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topikk··on Parental controls aren't for parents
Sounds like the parent(s) use it as well

> I cannot prevent the kid from seeing installed games that are rated Mature.

topikk··on Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location
Sounds like a platform that will wither away and die. Glassdoor users are emboldened by anonymity and know exactly what happens to people who put that kind of information on Facebook or LinkedIn next to their real name.
topikk··on Onyx, a new programming language powered by WebAssembly
I also have this irrational anger, but as a result of PL/SQL. It's also an objectively hideous operator that is inconvenient to type.
topikk··on Homes “unaffordable” in 99% of nation for average American
Please tell me where there are good homes for $5-10K. I live in a LCOL city and a completely clapped out house in a very bad neighborhood is still $100K. There are fewer than 10 houses cheaper than than in my entire city, and they all look like they needed to be torn down long ago. A decent, no-frills or style condo starts north of $200K.
topikk··on Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop
I've been listening to Linux enthusiasts say this for 25+ years. Somehow I don't think ChromeOS was what they were envisioning.
topikk··on Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
I spend a LOT of time sharpening my axe and can't imagine why anyone would choose to use an unsharpenable hatchet with a stubby handle.
topikk··on Goodbye, Ozempic
No one solution is going to reverse the obesity epidemic. Better food labeling, ingredient regulations, health education for all age groups, cost of living reduction, food desert reductions, and likely many more things will need to be addressed if we hope to see noticeable changes.
topikk··on Plastics are poisoning us
As usual, its difficult to nail these attributions down for a long time. Look at arsenic-containing green wallpaper, leaded gasoline, asbestos, and CFCs. They were all "fine" and widely-used until it was obvious that they were terrible.
topikk··on Solid state active cooling on a Mini PC
> You can hardly work on any of the current models today

Tell that to the millions of people who work on them daily without issue.

topikk··on CEO: Raspberry Pi stock to hit 1M units monthly, starting in July
They're amazingly powerful for the money. Prior to the shortages they were great for retro game emulation, little linux boxes for fun/kids/specific uses, home automation, whole-network ad filtering, etc etc.
topikk··on Stop Being a Junior
I'm glad I wasn't alone in feeling frustrated while reading this article. I just passed the year mark after switching careers; the clouds are parting and I'm beginning to tackle more complex tasks with my ever-growing experience and wisdom, but "What do senior developers do in your company? Do that instead of the things junior developers do. That's it." is absurd.

If you're getting bored with the menial tasks that you're being given, ask your boss if they think you're ready to handle more complex work -- jumping in the middle of projects way over your head in an effort to pretend you aren't a junior dev is foolish.