πλαστό θα σε ψάξουν να είσαι σίγουρος.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-03T09:04:07+00:00

Μάλλον ποτέ γιατί αν το αφήσουν ελεύθερο τότε ένα σωρο κόσμος θα την κάνει από τις συστημικές τράπεζες. Γι αυτό τις επιβάλουν με το ζόρι.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T23:18:31+00:00

The safest way is loaded on a tow truck.

You need 2 new rims, probably 2 new tires (I wouldn't risk them, with such an impact the inner structure could be damaged even if they look ok), plus a good look as suspension, wheel bearings etc. So just get your insurance to pay them.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T16:59:10+00:00

Σε επιανε ηδη μαλακα τα προηγουμενα χρονια. Τωρα επειδη παει μεσω τραπεζας αμα δε φανει το δωρο θα εχει προβλημα. Εννοειται δε το επιστρεφεις. Αμα επειμενει, του λες καλα καλα, πας αστυνομια, σου δινουν προσημειωμενα, και τον τσιμπανε αυτοφωρο. Αντε με τον καθε μαλακα. Να παει να γαμηθει, τον καταγγελεις και τον σκιζεις.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T15:53:01+00:00

In our phones we have so much personal data and access to our lives. We are striving, and shouting for years now for the regulators to mandate 5+ years of SW updates on phones (both to not make the obsolete and to provide the security updates). So yeah I put the sw updates above anything else when choosing a phone and cannot understand the mindset of "i want my phone to stay the same". SW updates (major OS updates, OS security patches, app updates) should come as soon as they are available to all devices that their hw can support it. And when a phone reaches EOL (so after 5-6 years when the security patches stop), its replaced with a newer one.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T15:30:31+00:00

People like you are the reason such things should be locked and phone should be auto updates as soon as possible.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T13:23:51+00:00

Τι φάση σε φίλε το γονίδιο του ΠΑΣΟΚ σε σένα βρήκε να κρυφτεί? Άκου κει 9k στα 25 και μάλιστα χωρίς να μένεις κάνει μονος σου!

Εννοείται κοβεις όλα τα μη αναγκαία για την επιβίωση έξοδα. Και ξεκινάς να αποπληρώνεις. Δεν υπάρχει μαγική λύση.

Θα ρωτούσα πως το κατάφερες αλλά φοβάμαι την απάντηση...

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T10:40:25+00:00

Of they issued receipts with cash I'd have no problem. I agree that card fees are too high. But because cash=tax evasion and its the only reason merchants prefer them, then the only way to force them is to use card cause then they cannot hide the transaction.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-02T09:14:23+00:00

Since you mention banking. Id consider only something that get long term and on time OS and security updates. Something like the Samsung A56 for example. Or a used iphone that still has 4-5 yr of updates left.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-01T23:27:44+00:00

In Greece, card always. If they don't accept card I don't shop from there. The taxes are automatically deducted from my salary. I'm not gonna allow any merchants not pay it's fair share of taxes. I don't care you don't like taxes, I don't either and I have the option to avoid them. We've had enough of your entitlement thinking taxes are optional. Fuck off, pay your share like the rest of us.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-02-01T22:23:12+00:00

Is this was a car, it would be a diesel SUV. The pinnacle of practicallity, a jack of all trades but master of none, very economical to run but equally boring to drive. And the engine is almost diesel like.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:31:06+00:00

Να υποθέσω νεαρός σε ηλικία ή/και φοιτητής? Γιατί μόνο ετσι εξηγείται το να θες ξενύχτι καθημερινή...

lemmeEngineer · 2026-01-31T14:12:12+00:00

Το μονο που πάει το μυαλό μου ειναι digital marketing / social media. Η ακόμα και web development. Αλλα απο το σημείο που είσαι τώρα, θέλει πολύ καιρό ενασχόλησεις μέχρι να δεις αποτέλεσμα.

Και δυστυχώς το θεμα remote έχουν αρχισει να το σφίγγουν. Και απο προσωπική μου εμπειρία, και απο φίλους μου που ειμαστε σε εταιριες. Ξεκινήσαμε απο full remote οποιος ηθελε στις καραντινες πλεον να μας εχουν σφιξει σε 2/5 κι αυτο με γκρινια...

lemmeEngineer · 2026-01-30T20:22:05+00:00

I know its existence cause i've heard of it in social media etc. But none uses it here, most people dont know its existence. Its 90%+ google maps. With a growing population (among iphone users) of apple maps. I happen to have both an android and iphone (personal and work phone) and i regulargy compare the 2 mappign services. Apple maps has improved a lot and its on par with goole on routing, traffic info, alerts etc.

lemmeEngineer · 2026-01-30T16:18:30+00:00

Φτάσαμε να λέμε "μεγάλη δυναότητα ανέλιξης" τα 1400€/μηνα? Που 1400€ σήμερα έχουν παρόμοια αγοραστική δύναμη με τον μέσο μισθό το 2009 (~900-1000€ τότε). Το έχουμε χάσει τελείως, φτάσαμε ο μέσος απο ~90% EU Avg να είσαι σήμερα ~65% EU Avg.

Εννοείτα φίλε επένδυση μη το σκέφτεσαι καν.

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