Zink

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Awesome to hear! It’s easier said than done (like always) because I think sometimes we don’t even realize when we’re doing it.

In the first year of COVID my position got eliminated at the company I’d worked at for 16 years. I’d had different positions within the company, but that place was basically my entire career until then.

That shock to the system, coupled with the fact that several months later I realized I was the same person with the same loved ones, finally flipped some switch in my brain that I didn’t even realize was there. Then the next job I got was fucking horrible and served to weld that switch in its new position, lol.

So now I have a good job with good coworkers, and I appreciate that fact every day, but that’s not going to erode the healthy boundaries and mental compartmentalization.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

MacOS is literally certified UNIX though.

I’m not a Mac user at all, and I’m lucky enough to be able to run Linux full time at work, but it seems like macs should be alright in many cases.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What has been working for me is not trying to make software my life or my identity. I don’t get home from work just to work on my side project, or my app, or my Arch install, or even watch videos about coding and shit. I hang out at my pond, play with my pets, play with my son, chill with my wife, work on the yard, or just watch/play something that catches my interest.

It’s like we all have a unique user’s manual for our unique bodies and minds, but we don’t get a copy of it and have to do some reverse engineering to figure out what works. Then you have to have the compassion and empathy for yourself to do the things that increase your happiness instead of doing the things that you’re “supposed” to do.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

An interesting way to hear this without endangering yourself is to be near transmission lines in a light rain. Some go over a local park near me, and it’s wild how well you can hear it sometimes.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Putting everybody in a hotel room doesn’t let you display them all simultaneously like a herd of animals.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

Lucky for her, god CAN melt steel beams!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah I’m not down for this RotK EE IRL bullshit.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

I hear there’s also a high profile politician with some money to spend on “the one.”

[–] Zink@programming.dev 8 points 4 days ago

Bill Hicks taking on a new identity where he makes his money from advertising. Could you imagine?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 7 points 5 days ago

An interesting data point in this discussion is to look at the list of countries in order of population density and see just how far down the list the US is.

We have a lot of people, some big cities, some major institutions, and a huge economy, but we also have a LOT of space.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density

[–] Zink@programming.dev 18 points 6 days ago

Fox News for the next month if Harris said anything close to this:

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Replenishment through forced birth rather than supporting families.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Zink@programming.dev to c/risa@startrek.website
 

I can’t get enough of these familiar spacefaring faces!

 

Making my first Lemmy post because this moment in my DS9 rewatch made me think of you all.

I think I’ll call her Captain Gilora Lochley.

Also, DS9 is even better than I remember. It’s been a while!

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