Exactly

Also, the key word in these type of studies is “linked”, which means that’s only a correlation, with no proof of causality.

The way it’s written, it makes you think that the screen time causes anxiety and depression, but there are other studies that suggest the causality goes in the other direction, kids that suffer from depression tend to spend more time in social media.

Keepass is exactly that. Basically all the client side parts, and the database is a single encrypted file that you can sync however you want.

Exactly. LLMs don’t understand semantically what the data means, it’s just how often some words appear close to others.

Of course this is oversimplified, but that’s the main idea.

Public transit in NY moves literally millions of people per day, so the chances are still pretty low.

My bank’s app has way less functionality than the web version, but it’s used as a second factor to auth some operations, so I have to use both.

Maybe find a middle ground, like sharing the hosted service with just one or two persons, like a close friend, family member, etc. Could be someone you live with or that you can give VPN access to your network. That way is more private and mainly for your self, but also has some sense of doing it for others to motivate you.

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There was no version control at all. The company that provided the software was really shady, and the implementation was so bad that the (only) developer was there full time fixing the code and data directly in production when the users had any issue (which was several times a day).

I was hired to implement a CRM for an insurance company to replace their current system.

Of course no documentation or functional requirements where provided, so part of the task was to reverse engineer the current CRM.

After a couple of hours trying to find some type of backend code on the server, I discovered the bizarre truth: every bit of business logic was implemented in Stored Procedures and Triggers on a MSSQL database. There were no frontend code either on the server, users have some ActiveX controls installed locally that accessed the DB.

Same here. Now my router/AP does it automatically.

I had a very good experience with Honeypot (https://www.honeypot.io/en/). It’s Europe only, so not sure about the legal aspects of working from the US, but Germany have recently did some changes to laws related to work visas specifically to attract tech workers, so it shouldn’t be that hard. You speak German, so that’s a big plus.

It’s a “reverse” job search, in the sense that you create your profile/CV and companies apply to you. After creating your profile, you do a short call with a recruiter, that helps you adjust it to the type of job you are looking for.

Exactly. There’s a minimum 4 weeks that can be increased in the employment contract. Going up to 3 months is not rare, depending on the industry/type of job.

And it works both ways, so if the employer wants to fire you, the same notice period applies.

Replicators! Yes!!

Some restaurants probably will still exist as a premium option. And chefs can create recipes and sell them online.

They’ll probably add DRM to it. Crap! 😬

It’s really great on the Stream Deck. The controls work perfectly. I played it a lot while commuting.

For a YouTube replacement, maybe look into Nebula, it’s a subscription streaming service, but owned by the content creators, no ads. It also has some podcasts.

Regarding music, I listen mostly to somaFM. It’s an Internet radio with lots of different stations. Mostly independent artists. It’s free, no subscription, no ads, listener supported (you can donate/buy merch to support them).

I don’t think it’s related. It’s been a new years tradition in Berlin for years.

I have friends and family in Berlin and I spent new year’s Eve there five years ago. It was totally crazy. People shooting fireworks at each other in the streets and from/to the balconies.

I ended up with a jacket full of burn holes, and we were in a kind of quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of the city.

Yes, I agree it’s a lot.

I think that with “recruiting” and “HR services” they mean outsourced services, so maybe not all of it goes directly to the employees.

It’s not only salaries:

about half of Signal’s overall operating budget goes towards recruiting, compensating, and retaining the people who build and care for Signal. When benefits, HR services, taxes, recruiting, and salaries are included, this translates to around $19 million dollars per year.

It says that they have 50 full time employees.

Yes!! I used Linux back then (still do) and I absolutely hated M$, but I loved the Intellimouse.