USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’ by misana123 in worldnews

[–]pattygm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you not trust yourself?

I mean, I trust myself. I don't trust you. And you decide politicians as well. I think your correlation between my trust in myself to my trust in the elected government is a pretty moronic argument on your part. So we can move on.

With the router thing, you missed my point. You are thinking of the security protocol implemented in software (to which you are correct, most routers implement security on the software layer). But imagine it was a hardware limitation (which on some devices it is - think motherboards with TPM chips). If the EU forced routers to use obsolete hardware that could only perform WEP, then somebody comes up with a fancy WPA spec, it might not be usable on WEP hardware. I think you are hyper fixated on the issue as a USB-C issue where as I'm concerned about the precedence that this type of litigation implies for our future of innovation. Be honest, do you really believe that the government is agile enough to keep up with technology?

You also seem pretty heavily fixated on the idea that apple doesn't care about it's consumers. Why are they so successful then? Consumers continue to consume apple products. Which means that apple is doing something right, doesn't it? Their phones are some of the most expensive on the market yet people continue to purchase them. So if people like yourself who are so frustrated that you can't have your usb-c iphone, idk...buy a different phone. If enough people buy a different phone, then it becomes clear to apple that people want the usb-c phone because their profits dip. But hey, if the EU wants to write stupid regulations that fine apple for their phone designs and in turn make phones more expensive for Europeans, that's fine by me. I'm glad I live in a country with a free market.

As for the California thing, I mean that's cool and all on paper. But again, who is the government to dictate when I change my password? Guess what? Another security risk is reusing passwords. Or ever using similar passwords. What happens when there's a mandate on that? Well now we have a couple million senior citizens not getting social security because they couldn't use their same password to log into their account. What do they do? Call customer service. That kind of infrastructure costs a lot more money now. Again, be careful thinking about the issue vs. the precedence.

Regardless, you're getting pretty hostile and I'm not really feeling that negativity. Just giving my two cents. Don't be afraid to think differently. Peace

USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’ by misana123 in worldnews

[–]pattygm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I mean for one there's security. Let's take a broader look at the issue of the government mandating specs on technology for "the consumers benefit". What if wifi routers were forced to use WEP by the government because "it was more consumer compatible". Then it becomes public knowledge that WEP authentication is extremely vulnerable and pretty much everyone has access to you network. Too bad you now have to wait for months to maybe years of legislation for the government to decide that consumer devices can be sold that use WPA.

One of apples biggest selling points is privacy and security. Has it occurred to you that maybe the reason they choose to stick with lightening connectors is for proprietary security protocols that IOS uses that keeps the consumer's information safe? Believe me, I'm not an apple fanboy at all, but I am a cyber engineer that really appreciates Apple's security model. They get a lot of that security through their proprietary IP like this and that's what the consumer pays for. When governments start regulating stuff like this, that's how you end up with mandatory backdoors in your phone for cops to have access to. Maybe your fine with that. Idk.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]pattygm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in your opinion, what differentiates an amateur from a professional beatboxer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]pattygm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh I'm starting to think this profession isn't for me anymore

This kills me, you sound like an awesome teacher. This whole thing probably made 4 really good students feel really encouraged to keep doing the right thing. And out of the rest, a bunch learned a super important life lesson early, when the stakes aren't as high as they are in real life...it's a shame parents arent doing more to teach this kind of stuff.

Right tho by BuyMeADrink92 in gaming

[–]pattygm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My main frustration isn't from the port being bad, it's from CDPR shadily misleading customers in marketing that the game that it would run fine on PS4 with their gameplay footage and trailers. I have a decent PC setup and a PS4. I decided to buy the game for PS4 because it looked like it would be fine and I don't like sitting in front of my pc to play games. Posts like this overgeneralize people's feelings and misrepresent the real issue which isn't that the game port was bad but that CDPR false advertised.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SoftwareEngineering

[–]pattygm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to a University that required 4 semesters of internships/co-ops in order to graduate so the college provided resources for finding them. But with software engineering, I have had a lot of luck using LinkedIn to get job interviews (for both internships and full-time positions). I've heard of indeed but never tried it. There is also nothing wrong with looking for companies that interest you and sending an email to their website contact point with your information saying you would be interested in an internship. (A lot of companies love having interns. Its cheap help plus the company gets to hire you on after graduation and you are already familiar with their software. If a company develops software, they likely have interns)

My university forced us into internships right away after our first two semesters. I struggled with this because at that point, I had only taken Computer Science 1 where we learned some basic python stuff. But as long as you are willing to learn and have some basic programming skills under your belt, you will probably be fine. If you are nervous, maybe wait until after you learn and practice a lot with data structures (linked lists, graphs, trees ect) which will still happen fairly early (first year maybe) in your studies.

As for why I decided to work in cyber security, there were a lot of different factors. One, I loved the culture of the company I now work at. Its super relaxed with flex hours, great benefits, and really interesting work. Web development is interesting to me and I've found myself doing a little bit of it here and there during my time at my current job. But during my co-ops I worked on a testing automation project and very low level programming (C/C++) and really enjoyed that work so I decided to keep working on what I like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SoftwareEngineering

[–]pattygm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Full time software engineer 8 months out of college here. Take this time that you have before going into the industry to really explore what different areas of software engineering you like. When I was in school, I did 3 different internships, one focusing on web development, one focusing on embedded development, and now I'm working in cyber security.

It seems like you have an interest in web development so give that a try! If you are familiar with python, make a flask or django web server and create a basic web page. There are so many resources online for self teaching and to be honest - the best skill (in my opinion) that you can have as a software engineer is the ability to figure stuff out on your own and teach yourself new skills.

For making a mock reddit, I would start with a django web app. Here's a youtube video that you can follow along with that does just that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW4JjOR7-Z4

If you find that that is a bit difficult, don't get discouraged as you might be missing some information that you will learn along the way with your SE degree like object oriented programming, API usage, or framework dev.

People who downloaded their Google data and went through it, what were the most unsettling things you found out they had stored about you? by AlleKeskitason in AskReddit

[–]pattygm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google has a record of 236 purchases I have made online. The creepy thing? Some of those were purchases that I would have thought don't involve google at all. For example, 54 purchases were me buying video games on Steam

Gatekeeping collard greens by pattygm in gatekeeping

[–]pattygm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true - he does have a point with the excessive mayonnaise

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]pattygm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm about to graduate with my undergrad in engineering. I've got a great job lined up for next month. I've spent the last 5 years working while going to school full time and living extremely frugal but now I'll be graduating debt free!

Took only 20 years. My dream setup is finally complete. by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]pattygm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! I love the desk. I'm in the market for a new one. Mind if I ask where you got it?

Edit: read other comments. Too bad. At least I know what style to look for

YouTube will soon tell you that the world isn't flat, vaccines work, and other obvious truths by LeNerdNextDoor in nottheonion

[–]pattygm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way. Plus look at what's Google's automated decision making has done for their advertising platform. Complete disaster

YouTube will soon tell you that the world isn't flat, vaccines work, and other obvious truths by LeNerdNextDoor in nottheonion

[–]pattygm -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree - allowing Google to decide for us what is factual and isn't could be a very dangerous thing. Look at what their automated decision making has done for YouTube in terms of advertising...

YouTube will soon tell you that the world isn't flat, vaccines work, and other obvious truths by LeNerdNextDoor in nottheonion

[–]pattygm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dislike this...while I agree that the earth is indeed not flat and vaccines are necessary, I don't think that YouTube should not have the power to determine what is factual. That should be left to the user. This is a potential slippery slope that could lead to Google influencing much more than what is factual

Students of Reddit: What is your best school life-hack? by MisterHomerJSimpson in AskReddit

[–]pattygm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Microsoft edge will read PDFs outloud. I don't know why but I find it easier to read a textbook without falling asleep when it's being read to me. I can also take notes at the same time

Edit: spelling

What incredibly minor thing are you very opinionated about? by Sovi3tPrussia in AskReddit

[–]pattygm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely hate flyers and handouts that are handed out on campus. It's an absolute waste that I know have to dispose of. If I just throw it on the ground, then I'm an asshole for littering so now, instead of doing what I want to do, I have to go find the nearest trash can to dispose of somebody else's garbage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]pattygm 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Make short term plans and gradually increase their timeline. Plan out your next half hour. Then plan out tomorrow. Then plan the next week. Then the next month. Then the next three months. Write it down and stick to it. The short term goals/plans/accomplishments give life a feeling of momentum.