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I tried to enjoy rust and make a service with it to give it a test run. I really disliked the reliance on so many third party libraries to get things done.

Is this not possible using the standard library alone?

It's believed Byuu/Near took their own life, but there's quite a bit of (circumstantial) evidence out there that would make you believe otherwise. It is feasible Near nuked their identity (as they nuked their Byuu identity previously) and resurfaced under a new identity. I hope that is the case, because their contributions to emulation were great. A rare talent.

Thanks. I placed an order for a Lemur Pro based on your feedback. I decided to give pop os a try as well. I'll stick with it for 30-90 days and see if I can overcome my muscle memory from my standard setup.

Which thinkpad do you recommend? I considered an X1C or another from the T series, but the superfish scandal and other issues had me considering other laptops.

Thank for the feedback. If you don't mind me asking, which model did you end up choosing?

Being laid off sucks and it hurts, but it happens to everyone. I think it's important to remember that being laid off doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. It's simply something happening.

If you're interested in learning more about handling hardships mentally, take a look at Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

I recommend leaving books behind for a bit. You need some experience. You don't need fancy tools, lists or anything. You can get started with a simple LinkedIn account and any tool to find email addresses or phone numbers (I like https://www.nymeria.io) but any will do.

Start calling/emailing and getting demos lined up. You will fail and embarrass yourself a lot. Keep trying. Keep learning.

I have a similar setup as I mentioned in another comment.

I wouldn't say it is limited or not fully featured. It does everything one needs. There's nothing missing, rather it lacks the bloat. It begins with a basic system and you build up the things you need and want on top of it (versus starting with a bloated system and trying to remove things you don't need or want).

Why do I prefer the minimal setup? In my mind, stability. I have used the same setup and mostly the same configuration for ~16 years. At times my machine has had an uptime of 700+ days before a reboot.

I like things that "just work" and continue to work, forever (preferably). More moving parts means more potential breakage. Keep it stupid simple and to the point.

The article talks about signals of virtue and victimhood being exploited by people high in the dark triad to get what they want.

I don't think it is tied specifically to the dark triad at all.. but maybe people high in any of the triad have learned to exploit the technique to get what they want.

You could make the case that virtue signaling and victimhood was always a conscious or unconscious act to extract something of value from people.

Reminds me of early ~00s when I used to manually partition directories and choose optimal file systems for each one.. like reiserfs for /tmp etc.

Very similar to my setup using a base Debian net install but with dwm instead of cwm. I even use a lot of the same command line tools/programs.

First off, if you have work/proprietary code on the laptop you should be asking the company to fix it and follow their procedure.

Second, if we're talking about my laptop.. I use Linux and a fairly open hardware device so I simply order replacement parts online and fix it myself. I can't imagine sending my laptop away to get it fixed.

If I can't fix it.. I remove all working parts and toss in a supply box. I toss the device carcass in a pile in my garage in hopes of finding a use some day, and order a new laptop.

Thanks, that was quick and easy to test. I will use this for the time being but willing to try more if anyone knows of any.

I wouldn’t blame the economy. I would honestly try skilling up. If you can do c++ you can do other development work.

Try improving your portfolio and practice interview problems (I know they suck but it is a big part of interviewing in most places).

I don't want to nitpick, but consider using multiple paragraphs and headings to make your writing clearer.

Instead of a readme, possibly use Github pages for the project blog (if you don't want to host/pay for your own site).

I understand _why_ people post things like this. In my experience very few people follow through with the projects because accountability and internet points are not a very strong force.

I have fallen into the same trap myself (I have dozens of half-baked projects).

I don't know if this helps or not, but I actively don't follow any blogs/vlogs that claim to be doing a grandiose undertaking (building an os, making a game, building an mmorpg, etc).

These projects all end up the same-- 1~30 entries and then stale with no updates for several years (or ever again). I don't want to commit to something that will never be finished.

How can you make content like this that I would be engaged in? Perhaps finish the project first, and then blog/vlog the steps. If I knew there was an end (even if it ended up not being "completed"), I would be much more willing to commit to it.

They were not necessary but useful in some contexts. What you are noticing is people not overusing them (which was a major concern).

The only time I have used them in the last year was building a generic LRU memory cache and it worked wonderfully.

Pardon my ignorance, but what even is this?

From my understanding, it's Ubuntu selling more LTS updates. By "five machines" for free, they mean you can apply a free subscription token to up to five machines.

It sounded like they were handing out VMs/VPS instances for use, but you need to already own/run a VM with Ubuntu on it to apply your free token onto.

I used to think so, but I have yet to own a Mac that survived more than 3 years. However, that may have been partially due to the "Dark Ages", but more like 2014-2021.

I'm happier with something Linux friendly (thinkpad x220, pinebook pro, etc) and a remote system I use over ssh (sshfs, ssh+vim+tmux, etc). All at the great cost of ~$220 + $5/month?

I don’t use a graphical cloud setup, but I do use a vps for all of my development.

It is nice having a single cloud based machine that is accessible via ssh on any of my physical devices.

I have a dev environment closer to production, ssl and publicly accessible urls for testing services and sharing to compare designs and UI changes, etc.

Fantastic setup for anyone that likes a vim+tmux workflow. Only a single environment to keep up to date and configured. Daily snapshots and backups.

Keeps the cost of other hardware down as well.. I can work effectively on cheap hardware which certainly offsets the server costs. I did a cost rundown before and it was like ~15 years of my vps and cheap hardware equal to a single entry level MacBook Pro.

Maybe that is not a bad thing? If you don’t have internet then go for a walk. Touch some grass.

I hope always being in a work state isn’t seen as a plus.