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The exhaust tastes funny on those models.

Technical solutions to people problems are rarely effective.

Only for the occasional personal project (employer supplies MBP), but I am entirely in agreement - aside from the external monitor restriction, my base model $799 M1 Macbook Air is…

To answer your question as posed: to fix the power/information imbalance that is used to pay people less than they are worth. To answer your question the way I wish to: thanks to E…

To add to this: I run a 32' 4k screen as my sole, external monitor. My M1 air runs it like a champ. I dislike the limit of 1 external monitor, but it does perform well regardless.

I daily a base M1 Air, the $899 one. 1 - How is the performance? Does it get noisy/hot like my work machine (2019 i9 16" Pro) ? > I have never wanted for more, it's almost always i…

This is true only if you place zero value on "having a roof over my head".

I routinely see the "Buy within x hours for delivery tomorrow!" and after I do so, I get a confirmation email saying it'll be delivered 2 days from now.

I do not think the European perception of the UK could accurately be described as "inspirational" at the moment.

Yes, absolutely. Lots of tech jobs (maybe the majority?) are not involved with national security.

It's almost as if civilians (read: police) and soldiers are trained, equipped, and deployed to different environments, with different rules.

I also would vote for FreeTaxUSA, they have served me well. I do however note the irony of them being named FreeTaxUSA and in the same breath, mentioning that it costs to file. Esp…

I certainly couldn't ever seriously consider early stage startups, as my spouse is unfortunately heavily dependent on my healthcare. It'd be cool if that was no longer a blocker.

> It can be tracked during your background check (using SSN). They will make you sign a form that you authorize them to perform such a check. Can you show me a background check ser…

> I also often don't understand the technical details other developers discuss in meetings. I often worry about this, but unless you're at the Staff+ level, I think the chances of …

Somewhat amusing that he has a new dev job since the incident.

It has been worth it for me. My quality of life here is far higher than back home in the UK, I've found a city and state that I enjoy living in - 300 something days of sunshine a y…

My company offered an (off-cycle) 5% raise in July. In August I signed an offer for a ~30% jump. Not FAANG, also not some thought-leading 10x engineer. If your company isn't offeri…

Apple, mentioning Vagrant: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200251910/site-reliabil... I could probably find more, but many (most?) large tech companies use one or more of the …

A lot of my tech friends (as well as myself) are fans of the HHKB. Very compact design, it takes a little getting used to. It is not new, however.

I also picked up the cheapest spec M1 Air for my personal machine, with a view to upgrading when the new Pro's came out. I absolutely have no need to upgrade, I have never even got…

Not everyone is blessed with a loving and supportive family, unfortunately. Surely you know this?

Mine has not. But from people I know who's CEOs have, basically a return on investment in office space is the only reason that can be articulated.

Current employer just gave me 5%. I'm interviewing for ~30%. /shrug