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@spacelogic@kind.social

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Lurker by inclination. Autist, engineer, geek. Transmasc fagdyke. Interests include audio, rocks, sharks.... Trying generally to make people's lives, if not better, at least not worse. No set topics or themes.

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Joined December 07, 2024

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Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 4mo ago

Spouse: hey, so if I switch to Linux [question that boils down to "will my stuff still work right?"]
My internal systems: it's happening it's happening no, stay calm, don't be That Guy, assemble newbie-friendly talking points, don't blow it don't blow it don't blow it...

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

Okay, follow-up question: does anyone here want to help me *start* a support space for people leaving/being forced out of tech due to the LLM bubble?

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 3mo ago

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AI, late-stage capitalism

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 4mo ago

Has anyone yet designed a programming language where the keywords are all swears and other words that LLMs choke on?

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 4mo ago

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@glyph@mastodon.social That post does say that hundreds of knitters have been responding positively to the slop videos, so I don't know if I think "the knitters" collectively *can* see it.

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 4mo ago

Over a busy weekend I resolved that today would be a no-productivity vacation day. My brain, which has been refusing to do any productive things for weeks, needs to be cared for.

So of course today I keep having impulses to go work on Projects and have to stop myself.

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 7mo ago

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@tito_swineflu@sfba.social Someone I know swears by setting up Google alerts for the job titles you want on lever.co, myworkdayjobs.com, and greenhouse.io, as a lot of companies post to those boards first. So, as much as I hated to go to Google, I've done that recently; no luck yet. I'm also still trawling LinkedIn, Indeed, and Wellfound.com, and I have a profile I periodically renew on Underdog.io. With all that, it feels like referrals are almost necessary to actually get interviewed, nowadays....

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 7mo ago

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@firepoet@tech.lgbt Hi! Very nice to meet you. I've thought about something similar myself, especially since there seem to be a lot of skilled people who are either not able or not willing to participate in the Industry. I lack the organizing experience (and, truly, the people skills) to spearhead such a venture, but I'd be very happy to *help* start one!

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 16mo ago

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@janl@narrativ.es oddly, I was confused at first because what I would expect to go after "ethical issues aside" is other things wrong with it. Like, I don't apply for "AI" jobs because of ethical concerns *and* because I believe that the bubble is going to burst within the next couple of years *and* because the quality of the products is simply irredeemably bad.

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 5mo ago

I installed cocAInify (https://codeberg.org/brib/cocAInify) the other day and I'm still adjusting to it, but it does make keeping up with the bullshit a little more enjoyable.

Codeberg.org

cocAInify

A browser extension that replaces AI terminology with drug terminology

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 4mo ago

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@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange Huh. I've noticed this pattern, but I tended to lump it in with how political posts attract conspiracy theorist responses; people responding to others to soapbox about the thing they want to convert or "educate" people about, rather than engaging with the OP in good faith. I appreciate the new, and kinder, perspective you've given me.

Fénix @spacelogic@kind.social

· 7mo ago

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