[-] python@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

I'd want to say Gay Creepypasta fanfiction, but that one was surprisingly chill in hindsight. So I'll go with my current problematic fave, dunking on Amberlynn Reid Fandom. It's... not much better than the Chris Chan Fandom, but it's very entertaining.

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

The only car infrastructure I support is little loop-de-loops on streets. That would be fun.

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

That's the fun part, I don't!

(okay maybe a little bit of Jira)

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's very convincing. The line on the T should have the same color as the stripe. Here's my last positive test as a reference. Good luck!

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

The bigger one is steamed ^^ The heat slightly melts/relaxes the fibers

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

Same tho haha

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Context! This is in reference to the sandwich making mechanic on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The sandwiches you make there give certain buffs based on the ingredients, so sometimes it is viable to just stack 25 Tofu on the bread and call it a day lol

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

Man the actors' association really has to negotiate some better work conditions when it comes to dealing with cursed artifacts. Willem Dafoe still hasn't recovered from the Green Goblin mask.

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

I'll do you one better

function* sorry() { yield "I'm sorry"; }

Call sorry.next().value as many times as you need to baby, hell you can even use it in a for-of loop because Generator functions are Iterable. I fucking love JavaScript

[-] python@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

Exclusively IntelliJ Ultimate, cause that's what my work pays for. I try not to program outside of work.

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

I've always felt like the best course to stay ethical is to stay far far away from working on any projects that will be used or seen by "the general public". Games, Social Media, any sort of Sales or Marketing - they're all a shitshow, cause the variable they have to optimize for is income.

My father is a Delphi programmer for a small family business that writes software for Wood cutting factories. Yeah, getting money in is a factor for the company, but the pool of customers is so slow and stable that the programmers can just focus on creating the best software possible - so the thing they optimize for in this case is getting as many boards out of a tree as possible. You could spin it in an ethical direction and say they're reducing waste from excess trees that would be cut if they didn't have good optimized software. Or you could spin it in an unethical direction and say that they're supporting an industry which can cause environmental trough over-consumption of resources. It's a weird thing to think about and I feel like everyone draws the line at a different point.

So what I want to say, I guess, is that you just gotta focus on what your own values are and what you'd expect from a potential employer. Upheaving your whole life and moving to another country for your first job might be a bit much, as the sunken cost of having moved for a company will inadvertently make you more hesitant to leave them.

Maybe just look around in your area and see what small companies are around - not small as in Start-Up, I wouldn't trust a company that hasn't been around for a few decades, but rather small in their niche and their customer-base. Big Tech might just be a lost cause. Also don't do that dumb americanized interview circus. A company that respects the people who work for them never lets you jump trough leetcode hoops and dozens of evaluations and interviews before even having a chance to speak to someone.

The company I work for has been noting but great so far, and they've hired me within five days of applying. It was one interview, no evaluations or personality quizzes or whatever.

I also don't know how common that is, but they're an AG that only employees can own stocks of - so there isn't a centralized owner or CEO, just a board of majority-owners who still have to listen to everyone else who owns the stocks. The fact that it's somewhat self-governing makes for pretty sweet employee benefits (free ebike and car charging, 29+2 days off per year, everyone has the option to do half-time or 4-day workweeks, up to 100% remote for everyone etc).

And again, they're a small-ish business that stays far away from the general public. I write software for the German Energy Market. The companies that use it are extremely regulated by law and couldn't even do anything unethical with it if they wanted to. They're also bound by law to use software like ours to even oparate legally, so there isn't much client turnover or financial pressure. A few deadlines per year exist, but the job is mostly open to actually improving the software instead of selling as much as possible to as many people as possible. I think that's kind of a key point. Desperation and Greed can make people take bad turns, so maybe staying away from anything that can push you in that direction is the safest bet.

[-] python@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

Hoffentlich hast du ein Smartmeter oder einen sonstigen Stromzähler der überhaupt auf Zeit achtet und sich runterdrehen kann lol

Wird heutzutage zum Glück immer seltener, aber wenn ich einen Euro für jede alte Person hätte, die stolz "Wir waschen und trocknen nur nachts, da ist der Stom billiger" behauptet und dann einen von den standard Zählern hat der nur 1x im Jahr abgelesen wird...

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