jazz_from_hell

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by jazz_from_hell 2y ago
Yeah that might be a good selling point for Discord. So far I haven’t really felt at home in Discord’s UI paradigm, but I also haven’t found any ”must-have” communities there either (for my tastes).
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by jazz_from_hell 2y ago
I mainly hang out in two Slack communities, both quite high-volume. The first one is public but regional (not in English), the other one is invite-only but quite big. For people who want a nice place to hang out online, I can warmly recomme
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by jazz_from_hell 2y ago
In general, the best online conversations I read/participate in take place on Slack.
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
It’s not about the the browser. As others have pointed out, in order to use these sites without getting messages like “please upgrade your Adobe Flash plugin”, one needs to use an ad-blocker such as uBlock Origin. I like uBlock Origin but t
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Is that in the US? ISPs seems to be quite weird over there (:
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Yeah that sucks. The streaming sites are often user-hostile. And their selection of quality movies is not terribly impressive.
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Interesting! How does that work? i.e. where does Qbittorrent get the results from? Would be cool if that could be done outside of Qbittorrent (for those of us who uses other clients). I usually browse torrent sites in incognito mode, where
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Yep. And that’s not really a selling point in favour of the convenience of torrents…
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Torrenting definitely is possible. But based on my own experiences I would definitely not call it convenient. Still very useful though, since there are lots of older movies that are not available on streaming (especially for us living outsi
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
I’m not so sure about that. According to [0] the domain x1337x·eu should be a real mirror, and it definitely has ads. [0] https://1337x-to.github.io/domains
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by jazz_from_hell 3y ago
Well, sure. But it’s very hard these days to find torrents without jumping through lots of nasty hoops. Especially now that RARBG has ceased to operate. The other day I was trying to download Blade Runner: The Final Cut . I went to “1337x”
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by jazz_from_hell 4y ago
It’s entirely possibly to have ADHD and opt out of medication. If it’s appropriate or not is very individual though, probably not something we can settle on a message board.
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by jazz_from_hell 4y ago
Meditate • Read HN • Read the newspaper (mostly online, sometimes on paper) • Read more about upcoming trends/best-practices/improvements stuff • Grab a coffe, either in the office kitchen or at some nice coffee shop • Discuss wit
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Good question. I can see that being an issue in the US. In my case, I actually work in IT rather than tech. Equity is never part of the deal. I think equity is much more common for US employees than it is for European.
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Ouch. There are definitely pitfalls along this path. And if the manager doesn’t understand what the deal implies I’m sure it can be very hard and stressful. Too bad it didn’t work out for your wife.
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
I can understand why you feel that way. But many companies simply doesn’t want to talk to people who wants to work part-time. (As in ”don’t call us, we’ll call you”.) So even if it might seem pushy to negotiate like that, at least to me it’
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Wow. Sounds pretty great. I’ve generally thought of startups as quite stressful work places – might not be the case for all of them though?
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Cool! I’ve heard about Ferriss book but haven’t read it. Is it good?
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Cool! Sounds like a good deal. Having an understanding manager really helps I guess. I also have three kids so I know the struggle :)
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Cool! How does one find such a great employer? ;-)
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Location is Stockholm, Sweden and I’ve done lots of IT support kind of work, but very recently transitioned to doing more of sysadmin kind of work for a small MSP (Managed Service Provider).
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Thank you!
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Yeah it would probably help if I get better at identifying work that is actually high-value. It’s kinda easy to fall in to the trap of doing busywork that demands lots of hours but doesn’t really produce so much value.
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Yeah it could perhaps be easier if I manage to transition to a niche (or two) that is in high and stable demand.
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Sounds like a good deal. Are you a developer or some other role?
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Yeah I’ve been thinking about joining a small company like that. But they can be quite hard to find since they generally don’t put up any job postings. Congratulations to finding one! :)
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Sounds great and kudos to you for trying an alternative to the rat race! Was it hard to negotiate or was your employer positive to the idea from the beginning?
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
To my ears, 2.5 hours sounds a bit low. But yes, actually productive hours can sometimes be way lower than the wall time.
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
I hear ya. Many recruiters/bosses simply don’t want to hear anything about part-time work at all. I think that’s a mistake on their end – it could be a major benefit that would make that employer stand out from the crowd. But many comp
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by jazz_from_hell 6y ago
Yeah if I decide to try my hand at contracting then reaching out to past employers could be a good idea. After all they know my track record, and I know lots of people there, and I know who to speak with to get things done etc. And they won

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