Ziggurat

Welcome back,

You’ll see the same communities/magazine no matter what’s the instance you use. However, some delay due to federation is possible, it’s espacially a problem with .world due to their relative weight.

The local feed means you’ll see post from your instance, which may-be interesting as you’ll see content you like if you choose a thematic instance, but it’s not a blocking feature.

Then there is a bunch of weird instance, like grad where right-winger are role-playing being leftist by shit-posting on how much they love Kim il sun or Vladimir Putin. these are defederated by most big instances and you won’t see their content (and believe me, you miss nothing)

Thunderbird on Desktop, and K9 on mobile

Regarding e-mail provider, I used to recommend proton, but they end-up supporting the current US administration like anyone else, so I would say buy a domain and use the associated e-mail

Social reproduction of the elites. Which is the advanced version of kids do the same job as their parents

Getting with parents with money and connection is a huge cheat code. While some people have to work to pay their rent at university, some other have their parents buying them an appartement. Guess who can afford to volunteer in a political party, do art or develop software on the side ? Some people do have family with connection which means they’ll be able to meet the right person to finance their project while many other stop at this step. It’s why it’s hard to join the elite when your family isn’t part of the elite for multiple generations.

And many immigrant end-up at the lower-level of the social pyramid, their kids grow up with parents who have no money, no connection, and sometimes don’t even know the language. which make them harder for them to climb the “social ladder” a generation latter their kids don’t have nay kickstart, so it’s not surprising that very few are represented in position in power, even if their family has been around for over 100 years. And without any surprise the one who do often have been part of the elite before immigrating.

2-3 month unemployed, is the opportunity to take a break, move with some personal projects and take the time to find a nice job. Also it’s typically covered by both severance pay you got from your previous job and unemployment insurance. So it’s not big deal financially speaking (while resigning from a job you hate would make you loose your unemployement rights)

Focus on university course over “private certication” which are often full of bullshit and paid by companies anyway. The foundation you learn is what stays valid no matter what’s the technique you use.

To give a word on agile, it’s about having shorter development cycles and more intermediate release which are used by actual users. It works well in prototyping phase (when you have proper tools) and in software. However, many PM end-up making agile heavier more complicated/heavy than regular cycle with daily stand-up meeting and boards full of post-it. I would advise going in these type of projects without some technical background.

Also note that while project management looks cool (and is a way to grow your carrer quickly) it’s a field where you deal with a lot of bullshit out of your control. A person is sick for the week ? How do your re-organize the project ? A truck delivering a critical part has an accident ? How do you deal with it The certification lab asks finds that your cable at the European fire safety norm but not the US ones (or the other way around ? ) adding two month delay to change everything ? How do you announce the customer that the final delivery is postponed due to some paperwork ? You often end-up sitting between the engineer knowing what needs to be done, the upper management cutting down the budget and the customer wanting more. So not a job for everyone

In the 70’s fuel was cheap.

Nowadays, if I need to let the engine run for an hour, I can go to a michelin star restaurant for the same price. (OK it’s an over statement, but there is definitely cheaper and more optimal way to cook a meal on the road)