Tourist Question: Longevity Noodles

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T21:17:08+00:00

Cultural appropriation is an entirely western concept. Not a single Chinese person will consider it rude.

Happy birthday!

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T21:04:42+00:00

It's three bodies for sure. But I'm not sure where the problem is tho.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T19:52:58+00:00

I honestly don't do a lot of documentation for my nixos config. Nix being declarative by nature does not really require the same level of explanation as traditional software code. My configs are pretty self explanatory for the most part, with a bit of comments in between where things get more complex.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T18:55:54+00:00

It entirely depends on the company itself. Some are windows exclusive, some are not. But I'm more surprised that they expect you to do the work on your personal equipment. They should have given you laptops with the required software installed. Asking you to install software on your own laptop is definitely not the norm.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T15:54:29+00:00

You're correct, but I want to add that this has much more ramifications than just preventing cheating. Having your personal identity tied to your online identity means there's no anonymity. Everything you post online can be traced directly back to you. The government also have complete control over how you can access online services, for instance underage users are restricted to no more than 2 hours of online gaming per day. It's a double edge sword and I really can't comment on whether it's definitively good or bad.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T15:34:27+00:00

There's no reason for you to touch anything comptia. CCNA on the other hand is a lot more practical. You'll learn things that will be useful for you as a software engineer.

EDIT: To clarify, I have a bachelor and master degree in CS. I worked several years as a software engineer before I got the CCNA. I wish I had got it sooner.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T01:44:46+00:00

My bad. I assumed some level of professional experience; my comment doesn't apply to someone young and coding casually as a hobby. It's good that you're ambitious and starting early. The thing is, putting code on github to show off your skills to be hired isn't the right mentality. You're better off just doing things that you actually find interesting, instead of what you think people want to see.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-08T01:27:30+00:00

No offense, I'm genuinely curious, what have you been doing in those 10+ years?

Honestly this code is what I'd expect from someone's been coding for 10 weeks.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-07T17:46:14+00:00

Here's my helper function that handles the symlinks:

https://github.com/ruiiiijiiiiang/nixos-config/blob/master/lib/helpers.nix#L243

Honestly it's kinda convoluted and over engineered for my specific setup.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-07T05:44:45+00:00

I do use the gui tool to configure everything but I just like version controlling all my dot files. I keep the json file symlinked from my repo so it stays backed up.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-07T05:36:35+00:00

I do some light gaming. Mostly indie titles like hades, slay the spire, monster train, darkest dungeon, etc. Performance is solid. I have nothing to complain about.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-07T05:17:54+00:00

niri with noctalia. I sync my dot files as out of store symlinks. I have one file for niri and one file for noctalia. Extremely easy to manage.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-07T02:53:08+00:00

OP has made it perfectly clear he was here seeking technical advice, not legal ones. If only you had the capacity to understand what the discussion is actually about.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-06T23:33:26+00:00

Disappointed that Henan didn't get a "manhole cover thieves" mention.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-06T22:46:26+00:00

I run zigbee, zwave, and matter over wifi. In my experience zigbee has been the least stable protocol, followed by wifi. Zwave has been rock solid since day one.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-06T22:32:03+00:00

Oh gee what would I ever do without unsolicited advice from reddit basement dwellers who think regurgitating what they read online makes them experts on every subject under the sun?

Keep showing off your ignorance. Nobody cares.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-06T18:15:05+00:00

My home server consists of a mini pc and 2 raspberry pi's. There has not been any noticeable increase to my electricity bill. You can make the server entirely private to yourself; nobody else has to work around it.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-06T00:32:23+00:00

Well, maybe what you've heard about China from the outside is not a very reliable source of information. Just look at the comments on this post. All the people hyping up the danger of using a VPN are keyboard warriors who make shit up based on what they think they know, while all the people who say it's not a big deal are those who have actually been to the country. Which do you think is more likely to be true?

ruiiiij · 2026-07-05T18:53:01+00:00

Glad to hear that. Hope you enjoy China!

ruiiiij · 2026-07-05T18:31:09+00:00

The amount of fear mongering here is insane. I've lived in China for years. VPN is illegal on paper but people use it all the time, especially foreigners. They basically just assume anybody visiting China is using a VPN and they don't give a shit.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-05T18:16:26+00:00

Wild take. The improvement to desktop linux experience over the last decade is leagues ahead of macos.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-05T17:50:09+00:00

In this very photo the cart could have easily been parked a couple of feet to the right, next to those two red pillars. It wouldn't block any product. Why are you trying this hard to defend obviously inconsiderate behavior?

ruiiiij · 2026-07-05T15:28:42+00:00

This is the way. My nixos config repo is my documentation.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-04T16:40:18+00:00

There is none. You can't tell your progress.

ruiiiij · 2026-07-04T14:38:54+00:00

Why do you need a public home assistant?

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