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folekaule

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  • No Microslop for me

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  • Why would you not be very clear about this right at the start of the interview process so you're not wasting everybody's (including your own) time? If this is one of your absolute show-stoppers, then say so up front and we can either work with IT to get you what you want, or decline and move on to the next candidate.

  • Keycloak or alternative?

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  • For very simple Kubernetes and Docker environments, I've used Dex IdP with good results. It's low on features, but easy to set up.

  • Password managers are less secure than promised

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  • That is helpful, thank you! I will look into the master server option. I can spin up Docker containers on the NAS.

  • Password managers are less secure than promised

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  • I also use KeepassXC, and it's great. I'm interested in setting up Syncthing between my Android, Linux desktop, and NAS. Do you have any tips or articles/resources that you used to set it up?

  • HP has laptop subscriptions now

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  • My employer leases our computers for 3-5 years. I get a new model when my lease runs out. I don't really mind the guaranteed refresh except having to move all my stuff over. I would be way more pissed if they moved to BYOD.

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  • I love it, but it does not work for everyone

    I have my own separate office in my basement with plenty of privacy. I stick to a normal work schedule. And perhaps often overlooked: my team is all remote as well.

    The last point is important: if your team is both on and off site, it can be difficult to make sure everyone is included in all the casual information sharing. My team uses a shared Teams chat as a low friction water cooler, which works great for us.

    We often jump on a voice call with screen sharing too work together. It works even better than in person because we can both have our own computers instead of one person looking over the other person's shoulder.

    If you have a good manager, they may be able to mitigate this, but it's more difficult than it sounds. If not handled correctly, this can lead to team segmentation and isolation. Working hybrid can sometimes get around this while still being flexible enough that people can wfh when they need to. For any business it needs to be the decision of the direct managers so they can decide what is right for their team.

    That all said, I love not having the 1.5hr commute anymore, no walk-in interruptions, being able to run errands or go to appointments without taking the whole day off etc. It's a major part of my job satisfaction.

    If your commute is reasonable and you get satisfaction from going to the office then maybe you're happier on site or hybrid. Full time wfh can be lonely at times.

    If you hate going in to the office, make sure your environment at home is set up so you can focus and work as effectively as at the office and give it a shot. Talk to your manager. You may need to convince them it's a good idea first.

  • Using Immich in combination with NAS permissions

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  • I can only think of two ways if the top of my head:

    • Immich runs as root and sets ownership (sounds unsafe)
    • Immich is the owner of all the files, but each user has a specific group (bobs-photos) of which Immich and the user are members. Then use the setgid bit to set group ownership and make it g+rwx.

    Both sound pretty brittle to me, though, and I haven't tested this specifically.

  • Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America

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  • That doesn't mean that much, thanks to the Gulf Stream bringing warm water to the Norwegian Coast.

    Ohio is on the latitude of Spain, yet I'm freezing my ass off right now.

  • And that would early

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  • 100% this. I was going to post what you said as well. But I will add that in the US, if you use 24 hour time, most people just refer to it as military time. If you tell them the difference they don't really care.

    In the US 24h is virtually never used in a civil context, but in scientific, engineering, and medical contexts it is ubiquitous.

  • wait what...

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  • This is what source maps are for. With the right tools you can debug the original source instead of the minified version.

  • Closing programs

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  • I have recovered many times from a broken window session in Linux by switching to a console with ctrl-alt-fN, logging in, and either killing the offending program or just rebooting gracefully.

    In Windows my last resort before the nuclear power button is Task Manager with ctrl-esc or ctrl-alt-delete.

  • If you could go back in time, what is the one thing you would change about computers or the internet?

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  • Minor correction: IPv6 uses 128bit addresses.

  • Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

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  • Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer

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  • I can only say I hope you're right. I don't like the way things are going, but I need to do what I can to adapt and survive so I choose to not put my hopes on AI failing anytime soon.

    By the way, thank you for the thoughtful responses and discussion.

  • Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer

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  • You're not wrong, but in my personal experience AI that I've used is already at the level of a decent intern, maybe fresh junior level. There's no reason it can't improve from there. In fact I get pretty good results by working incrementally to stay within its context window.

    I was around for the dotcom bubble and I expect this to go similarly: at first there is a rush to put AI into everything. Then they start realizing they have to actually make money and the frivolous stuff drops by the wayside and the useful stuff remains.

    But it doesn't go away completely. After the dotcom bust, the Internet age was firmly upon us, just with less hype. I expect AI to follow a similar trend. So, we can hope for another AI winter or we can figure out where we fit in. I know which one I'm doing.

  • Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer

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  • I'm a senior working with junior developers, guiding them through difficult tasks and delegating work to them. I also use AI for some of the work. Everything you say is correct.

    However, that doesn't stop a) some seniors from spinning up several copies of AI and test them like a group of juniors and b) management from seeing this as a way to cut personnel.

    I think denying these facts as a senior is just shooting yourself in the foot. We need to find the most productive ways of using AI or become obsolete.

    At the same time we need to ensure that juniors can develop into future seniors. AI is throwing a major wrench in the works of that, but management won't care.

    Basically, the smart thing to do is to identify where AI, seniors, and juniors all fit in. I think the bubble needs to pop before that truly happens, though. Right now there's too much excitement to cut cost/salaries with the people holding the purse strings. Until AI companies start trying to actually make a profit, that won't happen.

  • Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer

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  • Very true. I've been saying this for years. However, the flip side is you get the best results from AI by treating it as a junior developer as well. When you do, you can in fact have a fleet of virtual junior developer working for you as a senior.

    However, and I tell this to the junior I work with: you are responsible for the code you put into production, regardless if you write it yourself or you used AI. You must review what it creates because you're signing off on it.

    That in turn means you may not save as much time as you think, because you have to review everything, and you have to make sure you understand everything.

    But understanding will get progressively harder the more code is written by other people or AI. It's best to try to stay current with the code base as it develops.

    Unfortunately this cautious approach does not align with the profit motives of those trying to replace us with AI, so I remain cynical about the future.

  • Gen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show

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  • No problem. According to their bubble, that only happens to the bad people that didn't follow the rules. Every single one deserved it in their view.

    I've spoken to Trump supporters who are themselves illegal immigrants (overstayed visa). They don't see the problem.

  • ;DR blame the dev

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  • Thank you for the recommendation. I would consider it again if my day job switched to Linux (unlikely).

    I did try Rider on Linux a while back, but just couldn't get my head around it. I've become too used to Visual Studio on Windows (with Resharper).

    I don't do a lot of C# outside of my day job, though, so VS code is fine for my uses.