[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 1 week ago

Honest question, if I have to ask for 3 pieces of information, would it help if I sent it in 3 messages?

Message 1: how many people are coming to dinner?

Message 2: are any vegetarian?

Message 3: what time are they arriving?

Personally I would prefer the 1 message with 3 questions vs the 3 messages with 1 question each(many messages in short time make me think something is wrong and urgent), what's your preference?

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 2 weeks ago

If I told you what the purpose of this system was you would be really horrified...

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 2 weeks ago

Mostly only porn, their video search/player for porn sites is far superior to google's

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 4 months ago

The real way to handle this? The main task has 27 sub steps ok... Look at sub step 1 and ignore the other 26. Let's say this is getting required materials for a project. This may have 10 sub sub steps, pick the first ignore the other 9. This first one is making a list of what you need. Keep this generic, say you're building a shelf, add screws to your material list, don't worry about exact size or type, that's later just screws. And you need wood and you need wood stain. Now you completed the first task. Second task is determine wood type, oak? Maple? Mdf? Plywood? That was easy number 2 done. Now you have 2 tasks done and are on a roll so it's easier to start working on step 3(say determining length of shelf).

Doing small steps increases confidence and encourages further progress. It's not the total number of steps, it's showing yourself you did some so you can likely do the next small task.

Like washing dishes, an overflowing sink is intimidating but if you wash a bowl a plate shouldn't be much more work and then you see a fork well that's easy and a spoon also easy... Now the sink is half empty and wouldn't it be nice to just have an empty sink?

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 6 months ago

Also 5. Laws never change.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 9 months ago

Well I know 100% MY reputation won't be destroyed as I don't hang out with pedophiles nor participate in pedophilia.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 9 months ago

Was it a good book series? Worth reading?

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hmm interesting and makes sense.

Wait one of your fiancé? How many women are you planning to marry?

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 10 months ago

They did it with ps3 also although in research to make sure I was no mis-remembering I found out I was wrong. It was 33rd fastest super computer not #1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3_cluster

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago

I have no love for Microsoft but their naming is one of the worst parts... Let's make a game console! We'll call it Xbox!... That sold well let make another! We'll call it xbox360... Time for a refresh on the gaming console! We'll call it Xbox one... Another refresh but this time let's make two versions! We'll call them Xbox one series s and x box one series s!

Or our popular ide is bloated and people are asking for a light weight ide... What's our current ide called? Visual studio but alot of people abbreviate it to vs! Let's call the new one vscode! Do they have anything in common or share functionality or shortcuts? No

Don't get me started on windows.. 3.1... 95...nt...98...2000...me...vista...7...8....10...11 like wtf???

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago

The other day I wanted to know when the first day of summer officially was. So I searched "first day of summer 2024"...before it would give me a big bold answer(June 20tg if anyone is curious)... Now I got a full page of car ads for model year 2024

[-] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago

This is actually a cool idea. Have an experienced dm in the house, have a website where people sign up (1 person upto a full party, or you can join other people's parties if they mark it as public. ). Have a one off campaign with the group, have some food and maybe a few light drinks, 3-4 beds for people. Charge $150-$200 per person per night... I could see it working. Say 4 times a months, parties of 5, that's $3000 a month. Could probably pay mortgage and the food and drinks. Make it every Friday, Saturday and Sunday... That $9000 a month, easily cover expenses in a major city and probably afford the dm a comfortable life...

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