boletus

You would only be awake for 30s after sudden decompression

The queer community has been known and active for a very long time. The stonewall riots occured in 1969, making it prime time to make media about the LGBTQ community.

I’m not disagreeing that it’s different. It’s a more fair comparison to compare it to embedded software development, where you are writing low level code for a specific piece of hardware.

I’m just saying that abstraction in general is not an excuse for the current state of computer software. Computers are so insanely fast nowadays it makes no sense that Windows file Explorer and other such software can be so sluggish still.

Abstraction does not have to imply significant performance loss.

There are usually many layers before your application actually gets to someone who understands the job and can actually evaluate how valuable you are to the role. There are an insane number of applications that are just gone before someone useful can actually read it.

I know personally I would never have gotten my last 3 jobs were it not for networking and knowing people.

Networking really is the way forward. I understand for some people that socialising is insanely difficult, but knowing the right people can get you jobs that you aren’t even qualified for.

And also maya sucks.

Wallpaper engine for interactive wallpapers.

There’s mechvibes for system wise keyboard sounds (but you can’t do better than just having a good keyboard)

I’m sure there’s a Firefox extension for filters, but most browsers focus on actually being good browsers over random gimmicks so you might be out of luck. Value your privacy and your data

You need to tell your friend that you don’t appreciate this behaviour, and perhaps make some new friends. It’s also not your fault or responsibility if you’re in a better situation than someone else, but if you can help bring other people up that’s good.

Jerking it is fine, but just like any coping mechanism, you can abuse it and get addicted to it, then it becomes a problem.

If you’re doomscrolling porn, for example, then maybe it is having a negative effect on you.