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[–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I was able to pursue a career from my favorite hobby. It took a lot of hard work to get there without the usual academic qualifications (university/college degree), but once I finally got hired for a full-time position, it was a dream job for me. I would have done a lot of it for free if it didn't cost money to live. I'm also very lucky that my hobby happens to pay well.

Since then, a bigger company acquired my employer. I still like my job (mostly), but I don't love it yet. I'm required to delegate a lot of the work, which I used to love and take pride in, to AI. I'm gradually getting better at using AI effectively and efficiently, so maybe I can find joy in that, eventually.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 6 points 3 days ago

I got all 20, but I never used vinyl records until just a few years ago

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Sure, I can imagine the political issues could lead to privacy issues. My question was not about whether or not that's true[^1]. I was simply wondering why a possible privacy issue would rank higher than the actual issue that has already happened.

[^1]: Something more specific/objective might be helpful though. Saying he's "pro maga" is like saying he's "bad vibes"; it requires the reader to just take your word for it without knowing exactly why. But, again, my question was more about the ranking

[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

🤔 why is the privacy thing not the biggest threat? I would think that the privacy one would be more of a threat to privacy than the political stuff. Is that not the case?

[–] percent@infosec.pub 4 points 4 days ago

A blonde-haired baby from Bethlehem. He really was a miracle! 😆

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ohh I didn't know they abandoned the bananas deliberately. Yeah that's an important detail

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 4 days ago

If you leave a spoon in the jar the same way, is the opening too small for ants to get in?

In my area of the world, we have ants that are small enough to get in with either tool propping the lid open

[–] percent@infosec.pub 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How dare you think critically of anything that is dogmatically accepted as truth on the internet

[–] percent@infosec.pub 5 points 5 days ago

I just realized something: When I search for something in Lemmy and get zero results, I sometimes go to Reddit and search there.

It would probably be better to make a new post in Lemmy about the thing I'm searching for. It would add content to Lemmy, and the content would be newer and fresher than the Reddit results that are sometimes 10+ years old.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sure, I understand the moral arguments, but it's very common to have legal consequences when taking something that doesn't belong to you — regardless of morals.

Of course it would be morally better to give everyone permission to take the bananas. It sounds like that hasn't happened though, so it seems very simple to understand that there would be legal consequences for taking them.

How is this not obvious? Did I miss some critical detail?

 

After MANY hours of single-player playthroughs, I decided to join one of the public multiplayer games. It was a bit crowded and overwhelming (but very cool – so much creative engineering in there 🙂), and I had no idea how to jump in and contribute.

I almost never play any multiplayer games, so this might be a dumb question, but... How does this usually go?

 

Riley entered my life in 2008. I still remember that day. I found her on Craigslist, paid a $60 "rehoming fee", and she sat on my lap as I drove home with my new puppy. I was young and broke, living alone, and could barely afford my bills. It was an irresponsible decision to get a dog at that point in life, but I'm so glad that I was able to make it work.

She was a mix of two retrievers: Her mother was a chocolate lab and her father was a golden retriever. Somehow all of their puppies were black.

I had some experience with dogs before her, but I did not know about the amount of affection that retrievers are capable of. As I was getting to know her, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she loved hugs so much, she even initiated them! Literally the sweetest dog I've ever met.

She was very smart. I was able to teach her most of her tricks in like ~10 mins each, while heating up frozen pizzas or whatever cheap garbage I ate back then.

She was the most consistent part of my bumpy path in life. She has been with me through tough breakups, my parents' deaths, career changes, and many other ups and downs that come with adulthood.

She's also the oldest retriever I've ever met. She would have been 17 years old next week.

We were together until her last breath. With my hand on her chest, I felt her final heartbeat.

And I will remember her until mine.

Riley was such a good girl.

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