nik9000

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[–] nik9000@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

It's not just Google. If you enjoy that sort of thing there are industries where it's more important. Not every day. Not every team. And you'd have support like you say.

But you can go a lifetime without using it beyond rules of thumb.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Start with animation for fun. Watch Grave of the Fireflies.

Now you are ready for Spirited Away or, my favorite, Porco Rosso. It's not the best. It's just my favorite.

Now Schindler's List. Then The Usual Suspects.

Pair Treasure Planet with Muppets Treasure Island. You deserve the break.

Maybe do The Matrix next. Pair with IP Man I guess.

Seriously half of the IMDB top 100 movies are from this time range. They aren't all going to fit you. They don't fit me. But they are worth watching for what they bring.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

I had this silly thing kicking around in me head forever. I'v always had a generally positive view of Gore and now is the time to square that circle. Thanks for your comment. It made me read more. The guy was on Futurama. He deserves that.

Apparently he pushed for money for bringing more mass adoption of the Internet. It looks like as a senator he recognized the value of the Internet before stuff like gopher existed. Presumably because of papers from the NSF. So he was important.

In some question on the news he flubbed words and said something like, "I took the initiative in developing the Internet." That's not a lie so far as I can tell, but boy does it sound like bullshit. It's super close to "I invented the Internet".

I got all this from one source so maybe it's bullshit, but hey: https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/799/708

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 23 points 9 months ago

It's not my favorite but it's fine.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 11 points 9 months ago

Three wonderful movies. All five of them. Great fun. All perfect DND parties.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

I think Linux has grown beyond the good will from contributors. I got the sense most folks do this as part of their job.

So it's not your boss. It's someone who you have to make happy to do your job. And your boss can't help. Quitting won't help. Not if you want to work on the kernel.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It really does drive people away. I'm not good enough for the kernel, but there's a project I could contribute to as part of my job but I don't because there are mean folks there. My first contribution there was met with cursing.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Saw it twenty five years ago. Never again.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was never a fan either. Doki Doki Literature Club was good though.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

I was bored on an airplane a while back and discovered a Japanese movie adaptation of A Door Into Summer: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_door_into_summer

It'd been 25 years since my mom read the story to me so I can't tell you how accurate the adaptation is but it hit the parts I remembered.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Look up "developer relations". It's kind of being an advocate for the software made by a company. Part of that job is to have respect so open source advocacy goes with it. Double goes with it if the software made by the company is open source.

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