Mama told me not to come.
She said, that ain’t the way to have fun.
I honestly only got a USB-C hub because the laptop didn’t have an HDMI port, so if we count the USB-C hub, the HDMI port is the most used port on both my work and home laptops. If we ignore the USB-C hub, it’s second only to the USB-A port, which my kids use for a mouse to play Minecraft (I rarely use it personally).
I mean, I do that sometimes, and it’s honestly not hard. If I post a video, I post a short summary about why I think it’s relevant. I expect the same from others.
And no, I’m not paid either.
I’m not specifically talking about myself, I’m explaining the sentiment I see here. Me personally not contributing to those posts probably won’t impact anything, and that’s fine. But there’s a lot of pushback from people who prefer text.
All I’m saying is to put in a little effort to link a relevant text article or add a few bullet points that the video covers. That’s it. The barrier to posting stuff should be a little higher than just sending links to things that seem somewhat interesting.
I don’t hate totp, I just recognize the faults in it.
Same, I wish I could use security keys everywhere. I have an older YubiKey (version 4?), and it doesn’t get used because only like 2 services I use support it, and those support TOTP. I would switch all of my banks today if I could.
So I stick with TOTP because it’s “good enough” and works everywhere. If I had more than a small handful of services that worked with my YubiKey, I’d absolutely bring it with me everywhere.
hate the trend of companies requiring an app for 2FA…
Yeah, it totally sucks. I have decided to just not install apps if I can get away with it, which is nice because tons of them don’t even work with how my phone is set up (GrapheneOS, no Play services). So I’m going to be a thorn in their side as long as I can. They should just support TOTP since it’s already ubiquitous, and ideally also support security keys.
would you be using that HDMI port?
Yes, absolutely. At work, we use MBPs, and I often ask someone with the port to connect to the TV so I don’t have to go find a dongle (and those dongles can be very finicky). I’ve had to work around the lack of an HDMI port, and it’s been incredibly annoying for the almost 4-years I’ve had my MBP.
My personal laptop has an HDMI port, and I also use it frequently to connect to our TV. It’s something I’d use weekly, if not more frequently. This laptop is older, yet I still prefer using it to the MBP, largely because of the HDMI port.
Exactly. And with AI tools, getting a transcript and generating a summary shouldn’t be all that hard.
All I’m looking for is a handful of bullet points that give me a reason to watch the video. I’m not watching a random video someone posts just based on the headline, I need a bit more reason to invest my time to contribute to the discussion. And if you provide a basic summary, I’ll probably do the legwork and find some articles to add to the discussion while I’m watching the video.
Agreed. And I really wish we’d have a popular resurgence of privacy, but it seems we’re going the opposite direction where people prefer convenience and “safety” to control.
Yeah, I tried using a security key, but the only financial institution that looked halfway interesting that supports security keys was Vanguard, and they fall back to SMS, so it’s functionally useless.
I have zero problem using security keys, but if it only works for a handful of inconsequential services, why bother?
That’s fine, if the poster really doesn’t want to include it in the original post for some reason.
If you’re asking me to do it, I absolutely do when I post videos. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect others to do the same.
Ads.
We had a company meeting last week where the presenter linked a YT video and a Wendy’s Frosty ad showed immediately after (amateur hour), and people were talking about how they wanted a Frosty. If you could smell the fries, you’d be more likely to actually go to Wendy’s for lunch.
So yeah, do not want.
Exactly. I think it’s much more likely that we’ll get a way to “feel” things remotely than smell them. If we ever do anything with scent, it’ll probably require bypassing the nose and going straight for the brain, and I highly doubt we’re anywhere near capable of doing that.
And that’s what I’m blaming the low quality of applicants on recently. We looked for almost two years for a FE lead, and then they ended up being super toxic a few months in (they blew up in a meeting w/ some remote teams that came to town to visit). Even decent junior devs are hard to find it seems.
So it seems a lot of these layoffs are cutting out the less skilled devs, but given that we’ve been able to hire a few great people in the last year, there is some good talent getting caught in the cross-fire as well.
Exactly. I don’t post often, but when I do, I include a short summary, as well as a couple questions to spark discussion.
Yup, and requiring a bit of extra work sounds entirely reasonable to keep the quality of content high.
Yup, Taiwan and Hong Kong are fantastic examples of what can happen when you don’t have a dictator in charge.
Sure, but there’s a pretty big difference in scope. In the US, I have Constitutional protections concerning use of that data, as well as a lot of legal options to limit it (VPN, anonymous accounts, etc). In China, those don’t exist, and instead surveillance is part of everyday life. You’ll think about it whenever you visit a new site, just to double check that it won’t be considered problematic by the state. That just doesn’t exist in the US.
That said, things aren’t good in the US and we should expect better. But it is workable if you’re careful, and it can probably be reversed with enough public outcry.
Exactly. I see AI as a tool to automate the boring parts, if you try to automate the hard parts, you’re going to have a bad time.
Take the time to learn the tools you use thoroughly, and then you can turn to AI to make your use of those tools more efficient. If I’m learning woodworking, for example, I’m going to learn to use hand tools first before using power tools, but there’s no way I’m sticking to hand tools when producing a lot of things. Programming isn’t any different, I’ll learn the language and its idioms as deeply as I can, and only then will I turn to things like AI to spit out boilerplate to work from.
Yeah, they weren’t as synergized. Now they’re coordinating with key stakeholders to maximize the efficiency of their aggressive roadmap. Or something, I kinda suck at business jargon.
it’s a lot harder to squeeze through the bottleneck
Eh, I think that’s overblown. As someone involved in hiring, we go through a ton of crappy candidates before finding someone half-decent, and when we see someone who actually knows what they’re doing, we rush them through the process. The problem is that we’re not a big tech company, we’re in manufacturing, but we do interesting things w/ software. So getting on at one of the big tech companies may be challenging, but if you broaden the scope a little, there are tons of jobs waiting. We’ve had junior positions open for months because the hiring pool is so trash, but when we see a good candidate, we can get an offer to them by the end of the week.
We don’t care too much about broader visibility (though I will look at your code if you provide a link), we expect competency on our relatively simple coding challenges, as well as a host of technical questions. We also don’t mind hiring immigrants, we’ve sponsored a number of immigrants on our team.
introversion
As an introvert myself, I totally get it. I got my job because a recruiter reached out to me, not because I was particularly good at following up with applications. And that’s why I tend to tell people to not get into CS. I encourage them to take CS classes if they’re offered, but not to make it a career choice, and this is for two reasons:
You’re right, it’s not my call, which is why this is a Meta post for community discussion, which will ultimately require buy-in from the mods (i.e. those who would enforce such rules). I’m providing my $0.02 to the discussion.