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five82 , 3 months ago to Technology in Steam is a ticking time bomb

Valve’s faults are very well documented but I don’t understand the ticking time bomb reference at all.

I absolutely appreciate all of Valve’s Linux efforts. Linux wouldn’t be thriving as a gaming platform without them.

five82 , 4 months ago to Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System in Jellyfin 10.9 Coming Soon!

I’m switching to AV1. But I’ve also been following its progress for years and understand the benefits and drawbacks. I wouldn’t recommend blindly jumping in if you’re new.

five82 , 4 months ago to Technology in Amazon to spend $1 billion on startups that combine AI with robots

Terminator

five82 , 4 months ago to Technology in X is becoming a 'ghost town' of bots as AI-generated spam content floods the internet — A sign of the scale is the thriving industry in bot-making

Kind of fitting that the only response until I posted was a bot.

five82 , 4 months ago to Technology in Sony to cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation unit as layoffs in technology, gaming sector continue.

They’re just aligning their synergies!

five82 , 4 months ago to Technology in Best email provider against spam?

That’s not a good idea anymore. Especially if you want any assurances that your email will actually be delivered. You’ll be spending a lot of time dealing with non-delivery, blacklists, and spam filters.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro — Wait But Why

Where is that tldr bot when you actually need it?

five82 , 5 months ago to Selfhosted in Current Best Remote Access Method?

There’s Headscale if you want to avoid the Tailscale cloud service.

five82 , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to Technology in Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?”

I’ve been working in tech for close to thirty years now mostly with larger tech and financial companies. For my parent’s and grandparent’s generation, you could reasonably expect lifetime employment at the same company. Work well and you’ll be treated well.

This started to change when I began working in the 90s and especially after the 2001 and 2008 recessions. Since then, it’s gotten much worse.

Companies don’t want to treat all employees well anymore, just their top talent that they want to retain. Who cares what the rest think because they’re transient anyway and won’t be around for more than a few years. Build around your top people and view the others as interchangeable parts.

Don’t bother investing in the rest of your employees. Just hire when needed, fire those you don’t like, who aren’t a good fit, and who are too old. Firing is one of their top tools if they want a quick cost reduction to boost their stock price.

Maintaining the upper hand of the employee/employer power dynamic is much more desirable than properly treating the people who work for you. If the employees don’t like it, they know where the door is. They’re replaceable anyway. That’s why employees have lost the RTO battles.

As an older worker, I despise how cutthroat the corporate world is now. I feel like I’m about to be tossed out with the trash.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in Starlink's Laser System is Beaming 42 Petabytes of Data Per Day

I’m on a cruise ship trying Starlink for the first time and it’s impressive. I haven’t tried anything yet that requires low latency like gaming but websites and video streaming are all fast and responsive.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast said it will drop "Xfinity 10G Network" brand name after losing appeal.

Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in Big tech is thriving despite the layoffs

It’s a combination of higher interest rates, short term thinking, and a follow the crowd mentality when CEO’s see everyone else cutting back.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in OpenAI went back on a promise to make key documents public

I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets

Thanks. I considered management at various times during my career. But it’s just not for me. With that being said, I can tell you that it’s rough being an older IC if you want job security.

five82 , 5 months ago to Technology in Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets

Disguising layoffs as performance based firings seems to be more and more popular these days. As an older employee who’s in the process of being managed out/quiet fired, it’s a horrible, sadistic way to gaslight your employees and toy with their mental health.