 Hi folks. I'm Holly, long time computer geek. Live in the US in Florida. Now that my kids are grown, I'm finally getting around to studying for my Tech license (to start.) Came here to learn more about everything ham radio because I need all the help i can get. :) Met my husband via a dial up BBS back in 1994 on AmigaNet. Still together. :) I sure miss the Amiga computer, let me tell you. My first computer was a VIC-20. Had to teach myself how to use it from scratch but I did. This is an experiment. Please boost. Here's the idea: This post is going first to my followers, then, if they boost it, to other people. This domain has been registered for only this experiment. I should see in my web server's logs when mastodon instances start crawling the site for info. Then maybe also some curious humans. I just want to play with my monitoring a bit :)
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  Today I was part of the mass layoff at work. Location: US
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 Paid forward 😏 Eliminated: Location: US  
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 @aredridel I have nothing useful to offer, other than this write-up really make me smile. Especially the "truly unfortunate amounts of bash".  Give a shout to the member co-op's from CoTech for UK & EU work, with some global: And Shareable for USA-based mutuals:  @aredridel best of luck to you!! the place i work at is hiring, if it looks of interest to you at all! https://fathom.info/careers/ (noting that it's located in Boston + in-person is preferred)  🔍 Описание Фотография. На фотографии изображена рука, держащая в ладони небольшой металлический термос с горячим напитком. На заднем плане виден осенний парк с желтыми листьями на земле. На заднем плане видны деревья, часть из которых лиственные, а часть хвойные. 📝 Текст на картинке Не обнаружен.   А кто-нибудь задавался вопросом, откуда пошла эта история, что для активации бесплатного чего-то нужно сперва ввести карточку?
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 @rayslava Насколько я понимаю, в таких случаях оно бесплатное только в некоторых пределах, с расчётом на то, что пользователь выйдет за пределы бесплатного использования. А ещё не раз видел в сети истории, что человек подписался на платную услугу, ввёл данные карточки, через несколько месяцев отменил подписку, а с его карточки продолжают снимать деньги.  @rayslava имхо это делается, чтобы как-то отсечь халявщиков, которые используют фри тир для непотребств
Так есть хоть какой-то элемент давления - если нарушаешь правила, второй раз не сможешь с этой же картой регнуться #QNX is free for non-commercial use again: https://www.qnx.com/products/everywhere/ Though HN comments remind that it happened at least twice, and make stakes on how long will this version persist: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42079460 But anyway that's a great opportunity to have a hands-on on the de-facto industry standard RTOS
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@markarayner I used to write programs with toggle switches, but I only had 16 address lines, 8 data lines, and a "Deposit" switch to deal with. Oh, and the address lines would auto-increment for me, so really it was flipping 8 switches and hitting "Deposit". Then set the addr lines to the start of my program, and hit "Run". I did this up through the end of the 90's, on a *very* high-tech, expensive, and widely known US DoD project...    🔍 Описание Это мем. Изображение разделено на четыре квадрата, каждый из которых окрашен в цвет: розовый, голубой, зеленый и светло-розовый. В каждом квадрате изображена фотография, на которой висит знак, написанный на русском языке. 📝 Текст на картинке РынКа РЫНОК ЗАКРЫТ! РЫНОК РЫНОК
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    @rayslava BTW, are you planning to use it with Home Assistant or something like that? I hope you'll write here what were your results... > User experience in cars created by software engineers A-ha! Got you! That explains it all!
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 @espena @crossgolf_rebel Welcome to the #Fediverse 🙂☕️ I‘m looking forward to all of your posts, hoping I can do a bit of electronics and ESP programming myself, though I know very well I won‘t…. there‘s so much to do and only 24 hours a day 🤪 (But maybe…. sometime…. who knows 😋)  I’m crushed. After 8 years, I’ve been laid off. I’m going to get right to work finding my next role. I’m an experienced software developer specializing in native iOS. I’m looking to work remotely and I’m in US Central time. Boosts appreciated.
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@sudo_bash I feel sorry to hear this. Being laid off sucks. I wish you a new role soon in a company that deserves you.  @sudo_bash oh, it's always such shock. Be good to yourself, cut yourself some slack, and lean into your communities. They know and value you, and if they know just what you need … you never know who will put in the right word at the right place!  @sudo_bash Looking for work sucks! I hope now that with the changing of the guard, things will be better. Over the last 4 years, I havent been able to keep a job > 6 months |
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Welcome, @hollys, to the wonderfully nerdy realms of #hamRadio and Fediverse! I hope you'll like it here and enjoy the interaction! Good success obtaining your license!
Who knows - we might meet via the waves one of these days (probably #JS8, as I'm a low-power station).